/vr/ - Retro Games

>The main story of Dragon Quest VII
Since when does Dragon Quest VII have a main story?
As far as I remember every single Island had it's own story completely unrelated to each other.

Don't worry, OP. I've been wanting to play Dragon Warrior/Quest 7 for 19 years. I'm definitely going to buy it.

>>3487904
Sounds like you didn't play it for long enough.

>>3488090
I played it for ages. The last island I did before I quit was the one with the poisoned well and the world tree.

>buying censored trash

Nintendo of americuck is never getting any of my money. CFW all day

>>3488109
nicely memed, my friend

>>3488109
>pirating censored trash
You might not be wasting your money, but you sure are wasting your time.

>>3488118

romhackers will remove the censorship, dumb fuck.

>>3488114

found the nintendo shill

>>3488123
found the memester who has no idea what he's talking about

>>3488123
Are they also going to completely redo the translation to make it accent and pun-free? Since Dragon Quest VII's script literally takes up a whole bookshelf, I think not. Enjoy wasting your time pirating your inferior product.

>>3488096
The main plot's about why the islands disappeared from the world in the first place and the evil forces responsible for this.

>>3488109
Dumb goobers need not check in, you're posting on the wrong imageboard. What is it that you claim to be "censored" anyway?

reminder to hide and ignore shitposts

I put 5 bucks down at the game store. Really looking forward to playing DQVII.

I rented the PSX version around when it came out, but I think I was 10 or 11 at the time and it just flew right over my head. I don't think I got very far at all. A couple years ago before the 3DS version came out in Japan, I played it on emulator and grinding with keyboard controls became so insufferable I ended up cheating to get to the end. So, it'll be good to finally play it, or something like it, legitimately.

>>3488134
Let him play with the accents and puns. He deserves it for defending the modern localizations.

I just homebrewed my 3DS and have everything emulator wise installed and ready to go. Really want to get into DQ. Where should I start as far as the versions available to play on the emulators that'll run on the 3DS go?

>>3488638
You've got the first four games available to you.
I - IV on NES
I - III on SNES
and I - III on GBC
I'm not sure how far along Playstation Emulation is on 3DS just yet, but you might also have IV and VII available via that as well.

As for where to start, III or IV would be good choices.

>>3488653
Uh, wow, okay I'm not sure why I only said the first four. Brain fart I guess.
V and VI are also available on SNES.

But I still recommend III or IV to start.

>>3488638
Playstation emulation is a mess already, so I don't even want to imagine how bad it is on 3DS. Play 7 on your PC.

You can probably play the rest of the games on your 3DS, though. Go with the originals. Four NES games and two SNES games.

>>3488653
>>3488683
>no one ever mentions the Monsters games

>>3488653
>>3488658
>>3488683

Thanks guys! Really appreciate the help!

Disregarding extenuating circumstances, Mildrath and Deathtamoor are basically just the exact same fucking character. Demonic old men who transform into big demon beasts because they hate humans. Did Horii just forget he already put that monster in his last game?

>>3488885
Yeah, I always thought that. But when they transform, they are more distinct. One turns into a fatass lizard with a Cell tail and the other turns into a buff demon who turns into a huge demon head with floating hands.

NOT RETRO but I can't fucking wait for the 3DS of DQ8 to come out.

>>3488898
"Not retro" is already addressed in the FAQ but I'll let it slide cause boobs.

I really hope it's good

>>3488907
I don't see why it wouldn't be good. They're adding some content, right?

>>3488915
Yeah, new voice acting, monsters on field, more post-game content, and two new party members. I think it'll be amazing, actually.

>>3488915
>new voice acting
I usually hate VA but I can live with this. The VA work in the PS2 version was pretty damn good.

>monsters on field
Not sure how to feel about this. I wonder if grinding metal puddles (or whatever their called) will be made easier or harder because of that change.

>more post-game content
Whoa, really? Like what?

>and two new party members
Shit yeah, can't wait to swap Angelo out for Red.

>>3488931
>I wonder if grinding metal puddles (or whatever their called) will be made easier or harder because of that change.
Judging from Dragon Quest IX which basically has the same system? Waaaay easier. But I haven't looked that much into the remake yet since I don't want to spoil anything new for myself, so I don't know too much about the new post-game content.

>>3488925
The voice acting in 8 was already fine. Why are they changing it?

>>3488941
My bad, I was talking about the voice acting for the Japanese version. English voice acting changes are still unconfirmed, but there are rumors.

>>3488945
>English voice acting changes are still unconfirmed, but there are rumors.
Hopefully they don't fuck it up too much. I loved the limey accents. Yangus is my nigga.

>>3488925
They added Morrie and Red to the team, both great picks to be honest. Angelo, you're finally out.

>>3488957
I like Angelo as a character, but I have to begrudgingly admit he's probably the weakest of the team in battle.

>>3488772
Just be aware you're getting memed on by nostalgiafags with a hateboner for anything "new". 1-3 SNES and 4-6 DS would be a more sensible choice unless it's an O3DS.

>>3489174
>nostalgiafags
I literally played all the remakes before touching the originals.

Don't listen to this faggot. The remakes are shit compared to the real games. And the translations are a fucking joke.

>>3489189
>The remakes are shit compared to the real games.
How so? I felt like the additions and changes were mostly for the better in this series.

>And the translations are a fucking joke.
The same certainly can be said about the NES games as well.

>>3488638
go with the translated SFC version of 3.

>>3488109
What's censored, exactly?

Anyone know if the party chat is still as extensive as it is in the PS1 version?

>>3489736
It's probably even more extensive than it was in the original. But the battle party chat has been completely removed and the script will be filled with accents and bad puns that change the way you perceive the characters.

I'm not sure if it's really an improvement...

>>3488134

>Kitase: Horii is extremely talented. He has an incredible way with words. He would check the dialogue of NPCs in towns, for instance, and just from those revisions alone you could get a strong sense of the “Horii style.” (laughs) He’d bring a lot of personality out of the dialogue just by tweaking one or two words.

>The thing about Horii, though, is that he tends to ignore the memory limitations we’re working under in favor of dialogue. But as developers that concern is foremost in our minds: don’t use up all the memory!

>Aoki: He was really strict with checking the dialogue. He’d tell us “this character would never say a line like that.”

Well this thread was doomed from the start.

>>3489787
Plus Alpha's attempt to "localize" his humor sounds fucking pathetic and ridiculous in English. Horii was only OK with it because he's terrible at English like most Japanese people. If only he knew what a joke the series has become in the west...

Best spell in the game.

Guys, it's at 85% now. Who's fucking ready?

>>3490009
is it happening?

I kinda do want to get this game because I got into the first parts of disc2 on the psx way back in the day, but at the same time I really don't wanna invest another 100+ hours into dq7, AND smt4A is going to be out four days later....

>>3490080
If it helps, the remake is a lot easier to complete.

I mean, the main story is still 130 hours tops, but if you are a completionist, 180 hours are enough to get everything in the remake.
Compared to the original, where you needed at least 450 hours to max everything.

>>3490128
>Max everything
I don't see how anyone can enjoy maxing every class with every character. Doesn't that make them too similar to each other.

Aira is the only party member who should learn SwordDance, IMO. It makes perfect sense. I'd never pull a HCBailly and have everyone learn it just because it's good.

>>3490128
Why the change in completionist hours exactly?

>>3490163
SwordDance doesn't take long to learn.
Maxing the Warrior class is already required to get the Godhand class (the class with the best stats) and after maxing the Warrior class you only need like 50 extra battles in the Dancer class to get SwordDance.

