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Phantasy Star III (Video Game)
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Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom is the third installment in the original Phantasy Star tetraology.A thousand years ago, the brave warrior Orakio and the fearsome witch Laya led their factions in terrible battle. Eventually, an uneasy truce was reached — but both leaders, Orakio and Laya, disappeared, together, in a cataclysmic final conflict. Before they did, both of them meted out one last law to be followed by their peoples above all else: "Kill no living thing."The story opens with Rhys, crown prince of Landen, a kingdom which follows the practices and teachings of Orakio, set to marry Maia, the woman he fell madly in love with ever since he saw her washed up on the shore, with no memory of who she was or where she came from. At the very moment they are to be wed, however, a dragon appears, and kidnaps Maia. Because the dragon identified itself as a Layan — "Filthy Orakians, Maia shall not be yours!" — Rhys, enraged, vows vengeance on all Layans for making off with his beloved and ruining his life. But what he doesn't know is that this will set off a chain of events that shall change his life — and his own peoples' perceptions of themselves — forever...The game seems to be a radical departure from the first two Phantasy Star games at first; it doesn't even take place in the Algol system (although for good reason). The initial setting is your typical Medieval European Fantasy, and the player may at first roll their eyes at the bog-standard opening quest to save your royal beloved but the appearances of androids and the innards of what are passed off at first as caves — but made of gleaming metal and glowing with electronic energy — quickly clue the player in that things are not as they seem.The game features a unique twist: at the end of Rhys' adventure, he is given a choice of two girls to marry, because one of the women he picked up on the way turns out to be in love with him. Depending on his choice, the game continues through the eyes of the resulting child. This child's own story will then play out, again with a choice of whom to marry. This final child will play out the last, epic act of the story. Hence the subtitle of the game.Generally, Phantasy Star III is considered the weakest of the original tetralogy, and has been referred to for decades as the black sheep of the series. Some of this can be blamed on how its ambitious design outstripped the capabilities of the hardware and development style of its day: for a comparison, Dragon Quest IV would attempt something somewhat similar the same year, but only truly shone to its complete potential when it was ported to future consoles. As it was, the extreme shift in location, tone, style, and from the previous two Phantasy Star games (which, among other things, left the ending of the second game unaddressed) caused an uproar when it was released, and it remains an enormously controversial title from the 16-bit era to this very day, with defenders and detractors alike. | |
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Card-Carrying Villain | |
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Card-Carrying Villain: Rulakir and the people of Lashute are happy to tell you how evil they are. | |
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Fake Longevity | |
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Fake Longevity: The game has insane amounts of backtracking, forcing the player to revisit most places and go back-and-forth between world maps even within the same generation. Making matters worse is the fact that the option to teleport to and between towns from the previous game is absent, the player doesn't get access to shortcuts until very late in the story, and the Global Airship is only obtained near the very end (and it's not so global), so better get ready to cross the same passages and areas on foot multiple times. | |
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Early Game Hell | |
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Early Game Hell: The earliest part of the game involves Rhys travelling alone with minimal equipment. At level 1, even the most basic Mook can make short work of him. It's only when Mieu and Wren join the party that the game's difficulty curve settles down. Also, the 2nd and 3rd generations always start the main character off with Mieu and Wren accompanying him (still equipped with whatever they had at the end of the previous generation), so it's never quite as bad as it was for Rhys. | |
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Item Caddy | |
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Item Caddy: Mieu and Wren's position in every generational party means you can use them to carry weapons, armor and items forward to the next protagonist. | |
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Defeat Means Friendship | |
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Defeat Means Friendship: Lyle in Rhys' quest. He temporarily leaves your party to challenge you to a Duel Boss battle at Shusoran castle before you can go on to defeat the King of Cille to complete your mission. Another example is Sari in Ayn's campaign. She challenges Ayn to battle in Landen before joining his party. All of Cille (in Rhys' time) and Dahlia (in Nial's era) are beaten into friendship. | |
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Multiple Endings | |
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Multiple Endings: Has four third-generation protagonists. This does not only influence the playable characters, but they also go through different plotlines and the endings are very different, though each does end with the defeat of the Dark Force: In Aron's ending the generation ship passes through a black hole and is transported through time and space to Earth. In Sean's ending the ship encounters its sister ship Neo Palm and receives a friendly hail. In Crys's ending the ship narrowly avoids being fried by flying too close to a sun, and heads towards a planet which is implied they will colonize. Adan's ending is identical to Crys's, except the ship avoids a black hole instead of a sun before heading towards the planet. | |
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Unwinnable by Design | |
