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3D Dot Game Heroes | 
| From: Atlus
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  47 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
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Operating System: PlayStation 3
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.1
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MPN: 3D-00134-7
Model: 3D-00134-7
UPC: 730865001347
EAN: 0730865001347
ASIN: B002I0J45C
Publication Date: May 2010
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| • | Rendered in beautiful 3D pixels, 3DDGH takes the unforgettable 8?bit art gamers know and love and brings it intact into three dimensions. | | • | Using a powerful character creation tool, players can design and animate their custom hero. Combinations are endless! | | • | Modeled after some of the most popular games of all?time with painstaking detail. |
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Product Description
3D Dot Game Heroes PS3
Amazon.com Product Description
From the makers of the award winning Demon’s Souls comes the ultimate retro gaming experience: 3D Dot Game Heroes. An homage to the all time classic action/adventure and RPGs, 3DDGH delivers incredibly satisfying old school gameplay, beautiful visuals, and endless inside jokes, winks, and nudges for people who grew up in the golden age of gaming! 
Rendered in beautiful 3D pixels. View larger. | 
Battle classic 8-bit enemies. View larger. | 
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Fun heroic storyline in the style of classic adventure games. View larger. |
Synopsis
Control a hero on a quest to rid the Dotnia Kingdom of a dark plague caused by the forces of evil in order to restore peace to the land. Legend tells of an evil king known as the Dark King Onyx who brought tragedy and darkness to the kingdom by stealing six magical orbs. However a hero rose up against the Dark King and with his legendary sword and the power of the orbs, he sealed the Dark King Onyx away within another orb. Though the forces of evil rose again as the Dark Bishop Fuelle stole the orb and threw the Kingdom of Dotnia into a state of chaos once more. Features: - Rendered in beautiful 3D pixels, 3DDGH takes the unforgettable 8‐bit art gamers know and love and brings it intact into three dimensions. Every detail perfectly replicates classic styles with a modern flair.
- Using a powerful character creation tool, players can design and animate their custom hero. Combinations are endless!
- Modeled after some of the most popular games of all‐time, 3DDGH is a labor of love, with painstaking detail placed into every aspect of capturing the magic and wonder of gaming’s best IPs.
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 Pure Pixelated Pleasure! May 11, 2010
N. Peterson (Minneapolis, Mn)
66 out of 67 found this review helpful
This is a quick summary of my experiences and thoughts on 3DDGH. I will update for the next few days as I progress further. This is basically to answer a few questions people might have regarding gameplay and other aspects.
This game is a tip of the hat to all those great old school RPGs like Zelda and Dragon Quest. While some may say it's a complete rip-off of our beloved Zelda, it's more of a tribute.
The graphics are very good, obviously not God of War III quality, however they are extremely charming, I might even say "cute". All of the environments and character models are built out of little cubes, think LEGOs, but 1x1 size blocks. I was surprised how much detail can be created using simple blocks. There obviously aren't any fine details, however if you've ever played Nintendo or Sega Master System games you will appreciate the graphics. Throughout the world are bodies of water and what appears to be lava, but it's swirling and not made out of cubes. It's a blend between 8-bit graphics and sort of hokey special effects, I love it!
There are a large number of enemies in the game. I've come across 8 or so already and I've been playing a couple hours. Like games of old, once you leave a screen and come back, the monsters respawn. They appear in small poofs as they get spawned, which is a nice little touch. There are enemies that rush you, throw spears, and other stuff. Some are cute little bunnies but they obviously have a grudge because they will rush! You have classic creatures such as skeletons, scorpions, slimes (a nod to Dragon Quest, there's a blue slime in the first village), bats, ghouls, and most other creatures you can think of.
The dialog is extremely humorous! BTW all of the text in the game is blocky just like the days of NES and Sega. Just looking at the menu is enough to bring fond memories flooding back to me. The developers have quite the sense of humor. For instance, you can choose your basic "yes" and "no" responses to questions. Upon talking to the king who asks you to help the kingdom, if you say "no" he says "But that answer doesn't advance the story!". Small funny moments like that really make the game special.
I've played through the first temple. It's very Zelda-like. There are switches, chests, clay jars to break. Cutting grass with your sword rewards you with random coins. Basically if you enjoy Zelda, you will have a blast with this game.
The audio is enjoyable. Yes it's repetitive like old school games, but that's part of the charm. Some of the music sounds like "modern" 8-bit, I don't know how to phrase it. Other music is definitely modern sounding.
One minor issue, and I guess it's personal preference. I don't like the swords. If you've seen videos where the sword is unrealistically large and takes up a good portion of the screen, well it really is like that. It's a small problem, but the swords are just lame. I don't know how else to state it. Maybe it's a reference to some game I never played, but I think it's sort of cheap the way swords can be upgraded to be so large that most enemies don't even have a chance to attack you.
