Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake - 15 Things You Need To Know Before You Buy

[@jamesevans7388]

U had me at Dragon quest.

[@Dwellerinshadow]

Same. Pre-ordered this on steam months ago.

[@LittleStarRhyme]

It has denuvo

[@songsan807]

As much as I love DQ3, would have love to have the remake on DQ1. It was after finishing DQ1 and 2, and then get the surprise that the hero of DQ3 traveled back in time to become the legendary warrior of DQ1 that blows people mind and nicely wrap up the Erdrik trilogy.

[@nathankiner7536]

Hd 2d version of dq 1 and 2 (combined into 1 game) is coming next.

[@nhlcbj]

The cherry on top of a fantastic year for JRPGs 🍒

[@omensoffate]

Fantasian has yet to come out

[@BeAsT1x5]

Beyond excited for this one!

[@TheKensei777]

does it still not show characters attacking? I love dq 8 and 11 but I can't get past the earthbound style combat of the older ones

[@Neuvari]

no attack animation for characters, only the effect

[@omensoffate]

What a weird need to see your characters hit the air

[@JoeWedgwood-ik9zo]

Infinitely better than dragon age

[@zrevan4262]

Agreed. Totally.

[@zachcarmichael699]

Two very different series.

[@kingplaya6558]

Something tells me you haven't even played Dragon Age

[@osrthejourney]

Still salty? Tell you’re super salty without telling me😂. Post to a few more vids, that’ll show em!

[@drunkhusband6257]

To be fair that's a pretty low bar. Dragon Age is generic as an rpg can get.

[@Alexandrious]

Nice of you to put out that Wrangler is also in DQX *called Monster Master in it* though, maybe the clarity team may change that.

[@wallacerigby4393]

Another amazing game for the STEAM DECK!

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

O, Handheld PC. Become my GBA once more.

[@xxzenn01xx9]

I freaking love the hd-2d look! And ill keep saying i think its a missed opportunity not to put these kind of games in VR. I can just imagine looking down a little 3d environment from a sort of outside perspective with these little 2d sprites and see them move around that envirinment in 3d ish look and all their attacks and spells would look so cool in that spritely hd-2d but 3d look that way! I dont think it would be too crazy hard to do AND would really give you a bang for your buck in a vr headset game. They could even incorporate fun mini games/attacks with the controllers akin to something like skyward sword tried to do

[@mhutch5082]

No.

[@xxzenn01xx9]

@mhutch5082 Yes.

[@Beelzeblob.]

Idk, the triangle strategy vr thing looks jarring. But, we'll see with a full release. I see how your idea could work, they just need to do it right.

[@xxzenn01xx9]

@TP-pq9xx could be! As im not a game creator i just assumed maybe they were already 3d environments with 2d sprides moving through the space. So i figured it would be that big of a leap to swap out the camera for a vr headset display and let that be the camera instead. Like lookijg down at a 3d diorama. But maybe its not built like that and it indeed would be tons of work. Still think it would be worth it and help the vr market boom imo

[@XatolosWired]

So the difference between easy, regular, and hard mode is the enemies are easier to kill or are damage sponges and just need to grind more... I would have hoped by now with a turn-based RPG they would get more creative with difficulty modes. Different enemies have different skills/abilities and how they use them based on difficulty rating. It wouldn't be very difficult either for this style of game.

[@omensoffate]

Try and play dq11 on hard mode

[@MavZc]

Really don't like that the characters disappear during attack animation

[@supersaiyaman11589]

the same thing happened in the original dragon quest 3 game. so while some gamers may not like it they are sticking closer to the original in that aspect.

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

@@supersaiyaman11589 True, but it would have been nice to see the characters actually do their moves, like in Golden Sun, for example.

[@omensoffate]

@@ferdinandavila-soto7233go play golden sun then 😂

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

@@omensoffate And what if I want to play Dragon Quest?

[@daile9948]

Sick of these remakes being full price. Would of been nice at 40$

[@Godooable]

It is...

