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[Stone Ocean]

Just a quick lazy question, why is an NX release now 'tentative'?

Because officially it's "under consideration" not confirmed

 

[Jigorath]

Buying two 3DSes is still cheaper than buying three PS4s.

Why would anyone buy 3 PS4s?

 

[BadWolf]

Vita doesn't run UE4 and doesn't have a 2nd screen, so I don't think they thought it'd be worth it.

If they can port DQH then I assume they could port the PS4 DQXI to Vita if they wanted.

 

[Aostia]

for the time the game will come westside, I'll own both N3ds and a PS4.
Maybe it's just the hype of the announcement, but looking at how good both versions looked, I'd be keen to double dip.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Hopefully the people who worked on the DQVIII English dub is back for XI.

Yes, the accents were great, guv!

 

[Ventara]

Will have to see how both play, but assuming they're both good, I'll pick it up on the 3DS. RPGs are best on handhelds.

 

[Whizkid7]

SOLD SO FREAKIN' HARD GIMME GIMME!

 

[Harusame]

I'm really liking this PS4/3DS combination. I really do think it will work quite well.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Really like what they're doing with the 3DS version, but since I don't think I'll ever get one, I'll be playing it on the PS4. Assuming it makes it over of course. But I'd be really surprised if the PS4 version at least didn't.

 

[LiK]

Yes, the accents were great, gov!

Yea, only two characters sucked and they didn't have an accent. People who played it will know whom I'm talking about.

 

[MisterR]

Buying two 3DSes is still cheaper than buying one PS4.

What does that even mean?

 

[ethomaz]

3DS meh... cross gen again.

PS4 and NX yay

 

[Kyoufu]

If they can port DQH then I assume they could port the PS4 DQXI to Vita if they wanted.

That doesn't make much sense. Koei's engine is highly scalable and used for all platforms already. Vita isn't supported on UE4, so they'd have to use a different engine and downscale assets. Why bother?

 

[BatDan]

Translation and localization aren't the same thing, unless they just do a digital release or something.

Except localization is the result of translation
Translation is translating from Japanese to English
Localization is fixing the script to make it acceptable for English speaking audiences. Changing jokes, names, adding puns, spicing up the dialogue, removing possibly objectionable material. A direct translation would suck, that's where localization comes into play.

 

[entremet]

I knew a 3DS version was coming. You can't totally ignore it in Japan.

DQVIIr seems to be the engine for it, right?

edit: Actually no.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

What does that even mean?

It's way worth buying a 2nd 3DS to get JP exclusive games.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Why announce it for the nx? Se has never done that for dq, have they?

They always go with the most popular console at the time.

Now they are announcing dq games for consoles that don't even exist? Huh?

 

[Stone Ocean]

3DS meh... cross gen again.

PS4 and NX yay

This isn't a cross gen game, it's two games with the same story and characters.

 

[Jigorath]

Buying two 3DSes is still cheaper than buying one PS4.

Do you really have to infect this thread with 3DS vs PS4 console warz?

 

[Newtype-001]

3DS meh... cross gen again.

PS4 and NX yay

Theyre being made by 2 completely different studios from the ground up. Being cross gen has no bearing on anything here.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Do you really have to infect this thread with 3DS vs PS4 console warz?

That's not what that's about at all.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

3DS meh... cross gen again.

PS4 and NX yay

Those being developed like two individual games, so the 3ds isn't holding anything back.

 

[Arkeband]

Why announce it for the nx? Se has never done that for dq, have they?

They always go with the most popular console at the time.

Now they are announcing dq games for consoles that don't even exist? Huh?

Because Horii is a gangster.

 

[BriareosGAF]

Skipped around the video, watched the PS4 footage, did I miss battle sequence in PS4 SKU? Only saw it for the 3DS footage. While the PS4 footage looked nice, it would take hardly any time to bootstrap a "walk around a town" environment and character controller on UE4, so it's a little disappointing/troubling to see so little there.

 

[BadWolf]

That doesn't make much sense. Koei's engine is highly scalable and used for all platforms already. Vita isn't supported on UE4, so they'd have to use a different engine and downscale assets. Why bother?

Ah, there is an engine issue.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

PS4 version seems really early, yet it's no further from release than the 3DS version?

It doesn't look THAT early. No NPCs in the town but thats it. The rest looked pretty damn polished and with likely over a year left of development, and being created on an easy to use engine, I can see it shipping on time.

 

[Deleted member 20920]

Why do I get the feeling that, even though the game is coming to PS4 and 3DS, we're still going to have console wars over which version is better and which one will sell more? Yikes.

Either way, both systems will no doubt get a limited edition bundle. Relative to install base, it'll sell a metric shit tonne on both, and Square Enix/Horii will be super happy.

He said there were 5 Dragon Quest games coming to Playstation with another coming but its further down the road. DQH, DQH2, DQB, DQX and DQXI make up those 5 meaning the one that is further down the road is something else entirely. If what he said about the remake is true, then its probably that.

It's all fun and games at the beginning but when the games get released it'll be a bloodbath of tears Especially if the 3DS version is not localised. I just hope the platform warriors will buy for their respective platforms when the games are released.

