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Romancing SaGa 3™
Developer Square Enix, ArtePiazza
Romancing SaGa 3 is a 1995 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) as a Japanese exclusive. A remaster was released worldwide in 2019 by Square Enix for mobile platforms, consoles and Windows. The sixth entry in the SaGa series, it follows eight characters who are drawn into the search for the Child of Destiny, a figure who could bring… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
186 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky) · newest Sep 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
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85
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154 positive · 28 negative
95% range 79–89%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
432 of 543 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 186 · most liked firstThe game itself is a classic, one of the best SNES era RPGs that never got an official western release until now. For the most part you have an enormous amount of freedom on how to progress through the game, with a almost Suikoden level of recruitable characters, lots of optional sub-quests, and a large degree of control in character customization. The game, of course, is a SAGA game with all its quirks. Meaning you have a really unorthadox levelling system, potential permadeath (though it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks like square has learned how to do the snes remake game right. Now give me saga frontier 1 and 2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even if you are familiar with other Saga and even Romancing Saga games, you should not attempt to play this one without a guide if you play it at all (which you also should not). There are a number of reasons for this that will become clear as the review proceeds. Firstly the story for this game is abysmal. They tried to give the player complete freedom of decision regarding where to go and what to do, meaning that every bit of story has to be episodic with regards to everything else. This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, let me give the obligatory "this game is not for everyone" warning. It is dated, and even if it weren't, it betrays a lot of JRPG genre conventions (as we understood them in the West). I can't help but make comparisons to Final Fantasy when talking about this game, because ultimately what we're working with is Sakaguchi and Kawazu's development styles. Final Fantasy is very character-focused, whereas SaGa is very world-focused. Characters have stories, but they're just particular…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The GoOd. The BaD. And The UgLy. First of all. I already beat this game on SFC in 2007. And now just finished it on PC. Let's start with the game and series. First of all. Do you hate JRPG telling what to do and where to go? Want to explore on your own? This series is for you. This game isn't your Mommy and Daddy JRPG where they tell you what to do, what to use your weapons and armors. No. This is like boom. You're born, GOOD LUCK! Get a job and start working from scratch! >:( The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Octopath Traveler done right (more than 20 years before it even came out) All jokes asides, the game is great, but there's a few things you need to know: -The menus are similar to Romancing SaGa 2 (so it's not the best) -Text speed is really slow (didn't find a way to change that) -As always with this series, the game does a pretty bad job at explaining things so save often and expect to be a little lost at first. -While I think it's way easier to get into this game than it is with Romancing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've tried to play this game several times now, and it's just way too annoying to continue. I can't think of many RPGs that respect the player's time less than this. To cut straight to the point: enemies in the world roughly scale in difficulty to the party. It's not perfect, but generally the more you fight them, the stronger they get. The idea being that you can effectively go anywhere - as the game is non-linear - and combat will feel about right. Except the bosses. The bosses have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a pretty decent open world SNES era RPG. It's not that deep mechanically, the storytelling isn't amazing, but you kind of already know if you like 16 bit RPGs or not. Do NOT be a completionist, or it'll take you EIGHT playthroughs which are 95% identical. Don't do it. I beg of you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been a fan of the SaGa series since I unwittingly played the first games in the series (marketed as Final Fantasy Legend on the brick Gameboy.) I tried playing RS3 about fifteen years ago when the first English translation patches were produced for it, and I really didn't like it. I was much more interested in the sci-fantasy entries in the series (still am) and was trying too hard to play the game 'right.' I grew to like the Romancing SaGa series more after completing the terrific RS2…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not worth the asking price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How is the port? I haven't had any major technical issues. The game seems locked at 30 fps as of this post, which is sad, but not game destroying. The graphics look good at 1920x1080, but the video options are limited. The menus have been greatly improved from the original, although choosing another color would be nice. Text is perfectly readable for me and my bad eye sight. The translation and localization seems alright. I haven't found anything cringy yet and some personality has been…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lets cut to the chase. If you are a fan of the Saga series then no doubt I'm sure you'll enjoy this but to the newcomers (Myself Included) what we have here is basically a old INCREDIBLY complicated (No Levelling System and almost No Plot Direction) JRPG with some fancy updating in the graphics etc. I love the old JRPG's of the NES/SNES days and really wanted to enjoy this too but too be frank this style of JRPG isn't made today for a good reason.......
