{"product_id":"boss-fight-books-final-fantasy-v","title":"Boss Fight Books -  Final Fantasy V","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-ef4508af-7fff-b54c-d4f3-5ce8c5b40cec\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFinal Fantasy V\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released for the Japanese Super Famicom in 1992, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003efantasy\u003c\/span\u003e role-playing game was an instant hit,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e selling two million copies in the first two months alone. But the game was dubbed \"too hardcore\" for a Western audience and was not released outside Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat didn't stop a teenage Chris Kohler from tracking down \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinal Fantasy V\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The young RPG fan got a Japanese copy of the game, used it to teach himself Japanese, and with the help of some internet companions created the first-ever comprehensive English-language FAQ of the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow the acclaimed author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePower-Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an editor at Kotaku, Kohler is revisiting the game that started his career in games journalism. Based on new, original interviews with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinal Fantasy V\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's director, Hironobu Sakaguchi, as well as previously untranslated interviews with the rest of the development team, Kohler's book weaves history and criticism to examine one of the Final Fantasy series's greatest and most overlooked titles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e176 pages, Softcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kobunheat\" data-external=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChris Kohler\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life, and the founding editor of Game|Life, the Webby-nominated video game section of WIRED. He is currently Features Editor of Kotaku, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40822295298177,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/1773\/4273\/files\/BossFight_FinalFantasyV.jpg?v=1783648366","url":"https:\/\/geekyglamorous.com\/products\/boss-fight-books-final-fantasy-v","provider":"GeekyGlamorous","version":"1.0","type":"link"}