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Dragon Quest 1-8 coming to smartphones.

Velcro Fly

Member
What is SE going to do when they run out of franchises to run into the ground?

I honestly don't care. I've basically given up on them ever doing anything worthwhile again.

DQXI on phones confirmed.
 

Aeana

Member
Yeah, they do kind of need to support horizontal too at least.

And I don't think DQ1&2 are new to smartphones, but they'd probably port those to every console if they thought they could sell it.
They are. They had been released on feature phones before but not on smartphones yet.
 
Wow.... just......

Going back to watching Terrace House, it may be a Japanese reality show, but its a reality where SE isn't making stupid fucking decisions like DQ8 on a smart phone (since the episodes I'm on are 10 months old lol).
 

Krammy

Member
We finally get another remake of 1 and 3, and this is how they do it?

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Kurod

Banned
I'm a DQ fan and I don't mind so much. Turn based JRPG's seem like they'd be a good fit on smartdevices with touch screens. The real question is how much of an effort will be put forth.
 

bigkrev

Member
Ugly portrat mode aside, this is a pretty good idea- the games have no "twitch" elements to them, meaning that touchscreen controls should work just fine.

And if this means the next mainline entry is on smartphones, just pray they charge the Square Enix Tax price instead of making it Freemium
 

Kirlia

Banned
Ugh...they need to bring the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII over to America. Seriously. I've played Dragon Quests IV, V, VI and IX, and I really want to play VII without having to track down the PS-X version.
 
Ugly portrat mode aside, this is a pretty good idea- the games have no "twitch" elements to them, meaning that touchscreen controls should work just fine.

And if this means the next mainline entry is on smartphones, just pray they charge the Square Enix Tax price instead of making it Freemium

It'll still be pay to win, you'll just have to pay $15 to even try to play
 
I don't know what I think about this.
Maybe if it came to Windows 8 I'd play it HA. That's "mobile" enough for ya, right SE?
 
Guess what's next that's right you guessed it Dragon Quest 11

Enjoy an epic tale! 11 amazing chapters! Each chapter only costs $6!!

Unlock amazing spells and weapons by paying $3! Buying a pack for $12 gets you 2 spells and 2 actions RANDOMLY CHOSEN!!!

Refill your Action Gauge for only $4! OR you can choose to wait 2 hours for your Action Gauge to refill!

Dragon Quest 11 only available on Smartphones!
 

Into

Member
If these do well (and they will, its DQ on smartphones) just wait for FF7 "remake" on smartphones

Basically the PC re release slapped together. You wanted the remake!? Here ya go, no give me moneh'
 
I'm always curious how this news is received by japanese gamer, most of us here in neogaf basically don't like the big shift to smartphone games, but does these smartphone games really sell a lot for squenix?

I mean, is the focus on smartphone actually justified and smart decision, or just misguided and they'll crash and burn sooner or later.
 

MormaPope

Banned
I'm no developer, so I have no clue on this, but would it me more challenging to port DQ 1-8 to PC/Xbox 360/PS3/Wii-U versus porting those games to mobile devices? Surely all the Dragon Quests before DQ8 would be incredibly easy to port to any platform right?

It feels like Square Enix management doesn't know they have a large and diverse audience.
 
I'm always curious how this news is received by japanese gamer, most of us here in neogaf basically don't like the big shift to smartphone games, but does these smartphone games really sell a lot for squenix?

I mean, is the focus on smartphone actually justified and smart decision, or just misguided and they'll crash and burn sooner or later.

It's smart, but, in this case, it's a desperation move to get some quick cash. Otherwise, there will be nothing from their Japanese studios that produces a lot of revenue for at least another two years or so (aside from FFX).
 
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