Arrogant Bastard
Banned
15 bucks? This is one of the major reasons why I'm so against the move to mobile as a platform. But hey, if people want it, great I suppose. Maybe if/when it goes on sale for 4.99-6.99
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Dragon Quest 4 out now on iOS/Android, party chat included
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KiTA
Member
...Party chat?! Really?
Holy cow, Square Enix is actually... Making an effort? What is this sorcery?
Some of the screenshots suggest they might have went over the localization and toned down some of those god awful faux accents, too.
But of course to remind us they're still Square Enix... dargon.
Still, with the new DQM title announcement (CH remake?), this, and DQX allowing non Japanese players, this has been a pretty good few weeks for DQ fans.
Now we just need a DQM Super Light localization announcement, heh.
Holy cow, Square Enix is actually... Making an effort? What is this sorcery?
Some of the screenshots suggest they might have went over the localization and toned down some of those god awful faux accents, too.
But of course to remind us they're still Square Enix... dargon.
Still, with the new DQM title announcement (CH remake?), this, and DQX allowing non Japanese players, this has been a pretty good few weeks for DQ fans.
Now we just need a DQM Super Light localization announcement, heh.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Is this Dargon Quest IV the SNES version?
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
No, it looks like it's based on the PSX version or DS version.
chrominance
Member
You're against the move to mobile because games are occasionally $15? Where are you buying Dragon Quest IV for less than that? (Serious question, I was under the impression the only other way to buy it at a reasonable price was the DS version, and that's probably more than $15.)
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I guess in happy with my DS collection. But I know I'll double dip when there's a sale.
But not now.
But not now.
Arrogant Bastard
Banned
Price isn't the only issue that I have with the format, but I don't want to thread shit. If people are happy about this, then lets just let them be happy.
A weird question but how does anyone find this? Searched for Dragon Quest and it doesn't show up. Went to the publisher section and it's not listed.
???
There is no SNES version of DQ4.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I didn't know that.
How does party chat compare? If that was newly translated rather than "whoops left it off the cart" it may've been a milder translation and thus diluting people's perceptions of the accents.
Starwolf_UK
Member
That would explain the screenshot where Alena seems to missing her Russian accent and appears to have dialogue on the world map (unless that happened as soon as she left the castle and I forgot as it has been years since I played DQIV).
Despite not liking the portrait orientation (more due to the fact that it's a bit uncomfortable hold your phone like that for long periods of time), I might try this out. Looks like a decent port attempt, that added some extras that were not present in DS version. Plus, I've never play Dragon Quest before...
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Further proof that DQVIII was originally supposed to be a 3DS port.
Further proof that DQVIII was originally supposed to be a 3DS port.
No, not really.
Dragon Quest VIII
D S III??? If you rearrange those and change the numerals, you get 3DS!
probably because of the screenshot with Alena without her accent. But I've started it and can't understand anyone in Chapter 1 so I'm still in silly accent heaven.
Hours Left
Member
Are you part of the Illuminati?
Ugh the accents was a bad idea, was hoping they had toned it down.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
I remembered hoving a Goten time playing the nyntindo DeS verizion, but 15 Glod to pay is a lot for mobile but DARGON Quest IV is 1 of my favoright in the series
och, ya cannae ha' a dragon quest wi'oot accents
Starwolf_UK
Member
Final boss difficulty spike is a thing that happens to me in DQ games too. As for the final boss (some vague details)
it has a crazy number of forms, on the NES it must have impressive to see
This is such an odd post. Why are you against mobile? It's very unclear in this post.
Aarglefarg
Member
Bought on Android.
But it says this on Google Play:
"This epic adventure, unfolding over five unique chapters, each focusing on a different cast of characters, can now be enjoyed on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad!"
infiniteloop
Member
The games not worth $15? Looks like good value to me.
Alena, when did you get your GAF account approved?!
Starwolf_UK
Member
I guess if it does a Chrono Trigger and breaks completely they don't even have to pretend that they are looking into it...
You don't get it, silly ! When looking at a mobile game, especially a port here's the correct way of handling things.
- Firstly, you treat it as armed robbery.
- Then be oblivious to the fact that the price is still cheaper or on par with other platforms
- You don't give a flying fuck about the fact that the pricing situation of mobile games will be a toxic wasteland as long as any game over 5$ is considered an insult to the people.
- You can't compare the operating cost of a company like RocketCat to Square Enix, you say ? Get out !
There are sub laws but now you have the gist of it. You are a mobile customer now, my boy. You can walk proudly and buy IAP.
This is a joke. I stand by my points but ultimately you consume your entertainment how you see fit.
DQIV on DS is near impossible to find under $20. So on mobile it should only be about $5.
If you want more mobile games, especially ones with good value propositions, why not pick it up for $15? Mobile isn't gonna ever emerge out of a F2P hellhole without people willing to pay premium pricing.
KiTA
Member
Yeah, it's definitely time people stop bellyaching about the price. Its getting silly. This is a 40+ hour JRPG, not Angry Birds 6: The Quest for More IAP.
Iwata was right. The mobile pricing death spiral was a disaster for gaming.
Edit: Has anyone done a comparison between the DS and mobile version scripts? And is party chat confirmed?
Iwata was right. The mobile pricing death spiral was a disaster for gaming.
Edit: Has anyone done a comparison between the DS and mobile version scripts? And is party chat confirmed?
The party chat is discussed in the toucharcade review. Performances are said to be good. All seems clear.
Party chat returning? YES!
No regional dialects? Meh...
The different accents by different townspeople were one off my favorite things about the DS version. Even if a lot of the towns seemed a bit generic, it helped add a bit more flavor to the game.
While not my most favorite of the Zenithian trilogy, DQIV is still quite a solid game.
No regional dialects? Meh...
The different accents by different townspeople were one off my favorite things about the DS version. Even if a lot of the towns seemed a bit generic, it helped add a bit more flavor to the game.
While not my most favorite of the Zenithian trilogy, DQIV is still quite a solid game.
My brother just got this for his iPhone 5 as he doesn't own a DS.
The only RPG's he's played are Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System, Final Fantasy II (IV), Final Fantasy III (VI) and Chrono Trigger on SNES.
It's his first Dragon Quest game so I told him it's the start of the second trilogy and that DQV, DQVI were announced for iOS in Japan so they'll most likely get released here too.
The only RPG's he's played are Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System, Final Fantasy II (IV), Final Fantasy III (VI) and Chrono Trigger on SNES.
It's his first Dragon Quest game so I told him it's the start of the second trilogy and that DQV, DQVI were announced for iOS in Japan so they'll most likely get released here too.
Same. If it was done any other way, it would have been worse. We're at the point where Square Enix has to lay out in the description that the game is a full fledged title with no additional purchases needed and implies no online connectivity required.
KiTA
Member
The screenshots I've seen of chapter 1 have the accents. There's talk that they toned them down but as Aeana mentioned above, it might just be a case of people not minding now. The accents being so horrible were a bit of a meme back in the DS era, so...
Megalosaro
Banned
The scottish accents were the worst to me. I also wasn't fond of the french accents either,