Torneko's Great Adventure 3
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 – Mystery Dungeon[1] is a 2002 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and Matrix Software and published by Enix for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the Dragon Quest and Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. The game was also made for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 as Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance.[2]
| Torneko's Great Adventure 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | |
| Publisher(s) | Enix |
| Director(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Seiichiro Nagahata |
| Designer(s) |
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| Programmer(s) | Masayasu Yamamoto |
| Artist(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Koichi Sugiyama |
| Series | Mystery Dungeon |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing, roguelike |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThe main character of the game is Torneko, originally localized as Taloon in North America, a merchant and playable character from Dragon Quest IV.[3] Torneko can explore fully 3D dungeons and have members join his party.[4] The player moves through randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. The player can bring along creatures and henchmen to fight with them as they battle monsters in the dungeons. In the Game Boy Advance version, an addition mode is available in which the player can fight through four advanced dungeons independently of the game's story.[5]
The game is the first in the series to feature 3D graphics, and includes multiple towns, villages, castles, and dungeons. Some of the locations are not randomly generated. The game includes over 170 types of monsters, and a larger number of items and spells to use in combat than previous Torneko games.[6]
Story
editThe plot for Torneko's Great Adventure 3 happens seven years after the events of Torneko's Great Adventure and six and a half year after Torneko: The Last Hope. In the game, Torneko and his wife Tessie and son Tipper journey to a distant island for a vacation for celebrating Tipper's twelfth anniversary. During that time, an unexpected trouble occurred and the Torneko family arrived at a strange island. While there, mysterious forces attack and Torneko must journey into dungeons to fight them off.[6][7]
Release
editTorneko's Great Adventure 3 would be released exclusively in Japan by Enix on PlayStation 2, on October 31, 2002.[8] Its Game Boy Advance port, Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance, would also be released exclusively in Japan by Square Enix on June 24, 2004.[2]
Reception
editThe PlayStation 2 version of the game has sold over 513,000 copies as of November 2008.[11] The Game Boy Advance version of the game has sold nearly 117,000 copies as of 2007.[12] The PlayStation 2 version was given a high 35 out of 40 by Famitsu magazine.[9][13] The Game Boy Advance version was given a lower 32 out of 40.[10]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ ドラゴンクエストキャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険3 不思議のダンジョン
- ^ a b 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト ゲームソフト 検索一覧 (in Japanese). Spike Chunsoft. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "RPGFan Soundtracks – Suite Torneko's Great Adventure ~Musical Chemistry~". RPGFan.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Joseph Witham (2001). "Enix Announces Torneko 3". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
- ^ "Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: Mysterious Dungeon". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ a b Smith, David (2002-06-28). "Torneko's Great Adventure 3". IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "トルネコの大冒険3 不思議のダンジョン" (in Japanese). Spike Chunsoft. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ トルネコの大冒険3 不思議のダンジョン (in Japanese). Spike Chunsoft. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ a b プレイステーション2 – ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険3 ~不思議のダンジョン~. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.81. 30 June 2006.
- ^ a b "IGN: Gaming Life in Japan". IGN.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Sony PS2 Japanese Ranking". Japan-GameCharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Nintendo GBA Japanese Ranking". Japan-GameCharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ Derrick (October 24, 2002). "News – New Famitsu Scores". GamesAreFun.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese).
- GBA version (in Japanese).