Shining Force III
Shining Force III is a fantasy turn-based tactics role-playing video game designed for the Sega Saturn by Camelot Software Planning. It is a continuation of the Shining series. Comprising three separate but…
Shining Force III is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Camelot Software Planning, released 11 December 1997 on Sega Saturn.
What Shining Force III is
Shining Force III is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Camelot Software Planning and released in 1997. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Saturn only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in a world of fantasy and magic, Shining Force III places you in the boots of a young general, fighting to preserve the peace in your world. The story starts out as the Emperor is abducted from within the city of Saraband, and you must go on the run with your king, who is suspected of being the mastermind behind the abduction. Of course, things are not as they seem, and you will be taken through a web of lies and deceit in your quest to prove the King innocent.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Shining Force III launched on 11 December 1997, within three weeks of Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing and Time Crisis II.
Released around the same time: Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Time Crisis II.
Official trailer
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