Imagine that you're in an actual RPG with enemies all around the real world. Yes, the real world. That's Dragon Quest III. Okay, things aren't to actual size, scale, and name, but whatever. Dragon Quest III's world is like that, adding a new continent between Australia and South America while incorporating real-world geography like the Andes or the Himalayas to make it seem authentic. These guys seem to know their geography pretty well.
Regardless, if you ever play this game, go ahead with the GBC version. It's probably the best you can afford for this particular game. It's not the best, but it sure was a better playthrough than the first two games, rest assured. More fun spells like Transform and BeDragon, as well as the opportunities for class changes and customization, and there's even a segment where you can let a Dealer build a new town (basically where Jamestown, VA would be in the real world)! And there's a bit of non-linearness, whether or not you're in the real world or the dark world (Alefgard). The Pachisi tracks invite loads of potential save-scumming to get everything, and getting all the TinyMedals is quite the fetch quest.
The grinding aspect of Dragon Warrior 3 is thankfully reduced to something that is okay enough. Sure, sometimes it's gonna take a while to reach the next level, and the enemies still can be rough. And of course, trying to get those pesky Metalys (metal slimes) or Metabbles (metal babbles) seems to be the hardest thing to do. Really though, if there's grinding for anything, it's random drops, namely the Monster Medals. Yeah, have fun spending years getting every single bronze medal, then every single silver medal, then if you really don't have a life, every single gold medal. I tried to bypass this using the game's debug mode to enter the unique Ice Cave dungeon (requires both silver and bronze medals of all kinds) to no avail. All you get is the best sword in the game, but why bother when you already beat this game anyways? Yeesh. I've heard that later installments in Dragon Quest just so happen to take as long as this one, namely VII. Color me shocked when I get to those when I see how long they can take.
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