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Should you buy this game? Let me ask this: why do you play games? Do you want a satisfying narrative and interesting characters? Then don't play this. Do you like developing a character build as the game progresses? Then don't play this. Do you enjoy the feeling of overcoming a fair and reasonable challenge through your own efforts? Then don't play this. But if you enjoy games that feel half finished, where nothing you do matters and you don't care about the characters, where everything comes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →akitoshi kawazu is my dad
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've cleared RS3 for 3 times 20 years ago in SNES version. I was a child, and that was Japanese version which I can't read. I search all over the map to clear the map but without knowing any of the story. Each time took like 100 hours to finish. (80 of them are farming) 20 years has passed, now I see RS3 remaster on PC - with English translation. The developers even add new contents for telling the story with details. It takes me like only 25 hours to all clear. (with Cheat Engine Speed Hack…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Use this mod to speed up the text/make battle text easier to read https://steamcommunity.com/app/952540/discussions/0/2986411348890669921/ Good luck trying to play this without a guide. The game explains nothing not even the point of the story. An open world JRPG from the SNES days that you can literally complete in any order. But that comes with all sorts of problems in terms of difficulty. The bosses are fixed in stats but monsters level up with you. So you can easily make your way through…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great port/update of a classic. Must have any JRPG fan.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far, remains faithful to the original game while updating the graphics, so I feel rather hopeful that they've fixed all the bugs from the original. RS3 and Saga Frontier were always my biggest favorites of the series. If you enjoyed playing the rom but wanted a fully translated version, you'll probably enjoy the heck out of this. I do wish that these SNES remakes would come with stuff you'd find from emulators like the ability to savestate or increase its speed. At the very least the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, I... I don't know. I would say I would give a mixed rating if it was possible, but I don't think I would, because that's not really accurate to how I feel about it. It's complicated. I'm going to give it a positive review, because overall, I'm glad I spent time with this game. But I was really, really close to giving it a negative review. Tldr; If you're a fan of SaGa and want to try it out, you're gonna get a lot from the game. I don't know if you'll like it, but you won't leave feeling…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Works exactly like that Romancing Saga translator pack you played when you were wondering why this game never came out in america with the bonus of things being translated or named differently. The trailer made it seem like the icons were redone but at closer inspection they look awfully the same... Like I dunno if I was legally allowed to resell this I would spend less time on adding elemental backgrounds that do nothing and touch up these sprites more. Even still this is only a no if you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Romancing SaGa 3 Review: The Game That Throws Everything (Including the Kitchen Sink) Romancing SaGa 3, arriving fashionably late to the Super Famicom party, stands as one of the most complex yet beautifully crafted 2D JRPGs to date. Imagine a game that not only includes the usual RPG elements but also throws in company mergers and acquisitions (yes, you read that right) and mass combat simulation. It's like finding a gourmet meal in a vending machine—unexpected, yet delightful, and somehow it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to have to caveat this one to hell and back, in spite of personally loving this title. Romancing SaGa 3 is one of the standout titles in a long-running RPG franchise that the average person is going to absolutely hate - the series is known for having opaque mechanics, obtuse plotting and event flags, occasionally wonky level progression making some fights arbitrarily difficult, and a general lack of solid narratives, and RS is no exception. However, fans of classic JRPGs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game, but it is definitely not for everyone. Having now beaten 2 SaGa games (this and SaGa Frontier on the Playstation 1) I would say SaGa games is an acquired taste. Not for the general jrpg player. The kind of person who would like the game: *You prioritize gameplay over story and characters. *You prefer open games that gives you freedom to explore. *You think most jrpgs are too easy and would like a challenge. *You don't mind looking up exterior resources (manual, guide, forum) to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Noticeably less difficult than Romancing SaGa 2, this one still pulls no punches. The story this time around is more traditional and instead of spanning several generations you play as one of eight possible main characters with the option of recruiting a party that may or may not include some of the other seven at different times, since some of those main eight characters are connected to each other in some way, such as Mikhail and Monika being siblings and Katarina being one of their…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe this "Gitz Gud" later on but the start is so dull, the combat is tedious, and you can't check what anything does, no tool-tips etc, Very Authentic to a game from 1995, but this remaster could have improved the UI at the very least.