Final Fantasy V

1992 video game

Final Fantasy V is a medieval fantasy role-playing video game. It is developed and published by Square (now Square Enix). It was first made in 1992 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game first appeared only in Japan on Nintendo's Super Famicom. It has been remade with little differences to Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's Game Boy Advance.

Final Fantasy V
Developer(s)Square
Publisher(s)
Square
Director(s)Hironobu Sakaguchi
Designer(s)Hiroyuki Ito
Programmer(s)Ken Narita
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Nobuo Uematsu
SeriesFinal Fantasy
Platform(s)
Release
December 6, 1992
    • Super Famicom
      • JP: December 6, 1992
    • PlayStation
      • JP: March 19, 1998
      • NA: September 30, 1999
      • EU: February 27, 2002
    • Game Boy Advance
      • JP: October 12, 2006
      • NA: November 6, 2006
      • EU: April 13, 2007
    • iOS
    • March 28, 2013
    • Android
    • September 25, 2013
    • Microsoft Windows
    • September 24, 2015
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The original video animation produced in 1994 called Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals is a sequel to the game. It was released on the PlayStation Network on April 6, 2011 in Japan. The game was released for iPhone and iPad on March 28th, 2013. A version of the game was created for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in 2006. It has many weapons, items, armors and 22 jobs. Some jobs are secret and can only be unlocked in the GBA version.

The game begins when a wanderer named Bartz investigates a fallen meteor. He meets several characters. One tells him about the danger the four Crystals that control the world's elements. These Crystals act like a seal on Exdeath. Exdeath is an evil magician. Bartz and his friends have to keep the Crystals from being used by Exdeath.

Final Fantasy V has been praised for its character customization. This is possible because of the large Job System. The first Super Famicom version sold more than two million copies. The PlayStation version has earned "Greatest Hits" status. It has sold more than 350,000 copies.

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