Series Continuity
According to the English translation, the game takes place concurrently with Phantasy Star IV, as both games are claimed to occur 1,000 years after the events of Phantasy Star II, though this is never firmly established. In fact, in the Japanese version of the game, the events take place 1,000 years after the events in Phantasy Star IV. This has important consequences in the continuity. First of all, it means that the Devastation War between Laya and Orakio in the U.S. version took place only a little while after leaving Palma. In the Japanese version, it means that Dark Force is still present, despite the sealing away of the Profound Darkness in Phantasy Star IV.
A crashed worldship similar to the Alisa III is seen on the surface of Motavia in Phantasy Star IV. However, it is not the Alisa III itself, but another one of the evacuation fleet that escaped the destruction of Palma in the second game. The Wren android that appears in this game is unrelated to the Wren seen in Phantasy Star IV except by being a similar model. In the Japanese versions, Phantasy Star III's Wren is named Searren, while Phantasy Star IV's Wren is named Forren.
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