6 is my favorite of the 2D games, but I played the 16-bit version, not the remake. Its visuals were a big step up from previous games (and the next game for that matter, 7 was a pretty ugly game), it had both a job system AND a monster recruiting system, and the dual world system was neat.
That said, what I've seen of the 16-bit version is absolutely gorgeous and looks more atmospheric than the remake on the VII engine or whatever it is.
I'll ask you what I asked someone else, just to get a doctor's second opinion. Do you prefer the SFC version? Do you miss the party chat introduced in the remakes? That's a big selling point for a lot of DQ fans, but I hear less of it when it comes to 6, for whatever reason. Actually, I have absolutely no idea what the story or characters in 6 are like.
But I've seen the 16-bit version and it is absolutely gorgeous and looks much more atmospheric than the remake on the VII engine or whatever it is. Seems understandable that someone would prefer that over... four different DQ games/remakes on the same engine? (In terms of the DS etc.)
How's the Switch port of DQ3? It's based on the mobile version, right?
Last month, I went through the entire first trilogy on Switch and I found 3 incredible, and yes, it's based on the mobile version, which is based on the SNES version, except with various features removed for no discernible reason* and others added (names/localization line up with all the latest remakes).
Some people hate the graphics, as I'm sure you're aware, but they're much, much better than the bizzare, not-quite-FF6-on-Steam-bad-but-still-pretty-bad 1+2 ports... the characters have somewhat less Godzilla-esque proportions on the world map, it doesn't have scrolling judder, etc. Frankly I thought it looked pretty great.
*monster animations, a minigame called Treasure's 'n Trapdoors (all rewards from said games have been scattered throughout the world and/or turned into Mini Medals)
Possibly theory: Dragon Quest 3 is fuckin killer no matter how you play. (Also, I can't miss things I never knew. A single tear rolls down my face.) it quickly became one of my favourite games after putting like 60 hours into it and I can easily see myself replaying it and messing with all the customization and class options.
Apologies if you already knew the details and literally just wanted a yes/no as to whether it's based on the mobile.