Deciding whether to play Dragon Quest 3 Remake in English or Japanese is relatively simple, because it mostly comes down to personal taste. The only time players will hear any vocal performances is in the cutscenes,

Years ago, the great hero Ortega bid farewell to his wife and child on a quest to defeat the villainous Archfiend Baramos. Ortega failed his quest, and Baramos still threatens the world. Now, on their sixteenth birthday,

For gamers young and old, returning to games made decades ago poses a unique challenge: to appreciate dated graphics and archaic gameplay with modern eyes. Square Enix took up this challenge by resurrecting the classic role-playing game Dragon Quest II for today's gamers — though its preserved mechanics may turn off some players used to conventional RPGs.