Overall 9.2 Graphics 9.1 Sound 7.1 Addictive 6.4 Story 7.2 Depth 9 Difficulty 8
9.5
Final Fantasy III: Can’t get enough of it janus
This is a review of the REAL Final Fantasy III on the NES (for my review of the “other” FF III, aka Final Fantasy VI, go to [url]http://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=74951).[/url]
Graphics: 9/10
This late 8-bits era game has very impressive graphics. There are two distinctive worlds, the “Floating Continent” and the world over which it floats, are both are massive. Nature is finely detailed: Forests have a lot of trees, mountains look very high (you can even access them) and
dungeons have a variety of backgrounds. You even get a total of six vehicles (including a submarine)! The last airship pushes the graphing capacity to the limit by “floating” above strategically placed valleys so you can move ahead.
Inside villages, you will need to explore thoroughly as there are many treasures hidden in grass, pots, book shelves… There are more people around, so don’t forget to talk to them to get the vital information you need to progress. Castles are also huge. They have many floors full of hidden passages and treasures, the design (bricks and towers) is impeccable for the time and they are all distinct (Salonia doesn’t look like Sassoon).
But the best is inside battles. For the first time until Final Fantasy VI, characters swing their weapons only as much as they attack – one swing for one hit, seven swings for seven hit. Final Fantasy IV has characters swing twice except when attacking with their fists/claws, and Final Fantasy V had the opposite. You can also see which enemy is attacking, making planning much easier.
The game introduces summons; they are nicely drawn and have more than one attack. Magic is also nicely drawn. Although not as well imagined as Final Fantasy II (it had 16 different drawings!), it is better drawn since none of the magic is merely a “flash” like ultima, flare and holy were in FF II.
When you get the dragoon job, your characters can also jump! Speaking of jobs, there are many of them, each with its unique design. Although they ultimately end up the same (a super attacker and a super magician that can cast anything), try them and see which ones are better.
Finally, your (physical) fighting can FINALLY “roll over” the next monster. In Final Fantasy I and II, if you didn’t plan ahead properly, you would simply miss if the target had been destroyed. It still does it in III for magic, though.
Music: 10/10
Once again, Nobuo Uematsu outperforms himself in this game. The game contains 45 tracks, one more than FF IV, and I found III to be more
varied. Indeed, there are more tracks associated to dungeons and villages than IV. Hell, III served as an inspiration for IV; the battle theme, the Fat Chocobo theme, the Lute of Noah, etc., were all remastered in IV.
FF III finally masters the art of boss music. In FF II, there were distinctive tracks for bosses/unique monsters (inside Pandemonium), but they rarely came about. In III, the distinction is much neater.
Finally, although it loops quicker than Dragon Warrior IV, I found the music in FF III to still be elaborate. It sounds less synthesized and less repetitive – in DW IV, the tower and casino musics loop after 90 seconds, but there isn’t much variation during that time.
Addictiveness: 8/10
When I first tried the game, I couldn’t get enough of it. As I said, there is so much to explore inside towns and dungeons. In the latter, there are so many hidden switched and treasures that you will want to explore every dead end and walls.
The job system is also worthwhile. The first ones you get are just the classical ones: white and black mage, fighter and monk. But as the game progresses, you get tons more jobs, from knight (that defends allies from physical attacks when they’re low on HP) to Vikings, from summoner to thief.
And for once, who is in front matters; thieves can unlock doors without keys. Finally, reading books can be very informative. In Salonica, for example, there is a huge library that tells you all about the history of the world.
Story: 2/10
The Gurgan quietly spoke..."This earthquake is but an omen. The tremors that pulled the Crystals into the earth and broughtforth monsters are nothing compared to the Darkness which is to come...But, hope is not yet lost. Four souls will take up the quest of the Light.And so it begins...Four orphans have been raised by the priest Topapa in the remote village of Ur.A Crystal has sunk into the earth due to the earthquake, and the four boys have come in anadventurous mood. They had only intended to test their courage...Unfortunately, despite this seemingly elaborate introduction, Final Fantasy III suffers from what I call the “curse of the odd FF”. Indeed, except for Final Fantasy VII, I found all odd FF up to X to have weak story plots.
In III, despite playing the game twice, I still find that the various elements were just picked at random, without any links between them. Why is there a floating continent? Why has the final boss turned to evil despite being taught by a grand master? How have the four orphans been raised to be the Warriors of Light? Speaking of the characters, they are as superficial as the ones in Final Fantasy I. They have no depth whatsoever; who talks is not even mentioned in the dialogues.
