Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the RPG Reload, the regular feature where it was Earth all along. In each file, we take a look at an RPG from the App Store's past to see how it's doing in the modern day. It's a chance to revisit old favorites, reflect on their place in the overall library, or simply to take a deeper dive than our reviews typically allow. As a distant descendant of Ortega, I choose the games that appear here, but if there's something you really want to see, don't be shy. You can offer up suggestions by posting in the comments below, by tweeting me at @RPGReload, or by heading on over to the Official RPG Reload Club thread in the TouchArcade forums. You might not see your suggestion soon, but it will be added to the master list for future consideration. So, here's the thing. Back when Dragon Quest 3 [$9.99] first hit the App Store in December of 2014, I wrote a very thorough review that also went through some of the game's history. It was almost RPG Reload-esque in that regard! If you haven't read it, I recommend doing so. Now, that's all well and good for a game of its prestige, but it does leave me with a bit less to write about than usual for an RPG Reload File. With that in mind, rather than doing a comprehensive history on the game like I usually do, I'm just going to briefly recap its origins and then try to explain why I think it's one of the greatest, most important JRPGs in the history of the hobby. No sweat, right"
The Dragon Quest series...