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Unwinnable by Design: Early in the game, you tick off the king and he tosses you in the dungeon to cool your heels for a bit. Observant players might have realized that they can, by selling off all their equipment, pick up an Escapipe before hand, and warp out of the cell... but the plot requires you to escape normally, so if you do use the Escapipe, the event flags will lock you in the castle forever. The king is at least kind enough to inform you that you're going to have to reset. | |
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Voluntary Shapeshifting | |
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Voluntary Shapeshifting: Lyle is known as the Dragon Knight. He kidnapped Maia at the beginning of the game, and later on he uses his dragon form to transport Ayn and his party to Techna before passing away. | |
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Ominous Floating Castle | |
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Ominous Floating Castle: Lashute, of course. In a subversion, Skyhaven is very friendly. | |
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Changing of the Guard | |
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Changing of the Guard: Each generation starts with a new protagonist, son of the previous generation's hero. | |
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Palette Swap | |
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Palette Swap: Several of the characters' overworld sprites are palette swaps of each other, and not just Rhys and his descendants. Princess!Kara is a palette swap of Maia, Warrior!Kara is a palette swap of Alair, and Laya and Gwyn are a palette swap of Thea. | |
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Generation Ships | |
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Generation Ships: The Alisa III is just one such model that escaped the destruction of Palma. Ayn or Nial discover this for themselves when they take off to Azura or Dahlia, respectively. Another ship, the Neo Palm, still exists as well; they're the only two left of the fleet that first left Palma. | |
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Forced Level-Grinding | |
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Forced Level-Grinding: Continuing the series' tradition from the first two games, expect to spend a LOT of time wandering around fighting random encounters. | |
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Unto Us a Son and Daughter Are Born | |
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Unto Us a Son and Daughter Are Born: Adan and Gwyn are opposite-sex twins. Adan is one of the third-generation protagonists, and his sister Gwyn joins him in his quest. | |
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Cut-and-Paste Environments | |
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Cut and Paste Environments: The game has over 7 world maps, but nearly all of them use the same graphics with very little variance. Even the landmarks are generic. In addition, the towns look extremely similar not just in graphics but layouts, and the house indoors use one of a set of a few generic "indoors" maps each. | |
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After the End | |
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After the End: The game takes place on one of the spaceships that escaped the destruction of Palm in Phantasy Star II. Unfortunately, the escape was mired by a cataclysmic war between the leaders of the ship that resulted in a Feudal Future. | |
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Stable Time Loop | |
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Stable Time Loop: Implied. One ending shows how Dark Force could have gone back in time to corrupt Earth, which leading to the Earthmen becoming the secret antagonists of Phantasy Star II, and causing the events that resulted in Dark Force hitching a ride to Earth. | |
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Defector from Decadence | |
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Defector from Decadence: Ryan, a Layan rebel leader who opposes Lune. | |
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Ability Required to Proceed | |
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Ability Required to Proceed: Caverns connecting the worlds require special gemstones to travel through; some such caverns never get said gems, necessitating the use of Laya's Pendant to teleport through her temples. Even then, there's occasionally guards standing inside to prevent you from reaching the dais. | |
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Damsel in Distress | |
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Damsel in Distress: Maia starts the whole game thanks to what appears to be this trope. It's complicated. Also Alair in Nial's quest, and Thea in Ayn's. Arguably Lena in Rhys', depending on how serious Lyle was about holding her. | |
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot | |
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Averted, as usual for Phantasy Star. Siren is not evil, and he can't even be called rogue; he's just programmed to fight a war that ended a thousand years ago. | |
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Love Hurts | |
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Love Hurts: Rather obvious given the Love Triangle bride choices, but in at least two circumstances, the bride not chosen is single the rest of her life. Alair and Sari both remain single. Thea and Maia are never seen again. Lena marries someone else (producing Sari), and in all likelihood dies in Lune's attacks. Laya returns to stasis if you marry Alair, but later joins the third-generation party (or if you exploit an oversight by giving Laya's Bow to one of the androids before completing the second generation, you don't need to get her at all... meaning she remains in stasis forever). So yes, the one rejected tends to not get much of a Happy Ending. | |
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Mecha-Mooks | |
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Mecha-Mooks: Orakian warfare have depended on these for over a thousand years. | |
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Ancestral Weapon | |
