Shining Force III

Overview

Shining Force III is a strategy RPG that was created for the Sega Saturn by Camelot Software Planning. It was designed as a trilogy, split into three different games, in order to show the different perspectives of major characters. Shining Force III was thus known as 'Scenario One - God Warrior of the Kingdom' and focused on the journey of Synbios and the struggles of the Republic of Aspinia. Scenario Two - 'Target: Child of God' showed the game from the perspective of Prince Medion and the struggles of the Empire of Destonia. Scenario Three - 'Bulzome Rising' was a continuation of the character of Julian the mercenary, and was the definitive ending to the trilogy, rather than simply a different view point. All three games were released in Japan, but only Scenario One was released in the United States and Europe. However, English fan translations do exist.

Shining Force III Scenario One took the series into a 3D world, but with the same isometric strategic battle system as the older MegaDrive/Genesis games. Other familiar elements are also included, such as the class level up system and hidden unlockable characters. Characters from Scenario One can also be found for use in Scenario Two, although this was obviously only important for the Japanese version of the game.

Premium Disc

This bonus disc was only available in Japan to customers who has bought all 3 scenarios of Shining Force III. The disc contains videos, music artwork etc. used in the development of the game. Additionally, the disc contains a mini-game where the player can form a team of characters from the 3 scenarios and battle against varying enemies.