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it, you're a republican soldier, the son of a famous general.
Your negotiating peace with the empire, and all of a sudden
you have to escort the king back to republican soil. Not
so hard but consider this; your army consists of you,
a blue haired centaur, and a couple of mages. You are
right on the wrong side of imperial territory (and the
imperials want to kill you) and a bizarre religious sect
called Bulzome wants to kill you, you have also escaped
from a neutral town being chased by their troops (who
funnily enough want to kill you as well). Not a pretty
picture is it? The situation gets worse and worse throughout
the game and even at the end, there are still many problems
(not that it really is the proper ending). So you'd better
recruit more people, get more battle experience, and sharpen
that blade cos Shining force 3 is no stroll in the park…
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| Synbios investigates the town
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Gameplay
I've never played such an addictive RPG in my life;
the battles are so much fun to play and the strategy works
very well. It does not get any better than this, Final
Fantasy's battle system quivers in comparison with a REAL
battle system. Strategy is required; Final Fantasy has
a huge lack of interaction but if you want control, then
baby does Shining Force 3 give you it. It's a turn-based
system very similar to Sakura wars (Sakura what?), but
the varied locations and enemy's make for a unique battle
experience every time, the story line also adds a huge
sense of urgency to each battle. The battles are truly
intense and I really believe them to be the best around.
You can fight the enemy and press forward or you can take
your time and check out some ruins on the way, you get
to fight on the roof of a train, in ancient catacombs,
and in a volcano! You will meet imperials, Evil Priests,
Traitors of the republic, masked monks, Dragons, Golems
and of course old men with beards, and the all time RPG
essential…big eared people. Listening to me would make
you think that battle is all you do in SF3, but to be
honest its all you WANT to do, even with superbly detailed,
fairly large towns with plenty of people to talk to you
can't wait to get to the next battle. But if you're a
more patient gamer you'll find that there is more to the
walking around bit than you think. The secret characters
are what I'm talking about, and those secret weapons too
and don't forget the all-important mithril. Talk to people,
cut down other people (or demons), but try not to get
too hooked. You'll find that the hours slip away when
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| Masquirin causes some damage |
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Graphics
They're good, for Saturn game anyway. Many of the special
effects had never been seen before at the time, even on
playstation. But even now they still stand their ground,
with the secret magic attacks looking particularly lovely.
The game runs smoothly enough, it slows down occaisionally
but its definitely one of the tidier Saturn games. |
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| "Prepare to die!"
- Dantares has arguably the coolest voice in the
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Sound
Pretty damn good if you ask me. it fits the atmosphere
perfectly. Go to shining force headquarters and check
out the midi files to download to get a better idea of
the music in this truly epic game. But it isn't all good
news; a hero should have a mighty heroic voice, which
strikes fear into his opponents, not a goofball one like
Synbios (our hero for this game). They should have done
better with the voices; they should've either done so
or not bothered at all, because the voices are laughable…except
Dantares, his voice is cool, and masquirin? Well we can't
hear her properly and we'll let you judge the others.
Music 10/10 Voices 5/10
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Lastability
UPPERS
- Huge battles, Some of which can last up to half
an hour!
- You will come back for more ·
- Only part 1 of three…
DOWNERS
- …But we will never play parts two and three in English
- Nothing else to moan about!
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| Gameplay |
10 |
| Graphics |
9 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Lastability |
9 |
| Overall |
10 |
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