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Ancestral Weapon: Orakio's black sword. | |
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Human Popsicle | |
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Human Popsicle: This happens to Laya. The wake-up time varies between generations. She can even be woken up twice if Aron is your third-generation protagonist. | |
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Facial Markings | |
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Facial Markings: Laya has a bright red dot in the middle of her forehead. Adan and Gwyn inherit smaller ones. | |
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Wham Shot | |
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Wham Shot: In the second generation you fly to one of two moons after you bring it back into orbit of your world. When you take off in a spaceship it’s revealed that you’re not living on a planet but in fact have been living on a Generation Ship. | |
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Duel Boss | |
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Unequipping Lyle affects his stats in his Duel Boss portion, making the fight much easier for you. | |
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Dual Wielding | |
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Dual Wielding: It's possible for characters to dual wield knives, needlers, slicers, claws, even staves. | |
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Fake-Out Opening | |
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Fake-Out Opening: Appears completely unconnected to the other games in the tetralogy at first. | |
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Fantastic Racism | |
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Fantastic Racism: A plot point. Orakians and Layans have been at war for over a thousand years, the former utilizing androids and raw strength to fight, the latter controlling monsters and able to use techniques. | |
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Magic Knight | |
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Magic Knight: Ayn and every third-generation protagonist, though how strong their magic will be depends on their ancestry. | |
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Inconsistent Dub | |
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Inconsistent Dub: The Alisa III is named after the heroine of the first name and keeps its Japanese name in the localization, even though she's known as Alis in the west. | |
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Royal Blood | |
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Royal Blood: Only one party member can be considered a commoner. Everyone else is descended from Orakio, a princess, or an android. | |
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| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | type |
The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | comment |
The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard / My Rules Are Not Your Rules: The Tsu and Zan spells have different properties than normal in this game — Zan targets all enemies within a row (front or back), and Tsu targets enemies within a column (left or right). However, when used on the player's party, they both target everybody, no exceptions. Only Gra and Foi function like they're supposed to for both sides (targeting all and only one subject, respectively). | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_60eac4ba | type |
Off the Rails | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_60eac4ba | comment |
You can escape your prison cell at the beginning with an escapipe. You appear before the king, who tells you that would have been a good idea, except you've derailed the plot and need to reset the game now. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_60eac4ba | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_60eac4ba | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_60eac4ba | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610afe0a | type |
Flechette Storm | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610afe0a | comment |
Flechette Storm: Considering their name, their official artwork and how they operate, Needles are implied to be this, being thrown at every enemy within a column, a feature the game doesn't really advertise. Royal Needles, the strongest kind, are available as early as Hazatak in the first generation, but they are prohibitively expensive for that time. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610afe0a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610afe0a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610afe0a | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610d5e4e | type |
Shoulders of Doom | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610d5e4e | comment |
Shoulders of Doom: Orakian royalty have a tendency to go this route, although a higher degree of Layan blood causes them to be less fashionable | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610d5e4e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610d5e4e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_610d5e4e | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63c6c615 | type |
Dynamic Difficulty | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63c6c615 | comment |
Dynamic Difficulty: Depending on who your third-generation protagonist ends up being, gameplay can have a difference of several hours. To wit, Aron has the shortest campaign, since he starts on Dahlia and with Laya's Pendant and Kara in the party. Adan and Crys both start from Landen, but Crys has a bit more world-trekking to do to fetch Laya and the Pendant. Sean's route makes the game its absolute longest and starts him off in the middle of a desert, at level 1, with only two companions. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63c6c615 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63c6c615 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63c6c615 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63fa5d78 | type |
Cult of Personality | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63fa5d78 | comment |
