History YMMV / BreathOfFireIII

** Peco: [[spoiler:As they reveal themselves as Yggdrasil during the end game, it can be assumed that the Mutant and Peco are one and the same person. Clues are Peco's anger in their first appearance as something went wrong and their frustrated expression towards Momo's explaination. Another clue are the voices the party heard near at the Yggdrasil tree, as they found Peco there after reuniting with Momo.]]
*** [[spoiler:In the same vein, Peco may have [[ObfuscatingStupidity feigned stupidity]] first to resign themselves to their new fate, another reason may have been later to fool Myria, in order to catch her offguard.]]
** [[spoiler:Myria: Is she a totalitarian bitch who [[ItsAllAboutMe just wants to control humanity]], or a WellIntentionedExtremist who has spent her life working to protect humanity from the Brood? It doesn't help that the game heavily implies that Myria is actually the same goddess Myria from the first Breath of Fire, making the idea that she's genuinely altruistic that just much harder to swallow.]]
*** [[spoiler:Then again, if Ryu and Nina are widely accepted as reincarnations of their past selves, who's to say Myria isn't also? After all, the Orbital Station is already full of creatures seemingly engineered from genetic sampling. If Myria is a source of various kinds of energy as [=NPCs=] claim (though according to game dialogue any magical being slowly fossilizes as chrysm when it dies so she's not the only source of that one), then the ancient people would have had good reason to clone her and teach her that she had a responsibility to help support life.]]
*** [[spoiler:Given that life seemingly starts to return to the desert in the Fin card, was the desertification problem caused (even partially) by Myria herself, and if so how aware was she of it? The fact that she deliberately cut off the Yggdrasil network (which is implied to be the cause of life returning after her death) either speaks to her deliberately causing the very problem she claims to be protecting humanity from, or her short-sightedness and desire for control ended up exacerbating the situation.]]
* ArcFatigue: Arc Stall example after the timeskip, when Ryu finally decides to find Myria. It leads to loads of {{Fetch Quest}}s and mandatory minigames, that have to be done in order to progress. Then there is the Desert of death...

* HarsherInHindsight: The next game reminds us exactly why a royal entourage is so dangerous without a sizeable escort [[spoiler:with one of Wyndia's princesses getting kidnapped by the enemy empire and experimented on.]] This casts Queen Sheila's [[MyBelovedSmother treatment]] towards Nina in a more sympathetic light.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Deis' theme sounds suspiciously like Music/{{Survivor}}'s Eye of the Tiger. Falling Green is a dead ringer for ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''[='=]s Secret of the Forest. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIPqo4VOlI Game Over theme]] is basically ''Chrono Trigger''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELte7HgL2Y Windy Scene]]'s first notes repeated over and over.

** [=McNeil=] Manor, the second major dungeon of the game, can be really taxing for first-time players. It is explored in two major parts (the grounds and then the interior). The grounds serve as a pseudo-stealth mission with a FetchQuest and two {{Mini Boss}}es, but it's the interior that will really cause you trouble. You only have two party members fir this part, and ''more'' {{Mini Boss}}es will litter the halls. There are two resting areas, but the first and most-accessible one is near the entrance, and the second one is in the attic, near the very end of the dungeon. Meaning that if you require healing, you'll have to backtrack to the first one a couple of times, falsely extending the actual exploration length.

* {{Woolseyism}}: Some of the {{Dub Name Change}}s fall into this: The lumberjack Babadel was renamed like legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan, the [[ManipulativeBastard traitorous]] Zurusuru was renamed like the Myth/NorseMythology's TricksterGod Loki, the generic-named Great Wise Tree and Dragon God were given mythological upgrades into [[Myth/NorseMythology Yggdrasil]] and [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Ladon]] and the crystal/fossil pieces found around were switched from "Ghost" to "Chrysm".

* CatharsisFactor: Balio and Sunder are the source of much misery for the heroes for most of the childhood chapters of the game. To see them finally be put in place by Garr (who then proceeds to join ''your'' party) is very satisfying.

