3D Dot Game Heroes
2009 video game
3D Dot Game Heroes is an action role-playing video game developed by Silicon Studio and published by FromSoftware for the PlayStation 3. The game is presented using voxel-based graphics in a 3D environment to emulate the 2D graphics of earlier video games. The game was released in Japan in November 2009, and respectively in North America and Europe by Atlus USA and SouthPeak Games in May 2010.
Upon release, 3D Dot Game Heroes garnered positive reviews from critics, praising the nostalgic gameplay and graphics.
Gameplay
The gameplay resembles that of action role-playing games on third generation video game consoles from the 1980s, particularly that of The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy Adventure, and also aesthetically similar to Dragon Quest. Players move characters from screen to screen exploring dungeons, battling enemies, collecting items and solving puzzles. When the player's health bar is full, the player's sword will grow to tremendous sizes whenever swung. Swords in-game can be customized and leveled up to increase their length, width, as well as magical power, and other special items that can also be used include boomerangs, lanterns, candles, and bows.
Players can create their own character model using the game's 3D sprite editor. Players can collect monsters to be featured in an encyclopedia which is done through beating the monster on its head with a book until its profile shows up in the encyclopedia's pages.
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