Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)

Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
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27 May 2014
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FINAL FANTASY® III, one of the best-loved games from the epic RPG series, available on Steam.

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Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) system requirements

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  • OS: Windows Vista, 7, 8
  • Processor: Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 800 MB available space

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Shoggoth25
Shoggoth25

The tone of this game compared to the previous one, Final Fantasy II, seems lighter but overall I like how they add onto the concept of The Warriors of Light. The characters who you play as, and the characters who you interact with to further the plot also seem a bit more fleshed out in some ways. The world overall seems a lot more complicated too, and opens up the farther you get in the story. What's really interesting is how you need to use magic effects on yourself to access certain places to make progress.

Maybe the most interesting thing about Final Fantasy III is how many ways you can play it. Like Final Fantasy I, you choose a job, and like Final Fantasy II, your characters aren't locked into a specific role. Unlike 1 though, you can change jobs at any time, and as you progress you'll unlock more types of jobs that offer better stat boosters and more access to equipment. It can seem complicated at first though, since you have character and job levels to consider as you play, but figuring out how the levels differ and figuring out how to best increase job levels can lead to you making a variety of party set-ups that all have great strategic merits.

I never actually felt too overpowered though, even during the late game when I had maxed out all of my job levels. That's actually part of why I really liked this game: it was difficult. The pixel remasters of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II were really easy for me to get through and complete 100%, but with this version of this game I was surprised when I experienced game overs when I tried fighting several bosses and even a handful of random encounters in the field. That difficulty is really what made me want to grind and complete the various side quests, and even by the endgame it wasn't necessarily enough to get me through my final fight against the Iron Giant.

I haven't played the Pixel Remaster version of this game yet, but I plan to sooner or later. I really hope it isn't too easy. In the meantime though, this version of the game is absolutely worth your time.

Vikingj
Vikingj

As a 3d remake ims not bad not bad!!!!
Sunk enough hours into this game and can say it definatley still has the nostalgic feal from the ds release!!!! the pixel remaster wasent bad either still cant wait to beat this game and move on to the fourth so on and so forth !!!

Sapphire
Sapphire

10/10
Get your nostalgia fix for old RPGs here.
The grind is real but being able to play it on the side is nice.

Larriet
Larriet

In a lot of ways, this game feels like it could do a lot more than it does. It is noticeably a limited game, given its origins, but the expansions in this version (unique player characters and their relationships to others) are nice, albeit very brief. There is a small joy in seeing how each character dresses differently even when performing the same job. I do wish the character animation was a bit more interesting, though.

The highlight of this version is the music; a bit bombastic without much thought put into the mixing, but the strong compositions of the original game have been brought out beautifully in this one. The mood of any given location or battle always feels appropriate.

In terms of gameplay, it is largely a retread of Final Fantasy I: combat plays out similarly, using an extremely traditional turn-based system where all characters perform actions in sequence depending on their speed. The standout feature is the job system: there are dozens of jobs, and most feel satisfying to use, but keep in mind that your party will need to be properly balanced. Not just any four jobs will do! There are a couple moments where the game nearly requires you to utilize certain jobs, and instead of feeling annoying, it may have actually been nice if there were more times the player was encouraged to try new things. Of particular interest are unique jobs like the Bard, Geomancer, and Evoker, but even jobs focused on physical attacks feel slightly more distinct than you'd expect.

The story of Light and Dark is surprisingly thoughtful, but again, very brief.

tudor_p7
tudor_p7

Story and RPG elements are kind of outdated. It was probably good at the time, now it feels like a very basic game

trockr
trockr

I really enjoyed this one. The job system is very fun, and the Auto battle feature for combat is really welcome. I haven’t played the pixel remaster yet so I can’t comment on that compared to this one, but I do like the art style in this one. The music is phenomenal as well.

As for what I didn’t like, I needed to grind to beat a few bosses- maybe like 30 minutes or so each time, so for me at least it wasn’t possible just just play all the way through without grinding here and there. Also the end has a big difficulty spike with a really long dungeon and lots of boss fights in a row (6 or 7) without any saving allowed in between. Also some jobs may not be viable for endgame stuff so you may want to look into that. Generally though if you go into a dungeon and can beat most fights in one round or without taking much damage, you’re probably good.

Overall score: 9/10

GrandMasterLightskinQuantavious
GrandMasterLig…

Let me be clear, this is my favorite FF game and my favorite way to play it (I know it's not the best, there's just nostalgia) so I am very biased. This game drips with personality, has a stellar sound track and it pushed the boundaries of RPG's for the DS when it was released. The cut scenes hold up years later, beautiful character design and the tried true FF formula are truly present in this remake of FF III. With all this praise, why the bad review? The game can randomly delete your saved data with no hope of recovery, this is a well documented glitch that has received no patches since its release to Steams platform. I've had it occur to me twice and it completely ruined my desire to continue, I'll stick to playing it on my DS.

