Great but buggy

First off ffv is one of the best in the series and there are a lot of nice things about this version. Two big issues however. 1. As others have mentioned, on mobile it’s nearly impossible to catch fast moving npcs, namely the black chocobo and Mid in Crescent Village in the merged world. 2. Though it was accessible for a while, the Phantom Village has now completely stopped showing up for me no matter how long I walk around the forest where it’s supposed to be. I’ve gotten 50 random encounters and no Phantom Village. Please fix asap

Just Two Problems.

Final Fantasy V is a very fun game that I enjoy very much, between the job system and the amazing story and locations it truly is one of the best final fantasies I’ve played. That said, the pixel remastered has two majorly problems that made me detract two stars from it. First is the reduction of content, it’s rather disappointing that none of the added content past the original release like the necromancer job and added super bosses are in the game, which is saddening to me, this seems to have been marketed as a sorta ultimate edition or final mix and yet it doesn’t give everything other versions offer, but this might just be me. Second, and the larger problem, while it worked fine for a while, now I can’t play without random crashes, which have become really annoying and more frequent, it’s really annoying and disappointing since I can’t continue or enjoy the game past this point now. If this bug is fixed and the extra content is added I’ll give five stars, I’ll give four just for the bug to be fixed.

Please apply quality of life console updates here too

I just wish the red mage didn’t take forever (console version shortens this with ability points multiplier not updated here) to master for dualcast (999 ABP mastery) unless you use magic pots in the phoenix tower for 100 ABP. That boost options helps ff5 and ff6 (keeps old music too) to speed up ability/stat gains, rendering these mobile versions obsolete (and ff2 for turning off brutal random encounters). To sum up otherwise, I did enjoy the characters with their upbeat yet serious moments. The game does kinda force jobs (end game makes you use freelancer/mime for masteries/stats) and research (chemist mix phoenix down with a potion is amazing but no kept recipes option). Being able to steal useful genji gear from Gilgamesh in each encounter was a huge improvement over FF3’s thieves that generally got potions. The mystic knight using spellblade will not work with katanas (no silver samurai here) and you’re gambling to accidentally heal bosses with the wrong element until you get petrify or flare end game.

Okay sequel

This is my first time playing FF5 through, and I like that it improves upon the job feature from FF3, allowing for blended classes to some extent. I’m not liking the continuous trend of using mountains to make games last longer. It’s really annoying, and that is one of the worse features that is carried over from FF3. There are several bosses in this game who don’t give you any exp or Gil when you beat them, so that’s irritating. Remember to write instructions down, because npcs might not repeat them later. my Gil also seems to mysteriously disappear in this game. After playing a few of these games, I see why so many people complain about the controls. I like the touch option, but it’s annoying when I need to pass through secret doors. The other controls don’t allow for precision like controllers did on consoles.

Great Classic Freezes Often

The game is beautiful, and the music is awesome! It freezes a lot so you gotta quick save and regular save all the time, especially if you’re someone who likes grinding. Also, nobody wants to accept responsibility for the freezing problem that apparently is common. Square-Enix says it’s Apple who can fix the freezing issue, and Apple recommends the same steps as Square. It’s obviously a problem with coding somewhere, but that would require extra effort that nobody wants to do I guess. I was going to go with 4 stars, but then found out the issues they have will actually not be fixed at all. So, great game, if you don’t mind it freezing all the time.

Pretty good game

This game (like 6 and 9) haven’t had much added in terms of new additional content. Even Final Fantasy 2 got Dawn of Souls. However, I really liked how this game approached things. It really impressed me and the overall way to grind (after the update) let me grease through that rough patch and get straight to doing the story. The story was actually very nice, and was pretty complex. The characters also seemed to get more time to be fleshed out better which was something I didn’t experience in FF4. I also thought there was a lot of creativity oozing out of this game. Especially when it came to the small cutscenes or moments you fight against different enemies. The ending was also very nice and was refreshing. I can understand why (when asked) the FF7R director said if he had a choice he’d love to remake this game. I’d be excited for something like that. This game is definitely worth a play through.

Fun but bugged

It’s a fun game with plenty of replay value. I would like to see the bonus dungeon added back in. More importantly, there are bugs that need fixing. It’s not giving me the achievement for killing 1,000 monsters, and therefore not giving me the achievements for killing 2,000 monsters and for completing all achievements. A very important blue magic spell is bugged, mighty guard, in one of my saves only. That is affecting my four job fiesta which is one of the main reasons for replaying the game. I would give it another star if the bugs were fixed, and an additional star if the bonus dungeon was added back in.

Not on par with other versions

I LOVE the original Final Fantasy games so you can only imagine how happy I was to learn about these new versions. In good faith I bought the whole FF Pixel Remaster bundle. I was immediately upset to see there was no controller support. When I went online to see if an update was pending, I was dismayed to find out that not only has there NOT been an update in ages, but the PS4 and Switch versions have alternate music tracks, no encounter mode, and an EXP boost mode! As a family man with a rather busy schedule, those last two features would have been extremely welcome. I’m unfortunately going to issue request for a refund. Hopefully someday Square will find it in there hearts to make all versions have the same feature set.

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