Make Gabo a Teen Idol for HustleDance and then have everyone learn SwordDance and then become a Godhand. Shit like the monster classes are only there to waste your time and should be avoided.

What does /vr/ think of Akira Toriyama?

>>3490481
He needs more diversity in his human designs. Ever play DQIX? I get the feeling the character creator in that game was done in '86 and he's been cycling through all 10 options since.

>>3490524
>monster and robot designs are on point
>only ever has to make Trunks and Gohan for the fiftieth time
Damn it.

The only thing I'm not looking forward to is this type of shit translation.

>>3491045
The only thing I see that's wrong with that image is that it's from a phone.

>>3490163
>>3490391
SwordDance isn't in the remake.

>>3487875
>BUY IT IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT DRAGON QUEST IN THE WEST!
I'd rather not support watered down babby mode remakes of good games.

I'll give them my money when they give me DQ10.

What the fuck was his problem?

>>3487875
So I have a 30% off coupon expiring at the end of this month. I was gonna get the Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone program until I found a copy that was half the price on eBay.

Should I preorder this? Never played a DQ game in my life, and while I've never been a huge FF fan, I did like the leveling system of 2 and I appreciated the stories of some that I finished. If I do play RPG's they're usually dungeon crawlers and/or roguelikes.

Alternately, I'm tempted to go full casual and get Rune Factory IV since I haven't played an animal crossing like game in ages. I would get the Remake of Etrian Odyssey 2, but I haven't finished Millennium Grill yet.

>>3487875
WHERE IS THE LEAK??

>>3492342
With exception of the first two which are more grindy and haven't aged well, all dragon quests titles are pretty much the exact same game. It doesn't matter which one you start with.

SOMEONE DUMP THE GAME

>>3492697
>>3492556
Holy shit fuck right off.
I don't even care if you're going to pay for the game or not.

Just fuck off.

.cia WHEN

>>3492556
>>3492697
>>>/v/

I really don't understand what people like in this series it's one of the most dreadful uninspired and boring jrpgs ever made. If your typical jrpg is full of cliches then I don't have the words how to describe what is going on in DQ. The series has 20+ years but it's battle system still is as dreadful and boring as ever. I don't understand is copying macros from PSIV so hard to do it's no SMTIII with it's punishing press turn so even minimal thinking isn't required to grind through the painful battles in it. Please tell me this series relies on nostalgia to sell in japan. It's mind numbing how something so rehashed(at least FF went some places and experimented) can still exist.

Awoo excited for dq 7!

>>3493132
I have the PS1 version of VII, and I'm actually playing through it right now. I'm not the remake hating guy that shows up here, but I don't feel much urgency to play the remake at the moment. By the time I finish with VII it will probably be time for FFXV.

I-IX done. Now what?

Are the monster encounters going to be visible on-screen ahead of time, MMO style, like in 9? I really thought that improved the game for some reason.

>>3490041
They are indicating they are going to wait till just after the dq7 release.

>>3493667
You could try the monsters games. It's like DQV goes full pokemon.

>>3493706
Yes. The monsters appear and roam around the environments.

>>3493735
Already played the first Monsters between V and VI because of Terry and his sister.
It was fun, I guess I could give the second one a try.

>>3492563
Yea, I'm not intimidated my 7, even though plenty of people are telling me I should be. I was just wondering if anyone could full sell me on it. Like what sets it apart from other 80-100+ hour games? If it's not worth sinking the time into, I'll probably just get RF4.

I love the Akira Toriyama art of DQ, and I think exploration for the sake of exploration is fun. I've also heard the dialogue is one of the things that makes the game.

>>3487875
wew pretty excited for dq7 3ds

i got the original game years ago, but never got around to playing it, and by the time i thought about it the 3ds version was already announced. it's so close i can almost feel it.

anyone else in a good mood about life in general recently?

>>3493706
I actually really liked that in IX, too, even if I wasn't too hot on the rest of the game. I prefer overworld encounters to random, even if functionally they're pretty much the same.

https://mega.nz/#!QNVizZ6B!YZ1p8qtvNiuj5UpiJGWPukVqS8Er0gEo9cD1X4-E9RU

Might as well post it here. I plan to buy a copy, will judt wait. If someone plays it may I ask you share your thoughts on the translation?

>>3494091
It basically plays out like an anime, with each "chapter" being a stand-alone story that services the overall stories. However, you get to visit each island in two different time periods, and this is occasionally used for narrative effect quite brilliantly. I think it's quite a charming game and you should definitely try and finish it at least once before you die. No telling how the translation in this new version will be, but the visuals look amazing.

I'm playing Dragon Quest for the first time in my life and I decided for the first one to be Dragon Quest 6.

Am I in for a good time?

>>3494913
VI is often seen as black sheep of the series with only II having a worse reputation of the main series. By no means is it a bad game, being the following game to the amazing streak that was III, IV, and V though would leave one dissapointed though. I will say this, if you don't like VI don't give up on DQ, try other ones as well if VI isnot to your liking.

Is there a website that has stats and pics for the monsters in GBC Dragon Warrior 2? I remember there used to be a site like a few years ago, it even got some excellent breeding chart. Now i just seem to not able to find it anymore.

How does this make you feel?

For the anon who posted the Bradygames pdfs in a thread a DQ thread a while ago:

>(you)...

...earned it chief. Been on holiday in Portigal for a week there and they were very, very useful. Appreciated.

>>3495175
>4DS instead of 4NES
>5DS instead of 5PS2
it's trash.

>>3495318
*4IOS instead of 4NES

>>3495318
Is 5PS2 the same as 5DS?

Can't wait for it to ship. Amazon's always been good to me when it comes to JRPGs.

>48 hours to go

Dragon Quest BTFO

http://pastebin.com/AKFZM04P

Shit was my post with the link to the 3ds version of VII deleted? Sorry, didn't know that stuff isn't allowed. Just to let you guys know I plan to buy a physicl copy on Friday, I'm weird and typically try to get modern gamed in physical form. I just posted it for anyone interested.

>>3495631
Holy shit what a crybaby.

Any dank Dragon Quest memes.
I heard one of the girls in 6 has a fart fetish or something.

>>3496029
the translations

>>3496081
really hoping there was more fnart of the girls passing gas, i dont wanna scare you guys but i men, it's just a fetish, i dont have to explain it

>>3495631
>The same monsters and items
So he's never played past the first hour of any DQ game.

>>3496029
>>3496151
Fuck off.

>>3496151
At least most of you farts aren't as obnoxious about it as footfags. This ain't a safe space though so kindly fuck off

>>3489746
Wait Battle Party Chat was removed?
Why?

>copy came in the mail two days early
Thank you for being incompetent Amazon

>Buy house
>Stop by my parents to pick up the some stuff I left there after moving out after college.
>Can't find anything where I left it packed away nicely.
>They said they must've thrown it away while cleaning.
>Lost every western release of Dragon Quest.

Fuck this gay earth.

>>3489746
Dragon Quest IV for the DS.

>>3497003
Not your personal blog

>>3495175
Any recommendations on the specific fan translation of the 1 and 2 ROM?

>>3497070
The most recent one.

>>3497070
I didn't even know there were multiple translations, but the version I played has a bug near the end caused by the Prince of Cannock's name being too long. If the version you play defaults his name to "Rolando" or something like that, look up how to change your teammates names and make his something 5 or less letters.

>>3495631
Source? He's blocked me on twitter so I can't plumb his feed, and I don't see anything else about it on twitter.

Is the music in the Android versions of 4-6 higher quality than the DS ones? The crunchy sound is why I chose NES and PS2 for 4 and 5, but I feel like giving 6 a shot and apparently the SNES version translation has some crashes and other weird bugs.

