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'Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake' gets launch trailer

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Launching today is Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. This entry to the Dragon Quest franchise is chronologically the first in the “Erdrick Trilogy" and has been remade for new systems in Square Enix's unique HD-2D style. Accompanying the launch is a new trailer:

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Features of this remake are as follows:
  • New aesthetics: HD-2D style that blends 3D backgrounds with classic 2D pixel sprites. This remake also features more detailed lighting and shading effects.
  • Gameplay enhancements and quality-of-life improvements: full English and Japanese voice acting, auto-saves. The turn-based combat system features new animations, adjustable battle speeds, an auto-battle setting, and more.
  • Soundtrack composed by Koichi Sugiyama and performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Is available as of today on Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam and Windows. There is also a Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake in the works which is releasing next year.

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whitesword7 said:
Never played a dragon quest game in my life before but always interested… should I play this one first or DQXI first 🤔?
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If you're interested in the series, my first entry was the original Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King on the PS2. Highly recommended.
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It is beginner friendly on all counts, and it has an excellent soundtrack, amazing graphics, and nice presentation all around. Level-5's best work, in my opinion.
 
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Robert Newbie said:
If you're interested in the series, my first entry was the original Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King on the PS2. Highly recommended.
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It is beginner friendly on all counts, and it has an excellent soundtrack, amazing graphics, and nice presentation all around. Level-5's best work, in my opinion.
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I’ve actually installed DQ8 on my 3DS… maybe I’ll start with it, thank you
 
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Youkai said:
Not sure if I should try ...

I completed 1 and 2 not long ago and got kinda annoyed as those old games were not only hard but also confusing... I did start part 3 (of course not the remake) but at some point I just didn't really want to go on.

Got stuck so often in the previous ones even with faqs as I often didn't know where to go or what to do and it didn't feel any less confusing in part 3.
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Imagine how we felt playing these games pre-internet. We were lucky to have a strategy guide, if we could even afford one. All we had were our wits and prior rpg experience.
 
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I really hate the HD-2D style, the sprites clash so much with the background, it's horrible.

I wish Dragon Quest 1-7 would get the Pixel Remaster treatment.
 
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I think best buy really messed up their preorders of this game. I purchased the game for the ps5, got no dlc code, and on best buy's website, it shows that I haven't picked it up. I picked it up today, so I changed it to ship, and it says I'll get the game on Saturday. am I getting a second copy of this game due to a screw up? maybe that's why they never emailed me the dlc code?

also, the type a and b personality thing is really messed up, so I now have two female characters with male voices. I didn't realize you could hear the voice before selecting one. naturally, I assumed all personalities were going to be male or female based on the "sex" I had selected.
 
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whitesword7 said:
Never played a dragon quest game in my life before but always interested… should I play this one first or DQXI first 🤔?
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Dragon Quest III is a traditional RPG to the fullest extent. So it can feel a bit dated at time as it was an RPG from 1988. If you are used to playing RPGs of the era I recommend it yes. But if you are looking for something more modern check out XI.
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Imagine how we felt playing these games pre-internet. We were lucky to have a strategy guide, if we could even afford one. All we had were our wits and prior rpg experience.
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Really DQ1 wasnt hard to get through. There was so little to it that you couldn't get completely lost past maybe that 1 key to the grave dungeon. DQ2... yeah that game gets extremely vague.
 

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