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Just wanted to say that I've just bought Dragon Quest VI (DS), Dragon Quest 8 (PS2) and Dragon Quest 9 (DS).
I'm really happy because the DQ-games are rather rare in my country.

So let's do a Dragon Quest thread to celebrate.

>> No.854016

Just so you know.
I've completed DQ IV and V through Flashcard in the ds.
And I've completed Dragon Quest IV about 70% I think.
And I'm 17h in Dragon Quest 9.
I haven't played Dragon Quest 8 at all.
But I love the series

>> No.854024

The rather low drop-rate at the moment in Dragon Quest 9 is a bit of a chore, but I'll fight through it with mindless grinding while watching a movie or something.

Oh, is there someone who can explane the DQVC in Stoneway (?) tavern for me?

>> No.854032
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854032

I wanna start playing Dragon Quest.
Should I start from the first one or can I just start playing from a random/the best entry?

>> No.854039

Dragon Quest IV - VI is the zenithian trilogy. They share a similar story. (Similar as in Final Fantasy has their element-crystals in several of their games)
Those games are really good I think.
V having one of the best stories for me anywhere, immersive and real.

>> No.854043

>>854032

Dragon Quest 1+2 on the GBC is a good starting place, but 3 is probably the best place to start.

>>854039

5 is a great game, one of my favorite RPGs ever. Nothing gets me more hype than having an entire family fighting together.

>> No.854070

I'm not getting "as" hooked with Dragon Quest 9 as I got with Dragon Quest V.
The low framerate when you have a full party is rather annoying.
Don't know why, the story is good so far, but Dragon Quest V is just so amazingly good, hard to top it really.

>> No.854076
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854076

Let me be blunt for a second.

What exactly makes DQ7 good?
I want to play the game and a motivation boost would be nice.

>> No.854080

>>854070

I'm not a super huge fan of 9, personally. It feels too much like an MMO to me, especially the postgame. The story is okay, reminds me of 3, but overall I felt it left me a little unsatisfied.

>> No.854083

>>854076
I would guess the role you take. Not necessarily the gameplay or pacing of the game.

>> No.854087

>>854080
Dragon Quest 9 have everything that makes a Dragon Quest-game.
But, yeh, it's just something about it that's not as appealing as the other games.

>> No.854085

>>854076
First, I should ask: how many other DQ games have you played? DQ7 is really for the hardcore DQ fans.

That said, I like 7 because of the individual stories that link up together as you get further along in the game and I like the class system. I'm currently playing the game and closing in on the end of disc 1.

>> No.854101

>>854087

I also feel like the combat is a bit slow. In the other games, it's extremely fast: the battles are in first person, and there aren't any super flashy effects. With 9, you have to wait for your characters to run to the enemy and swing, etc. That's not a bad thing, but it slows the game down a bit.

>> No.854106

>>854101
Yes! The battles are sooo slow. It takes such a long time for your characters to align themselfs before they strike. So the time you spend in battle really bog down the overall reaction to the game.

>> No.854195

>>854043
>Dragon Quest 1+2 on the GBC is a good starting place, but 3 is probably the best place to start.

Why GBC?

>> No.854204

>>854195

The GBC versions reduce the grind significantly and updates the graphics. I think there's also an SNES port of each, but I'm not sure how good they are. DQ3 should be played on GBC, as well.

>> No.854206

>>854083
>>854085
>how many other DQ games have you played?

I to VI. Been playing the entire series for the first time and greatly enjoying them, amazing how each game had something that made me fell in love.
DQVII comes next, but I'm lacking the motivation right now, I hope I'm not burned out.

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>>854024
>The rather low drop-rate at the moment in Dragon Quest 9 is a bit of a chore, but I'll fight through it with mindless grinding while watching a movie or something.

There are certain places where you can harvest materials too, but it still takes a long time. I wouldn't suggest trying to 100% it, because it'll take a VERY long time.

>> No.854337

>>854330
> Pic

Muh dick

>> No.854335

>>854007
Im nearly done with the second game on SNES, but I have very little motivation to beat it since I just have to grind now.