>>3497642
To word it better, what I mean is the music as badly compressed as it was on the DS?

>>3495068
Please respond.

>>3497590
Oh my god it's real. This is a real complaint, and everyone in the comment section is agreeing with him. Some people are even just spewing complete bullshit because they know if you trash an rpg from japan you can get away with it.

>>3498106

>http://dragon-quest.org/wiki/List_of_enemies_in_Dragon_Quest_II

any good to you?

>>3490481
Toriyama was meant to be a mechanics artist and general robot designer.

Everything mechanic he draws, from motorcycles over guns to spaceships looks fantastic.

His monsters, and in particular his lizards, reptiles and dragons are a close second.

His humans are extremely limited.

If it's still him doing designs these days and not one of his assistants then he's another artist whose art has been ruined by photoshop, like Masamune Shirow's. His copic art was leagues better and more charming.

>People on /v/ complaining about having to talk to a priest to save

/v/ was a mistake.

>VII is out
>still haven't finished hacking my New3DS
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>>3498309
Where are you seeing this?

This thread gave me cancer.

People are literally saying Dragon Quest VII is shit because of the save system.

>>>/v/351888875

>>3498326
Just buy the game you dumb memeposter

>>3498335
see
>>3498337

>>3498337
/v/ is a meme board

>>3498337
>J. Schreier
>people

>>3498337
That was only two people, and that conversation ended like an hour ago calm down.

>>3494913
It's a pretty good Dragon Quest, but has some mistakes and some rough edges.

One of the most important thinks to never forget, is that the AI tries to fuck your ass on every turn.

>>3497642
>>3497657
Anyone?

>>3495285
Wow, happy tu know that they helped!

I try to post them on every thread (when I didn't forget it...), because never know when someone can be interested on them.

Talking about the guides...

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/l55m8kml4wl98/Dragon_Quest_Guides

From DQ I to DQ IX

>>3488145
>>3489428
the soundtrack used in the japanese release of the 3DS remake was changed to MIDI because it looped like shit
there's a couple minor changes throughout it, but literally nothing is censored. just ignore the /v/ kiddies

In Europe, the DQ VII's Miiverse Comunity is open... and you cannot post screenshots. Thanks, Square-Enix

>>3499530
it's literally not even midi
it's synth
there's a difference

>>3499530
>because it looped like shit
only a few songs is this an issue. most are fine and much higher quality.

Has there been any statement as to why shops had item portraits removed in the localized version? Seems like another pretty weird choice.

>>3499530
I've played it for 80 hours and never noticed any shitty loops.

>>3500309
>Has there been any statement as to why shops had item portraits removed in the localized version? Seems like another pretty weird choice.
Nah, speculation is that they needed more room for english and in changing the interface around, they had to remove the pictures.

>>3498106
Ah sorry my mistake, what i meant was Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, but thanks anyway.

>>3498184
Ah sorry my mistake, what i meant was Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, thanks anyway.

Does the undub with orchestra music break your emunand?

Please respond.

>>3501194
>Does the undub with orchestra music break your emunand?
why would it

>>3501194
>Does the undub
There's not a single goddamned voiced line in the game, what retardation is this? A soundtrack replacement is not an "undub". Stupid fucking kids these days...

>>3501387
desu the dumb dudes on rom sites called it a fucking undub so i guess it's the name of the change even if it's fucking retarded

>>3501393
note: not saying it is an undub, i understand that it's not, i'm just saying that the guy isn't wrong by using the name UNDUB since that's what the rom with the changes floating around is called

>>3501387
>>3501393
>>3501395
What can you expect from 'muh censorship' fags without a shred of intelligence?

>saw maybe a small handful of people talk ye olde

Despite a majority of the NPCs speaking normally, I can see this triggering the fuck out of some of the retards in these threads.
I'm also glad they cut down the fucking beginning, I don't care what anyone says, I am glad they streamlined it. If you played it before, this is a bonus, and if you're new, you don't wonder why you're 3 hours in and haven't had a battle yet.

>>3498886
holy shit thank you for this!

>>3494913
I'm playing the SNES version by the way.

Is there a list of changes that I might be missing out on compared to the DS version?

>>3502092
Are you playing with translation patch? If so, keep save states. The patch is buggy as shit.

>>3502128
Yes, I just found a Club inside a cave and it's great, I'm doing 9+ damage on everything.

Just a question though, since you can always "search under your feet" does that mean this game has invisible loot on patches of grass or something?
Or will things always be inside container? I feel like I'm wsting my time "searching" while on top of a random pattern of grass or a special looking crevice in a cave

>>3502132
Seriously, keep save states. I had my saves get fucked and several crashes in the SNES version not even related to the menus with the translation patch.

For the most part, in containers. If the game wants you to search for something on the ground, you'll probably get a hint for it first. That's not specific to this game, just Dragon Quest in general. It's pretty rare for important items to just be on the ground outside of 2, which does give hints to everything even if they're vague as fuck.

>>3502137
Oh, but wells usually have stuff on the ground. It's been so long since I played six, I can't remember any specific examples, but if you go down a well, I'd search for shit.

>>3502128
it's literally not that bad. you just have to remember not to back out of the stats window or whatever.

>>3502149
>it's literally not that bad.
The game crashed on me five times just from talking to people and my saves disappeared while playing. It's pretty bad.

Have to ask, about 6 hours in and I spoiled myself about kiefer, is it worth using seeds and buying good armor for him?

>>3502152
Funny, the only issue I had was the aforementioned bug about the stats menu.

>>3502160
no

>>3502162
I've seen it a give or take. The stats menu is the main one, though, yeah.

I'd keep a few save states here or there after you save in-game just to be on the safe side.

Good deal or nah?

>>3502228
Go visit his brother.
Then go back to him.
keep doing that for a while.

>>3502232
Holy shit what a mad man!
I guess that's the max amount. Wish It was an even 500.

People say they dislike dragon quest 6 because it seems like you are just doing fetch quests for 50 hours of the game and then the real big bad comes out of nowhere

Isn't it exactly the same in dragon quest 7? Except in this case its fetch quests for like 150 hours

Really regretting not emulating the DS version.
I just hate the dual screen gimmick.

>>3502254
Don't worry, it won't come up terribly often unless you like backtracking to various towns after every major event.

These games make me wish I could do lewd things to the girls.
Searching dressers should give me their panties at least.

Maybe I'm just an old perv.

Are there framerate drops in DQ7 3DS? A lot of people on /v/ are saying that there are and they fixed it by overclocking their N3DS, but I'm on an O3DS.

>>3502414
Yes.

>>3502414
8 hours in on my o3ds, haven't noticed anything to be honest.

What's better for Alena in the ds remake? Fire claw or falcon earrings.

Also I've always wondered is "earrings" a translation error? Do characters literally attack with sharp knife shapes earrings or does it empower them to attack twice with fists?

how bad are the accents guys
did they ruin anything
should i get the 3ds version or play the ps1 version on on my psp

>>3502510
They're earrings alright.
And they're the better choice for Alena, since each hit has it's own chance to crit, which is huge for Alena.

>>3502510
Falcon earrings, no contest. Not only does it have a higher damage output but add that to her high crit rate and you got yourself a fucking monster.

I fucking love Milly!

>>3502640
I love fucking Milly!

>>3502714
why doesn't she get enough artwork?

>>3495631
>If you don’t, you’ll lose stuff when you die.

Stuff... What a great way to sound "my complain is legit as fuck", when you ONLY lose half of the gold that you are carring.

