- Publisher: Square Enix
- Release Date: Sep 27, 2019
- Also On: iPhone/iPad
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Oct 18, 2019Dragon Quest III laid the groundwork for a lot of modern Dragon Quest norms, such as class changing, spell and weapon variety, and world building. It’s also a clear product of game development of the era, where game length is inflated by mandatory leveling up paired with little story direction. Leaving it up to the player to figure out where to go and what to do next, as well as how much time to spend beating up foes to acquire all-important spells, is an artifact of NES-era development; whether this is attractive or repulsive is highly subjective and makes the game a problematic recommend. Still, I have no regrets about having gone back and finally having the chance to play, and for Dragon Quest fans who haven’t yet done so, it’s worth a look.
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Oct 9, 2019Dragon Quest I, II and III on the Switch are great picks, especially if you enjoyed the recent eleventh entry and wanted to experience the origins of this great series. However, these are ports of the mobile versions with some audio and visual enhancements. So if you have them on your mobile phone already, there is little point in picking them up on the Switch again, unless you really want to play them on your TV in full glory.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 3 out of 16
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Sep 27, 2019All time classic, coherent world, ingenious travel route for the simplistic story
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Jan 31, 2022