Depth: 7/10
Nevertheless, despite an almost nil plot that progresses at random, it is very elaborate. Progressing through the Floating Continent can take tens of hours, and at least twice as much to then go to the final dungeon. It’s not merely a question of level grinding (although there IS a lot of that) but rather a matter of going left and right to make the story progress.
Difficulty: 7/10
Although I consider myself and RPG veteran, Final Fantasy III was still pretty tough. In many moments in the game, you have to be miniaturized/frogged in order to move forward, inside a village or a dungeon. There are even fights where you must be miniaturized, making physical fighting futile.
Also, there are many areas in the world where you fight on your airship. That’s pretty unusual. Fortunately, when you get the last airship, you can start a fight with canon firing at the enemy.
Finally, as in many older RPGs, some clues are very hard to find. When you get the submarine for example, you need to find an underwater
temple. The problem is, there are many areas that look exactly the same where that temple might be. Be sure to have many potions…
In short, RPG lovers must try this forgotten masterpiece – it only got published on the DS for North America. The graphics are impressive, the soundtrack is a classic and there is a lot to discover. Just make sure to have a FAQ nearby in order not to get lost in the confusing storyline.
Graphics 9 Sound 10 Addictive 8 Story 2 Depth 7 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 01-08-15
Review Replies: 0
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One of the most pure turned based fantasy RPGs. For RPG enthusiasts only. Light Knight
Final Fantasy III, "the real" one, should be differentiated from Final Fantasy VI, which was released in North America as Final Fantasy III for the SNES. This review is about Final Fantasy III as it was released in Japan, played on the NES platform.
Before I begin, this was my very first RPG, and so I am likely biased towards it, as it shaped what I think a "good" RPG should be. But here it goes. I have since replayed it.
Graphics: 9/10Very adequate. I didn't notice them being unbelievably good for the NES, but they we certainly not bad. Also, the character detail was very well done, where little 8-bit sprites where very recognizable from one another.
One thing I loved about this game is the use of the side view and not a first person perspective. It really helped you understand what was going on. Another great features was the fact that with every attack you could actually see the designed specific weapon swung at the enemy; impressive for such an old game with so many weapons.
Sound: 8/10Very adequate again. The sound effects were right on, letting you know what was going on with no trouble. The music was as expected from a Final Fantasy title, very good. At a few times, I did find the music a little annoying; as such it did not get a 9/10.
Addictiveness: 10/10Here is where I may be a little biased. As it was my first RPG, I thought it was the best thing I had ever played. However, objectively speaking: this game requires lot's of grinding, which many find addicting. There are always new baddies, and always new and interesting bosses.
Story: 8/10The story was ALMOST amazing. It had a lot of potential, and I think with a few more paragraphs of script could really have made a perfect score. I will not summarize the story here as to avoid any spoilers, but suffice to say it was a good fantasy story.
Depth: 10/10The world map in this game was awesome. You play several hours into the game thinking you're explored most of the map, when you realize you have only seen a tiny fractions of it. The point when you receive ability to see the rest of the map is expertly timed as well.
There are many little caves, and secret corners of the world to explore, thus expanding the total gaming time.
The job system in this game was also very advance. There were a multitude of jobs, and they would effect your players stats and the way they leveled up, meaning switching a Dark Knight over to a Monk may not be the best idea. These jobs were available to you increments, so when you had the surprise of receiving a bunch of new jobs, it was like opening a present you had been waiting all year for.
The were a vast multitude of items, Swords, Staffs, Nunchucks, Ninja Stars, Knives, you name it. So playing the game 4 times over with very different characters is very possible.
Mages are also able to multi-target, which was (and sometimes is) lacking from many many PRGs.
Difficulty: 8/10This is one of the more challenging Final Fantasy titles made. Most are quite easy, but Final Fantasy III require a lot of grinding to beat most bosses. And I mean a lot.
Also, the variety of items, weapons, and magic available made it necessary to think before acting, and not simply press "attack-attack-attack".
Bosses are hard, and enemies are abundant.
ConclusionThis game is not for the casual RPGers; if you want a long, challenging RPG, with lots of time to spend, definitely play this often overlooked, fantastic game.
Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Story 8 Depth 10 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4.8/5
Submitted: 08-14-13
Updated: 08-14-13
Review Replies: 1
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FF3 Review starwars293
Hey you guys,this is starwars293. This time,i'm reviewing Final Fantasy 3 for the NES and the remake for the DS. I have played the DS version,but not the NES version. I have seen some gameplay footage of it on Youtube. I'm impressed that it's pretty good. This is a fun game to play,but it's also hard for both NES and DS version.
