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Epic Battle Fantasy 3

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac, Web browser • 2016

Should you play it?

Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

What works
  • Free to play with substantial content
  • Challenging and strategic turn-based combat
  • Nostalgic and humorous writing
  • Engaging soundtrack and art style
  • Customization and exploration elements
Things to keep in mind
  • Some dated humor and cultural references
  • Performance issues due to flash origins
  • Simplistic story
  • Occasional reliance on rng in hardest difficulty
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 5

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  • OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 4

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  • Inkshade

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  • Bad Bitch Blasters
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Inkshade

  • Bad Bitch Blasters

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Epic Battle Fantasy 3: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Expression, Fantasy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Escapism

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and nostalgia, with no obligation or pressure."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Expression

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    "Character customization through equipment and skill choices allows personal expression."

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  • Fantasy

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  • Fellowship

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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    "Requires focused attention during battles and exploration; not designed for background or idle play."

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