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Genre: RPG
System(s): DS
ESRB: Unknown
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The Final Fantasy III Nintendo DS remake was first revealed to be in development on October 7, 2004, but detailed information did not emerge until a year later. Hiromichi Tanaka, one of the main designers of the original, is heading the project as both the executive producer and director. His guidance and supervision is needed because the game will not be a mere graphics update like the updates for Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, but a total overhaul using the Nintendo DS's 3D capabilities; however, early screenshots suggest the layout of the dungeons and towns will be identical to the original. Ryosuke Aiba, the art director of Final Fantasy XI, is the new art director.
Akihiko Yoshida is the new artist who will be revamping previous character designs, and the game will change the main party characters completely. The characters are given default names: Luneth (Runesu), Arc (Arukuu), Refia (Refia) and Ingus (Inguzu) [1], and they are now three males and one female. They will be given new personalities and background stories, and additional scenes will be added to expand upon their personalities and tales, but the main storyline will not be changed. [2]
Also confirmed are overhauls to the job system, including the rebalancing of the classes, the addition of new abilities, a new "Freelancer" class that becomes the default job for the characters at the beginning of the game (Onion Knight is now a separate class with its own advantages and disadvantages), and changes to use of Capacity Points. Unlike the original Famicom version, most of the jobs will remain useful for the entire game; the ultimate jobs, the Ninja and the Sage, will be rebalanced so that they will be at the same level as the Warrior and others.
On April 24, 2006, Square Enix issued a press-release announcing that Final Fantasy III will be part of their E3 2006 lineup, and that after 16 years, the game will see a release outside of Japan. It has recently been stated by the Japanese magazine Famitsu that Final Fantasy III could be slated for a July 2006 release in Japan.[3] The North American version is slated for a September 2006 release
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