Both of these games are different a little bit. In the NES version,when you attack with just swords,the attack damage is pretty low. In the remake,it would depend on your level and weapon you use. In the NES,the only weapon that can do over 2000 damage is the Shuriken. I also know another weapon that does alot of damage,but you need the Onion Knight job in order to use it. That weapon is the Onion Sword.
The weapons,well there are pretty good weapons. You start of with weapons with less attack and later on during your adventure,you get better weapons with better attack. There are also shields,armor,gloves and helms for defense.If I were you,I would got defensive against enemies and monsters.You would also need to go offence though,so yeah.
Man this game is really hard! Mostly the Final Boss though. I won't tell you who the boss is though. Play the game and find out who. Most of the bosses are pretty hard,and three of them are just optional bosses. However,there are some ways that you need to get to them. In the remake,they added an extra boss. You need to do something in order to unlock him(can't remember how,i'll leave a post below if I remember). That boss is really hard! Even harder than the final boss. The bosses also have weaknesses. You need a certain spell or a certain job in order to find out their weakness.
The characters,well there are only four main characters in the game. The NES version,they're just nameless orphans. The DS version,there names are Luneth,Arc,Refia and Ingus. You start with Luneth in the DS version. In the NES,you start with the four. You can name them if you want to.
There are airships and ships in this game. You don't use your first ship until you complete something that you have to do. Once you finish it,you can use it. You can pretty much get an airship before you get a ship. You just have to help the villages and castle and this person named Cid. You have to find his airship in a desert near a village(there are two villages,I won't tell the names though,you need to find out yourself). Once you find the airship,you also meet Refia and later,she joins your party. That's all I can tell you about right now. Now it's time to rate this game
Graphics-NES: The graphics are pretty good. There are some good death scenes and other scenes. The attack animations are also pretty good. I am impressed
DS: These graphics are also great. The 3D makes it look like it's real. They also made better attack animation.
Sound-NES: Oh my god! The sound and music are awesome and catchy. You could pretty much get it stuck in your head like how you can get Party Rock Anthem stuck in your head.
DS: The sound is bit better than the NES one. The final boss theme is really catchy. Even the main boss theme is catchy.Almost the entire soundtrack has catchy themes.
Addictivness:NES: I would play it again if I were you. It is a pretty good game and a challenging game.
DS: Same with the NES. It's also a good game a bit more challenging than the NES version
Story-NES: Four orphans are on a quest to save the world from darkness after they have been told they were the legendary Warriors of the Light. Now they have to defeat the darkness and save the world. They get help from some people they meet during their quest. They must also find the legendary Crystals of Light that grants them job classes that will help them.
DS: Four orphans named Luneth,Arc,Refia and Ingus,are on a quest to save the world from the darkness. They get help from a few people they meet on the way. They also get help from the Crystals of Light which lets the heroes have job classes which will help them on their quest.
Depth-NES: It offers some catchy theme,some hidden and optional bosses and some cool stuff like airships.
DS: Offers wi-fi,a new hidden boss,the three optional bosses and airships and ships
Difficulty-NES: It is really hard,as hard as the remake. One boss does lots of damage though,so it makes it as hard as the remake
DS: Man,this game is really hard. The final boss has a One-hit KO move. You have to be careful,so yeah
Wrap things up-Final Fantasy 3 is a great and hard game. I would play the NES and the DS version,go try it out. You'll like it
This has been a starwars293
Thank you for reading my review
starwars293
Graphics 9 Sound 10 Addictive 7 Story 8 Depth 6 Difficulty 9
Review Rating: 4.6/5
Submitted: 04-13-12
Review Replies: 6
9.5
The Forgotten Fantasy Starman_Deluxe
Intro: Final Fantasy III- the "unsung hero" of the fantasies. Final Fantasy III was released for the Famicom in Japan in 1990, but nowhere else until its decent DS remake. Being in the dark for so long, many fans tend to forget about this gem of the series. To their dismay, they are missing out on a whimsical yet challenging adventure awaiting inside!
Presentation:
The presentation of the game is excellent. The graphics are well-done, filled with very detailed enemy sprites and shading. The character designs are also detailed and varied, from a horned Summoner, to a cat-cape wearing Shaman. The music is remarkable, with grand 8-bit tunes that are ageless. My favorite is probably the final boss's theme- "This is the Final Battle". It starts off simple, but then develops into a calypso-like tune with an allegro tempo. Other highlights are "Battle 1"- a very catchy battle theme, "The Invincible"- an epic melody when you fly in the "Invincible" airship, and "The Crystal Tower"- a simple tune with unique accompaniment that plays in the final dungeon. Overall, the presentation is very impressive.
