<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
series	O
Grandia	B-Application
title	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
store	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
where	O
humans	O
fly	O
in	O
magic-powered	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Yuki	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
through	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
world	O
,	O
fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
obstacles	O
using	O
a	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
Grandia	B-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
slight	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Grandia	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
You	O
Yoshinari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
combat	O
their	O
adversaries	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
must	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Beasts	O
,	O
who	O
consist	O
of	O
Gryph	O
the	O
eagle	O
,	O
Drak	O
the	O
dragon	O
,	O
Yoat	O
the	O
ram	O
,	O
Seiba	O
the	O
unicorn	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Unama	O
the	O
dolphin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
unnamed	O
world	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
main	O
continent	O
surrounded	O
by	O
the	O
Belion	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
March	O
2005	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
revealed	O
that	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
director	O
Hidenobu	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Grandia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
follow	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
themes	O
of	O
"	O
adventure	O
,	O
drama	O
and	O
dreams	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
continue	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
taking	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
adult	O
"	O
sensibility	O
while	O
still	O
retaining	O
an	O
overall	O
optimistic	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
You	O
Yoshinari	O
with	O
Takahiro	O
Hasebe	O
serving	O
as	O
scenario	O
writer	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Grandia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CGI	O
movie	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
Mikitaka	O
Kurasawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
Capcom	O
on	O
Onimusha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Takahashi	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
very	O
complex	O
but	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
battle	O
system	O
and	O
beautiful	O
environment	O
will	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
extremely	O
enjoyable	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
teaser	O
website	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
which	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
game	I-Device
playable	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
who	O
contributed	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
all	O
previous	O
Grandia	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Two-Five	O
Records	O
,	O
featuring	O
background	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
two	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
also	O
features	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
Sky	O
"	O
performed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
pop/rock	O
singer	O
Miz	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
demo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
one	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
regular	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
by	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
fairly	O
positive	O
response	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
debuting	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
with	O
122,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
approximately	O
233,866	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
publications	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Grandia	B-Application
's	O
semi-real-time	O
battles	O
are	O
superb	O
,	O
offering	O
just	O
the	O
right	O
balance	O
of	O
strategy	O
and	O
visual	O
flair	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
aerial	O
combos	O
are	O
a	O
blast	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
fairly	O
linear	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
all	O
fall	O
into	O
conveniently	O
familiar	O
categories	O
and	O
fail	O
to	O
attract	O
any	O
serious	O
interest	O
in	O
their	O
concerns	O
or	O
circumstances	O
"	O
GameSpot	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
sidequests	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
low	O
points	O
,	O
yet	O
ultimately	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
not	O
as	O
stuffed	O
with	O
features	O
and	O
extra	O
content	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
RPGs	O
currently	O
available	O
,	O
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
still	O
delivers	O
an	O
interesting	O
(	O
if	O
traditional	O
)	O
story	O
,	O
fun	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
versatile	O
,	O
strategy-based	O
battle	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
store	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
