Dragon Quest Monsters - Caravan Heart ROM

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart is the third game in the Dragon Quest Monsters series, released only in Japan by Enix for the Game Boy Advance. The game was simultaneously announced with Dragon Quest VIII in Famitsu in 2002. Like the other Dragon Quest titles, development of Caravan Heart was led by Yuji Horii.

The protagonist is Kiefer who appeared originally in Dragon Warrior VII. On Prince Keifer’s tenth birthday, the prince was looking for a way to cause a little trouble and snuck out of Gran Estard Castle. This makes his father very angry, and when Keifer is finally caught, he hides in his room. While hiding in the closet, a masked figure that calls herself The Master of the Illusions, Magarugi appears and tells Keifer that if he finds the Orbs of Loto, he will be given one wish.

Keifer is pulled into the spirit’s realm of Torland, the world of Dragon Quest II. When he first arrives, he encounters a caravan with a weak leader, Luin. Luin is also searching for the Orbs to save his sick parents. After their first battle together, the Caravan asks Keifer to lead them. All together, they must travel the world in order to find the cure for Luin’s sick parents and allow Keifer to return to Estard Island.

When defeating monsters in Caravan Heart, the player can occasionally gain “monster hearts” which can be used to merge into a monster for a new more powerful form. Humans also fight in the battles with the monsters in this installment. The human characters have access to 20 character classes, like hunter, bard, fighter, dancer, mage, and mapper. Players choose which characters to guard the caravan and how to array them in its defense. The mapper job is new and allows players to see the terrain around the caravan. 

Other differences include a caravan that the player must travel around in, allowing them to add both monsters and humans to their party. The caravan can have up to twelve members in it at a time, and each wagon can only hold a certain amount of weight. A players camp grows as the game goes on, and the more allies that travel with the protagonist, the larger the camp grows.[5] The camp ends up becoming much like a town, with things like an Inn to heal the players party or a shop to buy equipment.