JRPG fans were very excited to learn what story and gameplay elements would be featured in the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake when the title was announced to include a full visual update along with several other things. It is done so seamlessly that players who have gotten the new content may have a hard time finding it because they have likely already seen it. Through the course of this walkthrough, we'll be covering each and every new piece of content provided in Dragon Quest 3 Remake. Where applicable, we'll also let you know in which location you'll be able to find the linked content.
For DQIII Remake, there are three primary types of additional content: gameplay, story content, and QoL.
Productivity-Increasing Media: You Can Use Any Unrevealed Media. Some of the several helpful new quality-of-life features in Dragon Quest 3 Remake include:
The development of Ortega's backstory is more important than any other element of the new plot content in the Dragon Quest 3 Remake. You'll be able to view various newly added, fully-voiced cutscenes when you visit areas associated with Ortega or places where Ortega was at some point in time. In the below, we will explore the exact locations.
The largest two additions to the gameplay are the Monster Arena and the Monster Wrangler profession, although Dragon Quest 3 Remake does have a number of new items and pieces of equipment. While the original had a Monster Arena, the new one is extremely different. We shall discuss below the Monster Wrangler profession and where you can find the Monster Arenas.
Dragon Quest 3 Remake offers a new vocation known as the Monster Wrangler. Along with the field monsters you recruit, this vocation is immensely powerful. The monster Wrangler can instantly recruit any monster you encounter, whereas other vocations are limited to only three field monsters. Accumulating a greater pool of monsters allows the wrangler to attain new, powerful abilities that can be unleashed on any foe in combat.
Once access is gained to Patty's Party Planning Place, a player will have the ability to add a Monster Wrangler into their party. Those familiar with DQIII's systems should easily be able to get back into the groove. Players who are new may want to wait until they have become familiar with fighting mechanics of the game and have leveled up their Hero. The new profession has many attractive features, so players of all levels should consider adding them to their party.
In the Dragon Quest 3 Remake, the first Monster Arena is located in Romaria. Later on, three other towns and cities will feature Monster Arenas. On the list are:
Once you've mastered the lower-level Monster Arena, you'll be qualified to enter higher-level arenas.
For exact locations, refer to the maps. If you're browsing either the fast-travel list or a map, the way to tell if a town has a Monster Arena is if it has a slime image with two crossed swords behind it.
Players of Dragon Quest 3 Remake will be playing as the father of the protagonist, Ortega, for the entire game. The developers clearly took it as an excellent opportunity to improve the storyline of the game, which, by the way, his goal and the undetermined result of it cast a shadow upon the original release. New sequences and voice performances have been added to different locations to extend Ortega's adventure.
Several places in Ortega's tale, Mur, in Dragon Quest 3 Remake will trigger fresh cutscenes. The majority of them happen in Mur, a small village on the western continent's central-eastern edge, in the freezing tundras. When you reach town, head to the Item/Weapon Shop on the east side. You should notice there is a wide opening you can head into. When you go inside, there will be an old grizzled man in front of you with a question mark above him. Attempting to speak to him will initiate the cutscene.
One of the newer additions to Dragon Quest 3 Remake includes the following item called the Auroral Helm. To get this, you need only follow this part of the guide to its completion. The first thing you will need is Ortega's Helm.
Head north along the seashore from Mur to find the Shrine of the Dwarf. In here the dwarf resident discusses his past with Ortega, and gives a hint on how to fix Ortega's helmet.
Entering Alefgard for the first time will trigger a new cinematic detailing what happened to Ortega after his defeat at the hands of the Garboyle in the Maw of the Necrogond.
Explore the settlement of Rimuldar on the island of Alefgard, and visit the inn. The front door of said inn is rather hidden, so you'll want to use the back entry. Inside, you can find a chest containing the journal of Ortega, who writes in it about his memories of his wife and child.
Finally, there are lots of entirely new things in Dragon Quest 3 Remake. Without trying to make this an all-inclusive list, here are some of the more major additions:
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