Eulerian
Eulerian

-The job system is a neat idea. You can freely customize your team by assigning different jobs that cater to different strengths and abilities.

-This is the FF game where summons are first introduced!

-The main characters have more substance this time compared to the ones in FFI and FFII. It's still not much, but at least the characters feel more like people rather than blank slates.

-As for the story... it's basic good vs. evil, light vs. dark. There are sidequests and mini-stories along the way though, so there's a little more going on alongside the main plot.

-The graphics are decent -- PS1-era style visuals that reminded me a bit of FF7. I wish there were more FMV cinematics though - there's only just the one in the intro, and that's it. All other cutscenes use in-game graphics.

-The music is great as always. I haven't yet heard the Pixel Remaster's music, but I thought they did a good job here.

-The leveling is pretty reasonable. You can't easily beeline it for the ending, but you don't have to grind all the time, either. The encounter rate is not nearly as aggressive as it was in FFII. However, there is a difficulty spike late-game, and the punishment for undershooting your levels is rather severe in the final act -- you can get one-shotted and have to go through two dungeons all over again.

-A lot of other reviews (even fairly recent ones) talk about game-breaking bugs and progress/save-related issues, but these problems also seemed to center around the use of Quicksave and/or Continue. So I avoided those two options and only ever relied on Save Game and Load Game, while keeping occasional backups. Whether coincidental or not, I never experienced any bugs throughout my run. But it's still unnerving to even have to worry about the possibility. It doesn't look like any fixes have been rolled out, so it's still an ongoing concern.

-There's a secret boss (and an accompanying Steam achievement) if you want a challenge. It'll probably kick your butt a few times - it's not messing around.

-For you completionists out there... the "Jack of all Trades" achievement is terrible. After you've beaten the game and gotten all the other achievements, you'll be around the 25-30 hour mark or so. Getting this last achievement, however, will call for an additional 100+ hours of mindless toil, as you must grind all 23 jobs for all 4 characters up to level 99. Even with reasonably efficient cheese strategies, it takes forever. It'll even max out your in-game clock and you'll get stuck at 99:59:59. Dunno what they were thinking with this one.

Other than that last achievement, I enjoyed the game as a whole. It's still simple as far as RPGs / FF games go, but I'd say it's an improvement over its predecessors.

Heironious
Heironious

Ah yes, I forgot about how old games are. I played for 4 hours....wiped....no game to load LOL!!

pez211
pez211

DOn't buy this game..... Buy the new version. I found a game breaking bug about 1.5 into the game.

Thanks,

TTDankEngine
TTDankEngine

I owned the DS version of this game as a kid and the remaster does very well for itself.

Paw
Paw

I had an over all positive experience, with no game breaking bugs or crashes.

The story was decent, simple and a little silly

Save system was a little frustrating at times, as you can only do a proper save on the overworld map. Can be punishing when going into dungeons blind.

My only other gripe was while i liked the idea of all the different jobs, about half of them felt unnecessary

Argonian_Skeever
Argonian_Skeever

It's not unplayable but took a long time to get over the looks. I'd tell anyone to find a different version, of this great game.

Stuccoflexx
Stuccoflexx

game crashes before i can even play it

christaylor81
christaylor81

Fantastic version of a great game. Fans of the job system will love and FFV.

FirstFlowerOfMyHouse
FirstFlowerOfMyHouse

Its cute, brightly coloured, incredibly nostalgic, and very straight forward. Had an absolutely wonderful time with it.

SpAzArDoUs
SpAzArDoUs

Great fun remake if you are a fan of the old Final Fantasy games or even old rpgs. Added achievements are a plus and by looking up achievements you learn about Final Fantasy III's secret boss and summons. I played this on GBA as a kid an was sad that they never released on Playstation. I never knew you could get Bahamut, and Leviathan nor fight the games hardest boss/monster Iron Giant! Super fun! The only down side was that the game has audio glitches that might remove music, or airship sounds but they have fixes for that. To get all the achievements for getting all jobs to 99 for each character is a pain also. All in all its a great 3d remake an I found it enjoyable to play.

Chris
Chris

This is a remake of the original FF3 for the Famicon/Nintendo. There's a Pixel Remaster edition of the game as well.

3D remake means better right? Hell no this game is inferior to the Pixel Remaster but has more content.

So what additional content do we have in this version you say?

