Dragon Valor - the third entry in Namco's arcade-born Dragon Buster series, continued their concept of level-based hack 'n' slash imbued with platforming and magic, but this time with 3D graphics and a surprising number of combat options (including anti-airs, LoZ's inputless guarding and unique attack strings). Straightforward and fairly easy to control, it also sports replay value courtesy of Phantasy Star III's descendant system (where certain choices determine the next chapter's playable character) as well as multiple endings.