Final Fantasy Legend III vs Final Fantasy Type-0
Final Fantasy Legend III is an RPG game from Square (1991) while Final Fantasy Type-0 is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2011).
Quick answer: Final Fantasy Legend III has the higher Metacritic, 70 to 69.
Final Fantasy Legend III
What each one is
Final Fantasy Legend III is filed under RPG. In contrast, Final Fantasy Type-0 under Action-RPG and JRPG.
Final Fantasy Legend III, known in Japan as SaGa 3: Jikuu no Hasha, is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Game Boy. The third entry in the SaGa series, it was released in Japan in 1991 and in North America in 1993. A remake for the Nintendo DS was released in 2011 by Square Enix, remaining exclusive to Japan. The Game Boy version was later ported to the Nintendo Switch and released worldwide by Square Enix in 2020, with later ports to Android, iOS and Microsoft Windows in 2021.
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD brings an immersive world, memorable characters and the production value known of the series, together with high quality gameplay and storytelling truly worthy of the FINAL FANTASY name.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
In the world of SaGa 3 , a non-sentient being called the Water Entity is engulfing the world in a great flood. The Water Entity also summons monsters onto the land and low lying cities are abandoned. As a party of four warriors sets out to confront the entity, several youths from the future arrive to help, and it is realized that the Entity's destruction is occurring across all time periods. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Sales In Japan, SaGa 3 topped the Famitsu sales charts from December 1991 to January 1992 . As of 2002, the game had sold 650,000 units, making it the third best-selling title of the Game Boy SaGa releases, and the lowest-selling original SaGa title as of that time. The DS remake debuted in eighth place in Japanese sales charts, with opening sales of over 27,300 units. (Wikipedia)
Plot
Note: The plot of Type-0 is the same in its original version and the high-definition remaster Final Fantasy Type-0 HD , so the terms and quotes used in the text are from the localization of the high-definition remaster rather than unofficial translations . Setting Final Fantasy Type-0 is set within Orience, a land divided between four nations or "Crystal States". Each nation has crystals of power based on the Four Symbols , which are in turn their… (Wikipedia)
Characters
Main article: Characters of the Final Fantasy Type-0 universe The main characters of Final Fantasy Type-0 are Class Zero, an elite group of 14 students from the Vermillion Peristylium. The first 12 are card wielder Ace , flute wielder Deuce , the archer Trey , magic-gun wielder Cater , the mace-wielding Cinque , scythe wielder Sice , whip wielder Seven , martial artist Eight , spearman Nine , katana wielding Jack , swordswoman Queen and dual pistol… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception In the first week on sale, Final Fantasy Type-0 sold 472,253 units, topping Japanese sales charts and selling through 79. 08% of its initial shipments. As of January 2012, the game had sold 746,203 copies in Japan. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Final Fantasy Legend III | Final Fantasy Type-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 5.9/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mixed (63%, 3,184) |
| Critic aggregate | 70/100 | 69/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $29.99 |
| Install size | — | 30 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | unsupported |
| Released | 1991 | 2011 |
| Developer | Square | Square Enix |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Final Fantasy Legend III vs Final Fantasy Type-0, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Final Fantasy Legend IIIRPG gameFinal Fantasy Type-0Action-RPG JRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Final Fantasy Legend IIINo descriptive tagsFinal Fantasy Type-0RPG, Action, JRPGThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Final Fantasy Legend III ✓Metacritic 70Final Fantasy Type-0Metacritic 69Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Final Fantasy Legend III—Final Fantasy Type-03,184 reviews · 30 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Final Fantasy Legend IIIUnknownFinal Fantasy Type-0$29.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Final Fantasy Legend III takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Final Fantasy Legend III (Metacritic 70)
Where they differ
RPGActionJRPGFantasyStory RichAction RPG
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Final Fantasy Legend III is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Final Fantasy Type-0 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Final Fantasy Legend III and 5 for Final Fantasy Type-0. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Final Fantasy Legend III and Final Fantasy Type-0 in scope?
Final Fantasy Legend III lists little scope data. Final Fantasy Type-0 has drawn 3,184 Steam reviews and installs in 30 GB.
Is Final Fantasy Legend III or Final Fantasy Type-0 better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy Legend III or Final Fantasy Type-0?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Final Fantasy Legend III or Final Fantasy Type-0?
Final Fantasy Legend III has the higher Metacritic, 70 to 69. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.