Which game do you think is the most under-rated in the FF series? Please post reasons on why you think a particular game is under-rated.
For me, I think Final Fantasy III is probally the most under-rated game in the franchise. Aside from the DS remake, the game has seen little in the way of ports, remaining on the Famicom many years after Final Fantasy I and II and IV-VII saw releases on other consoles. Because of its obscurity, many people are unaware of what the Famicom version of Final Fantasy III brought to the franchise.
-Introduced Moogles to the series.
-Introduced the Job System
-Introduced job specific commands to the series.
-Introduced Summons to the series.
-First game in the series to graphically show hit points when a target is attacked or healed.
-Introduced Auto-Targeting to the franchise(As opposed to FF I and II where a character would miss if their target was defeated before they could act.)
The issue with Final Fantasy III is that even with the DS remake, its still probably the least known entry in the main series. Unlike Final Fantasy I and II and IV-VII, it was never ported to every system known to mankind or have compilations or sequels that expanded on the original game.
For years, it sat with a single version on the Famicom that was available only in Japan. It wasn't until 2006(Years after FF II and V were translated into English) that it finally saw an international release with the DS remake.
Even now, very few people are aware of what FF III brought to the table when it first came out on the Famicom. While never a hated entry, people tend to forget that FF III was a major milestone in the series when it came out, and is every bit as important to the franchise as IV, VI, VII or X.
It introduced concepts and ideas that are still used by the franchise to this day.
For me, I think Final Fantasy III is probally the most under-rated game in the franchise. Aside from the DS remake, the game has seen little in the way of ports, remaining on the Famicom many years after Final Fantasy I and II and IV-VII saw releases on other consoles. Because of its obscurity, many people are unaware of what the Famicom version of Final Fantasy III brought to the franchise.
-Introduced Moogles to the series.
-Introduced the Job System
-Introduced job specific commands to the series.
-Introduced Summons to the series.
-First game in the series to graphically show hit points when a target is attacked or healed.
-Introduced Auto-Targeting to the franchise(As opposed to FF I and II where a character would miss if their target was defeated before they could act.)
The issue with Final Fantasy III is that even with the DS remake, its still probably the least known entry in the main series. Unlike Final Fantasy I and II and IV-VII, it was never ported to every system known to mankind or have compilations or sequels that expanded on the original game.
For years, it sat with a single version on the Famicom that was available only in Japan. It wasn't until 2006(Years after FF II and V were translated into English) that it finally saw an international release with the DS remake.
Even now, very few people are aware of what FF III brought to the table when it first came out on the Famicom. While never a hated entry, people tend to forget that FF III was a major milestone in the series when it came out, and is every bit as important to the franchise as IV, VI, VII or X.
It introduced concepts and ideas that are still used by the franchise to this day.
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