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Introduction

The long awaited third installment to the Grandia series

has finally arrived, bringing with it all of the intense RPG

combat that has made the series so endearing. This time

around, you follow the story of Yuki, a young boy with

aspirations of becoming the greatest pilot of all time. With

a track record of crashing every plane, you can be sure

this story will be one bumpy ride.

If you're looking for help with anything that is Grandia III,

you've come to the right place. Whether you're simply

stuck on a difficult enemy or want to get the most out of

the Mana Egg and Skill Book system, we've got it all

covered in our full guide.

Look inside for:

Basics : We'll teach you basics of the IP Gauge,

battle techniques, and how to stay alive.

Shops : Every RPG has them and we have their inventory.

Mana Eggs : A full list of Mana Eggs, how to find and fuse them, which spells you can extract from them, and

what the spells do.

Skill Books : A look at each Skill Book in the game that details where to find them, what they'll do for you, and

all of the Skills.

Walkthrough : Step-by-step instructions to get you through this tale.

Secrets and Side Quests : The few that there are.

Guide by: Erik Brudvig

This PDF Guide is property of IGN Entertainment. Any unlawful duplication or posting of this document without the

consent of IGN Entertainment will result in legal action.

Basics

Exploration

There are two types of locations in Grandia III; towns and dungeons. Towns consist of friendly people to talk to and

shops to visit and play the consumer. People in each town will say different things depending upon what part of the

game you are at, so the gamer interested in every detail will constantly revisit old towns once given the opportunity to do

so. Regardless, each time you come to a town, be sure to talk to everybody and they will help you along your way and

sometimes provide small bonuses. Also, you should make sure to buy all new equipment every time you find a shop that

has it.

Dungeons are no more complicated than your average town. The mini-map on the lower left corner of your screen

shows your current location with a triangle, the exits with yellow squares, and any Light Spheres (read below) with a

twinkling smaller square. Always explore every little side path you see because that is where you will find chests and

other hidden items that will greatly improve your team's power.

Enemies litter the field when you're in a dungeon. If one approaches you from behind, you'll be surrounded and have a

disadvantage at the start of the battle. You can surprise them, though, by swinging your sword at them. Hitting them will

momentarily stun them and, if you engage them in battle while they are stunned, you'll get the jump on them at the start

of the battle and usually get the first strike.

Setting Up Your Party

Each time you obtain new Skills, Spells, weapons, armor, or accessories, they must be equipped to a member of your

party before they will be usable. Make sure you do this as soon as you obtain the new equipment so that you will reap

the rewards of improved stats as soon as possible. Spells and Skills can only be equipped at stores or through Light

Spheres which means that if you forget to equip them immediately, you may not get the chance to do so for quite some

time.

Light Spheres

Light Spheres are where you will save your progress, but they also function as a place to equip Skills and Spells and will

occasionally allow you to restore all of your HP and MP. Every time you see one of these, make sure you save your

game. If your entire party gets wiped out, you will be put back to the main menu and will be forced to load your most

recent save file to restart. If you don't get into the habit of constantly saving your game, you will find yourself trekking

through familiar territory many more times than you'd like after you die.

Skill Books and Mana Eggs

As a sort of added accessory, you can equip one Skill Book and one Mana Egg to each player. Mana Eggs will increase

the power of certain magical spells, depending upon which Egg you equip. Likewise, Skill Books will increase the

effectiveness of equipped Skills of various categories. Although you can't equip Skills and Spells to players outside of

shops or Light Spheres, you can change which Mana Eggs and Skill Books you have equipped at any time. Be sure to

equip the proper Skill Book and Mana Egg to each player to maximize the effectiveness of the Skills and Mana Eggs

that they have equipped. For much more on Mana Eggs and Skill Books, read those sections of our guide.

Combat

The fighting in Grandia III is semi-turn-based. This means that the game will pause for you to enter commands, but

everyone will move around the battle and fight in real-time once they are given an instruction.

