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5 was fun in the party building aspect thanks to jobs and plenty of decent gear options. It was definitely weaker in other places, though a lot of its characters were designed more for fun than drama. It was a definite reversal of mood from 4.

For the series as a whole... I started on 6, but liked all of 4-12 (though 8 was just okay and 11 aged poorly). I sometimes feel I'm in the minority with debates on the matter because it does often feel like people will hold up one to trash another.

masterpug53 posted...

... anytime I found myself looking for rich job class-centric gameplay, the Tactics series scratched that itch far better.

This I can largely agree with, but the Tactics games are way bigger time investments fwiw. I don't always feel I'll have the attention to spare to do something meaningful in them.

5 is a way better job system than 3 though.