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

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Unlike previous remakes of ''Dragon Quest III'', the HD-2D remake offers a modernized vision of the original title with additional scenarios, voice acting, [[Monster Master|new vocations]], and modern ''Dragon Quest'' series features such as battle tactics or faster battle settings. The graphics are completely redone in the "HD-2D" style popularized by previous Square Enix published games such as ''Octopath Traveler'' and ''Triangle Strategy''.

==~~Changes~~==

==New features==

~~Among the most notable changes between this remake:~~

===Scenario additions===

* New scenarios supervised by [[Yuji Horii]].

* New scenarios and characters supervised by [[Yuji Horii]].

* New story segments that features [[Ortega]], the heroes's father.

===Presentation===

* Re-imagined locations and HD-quality sprites.

* Orchestral soundtrack.

* ~~New story segments that features [[Ortega]]~~, ~~the heroes~~'~~s father~~.

* Increased language support: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish.

:*''Dragon Quest III'' had not yet been translated into most of these languages prior to this remake.

* Voice acting support: English and Japanese.

* Fully animated monsters.

* Faster battle settings, as seen in recent ''Dragon Quest'' titles like in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] release of [[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King|''DQVIII'']] or in the international releases of [[Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age|''DQXI'']].

* The player can customize the party's appearance by eight options per vocation with four for each sex.

:* The new character [[Healizah]] can modify a character's appearance between the four options, along with his or her hair colour and voice at any point in the game.

* Characters now speak in battle.

* Weapons are visible in battle.

===Gameplay adjustments===

* Stat modification: {{Resilience}} now determines base defence power instead of a quarter of the {{Agility}} stat, with the new {{Stamina}} stat controlling HP growth as Resilience did in the previous versions of the game; Agility only influences turn order and evasion. {{Wisdom}} now controls the growth of spell power instead of each spell being fixed to a static range.

* New vocation: [[Monster Wrangler]].

* The player can customize the party's appearance and voice.

* New spells, such as [[Moreheal]] and [[Zin]].

* ~~Spell power~~ now ~~grows with the~~ [[~~wisdom~~]] ~~stat instead of being fixed to a static range.~~

* Attack spells now have four ranks instead of three, as in all mainline titles since [[Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies|''DQIX'']]

* The inclusion of skills for melee vocations, such as [[Double-Edged Slash]], [[Mercurial Thrust]], [[Pressure Pointer]], and [[Cop Out]] <ref>Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32, 2024</ref>. The battle menu lists lists Spells and Abilities separately.

* The inclusion of additional monsters, such as the [[Frostburn|frostburn]], [[Dying fire|a new variant of it]], and [[Garboyle]], who originally was an unfightable monster in the game's SNES and Game Boy Color intro.

* Weapon changes are visible in battle.

* Battle tactics, available for the first time in ''Dragon Quest III''.

* Faster battle settings, as seen in recent ''Dragon Quest'' titles like in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] release of [[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King|DQVIII]] or in the international releases of [[Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age|DQXI]].

* Three modes of difficulty: Dracky Quest (Easy), Dragon Quest (Normal), and Draconian Quest (Hard).

* Increased language support: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish.

**''Dragon Quest III'' had not yet been translated into most of these languages prior to this remake.

* Voice acting support: English and Japanese.

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File:III-HD preview weekly shonen jump issue 36 2024.jpg|Preview spread in issue 36 of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', 2024

