Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Dragon Quest III is a clear expansion of the original Dragon Warrior and Dragon Warrior II. The game uses the basic conventions of console role-playing games, such as leveling up by collecting experience points and equipping items. Combat is turn-based, as in the other games in the series. Dragon Warrior III has a class system, in which each character has a specific class. While the hero always keeps the hero class, the other characters can choose between the following classes: Soldier (Warrior in the GBC version), Fighter, Pilgrim (Cleric), Wizard (Mage), Merchant (Dealer), Jester (Jester), Sage and Thief, which was only available in the later versions. The choice of class has a great impact on the character's stats and the spells he or she can learn. Also, when a character reaches experience level 20, he or she has the option to change classes in the Temple of Dhama, located halfway through the game. The game begins with only the hero in the party, who can then recruit a party of three at the local tavern. Unlike most Dragon Quest groups, the party does not consist of characters other than the hero that play a role in the story. Although only four characters can be in the party at a time, additional party members can stay in the tavern to make room for new recruits. Another new feature is an arena where the player can place bets on the outcome of monster fights. In the remakes, some interface changes were carried over from later games in the series, such as the simplified opening of doors, the bag that replaces storing items in the bank, the "Tidy Item" and "Tidy Bag" item sorting commands, and the "Full HP" command that lets you automatically cast healing and status restoration spells outside of combat. While the earlier Dragon Quest games were also non-linear, Dragon Quest III was the most extensive example of open-world gameplay among the early Dragon Quest games. Another "major innovation was the introduction of day/night cycles; certain items, characters, and quests are only accessible at certain times of day."