radiofloyd Posted September 26, 2024 Author Posted September 26, 2024 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/09/get-a-closer-look-at-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-in-new-gameplay-trailer This looks beautiful. I might end up buying a physical copy. 2
Maf Posted November 1, 2024 Posted November 1, 2024 Launch trailer Apart from the walk cycle I think this game looks amazing. Some of the bigger sequences look really cool. I’ve never even seen the original so comparisons will be really interesting Not sure if the game has voice acting or it’s just for the trailer. I hope it has some voice acting for important cutscenes or something 1
DANGERMAN Posted November 2, 2024 Posted November 2, 2024 I hope this isnt massively long. I've never played the original, so I'm really hoping this is good, but I'd also like to finish it, and it feels like everything I want to get done by the end of the year is a massive rpg. Still not sure what platform to get this on either. Switch would let me play handheld and get it physical (as opposed to Steam Deck), but PS5 will likely be the better experience on console
radiofloyd Posted November 14, 2024 Author Posted November 14, 2024 Reviews: PC Gamer - 91% RPG Site - 9 Nintendo Life - 8 Eurogamer - 3/5 Polygon RockPaperShotgun I think I might actually get this on Steam.
radiofloyd Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 https://www.eurogamer.net/dragon-quest-1-2-hd-2d-remake-gets-first-look-at-gameplay These look lovely. I’ll definitely buy and play the whole trilogy at some point.
Maf Posted March 27 Posted March 27 I can’t believe there’s no release date. But day 1 buy whenever it gets released.
DANGERMAN Posted March 27 Posted March 27 yeah, I'll buy it to own it, but I've not made much progress on 3, and I've already played both of these
Maf Posted May 27 Posted May 27 1+2 releasing on 30th Oct 25. Also digital only trilogy pack the same day https://www.eurogamer.net/dragon-quest-1-2-hd-2d-remake-coming-to-switch-2-but-physical-version-is-just-a-download-key The Switch 2 version is Game Keycard only, but Switch 1 version is on the cartridge, so I’ll be getting that one I wonder how Game Key cards will hold their value in the 2nd hand market. Sure they can still be sold on, but it’s hard to think of them as anything other than a download key, which I feel like should degrade the value by a lot 2
Maryokutai Posted May 27 Posted May 27 I'd expect short-term you can kind of get away with reselling them but after a few years people probably look at them in the same way they look at digital games and won't shell out more than low double digits. In any case this doesn't bode well for FFVII Remake, if SE can't even be convinced to pay the additional storage space fee for what I presume is Japan's biggest gaming IP (or at worst tied with Pokémon). I wonder if Nintendo is planning to do something about this or if they plan on just leaning back and watch this Trojan Horse for digital distribution do its work.
Maf Posted May 27 Posted May 27 Well Nintendo have set it up, so they won’t stop it. They know publishers would rather go digital and want to cut down production and distribution costs. But Nintendo knows their core audience really likes boxes and cartridges and things like that. So there’s this 50/50 give and take which is more like a 80/20 give and take.
Maryokutai Posted July 15 Posted July 15 While it is kind of dumb and I don't see any reason as to why they wouldn't do this, it also doesn't really change anything about the fact that the Switch 2 version doesn't exist as a cartridge. The upgrade would be a download, just like the Game Key Card, so the main issue remains. Unfortunately the vastly different install bases of Switch 1 and 2 make a sales comparison moot, otherwise this would have been an interesting case study of proper physical vs. Game Key Card.
Maf Posted July 15 Posted July 15 My hope was they’d be an upgrade path so I could buy the Switch 1 version and upgrade to Switch 2. Complicated. But I get the full game + the better performance. But fuck them I’ll save money and play at 30, fine by me.
DANGERMAN Posted July 15 Posted July 15 I've already played both of these so I'm less arsed about picking this up, especially as I've really struggled to get through the 3 remake (I'm around the tomb and getting battered from not being able to heal in there)
DANGERMAN Posted July 15 Posted July 15 44 minutes ago, Maf said: Isn’t that right at the end? I don't think so, maybe there's another one, if it is then maybe I will finish it
Maf Posted July 15 Posted July 15 Without spoilers but if it’s in the second map you’re close to the end
DANGERMAN Posted August 1 Posted August 1 On 31/07/2025 at 18:21, Maf said: nice glad this is getting a free update as I've not finished it yet
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