heebee: Actually replaying FF5 for the first tim

Hyacynth (

heebee) wrote,
@ 2009-07-09 18:50:00

Current mood:	amused
Current music:	01 - Ahead On Our Way
Entry tags:	final fantasy

Actually replaying FF5 for the first time since, like, March of 2001. It's a lot more fun than I remembered! All those classes that you're used to sucking in other games are actually frighteningly useful.

What I mean is that Bartz just killed an entire screen of enemies with a swarm of bees.

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	pearlrose86 2009-07-10 01:55 am UTC (link)
	Hee! I'd forgotten about that. Faris totally makes the game for me. She is pure distilled awesome. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 02:01 am UTC (link)
	I like the whole party, really. Even little Krile blasted a hole in a wall and zapped king Tycoon in the face. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	pearlrose86 2009-07-10 02:06 am UTC (link)
	I haven't played in in a while (five years?), but what I remember most is Faris was a badass and Bartz was a total moron. ;D Lenna was Reina (silly PS1 translation) and her dragon! Eee, her dragon. Galuf was pretty cool, and Krile was pretty much adorable. Talking to the moogles for the win! Oh, and Boko. And Koko. ^^ (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 02:10 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty sure Lenna shares a name with Lenne (X-2) and Queen Leene (Chrono Trigger), but romanization always comes out weird. I love how excited Bartz gets over leveling up his piano skills. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

pearlrose86
2009-07-10 02:14 am UTC (link)

Oh, I'm sure the Lenna name is far more accurate -- what with the injokes and references and homages and expys and the like that SquareEnix likes to throw in their games.

But the PS1 translation was pretty so-so from what I recall, anyway. It doesn't entirely surprise me that Lenna became Reina. And poor Krile... her name's been romanized entirely too many ways. @_@

Bartz is easily excited. It's adorable. Also, his devotion to Boko. It's a good thing it's cute!

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	heebee 2009-07-10 02:26 am UTC (link)
	He is AWFULLY fond of that bird ... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	jadedsoul 2009-07-10 02:35 am UTC (link)
	FF5 is more fun than everyone remembers it. Blue Mage ftw. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 02:41 am UTC (link)
	It's really sad to see how poorly implemented Blue Mage and Beastmaster skills were in VI ... and the rest of the series, really. "We made this class too good! We must break it." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	jadedsoul 2009-07-10 03:01 am UTC (link)
	God, yes. Strago's magic stat was too low to be an effective mage and Sketch/Control just plain sucked. FF5 and FF9 were what made me love blue mages. Amusing blue mage fact: In FF11, one of the blue magic spells is called Eyes On Me. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 03:12 am UTC (link)
	And then what the hell is with 8 and 10 only letting you use Blue Mage skills for your Limit Break :\ I did get good use out of Lvl 5 Death in 9, at least. Hee! If I had the cash and the patience to deal with PUGs I would play XI. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	jadedsoul 2009-07-10 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Argh, forgot about how annoying that was. -_(\ I don't remember 9 (been too long since I've played it), but L5 Death is awesome in 5 for ABP grinding. Well, there is a free, two week trial and there's been a lot of changes to make it easier to solo. I'm level 23 on blue mage and I've spent 90% or more of that time soloing. ~~Join ussssss. :D~~ (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ladyaxum 2009-07-10 02:43 am UTC (link)
	I had fun maxing out dragoon and ninja (i think) so i could dual wield spears and jump constantly. ya know the enemies cant hit ya when they can't target you :) Blood spears (or vampire spears cant remember the name) were really good for this cuz you were always healed (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 02:49 am UTC (link)
	I juuust unlocked dragoon. I need to find me sum spears! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ladyaxum 2009-07-10 03:13 am UTC (link)
	yeah it took awhile but it was totally worth it. The monsters would glitch with targeting if all your characters were in the air when the command got entered and wouldn't hit even if they landed. The only way to get hit was to have the same character down when the monster's command was imputed by the computer and when the command was executed. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	klaatubarrada 2009-07-10 05:04 am UTC (link)
	Needs a proper remake asap. Also: GBA or PS1 version? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 05:11 am UTC (link)
	GBA. I'm rarin' to get my Necromancer on. Although I am a little sad that there will be no appearances from Princess Salsa. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	klaatubarrada 2009-07-10 05:14 am UTC (link)
	I'm also working on that atm. ~~In addition to Dissidia, WAXF, and Suikoden Tierkreis.~~ Just kinda a recap for my Faris-muse. I always picture her as a Dancer when I read that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	comicsan 2009-07-10 05:14 am UTC (link)
	If FF5 ever gets a proper remake/port ala FF4 (either GBA or DS style) I will give it one more try. The only thing I can say about the game is that I love the job system. I just never played far enough to attach to any of the characters. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 05:24 am UTC (link)
	5 has a GBA port with a superior translation, new classes and extra dungeons and all that, which is what I'm playing right now o/! The developer who worked on FFIII and IV DS remakes seems to be working on Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden right now, so if we're getting V and VI remakes they're far on the horizon :( (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	comicsan 2009-07-10 05:38 am UTC (link)
	...ooh! I did not know this. looks for it to pop onto his PSP Also that game looks like it can be fun, and a new old-school FF game isn't a bad thing! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ningen_demonai 2009-07-10 06:28 am UTC (link)
	Insert Eddie Izzard quote here. :> (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heebee 2009-07-10 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Exactly what I was thinking when it happened :> (Reply to this) (Parent)

	heebee 2009-07-10 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Beeeees were from the Ranger's animals ability. Mind you, most of the time I get squirrels who do 0 damage, but it's a fun ability to tool around with when you're grinding. I did abuse Control to heal my party in the Ronka Ruins, though. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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