Addictiveness:
This game is pretty addictive! While in the game, you will go through different scenarios to keep you 'hooked', such as a Midget village, a grand castle town, a Chocobo forest, a manor full of cute Moogles, a job system, and
three worlds:
spoiler: floating continent, overworld, and underwater overworld (end of spoiler).The job system alone will guarantee many different play-throughs as there are 22 different jobs. The difficulty does have a factor in the addictiveness, as sometimes you may have to grind, which to some people, may be very boring. Overall, the game's features keep it addicting, while the difficulty does not.
Depth:
Final Fantasy III has an incredible amount of depth. As shown above, there are many different scenarios and a job system. The job system capitalizes the depth of this game. You start out with the Onion Kid job, and then you gain more jobs after being blessed with an elemental crystal (four in total). After Wind, the first crystal, you have access to the Fighter, Monk, Red Wizard, White Wizard, and Black Wizard jobs. Then, after Fire, the second crystal, you have access to Hunter, Knight, Thief, and Scholar. Next, after Water, the third crystal, you have access to Geomancer, Dragoon, Viking, Karateka, M. Knight, Conjurer, and Bard. Finally, with Earth, the last crystal, you can have access to Summoner, Shaman, Warlock, Sage, and Ninja. The game is also scattered with side-quests throughout the journey; whether it is a secret dungeon, fetch quest, or a boss fight to get a summoning spell. Final Fantasy III is also considerably long for a Famicom game, as it could take around 30~40 hours to complete.
Story:
While the story isn't anything of a wonder, it is still engaging and impressive for its time. Below are the opening words to give a general idea:
'The Gurgan quietly spoke...This earthquake is but an omen. The tremors that pulled the crystals into the earth and brought forth monsters are nothing compared to the darkness which is to come...'
'But, hope is not yet lost. Four souls will take up the quest of the Light.'
'And so it begins...'
'Four orphans have been raised by the priest Topapa in the remote village of Ur.'
'A Crystal has sunk into the earth due to the earthquake, and the four boys have come in an adventurous mood.'
'They had only intended to test their courage...'
Throughout the quest, you will be bringing light to the above mentioned crystals, and eventually, defeat the final boss (similar to standard rpg-fare). Overall, I enjoyed the simple story.
Difficulty:
This game isn't terribly difficult, but there are some parts/aspects in the game that are REALLY frustrating. They are:
5. Running from battles: If you try to run from a battle and fail, everyone's Physical defence drops to zero. *Twitch* Game....Over....!
4. Temple of Time: This gave me some trouble, the enemies were rough: one would kill me in a hit, another was in a large group and casted an annoying spell- Lightning, which hits all party members, and I was underleved. I had to grind from 30 to 36.
3. Dungeons that Require the spell 'Mini': Some dungeons require you to be in a 'Mini' form, which in it, your physical attacks do almost nothing. You'll have to cast spells in there.
2. Cave of Shadows: In here, if you do not have a Dark Knight (i personally do not like that job) enemies will split in two with full HP if you don't kill them right away. Also, this dungeon is very long, so it may take a few tries to get through. In the DS version, Square Enix made this dungeon much easier. I wonder why....? ;)
1. The Dark World/Saving only on map: Once you get to the Dark World, you are expected to face 4 bosses and the final boss, and if you die an any of these, you start at your last save point with ALL PROGRESS LOST! Oh, and your last save point is probably the last time you could've saved, right outside the Sylx Tower! So you have to go all the way up the Sylx Tower, go to the Dark World, defeat the 4 bosses and then the Final Boss (who is really
hard). And again, if you die, YOU START OVER. (Note: if you use save states, this won't be an issue. If you think save states are for cheaters (as I think), then Good Luck!)
(some of these "Pet-Peeves" -#3,#2, and #1- are also on Hardcore Gaming 101. I did not mean to steal from Pat R's words, I just happened to agree with them.)
Overall:
Final Fantasy III is an excellent game. It has very good graphics, wonderful music, is usually addictive, has
tons of depth, has a good story for its time, and has a fair challenge (most of the time ;)). Final Fantasy III deserves the score of 9.5
Happy Playing!
Graphics 9 Sound 10 Addictive 8 Story 8 Depth 10 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 4.3/5
Submitted: 07-10-13
Updated: 07-12-13
Review Replies: 7
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Final Fantasy III (NES) - 0X0Toshi Review 0X0Toshi
It's 0X0Toshi here again, and this time we do a request from Vizzed user Sidewinder, so without further ado, I give you:
~Le drum roll~
Final Fantasy III (NES) Review! 0X0Toshi status!
Okay before we start this I have to remind everyone of a few things:
First off, I've never beaten it, but I watched a friend beat the Nintendo Dual Screen (DS) version, so I know the game, but only to an extent.
