<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jikuu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Hasha	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
remaining	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
ports	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
1990	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
production	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
and	O
development	O
was	O
instead	O
handled	O
by	O
Square	O
's	O
newly-established	O
Osaka	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Western	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
release	O
until	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jikuu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Hasha	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-based	O
world	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
four-person	O
party	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
between	O
environments	O
in	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
retains	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
removes	O
the	O
experience	O
point-based	O
leveling	O
while	O
incorporating	O
mechanics	O
established	O
in	O
earlier	O
and	O
later	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
a	O
non-sentient	O
being	O
called	O
the	O
Water	O
Entity	O
is	O
engulfing	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
a	O
great	O
flood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
developer	O
Square	O
had	O
started	O
production	O
on	O
two	O
parallel	O
projects	O
;	O
the	O
third	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
entry	O
titled	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
begun	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
manufacturer	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
was	O
completely	O
occupied	O
with	O
developing	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
making	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
the	O
only	O
series	O
title	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
included	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Final	O
Chapter	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
Kawazu	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
intending	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
and	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
plans	O
changed	O
and	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
continued	O
,	O
leaving	O
Kawazu	O
confused	O
in	O
retrospect	O
about	O
his	O
choice	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
limitations	O
by	O
leaving	O
some	O
aspects	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
imagination	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
which	O
used	O
non-standard	O
leveling	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
used	O
traditional	O
leveling	O
alongside	O
character	O
growth	O
elements	O
from	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
cover	O
art	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Katsutoshi	O
Fujioka	O
,	O
who	O
designed	O
covers	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sasai	O
compared	O
the	O
limitations	O
with	O
the	O
audio	O
to	O
a	O
guitar	O
capable	O
of	O
only	O
six	O
tones	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
cartridge	O
capacity	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
provided	O
some	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
three	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
All	O
Sounds	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
in	O
2018	O
alongside	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
and	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
its	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
title	O
by	O
Square	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
guidebooks	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
in	O
December	B-Application
1991	I-Application
and	O
January	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunsoft	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
Square	O
rebranded	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
moniker	O
in	O
English	O
territories	O
,	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
the	O
recognized	O
brand	O
to	O
grow	O
its	O
regional	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
translation	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
and	O
instructed	O
to	O
ensure	O
"	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
'	O
repeats	O
 '	O
of	O
that	O
mess	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
until	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
original	O
was	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
so	O
players	O
could	O
enjoy	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
trilogy	O
on	O
modern	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
included	O
color	O
and	O
resolution	O
options	O
,	O
higher	O
speed	O
options	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
control	O
options	O
that	O
emulated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
console	O
,	O
a	O
commemorative	O
track	O
created	O
by	O
Ito	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
artwork	O
by	O
Fujioka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
titles	O
were	O
rebranded	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
their	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
branding	O
was	O
retained	O
as	O
a	O
subtitle	O
to	O
avoid	O
undue	O
confusion	O
for	O
original	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
release	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titled	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
Jikū	O
no	O
Hasha	O
:	O
Shadow	O
or	O
Light	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
many	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
including	O
producer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Miura	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Gen	O
Kobayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
following	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
using	O
experience	O
from	O
that	O
production	O
and	O
applying	O
it	O
to	O
remaking	O
the	O
third	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Racjin	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
Kawazu	O
wanted	O
to	O
redesign	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
scenario	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
incorporate	O
mechanics	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
far	O
more	O
changes	O
being	O
made	O
than	O
to	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
remake	O
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
charts	O
from	O
December	B-Application
1991	I-Application
to	O
January	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
650,000	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
releases	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lowest-selling	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
as	O
of	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
debuted	O
in	O
eighth	O
place	O
in	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
with	O
opening	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
27,300	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
maintaining	O
a	O
71%	O
aggregate	O
score	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
version	O
earned	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
noted	O
the	O
user-friendly	O
alterations	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
critic	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
notably	O
dissimilar	O
from	O
earlier	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
largely	O
agreed	O
with	O
these	O
sentiments	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
Excellent	O
game	O
depth	O
and	O
good	O
graphics	O
for	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dated	O
graphics	O
and	O
faulted	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
yet	O
still	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
a	O
2009	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
fitting	O
conclusion	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
trilogy	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
noted	O
some	O
continued	O
irritating	O
elements	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
from	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
named	O
it	O
alongside	O
the	O
related	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
as	O
definitive	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
providing	O
"	O
hours	O
of	O
role-playing	O
excitement	O
,	O
whether	O
you	O
were	O
waiting	O
in	O
a	O
dentist	O
's	O
office	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
Grandma	O
's	O
house.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sentiment	O
was	O
shared	O
by	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Pocket	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
ranked	O
the	O
titles	O
together	O
8th	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
50	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
praised	O
the	O
continued	O
innovation	O
of	O
class	O
evolution	O
,	O
noted	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
new	O
Time	O
Gear	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Baker	O
of	O
RPGamer	O
praised	O
the	O
improved	O
mechanics	O
and	O
further	O
polish	O
from	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
though	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
still	O
lacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
own	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
compilation	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Rudek	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
called	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
a	O
good	O
place	O
to	O
start	O
for	O
beginners	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
stronger	O
narrative	O
and	O
more	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
design	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
felt	O
that	O
all	O
three	O
titles	O
in	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
were	O
very	O
simplistic	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
with	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
having	O
aged	O
well	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