This guy is a fucking attention whore, and one of that retarded people that whant to bomb everithing that he doesn't love.

>>3502809
Reminds me of people who claim that psionics in D&D 3rd edition are overpowered because they're stronger than evoker wizards.

Evoker wizards are by a landslide the worst class in the entire game.

post more maribel faggots

>>3502957
>literally a peasant version of Moonbrook hime

is 7 getting all this attention because it's actually good or just because it got localized?

>>3502990
This is my second DQ game ever, after playing like 20 hours of 9 when it came out when I was younger, and I'm 3 hours in and really enjoying it. Just got to the first new island. So yeah, it's pretty good

how do i get rid of the fish bits in VII

i didn't give them to the chef at the start, i can't sell em, and the chef won't take em now. Do i just have this shit lie in my bag for the rest of the game now?

>>3502254
Are you sure you are using the latest patch?

Don't regret emulating the DS version. It's shit in so many ways it's not even funny. Especially the graphics, they look boring as fuck.

>>3497642
The music in the android versions is orchestrated and has overly long intros added to the songs. For instance, you'll never hear the real overworld themes unless you stand still for a while like an idiot. If you just play normally, the intro will still be playing by the time you reach the next town. It's retarded.

When will they realize that this remixed/orchestrated shit doesn't work with videogames? It may sound good, but it ruins the atmosphere in the games themselves.

>watching let's plays
>the fucking normies keep making fun of the game, not taking the story seriously, NOT EXPLORING THE TOWNS, IGNORING THE NPCS AND SKIPPING HALF THE TEXT WHEN THEY ACCIDENTALLY TALK TO ONE
No wonder they think the plot in these games is shit. How can they be so fucking stupid? And the godawful accents that the localization team pulled out of their asses don't help.

I'm done with this series. VII was the last great one. Horii lost my respect when he started dumbing down the remakes. What they did to the ruins in this one is a disgrace. It's not even about the puzzles, it's that fucking fairy that destroys the mysterious feeling of the original game. It's supposed to be an abandoned fane, waiting for someone to solve its puzzles and restore the world. Doing that with your friends just because you want some excitement is a lot better than having a fucking sentient being there explaining shit. That makes the whole thing A LOT less engaging.

>>3503529
except that's not true at all.

>>3503601
Good fucking riddance. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, you colossal fucking faggot.
I for one will not miss your constant bitching and moaning about remakes.

I'm playing DQ VII 3ds, and I'm in the Faraday castle town, Farbisher I think it's called. I'm supposed to get the machine part from under a barrel, but I can't interact with the barrel. How do I get the part?

>>3503742
I'm not going away. Stay mad, nerd.

>>3503765
>"I'm done with this series"
>doesn't actually leave
you're a funny guy

>localized versions of DQ8 3DS confirmed to have voice acting
>confirmed to also be midi
love ya, sugiyama

>>3502254
Only regret not learning japanese.

>>3503753
Nevermind, after pressing A 1000 times I finally broke the barrel.

>>3503520
>>3503520
It's the NoProgress patch, but it said 2nd beta.
I'm not sure if he ever got farther than that since I just got the one in Emuparadise.

>>3495175
>play them in sequential order to experience them as intended and see how each sequel improves the series
>play remakes instead of originals
/vr/ should be renamed Video Game Remakes considering how many idiots can't even play Famicom games nowadays.

>>3504197
The SNES remakes are improvements over the NES games in almost every way. Improvements to the system, extra content, and it looks better. People often recommend the GBC ports because they have all the content of the SNES game and while they don't look quite as good, they were officially translated and released in the west.

If you put aside the issues some people have the the localization, the DS remakes are also much improved over the originals.

If you are only planning to play through a particular game only once, most people will tell you to play the best version, which for the DQ series at least is usually the most recent remake. But if you want to play the original version or play all the versions, no one here is going to tell you not to.

>>3504274
>Extra content

That's half my beef with the new versions. Minimedals and casinos are boring as shit. I've yet to see a JRPG remade with additional content that I give a shit about, save for a few International Version releases. It's like records that are rereleased with bonus tracks, almost all of which are demos/b-sides/archives/live cuts, and which may be interesting, but which were either left off for a reason or don't fit contextually with the rest of the album.

I find the SFC and DS art style and graphics really ugly. I much prefer the chunky pixel look of the NES games, which is a bit of a bummer, since I'd like to play through V and VI. FFIV and DQV have to be two of the ugliest SNES games. Much less appealing than FFIII or DQIII/IV.

>>3495175
>Mention VIII's conflicted nature
>Don't even mention VII's huge predicted changes

Eh, at least they didn't mention mobile 1-3 and how IV mobile has restored party chat. As far as versions go maybe a one-off mention at least would've been nice for the rest (especially GBC 1-3), but really play whichever you want I don't give a shit.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't give a huge damn about other people playing other remakes. I'm not, but I still do.

>>3504950
*and sort of mentioned how IV mobile
Whoops.

>want to play dragon quest
>not sure which one i want to play
>keep convincing myself to play another one rather than the one i just started
>then convince myself to play another version of the one i just started
>this goes on until i don't play any and play something else entirely
anyone have a cure for being a fucking moron because i think i need it

>>3505234
Play Dragon Quest 6.
Stick to it because I said so.
If you feel like trying a different game remember that i am a little 7 year old girl and I'll cry if you change games.

and so my adventure begins

Can someone post an encrypted title key qr code for this?

Been playing the 3DS remake for the past hour

The pacing is really testing my patience. The last hour was running back and forth for no reason but "padding" when none of that shit had to be done in the first place. And now that I get into the ruins I'm told "Fuck off and get these items from elsewhere".

Yeah I'm going to play something else. This has been nothing but padding and filler for a full hour. If it's like this at the start it'll probably be like that for the entire game. I've played plenty of slow-paced games over the years but they don't make feel like I'm on a bungee cord.

>>3505452
I take it you never played the original? It's even worse (much worse) in the PS version.

>>3505454
The whole thing could've been condensed to this

"Oi Anon, I found this weird-ass book that says something about the sun and I stole this ring. Let's to the the ruins. Doesn't fucking work, just like the last ten things, let's go to the hermit. Pure hearts eh? Let's montage back to the ruins. Holy shit it opened!"

>>3502990
It's probably mostly because it's a new release. DQ7 is my personal favorite though

WAKE ME UP

>>3505562
>100 hour game on a handheld
Can't wake up

>>3505591
>implying handhelds aren't GOAT JRPG machines

>>3504274
First, maybe you should read my post, specifically the parts I "quoted" (paraphrased). Doesn't take a genius to figure out why playing remakes to experience the evolution of a series makes no sense.

>The SNES remakes are improvements over the NES games in almost every way
I much prefer the original version's music and aesthetic. And remakes make it a casual joke instead of providing the challenge, tension and strategy of the original.

But really, if slightly higher definition graphics are a reason to play a remake when you claim to want to play the games "as intended", I don't know what you're doing on /vr/. Then again, I don't know what this thread is doing on /vr/, it's /vg/ material.

>>3505320
The PS2 version really looks this terrible?

>>3505783
>Then again, I don't know what this thread is doing on /vr/, it's /vg/ material

Dragon Quest is mostly a /vr/ related game, save for everything past VII. These threads are so slow they don't survive on /vg/, so it's just easier to keep them and all DQ related stuff here for convenience.

>>3505783
>Then again, I don't know what this thread is doing on /vr/, it's /vg/ material.
To survive on /vg/ we'd have to employ an army of shitposters like the "Maribel has a butt!" guy to bump the thread with their digusting and inane thoughts every few minutes.

hmm

>>3503770
>we can only talk about the new games
Are you stupid? Go back to /v/ with your shitty remakes.