[@J0nathan2CHIN0]

@@Godooable its $60 US on steam and switch...

[@MickeyMouse-ud2xu]

@@J0nathan2CHIN0 probably cheaper every else cause of currency and inflation.

[@joerexhausen8897]

It won't be anytime soon but a solo run on Draconian difficulty could be interesting.

[@bpdcraft]

Weren't 1-3 getting released at once?

[@bdgilliam7610]

Looks great. Love me some Dragon Quest.

[@teovu5557]

Yeah! No condom just raw dragon questing!

[@yamatoex]

Hope you get armor for Hero as a skin and can change appearance again for party

[@thomaslandcaster9638]

Why couldn't they just add a 3rd person view option to the game during battle. It's alright to keep true to the original but also give other options as well. You are not limited like back in the old days. Sadly this well be a pass for many when they find out that it's only first person battle view. Such a waste with gorgeous remake graphics.

[@thatonegeeksite5251]

It’s strange too because once dq8 released, the 3rd person view during combat became the norm.

[@omensoffate]

@@thatonegeeksite5251dq 3 didn’t have it why would they add it

[@thatonegeeksite5251]

@@omensoffate I’m fine with it, just would have been a nice QOL feature to see the little sprite characters attacking since it’s a remake.

[@mannyroldan-bv6km]

Not a fan of the first person battles

[@xenoblade6965]

I'm buying it day one thats all I need to know

[@AndyNinXdo]

What artwork from the original NES/famicom has been charged?

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

Technically, all of the art for DQIII-HD 2D is new since character portraits have been re-drawn, but there's been some character design changes: - The female Warrior has a tan-colored crop top and shorts added under her bikini armor, likely to keep the age rating low. - The Priestess had her cross insignias changed to tridents (though that's an old change). - The female Gadabout has a little white strip of fabric added to the chest of her bunny costume, possibly censorship, possibly to make it legally distinct from real Playboy Bunny costumes, possibly both. Her bottle also had the alcohol sign removed. - A green troll boss had his big pink lips removed, most likely to avoid comparisons to racist black face imagery. That's all I know so far.

[@texteo92]

not sure about the second point of enemies retaining their classical look. We know the trolls lost their lips (where their face to me looks like homer simpson now), but who knows what other monsters haven't had their looks changed behind the shed due to people being offended for some reason.

[@Cactus_bud]

Jeeez we need these type of remakes for the FF games not shitty pixel remaster demakes

[@lukasberman]

You only need to know 1 its been remade for Modern (non existing) audience.

[@nero1798]

Take your stupid culture war somewhere else. This remake was made for dragon quest fans like me who actually waited for this since the the announcement of this remake three years ago.

[@omensoffate]

@@nero1798nah its remade to fit the western “modern” audience

[@nero1798]

@@omensoffate dragon quest always had problems in the West so maybe that's what was missing. I played dragon quest since I was 8 and I am hyped for 3 2d hd just like most dragon quest fans so stop trying to force your stupid culture war on the dragon quest community.

[@lukasberman]

@@nero1798 Sadly the makers are not us, your just a fanatic (ie fan who lets his fan emotion control him to max amount, that would accept if this was entirely 100% garbage, so long as it had the name, just like people do with everything Diznay). And thankfully there are not enough of you to make this do well.

[@nero1798]

@lukasberman aren't you a fanstic for believing a game is garbage because of some minor changes? The game is still the same game even if the character options are now called A and B an the changes to the female warrior already happened in dq xi and are like 2 pixels in game and only noticable on artwork that isn't even in the game. It must suck to be such a snowflake that gets triggered by such minor things meanwhile people who are normal can just enjoy a good game. Your live must be really miserabel.

[@alexandrugrozea3740]

Soo charming

[@davidhill8565]

#8 Pre-Game Content

[@mlgxxx808]

Japan is done with Xbox due to failure of Xbox series x and s

[@careyunknown3449]

28 million consoles sold..just bc its being outsold by PS doesnt mean it failed. Thats a lot of consoles

[@slipstream7324]

Your comment makes no sense as this is coming out on xbox.

