The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean

 PSP
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
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  1. Cheat Code Central
    66
    I myself enjoy a casual, east to play game every once in a while. But if you're looking for a hard-hitting, cutting-edge RPG that will have you fighting bosses and strategizing until the early morning hours, then I suggest you look elsewhere.
  2. IGN
    65
    It's the strongest title of the trilogy, but it's still a ways away from being a must have RPG.
  3. Game Informer
    60
    The story may be new, but the boring battle system and frustrating quests are all too familiar. Its simplicity is charming at points (especially in the dialogue), but ultimately isn’t enough to salvage the whole game.
  5. GamesRadar+
    60
    The world, while beautiful, isn't any different then the past two games. And the music, although it very badly wants to be important, won't be anything you find yourself humming after putting down the PSP to practice sword techniques.
  6. PSM Magazine
    60
    If you're looking for a bog-standard RPG that's light on thinking and heavy on repetition, this'll do ya. [Mar 2007, p.87]
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  7. GameSpot
    58
    The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean is a competent and lengthy role-playing game, but it's painfully generic without the slightest tinge of originality or creative flair.
  8. GamePro
    55
    If someone had bothered to design an original game around this level of technology and artistry, we'd really have something. Too bad we got this mid-'90s relic instead.
  9. 1UP
    50
    LOH III ends a series that at first was tolerable, but with a frightening flatline in the level of quality, it only cements itself as dead-center average.
  10. GameSpy
    50
    Far from a bad game, but it seems content with being merely adequate, and nothing more.
  11. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    50
    It's so weighted down by uninspired foundations. [Aug 2007, p.114]
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  12. Worth Playing
    50
    Legend of Heroes III starts slowly, doesn't build to anything worth writing about, and doesn't even have challenging combat or an interesting plot. Keep well away, as Legend of Heroes III wasn't even a good game in 1999.

Awards & Rankings

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#79 Best PSP Game of 2007
82
#82 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2007
62
#62 Most Shared PSP Game of 2007

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. BasilZero
    Aug 16, 2018
    8
    Game: The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean
    Genre: RPG
    Developer: Falcom Publisher: Bandai Namco System: Playstation Portable (PSP)    Game: The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean
    Genre: RPG
    Developer: Falcom
    Publisher: Bandai Namco
    System: Playstation Portable (PSP)
    Year of Release: 2007
    Length of Playthrough: 62 Hours

    Total Score: 80/100
    Value Score: 8/10

    • Story: 9/10
    • Characters: 9/10
    • GamePlay: 7/10
    • Graphics: 7/10
    • Sound: 7/10
    • Music: 7/10
    • Length: 10/10
    • Replay Value: 6/10
    • Player Value: 8/10

    Pros
    +Decent story and cast of characters
    +Decent OST
    +Remake of the 1994 game with improved visuals , effects and sound
    +Special Side quest system that allows you to access areas of the first two games via save files (if you have them)
    +Very long game, longer than the first two combined.

    Cons
    -Bad translation in narration and in game play
    -Gameplay can be clunky at times in terms of both battles and outside of battles
    -Some dungeons are too short while others are too long
    -Due to the translation, sometimes its easier to get lost in what way you need to go to
    -Slow battle system and sometimes characters/animations lock up for a few seconds    … Full Review »
  2. [Anonymous]
    Apr 30, 2007
    8
    Elementary graphics, pretty good effects with a good story line. If its 3D then I might have given it a 9.
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