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

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==New features==
==New features==
===Scenario additions===
===Scenario changes===
* New scenarios and characters supervised by [[Yuji Horii]].
* New scenarios and characters supervised by [[Yuji Horii]].
* New story segments that features [[Ortega]], the heroes's father.
* New story segments that features [[Ortega]], the heroes's father.
* The [[Monster Arena|monster arena]] has been totally revamped to allow players to enter their own recruited monsters instead of relying on the arena's stable.
* The [[Monster Arena|monster arena]] has been totally revamped to allow players to enter their own recruited monsters instead of relying on the arena's stable.
* [[T'n'T board]]s added in the Super Famicom remake has been removed.
===Presentation===
===Presentation===
* Re-imagined locations and HD-quality sprites.
* Re-imagined locations and HD-quality sprites.
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* 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'']].
* 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 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.
:* The new character [[Healizah]] can modify a character's appearance between the four options, along with his or her hair colour and voice upon reaching [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest III)|Alltrades Abbey]].
* Characters now speak in battle: shouting while attacking, yelling the names of spells while casting, grunting while being attacked, etc.
* Characters now speak in battle: shouting while attacking, yelling the names of spells while casting, grunting while being attacked, etc.
* The camera pulls back to reveal the party while the player is selecting actions for a turn.
* The camera pulls back to reveal the party while the player is selecting actions for a turn.
:* Equipped weapons are visible during this period.
:* Equipped weapons are visible during this period.
===Gameplay adjustments===
===Gameplay adjustments===  
* The [[T'n'T board]]s added in the Super Famicom remake have been replaced with new content dubbed the "Battle Road" (''バトルロード''), which has not been shown to the public prior to launch.
* New vocation: [[Monster Wrangler]].
* New vocation: [[Monster Wrangler]].
* Stat modification: {{Resilience}} now determines base defence power instead of half 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 determines the growth of spell power instead of each spell being fixed to a static range.
* Stat modification: {{Resilience}} now determines base defence power instead of half 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 determines the growth of spell power instead of each spell being fixed to a static range.