Game Art Styles

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Nintendo Switch)

Chunsoft · 2019

Three-quarter · First-person · RPG · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art, Hand-drawn
Colors
GreenYellowBlueGrayBlack
Linework
Black outlines
Shading
Baked lighting, Soft gradient
Pixel details
16-bit, Mixels
Palette
Vibrant
Art movement
Anime
Proportions
Chibi, Exaggerated
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About

A fantasy role-playing game following Ortega's child from Aliahan on a quest to defeat the archfiend Baramos. Players assemble a customizable party and change companions' vocations; its story precedes the first Dragon Quest.

Art style

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Nintendo Switch) (2019, Chunsoft) is a 2D pixel art and hand-drawn game played from a three-quarter / first-person view. Its look is built from black outlines, baked lighting and soft gradient shading. The palette is vibrant. It draws on anime.

Details

Release
Port · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Chunsoft
Publisher
Square Enix
Released
2019-09-27 Japan, Nintendo Switch
2019-09-27 North America, Nintendo Switch
2019-09-27 Europe, Nintendo Switch
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Also known as
Dragon Quest III (Worldwide)
Dragon Warrior III (North America; earlier releases)
ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… (Japan)
Credits
Akira Toriyama Artist (original work)
Koichi Nakamura Director (original work)
Yukinobu Chida Producer (original work)
Yuji Horii Designer and writer (original work)
Links
nintendo · wikipedia · nintendolife.com

Screenshots 3

Versions of Dragon Quest III 3

Dragon Warrior III (NES) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1988 · Original releaseDragon Warrior III (NES) NES / FamicomDragon Warrior III (Game Boy Color) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, first-person, black outlines (environment)2000 · RemakeDragon Warrior III (Game Boy Color) Game Boy ColorDragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Nintendo Switch) screenshot: pixel art, hand-drawn, three-quarter, first-person, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2019 · PortDragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Nintendo Switch) Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

Related

Dragon Quest series 4 games

Dragon Warrior III (NES) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1988Dragon Warrior III (NES)Dragon Warrior III (Game Boy Color) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, first-person, black outlines (environment)2000Dragon Warrior III (Game Boy Color)Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Nintendo Switch) screenshot: pixel art, hand-drawn, three-quarter, first-person, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2019Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Nintendo Switch)Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, three-quarter, soft gradient (environment)2024Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

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