New content:

1. We got a plot of 4 named characters instead of just 4 random Joes.
2. The non-player characters who join our party while we explore dungeons all now contribute in fighting. (Princess Sara will heal our characters is a prime example).
3. Fights are harder because most bosses will attack twice. Final boss will attack 3x and Iron Giant will attack 4x.
4. Iron Giant is the super hard boss of Final Fantasy 3. It can attack up to 4x in a single turn plus uses meteror. Requires level 70-80 with a certain setup if you want to beat him at a low level.
5. Getting to level 82 for me took a long time. You need 999,999,999 experience points to reach level 99. I was only in the 350,000,000 range which meant I wasn't even half way yet.
6. Achievements are harder in this version than the Pixel Remaster. When I say harder I mean just more grind. In Pixel Remaster you only need 1 level 99 job for an achievement. In this game if you want to 100%, it requires you to get all characters job levels to 99 for every single job. There's about 21 jobs that you have to max out. It takes almost 2 hours to grind 1 job to 99. You're talking about 20-30 up to 40 hours at max. If you're a completionist like me you're in for a very long grind at the end.
7. You can earn job cards in this game. You max a job and can gain good loot. For example a devout who gets job level 99 can earn a holy wand. A wand that allows you to cast Curaga that heals a lot. It's a better version of the Elder's wand which can cast Cura. (Cure 2 in nes version)
8. You can earn the Ultimate Weapon which isn't in the Pixel Remaster. You have to go through a series of side quests in order to get it. It's all connected to the Mog Network which is in the remake version only.
9. In the Pixel Remaster you get the Onion knight class at the start of the game. In the remake you have to unlock it by doing a side quest related to the Mog Network. Character level 92+ gives insane stats for the Onion Knights. You farm the Yellow, Green and Red Dragons for the Onion equipment in the ??? dungeon or the 5th, 6th and 7th floor of the crystal tower. I never got to level 99 character level. It was way too much grinding and not necessary to get all the achievements. Anyone who got character level 99 and all jobs levels to 99 are the true grinders / completionists. Only 2% of the globe ever 100% this game according to the global stats of this game.

So all this new stuff that was added to the remake, why am I saying Pixel Remaster is better?
- Pixel Remaster is less of a grind, achievements are way easier to 100% the game and the graphics feel more authentic. Pixel Remaster stays in the 2D zone and it feels like the original Nes version. It stays true to the original source. But there are quality of life improvements which I like too.

Quality of life you say? what is that?
- This game's quality of life isn't there. In the Pixel Remaster that version offers a map. A map that tells you where every single treasure in the game is. A dungeon would have like 0/10 which means the dungeon has 10 treasure and I haven't looted any yet. While in the dungeon there's a map that shows the entire layout of the floor. This makes it easy for you to navigate every dungeon. Nothing is worse than having to miss treasure and in some cases the 100% treasure achievement. I had to start over 3x in this remake because I missed a treasure and missed mobs. There are missable enemies and treasure in this game. Remake's map only shows icons but nothing is labelled. As a result, it's hard to tell which towns are what assuming you ain't familiar with locations.

The quote "Less is more" is 100% true between both versions. I prefer having an easier time playing and 100% Final Fantasy 3. There wasn't any reason to add an achievement that takes like 40 hours to complete. I know that I don't have to do it but I got the competionist mentality and a part of me just can't help getting annoyed seeing 17/18 on my profile.

Update: It taking me 2-3 hours to grind a job to 99. With 21 overall you're lookin at 63 hours in addition to the 30 hours it takes complete the story. Add the "I missed a beast and need to start over to 100% the game mistake too".

Fumbles
Fumbles

This has everything I want in a 3D Final Fantasy Game. Long ago I got my hands on a fan translation of the NES game and it played well enough as with 8-bit graphics. The auto-run feature is great. Having 3 save files is a plus. I look forward to completing it.

Project Otter
Project Otter

Fun, whimsical, old school turn-based JRPG. It's pretty much a just a grand adventure. Job system is fantastic and almost limitless possibilities. Story is really nothing special. Pretty basic plot involving end of the world, but some of the details are interesting (like the floating continent). I haven't played the original or the pixel remaster, but I really enjoyed how this version gave the characters personalities. Sure, they could've pushed it further story-wise, but I understand them not wanting to upset fans of the original by doing so.

There are 2 or 3 sections where you HAVE to use certain jobs. It stinks, but it's brief. Personally, I enjoyed using monk/blackbelt, dark knight, knight, and white mage/devout for my last playthrough. No combination is wrong and it is that kind of freedom that makes this game shine!

kize15
kize15

Game doesn't start from launcher. It will open the SE splash screen and pop up the launcher again as though nothing happened. Steam refuses to refund a broken game because I purchased more than 2 weeks ago. Now I have a broken game and am expected to just buy the pixel remakes that work.

Copper
Copper

Played originally on 3ds. Great Game- my favourite FF game. Pick it up if you like any of the other FF games.

Melvin Bungle
Melvin Bungle

I'm glad that we are getting the FF from back in the Famicom and Super Famicom days! It was confusing back then because our US releases were numbered to make sense with the current FF Library that had been ported to us. So, when I grew up thinking I played FF 1, 2, AND 3 I had actually played 1 4 and 6. Having a chance to play some of the things I missed as a child is awesome! TY SE for re-re-releasing these!

