FINAL FANTASY III

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Summary:
Final Fantasy III follows four orphaned youths from a quiet village who stumble upon a mystical crystal of light. This crystal grants them magical power and reveals that the balance of the world is collapsing: light and darkness, which must exist in harmony, are dangerously out of sync. Chosen as the Warriors of Light, the four heroes set out to restore the crystals scattered across the world. Along the way, they uncover the legacy of an ancient civilization that misused the power of darkness, nearly destroying everything. Their journey spans floating continents, underwater kingdoms, and ruined cities, gradually revealing that the current crisis mirrors a catastrophe from the distant past.
In this game I emphasize the Job System, which allows us to freely change roles such as Warrior, Mage, Dragoon, or Summoner. As we level up, the narrative shifts from local threats to a cosmic struggle between light and darkness.
My experience was good taking in consideration the Lore of the game, which is the motive that I have to play this games.

Like the first two games, Final Fantasy III delivers a solid 8-bit era JRPG experience. The pixel art is great, the locations are interesting, and the soundtrack is amazing. The story is simple and very similar to the previous games, though it does introduce a few new mechanics.
I was glad to see the progression system from FF2 gone in favor of traditional hero levels and job levels. That said, I found the job system to be almost a nonfactor during my playthrough. Once I unlocked the Black Belt job, I just rolled with four Black Belts stocked with potions for the entire game and never felt much need to experiment further.
It's been interesting playing these games in order and seeing how the series evolves from one entry to the next. Up to this point, FF1 is still my favorite of the 8-bit era games. Even so, FF3 was a fun experience and another enjoyable step through the franchise's history. I'm excited to move on to FF4 and see what the jump into the 16-bit era brings.

I just finished Final Fantasy III, and it was an incredible journey. This game is the foundation of the series' famous Job System, and it’s still as addictive as ever. The Pixel Remaster version is stunning—the rearranged soundtrack is a masterpiece, and the pixel art is vibrant and full of life. It’s a challenging but fair adventure that every JRPG fan should experience. Highly recommended!

It’s kind of crazy how well they switched up the exploration and path through the game compared to one and two. I felt like I was playing something totally different, although it was astatically all Final Fantasy. One thing I completely did wrong is I got attached to my first jobs, don’t do that! There are so many, and def. situational. Grab you shuriken and get to chucking what a great game to play, even today!

Final Fantasy III is a solid classic RPG that improves on earlier entries and introduces some important features that would become staples of the series.
The gameplay is most notable for its job system. Being able to switch between different classes adds a lot of flexibility and lets you experiment with different playstyles, which keeps the game interesting.
The overall experience feels more polished compared to the previous games. Combat, progression, and world design are all more refined, making it easier to get into and more enjoyable to play.
The story is simple but works well for the type of game it is. It doesn’t go too deep, but it gives you enough motivation to keep progressing through the adventure.
Overall, Final Fantasy III is a strong step forward for the series and a fun classic RPG that still holds up.
Gameplay: 8/10 Very Good | Overall: 9/10 Great

“Too bad that these days, even putting on my socks is enough physical exertion for a good twenty-four hours.”
Jobs. A now integral part of the Final Fantasy series, and while the second installment experimented with a new progression system, Final Fantasy III instead goes all in on the job system first introduced in the original game just three years prior. With a whopping 22 jobs, compared to the 12 (upgrades included) available in the original Final Fantasy, you're spoiled for choice in how you want to outfit your party and tackle the variety of new enemies on offer; something which really makes this game shine compared to the previous installments. Sadly, with such an emphasis on jobs, the game's story and characters do take a hit. The protagonists coming across less as defined individuals and more as blank, self-insert avatars. Still, with so many jobs to experiment with, maybe take this as a brief narrative interlude in preparation for the now legendary story-driven entry just around the corner. Hint: it has IV in the title.
Favourite Character: Cid Haze
Favourite Track: Eternal Wind
Favourite Job: Dark Knight
Overall: 7
Story: 6
Gameplay: 7
Audio: 9
Visuals: 8
Playability: 8
The good:
Jobs offer huge amounts of combat customization.
Visual upgrades and job outfits are charming.
Music is stellar, as always.
The bad:
Protagonists are self-inserts without backstories.
Story is nothing to shout about.
Chests are missable, causing panic for completionists.

Final Fantasy 3 is quite fun. It returns to the fragmented story-telling of FF1 after the attempt at epic story-telling that was FF2. You are 4 chosen heroes who have to save the crystals and the world from darkness. Figure out how to do that yourselves. That's basically the story. It is an adventure.
Final Fantasy 3 is the first introduction of the job change mechanic that gets revisited several times in later games in the series. Instead of choosing one job for a character at the beginning of the game and sticking to it, you are able and encouraged to change the job to adapt to many different situation. Only catch is that jobs slowly unlock throughout the game and there are some later jobs that are strait improved versions to others. So, the actual number of usable jobs is ultimately lower than it might first appear.
Overall I liked FF3 but I played the 3D Remake version so often this one did not offer much to me, except a smoother gameplay experience. I like the 3d Remake slightly more than the Pixel Remaster but if you like a relaxed playthrough of an old game you could choose much worse than this.