Dragon Quest Thread

[Anonymous No.2104932]

A cruelcumber draws near!

Rate the games you've played out of 10`

[Anonymous No.2104938]

¿/?
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Never played a single one for longer than a few minutes. Which wouldst thou recommend me?

[Anonymous No.2104943]

>>2104938
If you've never played a SINGLE dragon quest past the tutorial then you're honestly like me and you should definitely start with any of them except 9 because it's apparently bad and it requires online play to be fun

[Anonymous No.2104948]

DQ: 7/10
DQII: 5/10
DQIII: 11/10 (for me this the best RPG ever made)
DQIV: 9/10
DQVI: 7/10
DQVII: 8/10 (I'd rate this higher if it was a bit shorter)
DQVIII: 9/10

[Anonymous No.2104950]

DQ 1: 5/10
DQ 2: 6/10
DQ 3: 9/10 ( only beat GBC version. never even played the NES version )
DQ 5: 8/10
DQ 7: 9/10
DQ 8: 10/10

I fucking love DQ 8. Unfortunately it's not retro. Everything in it is so beautiful. Sometimes i'd just walk up to the top of a large hill/cliff and look around at the scenery.

[Anonymous No.2104953]

>>2104932
Only played the Slime spinoff on GBA. Pretty nice.

[Anonymous No.2104954]

DQ1 - 6/10
DQ2 - 6/10
DQ3 - 10/10
DQ4 - 9/10
DQ5 - 10/10
DQ6 - 8/10
DQ7 - 7/10
DQ8 - 9/10
DQ9 - 8/10

[Anonymous No.2104959]

I finished DQIX a couple days ago (post-game story included).
I went with low expectations, but it was pretty good in the end.

If I had to rate the series...

Best gameplay: DQIII
Best characters: DQIV
Best story: DQV
Best world: DQVII
Best graphics: DQVIII

DQI+II were both charming in their own way, and I really enjoyed their simplicity.

[Anonymous No.2104960]

>>2104953
The what?

[Anonymous No.2104963]

>>2104960
I think he means Rocket Slime for the da....

[Anonymous No.2104971]

>>2104960

[Anonymous No.2104975]

Played 1 2 and 3 way back when on the GBC... 8/10

DWM... 9/10
DWM 2... 10/10

What was the one on snes with bianca? Im halfway through it on my snes... So far.... 7/10.

I also played non vr VIII... 7/10

And a few of the joker ds games... 6/10 and 7/10 respectively.

If ya'll like JRPGs this series is the standard bearer for the trope. If not, stay far away.

[Anonymous No.2104985]

(Nes)DQ I: 6/10 so far, but i'm kind of stuck

I really need to start playing the series for real. Any help with the definitive versions from all the consoles? There are so many.

[Anonymous No.2104995]

>>2104985

Play 1 2 and 3 on game boy. 4 on nes. The rest should be disc based for maximum enjoyment. If you like pokemon make sure to play the monsters gbc spinoffs

[Anonymous No.2104998]

I: 5/10 (9/10 with nostalgia glasses)
II: 6/10 (8/10 with nostalgia glasses)
III: Can't rate, didn't finish
IV: 9.5/10, holds up today
Missed V and VI :(
VII: 8.5/10
VIII: 9.5/10

Dats all.

[Anonymous No.2105127]

I've played a bit of 8 but the voice acting was offensively bad.
WHY is it so hard for game developers to cast an ACTUAL COCKNEY for a character with a cockney accent

[Anonymous No.2105149]

DQ: 6/10 It works and it's simple
DQII: 6/10 same as the first one
DQIII: 8/10 Even if the story isn't a masterpiece, you feel like a part of something big, and the sense of adventure entangle you till the end.
DQIV: 8/10 You never feel alone, your friends have charm, and the story is pretty good.
DQV: 9/10 A simple yet incredible emotional story, you grow fond of the characters just like you grow in the game.
DQVI: 7/10 Everything is there, but on the whole something feels off.

[Anonymous No.2105186]

DQ8 - 9 Great gameplay and Story balance. NPC dialogue foreshadowing all the cutscene events was great.
DQ1 - 10 Constant 1-1 battles made the game design very tight. How much money you save up and what you buy when can have a huge effect on how long it takes to play the game. Only RPG I ever tried speedrunning.
DQ2 - 7 A bigger adventure than the first dragon quest, but not as interesting.
DQ3 - 8 The tavern is great. The way the game is divided into separate stories you can beat different orders is cool, but for how long it is, I wish the plot tied together a little more.
DQ5 - 8 I really liked this one, and having the option to hear party members opinions of every little plot point was cool too. The game is so fucking depressing, though. This kid has the absolute worst luck of any Dragon quest hero.
DQ9 - 7 Dragon quest 3, except more linear and with tons of MMO-tier sidequests (Free to play MMO-tier). Story was good, but the gameplay was boring, and every time I bothered to continue, I'd forgotten a lot of the plot.

[Anonymous No.2105198]

Only played 5 and 8 so far but loved both of them.
Going to give the rest of the games a try some day.

[Anonymous No.2105221]

Hard to believe I ignored DQ for so many years because I didn't like the first person view in battle.
It's now one of my favorite RPG series ever.

