Inside the thick magazine
Game Players Encyclopedia of Sega Genesis Games Volume 3, readers found a ten page guide to
Phantasy Star III. This is the first page, which introduces the basic setting of the game's beginning by summarizing the stories of the Orakian-Layan war and Rhys' ill-fated wedding. Some incorrect details are provided in this introduction, also. The Alisa III star ship is described as a solar system, with each dome being labeled a planet. What might have been most disappointing to readers who were introduced to the game through this article is the last paragraph, which claims the fate of the
Phantasy Star II cast would be revealed in
Phantasy Star III.