Core systems at a glance
- The original Job system. Every hero starts as an Onion Knight; the four Crystals each unlock a batch of jobs as you awaken them. You freely re-assign any unlocked job to any of the four heroes.
- Job changes cost Capacity Points (CP) earned in battle, and a freshly-changed job has a brief proficiency dip — so don't swap every fight. The Pixel Remaster softened this with a job-level boost, making experimentation far less punishing than the Famicom original.
- This is the 2D Famicom game, not the DS 3D remake — different job mechanics, the original (nameless) Light Warriors, and the classic Onion Knight.
- Match the job to the wall. Several bosses are gated by a specific job answer (Dragoons vs Garuda, a Scholar vs Hein) — flexibility is the whole point.
- The finale is a gauntlet. The Crystal Tower → Eureka → World of Darkness → Cloud of Darkness run has no save point. Prep is everything.
Where do you want to go?
100% Route
Walkthrough (6 Chapters)
Floating continent to Cloud of Darkness: crystal job unlocks, Garuda, Hein, Eureka legendaries, no-save finale prep.
Open → The ClassesThe Job System
How jobs, CP, and job levels work — and every job by the Crystal that unlocks it.
Open → PrioritiesBest Jobs & When to Use Them
Which jobs carry each stretch, the boss-specific picks, and the endgame dream team.
Open → The JourneyProgression & Bosses
World structure, Garuda and Hein, Eureka's legendary weapons, and the no-save finale.
Open → Field NotesOnion Knight, Missables & Tips
The Onion Knight payoff, finale prep, the Mini caves, and durable advice.
Open →Sources & further reading
We distill the essentials in our own words from the game's data. For exhaustive detail and anything that shifts with a patch, these are the references worth a bookmark:
- Final Fantasy Wiki — FF III — the deep reference for the job system, every job, and the finale.
- GameFAQs — community FAQs and walkthroughs for the Pixel Remaster.