[Anonymous No.2105239]

>>2104932
I've recently played DQ4 DS for the first time. DQ4 was fairly easy, but it seemed like the port made it even easier?
I knew about the accents and they didn't bother me that much in IX... but MAN they annoyed the fuck out of me in 4.

[Anonymous No.2105398]

By the way, Dragon Quest III iOS and Android came out in english today, if anyone is interested, here's the link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.dq3_gp

New translation, and SNES version as base.

[Anonymous No.2105401]

>>2105239
>DQ4 was fairly easy, but it seemed like the port made it even easier?
Yes and no.
There are aspects of the original that are way easier, but some in the revamp (PS1/DS/iOS) that make it even easier than that, should you know how to take advantage of them.
The mini medal system in the NES lets you rip enemies to shreds if you trade for a bunch of Swords of Miracles. In the DS, the Miracle Sword is harder to get, and the medal system has changed.
On the flipside, there's more accessories to help even out some weaknesses of your members, like Crift/Cristo/Kiryl's iffy attack stat, and some equipment that lowers magic damage that wasn't in the original, such as the Magical Skirt.

[Anonymous No.2105403]

>>2105398
No, a shitty version of the SNES version is used as base.

That said, the one good thing they did add was tactics, individual ones no less, which is pretty surprising.

[Anonymous No.2105419]

I've only played dragon quest monsters, I have beat the first dungeon on the first game but thats it haha. I do plan on getting the ones on GBC though

[Anonymous No.2105424]

>>2105419
>I have beat the first dungeon on the first game but thats it
In what? DQM or DQ1?

[Anonymous No.2105432]

DQ (GBC): 6/10
Very charming, but ultimately too simple for my tastes.
DQII (GBC): 5/10
More ambitious than the first game, but also more confusing and obtuse.
DQIII (GBC): 9/10
Fantastic sense of adventure, and party creation is great. Definitely one of the best.
DQIV (NES, DS): 8.5/10
Best cast of any DQ game, tons of fun, I just felt like both versions I played were flawed in some way.
DQV (SNES, DS): 10/10
My personal favorite. Excellent plot and characters, a very emotional game. It also has my favorite OST. I actually preferred the SNES version.
DQVIII (PS2): 8/10
Lovely graphics, voice acting, and music, manages to keep the feeling of traditional DQ, but I can't get into 3D games the same way I can with 2D ones.
DQIX (DS): 7.5/10
Glad to see character creation back, and I love the enormous post game, but enemies being on the overworld is sort of lame, and the main character's models are jarring in comparison to most NPC sprites.

What are yall's favorite songs in the series?

[Anonymous No.2105454]

Dragon Warrior: 7/10
Dragon Warrior II: 6/10
Dragon Warrior III: 8/10
Dragon Warrior VII: 9/10
Dragon Warrior IX: 8/10

[Anonymous No.2105461]

>>2105424
dragon quest, in monsters I have beat like 4 of those portals and won 2 tournaments

[Anonymous No.2105468]

>>2105461
Then in that case, I have to say
>first dungeon
>DQ1
No such thing, technically. If you're fucking crazy enough, you can have the town where the Erdrick/Loto armor is be your first real challenge.

[Anonymous No.2105476]

>>2105468
well cave to the second area, whereever you cross the bridge. I beat one boss i think though, I just remember I hit the part where I have to grind and gave up.

[Anonymous No.2105480]

This thread reminded me that I had DQ9 on hold for months now.
Turns out I was only missing the Nod quest and that one where you had to make the Cumulus Rex laugh with Pratfall and steal a unique item from him.
It's over now, all 184 quests done (and everything else in the high 80's, low 90%).

[Anonymous No.2105481]

>>2105476
Nigga, that's a hallway, that's not a cave.
I figured you were talking about the war ring cave or the tomb of Garin.
Shiiiiieeeeet.

[Anonymous No.2105484]

>>2105481
ll sorry I was probably thinking of final fantasy, I just know it was the first part with way harder enemies harder than those grey mages so I gave up. Will beat it when I get the gameboy version though, I have an easier time playing RPGs on a handheld I find.

[Anonymous No.2105710]

>>2104950
muh negro. DQ8 is so based. I only got to Dhoulmagus, the first fight, which I think is about halfway through the game? I was too underleveled and shit at RPGs to get past him but everything before that was amazing, especially for its time

[Anonymous No.2105715]

>>2105398
Is there any way to play these without having to use a shitty touchscreen?

[Anonymous No.2105716]

>>2105710
>which I think is about halfway through the game?

More like 30%.

[Anonymous No.2105717]

Whats the BEST version of DQIII? NES, GBC or SNES?

[Anonymous No.2105723]

>>2105716
gee really? Thats insane, I had put in like 40 hours by that point... long RPGs scare me

[Anonymous No.2105727]

>>2105715
Yes, don't use a shitty touchscreen.

[Anonymous No.2105728]

>>2105717
Snes

[Anonymous No.2105729]

>>2105717
SNES = GBC > NES

[Anonymous No.2105730]

>>2105723
Get no jobs, great time for rpg!

[Anonymous No.2105735]

I've only played IX so far but I intend to go through all the entries on the DS and III.

IX is a solid 8/10 for me.

[Anonymous No.2105741]

>>2105735
Overreted game if you ask me.

[Anonymous No.2105774]

>>2105741
Unless you meant to say underrated I can't see how you got that impression.

