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DS News by Robert Purchese

16 March, 2007

Square Enix has stamped a big shiny release date on Final Fantasy III, which will sit on shelves across Europe on 4th May.

This DS remake will let Western audiences experience the third adventure for the very first time outside of Japan; savouring the game that bought Moogles, summons and the dynamic job system to the world-renowned series.

Obviously it will also feature some updates over its 17 year-old Japanese NES counterpart, particularly support of the handheld's interface and control system.

"The arrival of Final Fantasy III on Nintendo DS showcases the power of the hardware and proves that no compromise has to be made in order to create an adventure of this magnitude for a handheld system," said John Yamamoto, president and CEO of Square Enix. "With over 1.4 million copies already shipped in Japan and North America, we are sure that Final Fantasy III will be a big success in Europe too."

We've already had our grubby mitts on the game, so head over to our Final Fantasy III DS review for a read.

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Pirotic
16/03/07 @ 12:04
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Wow, I sort of assumed it must already have been out here by now. It's a cracking little game but releasing if after XII is going to make the transition backwards much more difficult, I'd probably have agreed with the EG 6/10 review had I just played XII before hand.
dadrester
16/03/07 @ 12:05
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shame the writing is as bland and unexciting as it was 17 years ago... still fun to play though
jstar
16/03/07 @ 12:13
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as if its worth waiting for any DS games to make it over here. You can get them from eb games for almost half the price and if you buy a few at a time the shipping costs mean virtually nothing.
Grim...
16/03/07 @ 12:15
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Doesn't anyone who wants this have it already?
chupachups
16/03/07 @ 12:17
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"Doesn't anyone who wants this have it already?"

Most people still buy from shops, even if it means waiting.
Mageme
16/03/07 @ 12:19
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Huh? Is it not out over here yet? Completely forgotten about it here as I've been playing the US version for aaaaages.

Absolutely no reason not to import (unless you're after a localised European language version in which case you're stuffed). Mwahahaha....
kenty
16/03/07 @ 12:24
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whoa i too assumed this should have been out by now, feels like yonks since i got the US version. cheaper on import too.
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aine
16/03/07 @ 12:25
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Yeah, I genuinely thought it was already out in Europe. Odd, considering how fast they're getting Chocobo's Magical Spinoff Thingy released here.
MadMirko
16/03/07 @ 12:30
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Really Square Enix has no excuse for this to have taken so long. It's not like there is a massive amount of text to translate...
GamerAddict
16/03/07 @ 12:32
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There's absolutely no translation to do is there? The US version has been out ages, and ok, there may be a few Z's to replace with S's here n there, but come on!

Plus the fact, wait til May and buy it for £29.99 here, or import NOW for around £20......such a hard choice!!

14th November last year it came out in the US........6 months later in Europe, absolutely outrageous :(
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kenty
16/03/07 @ 12:47
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"there may be a few Z's to replace with S's here n there, but come on! "

they also had to translate it into french, italian, german & spanish
Tomo
16/03/07 @ 13:02
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Shite game. Not being able to save in dungeons is absolutely criminal.
Aretak
16/03/07 @ 13:11
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"Shite game. Not being able to save in dungeons is absolutely criminal."

+1.
MadMirko
16/03/07 @ 14:00
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Not being able to save in dungeons is absolutely criminal.

What? It's been a while, but quicksave worked everywhere IIRC.
motslaps
16/03/07 @ 14:17
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this game is incredibly difficult ... don't waste your money unlss you're a hardcore fan
Popzeus
16/03/07 @ 14:18
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"Final Fantasy III DS dated"

Damn right it's dated - that's the whole gist of the review.
CitizenGeek
16/03/07 @ 16:13
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Hurrah! Still, this did take Square Enix a stupid amount of time, but, funnily 5 months after the US is actually 'good' for Square Enix.
mal
16/03/07 @ 16:30
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there may be a few Z's to replace with S's here n there

I can't think of the last time I noticed Anglicised spelling in a game, except for the odd smaller game of UK origin. More often, I come across the American spelling of a word in a game, and it grates when it's a supposedly European release. Lazy fecks.
The_Aardvark
16/03/07 @ 16:43
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@ Motslaps

You are person who is rubbish at RPGs AICM£5
Der_tolle_Emil
16/03/07 @ 20:17
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There is translation to do. DS carts usually come in 5 languages. As far as I know there aren't any official translations of FF3 yet so I guess it takes some time to do German, French etc.
RM2KMaster
16/03/07 @ 20:45
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Ooooo, on my birthday :O:O
Sorb
16/03/07 @ 21:59
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"said John Yamamoto, president and CEO of Square Enix"

What happened to Yoichi Wada? ;)
magicianlord
17/03/07 @ 06:56
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yamamoto is CEO of SE Ltd., which is the European branch of SE Co., Ltd.

and FFIII on DS is one of the best arrangements ever of a game, sure the story is a little light, but its on a handheld - there's less time to get sucked into a story anyway.
the music and graphics are just beautiful, very nicely done. the gameplay with the job system still rocks hard.
richardtock
17/03/07 @ 15:18
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Where's the best place for US imports?
Daikon
18/03/07 @ 04:29
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All together now: Thank you, France!

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