Quote Originally Posted by Yliette

I just can't find the time to play SO3. Is the gameplay still basically the same?
The gameplay is improved. Now there's this thing called a 'Fury' guage that's implemented- all attacks and Battle Skills cost a certain amount of Fury-which prevents button-mashing as the second game eventually devolved into. There are also 'Strong' and 'Weak' attacks. Weak attacks are fast attacks, but can be guarded by a target with 100% Fury, and Strong attacks are slow, but powerful, and can break Fury Shields. You can set Battle Skills to the Strong and Weak slots at short or long range, and you have two other slots for equipping Support Battle Skills.