7d0d5d No.16690061
>No Dragon Quest thread
Let's fix that
What's Dragon Quest?
>Pretty much the biggest Japanese RPG franchise. The quintessential old classic RPG experience is the trademark of this IP, and even the newest releases still feature that classic feeling. Despite what one could think, most titles and spin-off entries are rock solid. Also one of the JRPG fathers.
Lastest news
>Recently, we had a live stream regarding the 10th anniversary of DQIX. There was no announcements (they said so when it was announced) but they did talk about the possibility of what a DQIX remake would be like.
A summary can be found here: http://archive.is/l0gna / gematsu.com/2019/07/dragon-quest-ix-staff-discuss-possibility-of-remake-during-10th-anniversary-live-stream
>The Heros from 4 Dragon Quest games will join the Smash Bros roster pretty soon. It's just 1 character moveset featuring 4 skins. The Heroes are Three, Four, Eight and Eleven.
>Salty retards mad as fuck because some "random anime swordman" got in Smash instead of their pick, despite the fact Dragon Quest is one of the most successful videogame franchises of all times and the father
>Rumors say it will be added to Smash pretty soon
6712a1 No.16690087
Is that new Builders game going to get ported? Mainly interested in something that's more game than Mineycrafta and doesn't run like shit.
6712a1 No.16690100
I just checked some footage and damn those are some heinous load times on Switch.
82f1d1 No.16690136
>>16690061
Should've been slime
622a79 No.16690226
Any recommendations for fan translations of 3? I've played the 1st game, I'm going to skip the 2nd.
I'm hoping Builders 2 and the Switch exclusive features for XI eventually come to PC.
fd73ab No.16690247
>>16690100
For what, 11, Builders or something else?
b5bccf No.16690251
>>16690061
>Dragon Quest is one of the most successful videogame franchises of all times and the father
Smashfags confirmed for having daddy issues.
>>16690087
I really hope it gets a PC release.
abb27f No.16690253
>>16690226
Think I've heard the SFC version is the best, though it's a question of better graphics versus the additional content of the GBC one.
fd73ab No.16690254
>>16690253
The additional contend in the GBC remake is such horseshit it's hardly worth all the extra limitations.
adfc4d No.16690257
>10th anniversary of DQIX
Jesus christ. Has it really been that long? I still remember the widespread controversy that the ganguro fairy was hated by japs everywhere.
7d0d5d No.16690261
>>16690257
Why would they hate her?
fd73ab No.16690263
>>16690257
Were they fine with all the other terrible wall of text spouting characters or was making her a literal plot fairy too on the nose?
1cbd5c No.16690316
DQIX was absolute irredeemable gutter trash. Better be one of those 'basically a brand new game' remakes
c0bcaa No.16690328
>>16690226
There's really only one fan translation of DQ3 on SNES. It's not that far from the quality of the official GBC translation. As >>16690254 mentioned, GBC only really adds some monster coins to collect to grind and grind and EVENTUALLY open to a new mini-dungeon for more goodies when you're already exhausted of the already added post-game content.
d062a5 No.16690333
>nobody has pointed out the sheer 4um in OP's third pic
I'm done with this goddamn board.
a5135b No.16690345
>>16690061
>normie faceberg shit in OP
You had one fucking job.
0fd42a No.16690354
When the fuck are we gonna see new footage for the next DQM game?
>>16690257
>I still remember the widespread controversy that the ganguro fairy was hated by japs everywhere.
but ganguro fairy was the best part of the game
56b48e No.16690415
>>16690257
I never knew I needed ganguro fairy in my life until today.
5d3b14 No.16690814
>>16690257
>ganguro fairy was hated by japs everywhere
Why? Was she more annoying the japanese version in some way?
82f1d1 No.16690828
>>16690316
Just do 3 but with ix's customization system. The customization was good.
6712a1 No.16690883
>>16690247
I meant Builders, yeah. Pretty nasty but doesn't seem to be too many loads though.
fd73ab No.16690892
>>16690828
And don't hide like a third of the game behind overly obscure sidequests that require gamefaqs to even begin to figure out. A proper postgame would be nice too.
02f69d No.16690938
>>16690253
The SFC version is indeed the best, but make sure you have the 1.1 translation patch because the 1.0 version can crash if you talk to certain NPCs.
02f69d No.16690954
>>16690938
Forgot to mention that if it crashes it deletes all your save data.
addf83 No.16691039
>>16690226
The first 3 games were re-released on the 3ds but no one even decided to do any fan translations for any single one of them and thats a real damn shame in my opinion.
Playing the gameboy color versions of the first games makes my eyes feel like they are about to bleed, they are just so fucking ugly and a product of their time.
fd73ab No.16691043
>>16691039
It's just a port of the mobile version, which as far as I can tell is just the SFC remakes with some touched up graphics and sounds. Nothing is really changed.
dd3df6 No.16691044
>>16690257
From what I remember from the game, she just had a shit personality.
>>16690892
People actually needed a guide for that? As soon as you get your ship the closest place to you is a lighthouse that tells you about the orbs to get into the volcano. After that you just keep exploring and you'll find all of them.
fd73ab No.16691056
>>16691044
I'm talking about 9.
ff264b No.16691317
So was XI actually good? It came out to the most lukewarm reception I think I’ve ever seen for how hype people initially were for it. We barely talked about it around here, and really, nobody did. Reminded me a lot of Ni No Kuni 2’s release. I had quite a bit of interest in it but it didn’t look like it kept many peoples attention.
fd73ab No.16691334
>>16691317
It's very eh for the most part. Every bit of it feels like a less interesting retread of a previous DQ game except for one twist which is just FF6 again. I did like that they actually tried to make alchemy have some kind of involvement required but hate how they force you to find recipes before you can even try to make something. I feel like had the game been made ~10 years ago it would've turned out way better but now it seems like everyone involved with the series is just burned out. Tends to happen after you release a MMO.
ff264b No.16691342
>>16691334
Yeah, that’s pretty much the vibe I got off it. Damn shame because it had a really pretty look to it. Oh well, I still have a ton of RPG’s on my backlog so I don’t really have a good excuse getting caught up in an old one. I still need to figure out if I want to play Legend of Mana, FF9, or Breath of Fire 3/4 next.
d82504 No.16691375
>>16691317
People only talk about how shit things are. It's a good sign that this game did not gather much discussion around here.
fd73ab No.16691389
>>>/v/16691375
Fuck off back to cuckchan.
