Hey there everyone, how's it going? Well, as you all know, I had been playing Final Fantasy III on my 3DS for some time now, and I finished it a week ago! It was a great game, and overall, it had a good dose of difficulty and challenge throughout, and so, since I finished the game, I wanted to give my personal review, for those of you who haven't played it yet. For those that are newcomers to the series, note that it is not necessary to play the other numbered entries of the Final Fantasy series in chronological order since all of them have completely different stories and characters. Okay, so here goes nothing!
In this entry of the Final Fantasy series, you play as four characters named Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus.(You can change their names in the beginning of the game.) They are chosen by the Crystals to become the four warriors of light, and their mission is to restore balance to the world, since darkness has engulfed most of it. Basically, this is a typical save the world affair, and while it is good, I didn't find the four characters to be remotely interesting. They didn't resonate with me in an emotional way. They were just too bland in my opinion. They didn't have any urgency in their mission, they didn't really have any compelling reason to set out on their journey. They simply undertook the journey because they were told to by the Crystal. They didn't even doubt themselves or anything like that. In all honesty, there is no character development here. Oh well, but you take what you can get, and some of the characters you find along the way are interesting, like Princess Sarah, who falls in love with Ingus, and she's quite a feisty princess. There's also Desch, a wise-cracking warrior who has amnesia but then regains his memories after doing a certain something. There's also Prince Alus, who is the son of the King of Saronia. He was exiled by the king and whatnot, and well, at least he was an interesting character, unlike the four warriors of light.
Now then, on with the gameplay. If you've played most Final Fantasy games, you'll know how things work around here. Battles consist of turn based affairs in which you control the four warriors of light and choose what commands to execute in battle. Magic Points are handled a bit differently here. When you play the game, you'll understand what I mean. Anyways, the twist here is that you have the Job System, which allows you to change your character's class. This is a good feature since you can be able to build your party into something that fits your playstyle. Nearing the end, I used Luneth as a Ninja, Arc as a Scholar, Refia as a Red Mage, and Ingus as a Summoner, and with that setup I defeated the Cloud of Darkness. There are a variety of jobs, so experiment well with them so you can be able to find a class that is to your liking. You buy weapons and armor from shops to increase your stats, and you defeat enemies to level up. Please trust me when I say that you have to think carefully of your actions in this game. I lost about three times in the beginning of the game because the enemies were overpowered! The other thing keeping me on my toes was the fact that in this game you can't buy Phoenix Downs! The only way to get them is by finding and opening chests in dungeons, and hope that by sheer force of luck you get them as item drops from fallen enemies. I must admit this boosts the challenge and difficulty, but at times I found it tedious. Once you give the gameplay a spin though, you'll be able to fare fine in battle. Oh, and you travel to other places by exploring the world map and using a variety of Airships.
So yeah, long story short, this game was good, and I enjoyed it, but I did not love it as much as I loved Final Fantasy IV. Final Fantasy IV will remain my absolute favorite entry in the series. Final Fantasy III was good, but the characters didn't give me any reasons to care about them, but the gameplay and the world exploring were good enough to make me look the other way. The bosses are also quite challenging, so for those who love a good challenge, look no further. This is not the perfect Final Fantasy game, but it is a good game nonetheless, and a great game for RPG enthusiasts, so I say that you give it a try! You have nothing to lose, except your character's lives if you don't have any Phoenix Downs with you! Haha, this has been my review of Final Fantasy III, tell me what you think about it! Golden out!
Hey there everyone, how's it going? Well, as you all know, I had been playing Final Fantasy III on my 3DS for some time now, and I finished it a week ago! It was a great game, and overall, it had a good dose of difficulty and challenge throughout, and so, since I finished the game, I wanted to give my personal review, for those of you who haven't played it yet. For those that are newcomers to the series, note that it is not necessary to play the other numbered entries of the Final Fantasy series in chronological order since all of them have completely different stories and characters. Okay, so here goes nothing!
In this entry of the Final Fantasy series, you play as four characters named Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus.(You can change their names in the beginning of the game.) They are chosen by the Crystals to become the four warriors of light, and their mission is to restore balance to the world, since darkness has engulfed most of it. Basically, this is a typical save the world affair, and while it is good, I didn't find the four characters to be remotely interesting. They didn't resonate with me in an emotional way. They were just too bland in my opinion. They didn't have any urgency in their mission, they didn't really have any compelling reason to set out on their journey. They simply undertook the journey because they were told to by the Crystal. They didn't even doubt themselves or anything like that. In all honesty, there is no character development here. Oh well, but you take what you can get, and some of the characters you find along the way are interesting, like Princess Sarah, who falls in love with Ingus, and she's quite a feisty princess. There's also Desch, a wise-cracking warrior who has amnesia but then regains his memories after doing a certain something. There's also Prince Alus, who is the son of the King of Saronia. He was exiled by the king and whatnot, and well, at least he was an interesting character, unlike the four warriors of light.
Now then, on with the gameplay. If you've played most Final Fantasy games, you'll know how things work around here. Battles consist of turn based affairs in which you control the four warriors of light and choose what commands to execute in battle. Magic Points are handled a bit differently here. When you play the game, you'll understand what I mean. Anyways, the twist here is that you have the Job System, which allows you to change your character's class. This is a good feature since you can be able to build your party into something that fits your playstyle. Nearing the end, I used Luneth as a Ninja, Arc as a Scholar, Refia as a Red Mage, and Ingus as a Summoner, and with that setup I defeated the Cloud of Darkness. There are a variety of jobs, so experiment well with them so you can be able to find a class that is to your liking. You buy weapons and armor from shops to increase your stats, and you defeat enemies to level up. Please trust me when I say that you have to think carefully of your actions in this game. I lost about three times in the beginning of the game because the enemies were overpowered! The other thing keeping me on my toes was the fact that in this game you can't buy Phoenix Downs! The only way to get them is by finding and opening chests in dungeons, and hope that by sheer force of luck you get them as item drops from fallen enemies. I must admit this boosts the challenge and difficulty, but at times I found it tedious. Once you give the gameplay a spin though, you'll be able to fare fine in battle. Oh, and you travel to other places by exploring the world map and using a variety of Airships.
So yeah, long story short, this game was good, and I enjoyed it, but I did not love it as much as I loved Final Fantasy IV. Final Fantasy IV will remain my absolute favorite entry in the series. Final Fantasy III was good, but the characters didn't give me any reasons to care about them, but the gameplay and the world exploring were good enough to make me look the other way. The bosses are also quite challenging, so for those who love a good challenge, look no further. This is not the perfect Final Fantasy game, but it is a good game nonetheless, and a great game for RPG enthusiasts, so I say that you give it a try! You have nothing to lose, except your character's lives if you don't have any Phoenix Downs with you! Haha, this has been my review of Final Fantasy III, tell me what you think about it! Golden out!
Edited by Golden Fighter