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[Doomtrain]

Gadabouts are as miserable as ever but they're the only class that can naturally change into the very very good Sage class at Level 20. Thankfully there's an item that lets you do that from any class as well (and I hear there are more of them in this version), so you don't necessarily have to go that route.

Is Sage worth it? I assume they're basically a better version of Priest?

 

[Kacho]

Copped and installed. I'm ready.

 

[Rran]

Has anyone gotten the monster handler to do anything cool? I got mine to lvl 7 but so far he only has a heal spell and the stun thing

You get new abilities for recruiting enough monsters for the Monster Arena (like at 10 monsters, then 20 monsters, etc, although I'm not sure if that's the exact amount). One of the best for me was Call of the Wild and its later stronger version, Monster Pile-On where you deal 4+ solid strikes randomly across the enemy team. Works good with mobs and with bosses, and seems to ignore high-defense (except for Metal Slimes of course).

Monster Wranglers also are good at recruiting most any monster in the wild without scaring them off.

Is Sage worth it? I assume they're basically a better version of Priest?

Sages are great. Mages typically have the offensive spells plus some buffs/debuffs, Priests have the defensive spells plus other buffs/debuffs, Sages get the best of both worlds (although if it's like past games, they may lack the very best/last spells from Mage/Priest). Plus they have very good stats across the board and solid equips.

You don't have to get a Gadabout though;

Spoiler: location of item

around the time you can reclass, a nearby dungeon

contains a one-time use item that can reclass any of your characters (besides Hero) into a Sage.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Are there enemy random encounters every 5 steps?

 

[Jinxed]

Are there enemy random encounters every 5 steps?

There's lots of them yeah, it's basically you're farming

 

[Kacho]

Man I have the hugest boner right now. 100% comfy.

Edit: the music is sooo good.


I forgot Dragon Quest translations used that cringe Brit speak.

“An we’ve got a days worf of water.”

God dammit…

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I've never played the original. A few reviews I've watched decided to not talk about the story to avoid spoilers. To me, that suggests that it's either good or they're dodging it.

There is essentially one massive spoiler, but the trailer for the game spoils it. It's a shame, as it was actually mind-blowing at the time.

 

[Kacho]

BRUV!!!

 

[ap_puff]

You get new abilities for recruiting enough monsters for the Monster Arena (like at 10 monsters, then 20 monsters, etc, although I'm not sure if that's the exact amount). One of the best for me was Call of the Wild and its later stronger version, Monster Pile-On where you deal 4+ solid strikes randomly across the enemy team. Works good with mobs and with bosses, and seems to ignore high-defense (except for Metal Slimes of course).

Monster Wranglers also are good at recruiting most any monster in the wild without scaring them off.


Sages are great. Mages typically have the offensive spells plus some buffs/debuffs, Priests have the defensive spells plus other buffs/debuffs, Sages get the best of both worlds (although if it's like past games, they may lack the very best/last spells from Mage/Priest). Plus they have very good stats across the board and solid equips.

You don't have to get a Gadabout though;

Spoiler: location of item

around the time you can reclass, a nearby dungeon

contains a one-time use item that can reclass any of your characters (besides Hero) into a Sage.

So i guess he doesnt do much until you unlock the arena, got it. Guess I'll keep him benched and sub out a thief. And yeah I know about the gadabout. Tbh i prefer 'goof-off'

 

[Big Baller]

BRUV!!!

THEY see me rollin THEY hatin

 

[Krathoon]

My damn game is taking forever to arrive in the mail. I will warm up the Switch.

 

[Kacho]

THEY see me rollin THEY hatin

Loving the new name, bruv

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Loving the new name, bruv

Should I cop baller?

 

[Kacho]

Should I cop baller?

Have you ever played DQ3? Shit is legendary dude. I'd say grab it if you want to play an S-tier JRPG and don't plan on playing Stalker 2 next week.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Have you ever played DQ3? Shit is legendary dude. I'd say grab it if you want to play an S-tier JRPG and don't plan on playing Stalker 2 next week.

Nope only DQ11, got fully neckbearded into that game

Love the art style and music of these games.

I’m feeling cozy, homey. SH2 is sadly borked on ps5 pro so still waiting on a patch. Dunno if stalker 2 is my thing and I think it’s Xbox exclusive so don’t have access

 

[Danjin44]

Combat speed is god send. On normal the combat speed is REALLY slow and not because of long animation but rather there is a long pause between each action.

 

[Kacho]

Nope only DQ11, got fully neckbearded into that game

Love the art style and music of these games.

I’m feeling cozy, homey. SH2 is sadly borked on ps5 pro so still waiting on a patch. Dunno if stalker 2 is my thing and I think it’s Xbox exclusive so don’t have access

Do it then. Ain’t shit else coming out this year on PlayStation I think.

