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Dragon Quest IV, V, VI for DS announced !!
- Thread starter neo2046
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As someone with a DS who has never played any of the Dragon Quest games this seems like an awesome announcement. I'm very excited about this. I suppose I'll buy IV for sure and depending on how I like it I'll get more. I'm guessing it will come out 1Q08 along with DQS in NA which I'd also like to pick up. Can anybody suggest otherwise?
cartman414
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Double true.
Hey ruby_onix, where did you get the avatar from? Looks very PCE.
Hey ruby_onix, where did you get the avatar from? Looks very PCE.
AlucarD.eq
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nice .. any how when i woke up i knew i should turn on my computer to see this...
... belive...
... belive...
donkey show
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DO WANT!
Looks like they changed the shop interface, at least. I guess they made a box around the text so it's easier to press with the stylus. I really wonder what the battles will look like.
It also looks like they changed the maps a little. At the very least, Bautland castle is on the same map as Bautland town, but they were on separate screens in the PSX version.
It also looks like they changed the maps a little. At the very least, Bautland castle is on the same map as Bautland town, but they were on separate screens in the PSX version.
Pureauthor
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Well, they all use the traditional turn-based style of jRPG combat, but most of the iterations will differ in things like having Job Systems, etc. Those sort of gameplay mechanics.
vareon said:
VI has never been playable in English, though I think there are fan projects working on it, albeit slowly. So that leaves most English speakers with IV on their NES or V on an SNES emulator. I like the flow of V better, but both have unique plot gimmicks.
Mild spoilers ahoy, to sort of attempt to explain why I like V better.
IV follows four different sets* of characters through their own chapters before you even meet the main character, your hero, who brings them all together. It's a bit like Odin Sphere in that regard, if Odin Sphere actually let your heroes combine forces at the end.
V follows the main character, your hero, beginning as a little boy through adulthood, marriage, parenthood, etc; from villager to slave to rightful king.
V follows the main character, your hero, beginning as a little boy through adulthood, marriage, parenthood, etc; from villager to slave to rightful king.
Pureauthor
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JayDubya said:
It resona?
RurouniZel
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neo2046 said:
This just makes me smile.
Error said:
Fine, I'll spoiler tag it. Erase your copy of it too if it's that big a deal.
Talking about specific characters or events is a big deal to me. That sort of tagline I gave is the sort of thing people find on movie trailers. It's probably the best feature of the game - why not promote it as such?
I can't speak for V, but I really enjoyed the structure of IV.vareon said:
Thanks, that leaves me a choice between IV and V. I'll choose the one with better storyline, any ideas? Both have very interesting plot gimmicks >.<
Time passes between the chapters and inevitably you end up revisiting old locations to find that things have changed quite a bit... One of my favorite aspects of that game, definitely. There's also some decent variety to the first four chapters, particularly the third, and it's hard to ever feel you're doing the same thing four times, due to the different goals of the chapters, different emphases on NPCs, and such. I won't say any more than that, though.
And also it has Alena--you see her in the scan, the girl in the yellow dress and blue hat--and she was probably the most awesome female fighter in any RPG for fifteen or so years. >_>
i searched and didn't find anything, so hopefully this rumor hasn't been posted yet..
gamefront.de writes:
rumor from game labo:
if DQ IV DS sells very well, the online feature of DQ IX will be removed and the game will be sold without. the online part will be released with another software then...
don't know if thats any kind of likely
gamefront.de writes:
rumor from game labo:
if DQ IV DS sells very well, the online feature of DQ IX will be removed and the game will be sold without. the online part will be released with another software then...
don't know if thats any kind of likely
From what I've read of most Japanese GAFfers, Gamelabo rumors mean nothing at all. I'd say take it with a large grain of salt.Verve said:
And weren't there already rumors that the online mode of DQIX had been removed a couple of months ago? That, and IV and IX are both supposed to appear by the end of the year - you don't simply take an online mode 'out' in a matter of days/weeks.
Forgotten Ancient
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JayDubya said:
VI is definitely playable in english
Yeah, DQ6 has been fan translated, although it has some bugs.
And personally, I think it's just lacking the charm or wit of either the original NES Ren-faire english style translations or the silly saturday morning cartoon charm of DQ8, or even the sometimes monty python-ish translation of DQ7. Anyway, you can play 6 fully in english... it's just a bit hard to get the translation patch, and I don't think it's even worth it. I'm buying all 3 of these remakes, though I'm most excited about 4 because (as I've said too many times already) I've never played it.
And personally, I think it's just lacking the charm or wit of either the original NES Ren-faire english style translations or the silly saturday morning cartoon charm of DQ8, or even the sometimes monty python-ish translation of DQ7. Anyway, you can play 6 fully in english... it's just a bit hard to get the translation patch, and I don't think it's even worth it. I'm buying all 3 of these remakes, though I'm most excited about 4 because (as I've said too many times already) I've never played it.
Forgotten Ancient
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firex said:
Yeah, I didn't really have fun with DQVI. I'm sure the Japanese version was great, but there wasn't any "magic" to playing the fan translation. The game itself was good, but it was kinda impossible to get into the story or care about the world at all.
That, and save-states + maxing out the speed killed any challenge and fun I could've otherwise had. Damn me and my grinding ways.