[@lordxidious2739]

Huh?

[@allthatismuzik]

The first person view while fighting is horrible

[@TheKensei777]

for real, they need to drop that. I can't get past it either. it's just lazy

[@robbiekop7]

Mario & Luigi Brothership for you then 😃

[@allthatismuzik]

@ I’m excited to try it 👌👍👍

[@Urglerbob]

Yeah, I mean it doesn’t quite bother me but it’s pretty dated for sure and would’ve been cool to see some fighting animations in this

[@omensoffate]

@@TheKensei777yea man it’s so much more fun to hit the air

[@ArtaxNOO]

I hope there’s no trophy requirements for Draconian difficulty!!! Lol

[@Jesse-re5el]

do you know anything about the language options im Japanese and half American im fluent in both Japanese and English but i perfer to play Japanese games in Japanese

[@trollingisasport]

Can't wait to play a traditional RPG with customizable party instead of hollow anime weeb characters who can't cope with basic human emotions.

[@LightHawKnight]

Technically the Hero's name is not Erdrick. IIRC Erdrick is a title given to the hero.

[@SummeR00393]

They censored the game. I remember the DQ creator expressing his frustration.

[@xyro77]

You clearly are not familiar with DQ games. Censorship has been a thing in multiple DQ games. Nothing new.

[@SummeR00393]

@@xyro77 Oh no he said so in the interview. It wasnt me.

[@JRX36]

I am hoping there will be a mod to fix the character looks.

[@Neuvari]

mods bro

[@Itachiflameamaterasu]

I hate the first person view shit, that's a trash design ngl. It was fine back in the day but in 2024 when we should appreciate beautiful animations? nah.

[@panpantellez2683]

The game is censored so pass for me. Rip Akira Toriyama

[@xyro77]

You weren’t serious about getting it to begin with then lmao. You also don’t know DQ history. Multiple times have DQ games been censored. This isn’t new.

[@nero1798]

Did you also skip the dragon quest 8 remake for the Jessica costume changes? I bet the tourist like you didn't even knew abbout this. So stop trying to force your stupid culture on dragon quest and get the hell out of herer.

[@omensoffate]

@@xyro77it’s hilarious that you defend it

[@xyro77]

@@omensoffate I’m not an offended baby over a videogame. There are real things to cry about. Videogames ain’t it, brotini.

[@joshuaDstarks]

anyone know why 1&2 were unlisted?

[@Misa_Susaki]

Unlisted? It's on Steam right now.

[@joshuaDstarks]

@@Misa_SusakiSteam isn’t the world. They’re unlisted on Xbox.

[@stargazerkg]

1 & 2 is still very early in development

[@lichking5389]

They’re still available on mobile

[@Bors2179]

Aren’t they getting remakes that come out next year?

[@thecedex]

0:45 .... Uh this is a spoiler.

[@xyro77]

No. Not only was this in the original game 35 years ago, it was also footage released from the devs.

[@renren5660]

Lazy remake

[@The_Cyber_Nomad]

For a modern audience?

[@teovu5557]

Yeah or do you prefer 8 bit 240p crt tv graphics instead? Lol

[@Misa_Susaki]

I mean, kind of. They added a ton of quality of life aspects, but it is still meant to really feel like a game from 1988. It stays very close to the original.

[@supersaiyaman11589]

@@teovu5557 i prefer the how the remake looks it does look better their are some people that bash the remake because of that and also because of them making it so the rating is lower for the game so kids can play the game.

[@万先生-t6y]

字体太小啦，用手提机玩才清楚看到

[@Killerboyh]

Is this censored for the modern audience?

[@watchmehope6560]

Yes. They censored the art and there's only body type A/B now

[@Trex10100]

Yes.

[@Misa_Susaki]

The excessive sexual aspects have been toned down, keeping with the changes to the previous few entries.

