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11 DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World is sold in three editions in the West. Japan uses a different three-tier structure with its own bonuses, covered separately on Japanese Editions and Retailer Bonuses.
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33 The three editions
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55 EditionFormatsPriceSummaryStandard EditionPhysical and digital$59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99The base gameDigital Deluxe EditionDigital only$94.99Base game, the four downloadable content packs, the Way of the Wrangler item set and 48 hours of early accessCollector's EditionPhysical only$219.99Physical Standard Edition on the platform of your choice, four collector goods and the Digital Deluxe extras
66 Physical copies exist only for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Xbox Series X|S and both PC storefronts are digital only. The full platform breakdown is on Platforms and Versions.
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8+Both digital editions are live purchase options with published prices in several currencies. The Standard Edition is $59.99, £49.99, 59,99 EUR, ¥7,700 and R$279.90; the Digital Deluxe Edition is $94.99. Japanese yen pricing runs on its own edition structure, set out on Japanese Editions and Retailer Bonuses.
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810 Digital Deluxe Edition contents
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1012 The main gameThe DLC 4-ITEM SET, containing The Mega Mole Hole, Monster Marathons, Metallic Ring and the Scout Run VIP Card. Each pack is described on Downloadable ContentThe Way of the Wrangler purchase bonus: 1x Necklace of Animation, 10x Beastie Bites, 10x Seeds of Skill48 hours of early access, with the timings on Release Date and Early Access
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1214 Square Enix flags on its own listings that everything bundled here is also sold separately, so buying the Deluxe edition after picking up individual packs means paying twice for the same content.
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1416 Collector's Edition contents
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1618 The Collector's Edition wraps a physical Standard Edition around four goods. How the digital half is delivered is worded differently on different storefronts, so both wordings are given here rather than merged.
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1820 Physical Standard Edition game on the platform of your choiceFigurine Set (Bianca / Nera / Debora), the three characters shown in their younger daysFlocked Figurine Set (Fluffy / Scruffy / Fizzy)Round & Squishy Pouch (Slime w/ Meat), a silicone Slime pouch with a zipper and a meat charmMonster Pattern Cleaning Cloth
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2022 The Square Enix Store listing describes the digital half as a Digital Deluxe upgrade code sent by email. The Asia listing instead describes it as the Way of the Wrangler bonus items. The store listing also notes that the set ships without a collector's outer box, with all physical components shipped together.
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2224 Purchase bonuses
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2426 Three item sets come attached to a purchase rather than to an edition.
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2628 BonusHow you get itContentsAdventure Starter SetEarly purchase bonus, any version10x Monster Munchies, 3x Bonus Balls, 5x Seeds of SkillHearty Meat SetBuying any digital version5x Monster Munchies, 5x Smoked Sirloins, 5x Meaty TreatsWay of the WranglerDigital Deluxe purchase bonus, also attached to the DLC 4-ITEM SET1x Necklace of Animation, 10x Beastie Bites, 10x Seeds of Skill
2729 All three are claimed from the Check Additional Content entry in the in-game menu.
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31+A fourth item set is earned rather than bought. Playing the free demo and keeping its save data grants the Wrangler’s Bundle in the full game: 1x Ring of Impulse, 1x Bonus Ball and 5x Smoked Sirloins. It is claimed from the title screen rather than from the Check Additional Content menu the three sets above use. See Demo.
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2933 What the bonus items do
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3135 Square Enix has published in-game effects for most of the bonus items on its Japanese storefront.
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3337 ItemEffectMonster MunchiesMakes a monster slightly easier to recruitBeastie BitesMakes a monster considerably easier to recruitBonus BallsMultiplies experience and gold by 1.5 for the next 10 battlesSeeds of SkillGives one ally 3 Talent PointsNecklace of AnimationAn accessory that raises maximum HP and maximum MPSmoked SirloinsA meat item used when scouting monstersMeaty TreatsA meat item used when scouting monsters
3438 The recruiting items feed straight into the systems on Scouting and Recruitment, and skill points into the Talent system on Monster Growth and Talents.
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3640 Early purchase deadlines
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3842 The early purchase bonus does not run on a single deadline. Square Enix sets three separate qualifying rules by platform group.
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4044 Platform groupQualifying rulePhysical Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5Buy a copy from the first production run. No date appliesDownload versions on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Microsoft Store on WindowsPurchase by January 4, 2027 at 23:59 Japan timeSteamPurchase by January 6, 2027 at 01:59 Japan time
4145 The Steam deadline is stated on the Steam listing itself as January 5, 2027 at 8:59am PST, which is the same rule expressed in a different time zone. The download-version deadline is stated on the Square Enix Store as January 4, 2027 at 23:59. The two figures are two days apart because they apply to different platform groups, not because one supersedes the other.
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4347 Save data bonus
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4549 Having save data from DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined grants an in-game item here, a seed assortment. Two conditions apply: the save data has to come from the same platform generation as the copy of this game you are playing, and the bonus can be claimed only once per generation. Save data from a Nintendo Switch copy of that game does not unlock the bonus in a Nintendo Switch 2 copy of this one, and transferring it across afterwards does not work either.
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4751 Early access
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4953 The Digital Deluxe Edition includes 48 hours of early access. The start times differ by platform and there is a purchase-order trap that can cost you the bonus outright, so the rules are set out in full on Release Date and Early Access.