Alongside the 3DS and Wii U servers shutting down forever just a few days ago, a large amount of DLC, digital-only games, and games reliant on online play have been lost to time. But one Dragon Quest supporter sought to preserve all DLC in exchange for the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII — and they did it just in time.
Gronya, a Dragon Quest enthusiast and cheerful creator, has preserved all 56 DLC maps — known as ‘tablets’ in the game. These tablets are only accessible after completing the third island (at the earliest) with a handful locked to the post-game. Dragon Quest VII isn’t a short RPG, so trying to power through it before downloading all of them isn’t that easy.
So Gronya was determined to preserve this merry so that fans could access the DLC whenever they wanted — even after the servers shut down. Gronya was inspired to execute this after seeing a thread from a fellow Dragon Quest enthusiast sackchief detailing what needs to exist. Using a guide from Ignasia and a speedrun video from Twitch Highspirits set out on her task.
She needed to create a “clean” save file and to carry out this, she had to stage a particular character up to stage 50 — and only that character. Recovering from a recent stay in hospital, Gronya settled into a rhythm and began the long task of levelling and getting to the third island. How long did it take? Oh, only over 340 hours. And she documented her journey in the YouTube video below.
But now, because of Gronya’s efforts, that DLC is preserved and available in favor of everyone to download. Both Gronya and another DQ supporter DaniPhoPhani have uploaded their clean save files in favor of the MAN and US versions of the game, respectively.
Have you played Dragon Quest VII of 3DS? Did you get a chance to play any of the DLC maps? Let us know down below.
Original case and manuals in new condition.
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That’s awesome that someone saved all the Dragon Quest 7 DLC maps before the 3DS servers shut down. It’s always a bummer when online features get taken away, so it’s great that this fan was able to preserve them in exchange for everyone. It just goes to show how devoted some gamers can be to keeping things alive in favor of the community. Hopefully they can find a way to share those maps together others who missed out before it’s too late.