[@Trex10100]

@@Misa_Susaki wtf are you talking about? DQ has always been rated "T". For refrence to alcohol, slight suggestive themes, cursing and fantasy violence. There's never been excessive sexual stuff. The games would've been rated "M" if it did.

[@Misa_Susaki]

@@Trex10100 Sure, whatever.

[@Trex10100]

Body type A and Body type B. And censored characters...

[@Misa_Susaki]

Nice! ❤

[@Trex10100]

@@Misa_Susaki thats not nice. They're ruining a franchise

[@Misa_Susaki]

Who is they? Yuji Horii?

[@Trex10100]

@@Misa_Susaki whatever consulants square enix hired for their games. They're destroying it.

[@TheLegendOfNavi64]

Nobody cares

[@Hemphempmind]

Might work with Switch Ultra. 😅

[@fabiopereira-mx2ho]

battle is so underwhelming,, octopath thirt- person mode is SO much BETTER

[@metaloverlord7465]

Thirt?

[@Samuraicop87]

Don’t buy. So wrong removing gameplay elements. And removing a dead person’s art! Even the creator said it doesn’t make sense.

[@Spider-Man9615]

Ok, pal. Keep making stuff up and getting bent outta shape over nothing.

[@Shillian88]

Yuji Horii said also that is necessary to be able to sell the game outside Japan and is currently advertising the game, he really hope people buy it.

[@Samuraicop87]

@ The whole issue is that square made the remake E. When the original was rated T. A huge mistake.

[@meohmy1117]

Stop hating. You know you're still going to buy it.

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

@@Samuraicop87E10, not E, but same principle.

[@AtomicEy]

Just want Control 2

[@TheStonecoldlancelot]

DEI messed up one of my favorite game. Definitely not buying.

[@xyro77]

You don’t know DQ history. Multiple times have DQ games been censored. This isn’t new. You clearly weren’t serious about getting the game to begin with.

[@TheStonecoldlancelot]

@xyro77 I didn't mind it then but now it's gotten out of hand. I'm not interested in a trans simulator. I wanted a fun game that dragon age was known for.

[@nero1798]

If you really think Type A and B messes up the game than you clearly never played it in the first place. So get the fuck out of here grifter.

[@nero1798]

@@TheStonecoldlancelot dude you didn't even got the name of the game right, it's dragon QUEST and not dragon AGE. Clearly you are not a concerned fan but just a grifter who never played dragon quest and forgot what game you were hating again.

[@worldshaking0502]

No pachinko mini games?!

[@palmtreeguy4706]

Censored

[@Unbekannt-007-00]

1Thing You Need To Know Before You Buy: CENSORSHIP.....

[@baskogitlog7276]

Yeah thats a bummer

[@xyro77]

You don’t know DQ history. Multiple times have DQ games been censored. This isn’t new.

[@darrylweidenhofer]

Shows how far developers have fallen. Remake everything in site, and when it's new, it's woke.

[@Misa_Susaki]

What developers? Do you know who Horii is?

[@darrylweidenhofer]

@Misa_Susaki Dragon age look at it. Look at the original. Its to groom kids. Trans story time. I was abused by the church as a kid. I know how these people work. You normalise it first. Assasins creed is that bad they pulled it.

[@darrylweidenhofer]

@Misa_Susaki I do and its been twisted.

[@Misa_Susaki]

@darrylweidenhofer But this is Dragon Quest, not Dragon Age. This remake was made by the same guy who originally made the game in 1988. He wrote every single line of dialogue by himself! He owns this game; its literally his creation. Don't lump him in with these huge corporations. His name is Yuji Horii. Please give him the respect he deserves.

[@darrylweidenhofer]

@Misa_Susaki No one from the last game works there anymore. They left when they wanted to do this rubbish.

[@acezero12345]

Does it have LGBTQ rpg adventure on steam tag like dragon age. 😂

[@homina.homina]

nah ez pirate for me, keep ur censored shit 😂

[@Hemphempmind]

Might work with Switch Ultra. 😅