Are you a Final Fantasy V fan? Want to support charity? The annual Final Fantasy V Job Fiesta—in which players are assigned random jobs for each of the game's four characters and play for charity—started this week. Check out the website to join or donate.
Unseen Tetsuya Nomura Sketches From the 1990s
These days Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura busies himself with Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III. But let's take a look back in time, before he was the famous game designer he is today.
Tokyo Train Station Is Covered in Final Fantasy. And It's Awesome.
Shinjuku Station is all about Final Fantasy V. Spotted on the Keio Line's platform, huge V-shaped pillars were draped in FF art.
Final Fantasy V Comes to iOS Tomorrow, and It Looks... Like This.
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I'm not quite sure how I feel about the look of Final Fantasy V on iOS. I mean, original character designer Kazuko Shibuya returned to polish up her original designs and make everything all pretty for the game's mobile debut, so in a way this is true to her vision. On the other hand, it looks like the entire game was…
Final Fantasy V on Smartphones? Nineteen Bucks in Japan.
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As first revealed last December, Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy V and "other games" to iOS.
Square Enix launched a teaser site. Is it a FFV remake? A FFVI remake?
Square Enix Will Bring Final Fantasy V 'And More' Games To iOS
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At the end of this trailer for Final Fantasy IV—which is out today on iOS for the Square Enix-ish price of $16—there's a Very Special Teaser. Final Fantasy V! And more!
Without Final Fantasy V, This RPG Boss Would Have Been Indiana Jones
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At Least One Person Believes Final Fantasy V is the Best Game in the…
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With this week's release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 reopening the franchise discussion floodgates, commenter deuxhero makes an empassioned plea for the Final Fantasy game he believes is the best, even if nobody else does. Let's Speak Up on Kotaku.
Final Fantasy V Coming To The PlayStation Network
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Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy V, the Super Famicom game that didn't make it to the states until 1999's Final Fantasy Anthology for the PlayStation, is in development for the PlayStation Network, enhanced by exclusive CGI cut scenes.