Here Are Some Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Hands On Impressions and the Best Aussie Deals

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Let's start with a confession about one of my greatest weaknesses. I absolutely adore the HD-2D visual aesthetic from the Octopath Traveler series, and I'll play anything that employs it. Is your game unpolished with a bug that may or may not ruin save files? I'll take my chances with it in HD-2D. Am I also looking at a 30-hour plot that reads like your intern randomly threw up gobstoppers labelled with names, places, and plot twists? How concerning—now gimme my HD-2D.

Obviously, if you choose to wrap this modern-meets-ancient art-style around one of the most celebrated RPGs of the golden age of gaming, well, winged serpents could not drag me away from your HD-2D quest.

I'll clear my calendar for such a rejig, even if I didn't grow up with the NES original because it didn't launch in my country. For a few Aussies, like me, our introduction to DQ3 was a Game Boy port of the SNES refresh, which sold a million cartridges on launch day in '96. Apparently, it also caused 300 Japanese fans to be arrested for truancy—a bit of gaming trivia I love almost as much as HD-2D.

Speaking of delaying education, I'm going to tell you what to expect with Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake in two shakes of a Jackanape's tail. For now, though, let's service the needs of the "mind's already made up" types, because I know you exist. If that's not you, by all means skip the window shop by clicking here to continue.

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The standard edition comes with the game, along with the preorder bonus (detailed below), which includes a handful of in-game upgrades for your team of heroes. Don't worry if you don't see your store of choice in the list above. We'll add new retailers as the listings become available.

Preorder the game from any retailer, and you’ll receive the following in-game items:

Here's the basic overview: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a brand-new version of a classic RPG that first blew minds on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. It’s a