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Game entry

Final Fantasy III

1990 · JRPG, RPG, Adventure · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U · Square

GameForever voters place Final Fantasy III no. 1,832 in the world ranking, with 1,514 ELO points and 44% of wins across 84 duels settled. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 9 out of 27 (1990).

World rank

no. 1,832

ELO score

1,514

Wins

44%

Duels played

84

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About Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy III is the third FF game for the Famicom. The turn-based battle engine has been improved: if the enemy is defeated, the next character will automatically switch to another enemy, and not hit the air, like in the previous two games.

The game itself is, like the previous games, a top-down RPG where your characters travel in the overworld, sometimes entering cities and dungeons to buy equipment, rest and fight random encounters and bosses with turn-based combat. Final Fantasy III also introduces various series staples, such as the Job system and the Moogle species.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,514 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Final Fantasy III sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,829 Rune Factory 4 1,514
  2. 1,830 Gradius 1,514
  3. 1,831 Grip 1,514
  4. 1,832 Final Fantasy III 1,514
  5. 1,833 No, I'm Not A Human 1,514
  6. 1,834 Bubble Bobble 1,513
  7. 1,835 Mega Man Zero 1,513

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The standing

Where Final Fantasy III ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Final Fantasy III stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 9 out of 27 (1990).

Where Final Fantasy III ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,832 5,110
JRPG 117 232
1990s 245 655
1990 9 27

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