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Final Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy 3 Review
If you're a longtime FF series player, then the first thing which comes to your
mind will be classic 1995 role playing for Japanese Nintendo Entertainment
system. Actually released for Japanese version of Nintendo DS, Final Fantasy III
was never translated for audience of North America till present. This
interesting role playing game has stunning 3D visuals and tweaking job system
gives new life to an old game. It is a well done remake of Square soft RPG with
new visuals; renovated job system which adds depth and variety to combats and
add personality and names to bland characters of old game. The lengthy missions
can keep you busy for several hours and 3D visuals are definitely eye-catching.
The remixed sound track is soaring with poor audio mix. The previous versions of
Final fantasy were bold experiments in character development and storytelling
with much focus on skill-building and combats. Final fantasy III is very much
similar to that category with turn-based combats and the plot is a second
thought. FF III does not have any cut scenes or full motion videos during the
course of game and magical powers are controlled strictly.
Final Fantasy III is a Role playing game which is meant for dedicated RPG
fanciers and most of the players might give up getting exterminated by random
encounters in off the beaten track of 2nd track while others might get
frustrated after getting wiped out by Herculean bosses after thirty minutes of
exploration with no chance to save the game in the middle. Even gamers, who make
it till end of each level, will be taken aback by toughness of last dungeon.
Final fantasy III does not have an exciting storyline and most of the levels of
very tough and exhausting for players. The 4 party members of the older version
have been given background, personality and names but there is nothing much to
make it up to final boss.
The Job system is the major attraction of Final fantasy III which players shall
recognize from games like Tactics and Final fantasy V. The characters could be
easily reassigned a dissimilar character class whenever need and it can vary
from basic roles like Monk, warrior, White mage to more specific roles like
Evoker, Scholar or Geomancer. FF III has the primordial form of Job system which
lacks the mix-and-match options and consistency available in later versions of
game. Though the job system has been tweaked, it still needs further improvement
as it could be limiting in some cases.
The game has impressive sound and amazing visual effects with detailed 3D
Computer graphics and remarkable FF musical score. The game does not move as
smooth as its two dimensional similitude’s which hinders the combat pace and
simple actions like bringing up the menu screen. The top screen of Ninetendo DS
is barely used and graphics could have been improved further to add smoother
transition effects for 3D visuals. You will get a map when you explore the over
world, but you will be left without any help during the various dungeons of the
game in which the visuals are not clear.
The plot of Final Fantasy III revolves around Luneth, an orphan who discovers a
magical crystal that informs him that he has an important job of saving the
world from danger. He is accompanied by a shy friend called Arc, and Ingus, the
guardsman along with Refia, the daughter of blacksmith. They join together to
unleash the secrets of 4 elemental crystals which are hidden around the world
which exposes them to new surprises and dangers. The difference between previous
versions is that each character has well-defined roles and personalities.
The story has a dated feel but still has the classic nature of Final Fantasy
series with stunning graphics. The orchestral musical score is very sensitive
and motivational, though it is not the best of FF series. It provides a suitable
mood for the game and at times it could be soaring. The game play is a bit dated
and job system is clumsy. The side quests and combats are engaging and entire
adventure would take around sixty hours of game play for hard core games It
focuses mostly on combat and skill development and casual players would get
surprised by finding how addictive basic monster-slaying and level-grinding
could be.
To conclude, it can be stated that hardcore RPG gamers will definitely enjoy
playing Final fantasy III when compared to traditional gamers who are
aficionados of modern Final fantasy titles.
Plot: 8/10
Game Play: 8/10
Battle System: 8/10
Graphics: 9/10
Music: 9/10
Sound Effects: 8/10
Final Fantasy 3 Information
Game: Final Fantasy 3
Developer: Square Co., Ltd. (NES),
Matrix Software (Nintendo DS)
Publisher: Square Co., Ltd.
Genre: RPG
Medium:
4 Mbit Cartridge (NES), 1024Mbit DS Game Card (Nintendo DS), Digital Download
(Wii)
Platform: NES, Nintendo DS, Wii Virtual Console
Final Fantasy 3 Release Date
Japan: 27 April 1990 (NES), 24 August 2006 (Nintendo DS), 21 July 2009 (Wii
Virtual Console)
USA: 14 November 2006 (Nintendo DS)
Europe: 04 May 2007 (Nintendo DS)
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