The job system: downfall of FFV?

[Sean]

I have no idea why they skipped FFII and FFIII and FFV, but....

They renamed FFIV to FFII and FFVI to FFIII so that America wouldn't feel like it missed anything. For all we knew we were getting everything Japan was, up until they released FFVII and everyone was like "WTF happened to 4-6!?"

[Shan'do Spike]

Originally Posted by Brotherhood

Ive noticed that alot of the FF5 and FF8 bashers are the ones that seem to think that FFX-2 was the best game for PS2. Now thats immature fanboyism for ya.

I bash FFV, and I love FFVIII. I also think that FFX-2 is the best FF game for the PS2. What's your point?

The job system in this game was kinda annoying compaired to the simple Materia system or the 'get what your given' stuff from FF4 and FFIX. Though it was still good because battling and leveling up is half the fun of an RPG IMO.

It wasn't annoying, it was deeper. I don't think the general public will give up on games because the system is more complex. FFV's system was actually very simple, and games with much more complex systems (bringing FFT back up) have sold better and have had a much better impression in America.

If we're talking about why nobody likes FFV in America, the answer isn't that hard. I've explained why I think FFV is the worst FF, but that's not why it sold poorly in America. I don't work for Square, so I couldn't tell you why they didn't bring FFV over originally, but by the time they had in the PS era, it was outdated. And, unlike FFIV, VI, or CT, no American gamers had the feeling of nostalgia from their childhood they got while playing FFV, because it had never been released here before. A lot of what made the rereleases sell was nostalgia. Very few people are going to pick up a game in SNES graphics on the PSX that they've never played before, regardless of whether the game has the Final Fantasy name on it. The nostalgia drew many people to purchase these games, and FFV had no nostalgia related to its name, therefore, nobody felt like playing it.

[Jin]

Originally Posted by Shan'do Spike

I bash FFV, and I love FFVIII. I also think that FFX-2 is the best FF game for the PS2. What's your point?



It wasn't annoying, it was deeper. I don't think the general public will give up on games because the system is more complex. FFV's system was actually very simple, and games with much more complex systems (bringing FFT back up) have sold better and have had a much better impression in America.

If we're talking about why nobody likes FFV in America, the answer isn't that hard. I've explained why I think FFV is the worst FF, but that's not why it sold poorly in America. I don't work for Square, so I couldn't tell you why they didn't bring FFV over originally, but by the time they had in the PS era, it was outdated. And, unlike FFIV, VI, or CT, no American gamers had the feeling of nostalgia from their childhood they got while playing FFV, because it had never been released here before. A lot of what made the rereleases sell was nostalgia. Very few people are going to pick up a game in SNES graphics on the PSX that they've never played before, regardless of whether the game has the Final Fantasy name on it. The nostalgia drew many people to purchase these games, and FFV had no nostalgia related to its name, therefore, nobody felt like playing it.

I picked up this game even though it I havn't played it as a child. I bought it solely because it had the Final Fantasy name on it and imo all ff games are good. I was not disapointed. I know many of my friends have played it also because it was final fantasy and all final fantasy is good in our eyes. I honestly don't know what people's problems are with this game. It was very good. The job system was fun and brought customization, more so then materia. Personally I think of ff5 to be in my top 5 final fantasies, solely because of how fun the job system was.

[Brotherhood]

Originally Posted by Shan'do Spike

I bash FFV, and I love FFVIII. I also think that FFX-2 is the best FF game for the PS2. What's your point?

My point is that FFV and FVIII were good games and that FFX-2 sucked.

Though all the FF fanboys like you seem to think it is the other way round. Also not all america hate FF5. I live in the states and I dont hate it and this is the only FF forum i've seen that actually have FF5 haters.

[LocoColt04]

Hey, retards, this thread wasn't meant for bitching.

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