Final Fantasy III – DS review

Nearly twenty years after its first release, how will the Final Fantasy series translate to a new platform in the DS? Final Fantasy III retains many of the features that marked out the earlier instalments – will it manage to provide enough fresh new content and features while remaining faithful to the original Final Fantasy? Check out our comprehensive review to find out.Click here to read the full Final Fantasy III DS review now!

Final Fantasy III – DS review
We’ve all been there. Seduced by a seemingly pretty face, left dumb-struck by lots of precision-plastered make-up, only to discover that what’s inside is broken, unlikeable or older than advertised. Final Fantasy III is, in many ways, a bit like that. To look at, this is one of the most visually-arresting games on Nintendo’s handheld. But, for those unacquainted with Japan’s most famous role-playing export (now into its twelfth iteration on the PlayStation 2), it’s also one of the oldest and most difficult beneath the surface.

An update of a seventeen-year-old NES game, Final Fantasy III has had its looks updated, but the character remains largely unchanged. As a Japanese RPG, this is as traditional as you could hope for. Or dread.

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