Reviewer trashes FF III (DS)

[Gratch]

Thought this review of FF III from Planet Gamecube was interesting.  I wonder if the game is actually that bad, or if the reviewer just had a hard time with it.  Will certainly warrant keeping an eye on the reviews.

[Kevin Grey]

Thought this review of FF III from Planet Gamecube was interesting.  I wonder if the game is actually that bad, or if the reviewer just had a hard time with it.  Will certainly warrant keeping an eye on the reviews.

His comments seem to match most impressions, so I think the review is accurate it's just that the design decisions seemed to have rubbed him the wrong way.  For a lot of people the old school approach is going to be as much of a turn-on as it seems to be a turn off to him. 

[Tebunker]

I tend to ignore websites that have "seeking sexy singles" ads on their pages... Plaentgamecube used to be a reputable site, emphasis on USED to be

[depward]

Thought this review of FF III from Planet Gamecube was interesting.  I wonder if the game is actually that bad, or if the reviewer just had a hard time with it.  Will certainly warrant keeping an eye on the reviews.

His comments seem to match most impressions, so I think the review is accurate it's just that the design decisions seemed to have rubbed him the wrong way.  For a lot of people the old school approach is going to be as much of a turn-on as it seems to be a turn off to him. 

Have to agree.  If you're looking into FFIII as a game that brings something new to the table, you'll be disappointed.  Because at the end of the day, it IS a remodeled (in purely a graphical sense) whatever-year-port with pretty graphics and some presentation thrown in.

[Kevin Grey]

Have to agree.  If you're looking into FFIII as a game that brings something new to the table, you'll be disappointed.  Because at the end of the day, it IS a remodeled (in purely a graphical sense) whatever-year-port with pretty graphics and some presentation thrown in.

Yeah, if you check some of the comparison screens out there with the original Famicom version, they didn't even change the map layout at all. 

And supposedly, the final dungeon is a bitch. 

[Creepy_Smell]

Game Brink gave it a 88 and provides more detail to the game.

[EddieA]

It probably depends on if you're looking at this as a new game or a remake of a really old one. From what I've read, it's definitely old-school, with lots of levelling-up and not much in the way of characterization or story.

[Dafones]

It's freakin' Final Fantasy III with updated graphics and sound. What did the dude expect?

[Farscry]

It probably depends on if you're looking at this as a new game or a remake of a really old one. From what I've read, it's definitely old-school, with lots of levelling-up and not much in the way of characterization or story.

Personally, I'm hoping they keep the levelling & pacing intact from the original version, as I didn't really like how, without even trying, my party in FF1 on the GBA release ended up way overpowered pretty quickly.

[The Grue]

It's freakin' Final Fantasy III with updated graphics and sound. What did the dude expect?

+1.

Actually, I think it is probably hard to review this thing from today's standpoint.  You almost have to give it two scores.  One which compares it to today's games and how it stands up against them and then another which reviews it based on the time it was originally created.  Then, let the reader decide which of those views is appropriate for them.  Mention all the flaws in the review so that newer gamers, who don't have that background can pass it up if the downsides of gameplay from last decade doesn't appeal to them.

That said, I saw this on GAF and thought it was hilarious.  It was mocking the part of his review where he compains about the battle mechanics:

Pits are a major issue in Super Mario Bros. Each time you try to make Mario walk over a pit, he falls in it and dies. You're basically forced to make him jump over the pits. But if you're not timing the jump carefully, Mario can still fall, and you have to do the level all over again.

[semiconscious]

That said, I saw this on GAF and thought it was hilarious.  It was mocking the part of his review where he compains about the battle mechanics:

Pits are a major issue in Super Mario Bros. Each time you try to make Mario walk over a pit, he falls in it and dies. You're basically forced to make him jump over the pits. But if you're not timing the jump carefully, Mario can still fall, and you have to do the level all over again.

classic!...

[metallicorphan]

meh...its final fantasy ...so i'm still buying it

and its the one out of the series i havent got ....so it could get 10% and i would still get it

[Dafones]

That said, I saw this on GAF and thought it was hilarious.  It was mocking the part of his review where he compains about the battle mechanics:

Pits are a major issue in Super Mario Bros. Each time you try to make Mario walk over a pit, he falls in it and dies. You're basically forced to make him jump over the pits. But if you're not timing the jump carefully, Mario can still fall, and you have to do the level all over again.

classic!...

That is pretty awesome.

[Devil]

This IS a Ds game, right? It can't be bad! 

[The Grue]

This IS a Ds game, right? It can't be bad! 

Heh.  Even a fanboy like me admits there are plenty of bad DS games.  This won't be one of them, though, unless you just can't bear to play old school RPGs.

[Tebunker]

This IS a Ds game, right? It can't be bad! 

Well, the game could be rubbish, but the review did nothing to really show me that. All it shows me is that the guy doesn't like old school rpgs, and that his website accpts ad money from scummy "singles" sites...