[Anonymous No.2105776]

>>2105735
>everyone else is a sprite

Hahaha

[Anonymous No.2105781]

>>2105776
God dammit.

[Anonymous No.2105785]

>>2105735
I'm glad there's a hack to hide your party so the framerate doesn't go to shit anymore

[Anonymous No.2105807]

>>2105774
The monster fight very annoying
FF my choice, sorry man, its the jrpg so far.

[Anonymous No.2105813]

>>2105717
DQIII for nes is slower game that shows it's age with it's a more clunky interface but believe it or not, it's far more tense and exciting experience then the more "comfy" and relaxing SNES version.

It's like crossing the desert to the kingdom of ISIS was always a memorable moment for me on the NES version. After a while, the desert started to feel endless, the monsters where far stronger and you're running low on mp, and to make it more stressful it's getting dark. But then! Right before you start cursing the game, BOOM, an oasis appears. The game made me feel like I was crossing a perilous desert. Creating that tension and pulling back at the right moment was something DQIII insanely well.

So, I try out the SNES version, after hearing everyone say it's better. I'm about to cross the desert, I'm psyching myself and getting prepared for the dangerous journey that awaits and... oh wait I'm already there. With a bottomless bag of healing supplies, weapons that attack multiple enemies and other stat boosting items I almost fell like I'm play DQIII with cheat codes. THEN, to make it worse, the location of a once cleverly hidden item in the kingdom of ISIS might as well had arrows pointing toward it's direction. It was that obvious. I suppose an agility boosting item doesn't mean much anymore when you can buy or win agility boosting items now...

So yeah, the SNES version run smoother is better looking and has some extra content, but the sense of danger and adventure that I loved from the original felt compromised because of it.

[Anonymous No.2105909]

I love DQMonsters 1. There's never been a game that combined Gameboy-esque RPGs with dungeon crawlers the same way it did.

I could never beat the S class though.

[Anonymous No.2106018]

>>2105398
the snes version is not the base, a mobile version from the mid 2000s that was japan only was the base

[Anonymous No.2106130]

Why don't people like 9? And does anyone still play it online?

[Anonymous No.2106135]

DQ: grind your life away/10
DQIV: 10/10
DQV: 10/10
DQVI: 6/10
DQIX: 7/10

Can't wait until I've finally played through the whole series.

[Anonymous No.2106139]

>>2105909
pleb

Just get a gold slime with mega magic and healusall.

[Anonymous No.2106158]

>>2106130
>And does anyone still play it online?

Multiplayer is only local, and you need the (now extinct) DS wi-fi to connect.

So, uh, no, not anymore.

[Anonymous No.2106165]

>>2106158

Hmm, I might be able to get a few friends to play. But is it still good offline? I've heard some people say the story is good but the gameplay is bad, I've heard the reverse from others, some consider it one of the best in the series and some consider it the worst etc.

[Anonymous No.2106171]

>>2106165
It's somewhere in the middle. It's decent and there's a ton of content.

The one thing that really annoys me about the game though are the framerate drops you get with four party members onscreen. So annoying.

[Anonymous No.2106174]

>>2106171

Yeah that's disappointing, but aside from VIII DQ has never been on the cutting edge of technology.

[Anonymous No.2107426]

>>2105909
Ah, those cover redesigns.

How strange that they felt the need to change the cover when most kids in the 90's were into Dragon Ball.
If I saw some game with Toriyama designs back then, I'd probably get it.

Also, DQM 1+2 translation when?

[Anonymous No.2109000]

Just finished DQV today, my first Dragon Quest. Which one should I play next?

[Anonymous No.2109004]

>>2109000
What did you enjoy the most?

[Anonymous No.2109009]

>>2109004

I don't think there was an element I disliked. Really enjoyed the story and characters, and the way it inverted the "chosen one saves the world trope". Marrying was fun too.

[Anonymous No.2109128]

>>2109009
You can always play the semi-prequel, Dragon Quest IV.
Awesome cast of characters and you play as the "hero of old" you heard so much about in DQ5.
The Legendary pieces of armor you collected used to belong to him/her, after all.

[Anonymous No.2109139]

>>2109128

Alright, should I go for the DS version? I've got a preference for RPGs on the go but don't think I'd be able to stand the touch controls on iOS.

[xGrim No.2109154]

DQ1: 7.5/10
DQ2:7/10
DQ3:7.7/10
DQ4: 8/10
DQ5:12/10(best one in the series)
DWM1:8/10
DWM2:15/10(best one in the side series)
DQMCH:8/10
DQMJ:7.8/10
DQMJ2:8/10
DQ8:10/10
DQ9:9.5/10

[xGrim No.2109162]

>>2109154
I had to use a walk through for Caravan of Hearts.
I'm 2/10
Can't read Japanese

[Anonymous No.2109163]

>>2109154
Your scale needs tweaking if you're gonna have 12s and 15s in it.

[xGrim No.2109170]

>>2109163
Eh....
Really they're are supposed to be 10/10's
But, I am wholeheartedly in love with those games specifically

[Anonymous No.2109172]

If anyone is bored enough, could you care to contribute to >>>/v/274711321 please?

If it dies soon, I'll just post the questions here instead.

