History YMMV / GrandiaIII

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilGenius Grau]] is the sinister lackey of Emelious who is later revealed to be [[TheManInFrontOfTheMan the one responsible]] for his "master"'s actions. Having stumbled upon Emelious after he was corrupted by Xorn, Grau began using him as a figurehead to resurrect Xorn in a bid of power. Guiding Emelious to kill the other Guardians knowing it would bring destruction upon the world, Grau also enlisted their personal army to ruthlessly carry out their plans, apathetic of the casualties they caused. By the time of Xorn's return, Grau, revealing his true colors, tries to backstab Emelious and kill Alfina after their role was complete before trying to command Xorn with the Godkiller, laughing the world was his amidst the desolation caused by his resurrection.

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilGenius Grau]] is the sinister lackey of Emelious who is later revealed to be [[TheManInFrontOfTheMan the one responsible]] for his "master"'s actions. Having stumbled upon Emelious after he was been corrupted by Xorn, Grau began using him as a figurehead to resurrect Xorn in a bid of power. Guiding Emelious to kill the other Guardians knowing it would bring destruction upon the world, Grau also enlisted their personal army to ruthlessly carry out their plans, apathetic of the casualties they caused. By the time of Xorn's return, Grau, revealing his true colors, tries to backstab Emelious and kill Alfina after their role was complete before trying to command Xorn with the Godkiller, laughing the world was his amidst the desolation caused by his resurrection.

** The infamous town theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbTjVulToI "Baccla"]]. What's jarring is that the music is done by Noriyuki Iwadare, and the rest is fine.

* ContestedSequel: The game was highly anticipated by fans of the CultClassic [[VideoGame/Grandia1 original]] and [[VideoGame/GrandiaII first sequel]], particularly after the [[VideoGame/GrandiaXtreme highly divisive interquel]], but it just didn't catch on the same way (like ''Xtreme'', it didn't even receive a PAL release). There was a certain air of ItsTheSameNowItSucks about it, with a lot of the game's tropes and character archetypes being reused from the previous ones and the plot as a whole being something of a ClicheStorm, and while the combat system had been polished to a mirror sheen, the game ended up being overshadowed by other [=PS2 JRPGs=]. While still unquestionably a very good JRPG in its own right, it ended up being [[FranchiseKiller the last proper installment]] (not counting the short-lived and [[NoExportForYou Japan-exclusive]] ''Grandia Online'').

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* ToughActToFollow: After its [[VideoGame/Grandia1 widely]] [[VideoGame/GrandiaII acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being rushed and quite short by comparison [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (which isn't helped by the fact that the game was going to be much longer and bigger than it ended up being),]] and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with its predecessors.

** The infamous town theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbTjVulToI "Baccla"]]. What's jarring is that the music is done by Noriyuki Iwadare, and the rest of the soundtrack is fine.

* {{Narm}}: "All love must PERISH!!!"

** Also, [[spoiler:Emelious has given players some trouble. The player must not only deal with the onslaught by three opponents (the sword, the orb, and Emelious himself), but also must keep the aptly named God Slayer from reaching its acting point--]]if it gets the chance to do so, the entire party will be instantly killed.
** The final boss is no pushover either, boasting 120,000+ HP and incredibly powerful attacks. Not only that, but it gets fiercer and fiercer the less HP it has.

* ToughActToFollow: After its [[{{VideoGame/Grandia}} widely]] [[VideoGame/GrandiaII acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being rushed and quite short by comparison [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (which isn't helped by the fact that the game was going to be much longer and bigger than it ended up being),]] and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with its predecessors.

* ToughActToFollow: After it's [[{{VideoGame/Grandia}} widely]] [[VideoGame/GrandiaII acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being rushed and quite short by comparison [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (which isn't helped by the fact that the game was going to be much longer and bigger than it ended up being),]] and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with its predecessors.

* ToughActToFollow: After it's [[{{VideoGame/Grandia}} widely]] [[VideoGame/GrandiaII acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being rushed and quite short by comparison [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (which isn't helped by the fact that the game was going to be much longer and bigger than it ended up being),]] and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with it's predecessors.

* ToughActToFollow: After it's [[{{VideoGame/Grandia}} widely]] [[VideoGame/GrandiaII acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being rushed and quite short by comparison [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (which isn't helped by the fact that the game was going to be much longer and bigger than it ended),]] and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with it's predecessors.

* ToughActToFollow: After it's [[{{VideoGame/Grandia}} widely]] [[VideoGame/GrandiaII acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being highly rushed and feeling quite short by comparison, and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with it's predecessors.

* ToughActToFollow: After it's [[VideoGame/Grandia widely]] [[VideoGame/Grandia II acclaimed]] predecessors, many fans were disappointed with the third game due to it being highly rushed and feeling quite short by comparison, and the plot and characters feeling like rehashes from the first two games' characters but lacking their charm. That said, everyone agrees that the gameplay is excellent, just like with it's predecessors.

** The final boss is no pushover either, boasting 120,000+ HP and incredibly powerful attacks. Not only that, but it gets fiercer and fiercer the less HP it has.

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* TheScrappy: Alfina is disliked by some fans.

* JumpingTheShark: The gameplay and battle system stay good and interesting throughout the whole game except for the noticeable lack of bonus dungeons. But, most players agree that the story goes awry once [[spoiler: Miranda leaves the party. Unfortunately, that's less than halfway through the first disk...]]

* TheScrappy: Alfina is disliked by most fans.

* ThatOneBoss: The Melc Crystals. They have two forms that they can switch between at any time, each form with its own characteristics. Its first form is just like any regular old boss, albeit slightly more powerful. However, its second form, that of a bird, is an incredibly fast and powerful monster of a boss that can tear players to pieces. Did we mention that simply changing forms deals damage to everyone and can cancel?