In late 1985, game designers Yuji Horii and Koichi Nakamura had the vision of a perfect game: An RPG with all the sophistication of western computer titles like Wizardry and Ultima, but designed for ease of use in a format that would put it into the hands of millions of kids.
1986’s Dragon Quest became the first step towards that vision, but it was only with the third title that their efforts would truly pay off. And the result was an absolute triumph of game design..
This is my retrospective review of Dragon Quest 3 - the culmination of a vision.
#DragonQuest #JRPG #retrospective
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🎦 You might like some of my other video essays:
▶ The mother of all JRPGs (Dragon Quest Retrospective) - https://youtu.be/IUhpDg6RhLU
▶ The right game at the right time (Dragon Quest II Retrospective) - https://youtu.be/0pCdxTJybs8
▶ The blueprint to Square’s success (Final Fantasy IV Retrospective) - https://youtu.be/0EvtHD1I0do
▶ The last great adventure (Final Fantasy V Retrospective) - https://youtu.be/bnF3JwK1Bss
▶ The first masterpiece JRPG (Final Fantasy VI Retrospective) - https://youtu.be/QPvzaexBHPA
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:04 Background and development
0:06:09 Basics and presentation
0:11:14 Saving your game
0:16:19 Vocational training
0:22:10 Party planning
0:26:49 Combat
0:32:49 Grind is good
0:38:13 Dungeon crawling
0:43:49 Tutorial island
0:48:34 Like night and day
0:53:41 It was Earth all along
0:58:40 A massive adventure
1:03:53 Gating mechanics
1:09:20 The modern JRPG template
1:14:39 An epic story
1:19:48 Return to Alefgard
1:25:36 All in your head
1:30:46 A million in one day
1:35:34 Too little, too late
1:40:34 The culmination of a vision