Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake - Day-Night Cycle Differences Guide

Day and night cycle differences guide for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (DQ3 Remake), including how to advance the time of day manually, gameplay features affected by the day-night cycle, and other useful information.

Day-Night Cycle Differences Guide for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (DQ3 Remake)

How does time pass in the game?

Explore the game world.

In Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (DQ3 Remake), moving to and from towns and exploring the world map will cause the time to go from morning to night. Note that stronger monsters tend to appear after dark so be cautious and try to avoid battles if you need to.

Rest at inns.

Staying at inns also progresses the time of day. This manual method of advancing the day cycle was not available in previous versions until much later in the game when you obtain a key item called the Night Light.

Gameplay Differences Based on the Time of Day

Some towns and NPCs change drastically depending on the time of day.

Depending on the time of day, the state of certain towns as well as the behavior of NPCs inhabiting them will change. Some story events, for example, can also be triggered only at night. Some key NPCs and obtainable items will even appear only at specific times within the day-night cycle.

Finally, most shops in the game are not open at night so be sure to do buy your equipment before they close shop.

Different monsters appear on the field based on the time of day.

As mentioned, more formidable enemy monsters tend to roam the fields at night. This is both good and bad depending on your intentions as taking down stronger foes allows you to earn more EXP and money in battle.

Some friendly monsters only show up during specific times of the day.

Monsters you can befriend and train for the Monster Arena also tend to appear only during the day or after dark. Because of this, try exploring various towns and fields at different times of the day to find and recruit these friendly monsters to your monster team.

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Recommended Article List

DQ3 Remake Walkthrough

Main Story

▼DQ3 Remake Story Walkthrough
Walkthroughs List
Prologue - Hero Personality Quiz	Aliahan - Reeve
Promontory Passage - Dreamer's Tower	Path of Promise - Romaria
Khoryv - Skyfell Tower	Norvik - Underground Lake
Asham - Pyramid	Portoga - Baharata
Kidnapper's Cave - Alltrades Abbey	Tower of Transcendence - Theddon
Lanson - Edina	Persistence - Shallows Shrine
Fifer's Spire - Gaia's Navel	Jipang - Mur
Manoza - Manoza Cave	Pirates' Den - Hermitage
Ghost Ship - Shrine Jail	Maw of the Necrogond
Immigrant Town - Leiamland	Baramos' Lair
Castle of the Dragon Queen - Pit of Giaga	Tantagel - Nail Mark
Galen's House - Damdara	Cantlin - Rimuldar
Kol - Tower of Rubiss	Sanctum - Zoma's Citadel

Post-Game

▼DQ3 Remake Post-Game Walkthrough
Cloudsgate Citadel (Part 1)	Cloudsgate Citadel (Part 2)

DQ3 Remake Boss Guides

▼DQ3 Remake Boss Guides
Boss List and Guides
Robbin' 'Ood (1st Battle)	Robbin' 'Ood (2nd Battle)
Orochi (1st Battle)	Orochi (2nd Battle)
Boss Troll	Baramos
King Hydra	Soul of Baramos
Bones of Baramos	Zoma
Xenlon

DQ3 Remake Map and Location Guides (Towns and Dungeons)

Towns

▼DQ3 Remake Town Guides
Aliahan	Reeve
Romaria	Khoryv
Norvik	Super Secret Faerie Village
Asham	Ibis
Portoga	Baharata
Alltrades Abbey	Mur
Theddon	Lanson
Jipang	Edina
Manoza	Persistence
Immigrant Town	Tantegel
Damdara	Cantlin
Kol	Rimuldar

Dungeons

▼DQ3 Remake Dungeon Guides
Promontory Passage	Dreamer's Tower
Path of Promise	Skyfell Tower
Underground Lake	Pyramid
Kidnapper's Cave	Tower of Transcendence
Fifer's Spire	Orochi's Lair
Gaia's Navel	Manoza Cave
Ghost Ship	Maw of the Necrogond
Baramos' Lair	Nail Mark
Craggy Cave	Tower of Rubiss
Zoma's Citadel	Mysterious Cave
Cloudsgate Citadel

DQ3 Remake Strategy Guides

Remake Features Guides

▼DQ3 Remake Features Guides
Game Difficulty Guide	Gender Differences and Features Guide
Day-Night Cycle and Differences Guide	Monster Arena Guide and Rewards
All Friendly Monster Locations and Guide

Useful Guides

▼DQ3 Remake Useful Guides
Personality Quiz Answers Guide	Beginner's Guide: Things to Do First
Best Personality Types List and Stats Guide	Best Party Setups
Fast Leveling Guide	Seed Farming Guide
How to Get All Key Items	All Orb Locations
All Mini Medal Locations and Rewards	Maps List and Guides
Trophies and Achievements List