Overall a great addition to the list of good RPGs on the DS.
With that being said, I still think the game is very enjoyable and somewhat addictive towards the later stages. Although I admit I took a few months break halfway through the game as I was playing too many other DS games at the time as well and became burned out.
The story is a little dry, but nothing worse or less interesting than the story lines of FFI and FFII. In fact I think III overall was more enjoyable (I'm talking about compared to the Dawn of Souls port to the GBA) because of the addition of the job system, which makes the game very open-ended.
I believe had there not been the job system the game wouldn't have been as enjoyable.
I would say it's also a pretty lengthy game and it's a good idea to go to a few places in the game to level up considerably to make the final bosses easy.
The graphics are good, and although it doesn't always utilize both screens, it doesn't feel like it's lacking anything visually by mostly using the bottom screen.
The game also has a good amount of replay value because of the job system and the many jobs that you can assign to your character.
Overall a must have if you're a FF fan or a fan of RPGs on the DS.