Final Fantasy III

Over the last month now there has been a lot of talk about Nintendo not releasing 3 great and deep game experiences on the Wii. Sadly there may not be any Xenoblade or Pandora's Tower coming soon, however they did slide in one of the greats onto the Virtual Console.

Final Fantasy III.

I have been playing games for over two decades now, but Final Fantasy III on the SNES still stands as my all time favorite game and one of the best games ever made in my opinion. While II for the SNES also had a stellar cast and story, everything that happens in III just seemed more epic, more important. While having grown up on a steady supply of fantasy novels and Star Wars, FF III seemed like the greatest combination of all that I loved at the time, in a nice 60-plus hour package. The story of the evil empire and the band of rebels fighting against them, all the characters, the romance, the twists, the magic, the epic shift half way through the game.

Everything. This game was amazing, and still is.

The opportunity to play through this game again on the tv is bringing back all those memories from when I rented it from the video store in my hometown, and spent countless afternoons and evenings playing it. Then after getting it for Christmas a few months after I played it even more. I still remember beating it the first time and being in awe of the ending that seemed to go on for forever, but even then, I didn't want it to end.

It's been awhile since I played FF III, somethings I remember, somethings I forget, and I am definitely glad I have the chance to play it all over again and enjoy one of the highlights of my youth.

Greatest game ever.