by Markies Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:20 pm
1. Phantasy Star II (GEN)
2. Guitar Hero (PS2)
3. Adventures of Lolo (NES)
4. Animal Crossing (GCN)
5. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
6. Beyond The Beyond (PS1)
7. R.B.I. Baseball (NES)
8. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (PS1)
9. GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (GCN)
10. Project Gotham Racing (XBOX)
11. Ristar (GEN)
12. Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)
13. Crash Bandicoot (PS1)
14. Pikmin (GCN)
15. Syberia (XBOX)
16. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (PS2)
17. Tetris Plus (PS1)
18. Metropolis Street Racer (DC)
19. Darkwing Duck (NES)
20. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (PS2)
21. Ico (PS2)
22. Final Fantasy V (SNES)
I beat Final Fantasy V on the Super Nintendo this evening!
But, a quick rundown, I did an unofficial Four Job Fiesta Run as a Black Mage, Summoner, Hunter and Dragoon. All I had was the final area.
I was doing fine until I ran into Twin Tania! Holy crap, that guy murdered me. I noticed that he was countering my Summons, so I used my two magic dealers as Golem/Carbuncle and then basically healers. I just SShot with my Dragoon and Hunter. I then did the N-Zone and got to Ex-Death. Killed him fine and then got one by Neo Ex-Death.
I eventually realized that his Almageist spell was killing me with no remorse. So, I walked back to where I fought Twin Tania. Leveled for about an hour, got my HP above 1700, fought him again and then killed him on my first shot. That Almageist spell is like Big Band from Final Fantasy IV. You just have to be at a level high enough to survive it!
I had played Final Fantasy V before, but it was always on the Playstation 1. Each time I had played it, I did the exact same thing. Master all Jobs while grinding to about Level 80 and then do the final dungeon by using Gil Toss the entire way.
I picked up this reproduction cart a few years ago and I wanted to do something differently. Since this is the Super Famicom version, I wanted to try a new way. So, I only mastered 4 jobs, squeak by at Level 42 and learned the game the entire way.
In a way, Final Fantasy V can be very frustrating. There are way too many quirks to the game and way too many enemies that have unavoidable attacks that drain almost all of your HP. The level curve is rather fierce and the AP grinding is unavoidable.
On the other hand, Final Fantasy V has so many set pieces that are infamous. From a great job system to the introduction of Gilgamesh to utterly fantastic music to characters with interesting personalities, Final Fantasy V is a game with character. Also, with the class system and the intricacies with all of the bosses, it is a fun game to learn and to break in your favor.
Final Fantasy V is not one of the great tier games in the Final Fantasy series, but I would say it is on the cusp of them. It is a memorable game and it is hard to find a 16 bit JRPG with this much depth. You don't many games of this age that people play once a year and get a whole new experience every time. It is remarkable and a treat for any RPG fan!