
It's still a 2D top-down RPG in form and function, but everything in it has been built in 3D out of little "pixel" cubes, and then augmented by modern effects like shimmering bodies of water, lens flare when emerging from a cave, deep shadows and fancy reflections.


But it is good news for us, because it means 3D Dot Game Heroes looks unlike anything else you've seen. So it turns out this 3D thing isn't good for business. Not to mention the fact that the evil Fuelle has taken control of the six legendary orbs, condemning Dotnia to a future of pain and suffering. However, in a classic case of mistaking correlation for causality, the king has foolishly overlooked the impact on tourism of all the angry bunnies, men with bows, spiders and other monsters rampaging around the countryside. The king, desperate to boost the flagging economy, therefore declares that everything must be upgraded to 3D to save the day. Stories of an ancient Hero's miraculous exploits have long since passed into myth, and as a result nobody can be bothered tripping along to check out his magical sword in a nearby forest.

The two-dimensional RPG kingdom of Dotnia has seen better times.
