Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Overview

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, titled Dragon Warrior III when initially localized to North America, is a 1988 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. It is the third installment in the Dragon Quest series and was first released for the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America. The game saw an enhanced remake for the Super Famicom (the Japanese release of the Super NES) in 1996 and the Game Boy Color in 2001, and a port to mobile phones and the Wii in 2009 and 2011. A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan on September 25, 2014, and worldwide as Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation on December 4, 2014. It was the first time the game was given an official English subtitle. Later in 2021, another remake of the game titled Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, based on the graphical style introduced with Octopath Traveler (2018), was announced to coincide with the franchise's 35th anniversary. The remake was released worldwide on November 14th, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series consoles.

The first three Dragon Quest games are all part of the same overarching story, collectively known as the "Erdrick trilogy". However, Dragon Quest III is a distant prequel to the previous two games, taking place long before the events of the first game. It follows the Hero destined to earn the title of "Erdrick," who must take up his father's quest to save the world from the villainous archfiend Baramos. Gathering a group of companions into a party, the Hero must travel the world, stopping at various towns and locations, and gather the strength needed to take the archfiend down.

Official trailer

Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5) Playthrough - Part 1 [4K] | No Commentary, JRPG Millennial. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Artdink, Square Enix Creative Studio 5

Publisher

Square Enix

Series

Dragon Quest

Engine

Unreal Engine 4

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

PG

GRAC

12+

ESRB

E10+

USK

12

PEGI

12

CLASS IND

12

CERO

B

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Trophies

Trophies42

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

4

Silver

6

Bronze

31

Total

42

Points

1305

Platinum time

66.5 hours

100% time

66.5 hours

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

No

DLC note

No DLC.

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Region note

PS5 screen languages; voices in English and Japanese.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

PS5 only.

Players with the platinum

32.5%

• A Legend Is Born Awarded for earning all other trophies. Platinum 32.5% of players
• Adventure Underway Awarded for leaving Aliahan. Bronze 92.18% of players
• The World Awaits Awarded for leaving the Shrine of Promise. Bronze 81.9% of players
• Dishonourable Defeat Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood. Bronze 74.03% of players
• Ripper Ripped Awarded for defeating the Ripper of the Rift. Bronze 68.28% of players
• Double Defeat Awarded for defeating Robbin' 'Ood...again. Bronze 64.89% of players
• Sea Legs Awarded for obtaining your very own ship. Bronze 64.12% of players
• Orochi Ousted Awarded for defeating Orochi. Bronze 60.58% of players
• Chiromassacre Awarded for defeating the Chiromancer. Bronze 59.61% of players
• Playing with the Dead Awarded for defeating the dying fires. Bronze 59.64% of players
• Mirror, Mirror... Awarded for defeating the boss troll that had disguised itself as Manoza's ruler. Bronze 59.08% of players
• Grudge Match Awarded for defeating the Garboyle. Bronze 57.95% of players
• Everbird Awakened Awarded for reviving Ramia. Bronze 57.44% of players
• Baramos Bested Awarded for defeating Baramos. Bronze 56.38% of players
• Deeper Underground Awarded for setting foot in Alefgard. Bronze 55.93% of players
• The Almighty Awarded for freeing Rubiss. Bronze 53.93% of players
• Rainbow, Rainbow Awarded for summoning forth the bridge of the rain's bow. Bronze 53.53% of players
• Seeds of Salvation Awarded for completing the game's story. Silver 52.26% of players
• Mate of the Monsters Awarded for filling up the Defeated Monster List. Gold 33.2% of players
• Item Aficionado Awarded for obtaining 250 items. Gold 43.3% of players
• Able Conjurer Awarded for learning all spells and abilities. Gold 34.33% of players
• Grand Designs Awarded for obtaining the grand medal. Gold 33.33% of players
• Farewell, Mortal Awarded for having Xenlon grant every one of your wishes. Silver 33.83% of players
• Monster Monitor Awarded for rescuing all friendly monsters. Silver 33.68% of players
• Many a Medal Awarded for getting all Morgan Minimann's prizes. Silver 33.52% of players
• Monster Champion Awarded for winning the rank-11 monster arena tournament. Silver 36.3% of players
• Brilliant Battler Awarded for winning 1000 battles. Silver 45.58% of players
• Sparkle Spotter Awarded for interacting with 100 sparkly spots on the world map. Bronze 54.9% of players
• Much Ado about Money Awarded for earning 100,000 gold coins over the course of your adventure. Bronze 59.03% of players
• Tonnes of Treasure Awarded for opening 100 treasure chests. Bronze 60.35% of players
• Metallic Masher Awarded for defeating a metal slime or liquid metal slime for the first time. Bronze 63.53% of players
• Juggling Jobs Awarded for changing vocations for the first time. Bronze 60.54% of players
• Wakey-Wakey, Rise and Shiiine Awarded for removing the curse placed on Norvik. Bronze 63.63% of players
• Heroic Headwear Awarded for obtaining the auroral helm. Bronze 45.82% of players
• Stately Sword Awarded for obtaining the Sword of Kings. Bronze 48.63% of players
• Rip-Off Merchant Awarded for being ripped off. Bronze 52.99% of players
• Puffection Awarded for enjoying a puff-puff. Bronze 57.69% of players
• Sage Advice Awarded for obtaining the sage vocation. Bronze 55.88% of players
• Join the Party Awarded for adding someone to your party for the first time. Bronze 92.8% of players
• Regal Ruler Awarded for acquiescing to the king's request to become ruler of Romaria. Bronze 66.12% of players
• Undoing Death Awarded for reviving yourself at a church for the first time. Bronze 45.41% of players
• Finders Keepers Awarded for obtaining the golden claws and escaping the great pyramid's basement. Bronze 51.62% of players

Space and patches

Space needed16.1 GB

Update patch01.001.001

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

No DLC on the PlayStation Store.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player, on disc and on the PlayStation Store.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

No online features. The whole game plays offline.

Services

Service	Status
Online features	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developers	Artdink, Square Enix Creative Studio 5
Publisher	Square Enix

Credits

Publisher

Square Enix

Developer

Artdink, Square Enix Creative Studio 5

Released

2024-11-14

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Region

US

Time to beat

about 35 hours