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DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a stunning reimagining of the beloved masterpiece and narrative beginning to The Erdrick Trilogy.
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a rpg, jrpg and pixel graphics game
developed by Square Enix and ARTDINK
and published by Square Enix.
Released on November 14th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 10 languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English.
It has received 3,695 reviews of which 2,771 were positive and 924 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 22.92€ on Gamivo.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 / Windows® 11 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i3-6100
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1280x720, Graphics Preset "Lowest", 60FPS. 16GB RAM required when using Intel Arc GPU.
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In all honesty it took me a good 25-30 hours to really get into the game, but once I finally felt comfortable with the mechanics and gameplay it "clicked" and I ended up loving the 2nd half of the game. The base "Dragon Quest" difficulty is much too easy until you get to the finale boss gauntlet of the game, & even then the final boss is the only real challenge. The game starts out with it's "battle speed" setting at normal which is far too slow, and there are constant random encounters which will feel like a massive waste of time until you figure out how to speed up the combat (RB button on controller) and acquire the right abilities/items that reduce the amount of random encounters. Thief class gets Padfoot, Hero gets Holy Protection, Mage gets Fade, and anyone can use Holy Water. Towards the end of the game you also get access to a special open world traversal method where random encounters are completely disabled, so leaving some of the open world exploration until late-game could be a good choice. This was my first Dragon Quest game and I was a bit disappointed that you don't see your characters doing any animations during combat, and that the party members other than your main protagonist don't have actual personalities or backstories to make you care about them. But the game has other qualities that make up for that like the multi-classing vocation system and the open world traversal/exploration. I still prefer games like Chrono Trigger and old school Final Fantasy, but this game is it's own thing and is absolutely worth playing. Now I get to go play Dragon Quest XI S which is much more my style of game.
Hello friends, Today I will review the game Dragon Quest III (3) HD - 2D Remake. This is a remake of the dragon quest games. Playing several versions of this game, i can say this version has nicer graphic style than some of the older ones, is a bit easier than older versions, and it was fun to play. The game has been made easier in many parts. For example, the pyramid level on the basement floor has been made easier. In older version, every step you took was a enemy monster attack. In this version, it is like 2 steps and players will get attacked. Also, the only challenging part of the game i found was some of the post game things, but even then, using certain skills on enemies, it is easy to cheese some of those fights. The graphics are like Octopath Traveler level type. There are very beautiful. The music is also great in this game. Many new things added too, but it depends on last version of this game you played. Like the job system was not in many of the original ones, or the difference in how many items can be held by the players. The other change for this version seems to be the Type A and Type B change. Several people on the forum have complained about which is male and which is female. If a player choose type a or type b, it actually tells you when selecting them that type a is male and type b is heroine. Honestly, i did not find this issue and just played with it as you can change things later in a certain location in case you made a wrong decision while creating your characters. The other big thing in this game is the fact it promotes changing of jobs. This is a good system as some skills can be used on certain bosses to make them easy. For example, the monster wrangler class has some super broken moves that can basically kill any boss if used properly. I even personally killed the post game boss with this class. Anyways, here are my pros and cons: PROS: - A classical remake of Dragon Warrior/Quest 3. It is given the octopath traveler makeover, where it is 2 dimensional spaces, making the towns much more good looking. - The beautiful music score makes the game, including the underworld music. - Many locations to explore, including secret ones. - Post game activities to do. Some are quite challenging, so if you like challenges, try them all. - Job class system lets players customize what skills and spells they can use. Players do not need to max out levels on a certain job. Players can learn all skills, then change jobs. CONS: - Some people are not happy with the removal of male and female in the game, but can be figured out easily when making a decision as it says hero or heroine when making your character. - Sometimes my controller lost functionality while playing. I found this might be due to me alt tabbing out of the game to consult a guide I was using for certain parts of the game to try to find hidden items on the ground. This probably is why i lost functionality to my controller. - Some people may not like the fact much of the game requires grinding to get good weapons and switching job levels. For example, at the end of the post game, many difficult bosses may require grinding levels to use certain skills against them. Do I recommend this game? Yes, I do. I had alot of fun on this game playing it. It brought back many good memories about this game. It is also easier than earlier versions of the game. It only took me about 80 hours to finish everything in the game, including the post game stuff. This is not bad for a rpg, but it can depend on players mileage how fast they play. It probably could be finished even faster than that as i take my time when i play. There are other parts of this series also available now on steam, so if you liked this game, i suggest checking them out.