Hero male III HD2D.png|The Hero

Hero female III HD2D.png|The Heroine

Ortega Dragon Quest III-HD key art.png|Ortega

Healizah key artwork.png|Healizah

Gadabout female III HD2D.png|

Gadabout male III HD2D.png|

Mage female III HD2D.png|

Mage male III HD2D.png|

Martial artist female III HD2D.png|

Martial artist male III HD2D.png|

Merchant female III HD2D.png|

Merchant male III HD2D.png|

Monster wrangler female III HD2D.png|

Monster wrangler male III HD2D.png|

Priest female III HD2D.png|

Priest male III HD2D.png|

Sage female III HD2D.png|

Sage male III HD2D.png|

Thief female III HD2D.png|

Thief male III HD2D.png|

Warrior female III HD2D.png|

Warrior male III HD2D.png|

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 Unlike previous remakes of ''Dragon Quest III'', the HD-2D remake offers a modernized vision of the original title with additional scenarios, voice acting, [[Monster Master|new vocations]], and modern ''Dragon Quest'' series features such as battle tactics or faster battle settings. The graphics are completely redone in the "HD-2D" style popularized by previous Square Enix published games such as ''Octopath Traveler'' and ''Triangle Strategy''.
-==Changes==
+==New features==
-Among the most notable changes between this remake:
+===Scenario additions===
-* New scenarios supervised by [[Yuji Horii]].
+* New scenarios and characters supervised by [[Yuji Horii]].
+* New story segments that features [[Ortega]], the heroes's father.
+===Presentation===
 * Re-imagined locations and HD-quality sprites.
 * Orchestral soundtrack.
-* New story segments that features [[Ortega]], the heroes's father.
+* Increased language support: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish.
+:*''Dragon Quest III'' had not yet been translated into most of these languages prior to this remake.
+* Voice acting support: English and Japanese.
 * Fully animated monsters.
+* Faster battle settings, as seen in recent ''Dragon Quest'' titles like in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] release of [[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King|''DQVIII'']] or in the international releases of [[Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age|''DQXI'']].
+* The player can customize the party's appearance by eight options per vocation with four for each sex.
+:* The new character [[Healizah]] can modify a character's appearance between the four options, along with his or her hair colour and voice at any point in the game.
+* Characters now speak in battle.
+* Weapons are visible in battle.
+===Gameplay adjustments===
+* Stat modification: {{Resilience}} now determines base defence power instead of a quarter of the {{Agility}} stat, with the new {{Stamina}} stat controlling HP growth as Resilience did in the previous versions of the game; Agility only influences turn order and evasion. {{Wisdom}} now controls the growth of spell power instead of each spell being fixed to a static range.
 * New vocation: [[Monster Wrangler]].
-* The player can customize the party's appearance and voice.
 * New spells, such as [[Moreheal]] and [[Zin]].
-* Spell power now grows with the [[wisdom]] stat instead of being fixed to a static range.
+* Attack spells now have four ranks instead of three, as in all mainline titles since [[Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies|''DQIX'']]
 * The inclusion of skills for melee vocations, such as [[Double-Edged Slash]], [[Mercurial Thrust]], [[Pressure Pointer]], and [[Cop Out]] <ref>Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32, 2024</ref>. The battle menu lists lists Spells and Abilities separately.
 * The inclusion of additional monsters, such as the [[Frostburn|frostburn]], [[Dying fire|a new variant of it]], and [[Garboyle]], who originally was an unfightable monster in the game's SNES and Game Boy Color intro.
-* Weapon changes are visible in battle.
 * Battle tactics, available for the first time in ''Dragon Quest III''.
-* Faster battle settings, as seen in recent ''Dragon Quest'' titles like in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] release of [[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King|DQVIII]] or in the international releases of [[Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age|DQXI]].
 * Three modes of difficulty: Dracky Quest (Easy), Dragon Quest (Normal), and Draconian Quest (Hard).
-* Increased language support: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish.
-**''Dragon Quest III'' had not yet been translated into most of these languages prior to this remake.
-* Voice acting support: English and Japanese.
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+Hero male III HD2D.png|The Hero
+Hero female III HD2D.png|The Heroine
+Ortega Dragon Quest III-HD key art.png|Ortega
+Healizah key artwork.png|Healizah
+Gadabout female III HD2D.png|
+Gadabout male III HD2D.png|
+Mage female III HD2D.png|
+Mage male III HD2D.png|
+Martial artist female III HD2D.png|
+Martial artist male III HD2D.png|
+Merchant female III HD2D.png|
+Merchant male III HD2D.png|
+Monster wrangler female III HD2D.png|
+Monster wrangler male III HD2D.png|
+Priest female III HD2D.png|
+Priest male III HD2D.png|
+Sage female III HD2D.png|
+Sage male III HD2D.png|
+Thief female III HD2D.png|
+Thief male III HD2D.png|
+Warrior female III HD2D.png|
+Warrior male III HD2D.png|
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