Remember that guy in Rexwood that said some beautiful things about trees and shit? Now he has TWO stupid fucking "wood" puns in his dialogue. They are literally changing the mood of the game.

Wake up, you fucking drones. Stop defending this shit.

>>3505934
>he doesn't think the fact that Maribel's got a butt is absolutely mindblowing
Dude, are you gay? Think about it. Maribel is such a prideful bitch, but she's actually got a butt just like everyone else. Isn't that disgusting? She's so cute, but she actually needs to poop! So embarrassing and degrading! You can easily humiliate Maribel just by bringing that up! She's a human being even though she's incredibly cute! Lewd! How can she even have dignity when she has a butt and pubic hair? Pathetic!! Lewd!!

>>3506014
Then don't play it?

>IF I CAN'T HAVE FUN NO ONE CAN!
>YOU'RE JUST A SHILL FUCKING NEO-ENIX BUZZWORD FAG FOR THINKING OTHERWISE!

If you insist on giving yourself an ulcer over little things, at least do us tla favor and die quickly.

>>3506065
I'm just sad that so many people are playing a butchered version of this fantastic game.

They ruined the "untouched" feeling of the ruins too. It doesn't have the same atmosphere anymore...

>>3497003
They knew exactly what they were doing.

>>3506014
>>3506108
Would you seriously just fuck off already

>>3506120
Shut up, you butt-having slut!

Friendly reminder: do not engage mentally ill posters.

>>3505875
desu i think all versions of the game look like ass

at least the ps2 version has pretty music

>>3505562
still better off than me senpai

>>3499540
MIDI is the notation used to compose for electronic music. When people say MIDI for DQ7 they are referring to the fact that the score is voiced by synths (triggered by MIDI notes and not people).
I think you are thinking of general MIDI which are stock instruments that come with OS' that sound like but.

>>3499530
Fortunately we can swap out the music with the Japanese one by editing the .cia. I'm interested in the hearing the synth version though. I'll try both.

>>3505875
Looks stretched and upscaled on emulator, of course it looks like shit when the user is a moron.

>>3506286
>Looks stretched
only the interface

>upscaled on emulator
Yeah, because that native res is sure going to change the ugly as fuck field models.

>>3506293
The upscaled textures look like shit and the edges rendered in hd will obviously look worse than native rendering.

>>3506305
>>3506305
>The upscaled textures look like shit
the textures looks like shit in the first place, even on the actual ps2. The game is just ugly in general outside of battles. Increasing the internal resolution only makes it more obvious how ugly the game is.

I feel like a lone voice but fuck remakes/updates. I'm going to pirate this and play it but only because I didn't play it first time round, all this remake has done is save me from having to emulate or having to load the ISO onto my ps2 hdd.

>>3506312
>fuck remakes
>i'm going to play the remake

>>3506314
Haha I know it sounds retarded but I'm against the idea of publishers making money off old ideas, but I will never bother to play the ps2 version now even though I could because the 3ds version is more convenient to pirate.

>>3498337
>the save system
>not the class system update or localization differences

>>3506318
>ps2
>the 3ds version is more convenient to pirate.
anon are you trying to trick me

>>3506324
What? Why would you ask?
>go to /hbg/ thread and ask someone for the link to the dq7 mega
>download cia and copy to microsd
>install with fbi and play
I don't even have my ps2 with me right now, but I would need to mess around with taking the hdd out and putting it in the caddy and copying the iso over with the dumb program

>>3506331
There's a ps2 version of dq7?

>>3506324
>>3506331
also I just remembered why I stopped bothering with my ps2, because there is no equivalent to
the iso moving program on linux
>>3506335
lol
well I was thinking of dq8 for some reason, but the point about remakes still holds. nothing's stopping sqenix from making new games.

>>3506337
DQ8 comes out next year I think.

I hear you on remakes. I personally like them (when done well) but it would be better to see devs and publishers make new stuff, take risks, innovate, etc.
Ultimately they're just doing what people will pay them to do, so it's really the market that is to blame.

>>3506331
anon dq7 is a ps1 game

the process is
>1. download iso
>2. put iso in emulator
>3. ????
>4. PROFIT

>>3506368
well I mentioned that i realized my mistake, but i'd probably prefer the ps1 eboot on my psp

>>3506378
fair enough

>>3506378
i would do that but
a. 3ds is comfier
b. dq7 doesnt work, maybe if i fuck with popsloader it will but i don't have a mini usb cable, i usually just take the sd card out and transfer files to it

>>3495175
I've heard all the Android/iOS ports of I-V are good.

What's the easiest way to get the symphonic suites of all the dragon quest games? The physical copies are pretty expensive to import.

>download the updated bcstm pack containing both the JP and US versions of VII's soundtrack
>well this isn't so bad, they're pretty similar
>get to the battle tracks
>mfw

>>3506695
Google.

>>3506661
1-3 are ugly as shit (really bad scaling and mismatching assets). 4-6 are okay.

>>3506806
Three doesn't have those issues. It's a port of the SFC version with stripped out features.

>>3506820
Didn't they remove the separate sprites for turning or something, too.

>>3506838
Like I said, stripped out features.

>>3506845
Is a turning sprite really a "feature"? Like, is that something you would advertise on the back of the box?

>"NOW FEATURING SEPARATE SPRITES FOR EACH SIDE OF THE CHARACTER! YOU WON'T SEE THIS IN ANY OTHER GAME, FOLKS!"

It's more like something they lazily removed because they were too assed to include it

>>3506849
>>3506845
>>3506838
I thought they put all new party member sprites that weren't restricted by the whole "8x8 tiles" thing?

>>3506857
Huh. So they did.

Should I make a male or a female character for IV MC?

>>3507168
the girl is cute

>>3507168
Girl is canon, or am I thinking of something else.

>>3507168
Females generally have better equipment options in Dragon Quest.

Which DQ has the best soundtrack?

>>3507215
it all sounds the same because orchestral is generic as fuck as it relates to gaming, not to say its bad by default, it just doesn't generally stand out, though there are some exceptions, I liked heavenly flight from DQ 3 and 8

>>3502254
>I just hate the dual screen gimmick.
poor widdle baby

>>3507227
The Dragon Quest games have god tier music what are you on?
>orchestral is generic as fuck as it relates to gaming
And this has to be the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

>>3507232
you're entitled to your opinion, I can name on one hand the amount of good tracks from dragon quest games, though.

>>3507228
well it's fucking stupid!

>>3507302
and yet it's been used remarkably well by all kinds of games

>>3506337
>>3506354
VIII is my favorite, but I lost my PS2 copy long ago so I appreciate a remake being made on the only current gen system I've stuck with. I did want to get VII too, but it was just bad timing with Yokai Watch 2 and SMT Final coming out. At least the game will most likely have a price drop.

Why didn't they just port VII the way they're porting VIII?
I'm sure it'd look the same it did on the ps1.
The original only had one problem, they fixed one problem while adding a dozen others that make it worth ignoring, the remake is terrible.

And the same people are supposedly thinking about remaking IX now? I wonder how they're going to worsen a already mediocre game, I can't predict whether it can only get better or worse at this point.

Hey fellas, I got DW7 from wayback, but unfortunately I left it at my parents house when I moved out. I tried the emulator, but there is some weird screen flickering and when I changed the configuration in epsxe whenever I open menu or text dialogue the background would go into grainy low texture while the dialogue/menu was focused.

Could anyone help me figure out how to solve this issue? I will take screenshot comparisons when I get home from work shortly. Also:
>preorder DQVII on Amazon
>won't arrive til Wednesday

Thanks Amazon.