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A "lost" Squaresoft RPG from their heyday, restored, remastered and finally released outside Japan. Even in its own time, the graphics were top notch, although I think the HD upscaling in this version does hurt some of the charm of the backgrounds just a little. So, how does it stack up to the other big pillar of Square, Final Fantasy? Well, it shouldn't. It's easy (and unfair) to call the SaGa series weird or unorthodox, but you also have to ask yourself "compared to what?" Approach this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unless you enjoy playing a game with a guide, don't bother. This game doesn't tell you anything about its mechanics. If you want to find out how characters develop and how they learn skills, you need to look through guides. And this is a rather important thing to know, as every battle spent using "wrong" weapons or doing things that have little meaning as the character can't grow in whatever you try, will make the game harder for you, as enemies scale up based on the amount of battles you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh my, what a terrible game. No wonder it never came stateside - and now it's just a cash grab. Good thing I got this for under $20 because frankly, even at that price I feel ripped off. The problem with this game is the same issue I had with SaGa Frontier. It starts with a small bit of story, then cuts you loose with no direction or help. At a point, you're just going around doing things; there's no linearity. Then you're having to talk to people without any hint that you need to do so.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I have always loved the freedom you get with a Saga game, this one doesn't seem to have much direction. I didn't play for long because I got incredibly bored with the lack of direction. You get told 3 places to look at then the map lets you go to one that you can't complete then you leave only to go COMPLETELY somewhere else...plus you keep losing characters, and they don't leave their stuff when they leave so all the weapons, armor, and items they have equipped leaves with them. Not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SaGa games are so weird and frustrating and baffling! And GOOD! RS3 is probably the most Final Fantasy of the SaGa games I've played. Which is weird, considering that Kawazu, the creator of SaGa, also made the battle systems of FFI and FFII, cementing what Final Fantasy would become. If you play this, you'll end up looking up guides for both what to do next and how to be better at battles, and this is fine. You'll enjoy the experience no matter how you approach it, but you have to keep an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're on board with the SaGa series, RS3 is an easy recommendation. +Music, as usual +Bosses, as usual +Varied areas, lots of secrets +Generous NG+ function +Menus are a massive improvement over RS2 -Disjointed story and obtuse questlines -Minimal reason to play all 8 characters; gameplay remains mostly identical for 99% of the game -Items, magic, equipment and formation descriptions all severely lacking, though fitting for the series You've probably read about the significant walls…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enter screen. Kill everything. Enter next screen. Kill everything again. One of the most boring excuses of a JRPG I have ever played and I played almost every one. Not recommended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my most favorite JRPG for some reason. But before you play, there a few things you need to know: -The game is very cryptic: There's a lot of mechanic, statistics boost from items and skills that are hidden, skills that require using other skills to learn, no bestiary that will tell you what drop from monsters and how much experiences it will give. The game don't baby sit you or spoil you with all those detail. Therefore, it is recommended that you should pick up a play guide. -The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Romancing SaGa 3 is a special game in many ways like the other games in it's series due to non-standard choices. Despite the counter-intuitive concepts it has when compared to more well-known titles, none of this detracts from the fact that Romancing Saga 3 is a masterpiece. For that reason, I'm going to make an obnoxiously long and in-depth review. GAMEPLAY (COMBAT): Like other games in the series, RS3 doesn't grant you EXP from victories. Instead, your characters become stronger by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the best characters are the lobster and the elephant
