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Final Fantasy III
Role-Playing
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Nintendo Super NES
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5.0 (44 votes)
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Words cannot describe how brilliant and wonderful this incredible game is. I unfortunately never got to buy this wonderful game when I was younger, even though I owned almost every other Super NES game. I also never owned Chrono Trigger either, but guess what! I now own a nice emulator that I got online, and I got FFIII, FFII, and CT. All three are probably the best games ever. I began playing both FFIII and CT and felt instantly the awesome feeling I got in the good old days from the original Super NES games that we'd always rent, but never got to buy. I actually did rent Chrono Trigger a long time ago but I'd forgotten all about until I played it and I became entranced in the wonderful music, intrigueing storyline, cool characters, and really sweet gameplay. But as for Final Fantasy III, this game has now hooked me and it refuses to let go. I've spent the past five days playing nothing but FFIII, FFII, and CT. Final Fantasy III has a thoroughly complex storyline and an awesome cast of characters. I was actually on the verge of crying at certain scenes, they just were so sad. The game begins with only Terra, who is confused about herself and is being controlled by the empire to find the Espers, which are magical beings from a world that is only enterable through a cave deep in a mountain. Terra is rescued by Locke, who's a member of the Returners, and he is friends with Edgar, the king of the kingdom of Figaro. They then meet his brother Sabin, and then Locke rescues General Celes of the imperial army, who joins them because she doesn't believe in the evil deeds she is forced to do all the time, and because she reminds Locke of his lost girlfriend, Rachel. Soon, the game branches off into three different scenarios where you must guide each of the newfound characters back to Narshe, the city where the game begins. You soon meet several more characters, like Cyan, who might be my favorite character, and is a loyal knight of Doma, and who feels guilty about the death of his wife and child due to the poisoning of the castle's water system. There's also Gau, a boy who was raised from birth by wild animals in the woods, who is met fairly early in the game. In addition, there is also Shadow, a mercenary ninja who can be hired by the player at various points in the game until he is permenantly forced to join you, and when he seems to WANT to join you as well. You also meet Setzer, a world travelling gambler who owns a big airship called the Blackjack, and there's also Strago and his grand daughter Relm, who are magic experts who accompany you much later on. Aside from these main characters who form the storyline, there are also three others who must be found and placed in the party. There's Mog, a moogle, Umaro, who's a yeti, and Gogo, who's a mimic who never speaks. One of the key characters in this story is the villain, who is hailed as one of the best in video game history or otherwise. His name is Kefka, and he has a fiery personality that soon engulfs the world in a war that was begun by his commander, Emperer Gestahl. But Kefka soon advances to being the true villain of the story and he says lines that have made me laugh for hours on end. "Son of a Submariner", "I shall build a monument to non-existence", and the famous, "You all sound like chapters in a self-help booklet!". These are only a few of the unusual things you'll hear from Kefka, and in my opinion, he makes a far better villain than Sephiroth. I think if Sephiroth were more like Kefka, he would be more effective. I never really cared as much for FFVII the way everyone else on earth did, and it seems that that game gets to a point where it becomes impossible to progress further. There are bosses who are simply too insanely hard to beat, and it really takes the fun out of the game, forcing you to have to spend weeks battling enemies on the field until you're halfway ready to fight the boss. Yep, that's FFVII. No, I shouldn't talk about it like it's bad. It's a good game. It just totally loses its epic feel once you leave the city of Midgar. It took me seven years of learning how to play FF properly before I ever managed to get past the battle at the end of the Shinra building. But anyway, getting back to FFIII, what I love about this game is not only the flawless, incredibly massive storyline, the loveable, great characters, the wonderful musical score, the interesting world map design (something I pay attention to in each FF game, just for grins), and the good graphics (I don't care if others don't like the graphics! They're good! They are!!! How can you honestly say they're bad?!), other than all that, what I really love about it is, you are very much free in this game to go virtually anywhere you want, especially when you get the airship. This game seems like it's several different stories interwoven into one, which is pretty much what it is. There also really isn't a particular main character either. Certain ones seemed like they could've been at first, but then a new one comes along who seems to take that role. Usually the lead roles are considered to be Locke, Edgar, and Terra. They're only the ones you start with though. Locke is cool, but he isn't the actual main character. FFIX revolves around Zidane, and FFIV revolves around Cecil, for example. But this game has a different style. It revolves around all the characters, not just one. The actual main character could be a number of them. Celes, Terra, Cyan, Edgar, Sabin, Locke, and even Shadow seem like they could be THE main character. What's interesting is how you are put into a position in which it feels like you're looking through the eyes of the character you're controlling. It really feels real, to a certain extent. It's also very easy to become attached to the characters. I remember feeling very sad when I saw how Cyan felt, seeing his loved ones pass away. I also almost wanted to yell at Kefka when he killed General Leo. Kefka is just a very sinister villain who couldn't care less what happens to the world, or anyone besides himself. That's one thing that makes him very different than Sephiroth, who thought what he was doing was a good thing for the planet. Kefka thinks in reverse. He's actually very likeable, though. It's hard to explain. But my advice is, if you don't already own this game on Super NES, or the Playstation remake, download an emulator, at www.emuparadise.com, or this one other website where I got mine (sorry, can't remember what it's called...). I'm not gonna spoil any more of the game than I already have, so play it and find out why it's truly one of the three greatest video games ever created or concieved.
För mina komentarer se Final Fantasy VI (Playstation)
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