Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Revision history

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	堀井: 町ごとに外観を変えるほどのこだわりを持っているということは、入口の位置もちゃんと対応させたいにちがいないと感じて、OKしました。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 394</ref>.		堀井: 町ごとに外観を変えるほどのこだわりを持っているということは、入口の位置もちゃんと対応させたいにちがいないと感じて、OKしました。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 394</ref>.

	As the original game was known for having a high degree of customization at the time of ~~it's~~ release through the vocations system, this feature was embellished by granting players the ability to personalize the appearances of their characters directly. These specifications will also persist when a character changes vocations, something Hayasaka proposed due to the awkwardness of a male [[Warrior]] suddenly becoming an old man once he changed vocations into a [[Mage]] and vice-versa. Voice acting for the {{Party 3}} was also deemed a necessity in the modern era, with [[Yuji Horii\|Horii]] supervising the proper intonations for spells when their names are shouted in battle.		As the original game was known for having a high degree of customization at the time of its release through the vocations system, this feature was embellished by granting players the ability to personalize the appearances of their characters directly. These specifications will also persist when a character changes vocations, something Hayasaka proposed due to the awkwardness of a male [[Warrior]] suddenly becoming an old man once he changed vocations into a [[Mage]] and vice-versa. Voice acting for the {{Party 3}} was also deemed a necessity in the modern era, with [[Yuji Horii\|Horii]] supervising the proper intonations for spells when their names are shouted in battle.

	Scenario-wise, [[Yuji Horii\|Horii]] deemed that the original ''Dragon Quest III'' had a complete story and thus the new additions would focus on [[Ortega]] instead of the protagonist. As one of the core elements of the title was the {{Hero 3}} following their in [[Ortega\|father's]] footsteps and slowly catching up with him as the adventure progresses, these new scenario additions would strengthen that theme in a way that didn't disrupt the flow of the overarching story. Particular emphasis was given to scene of [[Ortega]] fighting an unknown [[Garboyle\|monster]] at the volcanic rim of [[Mt. Necrogond]], added in the {{Super Famicom}} version, with several of the new scenes showing [[Ortega]]'s journey leading up to that moment and the unknown [[Garboyle\|monster]] being fleshed out into the [[Garboyle]] villain.		Scenario-wise, [[Yuji Horii\|Horii]] deemed that the original ''Dragon Quest III'' had a complete story and thus the new additions would focus on [[Ortega]] instead of the protagonist. As one of the core elements of the title was the {{Hero 3}} following their in [[Ortega\|father's]] footsteps and slowly catching up with him as the adventure progresses, these new scenario additions would strengthen that theme in a way that didn't disrupt the flow of the overarching story. Particular emphasis was given to scene of [[Ortega]] fighting an unknown [[Garboyle\|monster]] at the volcanic rim of [[Mt. Necrogond]], added in the {{Super Famicom}} version, with several of the new scenes showing [[Ortega]]'s journey leading up to that moment and the unknown [[Garboyle\|monster]] being fleshed out into the [[Garboyle]] villain.
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	早坂: 今回の開発作業中も、ザキやザラキを覚えるとAIが積極的に使いはじめる状況になったことがありましたね。「DQ」の開発では、毎回この悩みがあるみたいです。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 396</ref>.		早坂: 今回の開発作業中も、ザキやザラキを覚えるとAIが積極的に使いはじめる状況になったことがありましたね。「DQ」の開発では、毎回この悩みがあるみたいです。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 396</ref>.