1cbd5c No.16691412
>>16691317
It's great fun if you play it with all of the Draconian Quests on which ends up being super-duper Hardo Modo by post game. Maybe less than 1% of players can handle that, though.
9d8a80 No.16691464
>>16691317
I really like it, but I've only played a few of the games so I can't say how it stacks up overall. It's my favorite of what I have played though.
75f001 No.16691470
>>16691317
Rushed piece of dogshit considered one of the series low points by longtime fans.
1cbd5c No.16691481
>>16691470
I'm a longtime fan, and I think you guys just played it on casual mode.
fd73ab No.16691487
>>16691481
You aren't fooling anyone.
dc3445 No.16691548
>>16691317
>I think I’ve ever seen for how hype people initially were for it. We barely talked about it around here, and really, nobody did.
A lot of us just decided to wait for the better version once it got announced. Hell i almost never buy games day 1 anymore because i always expect some GotY version now.
a60380 No.16691563
>>16691039
If there's ever a fan translations for later versions of DQIII, Wii is the only one worth a damn.
Anyone got webms of Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory finishers?
fd73ab No.16691575
>>16691563
What did the Wii version actually change?
60ab95 No.16691584
>>16691317
It looked pretty, but being cockblocked from exploring the world more openly was complete shit. Sylando is best boy
1cbd5c No.16691587
>>16691487
I fondly recall Dragon Warrior 1 on the NES because it was the first RPG that let me wander into areas higher than your level, where skeletons would rape me. It doesn't get more longtime than that.
0c545c No.16691593
>>16691317
I beat DQ1,DQ4,DQ5, nearly done with DQ6/DQ7, DQ8 and DQ11
Out of all of those DQ11 would be my favorite and DQ5 at a close second. DQ11 was one of the only games to have my constant attention and engagement for a few days straight up until I beat the game.
The characters were all wonderful and felt like actual human beings all with their own well written character progression throughout the story, inducing the jester faggot Sylvando hes a stand up guy. The pumped up and the special move mechanics made combat all the more interesting and varied so you can do much more shit that you couldnt do before, I killed the final boss in like 3 or 4 hits by abusing Eriks wild side. I don't know what the autists here problems are with it but I enjoyed it all even until I beat the true final boss which took a little over 100 hours, I heard one quit playing over a fucking horse racing minigame which takes a literal minute and 50 seconds to complete in the 55 hour game.
You really should give the game a try, I think the DQ devs went above and beyond for it and put their all into the game. It even has music from the previous game much like a love letter to the franchise.
fd73ab No.16691596
>IP hopping this blatantly
1cbd5c No.16691602
>>16691593
>I heard one quit playing over a fucking horse racing minigame
IIRC I had some control issues that made it impossible to go fast enough to win until I figured it out, and it took me a few attempts to even notice. PC version ofc, I doubt consoles have the issue.
>>16691596
>dodging my post this blatantly
a60380 No.16691608
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>16691575
Has there ever been anything added to any of the first three games ports except vid related?
addf83 No.16691643
>>16691602
One guy even quit playing the game after running away from the dragon at the beginning of the game for no good reason at all.
That kind of sequence only happens ONCE in the entire game and he quit over something as minor as that. The rest of the game plays like your typical DQ game, its extremely faithful to the rest of the franchise.
That anon must be some kind of petty fucking nitpicky neckbeard.
fd73ab No.16691654
>filling your game with pointless bullshit is fine because setpieces and minigames are what the series is about, right fellow anons?
So fucking obvious.
0c545c No.16691692
>>16691654
Show me a pic of your neckbeard anon, I bet it must be really nice and greasy under its flabs.
1cbd5c No.16691715
>>16691643
That's hilarious because I don't even remember what that is. I only give a shit about gameplay, and playing with Draconian Quests on is the hardest and most balanced the series has ever been. It's like DQ8's postgame but all the time.
b13669 No.16691753
Bought Dragon Quest Heroes I on the PS4 because I like Dynasty Warriors games, Is DQH II any good?
Any improvements from the first game?
Any flaws?
Better or worse than the first?
I've never played a Dragon Quest game before this, would you say the story of the Heroes games is on par with the main series?
How is builders btw, the first one is on sale for $16 but DQHII is $19, so I want to get both but for now can only get one
pls respond
0c545c No.16691771
>>16691753
Bro I always recommend you pirate before you buy so you can get a feel of the game for yourself, everybodys opinions about things are different so its usually best if you just see how the game works for you.
1cbd5c No.16691785
>>16691753
Couldn't tell you, musou bores me to tears. Builders is great. Builders 2 (in a week) is supposedly even more great. Just put all that money towards a hacked Switch and pirate them all anon come on man
And speaking of spinoffs, pic related never ever.
c91cde No.16691824
>>16690061
I've only played DQ8. It was alright in the beginning, but there is way too much grinding for money and such later on. I can only assume the earlier games are even worse in that regard.
fd73ab No.16691834
>>16691824
The 3 remake has practically no grinding if you actually explore organically and use status spells but if you know where to go it's pretty easy to end up someone well below the intended levels, yes. The series is weird like that.
ff264b No.16691835
There’s enough division of opinions here that I think I’ll just have to give it a go when the switch versions out. Sounds like at worst it’ll just be a mediocre but playable RPG, and at best it’ll be a good game.