Cult of Personality: Orakio and Laya are revered by their respective factions as near deities. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63fa5d78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63fa5d78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_63fa5d78 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_67f26dcc | type |
Planet of Hats | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_67f26dcc | comment |
Planet of Hats: Or Starship Biome, anyway. Aridia and its single town, Hazatak, is entirely populated by androids except for the shopkeepers, and one assumes that even they would be androids if the shopping interface allowed it. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_67f26dcc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_67f26dcc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_67f26dcc | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_79a60aec | type |
For Want of a Nail | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_79a60aec | comment |
For Want of a Nail: Lune's daughter Kara. If Nial is your second-generation protagonist, his and Lune's final battle will help Lune come to terms with the war finally being over, and a Kara will be born that grows up to be a rather sweet princess who specializes in healing. If you went with Ayn's route, this fight obviously never occurred, and Lune will have had to come to terms with the war on his own; in the meantime, a Kara will have been born that has grown up as more of an embittered warrior, specializing in attack spells and sporting a much more armored appearance. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_79a60aec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_79a60aec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_79a60aec | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7c7589af | type |
Earth-Shattering Kaboom | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7c7589af | comment |
Earth-Shattering Kaboom: If Sean is your final protagonist, his homeworld of Azura is destroyed at the beginning of his story, killing Ayn and Thea with it. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7c7589af | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7c7589af | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7c7589af | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | type |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | comment |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Rhys' moving of Dahlia and Azura into their old positions frees the greatest generals of the Devastation War to resume their fight. The third-gen character's removal of Orakio's Sword frees Dark Force. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80621707 | type |
Arranged Marriage | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80621707 | comment |
Arranged Marriage: Rhys was in one of these before the start of the game. He broke it off when he fell in love with the mysterious Maia. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80621707 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80621707 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80621707 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80df060c | type |
Mascot Mook | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80df060c | comment |
Mascot Mook: This game debuted the bird enemy "Chirper", which would later reappear in Phantasy Star IV and every Phantasy Star title after it under its more iconic name, the Rappy. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80df060c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80df060c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_80df060c | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_84fa1d7d | type |
Disposable Woman | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_84fa1d7d | comment |
Disposable Woman: Thea's fate no matter what choice is made. If you marry her, she dies in the destruction of Satellite. If you don't marry her, you're told (in the Japanese version only) that Siren killed her during the third generation opening. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_84fa1d7d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_84fa1d7d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_84fa1d7d | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | type |
Eldritch Abomination | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | comment |
Eldritch Abomination: Virtually a given in a Phantasy Star game. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_88799cf4 | type |
Badass Cape | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_88799cf4 | comment |
Badass Cape: All your primary heroes and Lyle. Aron gets an especially badass one, being the only protagonist with a unique set of sprites showing off his Dahlian attire. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_88799cf4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_88799cf4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_88799cf4 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8e9cf84e | type |
||
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8e9cf84e | comment |
"Blind Idiot" Translation: For some reason, androids and robots are translated as cyborgs in the English localization. This led to oddities such as Mieu and Miun being identical-looking, which doesn't make much sense if they're half-human. In actuality, they're androids. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8e9cf84e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8e9cf84e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_8e9cf84e | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_933576c8 | type |
Mighty Glacier | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_933576c8 | comment |
Mighty Glacier: Orakians are slower than Layans and don't level up as fast, plus they lack access to techniques. However, they make up for it by being very sturdy and strong. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_933576c8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_933576c8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_933576c8 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_93dc4e37 | type |
Villain of Another Story | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_93dc4e37 | comment |
