Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake: Difference between revisions

===Character changes===

:* The new character [[Healizah]] can modify a character's appearance between all available options per gender and vocation. She can be found at [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest III)|Alltrades Abbey]]

*The [[Monster Wrangler]] has been added to the list of vocations, and is freely available from the start of the adventure

===Battle changes===

*Three modes of difficulty are available: Dracky Quest (Easy), Dragon Quest (Normal), and Draconian Quest (Hard). The difficulty setting can be changed at any time

* Characters now "speak" in battle: shouting while attacking, yelling the names of spells while casting, grunting while being struck, etc

* The camera pulls back to reveal the party while the player is selecting actions for a turn

*Group-targeting spells will now deal more damage if used against fewer than four enemies, scaling to 110% damage at three, 120% at two, and 130% at one foe

*The [[Bang]]-family of spells has been separated from the Fire element and given a distinct tag in the game's programming

:*The [[Eye for Distance]] and [[Storeyteller]] abilities have been deleted

*Several [[List of skills in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake|new skills]] have been added such as [[Double-Edged Slash]], [[Mercurial Thrust]], [[Pressure Pointer]], and [[Cop Out]] <ref>Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32, 2024</ref>

*{{Stamina}} has been added to determine HP growth, using the same formula as Resilience did in previous versions

*{{Wisdom}} now increases magic damage by up to 30% instead of each spell being fixed to a static range, in addition to MP growth, and now influences the learning of certain combat skills in addition to spells

*Buffs and debuffs applied to a character are now displayed in icon form next to the HP bar  

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*The inclusion of new monsters, such as [[Dying fire|a new variant]] of the [[dancing flame]] monster line and the reimplementation of lost monsters from the [[GameBoy Color]] version

*Monsters' resistances to attack spells has shifted from stochastic to damage reduction, as has been the series standard since {{Dragon Quest V}} in 1992

*Striking a monster with an element it is weak to displays the damage in red, and hitting it with a resisted element displays damage in blue

*The player is notified if a monster automatically heals at the end of its turn

===Miscellaneous changes===

堀井: 僕としても、 最新のゲーム機の性能を存分に活かした『DQIII』を遊びたいと思っていたので、リメイクの提案には「ぜひやろう!」と返事をしたんです。堀井: 3Dでリメイクする案もありましたが、 2Dだったものをいきなり3Dにすると、調整が必要な部分が増えて、ゲーム性が変わってしまうんです。でもHD-2Dであれば2Dの味が残るので、 最新の映像でファミリーコンピュータ(以下FC) 版と同じ感触の冒険ができていいな、と思いましたね。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 394</ref>.

堀井: 今回、思い出は時間とともに美しくなることを実感しましたね。HD-2D版を遊んで、「映像はもう少しチープだったけど、FC版のグラフィックもこんな雰囲気だったな」と思ったのですが、実際に見くらべたら「こんなに簡素だったっけ!?」と(笑)。

早坂: 改めて「こんなにちがうの!?」と驚きました。ただ、そんなふうに感じるということは、FC版を遊んだ当時に脳内に思い浮かべたイメージとHD-2Dの映像がそんなにズレていないとも言えるので、制作者としては大成功です。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 394</ref>. This attention to detail extended to the overworld representations of each town and castle as well, something that actually caused a dispute during development. Each locale was given a unique, miniaturized representation on the world map instead of sharing the same sprite tiles as in prior versions, and Hayasaka wanted the player to be able to enter each from any side. The planner contested this and insisted it wasn't realistic enough for a modern game, to which Hayasaka countered that such a feature would be better for difficulty balance as a party in a critical state wouldn't run the risk of being wiped out by monsters when walking towards an entrance on the opposite side of the town. Neither would compromise and Horii settled things by agreeing with Hayasaka<ref>早坂: その仕様は、プランナーと結構もめまして・・・・・・。もし特定の出入口からしか入れなかったら、ボロボロの状態はんたいがわ いりぐちでフィールドを歩いて帰ってきたときに、反対側の入口までまわりこむ途中で敵と遭遇して全滅してしまうかもしれない。そうならないように、町のシンボルのどこかに触れればすぐに入れるようにしてほしい、とプランナーに頼んだのですが、「いえ、最新のゲームとして、これくらいのディテールは必要です!」と説得されまして・・・・・・。

==Gallery==

===Illustrations===

===Promotional images===

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===Characters===

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