>>16691593
Where does 8 fall on your list? I remember that one being pretty divisive back in the day and I know recently it got that botched 3DS port that I assume is not the version worth playing.
02f69d No.16691845
>>16691824
Don't grind money for weapons and equipment in Dragon Quest games. If you can't afford something, you'll probably find it in a treasure chest fairly soon.
fd73ab No.16691848
>>16691835
The 8 remake is fine as long as you play the Jap version. The localizers completely fucked the game, and I'm not even talking about censorship here.
>worse soundtrack
>menus lag for fucking reason, not as bad as 7remake or 9 but still
>probably some other shit I can't remember
If any game in the series needs to be remastered it's the 7 and 8 remakes just to save them from handheld hell.
1cbd5c No.16691856
>>16691835
>Sounds like at worst it’ll just be a mediocre but playable RPG, and at best it’ll be a good game.
It's both. Pic related is good times, playing it without these restrictions must be boring as fuck.
e6f7ff No.16691899
>>16691856
Super strong enemies and reduced experience from easy fights is necessary to make the game a challenge.
>>16691593
I've seen people complain about the horse races. When I got to it I thought I would get my shit pushed in. Turns out it was really easy and I cleared all the races with a significant lead. How bad are these people to have hit a roadblock there?
ff264b No.16691903
>>16691848
I wonder if there's a patched .cra with a translation. Hate localizers and there are some terrible ones working at Square. Hopefully XI doesn't have any of that bullshit.
>>16691856
gotcha
fd73ab No.16691906
>>16691903
I don't think Square's in house localizers have handled a single game in the series in the original 8.
ff264b No.16691933
>>16691906
After some quick searching, I guess they’ve already said it would be based on the PS4 version of the game but wouldn’t be censored.
0c545c No.16691944
>>16691835
I played and beat 8 but the problem with it that its EXP scaling is completely fucked. When I was supposed to defeat the antagonist on the island halfway through the game I was 7 levels underleveled because all of the monsters gave me jack shit in terms of EXP, I was forced to grind on an island full of metal slimes for hours to get caught back up, the money scaling was awful in the late game, I was so poor I could barely afford to buy ANY of the late game weapons and armor. The money and exp scaling is by far the worst in DQ8 and the psyche up mechanic is fucking dogshit, DQ8 to me is by far the second worst DQ game out there, the worst being DQ7.
fd73ab No.16691950
>>16691933
The Switch version will have the option to play in 2d mode, so it's like half PS4 half 3DS since it doesn't have the 3DS's 3D version.
ff264b No.16691952
>>16691944
I guess that’s just more reason for me to wait and make XI my first DQ game when it releases. In the mean time I think I’ll play FF9.
ff264b No.16691957
>>16691950
Suppose that’ll add some nice replay value.
fd73ab No.16691972
>>16691957
2D mode might be the only way to replay the game as the PS4 version has so many painfully drawn out animations and cutscenes that it's tiring enough the first time through. I can't imagine trying to replay 1-3 as much as I do if I had to stop dead in my tracks and watch the camera pan over every town the first time I enter or watching the characters try to align themselves before every attack because just cutting directly to the attack animation is apparently not elegant enough.
2cdb26 No.16691980
>>16691944
Older Level 5 games expect you to abuse systems otherwise they become timesinks, dq8 can be a bitch if you don't look up the best weapons to allocate skill points to.
08fb8c No.16691982
>>16691972
They added a fast-forward function to the Switch version which helps speed up animations, so this may at least somewhat alleviate this issue for you.
fd73ab No.16691996
>>16691980
It really was stupid of them to force you to spend skill points while seemingly intentionally having your only weapon choices available, and by extension the ones you'd almost assuredly put points into, be the flat out worst choices.
a60380 No.16691998
>>16691903
>>16691906
DQVIII had an inhouse team headed by Richard Honeywood which jumpstarted the accent bullshit and then they hired outside help that was inspired by the use of accents, Plus Alpha (first couple DS ports and DQIX) and some other translation team that is supposed to be used a lot but only good when kept an eye on. Also the head of localization WHO LIVES IN JAPAN, is pushing this shit.
ff264b No.16692014
>>16691998
Well I guess they were told to cut it out after that as they made it a point to say that the new game wouldn't be censored. Perhaps they saw all the shit Soyny has been getting recently.
2cdb26 No.16692034
>>16691996
Sword and axe are appropriate though, it's just not knowing about the passive ability skills for mc/yangus, the abusable fisticuff skill for yangus and spell buffs/healing for angelo/jessica that fuck you over.
f752c4 No.16692059
I'm spitballing with my friends about a dq 5 rom hack for the ds version, and I'm curious as to what /v/ would like to see improved. This would be limited to dungeon design and the battle screen, as any changes to the story or dialogue would render the project an unbearable fanfiction.
My default tweaks would be:
>Wisdom now increases spell damage like in 8
>Style now causes enemies to go ga-ga for characters like with Charm in 9, Luminary vocation bonus gives a new default chance that the stat applies to instead of just adding to what is already there.
>Vocation abilities would be restricted to that profession, barring carry over to any upgraded jobs. This would be an optional feature player could select at the beginning.