Villain of Another Story: Whichever second-generation villain you don't face in your storyline winds up this, performing the same actions but without running into the second-generation hero. In both cases, they are encountered by the third-generation hero, deeply regretting their former actions. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_93dc4e37 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_93dc4e37 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_93dc4e37 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_987be393 | type |
Gambit Roulette | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_987be393 | comment |
Gambit Roulette: Apparently everything you did in the first generation was part of a set up by the people of Lashute. They wanted to restart the war, but this was impossible because of the ceasefire imposed by Orakio and Laya. They could have their second-in-commands restart the war, but both had been banished to the Alisa III's satellites, which were beyond the reach of any spaceships they had. Therefore they needed someone to bring them back into position using the satellite control system; so they kidnapped the Princess of Cille and placed her on a beach in Landen; which was a neighbor to Satera, whose royal family held the Moonstone, one of the keys necessary to make the satellite control system operate. Maia, the princess of Cille, was the cousin of Lyle, the prince of Shushoran whose royal family happened to have the Moon Tear, the other key needed to work the satellite control system. Then Lyle kidnapped Maia back and returned her to Cille, which just happened to be separated from Shushoran by a narrow strait which would turn into a land bridge if influenced by the two moons, if they were back in their original positions. Note that Lyle could have, at any time, turned into a dragon and flew the party to Cille, but instead they went with pretty much the most complicated solution of all, which is what the people of Lashute wanted. Wouldn't it have been easier for them to just kidnap Lena and Lyle (or blackmail them) and have them bring the satellites back for them? | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_987be393 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_987be393 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_987be393 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e | type |
Interface Spoiler | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e | comment |
Interface Spoiler: Using the Monitor gives you a view of all the worlds currently available for you to explore; as Rhys, you only have Landen, Aquatica and Aridia visible, leaving a great deal of the screen empty for more worlds to be inserted later. Even when you get to Ayn or Nial's quest, a good chunk of the screen remains black, giving a good indicator that you have one more descendant of Rhys to control. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | type |
Foreshadowing | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: Dark Force is mentioned indirectly (or directly in the localization) early in Generation 1 when Rhys takes a ferry that travels by the shrine where Orakio's sword is kept. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d6427ec | type |
Time Travel | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d6427ec | comment |
Time Travel: Aron's ending involves traveling through a black hole, crossing time and space. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d6427ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d6427ec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_9d6427ec | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a1841170 | type |
Generational Saga | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a1841170 | comment |
Generational Saga: Albeit a fairly shallow one, given how limited the available technology was. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a1841170 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a1841170 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a1841170 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | type |
Chest Monster | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | comment |
Chest Monster: The final boss, Dark Force, is hiding in a chest. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ab5d5d86 | type |
Evolving Music | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ab5d5d86 | comment |
Evolving Music: The overworld theme grows more complex and triumphant as you recruit characters into your party. You'll never hear its solo and two-person variations past the first generation, as Mieu and Wren always accompany the hero permanently. The background music in battles will also change depending on your status. If your party is in normal condition against enemies appropriate to your current level, you get the normal battle theme. If you're up against enemies above your current level, if your party is in bad shape, or if you're ambushed, the music is dark and sinister. If you're up against weaker enemies or if you're close to winning, the music is upbeat and cheerful. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ab5d5d86 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ab5d5d86 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ab5d5d86 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ac928039 | type |
Four-Star Badass | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ac928039 | comment |
Four-Star Badass: Siren and Lune are both explicitly named as the generals under Orakio and Laya, respectively, and will pound you into fine paste if you make a single mistake during their boss fights. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ac928039 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ac928039 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ac928039 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ad5283e1 | type |
Robot Girl | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ad5283e1 | comment |
Robot Girl: The leotard-clad redhead Mieu and her older counterpart Miun. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ad5283e1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ad5283e1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ad5283e1 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_af6eda3d | type |
Prelap | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_af6eda3d | comment |