Second off, This is the ACTUAL III, not the III that is actually VI.
And finally, The overall rating is done by using the dreaded math! (dun dun dun!)
Okay so with that being said lettuce begin!
Graphics: 9/10
For a Nintendo Entertainment System (Or commonly known as NES by you kiddos) the graphics are... Really well. The weapons all look different, and there are a lot of them, so it's good to see that Square (Now Square Enix) didn't just use the same weapon sprites over and over and over again. The characters look really nice in my honest opinion. The enemies are again, like in my VI review, also very well done. If you're a graphics junkie when it comes to the NES (which makes no sense, it's 8-bit graphics for crying out loud!) this game shouldn't be a disappointment.
Sound: 8/10
Now, the reason the sound gets an 8 is this: Some songs were really epic, (e.g: random battle music, opening dungeon, boss battle music.) while others... Just were off in my opinion. (e,g: The town theme,) But overall the game does have a good soundtrack, and again, for the NES's capabilities, really rocked my socks off. Toshi says, "Sound is an 8!"
Addictiveness: 8/10
Now this is more from outside looking in point of view, with a little of my own personal view thrown in. I myself found this game somewhat addictive, only because I looked at my clock and realized I had been playing for two hours. (Toshi, only two hours!?!?) However, The game can be intense, like during boss battles and even certain random battles. Therefore, Toshi gives the addictive factor an 8 as well.
Story: 6/10
Now I know it looks like I'm being harsh, but this particular version of the game was hard to follow. Only reason I knew what was going on to be honest is because my best friend played the DS version religiously, and being the friend I am, I sat there with him through the entire game. Now there IS a story, it just likes to throw random things in as filler a lot. (Why are we even doing this? Don't we have a job to do?) But overall the story, however hard to follow, is actually good and memorable so I give this a 6.
Depth: 8/10
Now, partially because of the filler I mentioned earlier, this game does have a lot to do, from fighting the great Bahamut to saving a town from a curse. The depth of this game, especially for the console it runs, is really outstanding. That being said it is mostly filler, not a lot of side quests. (By that I mean 90% of these things you HAVE to do, no if and or buts about it.) So for all these reasons old Toshi gives Depth an 8.
Difficulty: 9/10
Now, I spent awhile playing this game to properly review it, and Oh my god. This game is harder than hell! I take pride in being a fan of the Final Fantasy games, but this one is most likely one of the hardest ones I've played. Keep in mind I've played most of them too. I mean when I die in a random battle where I started off with full HP, (Hit points, the games way of letting you know how much damage you can take.) and full spells yet still die! And this wasn't even a boss fight? Damn, this game is really hard, but that's one of the reasons I liked it. Toshi gives Difficulty a 9.
You know what time it is kids...
Math Time!
9+8+8+6+8+9= 48
48 divided by 6 is...
~drum roll~
8!
So this game has it's ups and downs, and unless you're nit-picking, mostly ups.
Overall this game gets an 8/10.
This 0X0Toshi, saying play hard kiddos!
(Have a request? Send me a private message to let me know what game you would like reviewed. I'll most likely do it, if I can. It may not be right away, but trust me I will get around to it.)
Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 8 Story 6 Depth 8 Difficulty 9
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 09-24-13
Updated: 09-24-13
Review Replies: 3
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final fantasy III ScarTheScarab
Hi this was the very first review on a game, the final fantasy series has been around for so long and it continues today. Final fantasy III was a great game back in its day, very cool, the story, the plot, the characters, the everything that makes this game cool, but what i really like about the games is that many final fantasy elements began here, like the random attack counter that lets a character who was targeting a enemy that was defeated target another enemy instead, first game to have summons availible like the famous bahamut, the ultimate summon of many final fantasies, the job system plays a important roll in this game where as you can equip exclusive to certain jobs like the onion knight your default job starts out weak but with the all the onion equipment at level 99, dual wielding swords at that level can do 9999 damage! or dual wielding shields can make that onion knight take heavy blows and only get 1 damage from it.
