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==Legacy==

Suikoden III would earn a 31/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result.

Suikoden III would earn a 31/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result. Overseas, the game would receive a single 7.0 from ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''.

Suikoden III garnered mainly positive reviews, especially in the North American market, yet the changes in gameplay and the Trinity Sight System divided fans. Suikoden III remains the highest selling Suikoden game to date with 377,729 sold copies by the end of 2002 in Japan <ref>[http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2002.shtml The-Magicbox.com 2002 Japan Sales chart]</ref> and about 190,000 sold copies in total in North America <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617193507/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml "US Platinum Chart Games"] The Magic Box. Archived from [http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml the original] on June 17, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2014.</ref> and was the final game for original series producer [[Murayama Yoshitaka]]. Fan interest began to cool in the years following the release of the title although it still a point of contention whether that is the fault of Suikoden III or the lackluster reception to [[Suikoden IV]].

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 ==Legacy==
-Suikoden III would earn a 31/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result.
+Suikoden III would earn a 31/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Silver Hall of Fame status as a result. Overseas, the game would receive a single 7.0 from ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''.
 Suikoden III garnered mainly positive reviews, especially in the North American market, yet the changes in gameplay and the Trinity Sight System divided fans. Suikoden III remains the highest selling Suikoden game to date with 377,729 sold copies by the end of 2002 in Japan <ref>[http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2002.shtml The-Magicbox.com 2002 Japan Sales chart]</ref> and about 190,000 sold copies in total in North America <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617193507/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml  "US Platinum Chart Games"] The Magic Box. Archived from [http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml the original] on June 17, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2014.</ref> and was the final game for original series producer [[Murayama Yoshitaka]]. Fan interest began to cool in the years following the release of the title although it still a point of contention whether that is the fault of Suikoden III or the lackluster reception to [[Suikoden IV]].