Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy III is a role-playing game originally developed and published by Square (now Square Enix), first released on the Famicom in Japan in 1990. The third entry in the flagship Final Fantasy series, it is historically significant for introducing the series' refined Job (class) system, allowing players to freely reassign their four heroes among a wide range of classes such as Warrior, Black Mage, White Mage, Dragoon, Ninja and Sage, fundamentally shaping how Final Fantasy approached customisation. The story follows four 'Warriors of the Light', orphans chosen by crystals to restore balance to a world threatened by an overwhelming darkness, in a classic tale of elemental crystals and world-spanning adventure. Long unavailable in the West, the game reached new audiences through a fully 3D remake released on the Nintendo DS in 2006, which was subsequently ported to numerous platforms including PSP, iOS, Android, Windows, Ouya and, as noted in POCG's coverage, Amazon's Kindle Fire, before a separate pixel-faithful version arrived in the later Pixel Remaster collection. Praised for its job system and historical importance, Final Fantasy III is regarded as a foundational chapter in one of gaming's most influential RPG franchises, even if it is less celebrated than some of its successors.