>Vocations only retain the best abilities from the basic ones when advancing to the second tier, so that you aren't shifting through pages of garbage abilities in the late-game
>As with 7's remake, the number of battles required to increase rank will be reduced. I can see 90 or 100 being the average it takes to complete a basic job, but I'm open to suggestions
>All dungeons are now based on simple puzzles and themes like in 5, instead of slogs that force encounters
>Encounters are now mostly-random, instead of every ___ number of steps triggering an unavoidable fight
>Ashlynn gets her elemental resistance back from the snes version.
f752c4 No.16692073
>>16691643
>Some guy even quit playing the game after running away from the dragon
>At the beginning
<At the beginning
< B E G I N N I N G
I want to call bullshit so bad because I don't want to beleive anyone is that fucking incompetent, but I know you aren't lying. Jesus fucking Christ, how much of a loser do you have to be to biff the easiest section of the game?! No polite sage for double posing.
2cdb26 No.16692076
>>16692059
Fix Sanchez and Bianca's accents so they don't sound fucking retarded, those are the obvious improvements first-off.
0c545c No.16692096
>>16692076
I think he was actually talking about DQ6, he probably just misclicked
Ashlynn is DQ6 character and there were no vocations in DQ5, I beleive they were first introduced in DQ6?
f752c4 No.16692100
>>16692096
>>16692076
Yes, apologies, I am a retarded nigger and clicked 5 instead of 6. Time to sudoku off this mortal coil.
1cbd5c No.16692134
>>16692073
I think they're the actual weeaboos who only play JRPGs, probably play Nep unironically, and just flail all over the place like they're doing some kind of flan mating dance whenever they encounter anything that requires more reflexes than the ATB system in FF7. It's the only explanation for whining about sequences and minigames that compose maybe half an hour total out of a hundreds hour long game. If it were something like Kamiya shoving After Burner into every game he makes, I could maybe understand, but it's nowhere near that.
a60380 No.16692179
>>16692014
Squeenix is too hard headed to not keep doing what they already do but the censorship tends to only be centered around religion though I think there was something in DQIX that got changed but overall it's accents that are the problem. Beyond that shit they've fucked up DQVIII in every Western release by swapping out its soundtrack which seems to cause lag even when they swap orchestral out for midi, they murdered Monsters chances by not bringing the Professional version over that everyone already knew about and instead brought over its original version that has less content, they've yet to port DQ games to PC, and DQIVs party chat got taken out because Plus Alpha took too much time putting accents in to get to that.
ff264b No.16692227
>>16692179
I just meant XI in particular. Seems they made a bit of a deal about it not being censored so they must know people hate that shit or they wouldn’t have said anything.
d82504 No.16692301
>>16691753
2 have none of that tower defence bullshit. But the post game is complete shit. The main campaign is way better that in 1.
d82504 No.16692323
>>16692014
It's the idiotic name change that Horii want to avoid in the future.
Martina to Jade and all the pointless changes to the character names in 6.
2120be No.16692363
Reminder that the composer for this series got the Washington Post to publish an article he wrote saying that the Rape of Nanking never happened.
983e09 No.16692572
>>16692363
Absolutely based.
5e6710 No.16692663
>>16692179
>they murdered Monsters chances by not bringing the Professional version over that everyone already knew about and instead brought over its original version that has less content, they've yet to port DQ games to PC, and DQIVs party chat got taken out because Plus Alpha took too much time putting accents in to get to that.
Dragon Quest is a better series than Final Fantasy by miles, but the West heavily favors Final Fantasy and its metrosexual boyband heroes whose games have confusing overconvoluted storylines with tryhard "2Deep4U" along with cinematic experiences being the majority of the games than Dragon Quest which is a fun colorful series with heroic looking dudes in a series that stays true to its roots.
0942e3 No.16692698
>>16692363
He is going to team up with AJ Styles to remove the gay community.
2cdb26 No.16692736
>>16692663
Anybody favors anything that has marketing power and isn't communist trash.
a60380 No.16692817
>>16692663
The West enjoys story focused experiences over adventure focused games and it doesn't help DQ has been handled terribly in the West since as far back as when it was just Enix handling it.
e26d44 No.16692945
I don't dislike the hero being in Smash, but I dislike the new guy being the default instead of the original or Loto. Also lack of fem!Loto.
fd73ab No.16693054
>>16692034
Yangus starts with a hammer and swords are a beginner's trap considering you don't get a single upgrade from the copper sword until Ascantha and after that it's another long haul until more start showing up. Spears are more well spaced out.
bdab83 No.16693105
>>16692059
I would have loved to have recruitable monsters post-battle like in the SNES version (with the Beastmaster class), but that's probably far too complicated to implement.
2cdb26 No.16693225
>>16693054
The only skills worth anything for hero is courage and boomerang early on, swords are for falcon slash. Spear isn't as reliable since swords are easier to find. Beyond that I forgot Yangus starts with a club.
9d8a80 No.16693229
>>16692323
I don't get some of the name changes. I played 11 in Japanese and was so confused whenever I saw the western names. Hendrik is another one that makes no sense. These characters basically already had western names and they still completely changed them, but Veronica and Serena were unchanged. It's just weird.
fd73ab No.16693259
>>16693229
They probably just pick shit from a hat. We've seen time and time again the localizers aren't even the ones translating anything so it's not like they probably know or even care what the original names were.
dcfe9d No.16693387
Whats with the complaining about builder 2 load time? I have not noticed anything.
7b6f2d No.16693394
In DQV, is there any hint in the original game that you should be looking in the underworld swamp to find Estark's lair?
d82504 No.16693422
>>16693229
Serena is Senya in the original script.
f752c4 No.16693555
>>16693105
Because the zenithian trilogy all use the same base engine, it wouldn't be impossible to copy the system directly from V and implement it in VI. There's 15 or so monsters in the original snes version, so buffing that up to about 25 would be necessary as well. I would also change it so that the Ranger is the advanced monster tamer gig, where the vocation trait increases the recruitment chance by one degree every few ranks. That's much more useful than being able to run away from any battle at rank 8.
