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Obsidian ^ The whole point of Squenix remaking FF3 for the DS was to market it to a new generation of gamers who spill applesauce all over their bibs whenever they see NES graphics. They probably figured that the fans of next-generation FF games need a "face" for their characters. Unlike FF1, where the heroes will (probably) always be simply "light warriors", the revamped FF3 probably would have felt too weird with nameless-kid-heroes.
Sadly, though, any backstory or personality for the quartet was simply shoed in during the their introduction.
If I want the same game I'll just play the NES version xD