>> No.854475

I'm 13 hours into DQVI, second time playing it because my save disappeared for some reason, I just finished the Isle o'smiles quest and just love that one NPC speech about the importance of happiness:
"I reckon there's a lesson in this. Try to hunt for your happiness in your own life rather than skedaddle to some fantasy island."
"What kinda happiness could ya find in a phony paradise, anyway? Phony happiness, that's what."
I just love these little lessons in vidya.

>> No.854482

>>854475
Also, should I get Amos? I skipped out on this quest and the last time I kinda fucked up by telling Amos the truth.

>> No.854490
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>>854482

You can take him or leave him. My main party playing though the game was Milly and Ashlynn for waifus, and Carver as my bro.

Sucks that she had to go back to the dream world. I was hoping beating that bonus demon would let me wish for her to stay.

>> No.854489

>>854482
Definitely.

>> No.854505

DQVIII for ps2 here. 24 h of play by the moment.
Is anybody else playing it out there?

>> No.854523

>>854195
>>854204
As far as DQ1+2, the Gameboy version and the SNES version are essentially the same expect for graphics and sound. The GB version was released in the US and has an official translation. The SNES version wasn't released outside Japan, and the fan translated version is okay, although it has a few bugs. Either one is fine if you don't want to experience the grindy-ness of the originals.

For the DQ3 remakes, there's a few differences, the GB version has "monster medals" that you collect from monsters, and has a bonus dungeon where you need to use those medals. The SNES version doesn't have the monster medals, but it has it's own post-game bonus dungeon that's different from the GB one. The SNES remake also looks really, really good, it was the last DQ for the SNES, coming out after DQ6, and it has a really well done fan-translation. So personally I'd recommend it over the GB version.

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854614

I made a Dracolord in Monsters today and he is absolute shit.

I don't fucking know what I'm doing with breeding shit.

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854785

It's a bloody shame we aren't getting VII in America. We had to get either Bravery Default or VII. Not both. Fuck Square and their bias against America and towards Final Fantasy. IX is a joy to play along with the Monsters titles. I gotta continue VI and VIII, though the latter isn't really my forte. Not a fan of the slowed down gameplay due to the voice acting and the ridiculous amount of enemies in each fight.

But that title isn't retro. Years ago, I played the Dragon Quest I+II remake. I only beat I and got stuck in a tower on II.

>> No.854840

>>854490
I didn't like Amos. My team was Nevan as the master healer, Carver as the destroyer of asses and Drango (or Lizzy) for a second help.

>> No.855559

>>854785
>believing some random guy on twitter with no source to back up his claims

Why are you so retarded?

>> No.855596

>>854785
>We had to get either Bravery Default or VII. Not both. Fuck Square and their bias against America and towards Final Fantasy.

Source for this information? And you know Nintendo's bringing BD over, not Square-Enix, right?

sage for not /vr/

>> No.855609

>>855596
Some guy on twitter with no ties to the gaming industry. /v/ believed it and now it's getting spread around like it's a fact.

>> No.856207

>>855559
>>855596
>>855609
Considering how retarded Square-Enix can be and how retarded they've been recently, it wouldn't surprise me if they tried a dirty move like that. Don't think they wouldn't be above something like that.

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856218

Not retro, but just a heads-up to fellow DQ enthusiasts: DQX is getting ported to PC.

>> No.856226

>>854076
It's a proper DQ game, it has great characters, great music, a class system like DQVI's.

AND it's THE longest JRPG, period. Not many people ahve beaten it. Seriosuly, most people who talk about it at length and know a lot about it haven't actually beaten the damn thing. It's neither tedious nor bad, it's just that damn long.

Meanwhile, it might do good to wait for the 3DS remake, because it's shaping up nicely. If you have a 3DS or are planning to buy one, of course.

>> No.856246
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856246

I want to have the original boxes just so I can have what my friend called "Gohan Quest"

>> No.856253

>>856226
Still waiting on that remake. If it doesn't get announced by January of next year, I'll just play it on my PSP.

>> No.856256

>>856218
WHEN IS IT FUCKING COMING TO AMERICA

>> No.856278

>>856226
Not to imply that sales = quality, but in Japan DQVII is the best selling DQ game of all time, and the best selling PS1 game of all time. I just recently learned that second fact and thought it was interesting.

