(Review for version 3.0)

In previous versions, this patch didn’t quite live up to its purpose. Some things sounded better, but there were still quite a few things that sounded off. As a whole, the original GBA sound port was better.

However, version 3.0 breathes new life into the game. Pretty much everything sounds polished and flows very well. Heck, even the cursor sound was improved! As someone who first played the GBA version and got used to the way it sounded, I really love the way the sound was restored here.

The framerate drop elimination is great, I always wondered why the game would seem to freeze occasionally during battle. I really noticed the lag during the final battle which seems to be where it’s the most prominent.

The multi-version support is also a really nice touch. It really opens up and allows compatibility with other hacks of the game so we don’t have to choose between this and other potentially good hacks.

There are a few sounds that still sound strange (for example the knife attack sound), but they sounded like that in the original SNES version so that’s not the fault of the patch creator.

Overall, I would say this is a must-have patch for the game. It truly makes the GBA port the definitive version of Final Fantasy V.