Comments on: Final Fantasy V: Thoughts on Jobs

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:28:47 +0000

I believe so. I’ll have to check the Final Fantasy Wiki for the name when I have some time.

By: Chocobo Knight

Chocobo Knight — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:20:59 +0000

Matsuno was his second name, I can’t remember his first name…Yasumi I think it is

Is that the guy you’re thinking of, Drake?

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:42:31 +0000

Tactics’ battle system wasn’t borrowed from V’s, it was an almost direct copy of Battle Ogre’s, also made by the same guy (his name escapes me at the moment).

By: Vazdul

Vazdul — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:35:57 +0000

Here’s another way in which the job system can be helpful. Unlike Final Fantasy III where you need to spend job points in order to switch jobs, in this game you are able to switch jobs freely. In a pinch and need to heal? Temporarily change one of your non-magic using characters into a White Mage. Poof! Problem solved.

By: Mike Blitz

Mike Blitz — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:30:59 +0000

This is very helpful information, everyone. Thanks. I didn’t realize you could do some much with the different jobs.

That blue mage looks like fun, too. I might have to give that one a try with someone. And making magic wielders monks for a while feels like it would play into my generally conservative use of magic. Very nice idea.

By: Vazdul

Vazdul — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:05:13 +0000

Final Fantasy V is one of my favorite games in the series from a gameplay perspective, in large part due to the innovative job system. One important thing to remember, however, is that jobs affect your character’s stats. If a character masters “Black!” and then you make them into a Knight and give them the “Black!” ability, they will be able to cast Black Magic, but the influence of the Knight job will give them lower MP and their magic will be less powerful than if they were a Black Mage or other Magic-using job.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:16 +0000

An example of being creative with abilities:

You’d think the Monk job is only suited to your physical powerhouses. But if you train your mages as Monks until you master “Barefist”, later when you’re in an area where you don’t want to waste magic, you can slap “Barefist” on your mage, REMOVE HIS/HER WEAPONS, and, presto, you have a mage who punches as hard as your monk (except for equipment stat bonuses, of course). Beats poking enemies with your staves and rods.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:09:15 +0000

Abilities can be used only by its job untill they’re mastered. Once mastered, you can select it regardless of job.

As for Blue Mage, it’s even better: once your blue mage learns an enemy ability, YOUR WHOLE PARTY knows it. For example, a goblin uses “Goblin Punch” on your Blue Mage Galuf. Later on, you make Galuf a Thief and tuen Lenna into a Blue Mage. Ta-da, Lenna automagically knows Goblin Punch as well. AFAIK this is the only game in the series where this is true.

By: Vazdul

Vazdul — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:21:23 +0000

Any ability (be it a passive ability or a command) is available for use as long as you equip it in the ability selection screen. For example, a Knight can steal if you equip the Steal! command, and a Black Mage can deal unarmed damage as a Monk if you equip the Barefist command.

By: Sami

Sami — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:41:16 +0000

Yes, Blue Magic is permanent.

I’m not sure if you should use Summoner over Black Mage yet. The summon monsters in this game are somewhat hidden around the world, you don’t just get them in shops. You didn’t say it, so I don’t know if you got Shiva from the water-themed castle next to Carwen.

Exploration really pays off in this game.