A port of Final Fantasy VI
The sixth entry in the Final Fantasy series was dubbed Final Fantasy III in the West because three out of the five previous installments of the series had not been released there at the time. Similarly to its predecessors, this is a role-playing game where the player controls a party of characters, travelling between various locales in the world, fighting randomly appearing regular enemies and bosses, and making the characters stronger by improving their skills and getting better equipment for them. The game maintains the ATB (active time battle) system of the two previous installments in the series, spicing traditional turn-based combat engine with a real-time element.
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Final Fantasy III (SNES) delivers a classic JRPG experience with a charming cast, fun job-changing system, and a surprisingly deep story for its time. The graphics are beautifully pixelated, the soundtrack is iconic, and while some dungeons drag on a bit, the challenge is rewarding. For fans of retro games, it's definitely a must-play!
Job system makes it considerable better than the 2 previous games.
I'm not sure why I couldn't get into this game, or any Final Fantasy game really! I've played both the GBA port and this one and I still can't like it. This SNES version is slightly better because it runs smoother, and the sound quality is at least better too.
This is the first JRPG or RPG I ever played. It was the 90's I was in 4th grade and my friends older brother was playing it with a friend. In the end we all played it for hours together trying to work out what to do with nothing but some hints from Nintendo Power. I personally played through the game years later and the story is excellent. They somehow manage to make you care about a large cast of characters, something few games accomplish as well. This game is no less worth playing today than when it came out. The one negative I can think of is that accomplishing some tasks in the game require a long grind. It can now be easily obtained on Steam as part of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters. If you want you can probably still find an SNES copy but it will cost a bit and may or may not save reliably if you don't change the battery.
Good game. Decent gameplay, nice story.
One of the best out there. This game is the beginning of the golden age of Final Fantasy, in my opinion. Huge, ambitious, full of variety. The various set pieces and minigames here feel like the blueprint for FF7's insane variety of minigames.