The first real Final Fantasy for the DS, while not as good as its console counterparts, its still a solid addition.

User Rating: 8 | Final Fantasy III DS
By Lautaro_aust | Review Date:
The Final Fantasy series is one of the most revered series that has a legion of loyal followers. With this popularity it means that whenever any game comes out on any platform with the name Final Fantasy on it many people carry high hopes along with it. Final Fantasy 3 has the distinction of being the first real Final Fantasy on Nintendo's popular handheld. This addition to the series comes close to the quality of past Final Fantasies in some aspects but in other ways it is a serious step backwards from its console counterparts. The gameplay in FF3 is archaic in design, it is seriously difficult to play through this game after having completed FF10 and FF12. For one thing the high encounter rate of random battles is a return to the days of Final Fantasy VII, even more so than that aforementioned game. The battle system is simple but it is accessible to most people. Anyone who has played any old rpg can easily get into the battle system. A welcome addition is the world map that can be traversed when traveling from town to town. Though this is kind of marred by the high encounter rate. Its nice though that airships are available in the game much like past Final Fantasy games. The gameplay is probably the weakest aspect of the whole game.

Graphically the game is very solid and it really shows that with the right developer the DS can handle 3D graphics reasonably well. The style of the graphics is akin to those seen in the past games such as FF9. It is nice to see the graphics return to the past style and not so realistic. This style suits the DS well, the textures in the game are reasonably good with the jagged edges standing out at times. The soundtrack in this game is nothing short of spectacular, however the DS cartridge is obviously lacking in memory with most of the songs looping far too many times. Some of these songs seriously start to grate the ears after hearing them for the 50th time. All other sound effects are standard and do little to differentiate themselves from other games in the past.

This game is an excellent buy for the Nintendo DS. Most games on the DS are short and there has not been a good roleplaying game on the DS yet. For this very reason this game is a must have. This game easily goes for 20 to 40 hours and it really is value for money.

Overall all that can be said about this game is that it is a must have if you are a fan of rpgs of old. It does little to differentiate itself from past Final Fantasies but thats not necessarily a bad thing.

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