I agree. FF3 is a fun game when played exactly as intended. If you play not as intended, however... it goes poorly.

Oh yes. I always use the increased xp/gil settings on the pixel remasters. It saves so much time in recording. And this would have been even more miserable without it.

Not impossible. Just boring and tedious.

That's a lie youtubers sold to you like a pyramid scheme to an old lady. I beat the pixel remaster with A thief, Warrior, bard, and summoner. Alternating between other green-colored jobs as needed. It was a neat run.

@@leargamma4912 PR the easiest version of the game btw.

the most powerful equipment in the game being a rare drop from a rare enemy isn't a bad thing lmao and the toad/mini "bs" is such a non issue.

@@GribbleGob this most powerful equipment needs extra grinding for an onion knight job class and it's still way worse than hasted Ninjas throwing shurikens :D

Yeah, by the end I was looking for any way to boost my damage.

Having played both, they are actually pretty different experiences. The DS version has a lot of rebalancing from the original release. And while some of that carried over to the pixel remaster (looking at you 100k hp bosses), the pixel remaster is more true to the original release.

It's a bit odd, because Sage almost functions as a flat upgrade to every caster. So it's hard to say it's Red Mage's replacement when it replaces half the classes in the game.

so basicly for red mage run. you need to abuse this basicly and level up with the class that boost atk stat every level up.

@@housinengi9512 Unfortunately that only applies to HP, every other stat is fixed based on class and level

From looking, red mages didn't even have curaga in the original release. Without that, I think I just would have had to give up.

That's why they suck without access to that spell you will NEVER outheal Particle beam and it doesn't help that BP hits EVERONE and FF3 doesn't ANY MEGA ELIXERS as items I believe FF6 is the first game that has those not counting the GBA/PSP version of FF1.

That doesn't sound to bad. I haven't played pixel remaster yet but 3d version scholar dealt plenty of damage using items stolen by enemies.

That class is pure crap in fact the boss that the GAME itself recommends using that class for still SUCKS instead of worrying about Hein and Barrier change just USE 4x JOB Class LV 99 Monks to kill him in 1 turn instead. I don't even use the THIEF class in any version of FF3 either.

@@veghesther3204 yeah the class is pretty much useless. Still, I had lot of fun using it

That would be a good next one to pick. Scholar is -in my mind- the true evolution of Red Mage in this game. Like Magus and Devout for Black and White Mages. Sage is like untrue evolution of all mages, where it can cast everything but without the defining traits of each of the specialists, and less spell slots.

@@veghesther3204 pretty sure Hein takes less physical damage, and also the scholar's ability to double the power of healing items means they can heal a lot consistently. you're missing out w/ thief too, in the 3d version a high job level thief can steal the 2nd or third strongest lance in the game from odin.

I got a lot of comments on the black mage playthroughs asking why no FF3. So many I made a short about it. Now I will send them to this video.

if you think 3 is boring there are SOOO many games in this series you haven't played.

@@GribbleGob Did people really hate 3 for it being too hard? Maybe I only used top tier classes without realizing, most of the game I was just warrior, monk white and black mage. then dark knight, black belt and the replacement white/black mage.

@@nightcloud2014 it has moments where it can be difficult, but it isn't too hard usually.

@@Xephrost_Gaming There's a reason I never made those lines. Since to me it just isn't entertaining. I wouldn't have wanted to subject you to this game. At least in such a similar regard. So yeah. Fair enough.

I don't think I belong here. lol

Cape, giant feather, awesome hat, what isn't to love about the red mage?

Yeah, whether they are good or not, they always look great.

Facts

That's why Blue Mages are the best. Style *and* power.

would be worse. slower game, bosses get double turns, and even the one advantage (the unique Red Mage item you get from the blacksmith) can only be gotten once and wouldn't help much because its basically an endgame item, among other things.

@@GribbleGob So it'd be more of a challenge.

Red mages are actually top tier in the DS version

But on that version they WOULD NEVER survive Particle Beam + Lighting Every turn SOLO on Average it would do like 5000+ damage EACH turn even AT JOB AND party member lv 99 and the ONLY way it could OUTHEAL that damage is going with 99 Elixers BEFORE the fight starts I barely had even 10 of them.

Right...?

They did actually. FF5 has a few jobs that are hell to play but red mage really isn't one of them. Granted not being able to use shields/ribbons really hurts defense wise

Fix stuff like this is rather an odd thing to say when by design this game expects you to stop using certain classes including red mage for the most part. No one runs warrior after unlocking knight afterall...granted even though the end game was hell keep in mind that was when you are truly expected to upgrade to its true upgrade...sage. red mage at least stays useful in this game for until then. Which is more than the other classes can say for the most part Sure they do keep giving you equipment for defense up to the end at least. Yeah offense wise it does burn out though some things help, break Staff even if rune is better most of the time i see wasn't used but it actually does pretty well in some situations.

I usually name recordings after a boss I beat or a new area reached. But sometimes there is only Suffering. And More Suffering.

Good to know in case it helps for future runs.