Benzychenz
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Ooh thanks. Guess I'll grab 1+2 for GBC and start from there.
But yeah, how are Monsters 1 and 2 as well? Are they worth playing?
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Ooh thanks. Guess I'll grab 1+2 for GBC and start from there.
But yeah, how are Monsters 1 and 2 as well? Are they worth playing?
Bitanator
Member
Monsters 1&2 are still very playable if you are a fan of old school pokemon. Just got done with a playthrough of 2,it is I think fantastic gbc game
KiTA
Member
Dragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2 (as well as Caravan Heart) are Monster catching games with a great breeding mechanic (Slime + Golem = Rockslime, with the skills of both parents + Rockslime's skills; this is cumulative) as well as a randomized roguelike dungeon mechanic. DQM1 every dungeon is randomized, DQM2 has this extremely extensive randomized world + 2-10 dungeon side mechanic.
They're probably my favorite games of all time, definitely my favorites of that era.
... So ... yes?
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Dragon Quest VII |OT| It still takes longer to beat it than to localize it
They're usually much slower than their american counterpart to add newly announced games.
Bearpowers
Neo Member
That's really cool.
Bearpowers
Neo Member
I actually dislike the symbol encounters.
I'm hoping they bring the mobile port over too, as it's the 3DS version with random encounters.
Millsington
Member
I haven't played a DQ game since Dragon Warrior NES, which should I choose from 4-8 if I can only pick one?
Benzychenz
Member
Tizoc
Member
IMHO? DQ8.
To me it was the first DQ game I played and it got me interested in playing the older DQ games, but all should be played if you have interest in the series.
Besides since BOTH DQ7 and 8 are releasing you should get both in this case, especially when DQ games don't do well all the time outside Japan.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
In 2018 or 2019 perhaps.
Dragon Quest VII |OT| It's been 3000 years...
Dragon Quest VII or VIII |OT| The Heroes We Deserve
Dragon Quest VIII |OT| Playable in 2 DD's mode
Just noticed that Nintendo of America used the original Japanese Dragon Quest wordmark instead with the sword through the T for VII in the Direct, but not for VIII. Just an oversight I guess.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So any way we can convince Squeenix to release 1+2 GB and 3 GBC on the virtual console before these come out? Or release ANY games on the VC at all ever?
They'll just redirect all inquiries and petitions to their storefront on iTunes and Google Play. Hope you like extra-fancy dialects.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
5
Preferably PS2 version ripped & emulated via pcsx2 with the fan patch, but the ds/mobile ports are OK otherwise.
Earthpainting
Member
While I still think it's a good game, I can't help but think 8 gained a disproportionate amount of appreciation due to it being many people's first DQ game, and it being the entry with fancy production values. I think 7 is the better and meatier game of the two, though I haven't played the 3DS remake, and my tastes are just as subjective as the rest's. There will probably be quite some time between releases, so if you can, you may as well check out both.
I'm partial to 5, 6 and 7. If I had to pick though, 5 is probably my favourite. I should note though that you might want to avoid the original SFC version. It's not bad, but it's definitely one that can be rough if you haven't played an RPG of that era in a while. There are remakes on the DS and PS2, and both are excellent. I haven't tried the mobile port, but it seemed completely fine too.
Millsington
Member
Thanks all! Will pick up 5
4 or 8 are your best choices. Four has a very interesting story structure, especially for its era. Just play one of the versions with party chat. 8 is the most modern in terms of presentation and it's systems are really good and well-refined. The other three aren't bad but they can range from really long ( probably a minimum of 90+ hours for VII on your first play through) or just not as interesting story-wise if you've played a lot of jrpgs IMO. After those two I'd say play V and then VII in that order.
However, if you are really into job systems them VII might be the one you want to play. Out of those titles it has the best one.
mickagau33
Member
Regarding the release date, I think I read something about early summer 2016 for 7 but cannot find the source...Is it an educated guess ? Any news about this ?
Rewatch the direct, it's probably there somewhere.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Yes, Bill said Summer 2016.
sixteen-bit
Member
Well, people were surprised to know that both NoE and NoA are translating games, giving 2 English translations.
Plus, this time they'll have to translate it to multi 5 themselves since it was English only on PS1.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It's stated to be early summer in the Direct.
I bet it's getting the late August slot. Not sure where 8 will fit in for 2016; early November, maybe?
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
You're thinking of the wrong game. VIII is for PS2 and had a very good localization which even included extra stuff the Japanese version didn't have, like voice acting. He's saying VIII won't be started from scratch. It's already multi-5 for Europe too.
As for VII, it will probably share the same outsourced English translation.
I don't think they'd release both games that close to one another. I think it'd have a four to six months gap.
Vincent Grayson
Member
IMO, 6 > 4 > 7 > 8 > 5, but I know I'm in the minority there.
Megatron
Member
Depends on how you want to play. If you want to play on a DS, go with 5. If you want to play on a home console and have a ps2, go with 8. I really can't choose between them.
For what it's worth (and I realize it's not the same and won't work for everyone), the games aren't too (important) text/plot heavy, so I'd imagine they'd be doable enough for English speakers (well, I only played the first one so far, haven't gotten to the second yet). Wouldn't swear that there may be SOME point where you'd get a little confused (since I do speak/read Japanese myself), but I'd imagine they should certainly be playable as it's pretty straightforward, plus the plot's pretty minimal.
Haven't there been rumblings that DQ7 is 8-4's secret project? They already have experience with the series and both Nintendo and Squenix have used them extensively on other projects.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Joker's dead unless Nintendo's happy to eat a big loss to help their release schedule I suspect
Good luck with that. DQVII would have been in a good spot being released almost any time this year. Instead they're releasing it the same year as a billion other JRPGs.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I'll take the loss of not getting spin off games if it means we get the numbered games/remakes.
Please, everyone, buy VII.
Please, everyone, buy VII.
Well I'm in for two copies. Got one for me and my brother.
The timing will really do DQVIII a disservice.
Who's going to be running out to get that game at launch after a hundred hours of DQVII? Even I'll probably need a break and see how the price drops.
But hey, they aren't going to be big sellers no matter when and how they are released.
Who's going to be running out to get that game at launch after a hundred hours of DQVII? Even I'll probably need a break and see how the price drops.
But hey, they aren't going to be big sellers no matter when and how they are released.
chertipros
Member
Why do people always omit Dragon Quest IX from game recommendations? Am I the only person who loved that game? ;_;
It was good... but was a departure from 8 which really made some waves here. Even though I liked it, it's still a low point of the series for me.
Regardless, 9 sold really well so it seems more people liked it than not.
I could never get into IX. I might try again one day, but it just didn't feel like an evolution of where the series had been going.
Setzer
Member
I enjoyed IX....probably the most time I spent playing a DQ game. It came out in '09 but I didn't stop playing it until summer last year....just because I'm a completionist and need to do everything. It wasn't my favorite game in the series, that was VIII, but it's up there.
The only thing you miss are the downloadable quests, but if you have an Action Replay you can just unlock them that way. So you're not actually missing anything.
I really enjoy 9. I go back to it for 5-10 hours every 4-5 months or so.
cartman414
Member
If you have an Action Replay type device and are willing to copy some sav files with dungeons, sure.
Needs a more evergreen update for mobile/portable.
Also the daily/weekly DLC shops, but with a certain Windows save hack tool you can just hack any item at any price into the shop at any price.
For reference, the entire shop list by week:
http://www.yabd.org/apps/dq9/dqvclist.php
Setzer
Member
I don't think it prevents you from playing the game all the way through. You'll miss out on extra some extra content and items but its still worth playing.