Final Fantasy V on SNES is one of those RPGs that feels classic but still holds up surprisingly well. You start as Bartz, this wandering adventurer who stumbles into a bigger mess than he bargained for—something about ancient crystals breaking and the world basically falling apart. Standard JRPG stuff, but the real magic here is the Job system.

You can mix and match classes like Knight, Black Mage, or even weird ones like Dancer or Beastmaster. At first, I just stuck with the basics, but after a few battles, I realized you can get really creative—like turning one character into a spell-slinging monk or a ninja who heals. It’s way more flexible than it seems at first glance.

The story’s got that old-school charm, too—cheesy dialogue, airships, and a villain who’s way too into his evil laugh. If you’ve played later FF games, you’ll spot where a lot of their ideas started. Just don’t expect deep character arcs—this one’s more about the adventure than the drama.

It’s the kind of game where you lose an hour tweaking your party’s jobs without even realizing it.