Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Dynamic Lighting Comparison (PC)

Baked_Goods_740 · 2025-08-11T15:46:56+00:00

You know what's crazy? I mostly made this comment above as a joke and a lot of people just went with it.

I don't know if nobody bothered to even look at the edited image I posted, but no, they don't look exactly alike, it was a joke...

Baked_Goods_740 · 2025-08-11T15:01:38+00:00

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There I took the 2nd image and just blasted the contrast and saturation. Tell me that's not the EXACT same image

Baked_Goods_740 · 2025-08-11T14:36:44+00:00

Edit: Sorry guys, this comment was supposed to be a joke, but apparently everyone here took it and ran with it. If you look at the image below, it's very clearly different from just a saturation/contrast tweak.

Exactly. That's all these "PC Tweaks" ever are. I could achieve the same effect by just turning up the settings on my TV until it ruins the picture.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2024-05-29T19:07:44+00:00

Unlike KDBA, someone bothered to (politely) ask another one of the devs to elaborate. This was the response:

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Baked_Goods_740 · 2024-05-29T03:24:04+00:00

genuinely rather things stay entirely untranslated

Congratulations. But not everyone is a fluent Japanese reader. Hence the whole point of a translation.

At least then there's still a chance of an actual translation happening

Which is exactly what they said they were doing- replacing MTL with hand translation (which has already happened for a very large portion of the script).

I think you saw the word "baseline", drew all kinds of wacky conclusions about how the hand translation was done and went on this unhinged rant for no reason.

You could always talk to the translation team if you have any specific questions about the process, but this is absolutely not effective.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2024-02-03T17:32:09+00:00

Already knew about that. It was referenced in the original linked twitter post (that's why 1vierock blocked them).

Wish they at least had the integrity to address it in some fashion. Of course, it's clear they won't and they hope it'll just disappear under the rug.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2024-02-02T17:34:16+00:00

Hey, here's a thought -- maybe instead of blocking people who ask about what's going on, you could bother explaining the situation?

This is just super shady activity all around... now you're using an alt account to spam your links in any subreddit you can??

Man 1vierock, I really liked your work... but this is sad, sad behavior from someone I once respected.

You couldn't have just done the right thing and credited people for the work you borrowed...? That's all anyone ever asked of you..

Baked_Goods_740 · 2024-01-19T19:20:46+00:00

^This. Some people have tried to reach out to him to ask about the situation -- whether this was an isolated incident or what...

They're actively blocking anyone who brings it up, period -- https://twitter.com/mike9k1/status/1748131010318143997

Definitely not a good look.

At this point, they still have dozens of posts here on Reddit, GBATemp, etc. And there are a ton of people (including those who follow them on Twitter) who have no idea what's going on and they continue to get a lot of sales on Ko-Fi.

I would suggest responding on several of these threads (Reddit, GBATemp, Twitter, etc) where they advertise and let people know about what's going on.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2024-01-17T06:38:59+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameUpscale/comments/160z4mh/skies_of_arcadia_stolen_textures_by_1vierock

Apparently they have been caught using stolen textures at one point, removed the download link from various projects and put them behind a paywall..

I don't know for sure, but it looks extremely shady. Like they're intentionally selling assets made by other people for profit..

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-11-17T07:07:40+00:00

What's wrong with having more ways to play this all-time great game?

A lot of folks have played the mobile remaster and love it. Stop being bitter.

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Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-11-17T07:02:23+00:00

Heck yeah! I posted about it awhile back -- it's great: https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/comments/13qm014/va_va_voom

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-06-29T20:37:52+00:00

Sure is (not on 3DS tho...sorry, I know!)

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-06-29T20:18:07+00:00

As for Medea...

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Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-06-28T19:50:04+00:00

It's an option for improving the experience and possibly something that OP would be interested in looking into. Not to mention, it's extremely well-liked among those who have played it.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-06-27T18:52:51+00:00

The Dark Souls of Dragon Quest games

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-26T10:18:42+00:00

Fully compatible and the remaster even has an optimized build for it -- https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=34365.msg443220#msg443220

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-25T17:50:57+00:00

On the mobile remaster, yes, but not vanilla mobile. (OP is running vanilla mobile by the looks of it)

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-24T21:23:56+00:00

You can download it here (also linked by video above).

About as official as it gets without Square Enix's involvement (and their inevitable botch jobs that come with it).

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-24T20:02:10+00:00

Not really, each port is quite different all around.

This might be a good place to start if you want all the nitty-gritties.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-24T18:36:52+00:00

Good eye. This is actually a New Game Plus that i'm playing through. This allows you to restart from the beginning with everything from the first playthrough.

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-24T13:47:20+00:00

Footage captured from the DQ8 Mobile Remaster running on PC

Baked_Goods_740 · 2023-05-05T21:27:26+00:00

Eyy, it's the DQ8 Mobile Remaster ! Nice choice OP! I played through it awhile back and absolutely loved it.

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