Rumara
Rumara

my only complain is the lack of post content to justify full lvl achievement

Super Cat
Super Cat

Hey this version is fun too. A little more tedious than the pixel remaster but it has more characterization for the protagonists and new equipment to make jobs viable earlier instead of having to wait until you find the right village that sells gear for the job.

darkniciad
darkniciad

Adds a great deal of story and character vs. the original NES release, and auto battle makes grinding significantly easier. If you're going for all achievements, you're going to be grinding for a long time to max out all those jobs. The definitive version for me, though we'll see how I feel after playing the pixel remaster.

MemeMan1984
MemeMan1984

Why put any amount of time into this game?
Why spend 260 hours grinding for the Jack of All Trades achievement?
Because I have an addiction to RPGs and trophys.
This isn't a review it's a plea for help.

DeadlyStinger
DeadlyStinger

Final Fantasy iii its my first final fantasy games who i play and i like so much the story and soundtracks

epi san
epi san

Good game, good port. No bugs or glitches for me

ooFFoo
ooFFoo

I recommend this game to other players.

vavrinko(SK)
vavrinko(SK)

Story - 3/5
Gameplay - 2/5
Atmosphere - 1/5
Artstyle - 4/5

Alright, so this game is actually pretty good in it's genre. The problem is that it does not offer much besides grinding, which I hate, and if it wasn't for cheats, I would never finish it.

- The story is very simple. Not really childish though, as most people would say. It has it's sweet moments and even some slightly more serious ones (or at least it tries to have those). However, as there is so little of the story, the dialogues are almost always expository and it lacks a proper depth, I would say that it is superficial or stupid for the most part, rather than childish. This remake added a few new dialogues and it gave the main characters at least some personality, but this is clearly not a story-telling game. It is a game about grinding.

- The gameplay consists of you walking around the map, fighting mosters, walking into the dungeon, fighting more monsters, then fighting a boss, then repeat. There is nothing else to do in the world. The encounters are random (the map is visualy empty and the game simply throws random enemies at you) and the battles are turn based. If you are into turn based tactics, this game is really good. You have a huge variety of classes, which are mostly distinct from one another. Yet for me, this, the grinding and the repetitivness of it all, is a combination of the most boring and annoying gameplay elements ever. Many times during the "main storyline" you are forced to wonder around the world fighting one dull battle after another, just to get high enough level to beat the boss at the end of a dungeon. Your reward is a new spell or a weapon, that deals more damage, yet plays exactly the same as the previous one (you select it in the menu and press "use"), and a few simple, expository cutscenes. Only once in a while you will get a dialogue that tells something about the characters. Basically hours of mindless, repetitive, dull activity which is hardly worth the reward.
- I also have to mention, as always with these games, it is missing some kind of a log, to tell you where to go. The game mostly gives you good directions during the "story", but sometimes you just forget which silly-named, made-up continet is which. There aren't many places to go, but it still can happen.

- The artstyle is simple and cute. Nothing overdecorated like most asian fantasies. Music was nicely remade, as well. No monophonic NES sounds. However, it will get very annoying very fast, as there are only 5 or so tracks that play during certain scenarios and only one, very simple battle theme.

KrimsonKatt
KrimsonKatt

Bad remake. Buy pixel remaster instead.

Venoix
Venoix
FoximusLoximus
FoximusLoximus

This is my first steam review for a game. I am apprehensive to even do this, but my frustrations are so real that I can't help it. I have played through this game to the last dungeon two times, but I haven't beaten it. Why? Because this game has a terrible bug that makes you have a chance of losing your progress entirely. The first time this happened I put the game down for several months. I recently picked it back up to finish the mission, saving in a different file every time. However, the game closed unexpectedly due to a power outage. "No problem," I thought. Upon opening the game, I was greeted to a sight that burned my eyes: no saves in any slots. I assumed that steam would've backed up the save or that it would just take my autosave just fine, but no. I downloaded a save file so that I could beat the game, but I am so disheartened that I quit. I'll never beat the cloud of darkness on this version. So many hours of my life spent on save files that wound up meaning nothing. Thanks Square.

Edit: Went and learned speedrun strats so I could actually beat the game in a reasonable amount of time. One item duplication glitch filled run later and I finally beat the game that has haunted my sleep for months. Still don't really recommend this game until they fix the save bug.

Pcable131
Pcable131

For me, as a Final Fantasy fan, Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) is the inferior version of the game compared to the Pixel Remaster. It boils down to the art style and random difficulty scaling for me personally but nonetheless this 3D Remake is still enjoyable and worth playing for the extra content alone.

