Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku

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**Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku** (ヘラクレスの栄光III 神々の沈黙, *Glory of Heracles III: Silence of the Gods*) is a role-playing game developed by Data East and released in 1992 for the Nintendo Super Famicom.

## Story

Ancient Greece.

A peaceful world that lasts for hundreds of years. In the hearts of people, the peaceful times continued to such an extent that emotions such as "suffering" and "sadness" could only be traced back to many generations of one's ancestors. Hundreds of years ago... When the gods who live in the heavens look upon the paradise on earth where people live calm and peacefully, they feel that the world they have created is carving the correct history. They were very satisfied...

However, even in such times, there was always a God who kept his eyes fixed on the earth and on the people who lived there. Zeus, the supreme god of the Olympian gods and the great creator of all the worlds. He gazed down at the earth with his wide-open eyes, never letting go of it for a moment, and never overlooked even the slightest change, always keeping his eyes on the earthly realm. And the eyes of Zeus did not miss the signs of change, albeit gradual, in the peaceful paradise...

In addition to life, humans have been given many things by the gods - love, dreams, hope, courage... - but there is nothing else that shakes the hearts of humans and moves them. It was a "desire" inherited from the gods. And the destination of "desire" - of course - the gods themselves knew very well... Gaia, Goddess of the Earth - Her mother earth, which has the "world of life" outside and the "world of death" inside, is sick and injured due to human desires, and as a result, the boundary between the two worlds was becoming difficult to maintain.

An injured Gaia!? The earth shakes violently. Many holes were opened on the ground, and they had reached the "world of death" before they knew it. And the monsters that crawled out from there - they are the residents of the "world of death"!? And they began to attack people!! Looking down on the earth, Zeus pondered his thoughts... His love for humans is undeniable. However, it is only possible if there is Gaia - Mother Earth. Gaia is hurt now. And the one who hurt Gaia was none other than... Zeus made a decision. The most important thing now is to save the earth, and humans should create again!! The "rulers of all" made up their minds, gathered the gods of Olympus and began to speak.

“Save Gaia!!”

## Gameplay

*Heracles no Eikou III* is a traditional turn-based RPG which plays much like its predecessor, though with a few new additions. Exploration is done much in the same way as before, with the party visiting towns and talking with NPCs, with the same day-night shift system being present which affects the NPCs routines and the availability of shops. Due to the main character being immortal the player must sometimes call on the attention of NPCs by jumping from tall heights in order to progress the story.

Combat works much like before, with the main new addition being the Trust System. The player can normally issue commands to the characters in battle, though depending on how much the characters trust the protagonist they may not obey the command, instead acting on their own depending on their class. The player can also choose to let characters act on their own instead of issuing a direct command. In addition to standard attacking, spells and item commands the characters can also change between front and back rows; melee weapons can only be used while on the front row, though a character on the front is more susceptible to damage, while characters on the back row are protected from direct damage but can only use ranged weapons.