Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS, 2006)

~~~Final Fantasy III~~~
~~~~~~~~~~DS~~~~~~~~~~~
5 out of 5

Overview:
This is a true Final Fantasy game. I'm sorry all you people who are saying it is not worthily of the title of Final Fantasy, you are very wrong. This game is a true re-make of the original that was released on the Famicom on April 27, 1990. It was not brought to the American shores until November 14, 2006 and was waited for by many Final Fantasy Fans. I have to say it was well worth it.

Basics:
This game is an RPG, role playing game, that involves a turn based system. This means that your characters and the enemies take turns attacking during a battle. As you fight you gain experience that allows you to gain levels which make you stronger. In this game there are different job classes, just like in the original on the Famicom. There is one small difference here though. In the Famicom version you were not allowed to switch to a different job whenever you wanted to. There were only certain points where you were allowed to change your job class.
There are no save points in dungeons and no way to restore your magic points expect for an elixir, which is very rare and only found in treasure chests. For all you people who bashed this game for the lack of save points in dungeons: This makes the game difficult. A game is supposed to be challenging otherwise what would be the point of playing it. If the game was easy no one would be proud of beating it when they finished it. It is like reading a book. If you're 15 years old you would feel pride in finishing a difficult book like War and Peace, but would you feel the same way if you had read See Spot Run? I don't think so.

Tips:
~no spoilers~
This game takes a lot of strategy and the ability to conserve your magic points and your items. This ability is needed when going into dungeons. Since there are no save points, you have to through the whole thing and then fight a boss fight. The best thing to do is go through the dungeon once, if at all possible, get all the treasure, leave and heal, then save and go into it a second time. It's a good idea to have a lot of potions or hi-potions at your disposal the second run though. It is also wise to not use any magic points in fights while running around the dungeon getting to the boss.

A true re-make of a classic game. Job well done Square Enix and Nintendo.

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: T.R.C.

This is the first time that FF III has ever been released in the USA. I for one have waited a really long time for this game to come out in the states. In this long awaited game you can choose up to 23 possible job classes like black, white, red mages, you also have your fighters, knights, dark knights, and finally some unique classes like ninja, samurai, dragoons and last, but not least, onion knights, "The best job class for the end of the game because you need to be at least Player level 96 to make these guys shine."

Darkness is starting to take over the world, your mission should you choose to accept it in this great game is to restore balance to the world of light.

Story 7/10 - The story was great because of all the cool people that you met along your journey to saving the world, yet again. " The world needs self defense classes!" They range from an old pilot; a young prince and rouge man each with their own unique skills. This game had it all from comedy to action and some drama tossed in for fun.

Sound 7/10 - the sound in Final Fantasy III was very good. I still hum some of the songs that I was able to hear in this game.

Graphics 8/10 I only have one word for the graphics in this game "WOW", from stale, 2D sprites of the original Nintendo Famicom to spectacular 3D graphics on the Nintendo DS.

Game play 8/10 - Was cool on the DS. Item of note, the remake takes advantage of the Wi-Fi hardware of the Nintendo DS in the form of a Mail/Mognet system. Various moogles in the game allow the player to send mail to others. Players are also able to send mail to various characters in the game, as well as to other players. Side quests can also be unlocked using this system, such as the quest to unlock the Onion Knight. The way my friend and I got around the 1 email per hour limit was to send a letter, open the letter save the game, turn off the system. Then turn it back on and change the day on your DS system then go back into the game and send another email. Do this about 8 times and you can start on the quest to gain the onion knights!

Overall 7/10 - It took me over 70+ hours to beat this game and most of that time was spent leveling up my onion knights. Any Final Fantasy fan would love this game. If only for the fact that it is a great game and this is the first time that this game has seen our shores. PLAY THIS GAME!

One thing i love about Final Fantasy III is that it uses the classic battle system. No A.T.B. gauge and you actually have to TRY and keep your team alive unlike all the newer ones where you can easily get revived at inns/save crystals/ and with phoenix downs. The fact that phoenix downs are such a rare drop make the game a lot more challenging but also a lot more enjoyable. I also love the job system, being able to pick whatever team you want is defiantly a great thing. One thing i don't like is having to get on Mognet to get 100% game completion. Some people don't know others with a Nintendo D.S. System, and most don't like connecting over Wi-Fi. One great way and the way i did it was found a friendly, trustworthy person on GameFAQs and we privately gave each other our code and sent the required 7 mails to each other. This is the best way, trust me. One more thing i really love bout the game is the fact you can double wield weapons, it's so pwnage! I love that they decided to remake one of the classic Final Fantasy games for the D.S system which has pretty decent graphics, it brings back the old adventure in a more enjoyable way! Well that's about all i have.

VoltageGamer of GameFAQs.com

world best game review of year

one of the awesome game of the year fun to play if your inrested in this game i got say well u just can't get enough of this & take my word for it this game is awesome to play if your gamer & u don't what to play this is it i recommend on this game it so worth playing 10 out 10 perfect
plus beleave gamers i got the worlds greatest to the worst & take from me i just love even the world dumdest game could be awesome on my book to graphic well don't see the problem with but all i can is a job well done sound hmmmm i hear just it perfecly the music i think i love videogame music i just can't get enough of it & the gameplay well as u see its like i all ready knew how to play when i got it at the store ready if u don't beleave what i say then take look at the game 4 yourself if u don't like it then don't play it plus the video game company work hard everyday to make it just the way we want game to be made u did me proud game comanys u win my vote

Graphic 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
Sound 10/10
Music 10/10

In other just an awesome game of the year 0_0 ;D :/

Final Fantasy III was, until now, the only game in the franchise not released in the U.S. The graphics were completely overhauled to utilize the graphic abilities of the Nintendo DS. Square did a wonderful job remaking this game for the handheld DS.

The game itself is not as character driven as some of the later FF games, but is very well written. The job class system creates a lot of party configuration possiblities once you earn them. In the beginning you only have one possible class, but as you advance through the game you get more. There are only a few sidequests available, that can only be accessed if you send/recieve mail to/from the denizens of FFIII.

The battle system is typical. Turn-based, random battles.

Overall, this is a great RPG. I recommend this one to any FF fans and anyone seeking a good RPG. This is the first great RPG for this system. Could this be a turning-point for the DS?