Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS)

While the Final Fantasy series has got slowly re-released onto the GBA one game was missing from the library. Final Fantasy III was to be fully re-made on the DS. This is also the first time the game has made it to UK shores as it didn’t make it over from Japan when it was originally released. As is tradition with Final Fantasy games we’ve had to wait a long, long time for the game to cross over to the shores but it’s now finally here. Final Fantasy ...
...they create games for. Final Fantasy III continues the trend. From the opening four minute highly detailed CGI intro to the in-game graphics this is one of the best looking games on the DS and it isn’t surprising this game comes on the biggest DS cart so far. Character models are detailed enough though they do tend to look a bit ‘cutesy’ what with their big heads and such but they still look impressive. Besides the extra graphical grunt the game ...

3rdRockSatan 24.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS)

...problems. In every other Final Fantasy game, including the remakes, the game was spaced out nice and evenly with plenty of save points. Sure, if some boss creature at the end of the dungeon was too hard, there was nearly always a save point stuck handily in front of that big mean looking door that has a gigantic Behemoth waiting behind it. III does not possess this. The majority of your adventure is spent dungeon crawling and there are no save points ...
...either make or break a Final Fantasy game for some people, as there is no way to avoid these occurring), it makes for an extremely frustrating gaming experience. The only place you can save your progress is on the world map. From there on, you’re on your own. Try to avoid hurling the DS out the window after having spent an hour of playing through a tiresome dungeon, only to be zapped into oblivion by the boss at the end. Bam. Another hour of your ...

dudeglove 10.08.2007 · Read full review
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...begin with Im a huge Final Fantasy fan so the series is something I'm quite experienced with. Final Fantasy III (3) is a remake of an old game in the 90s. The remake brings a whole new system to the game with the inclusion of 3D graphics and of course, the DS touch screen. But is it any good? Plot 3/10 Whats it about?! I really couldn't tell you, that is to say it has very little plot. This is a shame because the FF series is reknowned for their ...
...quite up to the PS1 Final Fantasy standards, but still, its a DS. The text is clear to read and most of the time its not difficult to see what is going on. Unfortunately however, the characters themselves look a tad pixie-ish and lack detail, making it hard to see which ones which. Also if you use the zoom feature it really does look quite pixelated. Gameplay 7/10 FF3 is your typical stats based RPG, whereby players work on building levels (improving ...

Rich444 21.02.2008 (02.03.2008) · Read full review
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This game follows the time-tested tradition of the FF games. You start as an ordinary boy who stumbles into a cave and fights monsters before finding your way to the first (easy) boss, defeating him leads you to a talking crystal which tells you that it is your destiny to fight the forces of darkness and save the world. Returning to the surface you return home to find that everyone knows that you are one of the chosen and that you are due to leave ...
...three companions and set off to save your first town from an evil curse. As you play more areas of the map become available with vehicles like the airship and canoe. The play is divided into in town, world map, dungeons and battles. In town you can interact with other characters, go shopping, stay at the inn and ransack cellars etc looking for loot. This is also where you pick up hints as to your next quest. On the world map you move from one town ...

wulfy 17.06.2007 · Read full review
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Final Fantasy III is a remake from the original game that was made in Japan and never made it to British shores, it is a fairly sturdy game with many plot twists and has been very nicely recreated into 3D. With its large selection of jobs classes and equipment to obtain this game holds many different ways to play that depend upon what job you decide to use and the equipment you want to use. I will not divulge the information of the job classes into ...
...order to to make the final job class available. With the games very few worth while summons at your command its slightly resembles that of Final Fantasy XII in the area that the summons are fairly useless (at least thats what i thought), because you can only use them further on in the game and at this point you can do about that much damage using either magic or just regular weapons. However they are fun to use with there multi-functional attacks, ...

NeviNewGuy 09.07.2007 · Read full review
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I did not enjoy this game at all! I found the music incredibly annoying, the gameplay boring and the graphics bland. I played for about five minutes before having to turn it off and get back to another game! I have never played the other FF games before, so I could put it down to just not being used to the game's style but I cannot see how anyone could find walking around and having boring fights with funny-looking creatures entertaining! I'd suggest ...
...before purchasing as there is a big risk that this will disappoint! The in-game graphics to me are poor, even for the DS lite, and I think more could have been done. The music was quite good, funnily enough, but the sound effects were irritating! All in all, I guess you can tell I did not enjoy. ...

marcberryman 17.06.2008 · Read full review
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The best remake ever made! With 3D graphics it's show the real game for the series fans! For those who are amused with the game for NES will be surprised with this new version! The game has some differences with the original, ranging from history to the present jobs. It has great gameplay and a system that holds the player in history. Excellent 3D graphics shows you the world in a different way in the previous version. The importance of jobs ...

kaiser2209 21.05.2008 · Read full review
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