Verendus might not have been referring to DQH1 when he was talking about 5 games. After all that game was already out.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Skipped around the video, watched the PS4 footage, did I miss battle sequence in PS4 SKU? Only saw it for the 3DS footage. While the PS4 footage looked nice, it would take hardly any time to bootstrap a "walk around a town" environment and character controller on UE4, so it's a little disappointing/troubling to see so little there.

No battle shown for PS4 version, just the town and field sections. I hope for some sort of trailer soon though.

 

[Aostia]

Why announce it for the nx? Se has never done that for dq, have they?

They always go with the most popular console at the time.

Now they are announcing dq games for consoles that don't even exist? Huh?

Actually, they announced the game for Wii U too more than one year before the Wii U release on the market (September 2011 VS December 2012)

Btw, the 3DS IS the most popular console in Japan, so they DID announce the game for the most popular console also this time

 

[FStubbs]

I'm starting to really think the 2D mode on 3DS is tailor made for a mobile port.

 

[Palette Swap]

The more I think about it, the more I love the dual screen gimmick and am surprised no one ever did that before.

It's like the same game is releasing on hardware from three different eras all at once. That fits nicely with the theme of that subtitle.

 

[BadWolf]

It doesn't look THAT early. No NPCs in the town but thats it. The rest looked pretty damn polished and with likely over a year left of development, and being created on an easy to use engine, I can see it shipping on time.

Yeah I don't get the super early remarks, I was prepared to see something like the Red Ash prototype going by the comments but it looked pretty damn good.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Why would anyone buy 3 PS4s?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNQcdThO4ZA

 

[Stone Ocean]

Do you really have to infect this thread with 3DS vs PS4 console warz?

It's amazing, there's a version of this game for pretty much every single DQ fan out there and people still feel the need to do this shit

 

[Anth0ny]

Holy shit what an announcement. Everyone wins. I'll probably pick it up on PS4, 3DS and NX.

still sticking with NX being a console, dropping next year, and being at least as powerful as PS4.

Also, DQX on NX as well? Is this the first game ever released across three Nintendo home consoles? Lol

 

[BadWolf]

No battle shown for PS4 version, just the town and field sections. I hope for some sort of trailer soon though.

Gotta save something for TGS.

(I hope)

 

[Aostia]

The more I think about it, the more I love the dual screen gimmick and am surprised no one ever did that before.

It's like the same game is releasing on hardware from three different eras all at once. That fits nicely with the theme of that subtitle.

that is my feeling too.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Gotta save something for TGS.

(I hope)

Jump Festa should be more likely I think

 

[Vincent Grayson]

That doesn't make much sense. Koei's engine is highly scalable and used for all platforms already. Vita isn't supported on UE4, so they'd have to use a different engine and downscale assets. Why bother?

Especially when people that really care will likely own a PS4 in addition to their Vita, and can play it via the streaming option.

 

[RPGCrazied]

But going by the 3DS footage, its going to be turned based? Love that. Not enough of that on consoles these days.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

To clarify: if you care about Dragon Quest games at all buy a Japanese 3DS. It's not even that expensive.

Is that clear enough?

 

[Vincent Grayson]

But going by the 3DS footage, its going to be turned based? Love that. Not enough of that on consoles these days.

Given how much flak they got when DQ9 was going to be realtime, I suspect the mainline (non-MMO) games will stay turn-based forever.

 

[Megatron]

I'm really liking this PS4/3DS combination. I really do think it will work quite well.

Do you really believe we will get both versions here? Like with Ni No Kuni, we only got the ps3 version. The only reason we have got dq games recently is because Nintendo published them. Will Nintendo publish the 3ds and/or nx version? Since its on multiple platforms, don't the platform holders actually have less reason to publish this?

If we get the 3ds version and ps4 version, I will buy both day one. Now lets see if that happens.

 

[Timeaisis]

Lol what a fantastic first announcement for NX. OK, SE, you've me back. For now.

I wonder if this says anything about the NX third party support. As in, I wonder if SE just wanted to make it to the NX as well or Nintendo stepped in and asked for it.

 

[Infernostew]

No battle shown for PS4 version, just the town and field sections. I hope for some sort of trailer soon though.

I expected more of a blowout for both games but TGS should be fun.

 

[Off-Kilter]

Square Enix is back and firing in all cylinders.

Fantastic announcement. The Dragon Quest game I've wanted for years (PS4) is finally coming :')

 

[DNAbro]

To clarify: if you care about Dragon Quest games at all buy a Japanese 3DS. It's not even that expensive.

Is that clear enough?

i love playing rpgs in a language i can't understand

 

[KuroPyonyo]

This is a great solution!
I will play the PS4 and the GBA version.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Except localization is the result of translation
Translation is translating from Japanese to English
Localization is fixing the script to make it acceptable for English speaking audiences. Changing jokes, names, adding puns, spicing up the dialogue, removing possibly objectionable material. A direct translation would suck, that's where localization comes into play.

Localization is the entire process, not just translation work. I'm talking about packaging and publishing costs, which is also a part of localization.

 

[Aostia]

For people who actually played both: were there differences in terms of battle system between the PS3 and the DS versions of Ni No Kuni?