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Dragon Quest VII coming to Japanese 3DS' [February 7th, 2013]
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TurnipFritters
Member
The main reason Dragon Quest VII was two discs.
Eight. Not eight titles, but the eighth Dragon Quest game, Journey of the Cursed King.
Yeah, you're right. Can't wait for them!
It's going to be a gr-eight day when that is no longer the case.
DQ VIII with no load times, wherever I go or DQ VIII in HD...hopefully with no load times and gamepad only mode.
DQ8 with no load times is already possible with HD Loader on PS2~
jimmypython
Member
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
I still think we could get a DQM2 remake too. And maybe a Shonen Yangus conversion and the inevitable Itadaki Street x-over. Plus the GBC games on VC (it's really time for DQ to finally hit VC).
I wonder if L5 will be involved with DQXI?
DQVIII I'm sort if feeling Wii U HD Remix for some reason...
I gave away my big PS2 in June so that's a no go for me. Plus it's not portable!
Exterminieren
Banned
Let this be a lesson to the rest of you.
PixyJunket
Member
They should really port the SNES versions (or most recent mobile versions, whichever are better) of Dragon Quest I, II and III for the eShop or a combo cart, then you've have almost the whole series on one system.
vagabondarts
Member
Something weird for me to think about is when I last played this game, (when it first came out) the series was called Dragon Warrior and it was the first time since the NES that I had played a new DQ game.
It has come a long way.
I'm pretty nostalgic for this game. I'm excited to hear what people who are playing it for the first time will think of it.
It has come a long way.
I'm pretty nostalgic for this game. I'm excited to hear what people who are playing it for the first time will think of it.
Yeahhh... it's probably for the best.
lol the CGI was really bad and probably the reason the game was 2 discs.
this is one of my fave in the series, flawed? sure but it has the best story in the series.
if they tweak the job system and make it less tedious to level up jobs (boss fights should count more towards leveling up jobs than regular fights) man oh man, perfect DQ.
Well, it depends if we count phone/smartphone games.
TurnipFritters
Member
As a North American, I don't.
SE should do this with both DQ and FF. Free fucking money!
ElectricThunder
Member
Wonder if a spiffied up Caravan Hearts is on a timeline somewhere in the dark recesses of the S-E HQ----that's be one that could benefit from some do-over I'd think.
I really hope they bring this to the states because I recently tried to play the PSX game and I hated the way the character controlled. The game is awesome but it just felt hard to maneuver. If it's using the DQMW engine then the controls must be fantastic compared to the original. Please localize this Square-Enix.
Metallix87
Member
Agreed. That would be absolutely amazing, and probably very easy money for Square-Enix.
yankee666
Member
That would be great, but i really doubt it. The game isnt even on the Wii JP VC. Maybe they could release the GBC version of DQ 1+2
TurnipFritters
Member
The reason it isn't on the Wii VC is because they put it on a disc and sold it as the anniversary collection.
Edag Plata
Banned
That's both a beautiful and terrifying thought. No system could weird that sort of power and not become corrupt.
This speculation from Parish a while ago is kinda funny in retrospect.
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9087723
Though to be fair, he did caveat the hell out of it. The dangers of body language reading!
I'm actually looking forward to more info, it's pretty ridiculous how just the promise of an orchestrated soundtrack and avoiding the original engine is slowly turning me around.
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9087723
Though to be fair, he did caveat the hell out of it. The dangers of body language reading!
I'm actually looking forward to more info, it's pretty ridiculous how just the promise of an orchestrated soundtrack and avoiding the original engine is slowly turning me around.
I'm glad (and probably he is too) that he "need" eat a crow.
They usually go for full remakes anyway, DQIV DS was almost a fluke and even then that had some significant visual changes if you actually compared the PS1 and DS versions. Basically it just kept the sprites.
electroplankton
Banned
Yeah, maybe iOS.
darkmark1987
Member
Really want this to come to UK love dragon quest soo hyped for this!!!
may redo dqv on my xl now
may redo dqv on my xl now
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Jeremy should know that in Japan they are much more sensitive to this sort of thing - company honor and business relationships, I mean - you just don't show up to a big Nintendo-Enix announcement and bring up the split that occurred during the PS1 days.
Talk about committing a faux-pas!
He also speculates that Sony subsidized games like FF7 and DQ7, but can anyone confirm this? It would be the first I've heard of it, when Squaresoft was quick to point out it was the CD-ROM format and memory capacity that was the major turning point.
And Enix has stated the platform with the biggest user base (not the biggest money bags) gets the DQ series (which explains why the PS1 and PS2 got DQ7 and DQ8). At least, that's how it was back then.
Dug up some of the pictures I took of my DQ7 playthrough back in 2010... some good and not-so-good memories here. I don't think there is anything spoilerish in here.
Makes sense to me!
Charm is a big part of why I love the DQ series.
Took so long to get here, but it was worth it!
I hate this guy. I really do feel like I got lucky when I beat him.
I got quite addicted to the job system... using Whistle to quickly grind out jobs was a lot of fun!
Makes sense to me!
Charm is a big part of why I love the DQ series.
Took so long to get here, but it was worth it!
I hate this guy. I really do feel like I got lucky when I beat him.
I got quite addicted to the job system... using Whistle to quickly grind out jobs was a lot of fun!
Uncle Rupee
Banned
So do you think I should try to play this version before the 3DS one comes out?
I've played and enjoyed all the DS ones and DQ8 in the past few years.
The PS1 version is really good, so there's no harm playing though it, especially considering we might never get the 3DS version in English.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Hopefully the 3ds version improves the graphics. I love DQ7, but it's fugly.
The graphics engine is being completely overhauled.
I think its biggest faults were the CG cutscenes and some rather sloppy sprite scaling in their (at the time) unrefined engine. I also didn't like that the world map was so clunky... I like that they changed them to straight 2D with the DS games. Those look so much better to me.
I found most of the other graphics to be quite pleasant. The monster animations were just spectacular, and I can't wait to see them again in the 3DS game!
I hope we do hear something soon on this. It would be wonderful to have this game to look forward to in English. Being able to play it in portable form would be the ultimate.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
I just want some direct-feed screens for christsakes is that too much to ask?
deddonpachi
Member
finally toriyama moved away from those extra thick outlines at the artworks
It really does seem like they've gone a route similar to Phantasy Star 2/4 or perhaps more similarly, Lufia 2 for battles. That's an interesting median approach that should hopefully satisfy everyone.
Also interesting that they've gone ahead and added furigana, which isn't something I expected anyone but Level-5 to do.
Also interesting that they've gone ahead and added furigana, which isn't something I expected anyone but Level-5 to do.
yankee666
Member
Nice!!!, thanks.
Character models seems to be a lot better than the ones on DQV PS2 Version. Also battles scenes are third person and not FP.
There are new scans from this week's Famitsu? If so I need to find them >_>
Good luck. I just spent an inordinate amount of time with no results.
Magicpaint
Member
It does look like there's a decent compromise there with the battle engine. I doubt this system will account for the long/drawn out animations of VIII/IX, so it should be a lot faster. I hope we get a trailer soon that demonstrates it.
Also seems like there might be a visible equipment feature for the classes or just generally? It would probably explain why they went this direction with the battle engine. Should be interesting to see how monster classes are handled if that's the case, ha.
Also seems like there might be a visible equipment feature for the classes or just generally? It would probably explain why they went this direction with the battle engine. Should be interesting to see how monster classes are handled if that's the case, ha.
I think it's just a HQ version of the one we already saw last week.
no there isn't
electroplankton
Banned
Graphics look pretty decent and it seems that during battles we will see both the characters and the enemies.