Dragon Quest III (Dragon Warrior III for the GBC) is FINALLY getting a remaster!

[Master Guns]

I'm super excited about this to be honest, as I personally consider the GBC version of the game (Dragon Warrior III) to be the single greatest handheld game ever made. I probably have over 500 hours put into my old Gameboy Advance SP, until the battery in the cartridge itself actually died so it couldn't save anymore XD

The best part? It's a OCTOPATH 2D remake! I cannot wait :O

[Rennadrel]

Yeah, I'm really excited for it. It's one of my personal favourite games in the series.

[Gref]

hoo boy that looks neat!

[dope_danny]

The GBC trilogy was one of my first rpgs other than Pokemon red i got super hard into and i've gone back and it really holds up. Its a little odd they also confirmed 1 and 2 but this is coming first rather than a full trilogy pack rerelease but i'll take these over those dogshit iOS versions. The dream of course is this sells enough to make them consider doing the same for FFVI which also went to the iOS "smoothing hell".

I just envy the people that didn't play 3 before its a classic that never got enough love in the west.

[Master Guns]

Yeah, I'm really excited for it. It's one of my personal favourite games in the series.

I’ve actually only played this one because I’ve always read the others are nothing like 3 lol

[Rennadrel]

I’ve actually only played this one because I’ve always read the others are nothing like 3 lol

In terms of character class building, I'd say 7 is the most like it, but it's not even close to the same in terms of the world itself. 7 is a bit more tedious and challenging, the original game was actually much worse than the 3DS remake was because you were forced to grind a lot. 8 and 11 are similar and more like the first games, sans the skill point system that they have which the first two games did not, your characters are still bound to fixed classes. I don't remember 4, 5 or 6 though. 9 was a great game and definitely worth playing though. I think they are all great games, some are better than others though.

[Master Guns]

In terms of character class building, I'd say 7 is the most like it, but it's not even close to the same in terms of the world itself. 7 is a bit more tedious and challenging, the original game was actually much worse than the 3DS remake was because you were forced to grind a lot. 8 and 11 are similar and more like the first games, sans the skill point system that they have which the first two games did not, your characters are still bound to fixed classes. I don't remember 4, 5 or 6 though. 9 was a great game and definitely worth playing though. I think they are all great games, some are better than others though.

If someone absolutely loves the world, combat system, gearing system, and hero system of DW3, which one would you recommend to check out in terms of being the "most like" it? 7 the best choice?

[Rennadrel]

If someone absolutely loves the world, combat system, gearing system, and hero system of DW3, which one would you recommend to check out in terms of being the "most like" it? 7 the best choice?

I'd say 9 because it doesn't diverge from the world formula style while still having the class system. The world in 7 isn't really linear, as you have to collect puzzle pieces to access other parts of the world until it gets restored.

[sensei]

Noooooo! I just bought the other remake of DQIII like a week ago! Oh well, at least it was only $8 and it might be a while for this one to release. Definitely want to play this.

[Rennadrel]

I wonder if they are going to rename the one place in the desert called Isis.

[Master Guns]

Noooooo! I just bought the other remake of DQIII like a week ago! Oh well, at least it was only $8 and it might be a while for this one to release. Definitely want to play this.

Which other remake, the GBC version?

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I wonder if they are going to rename the one place in the desert called Isis.

Hah, that's actually a good point. I personally don't care but I can see how the current climate could effect and spark such a change in fear of being "cancelled", whatever the fuck that means.

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I'd say 9 because it doesn't diverge from the world formula style while still having the class system. The world in 7 isn't really linear, as you have to collect puzzle pieces to access other parts of the world until it gets restored.

I think I'll check it out. Thanks!

[Rennadrel]

There was a mobile port of it, it's not a remake, it's a port of the Gameboy version I do believe.

[Mysterymask]

So if Square Enix is using this engine for older games now...FF4-6, Chrono Trigger, Bahamut Lagoon, FFTactics, and the Quintet Saga on this please?

[sensei]

Which other remake, the GBC version?

The Nintendo Switch one, which was a port of the mobile version I believe. It is an improvement over the original version but not nearly as nice as the 2D-HD version.

[Master Guns]

The Nintendo Switch one, which was a port of the mobile version I believe. It is an improvement over the original version but not nearly as nice as the 2D-HD version.

Idk why I am JUST realizing this..but the dragon warrior games almost all of them are on IOS?? I'm looking at the app store now and I can DL a updated version of DWIII and almost all the others on IOS?? This is crazy! I did not know this!

[Rennadrel]

So if Square Enix is using this engine for older games now...FF4-6, Chrono Trigger, Bahamut Lagoon, FFTactics, and the Quintet Saga on this please?

The War of the Lions version of FFT looks as good as this game, doubt they'd port it over since the character models look entirely different. Of course, the FPS issues in that game are a noted problem.