Downloading to my Steam Deck now. Gonna brew a pot of coffee and comfy couch this bitch tonight.

 

[RoboFu]

Man I have the hugest boner right now. 100% comfy.

Edit: the music is sooo good.


I forgot Dragon Quest translations used that cringe Brit speak.

“An we’ve got a days worf of water.”

God dammit…

What? That's EXACTLY how Brit's talk.

I mean

Wut ? Dats xatly ow Brets awlk

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Lame that you have to put it in Framerate mode on Series X to hold it at smooth 60fps. I wouldn’t think it’s that demanding of a game. But the constant jitteriness in towns and open areas was noticeable. Not sure what the resolution is in Framerate mode, looking forward to DF coverage.

 

[Kacho]

What? That's EXACTLY how Brit's talk.

I mean

Wut ? Dats xatly ow Brets awlk

 

[Deerock71]

I like Bs.

 

[Krathoon]

Well, it kind of sucks that this is not on Gamepass.

 

[ap_puff]

Well, it kind of sucks that this is not on Gamepass.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

1. I (anyone get this for .99 from nintendo power?!?!)
2. IV
3. VIII
4. V
5. IX
6. X
7. III (for now)
8. XI
9. VII
10. VI
11. II

 

[TheMan]

I always get excited by the old school rpgs and then lose interest just a few hours in. I’ll probably get this on discount and continue the trend

 

[DoktorCoktor]

Male/Female have been restored for PC. This is just the beginning of a full on restoration project being done by well known community modders.

Classic Experience Restoration [Dragon Quest III HD-2D] [Mods]

Overhaul of DQ3 HD-2D to create the most faithful experience possible... A Dragon Quest III HD-2D (DQ3HD2D) Mod in the Miscellaneous category, submitted by mike9k1

gamebanana.com

Mockups

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1291757044835291239/fem-hero-front-after.png?ex=67374f7f&is=6735fdff&hm=8b85648de5102d96985476cfe64669e4cc9f2ddb67aa687c18c38429b7142038&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1291757045229424651/fem-warrior-front-after.png?ex=67374f7f&is=6735fdff&hm=f344329e4fd599f93ba205b68c80d39fca2f90ea8ab58fe89041f8b14214b154&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1293311643224244357/cleric-cross-before-after.png?ex=6737b154&is=67365fd4&hm=0b4984d0b786c1edd60a9cee553b03955cb229c21d37854e25991009d80af0f3&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1296589851914666066/mage-before-after2.png?ex=67371826&is=6735c6a6&hm=50c0f78014bbc934d083d4c9f1775835eb977ff644718b06d04fa307fd5ee81a&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1293584764825108560/classic-monster-tamer-before-after.png?ex=67375e31&is=67360cb1&hm=4eb785bb6b654d425aea4e461a5953755abbb35fc68eed9174c6ba53931a01ae&

 

[UnrealEck]

How much of the dialogue is voiced and does it have Furigana text?

 

[jshackles]

Pretty disappointing that the PC version is capped at 1080p and 60fps, especially after playing the wonderful port of Ys X recently.

Hopefully mods come to the rescue soon.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Pretty disappointing that the PC version is capped at 1080p and 60fps, especially after playing the wonderful port of Ys X recently.

Hopefully mods come to the rescue soon.

Is this true on console as well? Why is it capped at 1080p??

 

[Arsic]

This game fucks!

Never played it and only played DQ11 which was mid to me.

This? Man this is great!!!

 

[ap_puff]

How much of the dialogue is voiced and does it have Furigana text?

Major cutscenes are voiced, minor npc dialogue text only (so far)

 

[Kacho]

Is this true on console as well? Why is it capped at 1080p??

They likely prioritized the Switch version

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

They likely prioritized the Switch version

 

[Fake]

Pretty disappointing that the PC version is capped at 1080p and 60fps, especially after playing the wonderful port of Ys X recently.

Hopefully mods come to the rescue soon.

For real? LOL. So, consoles must be 1080p60 as well.

 

[jshackles]

For real? LOL. So, consoles must be 1080p60 as well.

I was able to get it to recognize 2560x1440 by swapping over to windowed mode, then back to full screen. Very buggy, and it looks blurry/scaled in this mode. Really hope we see some mods come in and fix this mess.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Now that it's out in the wild, has anyone confirmed whether the international releases have the same censorship as the western one does?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Pretty disappointing that the PC version is capped at 1080p and 60fps, especially after playing the wonderful port of Ys X recently.

Hopefully mods come to the rescue soon.

That's a dealbreaker.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Male/Female have been restored for PC. This is just the beginning of a full on restoration project being done by well known community modders.