[xGrim No.2109174]

>>2109163
They're my personal favorites.
So in reality their scores are 10/10's

[Anonymous No.2109179]

>>2109174
So what are the 7s and 10s in your reality? 3s and 7s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgVfjXA_QY0

[Anonymous No.2109181]

>>2109162
Did you play the game before 2008? Because that's the year the translation patch was released.

[xGrim No.2109184]

>>2109181
I did. And I struggled through regardless of the language barrier.
>>2109179
Man you're a fool.
But I had it coming with being silly with my scores

[Anonymous No.2109186]

>>2109139
I only played the DS version, so I can't really recommend one version over the other, but I heard iOS has something DS didn't have, party chat, something that is a big deal to a lot of people.

[Anonymous No.2109187]

Thread died.
Let's do it here.

Well, as you lot may know, DQ3iOS just came out in english a few days ago.
So, it's time to do another good old waterfall challenge, now with a new localization.

Let's see what we get this time. All questions are of the Yes/No type. I'll go by whichever response we get first. I won't be capping, but I will type out the questions we get along with the final question.

First question:
"Do you believe that the sun in the sky above is the king of all nature...?"
[] Yes
[] No
(and yes, there's actually an ellipsis there for no good fucking reason.)

[Anonymous No.2109209]

>>2109186

I really enjoyed the chat in V so I suppose I'll try and struggle through digital d-pads and ugly fonts.

[Anonymous No.2109216]

>>2109187
Can you name the MC Erdrick, Roto or Loto?
I'm curious, because I remember playing some version of DQ3 that didn't let you name him one of the titles.

[Anonymous No.2109251]

Non-retrofriend here, I've been playing some of the rest of the series, and I'm wondering what's the best way for a non-console-owner to play pic related in English. Don't own MGS3:S, can't reasonably get it. The more specific the instructions the better because I'm a dumbass.

Also pre-MGS Metal Gear General if you wanna talk about it.

[Anonymous No.2109257]

>>2109251
Fuck that was supposed to be its own thread how does that even happen.

[Anonymous No.2109263]

>>2109251

MGS HD Collection on PS3 and 360 comes with Subsistence. The Legacy Collection has the game as well.

[Anonymous No.2109270]

>>2109187
It looks so bad when games overlay sprites with high resolution text and buttons. Why do they keep doing this? It's not hard to use custom fonts and buttons on mobile.

[Anonymous No.2109273]

>>2109216
No, I already started this, and I'm not going to-
Oh, you mean in general?
I'll check right after this.
>>2109209
Trust me, it's really not worth it. Remember how you had all sorts of chats and messages in DQ5? Well, DQ4 has roughly half of what you'd find in that, despite having lots of player and NPC characters, despite the localizations for the party chat being likely brand new (because Plus Alpha wasn't credited).

https://sites.google.com/site/dq4opentrans/ will give you a good idea of what you're going to get, but just keep in mind that it's now full of puns, accents, and dialects that are completely pointless, some even being full on retard, such as bringing a mention of guns (as in wild west cowboy guns) from Hank Hoffman Jr. despite there never being guns in any DQ.

[Anonymous No.2109275]

>>2109270
Because SE doesn't give a fuck because they'll know japs will buy it anyways.

Also, it's an emulator made in unity running a mobile port from years old jap-only dumbphones, what do you expect besides poor-quality?

[Anonymous No.2109278]

>>2109273
Also, I'm going to use "No" as my answer for the sun being king, because fuck it.

Next question:
"Do you find that you spend more money on weapons than on armour?"

[Anonymous No.2109287]

>>2109278

Early game, yes

End game, no

[Anonymous No.2109298]

>>2109287
I'll just go with Yes for that.

"Would you favour a cheaper, yet more distant hostelry over a nearer, yet more costly establishment...?"
Holy fuck, these are so bad compared to the GBC equivalents.

[Anonymous No.2109303]

>>2109273
>despite there never being guns in any DQ

I think Marm in Dai no Daibuken used a magical gun, but it's been too long since I read the manga.

[Anonymous No.2109320]

>>2109303
Well, to be fair, and move the goal-posts slightly, she did, but I'm talking within the games, strictly.

That said, it's a bit surprising stuff like that never carried over into DQ from Dai, but other things did, such as spells, abilities, monster taming, etc. Hell, even Medaroa pops up sometimes.

[Anonymous No.2109321]

>>2109320
That said, given hank's cowboy style dialect and his talk about other such bullshit like ten-gallon hats, saloons, etc. He's pretty much talking about the actual firearms, and not a magical gun like Maam/Marm had.

[Anonymous No.2109340]

My little niece "stole" my iPad for the time being (I told her she could use it, so I don't feel bad).
So I guess we have to start over later with the personality questions.

[Anonymous No.2109351]

I saw this fucker and hope they fixed the annoying pause lag when using equipment as items.
Nope. It's still there, and I also had a crash happen when it was rare as fuck for me before.
I don't know what they actually FIXED, if anything.
What a crock of shit.

[Anonymous No.2109359]

DQ: 7/10
DQ IV: 9/10
DQ V: 8/10
DQ VI: 6/10
DQ VIII: 10/10
DQ IX: meh, didn't finish it/10

I actually finished the first one (I & II SNES version) a few days ago and started the second one after that.
I got the boat and I stopped playing cause suddenly I felt completely lost. I'm not sure what I have to do next. visit the land from the first game or something?