>>16693394
I don't remember precisely, but there should have been a run down in right before the final mountain in Nadiria with an old man who mentions bug boy. Did you know the whole sequence with Nokturnus was a response to rumors that if you beat Estark in 9 or fewer turns, he'll bully nimrod for you? Horii pays more attention to his fan base than Sakaguchi ever did.
a69251 No.16693573
>>16693555
I tried speaking to all the NPC's in the final town to see if they had anything to say about Esturk, but none of them said anything. I am starting to think it was a translation mistake in the version I played.
fd73ab No.16693592
>>16693394
Other than the fact it lines up with where the last boss in 4 was, I don't think so.
944995 No.16693730
Do any female warriors from 3 show up in 11?
c6c184 No.16693750
>>16693730
Yeah, there's an NPC that looks like her.
9d8a80 No.16693768
>>16693422
Yeah that's right, I forgot. It's pretty close though, so it's not a terrible change.
e58bd8 No.16693773
>>16693730
I want to GET MOUNTED by that mount!
62c477 No.16693791
>>16693750
>>16693730
>>16693768
I'm pretty sure there's one or two minor ones sitting around in restaurants and shit with a more faithful classic look, other than that unique one in the arena.
944995 No.16694067
So what are the “must plays” in the series, and are there any particular versions I should try and emulate?
02f69d No.16694109
>>16694067
3 on the Super Famicom, 5 on the PS2, and 8 on the PS2 are generally considered the best games in the series.
944995 No.16694174
>>16694109
Cool, those’ll be easy enough to track down. Thanks
e6f7ff No.16694362
>>16693387
Probably the data creation and initial load at the beginning. The first is a one time thing, and the other only happens when starting the game. It takes around 30 seconds. If you leave the game suspended, then you wouldn't encounter it. Loading acts take around 10 seconds.
d82504 No.16694417
>>16694109
3 lose of lot of its impact if you don't play 1 first. play 1 & 2 on SNES/mobile first.
2cdb26 No.16694429
Funny how people won't shut up about dq now on english imageboards just because the hero for 11 is in smash.
fd73ab No.16694442
>>>/v/16694429
Just fuck off you massive newfaggot.
848654 No.16695006
>>16694429
We've been having regular Dragon Quest threads here for years.
2f3e43 No.16695115
>>16694174
If your still looking for them:
Dragon Quest V PS2 pre patched: https://mega.nz/#!3UtmhaQS!GaehHVV2TJ0uOoClPxpFd_sq09Gz3q79jzPI4jB3p4Q
Dragon Quest 1-3 SFC pre patched: https://mega.nz/#!rAs3Fa7K!KvX3LUgZc7zVw2fW7dw3mJsStoJz4CyjDv1XmtxlKlQ
Sunk about 12 hours into DQB2 so far and am surprised by how much its gripping me. I figured I would enjoy it as i enjoyed DQB1, but its one of those perfect sequel candidates, more of the first game but better in every way.
91650b No.16695134
>>16695115
Those better not be the GBC versions.
I went halfway through DQ2 on that version and I just about wanted to scoop my eyeballs out at that point.
c104a9 No.16695142
The first DQ has a very peculiar soundtrack. Something hypnotic about it.
fd73ab No.16695146
>>16695142
It's probably the only one whose original NES soundtrack I can actually stand.
dbf1a0 No.16695283
I started DQVII earlier today and I already hate Maribel.
2f3e43 No.16695297
>>16695283
Playstation or 3DS?
91650b No.16695298
>>16695297
Doesnt matter both of the versions are shit.
The game since its conception was an abortion of game design and should have never have happened.
82ff14 No.16695308
I picked up DQ9 when it was released, found it very grindy, but I was also a dumb teenager then, and never managed to defeat this one boss early on. To get on the DQ train, is this one to start with?
dbf1a0 No.16695309
944995 No.16695311
>>16695115
Downloading now, thank you!
2f3e43 No.16695318
>>16695309
The 3DS version has the cancer tier modern 'localisation'. I'd recommend the PSX version.
>>16695298
Im sorry anon but it seems you have a terminal case of bad taste.
2cdb26 No.16695323
>>16695318
>>16695297
Maribel is a bitch in both versions though.
762718 No.16695348
>>16695308
>starting with 9
Definitely not, if anything that's the one you'd want to skip. Start from 1.
f752c4 No.16695362
>>16695283
This is normal.
>>16695298
Correct, the only good thing to come out of 7's trainwreck was motivation to make 8 as good as possible.
>>16695318
7 is anal vapor no matter what translation you play, there is no justifying any part of that game.
>>16692134
>Waifufags playing games
I can see the problem already.
>requires more reflexes than the ATB system in FF7
That's what gets me, DQ is turn based and only moves as fast as you want it to–you can spend fifteen minutes making one decision if you want to. As for the black dragon chase, it's the slower, fatter cousin of the triceratops chase in crash bandicoot. If you can't traipse through a straight line cave, you've got bigger problems in life than playing a vidya.
dbf1a0 No.16695372
>>16695318
>cancer tier modern 'localisation'
yeah, my cousin had warned me that the 3DS remakes have particularly terrible translations. DQIV was the worst from what I've played so far.
2cdb26 No.16695377
>>16695372
You sound underaged.
95c2de No.16695400
>>16691317
First act is truly great, second act is just okay, the postgame is awful and wrecks the story but at least it's optional.
I'm looking forward to dragon quest XI S so I can look up all the new story content on youtube. Game just isn't worth playing twice much less paying for twice.