Final Fantasy III generally struggles from having too many classes/jobs and if you aren't aiming to 100% the achievements for this game, there really isn't a reason to play them all. Which means that a large section of the game that was developed is relatively useless and this applies to the Pixel Remaster and 3D version of the game. Beyond the useless classes/jobs the story can be rather basic but through the lens of a 1990 release (and 2011 re-release) you have some appreciation for the advancements made especially in comparison to Final Fantasy I and II.

If you are a hardcore Final Fantasy fan, this game is worth playing. If you are just trying to get in the series or genre I would recommend the Pixel Remaster version. Either way, you won't regret your decision!

ceyton
ceyton

Classic FF play, no more, no less

ufotatsu
ufotatsu

I loved the original and it is a great classic RPG game. However, 3D animations of this remake just adds that bit extra to the overall feel of the game. Great gameplay and typical to all FF games, great story. There was time where I would need to grind but overall a great game to go back and play.

Christophelees
Christophelees

Really smooth game-play and a imaginative story line. Love the job class system in this one!

Anonymous
Anonymous

simple and fun. When you just want to enjoy a old throwback game that was done really well you can't go wrong with anything else but final fantasy.

SuperFun
SuperFun

Good game, it brings back memory when I was a kid. Auto battle makes it better than the original version, but I like the original sound track more than this one.

สนุกดีครับ เล่นแล้วนึกถึงตอนเด็กๆเลย ระบบ Auto battle ทำให้เก็บเลเวลง่ายขึ้นมาหน่อย แต่ผมชอบเพลงของภาคเดิมมากกว่าครับ

bluegrief
bluegrief

i have completed the first three series so far and i am playing the series according to release order to see the development of FF series.I can honestly say this one is one step forward in the sequence about the characters and story telling. They did an awesome with the jobs staff. I can not wait to see what FF4 offers!

hardheart
hardheart

I'd probably prefer the pixel version but this gets it done.

Nem Dhregin
Nem Dhregin

I bought this game thinking it woudl be an easy 18 achievements to clear the entire thing. No problem, right?

I was so wrong. This game is really, really solid - but 100%'ing it took around 140-160 hours give or take. Theres a lot of afk time in my play through.. because my God is leveling every job to 99 insane.

I did enjoy the bonus content in this version, actually giving a super boss designed for a leveled up onion knight was cool. I had to lvl to 93 before even attemping it though. aiyahh so crazy.

Good game though, pretty fun, wouldn't recommend 100%'ing it.

Dilbo
Dilbo

Great game, and well adjusted for pc

Kontainer
Kontainer

Much love for the older final fantasy games. Not a fan of newer rpgs.

John
John

This is a port of a Nintendo DS/PSP game from an era when Square Enix's PC ports were very, very rough. Rougher than they are nowadays. Allow me to outline all the ways in which that is true for this game:
• There is a launcher that comes up every time you open the game. It is not compatible with controllers, so you'll have to click the play button to get into the actual game. This doesn't bother me, but if you're playing on a TV it totally would.
• Certain character animations appear to stutter, in particular, the main characters' battle idle animations and their victory screen animations.
• Every time the game has to load an animation that you haven't yet used during a play session it freezes for a second or two.
• The font used for the text doesn't really fit the whole fantasy vibe. It's serviceable. That said, the text isn't just confined to text boxes...
• ... in some instances, the contrast between the color of the text and the background isn't very high, which can make it hard to read.

None of these are deal breakers, though! So let's get into game design choices that I'm not big on:
• You can only save on the world map, there are no save points added to dungeons, so if you die you could have to make up half an hour to multiple hours of lost progress, which means grinding feels necessary at certain points.
• With the auto battle feature, grinding isn't a slog of constant button mashing, thankfully. That said, the game never explains how auto battle works, and if you're coming from newer Final Fantasy games you might expect it to be 'smart' and use the most effective moves or heal your characters when necessary. Instead, it just copies the moves you used on your previous turn, so if you used Raise to revive a character last turn and hit auto battle this turning your white mage is going to keep using Raise whether you need to or not. (I suggest finding enemies you can defeat with just physical attacks and using auto battle to grind against those, that way you're not using up all of your MP.)
• The plot is modified from the original to make the game more in line with modern Final Fantasy plots (giving the main characters names and defining their individual relationships with NPCs in the world), but the dialogue still feels like it's constrained. There's a brevity to English translations of Japanese NES games that seems to exist in this DS remake as well. The translation is not objectionable, it's good, even, it just feels like more dialog would have helped the game better achieve its goal of fleshing the world and characters out.
• The brevity of the dialog, combined with a very basic world map that shows you towns and dungeons you've visited but doesn't tell you what they're called, can make figuring out where to go difficult sometimes. After the first few hours of the game (I beat it in around 40 hours) I started using a guide, which directed me to some side quests I likely never would have undertaken otherwise. For example, there's an optional dungeon where an NPC standing out front tells you very bluntly: 'only dark knights can make it through this cave!' but that's not true, what he actually means is that the cave contains enemies that are able to multiply themselves and dark knights can use weapons that prevent enemies from multiplying. I made it to the end and got the treasure without a dark knight in my party just fine.
• I know this is a staple in older JRPGs due to cartridge space constraints, but it's weird to be fighting a big boss battle and then, 15 minutes later, run through a dungeon and get into a random encounter fight with an enemy that's just a recolor of the boss I fought a few minutes ago. It's one thing to re-use basic enemies, but re-using bosses outside of areas where it thematically makes sense to do so cheapens the impact of those boss fights.