Prelap: As in Phantasy Star II Dark Force is contained inside a chest. The sound effect of the chest opening echoes for several moments, and the screen fades into the final battle. The echoing of the chest opening sound becomes the backbeat of the final boss theme. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_af6eda3d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_af6eda3d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_af6eda3d | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b3c864b0 | type |
Going Down with the Ship | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b3c864b0 | comment |
Going Down with the Ship: Ayn's fate should he choose Thea. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b3c864b0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b3c864b0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b3c864b0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b6ae5569 | type |
Transforming Mecha | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b6ae5569 | comment |
Transforming Mecha: Wren has three alternate forms that allow the character to travel more quickly across the worlds. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b6ae5569 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b6ae5569 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b6ae5569 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b709cf7 | type |
Ambiguously Absent Parent | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b709cf7 | comment |
Ambiguously Absent Parent: We don't know who Sari's father is. Sari's mother Lena died from heartbreak shortly after having her, but we have no indication that her father was involved in her life, and the game gives no indication of why Sari was in line to inherit Landen as well as Satera. The character book, however, posits that she's the daughter of Rhys' illegitimate older brother (never seen in the game), who met Lena in Landen's dungeons and ended up marrying her and inheriting the throne after his brother renounced his position as Landen's Prince. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b709cf7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b709cf7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_b709cf7 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c57b21f9 | type |
Global Currency | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c57b21f9 | comment |
Global Currency: That'll be 200 meseta! | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c57b21f9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c57b21f9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c57b21f9 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c5fe6c81 | type |
Strong Family Resemblance | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c5fe6c81 | comment |
Strong Family Resemblance: Every generation's hero takes after his mother, inheriting her hair color, eyes, and some of her facial features. In Gwyn's case, she inherits her mother's coloring and looks, and a bit of her grandmother's facial structure. Crys is the lone exception to this, as his hair color doesn't match Sari's perfectly. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c5fe6c81 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c5fe6c81 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_c5fe6c81 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | type |
Anti-Villain | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | comment |
Anti-Villain: Lune and Siren are not evil, but they missed the memo about a thousand-year-old war being over. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | type |
Developer's Foresight | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | comment |
Developer's Foresight: You can escape your prison cell at the beginning with an escapipe. You appear before the king, who tells you that would have been a good idea, except you've derailed the plot and need to reset the game now. Unequipping Lyle affects his stats in his Duel Boss portion, making the fight much easier for you. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d782bd52 | type |
Equivalent Exchange | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d782bd52 | comment |
Equivalent Exchange: Techniques are customizable. Grouped into four sets (Healing, Melee, Time, and Order), one technique's effectiveness can be boosted at the expense of another. It's actually a fairly robust system that allows for some helpful character specialization. | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d782bd52 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d782bd52 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d782bd52 | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d9b4cc7f | type |
Abdicate the Throne | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_d9b4cc7f | comment |
Abdicate the Throne: Rhys has to renounce his position as Prince of Landen if he wants to marry Maia, because the distances involved between Landen and Cille are too great to allow for a personal union, causing Lena's daughter Sari to eventually inherit both Landen and Satera. If Nial marries Alair, it's a two-fer: Nial moves to Dahlia and can't inherit Landen and Satera, and Lune abdicates in favor of Nial (who is now his brother-in-law). | |
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Progressive Instrumentation | |
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Progressive Instrumentation: Each time a party member is added, a new instrument is added to the overworld theme. What's more, whenever someone dies the corresponding instrument is removed. This can result in some really strange sounding versions of the theme (for instance if the fifth slot party member is the only one left alive, there's just a drumbeat.) | |
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Hijacked by Ganon | |
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Hijacked by Ganon: The entire plot is Dark Force manipulating three generations of one royal family into performing actions that will release it. | |
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Action Girl | |
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Action Girl: Sari of the second generation and Warrior!Kara of the third fit this trope. | |
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Battle Couple | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_db39ccfd | comment |