IP Gauge

The IP Gauge is located in the upper-left hand corner of your screen during battles. On it, you'll see icons for each of

your party members as well as ones for your enemies. The blue section of the Wheel is the ready position and indicates

that your player is preparing to accept a command. Your icon will slowly move around it until it reaches the red area.

This is the command section. Each time one of your characters gets to this point, the game will pause and you will enter

a command.

Important: Striking an enemy with certain attacks while they are in the Command section will Cancel their attack and

put them back into the ready position. If you see an enemy is about to unleash a devastating attack, make sure you

Cancel it.

After a command has been given, the icon will make its way over to the Act bar. The time it takes to move to the Act bar

depends upon which command was given. Certain spells and moves take longer to prepare and leave the character

vulnerable to attacks while others have no wait time. After a character acts, it may be frozen in the clear area of the

Command Wheel. This happens after certain attacks which require a recovery time before the player can move again.

The two most important statistics for battle efficiency are INI (initiative) and MOV (movement). Initiative determines how

fast your character moves around the Command Wheel as well as how close they will start to the Command bar when

the battle begins. Movement determines how far and how quickly your player can move across the field. Remember, if

you choose to attack an enemy that is too far away, you won't be able to reach that position before your player tires and

gives up on the command.

Command Choices

Each time one of your party member gets to the Command line; they will be able to make a move. Read below for an

explanation of your options.

Combo: Strike the enemy twice with your weapon. The standard attack.

Critical : A strong attack that will Cancel an opponent's attack if they are charging. It can also knock enemies up

into the air.

Special Move: Each player has unique Special Moves that require SP to perform. For more about these moves,

read below.

Defend: Guard against an upcoming attack. If you know a strong move is coming that you can't Cancel, this is a

good option.

Item: Select this option to use an item from your inventory.

Use Weapon : Certain weapons have secondary attacks that you can use by selecting this option. It will only

appear if the equipped weapon can perform an alternate attack.

Magic: If you have spells equipped and enough MP, you can cast a powerful magic attack. These are the

strongest offensive moves in the game and will become increasingly important as time goes on.

Flee : Run away from battle. You still have to wait the Command time for this to work. If you're surrounded, you

won't be able to get away.

Strategy: If you don't feel like fighting, you can select a CPU strategy and sit back to enjoy the sights.

Orb : Once you collect a Guardian Orb, it will begin charging in the upper-right corner. Once it is glowing white,

the Orb selection will appear and you will be able to execute a heavenly attack. Reserve these for boss battles.

Aerial Combos

To perform an Aerial Combo, you must first knock your opponent up in the air. Critical attacks have a high chance of

doing this, especially those performed by Yuki and Ulf. Certain spells, such as Crackle, can also lift an enemy into the

air.

If you select a Critical or Combo attack that performs while the opponent is in the air, you'll do a special Aerial Combo

that does added damage. Even better, if you kill an enemy while doing a Combo, it will be an Aerial Finish and the

chance that you receive an item or extra money will increase.

Special Moves

These moves require SP to perform, just as spells require MP, which you will steadily gain during combat. Since SP is

constantly being given to you, make sure you always use these moves.

Each character has a unique set of Special Moves that they will learn as the game progresses at certain levels (it will

appear random, though you will learn the Special Move by attacking once you have reached a certain level of

experience). The first Special Move on your list is invaluable because it can Cancel attacks. Other important Special

Moves are Alfina's Energy Drive (which can restore SP to other party members) and Dahna's Mana Spring (which allows

her to cast unlimited Spells without using MP).

Occasionally, one of your party members will learn a Secret Method for these Special Moves. This happens randomly,

so repeatedly using the moves will help you learn them more quickly. The first level will give you a P, which stands for

power. After that, you'll get an S. This means that your Special Move will take less time to charge. The third and fifth

levels are also increasing the power of your move. The fourth upgrade is an R, which allows your character to recover

from performing the move in less time. Finally, you can learn the Ultimate Technique which will place a U next to the

move.

The one last thing you should know is that you can refill your SP faster by completing a battle without taking any

damage. You'll receive an Excellent rating and be rewarded with 10% of the max SP given to each party member.

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