Graphics-9
the graphics are amazing for the game, the only down fall is that some enemies are uncensored in certain areas like harpy, lamia, and dark cloud, overall the graphics are sweet
sound-8
the music is so catchy in many places, the sound effects of attacks are though the same but their sound just can't be forgot :D
addictiveness-8
you just can't play this game just once, you could play it again and again
story-10
the story and plot gives this game its name, first four kids fall in a pit in altar cave and they must escape, avoiding contact to enemies like goblins, carbuncles, and eye fangs, eventually the four come to the wind crystal only yo be attacked by the land turtle, it is defeated easily, and in a moment the four figure out they are the chosen ones to stop the forces of light and dark from overlapping and create the dark cloud who wants the world to be forever in the void or nothingness as final fantasy v sometimes calls it
depth-10
you got jobs, you got weapons, you got armor, you got magic, you got great depth to how much adventuring to do to get all 256 items in the game
diffuculty-6
the beginning can be rough since magic is scarce most of the time, the game relies on the wight slayer to defeat the undead and ice to defeat jinn, and salamander (the transformed gutzco) is hard if you are low leveled. and elemental armor like ice helm make their wearer vulnerable to the element the armor is, so dont wear the flame mail while in the flame cave
overall-9
I give this game a nine for the amazing experience for playing it, I really recommend everyone to try this game before moving on to others, this game is important for adding so many things to the final fantasy saga
Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 8 Story 10 Depth 10 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 3.5/5
Submitted: 09-17-12
Review Replies: 1
9.7
final fantasy 3 NES review CC23
hi, iv been playing final fantasy 3 nes lately. This game is a very good game with lots of perks that I think you might like in the game.
sound:9
I like the classical Melody from the nes. Its nice just to go into the time and let that soothing melody drain into my ears. It has a nice classic pitch to it. The battle theme song is nice and makes me get exited and once I win the victory theme song swipes along and makes know you won the battle and makes you happy that you won the battle. Boss theme songs are nice to hear also once you here the victory theme song during/after a boss it makes you think what happens next.
graphics: 9
the graphics are old and likable for people out there that like classical games. In my opinion I loved the graphics. The graphics didn't really lag. When you attacked the hit slash timed right. The mountains land and water where very detailed. especially detailed for a game made a long time ago.
story: 9
this story was really good. I'm not going to spoil anything so ill just say the starting intro. 4 heroes must save the world from darkness so they must journey to many places on there quest to shield off the darkness. It is a very good story.
addictiveness:10
once you play this game you cant stop. I can play this game 24 hours straight. After you would beat every part you have to play more wondering whats going to happen next.
Depth:9
this game has so many perks and so many things to offer you would love the game.
overall:9.7
this game is great you should give it a try. Had good every thing I'm sure you would like it. It is kind weird at first but once you beat the first boss you'll get it
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 9 Depth 9 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 08-07-12
Review Replies: 6
8.4
Final Fantasy III (japanese numbering) Review absol101010
Graphics: 8/10
Pretty advanced for a NES game. But the 8-bit graphics kinda make you forget how great looking other systems are. All of the enemies, bosses, characters, and animations are great. The magic looks really good, and they made the basic attack animation cool. The draw-back is that in the over-world, the sprites are a little vague. If they have the technology to make the battle animations good, then why not make the over-world just as good? Other than that, its very good.
Sound: 10/10
Amazing soundtracks that take you on a nostalgic trip. They are all catchy and match the setting. Most of the time. The battle themes are a step up from previous games, both random battle and boss battles.
Addictive: 7/10
Great at first, but once you get all the weapons and get all the extras done, there's really nothing to do. But otherwise... it will keep you engaged for a long time. I always find myself playing for at least an hour a time. I spend a lot of time exploring different spell formations and jobs.
Dept: 10/10
So many things to do and explore. Weapons, bosses, jobs, spells, enemies... you get the idea. There is no way to get EVERYTHING done in the game without spending hours of game-time.
Story: 5/10
Besides the extra story they added in, its just one all over again. Collect/light the crystals, and then fight some random boss that is never spoken about until the last area. There is not much dialogue, and it just makes no sense most of the time.
Difficulty: 7/10
A great challenge with no spots that are too easy. You don't just get levels every 2 battles. You have to work for money and exp. The only tiny drawback is this.
[spoiler] Garuda, in the word beyond the floating island, is ridiculously hard. You have to have all 4 dragoons to even have a chance, and it is still RIDICULOUSLY HARD.[/spoiler]
Final verdict: 8.4/10
A great game overall with great dept and music, but a rather vague story-line and over-world. The story-line really lowered the score, though.
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 12-15-11
Updated: 12-15-11
Review Replies: 0
9.9
FF III and a new layout hyperflareman12
Hey you guys!!!! I'm back!!! And here for a game review. Hyperflareman12 here for a game that was never released in .... America(yu gi oh abridged reference) Just like mother 1and 3, this game can be just as hard. On YouTube Machinam FTW said this game takes 90 hours of level grinding to even have a chance against the final boss.You play as four youths who were adopted by a sage.They got caught in a earthquake and landed in a cave. Only armed with knives they fight off a adamantiose, a turtle monster. After the battle the come in contact with the spirit of the Wind crystal.It said that they were the four warriors of light. It gave them the ability of job class.Getting into job class, there are a number of classes.I think there are 50? No.....28, I think? I don't know. Anyways , you go around doing side quests like in the first game. It all adds up to one the harder FF games. But don't get me wrong , there is a lot of good things about this game. This is the first FF game where you fight Bahumat, the Norwegian dragon god himself, and a number of mythical monsters.There are a lot of awesome weapons as well. There Excalibur, Masemune, Ragnarok, and The Elder staff.( Elder Wand?) Still a great game. If you have the patience.So.....that's all for FF III. See you guys later.
