We already know how this team of arrangers has done the first four games justice, and Final Fantasy V‘s updated score follows suit. The rearranged score only adds to this feeling of excitement, adventure, and warmth. I may have spent an unhealthy amount of time here. Even the bricks in caves and ruins through the game, where I felt like you could see every tiny grain on the surface, incited wonder. The Ship’s Graveyard misted over with fog, and the interior of the Fire Ship are among some of the most memorable locations for how unique and enticing they looked. It’s a fiesta of pixelated colours and sights that made me feel like a little kid going on an adventure. You can see the water glistening inside the Pirates’ Hideout, and every single leaf on every single tree in every single forest is shaded and outlined delicately and perfectly. The detail and colour of every environment and every sprite jumps out of the screen.
And the enhanced visuals of V‘s Pixel Remaster do so much to emphasise this. Seriously, this is easily some of the most fun I’ve had with a Final Fantasy title (not numbered XIV) in a long time.įinal Fantasy V is completely different from both IV and VI in many different ways, but most importantly, in tone.
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Or, if you were already in the know, you get to re-experience one of the most enjoyable entries in the Final Fantasy series all over again, now with a new lick of paint. I think the Pixel Remaster for Final Fantasy V is one of the most deserving of the six because it gives people like me the chance to go back and find out what we missed out on and why we were wrong for dismissing the game initially. From the poor load times of the Anthology version to the compressed sound of Advance, to whatever these visuals are, there’s never been a definitive version. But it also didn’t have the smoothest ride over to the West in general. I initially dismissed Final Fantasy V because of its lack of a grand, intricate story or memorable characters years ago.
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Instead, it’s all about having a good old-fashioned adventure full of fun and warmth, with some costume changes along the way. You see, Final Fantasy V isn’t interested in redemption arcs, nor is it interested in tales of rebellion. One is many people’s first RPG (and many’s first favourite), and the other is widely regarded as one of the best RPGs ever. But comparing Final Fantasy V to its predecessor and sequel is a little bit unfair. Sandwiched between the character drama of Final Fantasy IV and the beautiful, multi-faceted epic of Final Fantasy VI, it’s easy to see why Bartz’s adventures were overlooked at first glance. In isolation with its Super Famicom/SNES counterparts, Final Fantasy V is a bit of an odd duck.