* CatharsisFactor: Balio and Sunder are the source of much misery for the heroes for most of the childhood chapters of the game. To see them finally be put in place by Garr (who then proceeds to join ''your'' party) is actually much satisfying.

* GoddamnedBats: Jellyfish and piranha. They're the ComMons in the FishingMinigame, and almost every fishing spot is littered with one or both. They both take to all the lure types (with the obvious exception of the Coin), so expect to repeatedly hook these nuisances instead of some of the rarer fish you were trying to find. Their uses as items are literal jokes.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: All sprites are hand drawn, with an insane amount of detail and commitment to making every frame on model but expressive. This is generally considered one of the game's better points.

* GoddamnedBats: Jellyfish and piranha. They're the ComMons in the FishingMinigame, and almost every fishing spot is littered with one or both. They both take to all the lure types (with the obvious exception of the Coin), so expect to repeatedly hook these nuisances instead of some of the rarer fish you were trying to find.

* GoddamnBats: Jellyfish and piranha. They're the ComMons in the FishingMinigame, and almost every fishing spot is littered with one or both. They both take to all the lure types (with the obvious exception of the Coin), so expect to repeatedly hook these nuisances instead of some of the rarer fish you were trying to find.

*** [[spoiler:Given that life seemingly starts to return to the desert in the Fin card, was the desertification problem caused (even partially) by Myria herself, and if so how aware was she of it? The fact that she deliberately cut off the Yggdrasil network (which is implied to be the cause of life returning) either speaks to her deliberately causing the very problem she claims to be protecting humanity from, or her short-sightedness and desire for control ended up exacerbating the situation.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: The next game shows us exactly why a royal entourage is so dangerous outside the castle without a sizeable escort [[spoiler:with one of Wyndia's princesses getting kidnapped by the enemy empire and experimented on.]] This sheds Nina's issue with MyBelovedSmother in a more sympathetic light.

** [=McNeil=] Manor, the second major dungeon of the game, can be really taxing for first-time players. It is explored in two major parts (the grounds and then the interior). The grounds serve as a pseudo-StealthMission with a FetchQuest and two {{Mini Boss}}es, but it's the interior that will really cause you trouble. You only have two party members, and ''more'' {{Mini Boss}}es will litter the halls. There are two resting areas, but the first and most-accessible one is near the entrance, and the second one is in the attic, near the very end of the dungeon. Meaning that if you require healing, you'll have to backtrack to the first one a couple of times, falsely extending the actual exploration length.

* ThatOneLevel: The Desert of Death is an infamous example, not helped by the [[BlindIdiotTranslation poorly translated directions in the English version]]. However, even by knowing where to go, you still have to deal with the dehydration (which lowers the characters max HP if you run out of the water canteens) and the random battles (which may cause Ryu to face the wrong direction after it ends). Then, at the end of the desert, a boss fight occurs without warning.

* BoringButPractical: [[ThatOneLevel The Desert of Death]] can be made much more bearable by a simple trick: [[spoiler: Turning 1 click to the right of the North Star puts you on a direct line to the exit.]]

* {{Woolseyism}}: Some of the {{Dub Name Change}}s fall into this: The lumberjack Babadel was renamed like legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan, the [[ManipulativeBastard traitorous]] Zurusuru was renamed like the Myth/NorseMythology's god [[TricksterArchetype Loki]], the generic-named Great Wise Tree and Dragon God were given mythological upgrades into [[Myth/NorseMythology Yggdrasil]] and [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Ladon]] and the crystal/fossil pieces found around were switched from "Ghost" to "Chrysm".

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: Fishing, especially now that the game introduces Manillo merchants, who offer ''awesome'' rewards in exchange for fish that function as {{Disc One Nuke}}s. [[note]] The first example being the merchant west of the Farm, who sells the Silver Knife, a weapon that will make the Bosses in the [=McNeil=] Manor complete jokes, in exchange for fish that can be found and caught with ease in the first two fishing spots. [[/note]]

*** [[spoiler:Then again, if Ryu and Nina are widely accepted as reincarnations of their past selves, who's to say Myria isn't also? After all, the Orbital Station is already full of creatures seemingly engineered from genetic sampling. If Myria is a source of various kinds of energy as NPCs claim (though according to game dialogue any magical being slowly fossilizes as chrysm when it dies so she's not the only source of that one), then the ancient people would have had good reason to clone her and teach her that she had a responsibility to help support life.]]

