Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake New Updates Now Available

by #AI [2.0] May 26, 2025 · Automatic / Editor's Picks [News]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
PS5, XSX, & Switch – US, Europe, Japan & Asia
Square Enix and Artdrink have dropped some updates for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for PS5, XSX, Switch, and PC. Version 1.1.0.0 update is available on the consoles, while version 1.2.0.0 update is available on PC. The update includes traversal improvements, a new short-cut button, and battle adjustments.
Check out the details below via Square Enix.
Traversal
The movement speed when travelling by boat or using Ramia has been increased.
Adjustments have been made to avoid boat travel speed being reset by opening the menu or getting into a battle while travelling by boat.
A feature has been added whereby pressing the menu button while flying with Ramia allows the player to switch between automatic and manual flight modes.
Vocations
Critical hit rates for the Hero and Martial Artist have been increased.
The Hero’s Falcon Slash and Gigaslash abilities have been made more powerful.
The Warrior’s Cutting Edge ability has been made more powerful.
The Priest can now equip the Duplic Hat.
The Monster Wrangler’s Monster Pile-On ability has been changed to have reduced power until all friendly monsters have been found, and to carry out a random number of attacks between 3 and 5.
The amount of MP used by the Monster Wrangler ability Wild Side has been changed to 30.
Battle
A limit has been placed on the number of times that some monsters can perform certain actions within one turn.
Some monsters have been adjusted so that they no longer use Defending Champion in the next turn after they become the last remaining monster.
The status-ailment resistance of boss monsters has been increased for Draconian Quest difficulty.
Adjustments have been made to make it more difficult for both enemies and party members to be successively afflicted with the same status ailments.
Some monsters (Metal Chimaera and Hardy Hand) now yield more experience points when defeated.
Defence has been lowered for all monsters except for metal monsters.
Minor adjustments have been made to the way that damage is dealt.
Miscellaneous
Once the Mini Medal Manor has been visited, it will be added to the list of Zoom destinations.
A new “short-cut button” feature has been added that allows spells and abilities to be assigned to specific buttons. For more information, please refer to Traveller’s Tips in-game.
In the Temple of Trials, the number of Elfin Elixirs required to be handed over to the guard has been changed to 10.
A treasure chest has been added to the Temple of Trials, allowing players to acquire one more Gringham Whip.
Fixed a bug whereby levelling up after using the Seed of Life or Seed of Magic items would cause the status increase value to be calculated twice.
Adjustments have been made so that if trophies and achievements have not been acquired correctly, selecting Misc. > Info in the menu allows some of them to be reacquired.
Miscellaneous fixes for minor bugs.
Thanks, Gematsu!
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【TRAILER】
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake – Release Date Trailer – Nintendo Switch
【FEATURES】
A fully modernized remake of the original: Stunning HD-2D visuals fuse pixel art with 3D graphics, bringing players into the world of DRAGON QUEST III like never before, along with an improved and modernized UI, and other quality of life improvements
Traditional DRAGON QUEST style battles: A refined take on the classic turn-based battle system, featuring new animations, additional improvements such as an adjustable battle speed, an auto-battle setting, and more
Immersive world: Deep exploration of a vast world map with an abundance of rich and captivating locations to discover, challenging players to overcome many unexpected encounters during the journey
Experience a timeless musical score: An immersive, authentic, and diverse musical composition that captures the timeless essence and magic of the DRAGON QUEST universe
【SCREENSHOTS】

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