	The addition of the [[Monster Wrangler]] vocation came about due to the age ratings boards of overseas nations being stricter than in Japan. This meant that the traditional mini-game of betting on {{MFamilies}} fights to win [[Gold\|money]] needed to be axed due to resembling real life gambling, and it was decided to replace the system with a [[Monster Arena]] styled like [[Morrie's Place\|the one]] seen in {{Dragon Quest VIII]}} where the player's team of {{MFamilies}}s compete for prizes. This decision was also based on play-tester feedback, who requested that the larger village/castle/dungeon maps of the HD version be given more features to fill in the new space. As such recruitable {{MFamilies}}s were deposited in various areas, thus addressing both issues at simultaneously. The [[Monster Wrangler]] was added to further enrich the system, rewarding the player in a practical way with the vocation reaching greater potential the more {{MFamilies}}s the player recruits<ref>早坂: まず、海外のレーティング(対象年齢制限)の関係で、原作にあったモンスター格闘場のオッズシステム(魔物同士の戦いにゴールドをベットする仕組み)が使用できなくなり、そのかわりとして過去の「DQ」シリーズからモンスター・バトルロードを取り入れることになりました。また、HD-2D化によってマップが広くなったため、新しい遊びを追加したい、という要望もあったんです。このふたつを解決するために、新職業でまもの使いを採用すれば「広い世界でモンスターを集めてバトルロードで戦わせる」という形でうまくまとまるのでは、と考えて追加が決まりました。フィールドの隠しエリア (ひみつの場所)も、当初はどのように活用するか決まっていませんでしたが、まもの使いやバトルロードが採用されたことを受けて、はぐれモンスターの隠れ場所になったんです。まもの使いによって、いろいろな要素がうまくはまっていった感覚でした。		The addition of the [[Monster Wrangler]] vocation came about due to the age ratings boards of overseas nations being stricter than in Japan. This meant that the traditional mini-game of betting on {{MFamilies}} fights to win [[Gold\|money]] needed to be axed due to resembling real life gambling, and it was decided to replace the system with a [[Monster Arena]] styled like [[Morrie's Place\|the one]] seen in {{Dragon Quest VIII}} where the player's team of {{MFamilies}}s compete for prizes. This decision was also based on play-tester feedback, who requested that the larger village/castle/dungeon maps of the HD version be given more features to fill in the new space. As such recruitable {{MFamilies}}s were deposited in various areas, thus addressing both issues at simultaneously. The [[Monster Wrangler]] was added to further enrich the system, rewarding the player in a practical way with the vocation reaching greater potential the more {{MFamilies}}s the player recruits<ref>早坂: まず、海外のレーティング(対象年齢制限)の関係で、原作にあったモンスター格闘場のオッズシステム(魔物同士の戦いにゴールドをベットする仕組み)が使用できなくなり、そのかわりとして過去の「DQ」シリーズからモンスター・バトルロードを取り入れることになりました。また、HD-2D化によってマップが広くなったため、新しい遊びを追加したい、という要望もあったんです。このふたつを解決するために、新職業でまもの使いを採用すれば「広い世界でモンスターを集めてバトルロードで戦わせる」という形でうまくまとまるのでは、と考えて追加が決まりました。フィールドの隠しエリア (ひみつの場所)も、当初はどのように活用するか決まっていませんでしたが、まもの使いやバトルロードが採用されたことを受けて、はぐれモンスターの隠れ場所になったんです。まもの使いによって、いろいろな要素がうまくはまっていった感覚でした。
	堀井: 新職業は、プロモーションでしばらく内緒にしていましたが、 PVでちょっとゲーム内の姿が出た瞬間にまもの使いだとバレちゃいましたね。さすが、「DQ」ファンは鋭いです。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 396</ref>.		堀井: 新職業は、プロモーションでしばらく内緒にしていましたが、 PVでちょっとゲーム内の姿が出た瞬間にまもの使いだとバレちゃいましたね。さすが、「DQ」ファンは鋭いです。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 396</ref>.

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	堀井: エンディングを迎えても「まだ終わりたくない!」と思う人に添える内容になっているので、遊び人4人で挑戦するとか、いろいろと試してほしいですね。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 397</ref>.		堀井: エンディングを迎えても「まだ終わりたくない!」と思う人に添える内容になっているので、遊び人4人で挑戦するとか、いろいろと試してほしいですね。ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… レジェンダリーガイドブック ISNB 978-4-08-779822-7 page 397</ref>.

	''Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake'' was formally announced during the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmOWgfYVjY\| series 35th anniversary livestream] on May 26, 2021. Beta footage that ~~dirfers~~ from the final product was shown, along with a debriefing from producer Masaaki Hayasaka. In his typical mischievous fashion [[Yuji Horii]] also let it slip that [[Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake\|remakes of the first two games]] and that there would be surprises in store for those who played the trio in chronological order, much to the chagrin of his co-host and live English translator.		''Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake'' was formally announced during the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmOWgfYVjY\| series 35th anniversary livestream] on May 26, 2021. Beta footage that differs from the final product was shown, along with a debriefing from producer Masaaki Hayasaka. In his typical mischievous fashion [[Yuji Horii]] also let it slip that [[Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake\|remakes of the first two games]] and that there would be surprises in store for those who played the trio in chronological order, much to the chagrin of his co-host and live English translator.