>>16691856
Stronger enemies is enough to force the player to optimize their party composition, builds and boss strategy. The other options are a pointless pain in the dick that add nothing to the playthrough, IMO.
3e5b28 No.16695405
>>16695115
Don't find worthy sequels very often that's for sure,and thanks for the uploads m8. Been curious about DQV, and now having a good translation will make it good to hop into.
>>16695348
Damn shame about IX. Whoever thought it was a good idea to put the fucking accents into text form needs to hang. Otherwise it was alright.
762718 No.16695446
>>16691856
What the fuck does "shypox" do?
d6777c No.16695464
>>16695446
At the start of each round, it has a chance of preventing you from taking your turn. Not sure if it only applies to the MC or if it affects every party member, though.
c91cde No.16695474
>>16695464
Who would play with such a retarded restriction?
762718 No.16695481
>>16695464
>Let's add difficulty by randomly making you unable to play
That's fucking retarded
099314 No.16695715
Does anyone who knows their way around 3DS shit know where I can get the remakes of Dragon Quest Monsters 1 and 2? CIA of the Japanese version for a friend, and ideally a patched English translation for my baka gaijin consumption. I've been looking around, but 3DS stuff tends to be more annoying to find and locked behind ad links and forced registration than older stuff.
f752c4 No.16695731
>>16695715
GBAtemp did the first one, not sure if they handled Iru and Luca's adventure though.
ccb9bc No.16695735
>>16695474
>>16695464
it sounds like the idea is to emulate an effect that you sometimes see in enemy encounters in the DQ series, like when you find an enemy group asleep in DQ8, and apply that to the heroes
at least it's optional
27d686 No.16695902
>>16691593
Sylvando is a bro
he's a cool guy. Great comic relief character
dcfe9d No.16696240
>>16695006
Normally are just
>I've never played it
>BAD LOCALISATION
>Slime and monster never EVER
Then threads die, not even waifu posting despite DQ having top tier waifu bait.
1cbd5c No.16696318
>>16695464
MC onry. It also procs when you try to talk to people.
c91cde No.16696379
>>16695715
They are on gazelle games.
8b9292 No.16696393
Does the Switch version of XI have anything that's of any value? Or is it just literally the worst looking and running version of them all.
c91cde No.16696429
>>16696393
It has Japanese voices.
944995 No.16696434
>>16696393
>new scenarios
>ability to “marry” your party members
>new mounts
505aee No.16696440
>>16696393
it has a shit ton of new content and QOL features;
http://archive.vn/mmJVo
8b9292 No.16696449
>>16696440
I see, I wonder if all of this is worth sub 30fps in 1080i.
bdab83 No.16696871
>>16692059
Are you looking for help in any case?
I've been doing reverse-engineering on the DS for a while, so I do have some experience.
fd73ab No.16696958
>>16696440
>2D only monsters
So this one will have the bonus bosses from the 3DS release I take it.
8f7c17 No.16697079
>>16690061
>DRAGON QUEST THREAD
DRAGON WARRIOR*
8f7c17 No.16697100
>>16691593
>It even has music from the previous game(s) much like a love letter to the franchise.
All DQ games do this nigger. It's fucking basic for the series. And what the fuck do you mean "like a love letter to the franchise."? It is the franchise. For "like a love letter to the franchise." to make sense this would have to not be Dragon Quest/Warrior. This is like saying Game 2 is like a loveletter to Game 1 because it has the same mechanics. This statement alone is so braindead retarded I can't possibly consider your other praises of the game to be worth anything. Is this bait?
bd0ba5 No.16697160
I'm currently playing dq5, can't believe I slept on this game for so long
8f7c17 No.16697168
>>16697160
It's great. Make sure you pick best girl.
8f7c17 No.16697193
>>16691654
All games are pointless bullshit. Have fun.
25d728 No.16697204
Does Dragon Quest Builder 2 counts? How is the game?
fd73ab No.16697209
>>>/v/16697193
How do you have fun by holding down on a control stick for a minutes exactly? Also, please learn to read a thread in its entirety before spamming replies like a newfaggot.
8f7c17 No.16697256
>>16696440
With this many small changes, I have to wonder if the game release was rushed and they didn't do much quality assurance testing.
8f7c17 No.16697259
>>16697209
Go suck a dick, nigger.
7b288b No.16698065
>>16697168
Of course, I picked Deborah. I'm at the second time skip and just grinding on liquid metal slimes. He English accents are okay but ruined bianca for me. >>16697204
I played the demo. It's as good as the first one. Only issue I'm getting is trying to get people to play it because all the say is 'it looks like a minecraft clone'
4175ae No.16698146
So is the Switch version going to be entirely playable in 2D?
bc38ba No.16698165
>>16698065
>Deborah
>best girl
yeah nah you're a fag
ff264b No.16698180
>>16698065
It’s such a hard sell because people don’t understand that it’s minecraft… if it was an actual game
0ca9f5 No.16698321
>>16695464
the only worthwhile challenge to have on is the tougher enemies one, why the fuck would you play an rpg while being restricted to no equipment/shopping/fleeing which are fucking cornerstones of the game and enjoyment in getting more powerful shit.
7d0d5d No.16698364
Playing DQVII, 35 hours in, can't wait to see the ending pretty soon
d6777c No.16698455
>>16698321
I'd argue that the Easy Fights not giving EXP one is also worthwhile, as it allows you to grind out gold without worrying about getting your level too high. But that's both counter to the idea of it being a challenge and it's ridiculously easy to circumvent anyways.
0ca9f5 No.16698463
>>16698455
the early game and late game are still pretty damn tough even with grinding. There are some real walls that appear in bosses there
44a5a1 No.16698474
>>16698364
I at the true and not fucking fake this time final dungeon in the 3ds version and im 61 hours in.