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Romancing SaGa 3 is a game that's very hard for me to recommend not because it is a bad game but due to it being somewhat of a niche that might put off people looking for a more standard and straightforward RPG. For a game of it's era I was quite surprised by the amount of depth, there is a lot you have to discover yourself both in the mechanics and it's progression. This acts as a double-edged sword though, it's possible to get stuck not knowing where to go or what to do. The main story…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I beat the hell out of this game to there and back when i was in college, but even by 1990s standards is just so bare bones and waste time like no other. Endlessly wondering to find maybe one or two quest to do with no real understanding of how to progress. I bought it for nostalgia reasons and just got bored and tired of 4 hours of no quest, even after opening up the world a little bit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank God for the absolute angel who graced us with the 60 fps mod & an enhanced UI closer to the original SNES UI. I didn't touch this remaster for years because of the locked 30 and mobile UI. Mod works just fine on steam deck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's so much unexpected content and mechanics jammed in this little game, if I played this game when it came out it would have kept me entertained for hundreds of hours. The game plays more like Saga Frontier than it does Romancing Saga 2, and it's a weaker game than Romancing Saga 2. You'll can very easily ruin your first playthrough completely by messing up questlines by playing the game "wrong". Don't go into dungeons without having a REASON to go there or you'll miss characters,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really bad port that could have been great. As a result, I much prefer playing the SNES version emulated and translated as it's much smoother. Also, why are the resolution options so limited? Not happy with this version.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You cannot speed up the text dialogue and it gets REALLY old really fast.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent 90 hours with this game, and it blows. After the opening, you will have to scrounge for things to do. You can't explore the world - you have to unlock fast travel destinations by having an NPC tell you about them. If you do manage to find a quest and complete it, your reward will be a small sum of money or a recruitable character. These characters hardly differ at all, with progression only existing in terms of gear and weapon skills transferable between party characters. Sadly, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would call Romancing Saga 3 the ideal game to start with, its difficulty curve being far smaller than its older siblings, and future entries only adding deeper complexity to the formula. Far less replay value than i was hoping for, with only a few minor changes between each character, once you've seen it once there i not much more to see. My favourite moment was when my Lobster martial artist suplexed an evil car built by a mad scientist in her thir- twenties! I can now sleep soundly at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very uncommon gameplay where you actually have to use your different equipment to level up skills and learn "spark" new abilities. Also an open world jrpg which is great if you don't want to just follow a particular route. And it feels very suikoden like in terms of player character available (though not as many). I just wish we could have a place where they could stay and you could re-recruit them without much hassle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing this since 1995, and I recommend this port. Early review, but I honestly feel Square's effort deserves an early recommendation on this one. Getting an English translation 20 years ago for this obscure gem was already a big pleasant surprise, but an actual official remaster and English localization is something I never expected to see in my lifetime. My opinion of the game itself is that it's a masterpiece of it's genre. I've played pretty much everything 90s JRPG related, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It really seems like Square Enix heeded some of the lessons of their less-successful ports with this one. For those of you who played the old Mana Sword fan patch back in the day, this boasts an updated translation (MS's work was amazing, don't get me wrong, but it had its limitations) and some quality-of-life features like New Game Plus that really make this worth the investment. As a nice bonus, when you start a game you can choose to play through with the bonus content (I'm told there's an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is addictive, glimmering techniques is incredibly satisfying and the combat balances difficulty and creativity incredibly well. Party building creates so much freedom. The world is vast with tons of loot to obtain, characters to recruit, dungeons to raid and secrets to be uncovered. It's a SaGa game through and through. The series isn't for everybody, it can be incredibly unwieldy at times. But it's an experience worth seeing through to the end and overcoming its obstacles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It took me a while to finally try a Romancing Saga game and i will most likely buy the 2nd game when it's on sale. This game remember me a lot of the golden age of snes rpg and it's the best snes remaster i have ever seen. It look like a real old school rpg and not like a cell phone game. Romancing Saga 3 is also a very hard game, which is something i personally like a lot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After all 25 years and this classic masterpiece finally has a remake and the most importantly a full legal English version!!!! Now I can die in peace without any care.