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Dragon Quest 1-8 coming to smartphones.
- Thread starter Aeana
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I think that worry is a little unfounded. Final Fantasy 1 through V coming to smartphone didn't translate into Final Fantasy XV being a smartphone game. Square seems to be content to produce a freaking ton of minor Final Fantasy spin-offs for iOS.
Guess we know the what the lead platform for DQXI is going to be...
You mean the only platform?
Coloress_Kafka
Member
Yes but I'm currently in fantasy land where Square Enix does something right
phosphor112
Banned
This is why we can't have nice things.
SE is only making games and ports for the Japanese market.
They can release the game on 3DS and Vita and have to EASY ways of making money. Very easy ways, but no, they are fucking stupid. Someone needs to fire this CEO asap.
SE is only making games and ports for the Japanese market.
They can release the game on 3DS and Vita and have to EASY ways of making money. Very easy ways, but no, they are fucking stupid. Someone needs to fire this CEO asap.
Watch none of these or any future DQ game come to the US...
This really feels like SE is doing whatever they can for money and I wouldn't be surprised if both FF and DQ moved to handhelds for the forseeable after XV and DQM2 are released.
Its too that probably isn't going to ever happen.
FFXV has probably been in the works since like 2005 so that's not really a convincing argument.
This really feels like SE is doing whatever they can for money and I wouldn't be surprised if both FF and DQ moved to handhelds for the forseeable after XV and DQM2 are released.
Its too that probably isn't going to ever happen.
FFXV has probably been in the works since like 2005 so that's not really a convincing argument.
Devilgunman
Member
My phone battery will probably run out before I can make it to the church to save my game.
ZackieChan
Member
Help me out here. Why is this such a terrible thing? I'd love to be able to play these on my phone or tablet. I only ever played the first NES Dragon Warrior.
Please understand.
Please understand.
PaulExcellent
Member
I didn't see smartphones until I clicked.
I DIDN'T SEE SMARTPHONES UNTIL I CLICKED.
I DIDN'T SEE SMARTPHONES UNTIL I CLICKED.
I have to admit, this made me laugh harder than I expected it to.
Funny enough, my iPhone 5 loads their site very slowly. Where did that DQ8 overworld pic come from? Their site?
Aquamarine
Member
All in preparation for DQ 11, coming exclusively to iPhone, iPad, and Android.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Iwata: *cries*
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
if it's free2play, they'll make a fuck ton of money.
There just isn't enough of a dedicated fanbase for it. DQV, by far the most acclaimed iteration in the series, almost jeopardized the franchise in the West with sales of the DS remake. It's not quite the same situation.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Man... Dragon Quest 8 on mobile platform is a dream come true......
.......................but not like this T______________T
.......................but not like this T______________T
Lumpy Onion
Member
Because only REAL gaming systems like 3ds and Vita should be allowed to have these masterpieces. Mobile gaming is a blight on gaming humanity and must be greeted with seething hatred! /s
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
lol, Wada, the former CEO, got the boot back in March. He's still with the company, as far as I know, but there were clearly plenty of salarymen waiting in the wings for their turn to fuck Square's corpse.
Its a combination of:
-Many of the people on GAF don't like mobile gaming for various reasons
-This means that there is a chance that DQ will become a mobile series and it shows that SE isn't afraid of putting their biggest series there
-These will probably be identical ports and most people wanted a remake of DQVIII
-There is a good chance that these won't leave Japan
If the game is f2p that's like auto confirmation that the game is going to suck.
Dark Octave
Banned
It's like Capcom's Street Fighter X Tekken Megaman troll.
"Oh so you want Megaman? Here, he's all yours!"
The_Joker1721
Member
Can't wait. Maybe someday Ill get to play it on my ios device.
Axispowers
Member
Uhhh.... yay?
Oh, just wait until Sega starts dictating the localization of Shin Megami Tensei.
Final Fantasy III for iOS/Android has a Quicksave function which allows you to save anywhere, and it's really convenient. They'll probably implement this in the Dragon Quest games as well.
Dragon Quest is not SE's biggest franchise.
There's also the idea of them putting micro transactions in the game in such a way that it potentially affects progression through the game.
Hell yeah! Turn-based games are fantastic on iOS, and I love DQIV and V so much I'd be happy to rebuy just to have on my other portable system. I am all up in these ports if they make it to the States -- to that, though.
It would be nice if we could go half a page about an iOS game without all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth, but so it goes.
to that, though.It would be nice if we could go half a page about an iOS game without all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth, but so it goes.
high price, micro transactions, RPG maker art, low quality, Square Enix.
I'm not saying it is; I'm saying that this shows that SE is willing to put their major bread winners on mobile so we could see other big franchises from SE on mobile soon.
The FFV port kinda pissed my off and the TAY remake made it even worse.
Velcro Fly
Member
Hell yeah! Turn-based games are fantastic on iOS, and I love DQIV and V so much I'd be happy to rebuy just to have on my other portable system. I am all up in these ports if they make it to the States --
It would be nice if we could go half a page about an iOS game without all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth, but so it goes.
it isn't iOS. It's SE.
Hell yeah! Turn-based games are fantastic on iOS, and I love DQIV and V so much I'd be happy to rebuy just to have on my other portable system. I am all up in these ports if they make it to the States --
It would be nice if we could go half a page about an iOS game without all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth, but so it goes.
You should have seen when DQIX was announced for the DS then. This is not nearly as bad.
It's not like they're newcomers to smartphones.
Glass Rebel
Member
Gamers not realizing that Square Enis is bascially a huge monkey's paw ;_;
PaulExcellent
Member
SE admitted that they've made quite a lot of money on FFV, along with other mobile-games.
They even said the Vita game they've ported recently from mobile made profit equivalent to selling 300K retail copies.
Companies go where money exists.
Don't worry, you'll just need to pay $0.25 every time you want to save anywhere!