8f7c17 No.16698619
Why does no one mention DQVI? Hell, why didn't I play DQVI? I recall going through them all in order and stopping at VII, yet I can't recall VI. Did I skip it for some reason? Is there some curse that makes people avoid it?
>>16698065
It is a Minecraft clone, if Minecraft actually have any attention to detail, and characters, and a story, and wasn't just a shitty roblox rip off that failed it's orginal goal of being 3D dwarf fortress.
>Of course, I picked Deborah.
I will shit in your cereal.
>>16698146
yeh
>>16698364
Is there a better version than the PS1 remake? It has more content, but I tried playing it and the 2D sprites on a 3D background looked ugly as fuck. Was there an all 2D or all 3D re-remake?
>>16698321
It doesn't just remove the enjoyment in getting more powerful shit, like say finding it in a chest, it removes the enjoyment of earning it. What the fuck is the point of the forge if you can't use any equipment from it? And I'm certain there's various minigames and most of the sidequests that would have absolutely zero reward aside from maybe EXP if you can't equip or buy anything. Doing that shit would probably remove the point of doing almost anything in the game but grinding and progressing the story.
366b2a No.16698652
>>16698474
3ds version's script is severely shorter than og though
f752c4 No.16698835
Thread is dead, I'm posting ara's.
>>16698619
>DQVI
It's in my top three, the reason "people" don't talk much about it is because the turbospergs who fellate VII say it's the babbo version of their shitstain title, when they only have a vocation system in common. VI has grown more popular in Japan though, thanks to all the party chat fleshing everyone out (even Lizzie) and Carver being a permanent presence on 2ch.
a60380 No.16698854
>>16698619
>Why does no one mention DQVI?
From my understanding, it doesn't do anything different while losing monster raising from DQV and DQVII doing everything it can to be different.
ff264b No.16698856
>>16698835
>milfs becoming lewder after a dicking
perfect
e6f7ff No.16699497
>>16697204
>Dragon Quest Builders 2
The gameplay and building is far better than the first game. In the first game you were the legendary builder tasked by the goddess to rebuild the world. In the second game, you are a slaver with muscle who goes on adventures to find servants to work on your private island.
56b48e No.16699712
>>16699497
Now I wanto to see builder-chan from two in a kinky dominatrix outfit.
8f7c17 No.16699786
>>16699497
Also, based on the demo I played, your best friend is lord of destruction Malroth reincarnated as an amnesiac demihuman who likes being edgy and smashing things. Really cute.
c91cde No.16699802
>>16699497
Do you have to keep abandoning your settlement in 2 like you had to in 1 when you cleared a chapter? That was annoying.
8f7c17 No.16699817
>>16699802
I haven't played 1, but from what I gathered, you went from town to town fixing shit. I played the demo from 2, and it seems like you'll probably go from island to island fixing shit, but you have a home base island, so at the very least that won't disappear.
c91cde No.16699824
>>16699817
I played the demo too, but it doesn't go that far into the game.
60ab95 No.16699835
I JUST WANNA SMELL VERONICA'S SMELLY FEET! *SNIFF* PEW, STINKY!
8f7c17 No.16699836
>>16699824
It doesn't but it ends with being cockblocked from the boat that's supposed to take you places. You may be able to revisit places in the game, possibly for rewards and sidequests outside of the main story, but that's unconfirmed by the demo. The demo does confirm you have an entire large island as a home base, with various indestructible scattered about likely tied to story progression, that you will be coming back to repeatedly.
8f7c17 No.16700212
e6f7ff No.16700305
>>16699802
You can return to past islands after you have completed them. There are also islands that are randomly generated that can be used to gather resources from and find new people for your island. They appear to be generated with other player's structures too.
fd73ab No.16700612
>>16699802
No, but there's some weird quest railroading going on that kind of sours exploration. For example on the second island you can go just about anywhere you want but a lot of the points of interest will have NPCs that just refuse to talk to you until you get far enough along with your town people's requests.
7b288b No.16703418
Me and my friend loved boom /fortune street on the wii. We just discovered that more games in the series exist and we want to play them, except they're all in Japanese.
I know the Ps2 one has an English translation, but what is that like? And does the Ps4 one have an English language option?
44a5a1 No.16703545
>>16700212
I want to hatefuck maribel until she turns into a kind hearted and submissive girl instead of being an absolute bitch all the time for no reason at all.
Good fucking lord I hated DQ7 so much.
470af0 No.16710871
Lots of "women" on Twitter are fawning over new Malroth. Nobody cared who he was until they gave him a personality.
56b48e No.16710939
>>16710871
>until they gave him a personality.
>implying they're drawn to his personality.
Uhh… No they just want to jill off to yaoi fantasies with their male avatar. I used to have an ex-girlfriend into fujoshit. We are no longer in contact. Good riddance!
fd73ab No.16710948
>>16710939
>>16710871
SQenix fans ruin everything.
56b48e No.16710966
>>16710948
Heads up about the English localization of Builders 2. There's a THOT whore that says YOLO and GOAT at the mill in Furrofield. I'll share more bad localizations when I get a chance to find them.
470af0 No.16710970
>>16710966
Yeah no shit. It's cringeworthy, but I can live with it as long as I ignore her completely.
fd73ab No.16710971
>>16710966
The second town is also filled with faggots which I doubt is in the original but who knows.
470af0 No.16710975
>>16710971
>two faggots
>whole town
470af0 No.16710979
>>16710971
>>16710975
Also, implying you wouldn't wreck Serge's trap hole in a bunny suit.
fd73ab No.16710980
>>16710975
>excusing faggotry
470af0 No.16710987
>>16710980
I'm not excusing anything. I think you're just whining for the sake of whining. This is video games now, buddy. Adapt or die.