Graphics 8 Sound 9 Addictive 5 Story 9 Depth 10 Difficulty 10
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 07-18-12
Review Replies: 0
7.2
Great for it's time andy1234
Final Fantasy 3 for the NES was released in japan only in 1990 and North America did not get a release until 2006. This game is translated into English for those who cannot read Japanese. Although the gameplay is outdated it was a very good game for 1990.
Let's start with the graphics, which will get a score of 8 out of 10. This is an NES game, so do not expect clean 3d graphics, otherwise you will be disappointed, but for 1990, this was amazing.
Sound will also get a score of 8 out of 10. The music may not sound good now, but there is some catchy music, which will make you hum while it's playing.
Addictiveness gets a 5 out of 10. I was off and on while playing this game. This is because there is a ton of grinding between bosses, and leveling up is really slow, and you will have to level up more when you play the final dungeon.
Story gets an 8 out of 10, because while the story is weak now, Final Fantasy was still new at that time, so the newer story ideas were unheard of.
Depth gets a 7 out of 10, because this is the first Final Fantasy with optional side quests, despite that there is still not much to do.
Difficulty gets a 6 out of 10.The battle system is improved from the first 2 games, allowing auto targeting and multi targeting spells, also the ability to switch jobs is nice too. As long as you grind between every boss fight the game is fairly easy, with the exception of a few bosses. Also, the bosses in the final dungeon requires a lot of luck and the dungeon is really long, and you don't want to die.
Overall the game gets a 7.2 out of 10. The gameplay is not something you would expect from a 2013 game, but it is still a pretty good game
Graphics 8 Sound 8 Addictive 5 Story 8 Depth 7 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 10-26-13
Review Replies: 2
8.8
The final RPG to end them all! MitsuriZX
Welcome citizens of Vizzed! This is another review by me, MitsuriZX! Do you want to live a fantasy? Look no further, because now we are
reviewing Final Fantasy III for the NES!
For reviewing purposes, we are using the english-translated version of the game. RPG games are impossible to play if you can't
understand what the characters are saying. As usual, Luisa and Lucas are here, too!
Luisa : - Hi everyone!
Lucas : - What's up?
Final Fantasy III is the last installment of the Final Fantasy series for the NES. Don't even get-me started on all that Final Fantasy
III being VI stuff, to me, this is the true Final Fantasy III. Anyways...
The game is basically a RPG. Who am i kidding, everyone knows what a RPG is! The first thing that comes to mind when you say
"Final Fantasy" is "RPG"!
Luisa : - This game was released only in Japan, thus the need for a translation patch!
Lucas : - Yeah but, all content in this game is untouched. So you can play it like it was the original japanese one!
The story goes like this... great evil is beggining to appear in the world. Four Heroes have been chosen by the Crystal of Light to
stop the evil forces... of evil. That's the gist of it. Interesting stuff happens between each boss, but it's not very important.
You have to explore towns, talk to villagers, battle monsters, find rare items, and level-up on your way to the ultimate challenge.
At first, this seems just like every RPG game, but you know, each RPG game has it's charm.
Luisa : - Make sure to examine all the scenery! You can find potions inside jars, on the ground, or even in the most un-suspicious places!
Lucas : - If your team has status problems, simply drinking water won't do the trick! Unless it's the kind that heals status problems!
When in this kind of situation, rest at the Inn to heal your status problems!
When it comes to Final Fantasy III, the battle system is very polished. There is a jobs system which you can use to change
your characters's jobs. You can be a red mage, a thief, a monk...but that's not all! More jobs will become available as you make
progress in the game! Also, you need capacity points to change jobs, the stronger the job, the more points it will cost!
Luisa : - Certain jobs can only equip certain weapons. That goes for armor and defensive gear, too!
Lucas : - Once you change jobs, your character does not become good at it instantly. The same way you can level up your character,
your jobs can also be leveled up! Grinding is the key, buddy!
Now, to the battles! You have your own set of options to choose from. Depending on what job your character has, your commands
change accordingly. For example, a Thief can steal items from enemies, a red mage can use both black and white magic, and so on.
