A number of Japanese media outlets, including Famitsu, have gotten their hands on the long-awaited Dragon Quest III HD-2D, and the game looks gorgeous. Famitsu has uploaded thirty minutes of gameplay footage that you can watch below, which shows just how much effort went into the Dragon Quest III remake, along with quality of life changes that will impress fans and newcomers alike. Dragon Quest III HD-2D releases on Nintendo Switch and other platforms on November 14th.
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- Made many improvements for modern players while staying true to the original
- Additional story elements overseen by Yuji Horii
- The protagonist will have 2 appearances: “Look A” and “Look B”
- Cities appear like miniatures in the overworld – Monsters appear in cities
- The number of villagers in cities increases with new conversations
- The overworld changes from day to night as time passes in the game
- New glowing points in the environment to obtain items
- New ambient sounds
- Random encounters
- New combat abilities
- 3 weight settings
- The combat speed can be adjusted with the buttons on the shoulder
- Automatically saves
- 9 slots for manual saving
- The last 30 conversations are saved in the menu
- 2 camera distances: normal and close-up
- The minimap can be turned on or off
- 2 graphics modes on the console: Framerate (60fps) or Graphics (4K)
- 4K resolution on PS5, Xbox and PC
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