/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8368979
that's a cool story bro, maybe go tell it on /v/ ?

>>8368956
>>8368963
>>8368973
IIRC Final Fantasy was very much a niche game in the States until FFVII. Square was just more willing to spend the money than Enix on bringing the games overseas. DQ also wasn't helped by the fact that the first 4 games didn't come until YEARS after their original release dates. DQ 1 1986/1989, DQ 2 1987/1990, DQ 3 1988/1992, DQ 4 1990/1992. By the time they came out here the games looked and felt primitive compared to other games which really hurt the broad appeal. I'm sure the name change didn't help. Final Fantasy 1 actually came out here 2 years before DQ 3 did so the great leap forward of the 4 man customizable party was actually usurped too.

If Enix had had even a modicum of respect for the US market back in the late 80s/early 90s things would have been very different. Instead after the failure of Dragon Warrior 4 in the west, we wouldn't get another official release until Dragon Warrior 1 + 2 came out for GBC in 2000, followed by Dragon Warrior VII in 2001, just a month an a half after 9/11. DW VII was nearly a nail in the coffin because it came out after FFVII, VIII and Legend of Dragoon, JRPGS with CGI graphics and FMV cutscenes, which DW VII looked like a games from the SNES era.

>>8317946
good choice OP, DQV is very comfy to relax with

>>8297182
>It's long been my favourite JRPG of all time, would recommend.
based
although I think 5 is my personal favorite in the series