	==Censorship controversy==		==Censorship controversy==

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	Yuji Horii & Masaaki Hayasaka launch message III HD.jpeg\|[[Yuji Horii]] and [[Masaaki Hayasaka]] launch message		Yuji Horii & Masaaki Hayasaka launch message III HD.jpeg\|[[Yuji Horii]] and [[Masaaki Hayasaka]] launch message
	File:DQIII HD-2D Launch Celebration Art.jpg\|Launch celebration art made by the remake's concept artist [https://x.com/you629?s=20 Yo Shimizu].		File:DQIII HD-2D Launch Celebration Art.jpg\|Launch celebration art made by the remake's concept artist [https://x.com/you629?s=20 Yo Shimizu].
			File:Erdrick Trilogy Artbook.jpeg\|Cover art of the Erdrick Trilogy Artbook by Naoki Ikushima.
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	Heroine and Ramia III HD2D illustration.jpg\|The party takes flight with [[Ramia]], paying homage to the box art of the [[GameBoy Color]] version		Heroine and Ramia III HD2D illustration.jpg\|The party takes flight with [[Ramia]], paying homage to the box art of the [[GameBoy Color]] version
	DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg\|Main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ\| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]		DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg\|Main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ\| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]
	~~File:Erdrick Trilogy Artbook.jpeg\|Cover art for the Erdrick Trilogy Art book.~~
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	Heroine and Ramia III HD2D illustration.jpg\|The party takes flight with [[Ramia]], paying homage to the box art of the [[GameBoy Color]] version		Heroine and Ramia III HD2D illustration.jpg\|The party takes flight with [[Ramia]], paying homage to the box art of the [[GameBoy Color]] version
	DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg\|Main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ\| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]		DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg\|Main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ\| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]
			File:Erdrick Trilogy Artbook.jpeg\|Cover art for the Erdrick Trilogy Art book.
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	===Promotional images===		===Promotional images===
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	*The [[artificial intelligence]] of the 2014 Android/iOS version has been replaced with a superior A.I.		*The [[artificial intelligence]] of the 2014 Android/iOS version has been replaced with a superior A.I.
	*Group-targeting spells will now deal more damage if used against fewer than four enemies, scaling to 110% damage at three, 120% at two, and 130% at one foe		*Group-targeting spells will now deal more damage if used against fewer than four enemies, scaling to 110% damage at three, 120% at two, and 130% at one foe
			*The Strike element has been revived after is retirement in {{Dragon Quest VIII}} 20 years prior and is applied to normal attacks and nearly all physical attack skills. The only monsters to make use of this programming tag are hard-bodied beasts such as the [[rockbomb]] or intangible ones like the [[umbra]], with all other monsters using normal damage calculation
	*The [[Bang]]-family of spells has been separated from the Fire element and given a distinct tag in the game's programming		*The [[Bang]]-family of spells has been separated from the Fire element and given a distinct tag in the game's programming
	*New spells have been added: [[Defizzle]], [[Magic Barrier]], [[Moreheal]], [[Zapple]], and [[Zin]]		*New spells have been added: [[Defizzle]], [[Magic Barrier]], [[Moreheal]], [[Zapple]], and [[Zin]]

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	Yuji Horii & Masaaki Hayasaka launch message III HD.jpeg\|[[Yuji Horii]] and [[Masaaki Hayasaka]] launch message		Yuji Horii & Masaaki Hayasaka launch message III HD.jpeg\|[[Yuji Horii]] and [[Masaaki Hayasaka]] launch message
			File:DQIII HD-2D Launch Celebration Art.jpg\|Launch celebration art made by the remake's concept artist [https://x.com/you629?s=20 Yo Shimizu].
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	Yubo & Mashirito Koso Koso station Japanese press release 2.jpg\|Page 2		Yubo & Mashirito Koso Koso station Japanese press release 2.jpg\|Page 2
	Valute-News statement October 3 2024.png\|Valute News' apology post		Valute-News statement October 3 2024.png\|Valute News' apology post
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			Yuji Horii & Masaaki Hayasaka launch message III HD.jpeg\|[[Yuji Horii]] and [[Masaaki Hayasaka]] launch message
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	===August 30th, 2025===		===August 30th, 2025===
			*Minor bugs have been fixed.
	*The wisdom stat's maximum influence on attack spell power was raised from +30% to +60% and also increases the damage range by the same amount. For example the [[Zapple]] spell has a base power 80 and range of 10, with high wisdom now raising the base power to 128 and the range to 16.		*The wisdom stat's maximum influence on attack spell power was raised from +30% to +60% and also increases the damage range by the same amount. For example the [[Zapple]] spell has a base power 80 and range of 10, with high wisdom now raising the base power to 128 and the range to 16.