3D Dot Game Heroes Has Tower Defense Mini Game

Last week's public playable debut of 3D Dot Game Heroes offered players a first glimpse at the game's options, most of them previously unannounced. Today, From Software got around to sharing the details on those options along with a glimpse at some of the game's mini games.

First up is an extreme difficulty mode. Titled "From" mode, this becomes selectable once you've cleared certain unspecified conditions in the game's standard difficulty mode.

There's more to the extreme difficult mode than just increased difficulty. A screenshot show the king saying "Your goal is the same as in your last adventure. Here's a simple recap." Yes, the characters in the game appear to be conscious about the tougher mode of play, and some will praise you for your bravery.

Outside of the additional difficulty mode, From is equipping 3D Dot Game Heroes with a couple of features that came highly requested at the game's official site.

You can choose to toggle an option for "grid." When set to on, the blocks that make up the game world and its characters are marked with clear borders. When off, the world appears to flow together.

Grid off (left) and on (right).

The game also has a large font option, which should make reading that pixely 8-bit text a bit easier. (I'm going to chime in here and note that I tried the large text option out at the demo event and found it to actually be harder to read.)

Different text sizes.

During a Q&A a while back, From mentioned that 3D Dot Game Heroes would have some mini-games. Today, it gave a look at a couple of these:

Dash Race

Use your character's dash move to race through a course. Get the fastest time, and you'll earn rewards.

Block Defense

A 3D Dot Game Heroes twist on tower defense. You position blocks of such form as "Arrow Block," "Air Block," "Missile Block," and "Fire Block." These blocks attack incoming enemies formations. It seems like you can also lend a helping hand and directly attack the enemy.

Dash Race

Block Defense

Despite having shared all these new features, From still hasn't detailed all the content that was visible in the retail demo, including additional weapons, camera modes, and Trophy support. Expect these points to be addressed as 3D Dot Game Heroes' 11/5 release nears.