[Anonymous No.2109368]

>>2109359
Get the Gold Key from the little island town first.

[Anonymous No.2109497]

>>2109298

Nearer, duh.

[Anonymous No.2109512]

>>2109497
see >>2109340
A bit late champ, but if I get that question again, I'll remember to answer as such.
As is, the next choice will be a "No".

[Anonymous No.2109629]

This isn't retro but there don't seem to be enough DQ fans on 4chan to keep threads up on fast board like /v/.

Who do you want to see in Dragon Quest Heroes? And DQXI has been confirmed for next-gen consoles, what direction do you think the game should take? What would you like to see in upcoming titles?

[Anonymous No.2109730]

>>2109629
>Who do you want to see in Dragon Quest Heroes?
Based Kiefer and Melvin. Especially Aira. Fuck Maribel up the ass. She can stay out. Gabo, I don't think will work too well, given that they glued him to his wolf, but then again, he could be a horse-rider style character. Any MCs not DQ1 Descendant (AND NO I DON'T MEAN FUCKING KENSHIN'S BLONDE ASS) will likely be too samey and I honestly don't think they'll be the first-picks due to voice-acting. Maybe some more of the stand-out NPCs/temps as well, such as Sharkeye, Papas/Pankraz, and maybe even Prince Harry/Henry. The DQSwords partners, such as Claymore would definitely be cool, but they'll probably just slap in Fleurette for fanservice and call it a day.
>And DQXI has been confirmed for next-gen consoles, what direction do you think the game should take?
DQ10, but off-line. Literally, all I want.
>What would you like to see in upcoming titles?
Localizations that aren't piles of shit.

[Waterfall !ebJJX2H6/g No.2109738]

>>2109512 / Waterfall anon here.

Trying again, now that my niece went home.

"Do you find life to be dull and uninteresting...?"

Well, sticking with what I said earlier with the first choice and inn rest being "No", so, uh, no.
This damn ellipsis bullshit has to go though.

Next Question
"Upon seeing a troubled soul, is your first urge to go to their aid...?"
[] Yes
[] No

[Anonymous No.2110123]

>>2109738
Yes. Heroes have to hero.

[Anonymous No.2111342]

>>2110123
I feel bad, but I gave up and erased the file.
Maybe some other day.

[Anonymous No.2111743]

>>2109730

I want Debora, it make sense given that the other brides are in. Plus, she's best girl.

[Anonymous No.2111843]

>3
7/10
>4
8/10
>5
9/10
>6
5/10
>8
8/10

[Anonymous No.2111856]

>>2105398
Holy shit I didn't know about this!

How does this compare to the SNES and GBC versions?

[Anonymous No.2112203]

That I finished?

V>IV>VII>IX>VI>II>I

II is bullshit but I love it. IX was fun but now the online shit is gone. V is the greatest thing ever.

Gonna play the SFC DQ III

[Anonymous No.2112314]

>>2111743
Only if you like 'em mean.
Bianca for true love.

[Anonymous No.2112346]

>Dragon Quest thread
WOO

DQ: 6/10
DQ2: 6/10
DQ3: 8/10
DQ4: 8/10
DQ5: 9/10
DQ6: N/A
DQ7: N/A
DQ8: N/A
DQ9: 7/10
DQ10: N/A
DQM: 3/10
DQM2: 4/10
DQM3: 4/10

I am not a fan of the Monsters series, as you can tell.

[Anonymous No.2112347]

>>2109187
>All that missing shit
Why would you buy this

[Anonymous No.2112350]

SNES Dragon Quest III is best Dragon Quest III

[Anonymous No.2112363]

>>2112350
>DQIII iOS mirrors the left/right facing sprites instead of using unique facing sprites like this
disgusting

[Anonymous No.2112392]

DQ 1: 6/10
Really fun and simple. Not too hard, but still has its challenges.
DQ 2: 4/10
This one kind of disappointed me a bit, just felt like the first one but significantly more difficult, even though you got party members.
DQ 3: 9/10
The NES version is pretty good, but playing the SNES version really makes this one shine. Loads of fun with a really satisfying amount of challenge.
DQ 4: 10/10
This is easily one of my favorite DQ games. The plot and the gameplay really come together in a fantastic way here.
DQ 5: ?/10
I haven't played enough of this one to pass judgement on it yet.
DQ 6: 10/10
This one has my favorite plot out of any DQ game that I've played. Its really excellent, and I really like the way that the dream/real world stuff works. My other favorite DQ.
DQ 7: ?/10
Also haven't played much of this one.
DQ 8: ?/10
Can't get this one to emulate, so I'll just have to hope to find a cheap copy and a PS2 at some point. Based on what I've seen, seems really cozy and great.
DQ 9: 5/10
Tries too hard to be DQ3 but with a lot of added online stuff. Unfortunately, it just feels really lazy, and its kind of a disappointment.

[Anonymous No.2112585]

>>2112314

This is her party chat before you fight Nimzo:

Um, Hero...
You probably know this already, but...
Actually, maybe you don't know.
Well, I may as well come out with it...
Hero...
Do you believe in fate?
You see, when we first met, I felt something.
It was like a shiver running down my spine.
It's lucky that you're adventurous, otherwise you would never have chosen me.
And I am grateful that you chose me, even if I don't always show it.
That's all I wanted to say. Come on, let's go!
Before long we'll be returning home safe and sound to Gotha.