Battle Couple: This is an option throughout the game; a minimum of one of your choices for a bride will have participated in your quest, making them a possible Battle Couple. Both of Ayn's potential brides fight alongside him, making this mandatory for him. | |
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Warrior Prince | |
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Warrior Prince: All of the male chief protagonists for all of the generations, plus Lyle. | |
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Precision-Guided Boomerang | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ddc15c81 | comment |
Precision-Guided Boomerang: The weapons are called Slicers in this version. Lune, both Karas, and Thea all use this in combat. | |
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Functional Magic | |
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Functional Magic: The "Inherent Gift" type. Only those of Layan descent and androids can use techniques; pureblood Orakians are limited to melee weapons. Since Megid figures into the plot, you will end up marrying at least one Layan by the third generation. | |
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Trauma Inn | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_e27e757e | comment |
Trauma Inn: One in every town. They all charge 5 meseta per person in your party, and restore all health and technique points unless a character is poisoned or "has lost the will to fight". | |
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InfoDump | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_e63228a7 | comment |
Info Dump: New Mota in Frigidia is an Info Dump town, as the name might suggest; it's home to several sages who explain how the Alisa III took off from Palma before its destruction. | |
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The Load | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_e68b72 | comment |
The Load: Lena in the first generation. Her starting attributes are so low that there's a very real possibility that it's a bug. She levels pretty fast, if you can keep her alive long enough (giving her two Emels will give her good protection and force her to auto-parry every round, making her nearly impossible to kill.) This is especially hilarious considering how powerful her daughter is. | |
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Teaser Equipment | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_eadfe499 | comment |
Teaser Equipment: The city of Cille at the end of Rhys' campaign sells endgame-caliber equipment. The lack of worthwhile Money Spiders in any of the three worlds you visit means that players would have to grind obsessively to afford them, but if you put the work in, Mieu and Wren could be outfitted with most of their best gear before even learning Rhys will have a grandchild, and their ability to take items across generations means your protagonist could always start with an amazing sword as well. | |
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One-Steve Limit | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_ee7a60e9 | comment |
One-Steve Limit: An aversion. There are two Layas in the game. One is only referenced in past tense and was the being who eventually headed Layan society; the other is her younger sister who is eventually roused from cryostasis. The Japanese version adds a third, who became Gwyn in the translation (the daughter of the second Laya). | |
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Oddball in the Series | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_f068cba | comment |
Oddball in the Series: The setting being outside the Algol system and the Generational Saga nature of the plot as well as differences in graphical style make this almost seem like a Gaiden Game. | |
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Suspiciously Similar Substitute | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_f5a3e496 | comment |
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Gwyn fills the bow user role that Laya occupies in the other third-generation storylines, given that Adan and Gwyn's parents are Nial and Laya; she even shares the same sprite with just a slight difference in hair color. In the Japanese version, she was even named Laia. | |
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Great Offscreen War | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_f722f635 | comment |
Great Offscreen War: The Devastation War between Laya and Orakio creates the setting for the whole game. | |
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Planet Spaceship | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_f9a85905 | comment |
Planet Spaceship: Azura and Dahlia, the two moons in the setting, both turn out to be artificial satellites. Why a giant starship tasked with finding a new homeworld for its occupants would require such a satellite, let alone two, is never explained. | |
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Good Old Robot | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_fb86c5 | comment |
Good Old Robot: Mieu and Wren, who Rhys recruits and who continue to serve his son and grandson as party members. | |
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Theme Naming | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_fd94c4ac | comment |
Theme Naming: Most of the worlds: Landen, Aquatica, Aridia, and Frigidia refer to their climates, Elysium and Draconia are their map appearance, and Terminus is where the game ends. | |
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Feudal Future | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_fea715c1 | comment |
Feudal Future: In spades, though most people aren't aware of it. | |
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Happy Ending | |
| Phantasy Star III (Video Game) / int_fec2b522 | comment |
Alair and Sari both remain single. Thea and Maia are never seen again. Lena marries someone else (producing Sari), and in all likelihood dies in Lune's attacks. Laya returns to stasis if you marry Alair, but later joins the third-generation party (or if you exploit an oversight by giving Laya's Bow to one of the androids before completing the second generation, you don't need to get her at all... meaning she remains in stasis forever). So yes, the one rejected tends to not get much of a Happy Ending. | |
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