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very well done and amazing port. I understand some people give this game a negative review because of a conceived lack of story direct may turn some people away from this game but it was an early example of an open ended game. Still worth a play for any fan of classic JRPGs. UPDATE: I have put several more hours in and I'm still enjoying this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Romancing SaGa 3 is a lovable mess. It's very open-ended, having quests more like a western RPG would. You get to choose your own character in a list of ten. Each character has their own motivations and a different intro sequence. You get to choose how to shape your character. Some parts are rather obscure, but to be fair, this game is pretty easy. You can miss quests and still get by rather easily. After playing Romancing SaGa 2, which is a lot harder, this game did lack a bit of "spice" for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For fans of exploration and innovation in JRPGs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is good, but definitely look up a beginners guide, there's no tutorial and mechanics aren't explained to you. Also read up on some beginner's tips because this is A game where the less you know, the more of a drag it is. This game can turn into a total grind fest if you build your team wrong.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably my fastest, no-brainer, refund ever done. Don't get me wrong, I've never had the chance to play the SaGa series, but I've been giving a follow to it like since several years ago already. Wonderful game with its plot, game mechanics, animations and specially wonderful soundtrack, which in my opinion is one of the best VGM I've ever heard (Kenji Ito has nothing to prove against Nobuo Uematsu). I do the refund because I feel that it's simply not worth. For the same price I can get Doom…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite an interesting game. From the completely "do it yourself" playstyle to TONS of side quests, minigames, and optional mini bosses with nice rewards, this game has blown my mind. There is so much to do, so many characters to choose from, and let me tell you, its not easy. Going through this game without a guide will not be easy for newcomers. As you can see, i have over 45 hours on record and havent finished the game yet. I ended up using a guide around 40 hours into the game because i…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Essentially SaGa Frontier with FF6 graphics. This game, in true SaGa fashion, is hard as balls and isn't afraid to kill you for not respecting its difficulty. The story isn't great, but it's non-linear and characters can use any weapon/magic combination, making it pretty replayable. Also, surprisingly, this port isn't terrible like the Final Fantasy ports, so... there's that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For me, the only main negative thing about this remaster is the FPS downgrade; original SNES version run at 60 FPS but this remaster is capped at 30 FPS. This make backgrounds look stuttery/choppy when walking around. Also, this game is made to be released in multiple platforms, including smartphones. So, the game interface/buttons might look a tad too large for a PC game. Everything else is alright. It still play exactly the same as the original version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A classic. This is what Square was working on between Final Fantasy 6 and Chrono Trigger. Great game, story is fun, music is real good. A lot simpler to understand than other previous Saga entries (looking at you Romancing Saga 2). If you liked Octopath Traveler, this is something you'll have an interest in.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those rare instances where Square Enix does a port correctly. SaGa won't be for everyone, but it comes highly recommended for fans of the series or those who don't mind an RPG with a little lack of direction.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →omancing SaGa 3™ is a fascinating relic of the golden age of JRPGs, reintroduced to a modern audience through its long-awaited official localization and HD remaster. Originally released in 1995 for the Super Famicom in Japan, this entry in Square Enix's unconventional SaGa series remained a hidden gem to Western audiences until its global release in 2019. With a focus on non-linear storytelling, open-ended exploration, and experimental mechanics that break from the mold of its more famous RPG…
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