Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation: Difference between revisions

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| publisher = [[Enix]]  

|designer = [[Yūji Horii]]

| modes = [[Wikipedia:Single-player|Single-player]]

| ratings = '''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgratings|ESRB=T}}

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==Setting==

The game opens with a massive battle over a volcano between a man with blue hair and a dragon. The battle rages on for several seconds until the blue haired man cuts the wing off of the dragon causing the battle to continue on the ground. The blue haired man eventually runs the dragon through, however the dragon takes hold of the blue haired man and turns and begins to walk into the volcano. The volcano erupts and there is a scream heard, the screen fades to black.

The flow of the game is as follows;  The hero travels from his home country of [[Aliahan]] for [[Romaria]] to explore the world and acquire three [[key|keys]] needed to open sealed teleportals throughout the game. During the party's travels, they will hear tale of six mystical orbs said to contain incredible power, and that these will be necessary in overcoming the fiend Baramos. After saving a young couple of the town of [[Baharata]] from the rogue [[Robbin' 'Ood]], the hero receives [[Black Pepper]], which he trades for a sailing [[ship]] at [[Portoga]]. With this ship, the hero acquires the [[Ultimate Key]] and searches for the six mystical orbs which are used to revive the legendary bird [[Ramia]]. Ramia takes the hero to Baramos' castle, flying over the tall mountains of the Necrogond.  After a ferocious battle, the hero's celebration is cut off as Zoma attacks and opens the pit to the dark world.  In the dark world, the hero acquires the [[Sunstone]], the [[Staff of Rain]], and the [[Seal of Rubiss]].  These items are then exchanged for the [[Rainbow Drop]].  This item creates a bridge, which leads the hero to [[Zoma]]'s castle for the final confrontation. After the archfiend is slain, the king of the dark world will give the highest honor to the player: the title of ''Erdrick''.

*It is now possible to change the party's marching order, allowing weak or injured characters to hide behind their companions and be less frequently targeted by monsters. In addition, characters can be [[Blasto|banished]] in the middle of battle and be found again at [[Patty's Party Planning Place]].

*Several new spells have been added, bringing the total to 60. These include adding second and third tiers to existing spell lines, spells that cause new effects in battle, and spells that facilitate effects on the overworld. Subsequent remakes would add to this list with the introduction of skills.

*Experience values are divided by the number of current party members, so a lone hero will gain experience faster than a full party of four.

*The hidden [[Sage]] vocation marks the first appearance of a class that combines the best features of two others, and also requires reaching a certain benchmark with another as one of the methods to attain it. These traits would be repeated and elaborated upon in the sixth and seventh games.

===Player conveniences===  

*Even the original Japanese version now has a battery save, instead of a password system. This means that more information can be saved from one game to the next; for example, a list of chests which have been opened, and the full stat list of the party.

*[[Bank]]s appear for the first time, allowing gold to be preserved upon the party's demise, and storing unneeded items. The vault charges a commission to store items, but there is no withdrawal fee for money exchange. The latter feature was removed in the remakes, since the programmers added the [[Bag]] feature that is always carried with the hero.

*There is now an [[Ramia|aerial vehicle]] in addition to the [[ship]], which allows for a more intricately designed world and expands the player's freedom of mobility.

===Kingdom and Town intricacy===  

==Soundtrack==

==Version differences==

*There is now a more elaborate title picture, and the title BGM is changed to "Theme of Erdrick". The BGM for savegame selection is also changed; it is now the same as in {{DQ4}}.

*The American edition introduced the prologue showing [[Ortega]] battling a monster on a volcano rim. This prologue is also included in the Japanese remakes.

==Gallery==

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Image:DQIII Famicom guide.png|Famicom guide

Image:Shousetsu Dragon Quest III.png|Novel

Image:DQIII CD Theater.png|CD Theater

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