I hear a lot about the greatness of FFIV, however not so much about V. I know that FFV wasn't released in this country when it was supposed to be, but I found it to be superior to FFIV in almost every way. I found the freedom of the job system to be fulfilling in every way I wanted a FF game to be. Also, I found it to be a lot more challenging. In FFIV you had virtually the same experience every time you went through it. I liked FFIV, however I just think FFV was better. I'm just curious to see who agrees. FFIV or FFV?

Syd Lexia wrote:

FFIV has a better story. And a main character whose name isn't retarded. Bartz rhymes with farts. FF5 is a great game though, and criminally underrated. But shame on you for leaving FF6 out of this discussion. There have been several FF4 vs. FF6 debates on these forums, so it seems a little unfair to single out FF4 as the lone target of your "FF5 is awesome" crusade.

Not trying to start a crusade, just curious as to what people think about FFV and why it's barely mentioned. I do agree that IV had a better story, but that's about the only thing better about it. Since the characters were always the same (with the same abilities), it was virtually the same experience every time you went through it. What made V so great wasn't the story so much but the customization. And of course I completely forgot his name was Bartz, since I always rename my characters. So I don't think his name is the issue. (There's a feature in the game that allows you to name him whatever).

I didn't mention 6 because I don't think there's a soul alive who would say that 5 is better than 6. So I figured I didn't have to mention it. FFVI was arguably the best of all FF games so did I really need to start a debate about that? Who on earth would argue that 4 was better than 6?

Seven was cool, I liked it. However my personal favs were still 5 and 6. Probably just cause I'm an older guy. Those older graphics were just my generation. That old school feel is what I grew up with so I will probably always feel that way.

I'm looking forward to playing IX, haven't yet. I'm still somewhere in the middle of VIII, which I'm having a hard time liking as much as the previous three.
I think IV was ported to the DS wasn't it? Don't know about 5 or 6.

Probably why I've taken a liking to 5 now. I didn't get a chance to play it when I was a teenager cause it wasn't released here when it was supposed to be. I played the shit out of 4 and 6 when they were released on the SNES. Just haven't gotten my fill of five yet.

I don't own a DS nor will I likely ever get one. And I certainly won't get one to play some bullshit graphically enhanced remake of a classic game that doesn't need it. These damn kids these days don't seem to understand that graphics aren't what make a game good.

Everyone's got their personal favorites. To say that FFVI is overrated is still just an opinion. I personally thought Destiny of an Emperor was the best game on the old NES. Better than Final Fantasy and yes even better than the vastly overrated Super Mario 3. It is still however only my opinion and how many out there are going to agree with it?

RobotGumshoe wrote:

Slayer1 wrote: I only have one love for the FF series and it is FF 1 Thats craziness.Your crazy. I prefer V over IV, but I'm a sucker for job systems, especially ones with interesting jobs that don't punish you for taking levels in them (as the stat growth stuff does in tactics) but instead rewards you (with the stats and inherants being added to the base at the end). V also has the advantage of not being so damn heavy like the others. But mainly it wins for having the last good set of rpg mechanics until X as I've been told.

Hell yes. The job system is fuckin awesome. You don't need a plethera of characters when you have a plethera of jobs. Samurai, mime, chemist, sorceror, geomancer, and all the cool abilities. Sshot, Fdraw, 2-swords, blue. That was all fuckin sweet. In FFVI of course there were so many characters you didn't need the job system. In FFIV of course there were a number of characters, but the story always determined who was in your party and you had no control over it. Also there weren't nearly as many cool abilities as in 5 or 6.

I actually played Mystic Quest a long time ago. Never went through it all the way though. I thought it was pretty cheesy actually. It never compared to games in the actual SERIES. Wasn't that game meant to appeal to a younger crowd at the time, or just a dumber one?