6bab48 No.16711122
>>16692363
It didn't, but it should have.
fd73ab No.16711127
>>16711122
Why would you actually want to lay with bug people?
6bab48 No.16711161
>>16711127
Because your rubber factories are producing hoses and valves for the war instead of the usual anime girl fleshlights.
c91cde No.16711232
>>16710966
>he hasn't learned Japanese yet
34b44a No.16711237
All I remember about DQ is that roulette/gambling town is the real final dungeon.
71059b No.16711307
Currently playing the PS version of DQ VII and about 13 hours in. I'm assuming the "world building" is the first half of the game, and I heard you unlock a class system later in the game. I have no issue with the pacing currently I'm at the continent with the mech problem. Does the games pacing stay this decent? Also, Gabo is my main man with his bark spam.
71059b No.16711318
>>16711307
Saging for rude double posting, but what the fuck is the "style" stat? Any time I look up shit for this game it mentions the 3ds version, and has almost no info.
56b48e No.16711335
>>16711232
Someday I will… Someday… I'm lazy as fuck about self study. In the meantime someone's gotta dig through shit localization first hand since journos and reddit won't complain about it.
8f7c17 No.16711338
>>16711318
Sounds like a charm stat. I know other DQ games have had them and jester/dancer class or whatever it was called has this stat very high. Can't recall what all it does, but it ought to effect moves related to those classes.
8f7c17 No.16711345
>>16711307
>>16711338
I just remembered. It's probably the same as the charisma stat in other DQ games.
71059b No.16711352
It's tied to gear types and certain characters. From what I see if you equip a weapon or piece of gear that doesn't seem to "fit" the character it goes down. Only answer I found on a wiki is "Almost nothing is known about this attribute"
56b48e No.16711364
>>16711352
What about a datamine/formula hunt to see which math processes it's used in? Has that been done yet?
71059b No.16711384
>>16711345
>>16711364
Apparently it's only useful for a fashion based side quest, so it's a useless stat regarding combat. At least, according to some searching around.
a60380 No.16711695
>>16710987
>Adapt or die
>Not kill the company with bankruptcy or die trying
>>16711307
>DQVII
>pacing
>decent
Been in dozens of DQ threads and you're the first I've ever heard praise its pacing.
71059b No.16711733
>>16711695
The first hour and a half was a drag, but other than that I have been enjoying it.
8d35e4 No.16711918
>>16711695
I really enjoy DQVII as well.
acfa67 No.16713109
>>16711695
While I agree that the pacing of the intro is way too damn slow, even on 3DS, after you get past that snoozefest it gets really good. I especially enjoy how every little island is it's own self-contained story and after you beat the boss you can go back to the present and see for yourself how your actions affected the future and not always for the better.
8f7c17 No.16713135
>>16713109
>your actions affected the future and not always for the better.
955666 No.16713540
>finally buy a DQ game
>DQV for DS
>beat the first part where you’re a kid
>second part is a chill bromance
>try to kill the queen
>she two hits me
I’m a Level 12, do I need to grind more?
acfa67 No.16713548
>>16713540
I'm going off of my experience for the PS2 version, but I was already level 12 by the time I made it to the ice castle in the Fairy Kingdom. So yes, you need to grind more.
56b48e No.16713640
>>16711695
Maribel seems like the kind of girl who will make your life miserable until after marriage. It'll still be hell but you can't live without her. And you realize that your love is deeper than your daily bickering. I'm probably wrong though.
fd73ab No.16713734
>>16713548
>>16713540
It's possible to beat her at that level but you need a cureslime that knows kabuff. I think it might also be possible to have something with an anti breath move at that point but as far as can tell looking up not so sure.
577b70 No.16714846
How would you guys rank DQIX amongst its sibling titles in the main-line series? I personally love the armor and character/party customization, but the story in most DQ games don't really catch my interest.
577b70 No.16714852
>>16711695
>>Not kill the company with bankruptcy or die trying
<everything is black or white, not shades of grey
This is why idiots think nazis still exist.
fd73ab No.16714869
>>16714846
It'd be pretty great if like half the game wasn't just mindless groto grinding and was on hardware that can actually play the game worth a shit.
a60380 No.16714901
>>16714846
Its main story isn't that great and its post game is an offline MMO. It's hindered by its reliance on internet connectivity being fucked by Nintendos shit choice for servers and Squeenixes cheapness. The localization lead to some parts of the game being such garbled cockney that it's unreadable. All that being said it is still a fun game and especially so if you enjoyed making your own party in DQIII, the story has some really good points, and its fucked reliance on the DQVC can be fixed by playing it on your computer.
DQIX was originally an action game.
>>16714852
They do still exist, they're everyone.
It's gonna happen one way or another with how much they focus on Final Fantasy.
577b70 No.16714932
>>16714901
I didn't realize that FFXIV was supposed to be a "big road trip with the fellas" until a YouTuber put it into perspective. Sucks that the content and worldbuilding was a joke; it was a unique or rarely used thematic most media doesn't explore.
fd73ab No.16714933
>>16714901
Playing 9 as an action game with its spaghetti noodle level design sounds god fucking awful. It's bad enough with visible encounters blocking all the fucking halways making holy water completely useless but adding actual combat strategy like positioning or whatnot into that mess would be miserable. Glad they changed it.
I remember seeing that trailer years ago and assumed it was going to be more like FF12
0c68db No.16714958
>>16714932
>I didn't realize that FFXIV was supposed to be a "big road trip with the fellas"
You must be talking about FFV
0c68db No.16714959
a60380 No.16715000
>>16714933
Not Crystal Chronicles?
fd73ab No.16715149
>>16715000
I was playing 12 at the time and never expected a numbered entry to even dare using action combat.