Dragon Quest III is the only rpg to make me feel like a real hero. After years of struggling to understand the Dragon Quest franchise, dropping both DQIV and DQXI-S in the past, it was DQIII that finally turned me into a Dragon Quest fan. Now I see the magic of this franchise, and I saw a light like no other. Despite DQIII being from 1988 ( 37 years ago), this remake revives every bit of the magic from the past into the modern space by impressively presenting the game through the visual innovation from Square Enix themselves known as the HD-2D series. I know this game demands quite a lot from your average gamer, but you have to realize that Dragon Quest III from 1988 was what legitimized the genre you know and love today. DQIII was the turning point in gaming history to have cemented and massively popularized the genre of JRPGs going forth. Your Personas/Shin Megami Tenseis, the Final Fantasies, the Xenoblade Chonicles, the Trails , all of these games and franchises would not be this good if it weren't for Dragon Quest III. Introducing a flexible party/class system, job changes, deep customization, strong narrative stakes, and a clear heroic myth structure and world-building. After its release, JRPGs were no longer considered as experimental , they became a demand. Compared to Final Fantasy which evolved the genre artistically and narratively, Dragon Quest standardized and made JRPGs mainstream in the first place. As a fan of Square Enix through the Final Fantasy franchise, I devoted myself to consuming every known franchise this company has to offer. Exploring the magnum opus Square & Enix crafted and the games that made us today. Games that changed history forever. And with this I am stoked to consume even more Dragon Quest, particularly I & II going forward. Finishing DQIII genuinly made me happy to have experienced this game. The last time I felt this kind of happiness from finishing a game was from my Final Fantasy marathon 5 years ago. And from there I realized even more that Square Enix captures that magic of the JRPG genre that no other company could fully achieve.
Been playing this on both my Steam Deck and Legion Go. (It looks and performs great on both! text on Legion Go is more readable due to the larger screen) The game is great, fantastic in fact for an old school style game. The story, English voice acting and some of the jokes as part as part of the story and side missions we're all given great effort to make such a great Adventure. NOW! the constant enemies, at every 5-8 seconds you walk "An enemy appears!" I was about to lose interest with not being able to walk at all without encountering enemies every 5 seconds! I was going MAD! I start to consider maybe getting a mod, but decided to just flee instead once I've leveled up enough (you can also use holy water and other items to help reduce the occurrence on enemies but it didn't show much impact for me) Im about halfway in I'd say, i'll update my review once I've finished the game. TBC.
Well, it's official, 20 hours in and I can say that the Dragon Quest III Remake is a nostalgic love letter to the NES classic. It's got that lush pixel art that meshes really nicely with new dynamic lighting, that coupled with the late great Akira Toriyama's art style makes this game truly beautiful. If you prefer a dynamic game with a very complex combat system, this isn't that. The gameplay here has that simple turn-based combat, cast spells, defeat monsters, explore a new town, repeat. Equipment boosts fairly standard statistics with not too much complexity. I have to mention Akira Toriyama's art again. The monsters are simple drawings but it works perfectly and their names are almost all puns like "Rottenweiler". It's easy to throw the game on for a quick 30-minute session, defeat a few monsters, explore a new area, then save at the church until next time. I haven't played a Dragon Quest since VIII for the PS2, but I have fond memories of "Dragon Warrior" on NES so it's nice to see this timeless adventure beautifully refreshed for modern audiences.
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DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
No, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.
Yes, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake received 2,771 positive votes out of a total of 3,695 achieving a rating of 7.29.
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DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake was developed by Square Enix and ARTDINK and published by Square Enix.
Yes, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is not playable on MacOS.
No, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is not playable on Linux.
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a single-player game.
No, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake does not currently offer any DLC.
No, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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