Since this review is written by a fan of the Final Fantasy series, I have to claim that is completely bias. Everything in this game is perfectly reminiscent of the old Final Fantasy's 1, 2, and of course 3. From the moment you enter a boss battle, to when you enter a town, the screen effects and sounds are completely similar to the original Final Fantasy 3. Every monster is remastered in 64-equivalent graphics. The game is packed with nostalgia. The controls are pretty impressive. You can play the game completely with the stylus if you choose to, with capability of pressing a camera icon on the top left corner in order to zoom in on your character. This function allows you to see certain items/rocks/candles sparkle, if you then press the sparkling object a secret passage will open. This zoom function can also be controlled with the L key. Pressing on the screen with the stylus will cause your character to run to that point. Pressing on a character, bed, or door, will cause that object to "react" if your next to it. For example, if your near a character and you press on him, he'll talk to you. The only draw back to the game, is that its way too Final Fantasy. While this is amazing to me and others, Fan's that started liking RPG's by playing the current Final Fantasy XII and modern RPG's will feel that the gameplay is dated and old. The only thing that prevents me from giving this game a 10 out of 10 is that it wouldn't be a good game to just anyone. Therefore, I feel it is necessary to state certain criteria for this game that will make you KNOW if you will love FF3 on the DS. 1. If you have ever emulated Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 2 or Final Fantasy 5(before it came to the US) 2. If you've ever felt the need to replay Final Fantasy 1 (lord knows I have) 3. If you enjoyed the Job system from Final Fantasy X-2 or Final Fantasy 5. 4. If while playing any RPG you've ever felt extreme satisfaction through ferociously leveling up by killing weak bad guys in order to destroy a powerful bad guy that wooped you. 5. If you initially felt personally offended by the fact that Final Fantasy XII was changing the original turn based battle system. 6. If you've ever found yourself having way too many arguments about how Final Fantasy 4,5, or 6 is better than 7. 7. If you try to find inconsistencies between Final Fantasy 1 and the 8-bit theater comics. 8. If you've ever imagined what Final Fantasy series would've been like if they'd stuck with Nintendo. I'll be working on fixing up this review as day's go by, keep in mind that I wrote this on 4 AM on a Friday in a semi-drunkun stupor. Long live old-school Final Fantasy fans, I wish you luck in beating this game with as much resolve and creativity as you've beaten your previous Final Fantasy games.
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