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The trilogy constitutes the last game(s) developed by [[Sonic! Software Planning]] before its merger with [[Camelot Software Planning]], who served as co-developer.
 
The trilogy constitutes the last game(s) developed by [[Sonic! Software Planning]] before its merger with [[Camelot Software Planning]], who served as co-developer.
  
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Shining Force III
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP (1Track)
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥4,8004,800 GS-9175
Sega Saturn
US 		$49.9949.99[1] 81383
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81383-50

Shining Force III, known as Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin (シャイニング・フォースⅢ シナリオ１ 王都の巨神) in Japan is a Sega Saturn RPG and a direct sequel to Shining Force II, both being part of the Shining series of games.

Shining Force III, in its western form, is only one third of the overall Shining Force III story. In Japan, the game was split into three parts (or "scenarios") - Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin, Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko and Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu, however in the west, the two latter scenarios were not released, and the subtitle of the first was removed. This can lead to some confusion, as the name Shining Force III can mean both the collection of the three Shining Force III scenarios, and just Outo no Kyoshin.

The trilogy constitutes the last game(s) developed by Sonic! Software Planning before its merger with Camelot Software Planning, who served as co-developer.

Production credits

Staff
Game Design:
  • Main: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shugo Takahashi
  • Maps & Events: Shuji Shimizu, Ayumu Shindo, Daisuke Takagi
  • Battles: Shugo Takahashi
  • Parameters: Yuusuke Sugimoto, Kozue Akazi
Program:
  • Main: Yasuhiro Taguchi
  • 3D Animation System: P. E. Jareth Hein
  • Events: Takeshi Nohara, Akiko Sato, Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Kaoru Shimada, Norio Shimizu
  • Battle Scene: Yutaka Yamamoto
  • Ai: Kenji Numaya
  • DSP and Special Effects: Haruki Kodera
  • Character Design: Shin Yamanouchi, Hiroshi Kajiyama
Graphics:
  • Maps: Mitsuru Fukumoto, Keisuke Futami, Mitsumasa Muraishi, Junichi Ochiai, Hidetoshi Sakamoto, Kanako Horiguchi, Atsuhito Sakota
  • Battle Characters: Fumihide Aoki, Hiroto Nakashima, Shigeki Kimura, Masayuki Hashimoto, Toshiaki Tanaka
  • Battle BGs: Hiroshi Kaziyama, Tomonori Shinjo
  • Map Characters: Junko Nakamura, Mieko Koguchi, Toshiaki Tanaka, Keisuke Futami
  • Windows: Junichi Ochiai, Kanako Horiguchi, Shigeki Kimura, Ayumu Shindo
Voices:
  • Production: Toshio Furuichi, Talent, Ai Maeda, Hidenao Horie, Kaneto Shiozawa, Kazunari Tanaka, Makiko Ohmoto, Masaya Takatsuka, Naoki Imamura, Ryutaro Ayuoki, Yuriko Yamamoto
  • Opening CG Animation: Links Corporation
  • Direction: Yoshihisa Hirano
  • Production: Kazuyuki Haneda
  • Art Direction: Takashi Ui, Robot Communications, Inc.
  • Storyboard Art: Keiichiro Mochizuki
  • Animation Main: Miki Sato
  • Animation: Keiichi Abe, Tsuyoshi Kobori, Masashi Watanabe
  • Animation Assist: Megumi Ishizaka, Kenji Oyama, Hideki Kuraku, Miki Gunjikake
  • CG Movie Sound Effects: Kazuyoshi Senzaki
  • All Music: Motoi Sakuraba
  • Music Guest: Takeo Shimoda
  • Sound Effects: Satoshi Murata, Masato Maekawa
  • Sound Direction: Masaaki Uno, Yasuhiro Taguchi
  • Promotion Video: Atsushi Ohara, Atsushi Fujimoto, Kouichi Imazeki, Shintaro Kouno, Hiroki Touchi
  • Manuals: Studio Peace
  • Publicity: Tadashi Takezaki, Yasushi Nagumo
  • Publicity Arrangement: Masaaki Uno
  • Support: Daisaku Ikejiri
  • All Illustrations: Shin Yamanouchi, Hiroshi Kajiyama
  • Special thanks to: R.I.S. Co., Ltd., Treasure Co., Ltd., Links Corporation, Atsumik Corporation, Musical Station Corp., Aoni Production, Hiromi Kobayashi, Takashi Kitamura, Takafumi Fukui
  • Direction Assist: Yusuke Sugimoto, Shuji Shimizu
  • Direction: Yasuhiro Taguchi
  • Production Assist: Shugo Takahashi
  • Production: Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Created by: Camelot Co., Ltd., Sonic Co., Ltd.

