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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - Final Fantasy III
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $19.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Square Enix
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Square Enix
EAN: 0662248906133
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+
Feature: The job-changing system brings a nearly infinite number of party variations
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Square Enix
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Model: 90613
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 2006-11-14
Studio: Square Enix
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Features
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The job-changing system brings a nearly infinite number of party variations
The touch screen interface takes full advantage of the DS capabilitiesexplore dungeons, dispatch foes and cast spells by using the stylus
3D graphics
Take advantage of the DS Wi-Fi feature to access the Mognet and communicate with other players as well as NPCs, and uncover hidden dungeons, quests and items
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Editorial Reviews:
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The only Final Fantasy that was never localized in the United States, Final Fantasy III has been reborn, incorporating the latest in portable gaming technology. Using the features of the Nintendo DS to their fullest, Final Fantasy III features graphics that have been reworked and remodelled in 3D, while maintaining the mythical Final Fantasy look and feel. This is the fans' chance to complete the circle. The legend of Final Fantasy III is reborn.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: updated but still feel dated
Comment: If I have not played any other FF from IV and on, maybe I would find this game to be a great game, but since I did, FFIII really doesn't measure up to the later FF games, story-wise or gameplay-wise.
There is no doubt the remake is beautiful graphically. The characters and world is modeled in 3D but it's basically still a 3D game, so that's good. There are plenty of jobs classes the characters can assume, so there is definitely replay value to this game. But those are about the only good things.
The story is ok, albeit unimaginative, but the main problem is that it's just too short, and what makes it worse is how late the final set of classes become available. Because the final set appears so late, players pretty much having to run around fighting random battles to grind up the job levels for the new jobs before moving on, because there's not much to move on to. I thing this is something a remake should fix, by introducing more hidden dungeons with more equipments after the final jobs are selectable. Sadly, there's nothing much left to do (even less if you don't have WiFi). And speaking of equipments, the selection is painfully little. The joy of getting new equipments to try on is virtually non-existent for some of the classes.
Besides the short story, I also found that certain old-school aspects of the game made it more annoying and painful-if-your-party-is-wiped-out than difficult, like having to go thru long dungeons without save points, short supply of phoenix downs, and no tent.
I think this is still a good game, but I just feel that it's a bit TOO old-school for its own good. Check it out if you want to play every version of FF there is, but if you want a epic RPG experience then this is not it.
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Summary: this game is awsome!!!!
Comment: This game has a very good story, cool items, and realy cool spells. The battles could be a little more interactive and in cut scenes I think the characters should talk like in F.F. IV, but other than that its awsome. The only thing I don't like is that when a character dies after you fall off the the dragons mountain you have to waste your phoenix down.
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Summary: Definitely worth while
Comment: Personally, I liked the game. The story, graphics, music, and job system intrigued me. I enjoyed not being restrained to stay with one job however it was obviously unbalanced. Nonetheless, I loved playing my Dragoon but I must say that this game is EXTREMELY hard. Like, 'pull your hair out' hard. There are times where you'll even wipe on trash or "lose" because your whole team got petrified. That was really frustrating. The dungeons don't take a long time though and I found myself addicted. ^_^ Love it overall.
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Summary: Great Fun!
Comment: I played the original FF3 for the nintendo (the one that wasn't really released in the US) and enjoyed it then. When this came out for the DS, I couldn't resist giving it a try. It's far superior to the old version in graphic quality and ease of play, but keeps most things the same. There are some minor differences that other reviewers have noted, but as I play through, it brings back vague memories from my childhood of the first time I played through the game.
I would recommend this to anyone who played through the old FF games, or for kids (at least old enough to be able to read well) who enjoy good, long games.
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Summary: Very challenging, but refreshing.
Comment: It's nice to finally (haha) have Final Fantasy III in English. It is clear that the focus of this game was to try something new with the series, Square tends to experiment every now and then before they drop a truly amazing Final Fantasy title (VIII and IX before X, and XII before the forthcoming XIII). This was the first FF with a custom job system. The job system is ok, but most of the job classes are pretty pointless until the end of the game (Scholar??? come on!). The story is pretty standard, and really seems a bit too close to the original FF, but it's not bad. Graphically, this is one of the most stunning games on the DS. The character models are all the same, but with different faces and outfits, a definite gripe of mine especially since they all look like weeble-wobbles. The music is right on par with the rest of the series, and the story has quite a twist at the end and really becomes interesting. The battle system is just fine, this was the last FF without the Active Battle System, so you can really think about your strategy for each round without getting bombarded with attacks. That being said, this game is menacingly difficult. It's not really the number of random encounters or the difficulty of them, it's the lack of save points within dungeons. If you get all the way through a dungeon and lose to the boss...you will have to start all over again. I would advise anyone to do some mindless leveling up before you go to any new dungeons, especially toward the end of the game. All in all, I enjoyed this game, it's a solid RPG. People that aren't big fans of the series will probably be very frustrated with this game, but it's worth the struggle in the end.
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