[Anonymous No.2112640]

>>2112585
Not him, but I pick Nera anyways. Not a fan of Bianca's accent or her constant ghost hunt reminders. Also, some of Nera's lines are hilarious.

[Anonymous No.2112673]

>>2104932
>Dragon Warrior
6/10 - Basic RPG with Basic RPG elements, but it feels like DQ

>Dragon Warrior 2
7/10 - Much better than the first

>Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure/Cobi's Journey

10/10 - The main story is nice, especially considering it's just a save the land thing at first.There's a lot of monsters and it's possible to get any monster to maximum stats meaning dream teams can be made. The Appraised Key system gives the game a lot of extra content.

>Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
7/10 Coming off of DWM2, I had high expectations and it partially delivers. Where it lacks is a post-game in depth as it's predecessor and even less monsters, but the full immersion into 3D works well. Online tournaments also were an option with prizes awarded to the winners.

>Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
10/10 - I love this game. The story is good and the party creation/job system gives the player a range of options for team making. The reincarnation system keeps you leveling up while the extra dungeons and legacy dungeons give you more reasons to play. It's also multiplayer, meaning you and friends can take on these challenges together. If you have a 3ds and like rpgs, get this game.

>Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
?/10 I haven't finished yet, but I really don't want to with the gigantic encounters. I got to the Missing Lynx and got wiped out because I was in the middle of the field. I need to play it more to give it an honest opinion.

[Anonymous No.2112679]

DQVIII has my favorite world map ever to explore. Not the best world map period, no. But no world map has ever been as fun and exciting to see and explore for the first time than DQVIII.

DQV has the best story and by far the best hero, in the sense that he's not. DQV Hero doesn't care a lot about saving the world. Dude KNOWS who the bad guys are and where they are, but he doesn't go out of his way to do anything about it. He's technically looking for the legendary hero, but really he's just looking for his mom. And even then, he drops his adventure because some bitches want his jock. And even after he restarts his adventure, he finds out he's the king of a land and decides "Fuck everything else I was doing, I'm sitting on mah throne". World's lucky that they fucked with his family cause I don't believe for a second he leaves his kingdom for anything else.

And even when he's going to fight the big bad, even THEN, he's really just going to find his parents.

Dude just didn't care about shit and he's the best.

[Anonymous No.2112691]

>>2109184
>fucks up his math
>calls someone else a fool

OK champ, you made the filter.

[Anonymous No.2112705]

>>2112347
I'm a sick fuck. I bought every iOS DQ except 8 because LOL iPad 2 for the sake of checking on them and getting mad, and so if SE ever claimed shit, I could at least counter them by saying that I actually bought their mobile ports and that they were buggy and/or lazy piles of shit (though, so far, 3 hasn't had any bugs that I've seen, it's just really lazy and the localization sucks balls after Aliahan).

>>2112679
He cared, but he didn't have any solid leads and he'd been almost everywhere he could possibly go at that point, considering he didn't have a magic carpet, castle, or dragon to fly around on.
It's why Pankraz/Papas decided to settle down with you for a while and even wanted to let you have a normal childhood for a while, well, until all that bullshit with the kidnappers happened.

Madason didn't do too bad either, I mean, he saved coburg from corruption which was pretty important, found the Z sword, got the Z shield, got a lead on the Z helm, found out he wasn't the legendary hero just in case, probably got his cat back, married and had kids with a zenithian (-descent), and became a king with a someodd soldiers and scholars at his command (IIRC, even his uncle and Harry/Henry and his King-brother tried to get their servants to search for him if you check the dialogs).

[Anonymous No.2112817]

Gonna go for a full DQIII SNES run finally.

Is this a solid start team? I heard you can reclass later and keep spells/half your stats, so I figure I'll make the Fighter a Warrior, Cleric a Mage, and Thief a Sage. That isn't too idiotic, right?

[Anonymous No.2112932]

>>2112679

Nah, he looks for the legendary hero because it was his dad's request. Since his personal life lines up with saving the world you can't really tell if he cares about the world or not.

[Anonymous No.2112936]

"Ees a bebé! A beautiful leetle bebé!"

I thought playing through D4DS raised my tolerance for the accents. Guess not.

[Anonymous No.2112953]

>>2112936
Most of the characters speak normally.

[Anonymous No.2112957]

>>2112953
That's a relief.
I see that they actually bothered to translate the party chat this time around.
I also hope the game makes a better effort to sell me the waifus that aren't Bianca, otherwise I'll have to pick her for the... Ninth time? Or something like that.

[Anonymous No.2112961]

>>2112957

It does a slightly better job but it's still slanted as hell. Debora is new to the DS version though so you can pick her if you want to see the new content.

[Anonymous No.2112979]

>>2112817
I would say not to do this.

Soldier / Priest / Wizard is the classic setup with the priest or wizard becoming a sage and the other two recruits staying their original class to the end of the vanilla story. Technically as long as you have a healer, the other two classes don't matter too terribly much.

Here's the main problem you'll run into if you class change early: you'll have to grind the other characters levels up. This is a massive pain in the ass, and honestly it's better to wait until the end of the vanilla DQ3 quest if you want to class change for the additional content. Then getting your characters back up to snuff won't be such a chore.