Funny dialogue, great graphics, and tributes to old school games all combine to give PS3 owners a game worth buying. For $40 you really can't go wrong. You will get more gameplay out of this than most other big name titles. Yes it's a Zelda clone (tribute), it was designed that way. Any Zelda fan will adore this game. Most old school gamers from the 8-bit era will also get a kick out of this game.
One final note, most of the trophies are secret. It's a great way to prolong the game because you don't know what you have to do to unlock them. I've gotten a fair number in the first couple of hours. Too many games throw it all out on the table so you can just rack them up. This game isn't like that!
*EDIT* 5/14/10
After putting roughly 8 hours into the game, I can say that it keeps getting better. Some things of note I wish to add to my review: The character editor as stated in another review is pretty interesting. I am not the artistic type, so I quickly gave up in frustration. You create a few different poses for your character which are incorporated into the game. There are a number of characters to choose from, from a tank, underground ninja (all you see is a snorkel coming out of the ground), two santas, a manager, to other absurd (and amusing) characters. Each of them as a one or two line description to read, also amusing.
The enemies explode into individual blocks which disappear shortly afterward. It's a fun way to dispatch enemies. As stated before, I've now upgraded my sword and it takes up a large part of the screen and there are still more levels of upgrading available! One further note, each of the MANY swords available have a maximum potential value and a current value. You can obviously only upgrade each weapon to a certain extent so you have to plan in advance which aspects of your weapon you would like to increase before you reach max potential.
UPDATE: Beware! There is no autosave! I found this out by playing way past the 2nd boss and pausing the game for a few hours before returning to game. I then shut off the PS3 upon going to bed only to find myself back at the first boss. I should know better, being an avid game, just giving you all a heads up!
For all gamers May 17, 2010
Nikodem Leszek Blach (Charlotte, NC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was surprised how deep the references this game decided to spit out went. Just in the character selection/creation screen they have the President from Metal Wolf Chaos, a game most gamers haven't even heard of. Later I found a room dedicated to demon's soul and a town that sounded a whole lot like Corneria.
For the well educated gamer this game will be pure bliss due to the abundant references. For the newer gamers or folks who have fallen out of gaming recently they'll still get a good chunk of the references since many do come from very popular game series.
In terms of gameplay it's simple and I'd say as a result of that it's unquestionably fun. It plays like a classic Zelda game with a few differences. Nothing major to point out, just slightly different. 6 main dungeons, 6 sages to meet, 6 spells to learn, and then the end boss stuff. Plenty of optional locations to visit (even if many of them are simply to acknowledge another game) and plenty of additional items to collect (Like Zelda games maxing out your maximum health and magic will be a priority).
The game may seem very easy in the videos due to the huge sword but you actually will have times when you're struggling for health. Not saying the game is hard but it has just enough challenges to keep you on your toes. The bosses have all been fantastic so far and they all make you figure out some type of strategy (and the game allows you to easily re-fight the bosses to get extra trophies). The game requires a tiny bit of back-tracking (especially to get optional items) but items can be found or purchases to teleport you around quickly.
The game offers absolute character customization (to the pixel, and easy to use!) a fun weapon upgrade system.
For its budget price it's worth the MSRP, which you can't say about most games.
Takes me back May 14, 2010
Melissa B (Wilmington, NC)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Playing through this game, really takes me back years. As I am playing through this, I feel like time has reversed and I'm sitting in my brother's room playing Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo. The game itself, as many have stated, is very similar to Zelda. I'm about 8 hours into the game. Love it. I have 2 boys, ages 5 and 8 who are playing thru as well. For the price (even if it were more expensive) its worth every penny! (altho, i don't remember zelda propositioning a 'poof poof') :)
Homage to 8-Bit gaming May 12, 2010
Kevin Hartman
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
A fantastic and humourous ode to the old-school 8 bit adventure games. If you liked Zelda on the NES and Link to the Past on SNES, you will LOVE this game. It looks great, and is a ton of fun to play. If you want to spend the time, you can create your own character or switch to one of the many great (and strange - Santa, a tank, underground ninja?!?!) hero templates available.
I simply can't get over how beautiful the game looks, even if everything is rendered by individual blocks. The gameplay is familiar and enemies will spawn each time you return to a section of the map. I personally like the rediculously large swords that you can use - as you are only able to unleash it when you have full life or pick up a sword power up, which only lasts a few seconds. They are not shy about making references to "male enhancement" when leveling up your sword either. :)
The combat is not terribly difficult other than the main bosses. There is some puzzle solving necessary in dungeons to advance to the next area, so if you are looking for a simple hack and slash, you'll prob get frustrated by this.
I can't recommend this enough for those that are looking for the classic "Rescue the girl, become the hero, save the world" adventure games of yesteryear.
SWeeet!!!! May 19, 2010
BruceWayne105 (New Jersey)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Been playing this for a while now...it's awesome!! it's pretty funny and it's like the zelda + a pokemon game put together. lol i just say pokemon because u travel to different citys and at times it resembles it, if you've ever played any on the nintendo systems...but this is a fun game! the sword is freakin huge haha and you can upgrade it and make it even bigger its rediculous haha
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