(C)Sega Enterprises, Ltd.,1992, 1993, 1997

Source:
In-game credits


Product Development
Marketing
Special Thanks
  • Sandy Castagnola, Sean Doidge, James Faison, Eric Hammond, Sheri Hockaday, Jason Kuo, Lisa Martinez, Katherine Maury, Mike McCollum, Jon Orantes, Barbara Phillips, Shinobu Shindo, Jin Shimazaki, Owen Stein, Dan Stevens, Kitt Vercelli, Terry, Randall, Shane and all Saturn Fans
Source:
US manual
Shiningforceiii sat us manual.pdf
[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Shining Force III/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • JP flyer 1

  • JP flyer 2

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #104: "March 1998" (1998-0x-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №73, p116/117
95 №77, p126/127
80 №201, p69[3]
80 №470, p34
70 №73, p94/95
94 №72, p74-76[7]
87 №58, p14[8]
93 №33, p56/57[9]
73 №1997-44, p205[10]
92 №, p8[11]
Sega Saturn
 86
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
95
[12]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
92
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
89
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[17]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
83
[18]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
94
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[19]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-J
81
[20]
Neo (PL)
75
[21]
Neo Plus (PL)
70
[22]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[23]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
90
[24]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
80
[25]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
87
[27]
Sega Magazin (DE)
87
[8]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
93
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
92
[11]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[29]
Sega Saturn
 84
Based on
22 reviews

Shining Force III

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Shiningforceiii sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
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Inlay

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1998-05-28: Gamers Determine Destiny or Death in Shining Force 3 for Sega Saturn!
  2. ↑ File:CVG UK 200.pdf, page 44
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 201.pdf, page 69 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 201.pdf_p69" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:Shiningforceiii sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 27
  6. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 123
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Joypad FR 072.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 072.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:SegaMagazin DE 58.pdf, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 58.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ File:SSM_UK_33.pdf, page 56
  10. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19971219_1997-44.pdf, page 207
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p10" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 126
  13. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 116
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 150
  15. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-12-19" (JP; 1997-12-05), page 1
  16. ↑ GamePro, "October 1998" (US; 1998-xx-xx), page 202
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 68
  18. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "June 1998" (US; 1998-05-xx), page 76
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/98" (DE; 1998-07-01), page 78
  20. ↑ Mega Console, "Febbraio 1998" (IT; 1998-xx-xx), page 72
  21. ↑ Neo, "Październik 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 19
  22. ↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 69
  23. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1998" (US; 1998-03-17), page 104
  24. ↑ neXt Level, "Juli 1998" (DE; 1998-06-19), page 62
  25. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 24" (JP; 1997-12-12), page 184
  26. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 3" (JP; 1998-01-30), page 73
  27. ↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1998" (DE; 1998-03-11), page 32
  28. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1998" (UK; 1998-06-17), page 56
  29. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-44 (1997-12-19)" (JP; 1997-12-05), page 207



