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The original FINAL FANTASY V comes to life with completely new graphics and audio as a 2D pixel remaster! A remodeled take on the fifth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

Release DateNov 10, 2021
Price$ 17.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.6% (very positive) / 86.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.5% Top 15% / 82.5%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.4K  Top 10% / 1.4K  Top 10%
Curators39 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time37.7 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar2.1 hours  Top 10%
Followers8.2K  Top 10%
Owners± 184.8K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 141.5K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of FINAL FANTASY V steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows FINAL FANTASY V's Steam rating and reviews from November 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 84.2% (November 2021) to 86.6% (September 2022).

The 1.4K reviews Top 10% suggest that FINAL FANTASY V might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for FINAL FANTASY V and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows FINAL FANTASY V's review languages. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Japanese (16%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 22 languages represented. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying FINAL FANTASY V percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in FINAL FANTASY V, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 62 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. Some FINAL FANTASY V players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 59 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Diverse class system
  • Amazing score
  • Beautiful recoloring
  • Best in franchise
  • Encourage trying different combinations
  • Relatively strong story
  • Humor and heavy loss
  • Evenly paced
  • Polished graphics
  • Reworked soundtrack
  • Lack of post-game content and jobs
  • Awful English font
  • Removed optional content
  • Pixelated graphics
  • Lower quality
  • No huge loss
  • Less content than old version
  • Missing end game content
  • Strange to remove perfectly good content
  • Bare-bones story

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 86.6% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of FINAL FANTASY V's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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