9.6 /10 1 Votes
Composer(s) Kenji Ito Mode(s) Single-player Series SaGa Developer Square | 4.8/5 Emuparadise Genre(s) Role-playing Initial release date 11 November 1995 Designer Akitoshi Kawazu Publisher Square | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist(s) Tomomi Kobayashi (character design) Platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System Similar SaGa games, Square games, Role-playing video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romancing saga 3 snes gameplay
Romancing SaGa 3 (ロマンシング サ・ガ3, Romanshingu Sa Ga Surī) is the sixth title in the SaGa role-playing video game series developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) and released exclusively for the Super Famicom system in Japan. It was also the third and final SaGa title to be released for the Super Famicom. It has also been available on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan since September 21, 2010.
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Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to other console RPGs of the era, but with several notable differences. For example, instead of 'level ups', character stats increase individually depending on their participation in a battle. Also, a character has a certain amount of 'LP', which decreases when the character's HP is reduced below zero or when they are hit while their HP remains at zero. If the LP of a character is zero, they are removed from the party, but they can be recruited again with the exception of the main character of the current game, once the main character reaches zero LP, it results in an automatic game over.
During battle, characters can learn ("spark") new techniques which often turn the battle in their favor; the same goes for gaining the ability to evade certain enemy attacks. There is also a Commander mode, which requires at least one character more than the lead character, with the lead character on the back lines, out of the battle. If the player has less than a full party of 6 he or she may use one person smaller formations (i.e. using a four-person formation with a party of five so the main character can direct in Commander mode.) During Commander mode, techniques that involve multiple characters can be learned, depending on the formation.
When choosing to play as Mikhail, the player will start with a mini-war campaign, which continues as the game progresses. Some of these war campaigns must be won or the player loses the game. In these battles, the player controls a band of soldiers instead of individual characters. The player issues commands (forward, quick forward, rush, defend, retreat, morale up, etc.). The point of the battle is to advance to the other side of the map (the player starts on the right and must advance to the left).
Characters
When the game begins the player chooses from eight characters to be the lead.
Characters that can be found and recruit in throughout the game:
Supporting cast include:
The major villains of the game are the Devil Lords. In truth, the Abyss gates are far too small to allow them entry into the world, so they send clones to capture the destined child to open the gate fully. Each of the Devil Lords governs an element. They are each named after one of the 72 demons of the Ars Goetia: Alloces, Bune, Avnas, and Forneus.
Minor villains include:
Reception
Romancing SaGa 3 has sold 1.3 million copies to date. Famitsu gave it a score of 34 out of 40.