An incredibly taxing and punishing RPG aimed almost exclusively at the hardcore, lonely or obsessive FF players.
The graphics in the game are simple and quite good for the DS, however, the inclusion of the zoom feature, while exposing previously hidden features, can sometimes make the graphics look uglier than they should. The characters look fine, and the weapons and shields also appear aesthetically on your character too, which is nice. Sound wise, the game has the routine "beep"s and "wawawawa"s of most other JRPGs, and with that, the sound isn't bad. It's not brilliant, but the background music sets the tone; with the village of Ur being nice and cheerful, and Kazus is creepy and minimalistic.
The game plays as the original FFIII did, although I (like most European gamers) never had a chance to play FFIII. Each player takes it in turns to deal damage or cast a spell etc., this method has been used in many RPG's since, for example Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata etc. Although despite being pretty much flawless, the lack of mid-dungeon saves really makes it alot harder, in which only the elite can truely master.
Final Fantasy III really only deals to the hardcore, and if your more into playing more than one game in a week, it's probably best you leave FFIII till when you have no others, that way it has your full, undivided attention.