The Final Fantasy V Retrospective

Following the success of Final Fantasy IV and its strong focus on character, Hironobu Sakaguchi and his team sought to pivot towards creating a more mechanically rich experience with Final Fantasy V. But with the worlds both inside and beyond Square's walls changing, would the fifth installment truly be as light on story as expected? Or would reality creep into the fantasy?

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:53 Part I - Internal Upheaval
11:36 Part II - Bottoming Out
17:31 Patreon
17:50 Part III - Final Fantasy V
21:00 Visual Ambition
25:09 The Job System
36:52 Challenge
41:56 Worlds of Cardboard
50:51 Reconciling Character and Gameplay
1:08:19 Narrative Simplicity & Tonal Tug-of-War
1:19:01 Music
1:24:39 Legacy, Responsibility, and Social Commentary
1:30:37 Open Endgame
1:40:21 Personal Thoughts
1:44:20 Part IV - If At First You Don't Succeed...
1:55:45 Part V - The Age of Emulation
2:12:40 - Part VI - Westbound
2:29:12 Part VII - The Great Divide
2:39:25 Epilogue & To Be Continued...

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