So, why do I still recommend it?
I bought and played through the first dungeon of the game in the Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster, and it just feels like a mess with low detail pixel art for characters/enemies, highly detailed pixel art backgrounds, and a high resolution aliased font. I could maybe look past that if there were significant quality of life improvements, but there aren't as far as I know.
While I don't think the PC port of Final Fantasy III's 3D Remake is *incredible,* I can say wholeheartedly that it feels like it was designed by a team who loved the source material and were dedicated to making a version of the game that was unique but still upheld the original's legacy.
Though I did have a couple of frustrating deaths that required me to make up a lot of lost progress, that's a classic JRPG for you, baby!
In short, it was totally worth the time I invested into playing it, and if you're trying to decide which version of Final Fantasy III to buy on Steam, I would suggest you pick this one.

The Dark One Cion
The Dark One Cion

It was fun, but I prefered the pixel remasters. A lot less grinding especially for the achievements.

ChillyKoti
ChillyKoti

Amazing game, the original on the famicom is awesome, the 3d remake on the nintendo DS is perfect.

...

Unfortunately the Steam port is horrible.
Lots of crashes, bugs, and technical difficulties just for the luxury of beeing able to play this masterpiece on a computer.

One of the main bugs I experienced was the sound half working.
Sometimes, you get the background music working, sometimes no.
Some sound effects are completely absent from the game (half the "beep" sound in the menus works)
Some musics are completely absent as well, for exemple when you travel with the airship or chocobo, no music plays.

I am unsure as to why there is so many unfinished stuff in the game and it's just a port.

Tldr, this game is awesome, masterpiece. Worth playing.

On Steam? Unfortunately, you will have a terrible experience.

Highly recommend everyone to either buy the game on Nintendo DS or to find an emulator for the NES version ( The Pixel Remaster seems to work just fine however and is very similar )

Wolfgang421
Wolfgang421

An entertaining title. I have no nostalgia for previous versions and that may have been for the best. Witnessing the changes and evolution of Final Fantasy mechanics has been a joy. Works like a charm with standard and GE Proton. If I have one significant gripe it is the launcher that pops up, preventing big screen with controller only mode.

Old Man Fanta
Old Man Fanta

Crunchy old-school JRPG action - in 3D!

theshade391
theshade391

Absolute masterclass of JRPG nostalgia. My favourite FF game. HD remake (Again) Square please

Clockwork
Clockwork

It's a nice little game with a simple plot, as you can expect from every Final Fantasy games that came out before the 4th (you can feel the leap of quality from the 4 to the 6 and on).

Overall, it's a quite simple game. There's just a difficulty leap somewhere around after the first half of the game, so you better get ready to level up accordingly to counterbalance it.

Dimebag
Dimebag

Classic JRPG... not much else to say.

OpenTheDoor
OpenTheDoor

It's a chill game. very good :D

Aidski
Aidski

I like the pixel remaster better, but this 3D remake gives the PCs personality and really flushes out the first hour or two of the game. The gameplay and story is good, too. The DS graphics don't transfer that well to a monitor though, and definitely not to a TV.

Now Square-Enix, bring Final Fantasy Tactics (War of the Lions) to Steam so I can finish my collection.

Cammy
Cammy

This port is held back by horrible audio quality and terrible performance. Either hunt down the DS version or just get the pixel remaster instead.

WheelChairWilly
WheelChairWilly

This game is easy to review, It is very similar to FF7, and has a great remake of 3D quality to compliment it. I am currently trying to play this game, but with a family, and obviously working full time, it is not easy to put the time in. However, I will sure try to fit time in when I can.

This is another perfect game for people who have can swing the time, or if you simply have a lot of time on your hands, then you would really enjoy this game!

CynderDragoneye
CynderDragoneye

It's the CUTEST most FUN Final Fantasy out there! Plus brings me boatloads of nostalgia. It's memorable and truly entertaining! Great story and love the characters too.

bob.rivendell
bob.rivendell

I love these old format games , FF3 ,FF4, FF4 after years, FF5, FF6 , FF7,my favourite is FF9 and FF X.
Then they get too complicated. i'm 67 and love these games. I love changing my team/jobs.
I'M SORRY IF MY LIKES ARE A DISAPPOINTMENT TO YOU, BUT IT'S HORSES FOR COURSES........GOOD LUCK

noodles
noodles

Terrible port of the DS version, I don't remember this game having so many game-breaking bugs before.
My most recent playthrough has been riddled with bugs such as:

1) Ending a battle at sea can sometimes just make your boat disappear and you start walking on water with no way of getting back on land or getting your boat back.