[Anonymous No.2112990]

>>2112979
I'm not concerned with grinding after beating DQVII.

[Anonymous No.2113025]

>>2112640
I thought Debora was supposed to be the hilarious one?

[Anonymous No.2113060]

>>2112990
>beating DQVII

Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but if you've gotten to the end then you haven't beaten DQVII......DQVII has beaten YOU.

[Anonymous No.2113061]

>>2113025
Both of them are funny at times.

[Anonymous No.2113102]

>>2113060
well shit.

[Anonymous No.2113109]

>>2112990
That's impressive.

Maybe one day I'll beat VII but god damn.

[Anonymous No.2113113]

>>2113109

I'd like to play it but it's just too damn long. Supposedly the 3DS version fixes pacing issues by removing certain tedious parts of the game so I've decided that if it ever comes stateside I'll pick it up. Otherwise probably not.

[Anonymous No.2113159]

>>2112350
>All that lingerie
Goddamn

[Anonymous No.2113185]

>>2113109
It isn't that long. Just use fast forwarding a lot.

[Anonymous No.2113209]

I have only played DWM Cobis adventure and that was like 10 years ago. Now my question is can someone point me in the direction of a good emu/rom site where ?I can grab some Dragon warrior for over night computer watching shifts

[Anonymous No.2113258]

>>2113209
Emuparadise.

Play DQV first. It has monster members, which inspired DWM. Also it is fantastic. Get the DS version, by the way.

[Anonymous No.2113260]

>>2112817
Go for it. You might have a bit of trouble early on due to no blaze/fireball/ice/explosion specialist caster along with no defense boosts. The hero class learns the basic blaze and fireball spells and much later learns the second-tier explosion spell, then later the first and second-tier lightning spells.
You might find yourself relying on boomerangs and whips a bit more as a result, but that's not exactly bad, especially since you have a single-target/crit-specialist in the fighter.

In my most recent play, I've been using the hero F, thief F, dealer F, and mage F. So far, I've been doing surprisingly well, as the hero can deal with most early-game healing pretty well, and the mage can handle combat easily, especially with defense buffs. Thieves and Dealers have surprising utility with whips and boomerangs, and the dealers have some nice early-game armor to make them a bit tank-ish.
>>2112979
This isn't true at all. Once you get to rimuldar, grinding is fucking cake, especially if you bedragon.
Even before that, it's not very hard, because once you class change, you level up faster than normal, at least for a while. Also, if he's playing the SFC version, it's even easier to deal with.
>>2113113
It doesn't. That was just a stupid ass false rumor, just like the beastmaster in DQ6 becoming a blue mage.
>>2113185
Not him, but even without fast-forwarding, it's not that long. To get to the end of DQ7 took me a little over 100 hours. To beat DQ8 and get the post-game second-ending took me roughly the same time, but exactly 100 hours (yeah, I know, I was shocked too). And yet nobody ever whines about DQ8 being long.
>>2113209
No, fuck off.

[Anonymous No.2113289]

>>2113260
>having trouble because of no Mage
>in Dragon Quest III
bahahahaha
Come on man. There's no point where you can't just power through enemies physically, except possibly the bonus dungeon.
My most recent run was Hero M, Fighter M, Thief M, and Dealer M, which eventually became Hero, Warrior, Sage, and the Dealer was actually dropped off at the Immigrant Town and a new Cleric recruited that became a Fighter. I did my class changing before Baramos, and afterwards I still didn't utilize a attack magic.

[Anonymous No.2113309]

>>2113289
>Come on man. There's no point where you can't just power through enemies physically, except possibly the bonus dungeon.
"SAY THAT TO MY FACE FUCKER NOT WITH MAGIC AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS
SAY IT TO MY FUCKING FACE, BEN"

[Anonymous No.2113313]

>>2113289
>and afterwards I still didn't utilize a attack magic
Ya blew it.
Bikill and Blazemost are the best non-hero spells in the game. Yes, you can win without them, but it's kind of a waste to not use them when given a chance.

[Anonymous No.2113314]

>>2113309
Oh sweet jesus christ I remember those fucks now.
Yeah, I had a little trouble with them when I first encountered them, but I swear to god I did not have trouble with anything else afterwards.

[Anonymous No.2113323]

>>2113314
It happens.
Whenever an enemy has increase/kabuff, you're in for some annoying shit. These asshole in particular love to raise their defenses to the point where you either Alena-crit, cast a spell, or don't hurt them at all.
Worst is enemies who like to crit because there's literally nothing you can use to defend against crits before 9 (and I guess 10).

[Anonymous No.2114352]

>>2113323
>>2113309
FUCK
YOU
ASSHOLES

[Anonymous No.2115748]

Are you a bad enough dude to solo Dragon Quest 3?

[Anonymous No.2115859]

>>2115748
I was, but honestly, it was not worth it.
There's some unique dialog here and there, and the King gives you a sword (which is outdated for that point of the game) but that's it.

[Anonymous No.2116363]

>>2115748
>Playing any iOS/Android Dragon Quest

[Anonymous No.2116382]

>>2116363
>not trying every single version of every game in existence!

[Anonymous No.2116652]

[Anonymous No.2116683]

>>2116652

After seeing these gifs dozens of times you'd think I would stop clicking on them

[Anonymous No.2116693]

Dragon Quest IX

Great game but too grindy towards the end. I was getting wiped out by a boss in only a few turns and didn't feel like killing 200 enemies (yes I calculated it) to add a few levels to my team to stand a chance.

