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'''Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince''' (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ3魔族の王子とエルフの旅 '' Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu 3 mazoku no ōji to erufu no tabi '', lit: "Dragon Quest Monsters: "Journey of the Prince of the Demon Clan and the Elf") is the third main game in the {{DQMSeries}}. It was released on December 1, 2023 worldwide for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. | '''Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince''' (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ3魔族の王子とエルフの旅 '' Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu 3 mazoku no ōji to erufu no tabi '', lit: "Dragon Quest Monsters 3: "Journey of the Prince of the Demon Clan and the Elf") is the third main game in the {{DQMSeries}}. It was released on December 1, 2023 worldwide for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. | ||
==Setting== | ==Setting== | ||
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*4: Rare instances of the game soft-locking after feeding meat to a monster have been rectified | *4: Rare instances of the game soft-locking after feeding meat to a monster have been rectified | ||
*5: Instances of the player being unable to access the final rank of the Endor tournament after completing rank A have been recitfied | *5: Instances of the player being unable to access the final rank of the Endor tournament after completing rank A have been recitfied | ||
==Development== | |||
Producer [[Kento Yokota]] met with [[Yuji Horii]] during the early planning phase of the title, and initial discussions regarding the game's plot centered on having [[Terry]] and [[Milly]] be the protagonists as a way to bring the series back to it's roots for the 25th anniversary. There were concerns that this approach would be somewhat limiting in where the story could go, and that it would not feel original. Yokota reflected on the rich story of ''Dragon Quest IV'' and initially considered using Solo as the protagonist, but reconsidered upon realizing that this would fundamentally be following the same premise as Terry starring in the original game. Instead, Yokota suggested using Psaro as the protagonist on the basis of the character's lasting popularity with fans and the shock value of playing as a central antagonist from a mainline game. Horii approved of this bold direction and agreed that this would be the premise of the 25th anniversary title, wanting the explore the history of a younger Psaro. | |||
Careful consideration was given to the story and tone of ''The Dark Prince'' as it was decided to have the side-story tie directly into the events of ''Dragon Quest IV'', an unprecedented move within the series as the story of ''Terry's Wonderland'' took place several years prior to the events of ''Dragon Quest VI'' and featured no connecting characters aside from the young siblings. To this end scenario writer [[Jin Fujisawa]] was hired to write the game, who was a long-time contributor to the series and had personally written the additional sixth chapter of ''Dragon Quest IV'' first seen in the [[Sony PlayStation]] remake. Fujisawa wrote the treatment and reviewed it with Horii, with particular care being given to how Solo and the other Chosen ones would be presented within the game's narrative; Horii's concern was that players were not given the impression that the Chosen Ones were villainous even if they were opposed to Psaro. | |||
Monster synthesis was also given a considerable amount of attention by Yokota, who decided it was time to shake up the traditional combinations for new mixtures. Ditching the tried and true formulas foster a sense of discovery in players by finding new ways to create their favorite monsters, many of which are fun references to that beast's debut title; for example, [[Hargon]] is created by combining [[Atlas]], [[Belial]], [[Pazuzu]], and the [[Wrecktor]] instead of a [[Wight king (Dragon Quest V)|wight king]] and [[metal king slime]]. | |||
For the game's logo, it was decided to use black and pink as the main colours to reflect Psaro and Rose as the central characters. Yokota was nervous to use this approach at first due to black never being used as one of the colours of the logo in any ''Dragon Quest'' title before, but Horii noted that the design left a strong impression which reflects the more serious nature of Psaro's story, as well as Rose's importance to him as his lover, and the concept art was quickly finalized. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||