Grandia III
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| Developer(s) | Game Arts |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Composer(s) | Noriyuki Iwadare |
| Series | Grandia |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 |
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PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 (PS2 Classic) |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 78.60% |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| Eurogamer | 6/10 |
| Famitsu | 35/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GamePro | 4/5 |
| GameSpot | 7.6/10 |
| IGN | 7.6/10 |
Grandia III (グランディアIII Gurandia Surī?) is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console. Originally released in Japan in August 2005, the game later made available in English in North America in February 2006, and is the first main series Grandia title to not be released in Europe. Grandia 3 was re-released on the North American PlayStation 3 store on July 21, 2016. The game was designed by much of the key staff of previous games in the series and includes many features seen in its predecessors, including a similar, more fast-paced action-based battle system. Music for the game was provided by series veteran Noriyuki Iwadare, and features the opening theme song "In the Sky" performed by Japanese pop/rock artist Miz.
Set in a fantasy world where technology has allowed man to fly in magic-powered aircraft, a boy named Yuki is determined to become a great pilot like his idol, the Sky Captain Schmidt. When he and his mother encounter a girl named Alfina who has the ability to communicate with the spiritual guardians of the world, they become involved in the plot to discover the secrets of the world's past and face an evil rogue guardian named Xorn. The game met with a generally positive response in Japan and North America upon release, with critics praising the game's innovative battle system.
The player controls Yuki and his companions through a fully 3D world, fighting their way through obstacles using a battle system in the same style as the other Grandia games, with some slight tweaks. Throughout the game Yuki enlists the aide of various characters and creatures called the Guardians to aid him on his journey. Rather than use a world map to travel between areas, the player flies in a plane.
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