>> No.856289

Been playing through DQ1 this week. NES version. Currently level 9, rocking the Broad Sword.

Barebones as fuck, but it's a charming little game.

>> No.856298

>>856289
Wait until you kill your first metal slime.
If you do.

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856312

>>856298
pic related

Speaking of encounters, I had the silliest one yet tonight:

>A Ghost draws near!
>Command?
>FIGHT
>Excellent move!
>It is dodging!
>The Ghost is running away.

bitch ass ghost

>> No.856353

>>856312
My cousin ran into a red slime on his way back from Garinham one time and had like 4 hitpoints. He was like, "Lol, I ain't got no fucking time for no red ass slime." So he tried to run.
NOPE. Red slime hits him. "Check yourself before you wreck yourself, slime." Tries to run again. NOPE. Down to 2 HP now. "DUDE what the FUCK." Attacks the slime. Miss. 1 HP left. Tries to run again. NOPE.

Dead.

>> No.856535

>>856278
>Not to imply that sales = quality
Sales = quality of the previous entry.

DQVII selling good means DQVI was good.

>> No.857130

>>856207
Nintendo handled the localization of most of the DS DQ games. It will be them localizing it if anything.

>> No.857945

>>856535
By that logic DQV must have been terrible, because VI is one of the lowest selling games in the series.

>> No.858412

>>857130
That's not true, though. Some stupid third-party handled the localization which is why we got assbackwards retarded accents all over Dragon Quest 4, and tons of names changed just for the sake of being stupid puns.

>> No.858453
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858453

>Find Maribel pretty annoying
>Her spells are pretty lame
>Get classes
>Only really magically inclined character of the three
>Gets powerful spells as sage
>Start appreciating her personality once I began imagining her sounding like Kristen Schaal
>Leaves to help her dad even though he gets better as soon as he sees her
>MFW her replacement.

>> No.858459

>>858453
You don't even have her that long, anyway. She rejoins.

>> No.858471

>>858453
Wait are you bitching about Melvin?

>> No.858480

>>858459

Is it like a top-of-disc-2 reunion or is it more of a rejoins-at-final-dungeon thing? I went to a town to look for a bard to play the tula but the princess of the place says to wait a while.

>> No.858597

>>858480
I'm pretty sure she joins like at the beginning of disc 2. Somewhere near it.

>> No.858615

>>854614
Boss monsters take a long time to level, and their skills are best bred in from other monsters. That being said their resistances make them top notch.

>> No.858667

*Dragon Warrior
please get it right next time

>> No.858672

>>858667
But it's Dragon Quest. And you fucking know it's Dragon Quest.

>> No.858675

>>856246
Make sure you get Dragon Quest V or "The Marvelous Misadventures of Teen Gohan and Blonde Bulma"

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858678

>>858675

>> No.858682

>>858675
>Doesn't look like Bulma at all
>Doesn't look like Gohan at all

Look, we all like making fun of Akira Toriyama's artstyle, but fucking come on.

>> No.858694

>>858682
I'll give you the Bulma one that, but that looks like Gohan in Piccolo's clothing.

>> No.858712

>>858694
The Piccolo clothing, yes. But that doesn't look like Gohan.

>> No.858717

/off-retro-topic

I wish DQX was F2P.
Yeah, it's a MMO, and shits on almost everything we like about the Dragon Quest series but...I wouldn't mind playing with bros that love DQ as much as I do.

>> No.858718

>>858717
Too bad SE thinks it's 1999.

>> No.858770

>>858718
>>858717
Because free to play has worked so fucking well right?

>> No.858772

Is there any material Akira Toriyama has done that doesn't just look like dragon ball/dragon quest? It's hard to believe that that is really all he can draw, but maybe it is?

>> No.858791

>>854043
Is DQ 1 and 2 on the SNES also a good starting place?

>> No.858820
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858820

>>858772
I think it's just his "young human" characters. Aliens, monsters, old people...he can be original with those.
Speaking of aliens and old people, his new manga is coming next month.

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>>858770
>>858718
>>858717
please, no

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>>854085 here
Finally made it back.

>> No.859551 [DELETED] 

>>858824
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