Front Mission 3 (1999)

Developer

Square Product Development Division 6

Publisher

Square Electronic Arts, Square, Square Enix, Sony Computer Entertainment

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Rating

4.2 of 5, 32 player ratings

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The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A measured, cerebral experience of piloting and upgrading mechs through grid-based battles in a grounded military sci-fi world, rewarding careful planning over action.

methodicaltacticalslow-pacedstrategicmechanicalseriousdeliberatesci-fi military

About

Front Mission 3, also known in Japan as Front Mission Third, is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan in 1999, and North America by Square Electronic Arts and Europe in 2000. Front Mission 3 is the third main entry and the fifth entry overall in the Front Mission series. Like other Front Mission titles, Front Mission 3 is part of a serialized storyline that follows the stories of various characters and their struggles involving mecha known as wanzers. Front Mission 3 was the first title in the Front Mission series to be released in North America, Europe and Australia.

What players say

A grim, satisfying mech tactical RPG where wanzers trade fire until limbs are blown off, layered with a deep customization and branching-story structure that fans rate among Square's best tactics work since Final Fantasy Tactics. A slow-burn cult favorite prized for its strategy and grim charm.

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