>>3507387
It's used remarkably well when one screen is used for maps or stats.

>>3508141 here, these are the screenshots.

>>3508235

And this.

>>3508235
>>3508240

>>3508260

I... Is that bad news?

>>3508369
He's making fun of the screenshots' resolution.
It's a meme called "aspect Raidou", originally from the Shin Megami Tensei General.

>>3508260
this
>>3508369
keep fiddling with the resolution until it's a normal square and NOT 16:9

>>3508369
He's mocking your aspect ratio

>>3508235
>>3508240
>>3508369
Playstation games are generally supposed to look more like this.

I just beat the fire/rock guy in the volcanic island in DQ7 and now i need to look for a "grubby man".

I feel i'm being retarded here because the game seems to assume I know who this guy is but i haven't a clue who i'm looking for.

>>3508407

oldfags know it's Pike.

>>3508420
I actually assumed it might have been him but thought it was weird that the game would want me to just leave the place with the fireball there and go back to the original Island again.

>>3508407
The grubby man is your deadbeat uncle, not sure if they changed his name for the remake, he's Hondara in the PS1 version. You need the holy water he's selling to put out the black flame.

When do monsters show up at monster meadows?

It's real hard to be a dq fan right now

>>3509420
Thanks for the old news, grandma.

>>3509420

>>3509420
Its real nice to have cfw and install a romhack with the music in

>>3509420
If you like playing retro games and don't really care about the remakes, being a DQ fan is the same as it ever was.

So what is going on with the Amazon stock exactly? Did the game end up selling way better than anyone anticipated, or did Amazon just stock jack shit?

>>3509563
Yes.

>>3509563
I was an advertised DQ game.

Chances are sales are pretty high. Not IX numbers, but in that neighborhood.

>>3509420
It's all coming out of a 3ds speaker anyway, you won't notice the difference.

>>3510725
>you won't notice the difference.
Go listen to Strange Journey's soundtrack for a minute or two.

>>3508395
>>3508380

After fiddling with the ratio from keeping it as original as possible and whatnot, I have now pinned that the source of the problem is Framebuffer effects in the configuration, pic related.

How the fuck do I fix this? It's completely related to whatever number I change this from 0 crashing the game to 3 making it look like low textures when the text menu shows up.

Or should I ask this on rom thread?

>>3511390
There's a chance someone here might know, but you're more likely to get an answer in an emulation general. If there even is one anymore.
I do not know the answer, however.

>>3511459

I'll do that then thanks, in the meantime I'll be playing DQ8 again waiting for my DQ7 shipment from Amazon.

Ok what the fuck I just finished Hubble island and now I have no idea where to go. Asking that guy in the sanctuary doesn't even give me a hint.

>>3509420
>Mobile
>Has good music but no VAs

>3DS
>Has VAs but no good music

Fuck this gay earth. I'd take the music over the VAs anyday, even if it was in multiple languages. Why in the the fuck does this even need to happen anyway?

>>3511586
Oh come off it. The original version of the music is just fine.

>>3511603
>Not wanting better quality music
>in Dragon Quest

The score's one of it's best qualities, bro.

>>3511614
Better is nice, but you're acting like the original score is a steaming pile of shit, which just isn't true.

>>3511390
Just run the game in software mode native res instead of trying to hi-res a game that is mostly sprites.

>>3511586
>Has good music
>In mobile
DQ8 Mobile doesn't have the orchestral soundtrack if that's what you're getting at, unless it was added in within the last year.

>>3505243
whoa she's cute

>>3512015
just like urself, anon
you cutie

>Gracos V asks for mercy
>Spare him because I'm not evil and the monsters are basically just living peacefully down here except those frighturns fuck them
>He only gives me one treasure chest
>Other is still locked, probably would have gotten it if I killed him
What's in the other?

>>3512789
why not reload your save and find out?

Is there a better fan translation for dq73ds?

>>3513324
Or, how does the original run on PCSX-ReARMed?
3dses are comfy but I want the good experience

>>3513324
No. Square shut the project down.

>>3513337
It's a rom hack I don't think they can do that, those guys shouldn't have listened. Better yet, maybe they should have kept it more secret.

>>3513341
They were porting the original game's script, so Square CAN do that.

>>3513341
>It's a rom hack I don't think they can do that, those guys shouldn't have listened.
They can do that. And even if Square were to legally lose, the money to do legal battle against a large company would still cost way more than some fan-hackers could afford. A lot of companies know this, and already plan on that, doing things like stalling tactics to cost their opponents more money in fees.

>>3487875
What's the importance of the tea set in dq5? Some dude talked about it, but he won't take it.

>>3514636
There isn't. It's for putting on display.

Can someone link me to how DQ7 sounds different in the states? I can only find videos of the symphonic suite version in the Japanese release.

>Arus changed to Auster

I won't accept this

>>3514694
>It's for putting on display
I'm guessing that's something later on, and is probably related to those rocks I found, too? Just kind of a neat treasure hunt thing?

>>3515148
It uses the same soundtrack as the iOS/Android versions if I recall correctly

http://www.woodus.com/den/music/mp3.php?desc=dq7andios

>>3515402
Yeah, pretty much.
There's no real reward for it, just an extra thing put onto the PS2 and DS versions.

So the anti-remake,anti-localization guy is still here I see. Good to know I haven't missed much. I bought VII on the 3ds yesterday, It's nice to relive some old memories on new technology, although I keep referring to characters with the PS1 names. Gabo/Ruff is the only one though that keeps tripping me up. I'm currently at the automaton fortress so I'm almost caught up to where I was on my PS1 playthrough, I was at the part with the Rain Maker.

>>3516474
If the names trip you up, you can change them at the bottom of alltrades/dharma in the present.

>>3516474
If it helps any, I have the same troubles with DQ5 vs the fan translations I was use to. It feels weird having some characters that are central to the plot just have a really different name that I'm not use to, or having another guy talk with a thick spanish accent like "ESEE A LEETLE BEBE"

>>3516530
The accents don't bother me, I can read those just fine, its more that I keep having to change between saying Gabo and Ruff from time to time

>>3516531
I can read a lot of them just fine, but some are just weird. I think they could have done a softer tone with them, but I'm getting user to it.

Things like Uptaten Towers and Papas being Pankraz to fit with the spanish theme I probably won't.

Gabo to Ruff is pretty dumb, though, too. I'd just stick with one and know the other to make things easier since most DQ fans have an idea of who you mean anyway outside of new guys and if they ask just let them know.

>>3516531
>>3516532
Gabo is the original name both in Japanese and the original translation so you might as well go with that.

Continuing my Dragon Quest marathon I've been playing the PS2 version of 5. I just got to the point in the game where you can have more than two humans in your party. Set up my party like I want, walk into a town and the game rearranges my party so all the human characters are in the main party and all the monsters are in the wagon. WTF?

Am I missing something or does the game just not want you to mix monsters and humans? Do I really have to make sure my wagon is empty and accept that any humans in my party will be in front in battle?

>>3516474
>>3516783
I haven't even played the DS version of VII, only the PS1 version, but honestly the gabo/ruff change seems perfectly logical to me. Gabo is just the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound dogs make.

So the old guy who talks to animals asks wolf-boy his name. In Japanese he says "Gabo, gabo!", in English he says "Ruff, ruff!" I guess it could have also been Woof, or Arf, or Bark, but Ruff seems fine to me.

>>3516783
>>3516783
but that's exactly what I said to do

>>3516824
Unfortunately, that is a quirk of the game. A very annoying one.

On a scale of II to VI, how good is VII?

