The Game that Built the Franchise – DRAGON QUEST III Review

Dragon Quest III (Dragon Warrior III in the U.S. back then) was the 12th highest selling game on the NES/Famicon and propelled Dragon Quest from a successful series into a cultural phenomenon (at least in Japan), as no numbered Dragon Quest game has since been released on weekdays, since the absenteeism from this game’s release day crippled Japanese school and work. Dragon Quest III was so great because of its meaningful and detailed story that ties together with the first two games and because of its highly customizable character-progression system. This mobile version includes most of the improvements made to the various mostly-Japan-only rereleases so is a huge step up from pulling out a NES and old-schooling it. For more information, check out the 1-hour analysis of the game, “The History of RPGs Ep. 7 | Dragon Quest III” on the Mr. Gentleman YouTube channel.
Review by Keithustus on DRAGON QUEST III.