Romancing SaGa 3

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 38
  3. Negative: 8 out of 38
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  1. Ramzas
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    The remaster of a cult classic in the same vein as Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. The amount of freedom and inventiveness is off the charts. Hard recommend
  2. ABadLife89
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    I never managed to get into Romancing SaGa 2 but this one really did it for me. You can pick a character, do everything you want at your pace and then finish the game. Frustrating here and there but the freedom is fantastic and the world-building is really good. The remaster did a really good job.
  3. ChrisCall
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    Your mileage may vary depending on your interest in non-linear RPGs, but this is one of the greatest SNES games ever made. It's effectively a more complete and polished SaGa Frontier. You can play the game through many times over and never have exactly the same experience. The level of depth is absurd for any game from the era, and it holds up well today, given that you have the patience for it.
  4. Nintendopost24
    Nov 21, 2019
    8
    Romancing Saga 3 est une petite madeleine de Proust d'une époque extraordinaire, pas si lointaine, où Squaresoft était le maître du monde des JRPG, et nous offrait chaques années des petites merveilles qui sont aujourd'hui encore des monuments du genre. Inédit en Occident, Romancing Saga 3 est un jeu difficile, avec un gameplay très différend des RPG traditionnelles. Le jeu nous proposeRomancing Saga 3 est une petite madeleine de Proust d'une époque extraordinaire, pas si lointaine, où Squaresoft était le maître du monde des JRPG, et nous offrait chaques années des petites merveilles qui sont aujourd'hui encore des monuments du genre. Inédit en Occident, Romancing Saga 3 est un jeu difficile, avec un gameplay très différend des RPG traditionnelles. Le jeu nous propose une quête très ouverte qui peut être très intimidante pour les joueurs qui aiment être un peu tenu par la main dans un RPG plutôt dirigiste. Vous aurez le choix parmis 8 personnages avec chacun leur propre but et leur propre histoire. Si vous décidez de tout voir, comptez passer facilement 150h dans le jeu. Vous en aurez pour votre argent. Les moins courageux pourront finir un run en 30h et profiter d'un Remaster de grande qualité et de musiques exceptionnelles. Malgré son âge, Romancing Saga 3 est un très grand RPG.… Expand
  5. Ironplushy
    May 12, 2023
    9
    I cannot understand giving a game a bad review because it's not like a more popular game. It would be like giving Dark Souls 6's and 7's because it isn't like oblivion. This is pretty close to the Dark Souls of JRPGs barring games like Fear and Hunger that don't center around combat. There is actual challenge in the game. You actually have to talk about people, learn where towns and citiesI cannot understand giving a game a bad review because it's not like a more popular game. It would be like giving Dark Souls 6's and 7's because it isn't like oblivion. This is pretty close to the Dark Souls of JRPGs barring games like Fear and Hunger that don't center around combat. There is actual challenge in the game. You actually have to talk about people, learn where towns and cities are before you can travel to them, build an actual character, manage your money, protect your party members from perma death. The ability to start with 8 different characters and spec 8 different weapons on top of magic creates massive replayability.

    What do I hate about JRPGs?

    There are no decisions to make. You're effectively on a haunted house ride.
    Combat is so bad there is a fast forward button.
    Spamming items during or after combat to heal.
    There are no real threats. Any actual threat is overcome with mindless grinding.
    There is no reward for exploring beyond pressing A in front of every crate and barrel.
    At some point money is meaningless.

    Romancing Saga removes all the little tedium of JRPGs and creates something more organic and intuitive. Casting magic makes you better at magic. Fighting increases HP. Using a sword makes you better with swords. Your party members can teach each other moves they know. Characters can die permanently like in Fire Emblem. Some enemies with slap the **** out of you, but going back to them later and winning is so satisfying. When you make money, you are literally exhilarated because you can finally buy something. Your part auto heals after every battle so you don't have to open a menu after every fight, select skill, then spam cure on everyone. You can save anywhere. You can fail.

    Why would you want another 16-bit paint by numbers JRPG when there are countless ones? This ids the game. This is actual roleplaying. Discovering the world, making decisions, earning money, risking your life. This game should be far more popular than it is. The people who play JRPGs outside mainline Shin Megami Tensei want their hand held. They don't want to think about what to do next. They want to be told what to do.    … Expand
  6. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Cubed3
    Mar 27, 2020
    70
    The new UI is ugly as sin, and the animation added to the boss sprites is laughably out of place. The new background art is a mixed bag of some decent work and a couple examples of soulless imitation that fails to capture the intent of the original. All of this applies for those who are familiar with the original Romancing SaGa 3. For everyone else, this is an excellent RPG that has a lot of content and replayability. A vast cast of weirdos and miscreants to recruit, and shenanigans to get into await in this saga.
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  2. Atomix
    Dec 8, 2019
    70
    Romancing SaGa 3 is an interesting work of the last century. The gameplay offers freedom like no other game from the 90s. The visual and sound style of the remastered gives the title a second life. However, the history is a disappointment that offers interesting concepts, but at the end of the day, it does not achieve something memorable.
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  3. Hardcore Gamer
    Nov 27, 2019
    70
    Removing the nostalgia filter, a lot of the gameplay elements of Romancing SaGa 3 simply won’t be that enjoyable for people who are die hard RPG fans of that era. Keeping that caveat in mind, fans of that era of gaming can find a lot to enjoy in this title, provided they are willing to deal with the lack of direction and unconventional approach to the JRPG formula.
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