>>3496410
The things I would do for a remake of 1 with this artstyle.

I always wanted to try Dragon Quest games but I hate the first person perspective battle system, just doesn't feel right to me. Are all titles like this?

>>3517215
That seems like such an odd complaint, but 8 and 9 (and 10, i guess whatever), should be fine. I think 7's remake does something similar too but i wouldnt know

>>3517215
First person battles are the best. I will never understand why people dislike them.

So many shills in this thread defending this garbage half-assed localisation. I really wish Publishers would keep their grubby mitts off retro vidya.

Watch how quickly they flock to defend this turd from any criticism.

>>3517269
better than anything we've gotten before. i'm just happy i can play the damn game without shelling out insane amounts of money to play the much shittier playstation localization.

>>3517215
Funny, I felt exactly the same way before I gave the series a try.
DQV was just that good and made me finally appreciate first person battles.

>>3516863
Makes sense

>>3517215
I don't understand why people have a problem with first person battles.

In DQ games, you see the battles from the perspective of the characters. Outside battle, you see EVERYONE in your party. It doesn't feel lonely.

In games like FF, you see your characters in battle and see them doing all that cool stuff, but it feels less... personal. It's like your character is someone else. Outside battle, you only see the lead character. That's something I've always hated about those games. It makes me forget there are other people in the party, I feel lonely as fuck. And the way everyone comes out of your body before a cutscene is immersion-breaking.

I'll never understand why people have a problem with not seeing the characters in battle but don't mind being unable to see more than one character at the same time outside battle.

>>3517269
>half-assed
They actually put a lot of effort into it. But they went in the wrong fucking direction. All these puns and accents are fucking disgusting. And they censored god, the devil, alcohol and sexual references. Fucking prudes.

Why does VI have those segments where it feels like you have to talk to people in a very specific order before things actually start to happen? There's the town with the waterfall cave and the prison at the end, and both of them had me looking up guides to figure out what I actually had to do there in order to progress.

I did finish the game in the end, but it generally didn't feel as satisfying to play as the other ones in the series I've played through. Even the bit of the original DQ1 I played was more compelling, honestly. What exactly is the cause of that?

>>3517591
I always talk to everyone. And I do it AGAIN after every little event, because they say different things. Why aren't you doing that? Aren't you curious about what they have to say?

This game's plot becomes absolute crap if you are the kind of player that ignores half the NPCs. I don't see how such a player could enjoy any of the stories in the game.

All the worldbuilding and lore is told through NPC dialogue. You should WANT to talk to them every time something happens, instead of feeling like it's a chore that you have to do to "trigger" the next cutscene.

Seriously, those people are completely missing the point of this game.

Hey to the next person who tries to make a DQ73DS fan translation please keep it a (maybe tell us) secret until release. I really want it.

>>3506450
I beat dq7 on an emu years ago but one problem I found is that after killing the final boss, the game freezes up lol. Like at the part where the dialogue says "you defeated!"the game just locks

One of the biggest cockblocks I've ever had, couldn't see the ending or access the post game content

Anybody know yet if DQ11 will be localized on PS4?

>>3517820
they've said absolutely nothing about XI
the fact that japan knows as much as we do about that game is somewhat relieving

>>3503770
You're not very smart, are you?

>>3517689
But that's exactly what I was doing, anon.
>talk to everyone, go everywhere I can currently go
>nothing changes
Dragon Quest VI was the only game out of the ones I've played [1,4,6,9] that I ever had this issue with. Every other one had the sense to not require a string of talking to NPCs that didn't change what they were saying to give me an iota of information of what I was supposed to be doing.

>>3517902
Are you?

>>3517706
>Hey to the next person who tries to make a DQ73DS fan translation
just like all those people who made the ds fan-translations after everyone complained about them.

no, now that it's localized, nobody will touch it. at least not until like ten years from now or something

Is there a point to the style/strength/smart ratings aside from access to a crappy shop by the bridge?

Is this hinting to IV ?

Is there a fan translation for IV PS1? I want updated graphics but not """updated""" translation

>3 hours of ATTACK AND THROWING HERB ONLY

>>3517706
That was a failure from the start because they ripped out the PS1 translation.

If anything we need a PS1 retranslation.

>>3518952
Nope. There is however, a "classic" hack for the DS IV that restores the NES direction with the translation, even font. Probably what you're looking for, but keep in mind that the spell names are the NES ones.

>>3519019
Oh, and since this is DS you still have no party chat. Oh well.

>>3519034
Is there a technical reason why IV PS1 can't be translated or is there just no interest?

>>3518416
I thought there's some sort of popularity contest?

>>3518952
>>3519019
The DS version is completely different from the PSX version, even if it looks the same. I don't know why they had to reduce the difficulty so much for the DS port, but it's way too fucking easy.

That guy that is trying to replace the DS script with the NES one is wasting his time. Why not do that with the PSX version, which is a much better game?

>>3519045
Apparently, the coding for the PS1 DQ games is an absolute mess or something. I think someone is translating the DQ Monsters PS1 remake and they keep complaining about how hard it is.

But yeah, the main reason is lack of interest. Nobody cares about the difficulty or gameplay differences, because the DS port looks the same. Nobody will ever translate it. Maybe one of the fucking autists at the Den will, but they actually LIKE Plus Alpha's bastardizations. They'd just use the DS script and call it a day.

>>3519308
Literally nothing wrong with the localization.

>>3517795
Exact same thing happened to me on ePSXe many years ago.

>>3520058
>ePSXe
that explains it

>>3495175
I was going to ask this is VII a good place to start? I want to support DQ because I want that sexy XI in the west.

>>3520137
Yeah but play the PS1 version. I don't even want XI to be officially localized here because then there will be interest to create an actually good fan translation.

>>3520151
No I will play the 3DS version.

>>3520137
You might want to play some earlier games, DQ7 is like 150 hours long so you should only play it if you know you like the series.

>>3520152
Thees ess not a guud idea
Du yu want a basteerdized script of acceents and puuns?

>>3520156
It's alright I like JRPGs but I never got my hands in DQ, it's VI a better place to start?

>>3520156
I'm not autistic

>>3520158
I've never played VI, I started with III on the Gameboy Color (played SFC version later, it's better) and it's really good. The one most people in the US started with is VIII. Really just pick one that sounds appealing to you. If you want to play VII first that's fine, just know what you're in for.

>>3520156
Yes.
The more and mangled, the better.

>>3520137
Any of the 3DS games is a good entry point, that certainly goes for VII too. Get in.

Dragon Quest X localization looking unlikely, but could be reconsidered with enough fan requests

http://nintendoeverything.com/dragon-quest-x-localization-looking-unlikely-but-could-be-reconsidered-with-enough-fan-requests/

>>3521790
fuck mmo shit where's xi

>>3521797
your mom

>>3521790
ya'll better start hollarin'

I like Dragon Quest!

I just got to the credits in 55 hours. What's the whole bit about this game's main story taking 100 hours all about?

>>3523754
3DS version is stripped down and easier

>>3523767
So is the 100 hours deal solely with regards to the original release, or did that game take even longer?

>>3523771
I've always heard 150 hours, haven't played either release myself yet though.

>>3523754

3DS release is significantly easier. Additionally, the game is much more streamlined: encounters are easily avoidable on the world map, the fragment radar makes it easier, the fact that all dungeons immediately have a map makes you plow through them without any trouble, and it's just generally easier.

That said there's still plenty of extra content for you to do if you want more time in it.