Classic Experience Restoration [Dragon Quest III HD-2D] [Mods]

Overhaul of DQ3 HD-2D to create the most faithful experience possible... A Dragon Quest III HD-2D (DQ3HD2D) Mod in the Miscellaneous category, submitted by mike9k1

gamebanana.com

Mockups

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1291757044835291239/fem-hero-front-after.png?ex=67374f7f&is=6735fdff&hm=8b85648de5102d96985476cfe64669e4cc9f2ddb67aa687c18c38429b7142038&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1291757045229424651/fem-warrior-front-after.png?ex=67374f7f&is=6735fdff&hm=f344329e4fd599f93ba205b68c80d39fca2f90ea8ab58fe89041f8b14214b154&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1293311643224244357/cleric-cross-before-after.png?ex=6737b154&is=67365fd4&hm=0b4984d0b786c1edd60a9cee553b03955cb229c21d37854e25991009d80af0f3&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1296589851914666066/mage-before-after2.png?ex=67371826&is=6735c6a6&hm=50c0f78014bbc934d083d4c9f1775835eb977ff644718b06d04fa307fd5ee81a&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1291749711015051324/1293584764825108560/classic-monster-tamer-before-after.png?ex=67375e31&is=67360cb1&hm=4eb785bb6b654d425aea4e461a5953755abbb35fc68eed9174c6ba53931a01ae&

I would like to test this on the Steam Deck. Seems straightforward.

 

[Madflavor]

Question. If you level up a class and then decide to switch to a different class, do some of the abilities from your previous class carry over to your new one?

 

[adamsapple]

For real? LOL. So, consoles must be 1080p60 as well.

Consoles have a quality and performance toggle, performance is probably 1080/60.

 

[Jinxed]

Remember reading on IGN that there was a 4k mode on pc/xbox/ps5 but console players had to pick between that or performance mode to get 60fps

 

[ap_puff]

Question. If you level up a class and then decide to switch to a different class, do some of the abilities from your previous class carry over to your new one?

If it follows the old DQ3 formula, you retain half your stats and your spells/abilities.

Btw the stat system is basically, each class has a set stat cap table by level, if you're below the cap you can get huge increases when you level, if you're at or above the cap then you only get 0-1 per level. So don't worry too much about stats, the only thing that really matters is getting high agility on some of the slower classes or maybe high strength on a caster. And you can always make up for it with seeds. I remember in the NES version I used to spend hours rerolling characters for high starting stats and it didn't even end up mattering lol

 

[Madflavor]

If it follows the old DQ3 formula, you retain half your stats and your spells/abilities.

Btw the stat system is basically, each class has a set stat cap table by level, if you're below the cap you can get huge increases when you level, if you're at or above the cap then you only get 0-1 per level. So don't worry too much about stats, the only thing that really matters is getting high agility on some of the slower classes or maybe high strength on a caster. And you can always make up for it with seeds. I remember in the NES version I used to spend hours rerolling characters for high starting stats and it didn't even end up mattering lol

So if I wanted my caster to get more agility, would I dip them into a thief type class for a little while, and then switch back to caster?

 

[TintoConCasera]

What have they done with personalities? Are they still there? I didn't really like that on the SNES, felt like something I could only make sense of using a guide.

 

[Jinxed]

What have they done with personalities? Are they still there? I didn't really like that on the SNES, felt like something I could only make sense of using a guide.

They are. It's only good for min maxing, I'm not gonna restart to get the bests, screw that.

 

[ap_puff]

So if I wanted my caster to get more agility, would I dip them into a thief type class for a little while, and then switch back to caster?

Well you can only swap classes at level 20 so generally you don't really want to swap too much. Generally you'd start as thief or fighter/martial artist(fast) and swap into soldier (slow) or sage/priest, priests are really good to have go fast since if they go first they can get a critical heal off quickly if your entire party is low.

What have they done with personalities? Are they still there? I didn't really like that on the SNES, felt like something I could only make sense of using a guide.

They're still there but both genders can use all of the personalities so women aren't at an advantage any more
*Edit* they also vaguely tell you what each personality does in terms of stat growth when you roll for it

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Is the hard difficulty on par with the original NES version?

No.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Has anyone gotten the monster handler to do anything cool? I got mine to lvl 7 but so far he only has a heal spell and the stun thing

Apparently its tied to recruiting monsters. The more monstets you find across the world, the more abilities they learn

 

[Sooner]

This game fucks!

Is that.... good?

 

[Madflavor]

I'm trying to choose between this and Unicorn Overlord, but I am worried that the very basic leveling system in DQ3 Remake will bother me. I understand it's a product of it's time, but I'm so used to more in depth customization by now.