User Reviews

This game is fabulous !!!!!! Very rich, wonderful story, good graphics, ... This incredible game makes me dream during one month!!! All the characters are charismatic and interesting, this game is a good mix of Final Fantasy and Secret Of Mana but with an incredible quality !!!! THE BEST GAME OF HEROIC FANTASY !!!!

Seiken Densetsu 3 is the game that would've been Secret of Mana 2 in the USA, had it been translated and released here. Thankfully there are translation patches on the internet for the rom files. SD3 is a riveting game with a similar story to SoM1 but with better looking graphics. The only things that aren't up to par with its predecessor is the magic system, battle mode and weapon/spell leveling. There are less spells and sometimes a 'Class Change' is necessary to have magic.

Weapons and spells no longer level up from use like in SoM1.

The battle system is still overhead view and not the typical Final Fantasy battle screen, but you can't avoid battles by walking away from enemies anymore. But there are some aspects that make SD3 better than SoM; you get a very spacious inventory with which you can hold up to 99 of every item. Upon starting, you get to chose your party of 3 from 6 available characters and depending on which you chose as your main hero you fight a different boss at the end of the game.

Flammie is still there, so is Cannon Travel, but you also get ships you can ride to docks and a giant turtle you can summon to travel by water. The world is more expansive than in SoM, SD3 is also more difficult.

Square made a BAD choice by not releasing an official USA version, with the popularity of Secret of Mana, who WOULDN'T want to buy its sequel? Its not the first time Japanese game companies have left Americans behind. Namco's Tales of Phantasia was released for SNES, Playstation and GBA, but they never made an English port, the only way you can play it in English is thru the wonder of emulation. Sad because had the companies released them here we most certainly would've bought them.

Although the battle system is not as good as in Secret of Mana, it's still one of the best games ever made. The graphics might be the finest on Super NES. Mail me if you want a copy of the translated game.

A game so powerful,that is was rejected by Square USA,Seiken Densetsu 3 (or Secret of Mana 3)is perhaps the 3rd most wonderful Super Famicom RPG out there (only Rudora no Hihou and Terranigma slightly beats it to 1st and 2nd!).

The story focuses on six tragic-outcast warriors trying to search for the Mana sancuary and the Mana sabre before the evil empires find it and reek havoc onto the Mana world and drain Mana Megami.The best part of the game is the character development.My favorite characters were probably Angela,Chalotte/Carly,Hawkeye and Kevin.

This game wasn't only canned and aborted in North America,but (believe this or not)was also banned,because it had really touchy topics throughout the game.Of course those idiots have might as well have banned the classic Final Fantasy VI/FF3,because it also had the same touchy topics SD3 has.

Oh well,let's see If I can import or Download it now and have a mana expirience!