2) Backtracking through a dungeon can sometimes re-trigger cutscenes and reset the dungeon. (Chests have their items again but nothing gets taken away from your inventory, so this is an unreliable duplication glitch)

3) Game sometimes creates bugged quicksaves where you can't change jobs.

Worst one of all and the one that compelled me to write a review: Game just goes completely white right before fighting Hein in Hein Castle and freezes! For some reason, right before fighting Hein the game fades to white and it just crashes no matter what I do. I've searched the web and tried troubleshooting the issue to no success. I even tried speedrunning the dungeon and it still crashes.

Bugs #1-3 are very annoying but could all be mitigated with the usage of more than 1 save file and some patience, but the one in Hein Castle is a figurative brick wall which makes the game unbeatable for me.

If you feel like me and want to play this PC port due to nostalgia, don't. I recommend to just use a DS emulator/hacked 3DS and play the original DS version instead. If you've never played FF3 before, I recommend trying out the new Pixel Remaster. (Slight warning: Pixel Remaster has the original plot and basic self-insert characters from the NES version, the DS/3D remake is the only version of FF3 with actual main characters)

Jas2910
Jas2910

Great game,

The story is simple but powerfull. The job class system is really fun to experiment with.
In the 3D remake they give the main characters names and a backstory in the pixel remaster they are just blank characters. So i prefer this one.

Just pick it up and play it!

Mudfrog
Mudfrog

Its ok, just kind of ok. Its nice for people who didnt have any other way of experiencing this game but now that Pixel remaster is out, play that. Pixal remaster is far superior in every way. The only leg up this game has for me is that each character you play as has their own personalities. the Pixal remaster has neutral characters like FF1. My biggest gripe is that you cant skip cutscenes and there is no dungeon map. The game is a huge time waster, when you'd rather being playing it there is some long unskipable cutscene.

Forest
Forest

ENGLISH
I Have Not Played Enough To Do A Full Review.
SPANISH
No He Jugado Lo Suficiente Para Hacer Una Revisión Completa.

Dravinchi
Dravinchi

Save... Save game... Now save again!

I played this on another device but didn't finish, as my eyes have gotten worse. I decided to buy it on sale for a very good price here on steam, so I could play the game on a bigger screen.

I played it on steam for about a half an hour, died in the mines (I should have went for Cid's ship first) and I received a crash course in remembering... Save and save often. I had only quick saved in the first dungeon and when I died there was no save file so I will have to start at the beginning of the game again.

This game has a very harsh save system. It is countered by simply saving whenever saving is available... Don't forget to save. Other than that, my previous experience on the other device was enjoyable and I plan on finishing the game this time... we'll see.

Save!

Saundra
Saundra

Brings back good times. Love them all.

michaelkozy
michaelkozy

this game unfortunately is so buggy that it is unplayable.... after I defeat the djinn my game reverts back to the beginning of the story and soft locks... I have tried to restart and see if it was a one off thing, but unfortunately it is not each time I did this it always came to the same outcome. disappointed

Novah
Novah

I played this game and the pixel remaster side-by-side at the same time. I really enjoyed both, and i'll compare and contrast the two here. The graphics and storyline are better told in this version than the Pixel Remaster, however the Gameplay is a little slower paced. There's a little bit more content in the form of extra quests and an extra superboss as well. If you're looking for a quick run (or rerun!) through of a retro game, I might suggest the pixel remaster. If you're really looking to savor all the flavor, play this version, the 3D remake.

Airoxal
Airoxal

Never played the original version. This is good overall. I think I like the Pixel Remaster a little better, but this 3D one is quite nice. I just wish the controller was fully supported and not partially.

Mog
Mog

I can't get the game to work on the new pc.

September
September

Somewhat difficult but this game is a ton of fun and has a pretty simple and straight forward story. Is a great way to start Final Fantasy games before going into the bigger games.

coffincoffincoffin
coffincoffincoffin

Terribly balanced.

The fact that you cannot buy phoenix downs in this game at all and are forced to restart the game every time your characters die if you run out of them was a baffling game design decision, especially when there are monsters early on in the game who can just suddenly one-shot you if they land a critical. You're forced to grind hard to the point where you feel reasonably safe, and there are many instances where you have to go back in forth to towns to heal up after every 1-2 battles just to be safe and topped off. Even after getting the hang of the difficulty spikes, it was just exhausting to play.

