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Tip # 1
While running in the game for your first time, do not think how low your rank will be in the end and do not think how low your friends think of you. You only have to think 'I have to get the story' which is kind-a-lame-o. Do not make a run through and read all notes you get.

Tip # 2
Never be lazy (like me) and skip ghost battles. In the end of almost EVERY battle, you'll find a diary, equipment, or a special photograph. Develop all of the photographs in time and after every chapter, develop them.

Tip # 3
Get all of the notes in your first play through as much as possible. All of the 'must-get' notes are mostly vague therefore you need more information. In chapter 3 or 5, try to take folklorist's notes 1 and 2 from the book case behind the projector room. In chapter 6, follow Yoshino's voice which will led you to the blind room. Take a picture of her there. Now in chapter 9 go to that same room and take another picture of her. Go to the entrance hall now and fight a new ghost. She will leave you a key. Take the key, open the door to the right of the entrance and go ahead to get 'measure' function and a little information as well. In chapter 12, go to the 3 stairway hallway, and move the cupboard from the door. It will lead you to a secret room where you'll find type 0 film and a diary. After you've gotten the diary, go through the trap door downstairs and skip the fight if you want. Go to the kimono room and get yet another diary. In chapter 12 with Kei again, Follow the voices, go through the blind room right below the library and on the side of the tattoo altar. You will find another diary there. Now you'll probably hear some more voices. Follow them and get another diary. Be sure to have a purifying candle or you'll be in bad trouble. In chapter 13, go to the little room with the broken doors. The only way to get there is to go through the 3 stair hallway, upstairs, into a door, and walk from the roof to get there. After getting there, the floor board in the left most corner will be loose. Open it to enter the room and find out a lot about the game. These are all of them I think. Re-read the notes at least TWICE and also look at the pictures given with the notes. Almost every note contains a picture which will only be viewable if you open it from the menu.

Tip # 4
Catch at least 100 spirits or 150 spirits and read their spirit list description for information. The spirit list describes a lot of the information, read it again and again.

Tip # 5
Think rational and think and dig up even extremely tiny facts like how all of the handmaidens died. How the family master died. How the people in white died and when. Make a list of question for a better and symmetric play through.

Tip # 6
Also watch all of the film reels and look at their names for explanations. The film reels explain a lot as well.

Tip # 7
Still you will not get the story in your first play through because you will be missing one note that you will find in the Kimono room in chapter 12 in your second play through only.

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Side quests

Actually there are many many side quests in FF3. This website can tell you what side quests there are actually. I'll try my best at telling them to you.

1. In chapter 3 or 5, try to take folklorist's notes 1 and 2 from the book case behind the projector room.

2. In chapter 6, follow Yoshino's voice which will led you to the blind room. Take a picture of her there. Now in chapter 9 go to that same room and take another picture of her. Go to the entrance hall now and fight a new ghost. She will leave you a key. Take the key, open the door to the right of the entrance and go ahead to get 'measure' function and a little information as well.

3. In chapter 10, go to the Kimono room and fight the brushing woman. She'll leave you a Key. Take the key and open the little door downstairs. In the room you'll take a picture and a stone mirror.

4. In chapter 12, go to the 3 stairway hallway, and move the cupboard from the door. It will lead you to a secret room where you'll find type 0 film and a diary. After you've gotten the diary, go through the trap door downstairs and skip the fight if you want. Go to the kimono room and get yet another diary.

5. In chapter 12 with Kei again, Follow the voices, go through the blind room right below the library and on the side of the tattoo altar. You will find another diary there. Now you'll probably hear some more voices. Follow them and get another diary. Be sure to have a purifying candle or you'll be in bad trouble.

6. In chapter 13, go to the little room with the broken doors. The only way to get there is to go through the 3 stair hallway, upstairs, into a door, and walk from the roof to get there. After getting there, the floor board in the left most corner will be loose. Open it to enter the room and find out a lot about the game.

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Lenses and their functions

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCOVERED OR WRITTEN BY ME. COURTESY OF 'REMAINING' FROM BCL FORUMS AND MIO, THE HEAD MISTRESS OF CHINESE ZERO.

STOP LENS - stops movment of ghost for a short period of time
Complete the game in normal or easy mode it will then be unlocked and avialible to buy (it will tell you who can use it)

ZERO LENS - deals alot of damage, Shoot with a strong exorcising effect Kei: Confinement Room hour VIII
Rei: Blind room hour IX

SLOW LENS
slows movment of ghost for a short pieriod of time also extends the shutter moment
Rei: Closet Hallway hour III
Kei: Hall with Tatami Hour V


 SERIAL LENS
Huge damage from far away other than Shutter Chance. Widely be used in missions.

Complete the game in normal or easy mode, compleate all missions and it will then be unlocked and you can buy it


CRUSH LENS
While FF, the difference between CRUSH & ZERO will be the bonus of Shutter Chance.

Complete the game in normal or easy mode and capture 150 or more ghosts. You can then buy it with points.

PRESSURE LENS
Pushes ghosts back and create chances to attack, suitable for player who
has high skill and familiar the speed of nightmare mode.
Kei: Storehouse Hour V

BLAST LENS
Weaker than ZERO. Normally be used in missions & the beginning of story mode.
It is suitable for beginners.
Rei: Tatami loft hour VI

PIERCE LENS
Most powerful in FFIII if you have high skill on a series of attack.
Kei: Hearth room hour X (second playthrough when you do the holly key side quest) or Hearth room Hour XII

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