FINAL FANTASY III
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 15h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 59% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Hope of the Wind” (Received power from the Wind Crystal) and “Crushing Force” (Smashed the boulder and cleared the path): from 100% to 89% of starters.
- 90% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,919 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 16.8h for positive, 13.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (89.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hope of the Wind Received power from the Wind Crystal. 100%
- Crushing Force Smashed the boulder and cleared the path. Most players quit here 89% −11
- A Watchman's Duty Prevented the destruction of the Tower of Owen. 80% −9
- Hope of Fire Received power from the Fire Crystal. 77% −2
- Hope of Water Received power from the Water Crystal. 75% −3
- A Peaceful Saronia Defeated Garuda and saved Saronia. 71% −4
- Waking from Dreamland Awoke Unei with Noah's Lute. 69% −2
- Hope of the Earth Received power from the Earth Crystal. 66% −3
- Enter the Darkness Defeated Xande and entered the world of darkness. 63% −3
- A Vision of Hope Defeated the Cloud of Darkness and restored peace to the world. 59% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (31)
story milestone ending side
- Hope of the Wind Received power from the Wind Crystal. 100%
- Job Trainee Leveled up one job to level 10. 90%
- Apprentice Warrior Defeated 100 monsters. 90%
- Crushing Force Smashed the boulder and cleared the path. 89%
- Rookie Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 10% of the chests. 88%
- Thrifty Spender Obtained 10,000 gil. 87%
- Field Research- Basic Completed 10% of the Bestiary entries. 86%
- A Watchman's Duty Prevented the destruction of the Tower of Owen. 80%
- Experienced Warrior Defeated 300 monsters. 80%
- Hope of Fire Received power from the Fire Crystal. 77%
- Senior Worker Leveled up one job to level 50. 75%
- Smart Saver Obtained 100,000 gil. 75%
- Hope of Water Received power from the Water Crystal. 75%
- Legendary Warrior Defeated 500 monsters. 74%
- A Peaceful Saronia Defeated Garuda and saved Saronia. 71%
- Veteran Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 50% of the chests. 70%
- Waking from Dreamland Awoke Unei with Noah's Lute. 69%
- Moneybags Obtained 500,000 gil. 68%
- Field Research- Advanced Completed 50% of the Bestiary entries. 67%
- Hope of the Earth Received power from the Earth Crystal. 66%
- Forbidden Weapons Obtained all weapons sealed in Eureka. 63%
- Enter the Darkness Defeated Xande and entered the world of darkness. 63%
- Management Laborer Leveled up one job to level 99. 60%
- A Vision of Hope Defeated the Cloud of Darkness and restored peace to the world. 59%
- Seasoned Hero Reached level 50 for all party members. 57%
- Summon Master Learned all summon magic. 43%
- Legendary Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 100% of the chests. 26%
- Item Detector Obtained all hidden items. 24%
- Adventurous Wayfarer Traveled to all the map locations. 24%
- Field Research- Professional Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries. 20%
- Master of III Earned all achievements. 19%