>Cardinal Sin's belly jiggles in his animations

>>3487875
can someone give me the

links for the english versions ?
GBC or GBA ? i will try 3DS hombrew for the other eepiksodes too

this thread got me interested and i will try to play the series from episode 1

>>3524641
is there a 3ds amulator for Android that works ?
im trying to find one but not much luck

>>3523754
And I got to the Dharma Temple in about 40. Depends on how long you stay in the casino.

>>3523754
Depends on what you do, if you ignore party chat and npcs dialogue (which changes over time), of course you can win it fast.

>>3524641
http://www.romhacking.net/?page=translations&genre=&platform=&status=1&languageid=12&perpage=20&title=dragon+quest&author=&transsearch=Go

Man, the accents are really starting to grate on me. The worst is when they just start saying entire fucking sentences in French. I should've spent the last three years learning moon instead of waiting for this.

>>3516863
I don't know where this idea that dogs go gabo in japanese came from. I've never seen a dog make that noise in my japanese comical books, and if you google gabo in hiragana or katakana DQvii is all that comes up. It might be a mutation of "gao," but I'd like to see someone show that it's not just a weird noise Gabo himself made.

>>3517251
>>3517489

cool character animations are a major draw for many RPGs, and in first person battles that's entirely absent.

That being said I don't mind all that much. My two best friends strongly dislike it though.

>>3525084
thank you

>>3521790
To be honest, I kind of don't want this to happen

because it would dominate my life

>>3521797
Talking of which, how does it compare to previous installments of the game? I'm not up to date with these things.

>>3526391
PS4/NX looks like it will be full 3D like 8

3DS version will be like the 3DS remakes on the top screen with an SNES-style look on the bottom screen

Horii is considering a password system to transfer saves between versions

that's about all we know

Recently started NES IV, switched to the DS version for two chapters, and finally went back to the NES version. I didn't want to give in to the "new translations suck" meme, but I just couldn't handle it. The accents were simply obnoxious.

Is the IV remake the worst translation, or are the other DS remakes also this bad? I've played bits of IX and the Joker games, and I don't remember them being this annoying.

>>3526786
Yeah, IV is easily the worst of the modern localizations

V (outside of Sancho's accent) and VI were nowhere near as bad

>>3527334
Oh yeah, Nimzo/Mirudraas' faux Cyrillic was also bad

>>3527334
>nowhere near as bad
You forgot about the puns, Anon. And the unnecessary changes to the script and character/location names in order to make more of them.

>>3527385
He only specified accents

>>3527334
ESE A LEETLE BEBE

http://www.woodus.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=35101

Sounds like someone in SquareEnix is actually telling us where to voice our opinion about more localizations. Of course, in true SquareEnix fashion, it involves an ass backwards method and a lot of work. But its still something.

>>3528295

The builders demo was really fun

>>3525457
As far as I know, "garu" is the sound of a wolf howling in Japanese or something like that. "Gabo" doesn't mean anything, it's just a weird noise Gabo made because he was trying to howl/bark with a HUMAN MOUTH.

Translating it as "ruff" is missing the point. "Ruff" doesn't imply that he is trying to make an animal sound but failing because he's now a human. It's just a normal sound that dogs make. And a terrible name for a character.

>>3526786
There are very few puns in the DQIV translation. The main problem is the accents, as you said.

The DQV and DQVI translations remove most of the town accents (a lot of important characters in DQV are given obnoxious accents, though...), but the localizers turn everything into a pun. Especially NPC and town names. It's really cringeworthy. They even ruin a lot of serious conversations by adding puns and jokes everywhere. Absolutely disgusting.

If you hate the accents, you'll probably hate the puns even more. It feels like you are playing one of those joke fan translations that make every line of dialogue "funny".

Do yourself a favor and play the SNES versions.

>>3527334
>Only one of these Bulmas is the real Bulma
>But which one is it?

>>3521790
>We are sorry to inform that for the time being, we have no news or information on any plans to release Dragon Quest X in the EU. Please do check the Square Enix page for more updates and news. If you have any other queries, please contact us again. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Kind regards,The Square Enix Support Centre team

HUGE DW7 SPOILERS

>Soldier of god: We can't let unknown people enter this room. State your names.
>Gabo: I'm Gabo. She is Aira, and that guy is Arus.
>Soldier of god: Oh, I see. But are those really your names? (Yes/No)
>Hero: No.
>Gabo: Son of a bitch, Arus! I was telling the truth!
LMAO. This is probably the most hilarious part of the game. Gabo was kind enough to state our names for us and I made him look like a liar in front of the soldiers of god.

Saying "no" to questions in RPGs is usually a waste of time, but DW7 has lots of hilarious lines. I love messing with people in this game.

>Also told them I'd love Joker Professional 3, the Monsters remakes, and Theatrhythm

Square's cool people

>>3532614
>get a canned reply
>"Square's cool people"

>>3532629
They could have easily have just not even set up an automated system to respond. You know what most companies do when you send them an email or a letter? Nothing.

They usually won't even acknowledge that they know their fanbase wants a title. But someone, whoever they are at Square Enix, went out of their way to make a public statement that they give a shit and want to get the ball rolling on more localizations for Dragon Quest. They openly said they want responses and messages from the fans to pour in to help back their statement to whoever the fuck has the power to make it happen so we all can enjoy good vidya.

Even if it seems insincere to a complete fucking faggot like you, at least this shows that they're dedicated to at least comforting their fans in knowing that they recieved feedback from them. So I'm sorry if I'm impressed that they actually took the time to make it seem like they at least give a shit.

>>3532664
An automated response is just as cold as nothing, you fucknugget.

>at least this shows that they're dedicated to at least comforting their fans
that only works if you can't tell it's just a shit out reply.

I just beat Dragon Warrior on NES for the first time. Finished at lvl21 with no name boosts or whatever you call them. Should I play DQ2, or should I skip to 3? I heard 2 wasn't very good.

>>3532781

2 is worth playing. People are just excited to hurry up and get to 3, which is one of the best in the series. But the reality is that if you don't play 2 first, it won't be as interesting for spoiler reasons.

>>3531771
"Ruff" is english onomatopoeia.
Seems fine to me.

What is the best version of Dragon Quest/Warrior 1?
NES? SNES? GBC? IOS, Android?

http://www.strawpoll.me/11338384
http://www.strawpoll.me/11338384
http://www.strawpoll.me/11338384

>>3531771
>This onomatopoeia is fine and hilarious in Japanese, that language I don't understand and have to do a rushed Google search on to get my facts
>But God FORBID someone try and translate that joke in the localized version even if it makes just as much sense as my glorious Nippon game

They're both onomatopoeias of how a dog barks and both sound equally stupid.
You just seem to think "Gabo" is cooler because you don't know Japanese and would be fucking mystified by anything they said.

>>3532901
SNES, obviously. Did you expect any other answer?

Thinking about getting DQ7 3ds, though I've heard bad things about it. Are people just making mountains out of molehills?

Also how does the remake compare to the original? Is that shit still over 100+ hours long or did they cut shit to make it more casual

>>3533373
It's the same shit as the DS remakes so expect that. And yeah they did make it more casual but I don't think that's a good thing.

>>3533376
You mean they cut out shit that was criticized to hell and back for two decades?

I'd dumb down what I said more but you Americans are barely literate as it is.

>>3532781
skip two. its unnecessarily complicated and boring and will most likely burn you out of the series before getting to play the others. play 3 instead to keep the ball rolling.

>>3534061
i didn't really think 2 was that complicated but it sure was boring. it feels like they added more to dq1 without really thinking about how the more they were adding would affect the game almost, making it almost too much of a fucking slog. it's not even really that hard until the end, it just takes too long and i don't give a fuck.