Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)
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Seiken Densetsu 3 is set in the same world as the two previous Seiken Densetsu games (the first is Final Fantasy Adventure, and the second is most known as Secret of Mana). The mysterious power of Mana is also the center of all events in Seiken Densetsu 3. Years have passed, and all the destructive powers of Mana have been securely sealed by Mana Swords into eight seeds, all placed in eight different kingdoms. But some people know about those sealed powers, and they don't want to free them for the sake of humanity, but for their own gain - such as the kingdom of Altena, which is slowly freezing and which can be saved only by the legendary powers.

The game features several plot lines connected to each other by their common background. In the beginning of the game, you are offered to choose a group of three among six different characters of different classes: Duran the Fighter, Angela the Magic User, Lisa the Amazon, Carlie the Cleric, Kevin the Grappler and Hawk the Thief. Each one of them has her/his own background story and dwells in a different land. Gradually, the connections between those different characters become apparent, and the seemingly loose story lines are connected into a whole.

Seiken Densetsu 3, like the previous game of the series, is an action RPG, with real time combat.

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Seiken Densetsu 3 SNES The story, the shmory, blah, blah, blah...

Seiken Densetsu 3 SNES The little girl in the huge castle... they won't let her out

Seiken Densetsu 3 SNES They surely hired a good interior decorator!..

Seiken Densetsu 3 SNES The princess is curious :)

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Alternate Titles

"聖剣伝説３" -- Japanese spelling
"Trials of Mana" -- Official English title
"Secret of Mana 2" -- Common title
"SD3" -- Common abbreviation

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A timeless classic, but with several flaws	Bregalad (968)
a Great RPG, uses real time action.	Scott G (791)

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Critic Reviews

Hardcore Gaming 101	2000	10 out of 10	100
GameFan Magazine	Dec, 1995	95 out of 100	95
Legendra	2001		90
Nintendo Life	Mar 19, 2010		90
Jeuxvideo.com	Aug 20, 2010	17 out of 20	85
1UP	Jan 01, 2000	B-	67
GameTrip.net	Mar 03, 2010	6 out of 10	60

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Localization

Squaresoft chose not to localize this game during the SNES era, and for many years it was only available via an unofficial translation patch. In 2019, an official translation was released for the first time as a part of Square Enix's compilation Collection of Mana for the Switch.

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