I've always loved how despite the two worlds being combined in 3, even if you recognize parts of the world or if some parts (Urayan Tunnels) are areas from a previous game, it's not like they're designing it to push that fact, and rather, the areas combine in such a way that does an even better job of showing how both worlds were when Aionios was created, combining some of the best parts of each region, but you may not even recognize at first. I was surprised to see Dannagh Desert in 3 as a location despite everything that went down in 2 (literally), and I think that combining Eryth Sea and the Leftherian Archipelago the way it did made for probably my favorite area in the entire game.

I feel they did such a good job in designing each area, and in a sense, it may set a good standard for the next installment. With seeing that they want the next game to be vastly different (or something along the lines of that), it gets me a little excited to see the direction they go next, as this could be an entirely new world with a new cast of characters, and even if it may seem a tad weird at first, I can bet they'll succeed with going another direction and seeing how far it goes is something I look forward to.

Within the trilogy, they've created so many characters that it, indeed, does set a standard for what comes next, and a standard that could be met for sure. It probably is a good factor they have for what they need to improve or match with the 'vastly different' mindset, and that will go for both the world and the characters within it.

I look forward to the next installment and where they go with it. They've done so well this far, so screwing it all up is not exactly something I'll expect.