Shining series of games
Sega Mega Drive
 Shining in the Darkness (1991) | Shining Force (1992) | Shining Force II (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (1992) | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (1993) | Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (1995)
Sega Mega-CD
 Shining Force CD (1994)
Sega Saturn
 Shining Wisdom (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark (1996) | Shining Force III (Scenario 2, 3, Premium Disc) (1997-1998)
Game Boy Advance
 Shining Soul (2002) | Shining Soul II (2003) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Shining Tears (2004) | Shining Force Neo (2005) | Shining Force EXA (2007) | Shining Wind (2007)
Mobile phone
 Shining Road to the Force (2005) | Shining Force Chronicle I (2005) | Shining Force Chronicle II (2005) | Shining Force Chronicle III (2006) | Shining Road II (2006) | Shining Wind X (2008) | SFCE Tokei (2012)
Windows PC
 Shining Tears Material Collection (2006) | Shining Wind Fan Fest (2009)
Nintendo DS
 Shining Force Feather (2009)
Arcade
 Shining Force Cross (2009) | Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) | Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012) | Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013) | Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014) | Blade Arcus from Shining (2014)
Sony PlayStation Portable
 Shining Hearts (2010) | Shining Blade (2012) | Shining Ark (2013)
Sony PlayStation 3
 Shining Resonance (2014) | Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015)
Sony PlayStation 4
 Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015) | Shining Resonance Refrain (2018)
iOS
Google Android OS
 Shining Force Classics (2018) | Shining Force: Hero of Light and Darkness (2022)
World
Strategy games: Gameplay | Items | Accessories | Weapons | Magic
Shining related media
Albums
Sound Story of Shining and the Darkness (1991) | Shining Force Special Sound CD (1992) | Symphonic Suite Shining Force II (1993) | Symphonic Suite the Another Story of Shining Force (1994) | Shining Wisdom (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark Original Soundtrack (1996) | Shining Force III Original Soundtrack (1998) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Original Sound Tracks (2004) | Shining Tears (2004) | Shining Force Neo Music Collection (2005) | Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection (2005) | Shining Tears Music Collection (2005) | Shining Force EXA Music Collection (2007) | Shining Wind Music Collection (2007) | Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) | Shining Force Feather Soundtrack (2009) | Shining Hearts Kaizoku Hihou Fan Disc (2010) | Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (2011) | Shining Hearts Original Soundtrack (2011) | Shining Blade Haru no Shin Seikatsu Ouen Fan Disc (2012) | Shining Blade Character Song Album (2012) | Shining Ark Tenshi no Fandisc (2013) | Shining Force Cross Original Sound Track (2014) | Shining Resonance Music Collection (2015)
Audiobooks
Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 1 Dark Side: Memories and departure (2006) | Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 2 Light Side: Yuushatei Hanjouki (2006) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 1 (2007) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 2 (2008) | Shining Force EXA Drama CD (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 3 (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 4 (2009) | Drama CD Shining Force Feather (2009) | Drama CD Shining Hearts (2011)
Books
Guide book: Shining and the Darkness Koushiki Guide Book (1991) | Shining Force Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1992) | Shining Force Battle Guide (1993) | Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Game Guide Book (1993) | Shining Force CD Koushiki Guide Book (1994) | Shining Wisdom Koushiki Guide Book (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Official Guide (1997) | Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Perfect Navi (1998) | Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Official Guide (1998) | Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Perfect Navi (1998) | Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu Perfect Navi (1998) | Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) | Shining Soul Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (2002) | Shining Force: Kuroki Ryuu no Fukkatsu Final Complete Guide (2004) | Shining Tears Final Complete Guide (2004) | Shining Tears Saikyou Kishidan Ikusei Guide (2004) | Shining Tears Official Strategy Guide (2005) | Shining Force Neo Force Master Ikusei Guide (2005) | Shining Force Neo Final Complete Guide (2005) | Shining Force Neo Official Strategy Guide (2005) | Shining Force EXA: The Master Guide‎ (2007) | Shining Force EXA Official Strategy Guide (2007) | Shining Force EXA Final Complete Guide (2007) | Shining Wind Saisoku Guide Book (2007) | Shining Wind Final Complete Guide (2007) | Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) | Shining Force Feather: The Master Guide‎ (2009) | Shining Force Feather Complete Guide (2009) | Shining Hearts Saisoku Guide Book (2010) | Shining Hearts Complete Guide (2011) | Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 1st (2011) | Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 2nd (2011) | Shining Blade First Blader's Guide (2012) | Shining Blade Complete Guide (2012) | Shining Force Cross Settei Shiryoushuu (2012) | Shining Ark Complete Guide (2013) | Shining Blade & Ark Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2013)
Art book: Works for Shining the Holy Ark (1996) | Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) | Shining Force EXA Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2007) | Shining Force Feather Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2009) | Shining Hearts Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2011)
Unsorted: Shining and the Darkness Kouryakuhon (xxxx) | Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Shining Force Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) | Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) | Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Shining Force Gaiden & Gaiden II Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Tony's Artworks from Shining Worlds (xxxx)
Film
Shining Tears X Wind (2007) | Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (2010)
Toys
Weiß Schwarz Shining Force EXA TCG (2009)
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