The zoom-in mechanic, where you have to manually zoom in to find secret interactions, was annoying and unnecessary. I hate having to play the game near-sighted just so that I don't accidentally miss something. There's nothing fun or challenging about it. It just exists to provide obstacles to the player. The most annoying part is that it zooms out after every fight and every time you enter a new area.

violet_rain50
violet_rain50

After the 2020 update, this is a respectable 3d remake of an often overlooked Final Fantasy.

tkr89
tkr89

I would recommend this game IF AND ONLY IF you want to play the game and do not care to finish the achievements. The grind for the achievements is exhaustive and it took me 239 hours to finish them all. The story can be done ~20-25 hours. If that stand alone story is worth it to you, pick it up for a throw back to early FF days. Otherwise, just play the later entries in the series.

Tukachevsky
Tukachevsky

imagine this game's dialogue but in a stonetoss comic

Hoes Mad
Hoes Mad

Its ok, story, well its there. Theres an attempt at characters but they dont really have any personality. The gameplay is fun, the replay is hammered down by certain bosses only being defeatable by one specific damage group(melee only or magic only) but looks past that and plenty of replay value

Skoops
Skoops

Final Fantasy III is kind of a strange game. This 3D remake clings to a number of elements that are rather archaic and un-intuitive by today's standards, yet made a rather noticeable list of changes compared to the original game on the Famicom. Some of these changes, like tweaks to the class system to balance it better and give most jobs some kind of unique command in combat, are welcome alterations, while other changes, like removing the cast of avatars that filled your party in the original game in favor of established characters with backgrounds and defined personalities, don't quite stick the landing, unfortunately. Not to say that they're bad by any means, but they feel half-baked and change the experience rather significantly compared to the original game in some ways.

All that said, it's still a solid, if flawed, game. The class system, while very basic, is still enjoyable to use, dungeons and bosses are quite inventive and interesting compared to the ones in Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, and while the story is much more quaint compared to Final Fantasy II's, it has its own light charm. As long as you go into this game with the idea that this was a Famicom game originally, with many of the artifacts that come with that, fans of JRPGs should still find plenty here to enjoy. If, however, you want to experience Final Fantasy III as it was always intended to be, I would recommend the Pixel Remaster over this one. But if you want a little bit more characterization and story, or you want classes with some different abilities from the original or the Pixel Remaster, then absolutely give this version a try.

Dflores324
Dflores324

Great way to play a classic game with a more modern touch

StalexOnFire
StalexOnFire

Got stuck in the game for a supposed (Initialized) bug that exists for at least two years (as I can see in some reporting). I will not restart the game from the begining and pray each time that I don't get that bug again. If my comment can prevent at least one person from buying that piece of crap then I'll be happy

Lo Pan
Lo Pan

Nothing annoys me more than when a Youtube channel or Reddit post ranks all of the final fantasy games and puts Final Fantasy 3 towards the bottom. Sure, the game was only released in Japan, was for the original Nintendo, and had a somewhat generic story that didn't even name the main characters. But that completely discounts this INCREDIBLE 3D remake.

This remake breathes a completely new air into the game, and is easily one of (if not) my favorite Final Fantasy games. Everything you think of when you think of the best Final Fantasy tropes are in here. Airships, Chocobos, White Mages, Black Mages, 9999 damage, lvl 99, Jobs, Crystals, Optional Super Bosses. People complain that the story is generic, but I think that's mostly because it's been done. Every Final Fantasy game involves crystals and saving the world etc. But this game probably does it best. The Job system is super fun and the D&D inspired magic system is also very enjoyable. Also, it's hard. To me, game style wise and graphics wise, this is the spiritual 4th main-line Final Fantasy game in the PS1 era, which is the greatest era for Final Fantasy.

10/10. This game rules.

PS: I'm playing through on steam for the first time, but I have Nintendo DS with a broken D-Pad from farming job levels and have played this game for hundreds of hours.

Sora563
Sora563

A great early JRPG visually re-imagined for (what used to be) the modern day. The PCs' cute chibi art style and the job class system are what keep me coming back to this one. Highly recommend to anyone who likes turn-based RPGs.

Kongor
Kongor

Being caught up in the mainstream online multiplayer games for many years has left be a bit disheartened with gaming lately. So to come back and play a classic solo rpg and playing out the full story was so refreshing. After 30ish hours of enjoyable game play I feel a sweet warmth for games again. It's been a long time since I last felt solid enjoyment from a video game vs. mindless time killing.

If you feel like gaming leaves a void for you. Pick up FF3 and give it a try. It has been rather refreshing.

AX0L_
AX0L_

very fun but hella hard if you don't know what to do

Zolberic
Zolberic

One of my first games I ever beat on my DS

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This game makes me emotionally distraught; but it turned me on to the Final Fantasy series as a whole.

I would highly recommend; & I hope to return to this title again in the future.