The battles are turn-based, meaning that you just can't mash the A button and win like in most action games. Or was it the B button?
Luisa : - Instead of using a set amount of MP to cast spells, now you can only use spells a limited amount of times. Spells are divided
into levels, higher levels spells can only be cast few times. Don't worry, you can restore your number of spells by resting at an Inn
or drinking water. You can also increase the maximum amount of times you can use them by leveling up.
Lucas : - I don't like spells! I prefer to rush head-on! As long as i can rack up lots of hits, i can always win! Leveling up allows you
to increase the number of times you can hit an enemy with weapons. At first, you can only deliver 1 or 2 hits per attack, but later in the
game, you'll be able to execute 12 hits combos! Like a boss!
The soundtrack and graphics of the game are enchanting for a NES game. Somenthing keeps-me from going to the bathroom when
i need it. Not sure what it is... maybe the catchy music? Maybe the open world map? Maybe the desire to keep grinding?
Whatever it is, this game caught-me like a fish.
I highly recommend this game to all RPG fans, that includes you too, reader! Thanks for your patience, here are some secrets!
Luisa : Are you running low on spells? You can use staves by selecting them on the Item menu during a battle.
I suppose you can use them as many times as you want... but that may depend on the type of Staff.
Lucas : - After you finish the Altar Cave(the one where you battle the giant turtle), change all your characters's jobs and enter it again.
This time, there will be a lot of items for you to get, including a useful spell and weapons! Some places may look like dead ends,
but there are a lot of fake walls there!
Thanks for reading this review! Until later!
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 7 Story 6 Depth 9 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 2.5/5
Submitted: 03-19-13
Review Replies: 1
10
Hours of grinding...... Kyle!
Now guys, when I do this reviews I am completely 100% honest, and I'm gonna be honest with you guys for this review... The game starts out with a party of four (It will always be four people in your party, making me wanna go use my PSX emulator and play Final Fantasy VII) and you encounter a boss, so and so, but then after the dreadfully long boss the crystal gives you six character classes (Similar to Final fantasy V which I have reviewed) ; Thief, Fighter/Monk, Warrior, Black mage, White mage, and Red mage. I rated the graphics 10 because of it's graphics being superb for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), The sounds were so horrible I was considering I'd rather listen to Katy Perry or whatever they call music now a day (Which I prefer AC/DC or Metallica and occasional Toto, gotta love the song "Africa" by Toto). The game wasn't addicting at all, and the story was OK I guess... But the depth was insane! This game required AT LEAST two hours of grinding (A term used in MMO/MMORPG/RPG games for ignoring the story or quest and just fight and level up to be over leveled) ! That's madness making this game an extremely hard and difficult game, and some characters that you need to talk to that will be needed to be spoken to continue the story are hidden (For example on the top of a tower there is a man hiding a pile of hay!)! So, by far this is the most painful review I've written, this game has given me headaches, anger, and stress (Not really but I need a third thing :) )... If you are an experienced RPG player than this will be a challenge for you, to play this game and finish it your going to need these things; Lots of TIME (Like I said you will need to grind for AT LEAST 2 hours) , Aspirin (This game sure made me have migraines), and patience (Which I think an RPG player will have after two years of experience). So God bless you if you somehow finish this game without wishing there was a power-outage!
Read-rate-reply~Kyle Parker Griffith
Graphics 10 Sound 1 Addictive 1 Story 7 Depth 10 Difficulty 10
Review Rating: 2.5/5
Submitted: 07-12-12
Review Replies: 2
9
One of the most legendary series of the game. ShadowNinja136
This game is one of the legendary series of Final Fantasy, this game (which I think) is the best one in the game, the Nintendo version is which I liked the most, this is the series that started the Role-playing game universe, the game is perfect, lots of bosses, really large game, hard difficulty (which I like), and even some people think this game is really easy. It is hard for me, because of the HARD HITTING MONSTERS, some bosses are really hard, Bahamut (1st battle) has 60000 health points, is that even possible to beat? the only way to escape the 1st Bahamut battle is to run? it would be epic if only Desh gave us free amulets that you can use temporarily until you defeat Bahamut, epic jobs, epic weapons, this game has got it all in your eyes!
List of I liked:
1. LOTS OF BOSSES!
2. Epic graphics of bosses!
3. Hard game!
4. Very large game!
5. This game has got everything!
6. I dont know! This game is so epic? I guess!
Which I didn't like list:
1.The music is always the same
2.Final boss only has flame wave?
3.Story is too short.
This is really the best role-playing game I have ever played.
Graphics 10 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Story 6 Depth 10 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 2/5
Submitted: 11-01-13
Review Replies: 0
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