Final Fantasy III (Maeson)
ファイナルファンタジーIII
Maeson's overhaul of the Famicom Final Fantasy III rebalances almost every system, from damage formulas to equipment and enemy behaviour, on top of the English fan translations.
What's new
Maeson reworked nearly every mechanic of the original game. The biggest change is that random damage variance is gone, so attacks always deal consistent damage, and the rest of the balance was built around that. Dual wielding has been removed so that weapon and shield is the standard setup and each weapon type plays differently. Equipment, damage formulas and enemy scripts have all been adjusted, and the hack also fixes bugs and offers optional extra patches for palettes and other quality-of-life touches.
Version 2.10 is a small fix release over 2.00.
Playing it
The hack comes in three builds, one for each of the main English fan translations of the game (by Alex W. Jackson and team, by Chaos Rush, and by ad0220), so you can keep the translation you prefer. It is applied to your own copy of the game following the instructions on the official page.
Credits
Hack by Maeson.