Yeah, I left Final Fantasy III on the left side of the road for now, I really want to finish it, but right now I am only motivated to play Tears of the Kingdom... And everyone else is too, as far as I see, and this is the first game I have been playing "with" everyone else here in such a long time, I kinda wanna enjoy it as long as I can...

The amount of time I use to play Final Fantasy III and the other RPGs has seriously diminished since I started Tears of the Kingdom, but that was somehow expected once I decided to play it immediately. I am trying to not play it too much and just enjoy it with ease, but am hardly succeeding. I guess I am already at around 35/45 hours of playtime... a lot more than what I poured into Final Fantasy III...

Anyway, I see we are both not lacking in games to play, so I think we will do fine whatever game we have available. I was juggling the cartridge with my girlfriend, but she bought her own copy before the weekend, so we can play in parallel now... it's the first Zelda she ever bought, it was quite surprising... but a pleasant surprise. I can play whenever I want now

I see! Glad I could help then!

Ugh, just realized I missed 2 enemies for the Bestiary… Sigh, time to start over
Pretty sure the bestiary carries over through all playthroughs... I'm probably too late to prevent you from starting over, but going forward! No need to start over. Just a new file I suppose.

So, how are you liking Tears of the Kingdom?

It also kinda absorbed me. I still managed to do a couple of things in Final Fantasy III but I definitely see myself playing that a lot less as long as I have Tears of the Kingdom to play...

I kinda like all the wandering, but maybe that's because I did a shit ton of wandering around Hyrule in some of the previous iterations, but at this point, I'm just following where the marker goes and taking out shrines along the path.

Whoa, that games already sucked me in. I don't want to work anymore. Just Zelda.

I have to say, so far it's interesting to see what feels like a Skyward Sword twist.

Nice theme, you ready for Tears of the Kingdom?

What I think about the story comparison between I and III (again, as far as I played III) is that FFI at least tried to have some sort of original (if convoluted) plot. Final Fantasy III's plot is still so generic and muddy, I am really not impressed. And, Final Fantasy III came out AFTER Final Fantasy I, obviously, so the expectation is that the plot gets at least somehow better. No idea...

Thanks for the other head's ups! I will keep them in mind when I will finish Final Fantasy III. I just hope IV is better!

The story of FF3 is better than FF1 you say? Hmmm... for now, I do not share your opinion, but I am not at the end of FF3 yet. I just got my ass handed to me by Bahamut. Say, do you have any idea how the initiative system works? Like, how do I know who's turn it is and when? Because for the first phase of the battle I always went first, so I did damage, healed and cast spells, and all of a sudden, Bahamut went first and just sent me in a spiral of "Raise"/Dead/"Raise" that I could not get out of.
How do I know whose turn it is in combat?

Final Fantasy XIV is the MMORPG? No, I don't think I will ever play that, MMORPGs tend to never end.

I could name the characters in FF1-3 up to now. I mean, they had suggested names in 2 and 3 and I took those, but still, I could rename them if I wanted to.

I want to go through all of the Final Fantasy games, I have no idea how to deal with Final Fantasy IV with all the interludes and after years and stuff, but I have V and VI on the GBA and I am not sure if I want to get VII on the Switch or to go hunt for the PS original. But... that will take time, I guess. Lots, if I get my ass handed to me by Bahamuth like that...

It is my first time ever, never played it before, and I though the DS version was probably more up to date than the old one on NES. So I went with it.
Not a big fan for now, I mean, it is alright, but the story is very plain and potentially forgettable. Does it get better towards the end? I have just boarded the Invincible and am exploring the world further. I hope it gets some more highs because right now, despite having very few lows, I am definitely missing some great moments. The intro cinematic is the coolest part of the game, for now!
Okay, maybe it's not so bad, but still... give me hope, please!

Also, how is the Pixel Remaster version? Better?

We're both playing Final Fantasy III!

Your first time or are you a veteran?

Oh my goodness. The costs on eBay are already 300+. LOL! I might get mine from Play Asia.

Thanks man!!! It's been full of fun and laughs. Hope you're doing well!

I'll live vicariously through you, as I really wanted it on Switch (physical form)!

I was on the waitlist for it. Fingers crossed more become available!

Did you snag FF Pixel Remaster on console?

There's a Skies of Arcacia remaster rumor (again), but I'm pretty sure it's from the SMT Xbox ports podcast guy, which 1) isn't very reputable and 2) Atlus would not go through the work necessary to remaster two 3DS titles going by their barebone remaster job on Nocturne.

I KNEW you’d FE3W before me!
Congrats

Thank you!

Do you have a link to the patch?

I hope they will do remakes or ports of the games in the not so distant future. But...eh... it's Namco-Bandai, who knows what they are gonna do for the Western audiences...