** Peco: [[spoiler: As they reveal themselves as Yggdrasil during the end game, it can be assumed that the Mutant and Peco are one and the same person. Clues are Peco's anger in their first appearance as something went wrong and their frustrated expression towards Momo's explaination. Another clue are the voices the party heard near at the Yggdrasil tree, as they found Peco there after reuniting with Momo.]]
*** [[spoiler: In the same vein, Peco may have [[ObfuscatingStupidity feigned stupidity]] first to resign themselves to their new fate, another reason may have been later to fool Myria, in order to catch her offguard.]]
** [[spoiler: Myria: Is she a totalitarian bitch who [[ItsAllAboutMe just wants to control humanity]], or a WellIntentionedExtremist who has spent her life working to protect humanity from the Brood? It doesn't help that the game heavily implies that Myria is actually the same goddess Myria from the first Breath of Fire, making the idea that she's genuinely altruistic that just much harder to swallow.]]
*** [[spoiler: Then again, if Ryu and Nina are widely accepted as reincarnations of their past selves, who's to say Myria isn't also? After all, the Orbital Station is already full of creatures seemingly engineered from genetic sampling. If Myria is a source of various kinds of energy as NPCs claim (though according to game dialogue any magical being slowly fossilizes as chrysm when it dies so she's not the only source of that one), then the ancient people would have had good reason to clone her and teach her that she had a responsibility to help support life.]]

* ThatOneLevel: The Desert of Death is an infamous example, not helped by the [[BlindIdiotTranslation poorly translated directions]]. Even [[GuideDangIt by using a guide]], you still have to deal with the dehydration (which will low the characters max HP if you run out of the water canteens) and random battles (which takes Ryu to a separated map for the fight, and may warps him back facing the wrong direction). Then, at the end of the desert, a boss fight occurs without warning.

** Peco:[[spoiler: As they reveal themselves as Yggdrasil during the end game, it can be assumed that the Mutant and Peco are one and the same person. Clues are Peco's anger in their first appearance as something went wrong and their frustrated expression towards Momo's explaination. Another clue are the voices the party heard near at the Yggdrasil tree, as they found Peco there after reuniting with Momo.]]

** [[spoiler: Myria: Is she a totalitarian bitch who [[ItsAllAboutMe just wants to control humanity]], or a WellIntentionedExtremist who has spent her life working to protect humanity from the Brood? It doesn't help that the game heavily implies that Myria is actually the same goddess BiggerBad Myria from the first Breath of Fire, making the idea that she's genuinely altruistic that just much harder to swallow.]]

* GameBreaker: The hybrid-Rei form is incredibly fast and has a guaranteed crit-strike ability. The Myrmidon is also ridiculously powerful, and both can be maintained longer than Kaiser. It also allows abuse of bonus EX turns with the Resist ability. Also, try this combination: Rei + Burglar Garb + Chain Formation.
** Focus makes your next attack do 2x damage. If your next attack happens to be the same dragon form's Aura spell, you get '''another''' 2x damage multiplier on top of that. He ends up doing 2,500+ damage, where even Garr is hitting for puny 300-400s. He does all of this, in a humanoid form, by ''punching'' the enemy. No wonder that the power of the Brood is feared by [[spoiler: Myria]].
** Although it's only of any use in a TAS, you can get up to 32 hits with Super Combo, which at that point out-damages everything else in the game by a large margin.
** Rei's [[spoiler: Weretiger]] ability normally makes him attack allies about every 1 out of 5 attacks, and he tends to do enough damage to kill them in a single hit unless they're particularly durable. Luckily, he's dumb enough to listen to the Influence skill, an otherwise useless ability you can use to sic weak enemies on each other, which ensures he will only attack a specified target as long as the target and the Influence-caster remain alive. While not the most powerful option for boss fights, it's certainly one of the easiest to set up and abuse.