Phantasy Star 3 playthrough #1: Mieu joins

I'll be going for Sean's ending.

This game is VERY underrated. A lot of people hate it because it's so different compared to Phantasy Star 1 2 and 4 (it doesn't become very futuristic like the other games in the series until later, so for a while the setting appears more medieval). It's still a fun game though.

The opening credits end at 1:20, if you want to skip past them. If you want to skip past the opening sequences, go to 3:36.

I barely survived until Mieu joins. I didn't want to buy another knife because I didn't want to reach Youtube's time limit, but I guess that backfired because the battles would have been faster if I did buy it.


Oh, and hey, here's a funny trick you can try:

At the beginning of the game, sell Rhys's boots and use that money to buy an Escapipe. When the king puts you in jail, use the Escapipe. You won't be able to continue the game. You can even talk to the king and he'll tell you to reset your game and try again. :p
They could have prevented this trick by having Rhys NOT start with boots, and maybe put the boots in a fourth treasure chest in the jail or something...

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[robinkom]

@scottievand The assistant producer of 1 & 2 was in charge of this one with his own dev team. I think a lot of the seemingly rushed elements came at the cost of all of their concentration on the generational system and the large cast of characters while trying to fit it all into the available storage space on the cartridge. Basically, it was a grandiose vision of a game made for the limited technology of the day. If this had been on Sega CD, it would have stood a chance of being 10 times better.

[robinkom]

Consider me a "phan" who originally had hard time liking this one. Over the years, I warmed up to it. I think the way in which the medieval and sci-fi elements are meshed in this one, while different from the rest, is just awesome. Come on... generational medieval societies inside domed habitats on a gigantic spaceship? I love it! A significant landmark for early-90s RPGs despite it's flaws. It also has my favorite theme song of the entire franchise.

[MeteoraXV]

ok so I lied about killing my cartridge =P I played it anyways and actually beat it today! It was alright. I still stand by my complaints about the game, it was just hard to get it into it. but once you get the hang of this game it's actually pretty enjoyable. on to PS4!

[MeteoraXV]

this version looks a lot better though

[MeteoraXV]

Is it just me or is this the worst game ever made? I can't begin to count the flaws in the programming, the horrendously monotone graphics (towns), the annoying battle theme, the f*ed up encounter rate, saving, exp division, Antidote spell not working, the inn, etc

PS 1 and 2 had major flaws as well but this is where I drew the line. I tried REALLY hard to like it and play, but I couldn't make it through more than 2 hours before I ripped out the GBA cartridge and stomped on it. It is unplayable

[juberj10]

i have sega mega drive the game for psp and it has alot of clasic sega games like sonic the hedghog 1 and two and has phantasy star 1,2 and 3. i really like these games so im going to try all the games there is for phantasy star

[BShinkicker]

That dungeon theme is the greatest RPG dungeon theme ever!

[marcosladarense1]

the best game of genesis (mega drive) eve made

[scottievand]

Was PS III created by a different bunch of people than the other PS games on the Genesis and MasterSystem? Apart from the epic main theme music which I love, this game seems kinda rushed, especially the battle screen, and the uninspired surrounding environments- Nothing but empty, open caverns, castles, over-worlds. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the series. Just my worthless two cents. :)

[silly5725]

i buy the short sword and get rid of the knife right away