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Final Fantasy III

Critic score1 critic
First release
Apr 02, 1994
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Fantasy

Final Fantasy VI is the sixth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, developed and published by Square. It was the final title in the series to feature two-dimensional graphics, and the first story that did not revolve around crystals. The game gives players up to fourteen playable characters, the largest cast in the series, and features the Active Time Battle pseudo-turn based menu command system. A party can consist of up to four characters, though some events require the player to assemble three different parties of up to four and switch between them. Each character has a unique command ability, such as Terra's Trance, Locke's Steal, Edgar's Tools or Sabin's Blitz, and can also learn Magic spells from earning AP from battles with magicite equipped. Each character's rare Desperation Attack will randomly activate after using the Attack command when at critical health.

Also known as FF6, FFVI, FF3, FFIII
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Storyline
Final Fantasy III focuses on a conflict between the Gestahlian Empire conquering the world and a rebel faction opposed to them known as the Returners, taking place in a fantasy steampunk-style world. The Empire has acquired great power by experimenting on captured espers, magical creatures of legend. The Returners seek magical power to fight the Empire on equal terms, and an amnesiac former imperial soldier, Terra Branford, proves key to both sides for understanding magic and espers.Read more

Final Fantasy III focuses on a conflict between the Gestahlian Empire conquering the world and a rebel faction opposed to them known as the Returners, taking place in a fantasy steampunk-style world. The Empire has acquired great power by experimenting on captured espers, magical creatures of legend. The Returners seek magical power to fight the Empire on equal terms, and an amnesiac former imperial soldier, Terra Branford, proves key to both sides for understanding magic and espers.

Release dates
Super Famicom
Apr 02, 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Oct 20, 1994
Wii
Mar 15, 2011
All 7 release dates
Wii
Mar 18, 2011
Wii
Jun 30, 2011
Wii U
Jun 26, 2013
New Nintendo 3DS
Aug 23, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
18h
Main + Extras
40h
Completionist
60h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
post-apocalyptic, ninja, mech, magic, grinding
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At a Glance

Critic Score
100
Main Story (IGDB)
18h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
40h
Completionist (IGDB)
60h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 26 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 26 Oct 2026