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The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is | The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and {{MSX}} versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off. | ||
With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions. | |||
=={{DQ}}== | =={{DQ}}== | ||
The Spell of Restoration in Dragon Quest consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern. | The Spell of Restoration in {{Dragon Quest}} consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern. | ||
In the original Famicom version, accepting the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results in an instant Game Over and a special Spell of Restoration that, when entered, starts the player off at level 1 with no equipment. | |||
=={{DQ2}}== | =={{DQ2}}== | ||
Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), | Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), {{Dragon Quest II}} employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2. | ||
== | =={{DQ10}}== | ||
The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to | The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''[[Dragon Quest X Offline]]'' to {{Dragon Quest X}} proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games. | ||
=={{DQ11}}== | |||
The Spell of Restoration returns in Japanese versions of {{DQ11}}. Instead of saving progress, Spells of Restoration in ''XI'' serve more as cheat codes to start new files with boosted stats, items and gold. | |||
In Japanese versions of ''XI'', inputting the Spell of Restoration "Horii Toriyama Sugiyama Dorakuesuto Pepepepe" will take the player to a fully playable recreation of Tantegel Castle's throne room in ''Dragon Quest''. Exiting the throne room will prompt the current console's online store to download a remake of ''Dragon Quest'' for free. | |||
{{DQI}} | {{DQI}} | ||
{{DQII}} | {{DQII}} | ||
{{DQX}} | |||
[[Category:Browse]] | [[Category:Browse]] | ||
{{Wikia}} | {{Wikia}} |
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