[Anonymous No.2116721]

>>2116693
>thinking its levels in dq9
>not knowing its equips and skills

BTW another non /vr/ related title, DQM2R, has a fast forward mode. ;-;

[Anonymous No.2116730]

>>2104954
I would rate 2 a 4/10 for the series, and maybe a six in comparison to its contemporary competition.

[Anonymous No.2116738]

>>2116721
I'd never discover which skills were the best for which boss unless I tried and failed a lot. Looking it up would feel like cheating. So I just dropped the game.

[Anonymous No.2116751]

How many anons do you think buy DQ games?

We seem to get great threads on /vr/ but it seems like dq's community is small but vocal?

Why do people buy games like terrarythm and don't you think it's a shame they choose to localize two of those but not one DQ 3ds game.

[Anonymous No.2116757]

>>2116738
Fair point. But that's what game designers intend and know people do. Dq9 was meant to be a social experience and in Japan it was. Never the less 9 is only passable solo and great fun and endlessly long multiplayer.

[Anonymous No.2116769]

>>2116757
The combat not matching my playstyle was my only problem. I was enjoying it a lot otherwise.

There was some really touching writing. The old dude who built his village out of stone, the rich girl with the doll, the woman who lived in poverty inside a tree trunk. I don't play many JRPG's so I went in with the mentality of "spam whatever does the most damage".

I'll probably come back to it one day and do some research beforehand about how to approach the combat.

[Anonymous No.2116784]

>>2116769
Was it swinedimples?

If so I completely get it! I almost quit right there feeling so defeated as everything else was a breeze.

[Anonymous No.2116805]

>>2116784
No, but swinedimples was where I started getting frustrated. It was hard but I beat it after my 3rd or 4th try.

I was stuck on the tiger guy for ages and Godwyn just wrecked my shit consistently. Fuck bosses who get multiple moves in one turn.

[Anonymous No.2116863]

>>2116363
>He doesn't want every Dragon Quest game in his pocket
I bet you're the same kind of guy that complains about DQ8 iOS having a midi soundtrack.

[Anonymous No.2116891]

>>2116863
>Playing the worst version of any video game
Even the NES and GBC versions are better than iOS shit

[Anonymous No.2116892]

>>2116891
I play those too though... DQ's my favorite series.

[Anonymous No.2116901]

>>2116891
It's okay Anon. I used to hate the idea of mobile gaming too. You know, until it got actual games and battery life.

[Anonymous No.2116927]

>>2116901
Yeah, no. The Mobile versions are objectively inferior.

[Anonymous No.2116940]

>>2116927

But sometimes you're in public and you fucking want to play Dragon Quest and you don't want to look autistic when you bring out your 14 year old Gameboy Advance.

[Anonymous No.2116992]

>>2116652
>>2116683
I never get tired of this gif.
It's amusing every time.

[Anonymous No.2116998]

>>2116940
This isn't even an argument. You can emulate the real versions on your phone and don't need the cheap phone ports japan got 10 years ago.

[Anonymous No.2117574]

>>2116998
This. Its almost like paying to punish yourself.

[Anonymous No.2117652]

>>2117574
>Dragon quest iOS games didn't sell at all in the west, guess they don't have any fans there. Let's never release another game there.

Fuck this gay earth.

[Anonymous No.2117918]

>>2116757
I absolutely HATE that there's only one save file. I've been wanting to replay it but I can't bring myself to delete my old save.

[Anonymous No.2117919]

>>2117918
When a game's as inexpensive as Dragon Quest IX I'd just buy another copy.

I've done that with a few games before.

Being a save packrat is suffering.

[Anonymous No.2117943]

What I've played this week:

DOA5 Ultimate PS3 - 7.5/10 - fun but shallow

FFXII PS2 - 9.5/10 - Almost perfect

Project Diva F 2nd PS3 - 7/10 - gameplay is improved but the new songs suck

Katamari Forever PS3 - 8/10 - more of the same but fresh enough new coat of paint to be great

[Anonymous No.2117945]

>>2117943
wow, I didn't even read the thread ... I need coffee.

Deleting now!

[Anonymous No.2118363]

>>2117919
Except there are no copies available where I live and the prices to get anything imported here are prohibitive.

And that still doesn't change the fact that it's pretty stupid for the game to cut down on the save slots, even if it's just doing so to promote the "social interaction".

[Anonymous No.2119084]

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If you don't repost this in 5 other threads I will fly into your kitchen
tonight and make a mess of your pots and pans.

[Anonymous No.2119175]

>>2117919

Where I am used copies are $30. Still not bad for a game but pricey for a second copy on what should be cheap.

[Anonymous No.2120082]

>>2112350
What's with the third column of sprites?

[Anonymous No.2120103]

>>2117919
Not to mention that you'd lose the online functions you'd previously unlocked.

[Anonymous No.2120557]

>DQ1: 7.5/10
Haven't played the rest except for a tiny ways in to 2 one time.

[Anonymous No.2120560]

>>2117919
>When a game's as inexpensive as Dragon Quest IX I'd just buy another copy.
At that point why not just buy a flash cart

[Anonymous No.2120560,1]

I f...ing love DQ9