Has anyone else here played final fantasy 3? I feel like it is the most easily forgotten game in the mainline series. I've been playing through the DS version, it feels like a stripped-down, first draft of Final Fantasy 5. In my game I have just gotten the

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Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 16:30:29 35cee6 No.15400063

Has anyone else here played final fantasy 3? I feel like it is the most easily forgotten game in the mainline series. I've been playing through the DS version, it feels like a stripped-down, first draft of Final Fantasy 5. In my game I have just gotten the earth crystal and I am about to enter the final dungeon. So, what do you think of it?

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 16:38:58 6733a7 No.15400078

It's alright but the whole adjustment phase thing was retarded and the stuff locked behind mognet can suck it. It's a lot better than you'd think a NES RPG would be at least.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 16:45:27 dc623e No.15400100

>>15400078

>locked behind mognet

Please elaborate, this isn't fuckery relating to Streetpass is it, or something more akin to locking Gravity Daze/Rush 2's costumes behind online?

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 16:48:59 35cee6 No.15400113

>>15400100

You have to connect to seven other FF3 players to be able to unlock the onion knight job in the DS version.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 17:21:31 abe934 No.15400243

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When I got to the final tower I felt underleveled and the grind felt really shitty. I ended up giving up. I felt rather shitty afterward because I'd dumped quite a few hours into that bastard. Maybe I was just too old to stick it out like I used to when I attempted it on the DS.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 17:28:25 f6a195 No.15400267

>>15400113

I get why they made the StreetPass system and I'm sure it was fun in a busy city like Tokyo or Osaka where there were plenty of other people you could bump in to, but it's a poorly thought out idea for rural players and basically means content will be 100% removed in the future unless you get lucky or own multiple dses (which I do, along with the means to fake new ds games, but still). This is doubly alarming in what should be a 100% single player game.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 17:32:56 551a06 No.15400287

I played the NES version. its pretty cool. I personally love games with this kinda class system, letting you switch them around and grind stuff out.

Never finished it though.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 17:36:54 02e565 No.15400310

I've played the original famicom game and enjoyed it, it's the best FF game out of the 8bit ones.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 18:18:10 7f4439 No.15400536

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No, but I played FF3 on the SNES and to be honest - I thought it was mediocre at best. The only interesting characters were Locke, Celes, and Terra. Gameplay wise, it's middling. It doesn't have the classic JRPG formula down to an autistic level the way Dragon Quest does - and it doesn't do enough well, different, or interesting to make it stand out the way ChronoTrigger, Sword of Mana, Phantasy Star IV, Breath of Fire II, and other JRPGs of the time did. The only memorable part of the game was the opera-house scene and Kefka destroying the world - leaving a rather boring place to explore as the setting for the final act of the game.

The game was way overhyped. Never had an SNES as a kid (I was in the Sega trenches), so the first time I played it was in the context of having a shit-ton of other JRPG to play through emulation - so I think I had a far broader perspective going into it and it just didn't impress.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 18:18:43 a6ff5b No.15400538

I only got the viking boat after shrinking down to fight rats, need to try and pick it up again. I would agree that it does feel like the beta version of FF5. Some stuff drove me crazy, like how you had different levels of MP, unlocking classes was confusing, and I was unsure how to properly build my characters. It just felt very experimental and off putting.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 18:22:43 043175 No.15400550

>>15400536

I'm with you on that. FF6 just wasn't very good. The combat is terribly simple and the ability system was vastly improved in 9. I don't know what people see in it.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 18:25:19 6733a7 No.15400563

>>15400538

>and I was unsure how to properly build my characters

Pro-tip, there isn't any long term character building outside of HP. Having one person be a dedicated magic character will only fuck you over royally in the long run.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 18:28:09 a91e53 No.15400576

>>15400536

when i saw the pictures of the Magitek armors in some Nintendo Power preview back in the day i was expecting those to be the main gimmick of the game and not just a one or to battles thing

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 18:54:06 8a01d0 No.15400676

>>15400267

At least with Street Pass you can randomly come across people who just happen to have their Nintendo 1) along with them 2) Stree Pass turned on instead of preserving the battery and 3) the same game inserted.

With Mognet you have to go out of your way to exchange friend codes with people. Good luck finding enough people without using the internet.

>>15400243

The last dungeon was a pure endurance test. I think the best way to play it instead of grinding is to get in and try to make it as far as you can and safely make your way back out. Every time you find yourself getting a little further, giving you a small feeling of progression, instead of running in circles on the same floor.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 19:10:35 92415b No.15400744

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>>15400536

Anon…

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 19:13:33 2e9211 No.15400749

So I've never played final fantasy before and I decided to pick up and start with 7, was that a good choice?

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 19:21:17 92415b No.15400775

>>15400749

It's alright, I like it. FF7 has weird reputation, over the years it's been over-rated, then faced backlash and was under-rated for a while. Just don't expect it to be god's gift to man, and you'll probably be happy with it. Personally my favourites are 4, 12 and 1, in that order so my tastes in FF games might be a little unusual though.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 21:08:39 172c18 No.15401234

FFIII certainly was innovative at the time, but all of it's innovations were done far better in FFV. It's an interesting game from a historical/evolution of X standpoint, but otherwise it doesn't have much to make it stand out. It has the job system, but many jobs in FF3 end up being throwaway gimmicks for one dungeon or otherwise completely forgotten ten minutes after they're introduced. At the end of the game, the god jobs just make everything else pointless. I suppose that was the point, that unlocking new jobs was supposed to be the progression system, but it all feels kind of hollow when your entire party composition changes with each new job group reveal.

It's not a bad game, but FFV is pretty much a more polished version of it in every way. It's essentially obsolete in a way that FF1 or even FF2 never became. Probably my least favorite of the NES trio.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 21:08:58 c6e8ef No.15401235

The only Final Fantasy game I've ever played. I loved every minute of it back then, but I think it's too grindy and generic by today's standards so I'd probably hate it now.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 21:23:58 0b3d49 No.15401306

great game. didn't care for the remake - Famicom version all the way

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 23:28:13 f997a8 No.15401666

I remember power leveling on the moving walkways with Berserk. Easy peasy auto grinding.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 23:44:43 cde197 No.15401715

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FF3? The one with those onion knight sprites that look like tubby munchkins? I remember trying it out on an emulator, playing the beginning section for a bit, and then quiting because the character sprites looked too fat and retarded. Such a downgrade from the FF1 sprites.

Anonymous 09/03/18 (Mon) 23:52:02 b456ed No.15401735

>>15400063

Game's alright, I have nothing meaningful to say about it beyond that. It was better than the first two games, that's for sure.