Brilliant Disaster
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I don't care what system is comes for only that it hits the states.
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Dragon Quest XI in production
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They do still pull big numbers. Even on systems like PSP and 3DS the spinoffs did 500k+ in the US alone. It's just not 4m+ big like Final Fantasy.
I would say DQVI and DQIX were also top of the line for their systems visually.
Nightengale
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If a large part of your franchise, in the 2nd half of its life, somehow decides to skip a console numbered title and instead only make spin-offs after spin-offs on different platforms (portables, at that), there's no way that the series will be able to maintain its consistency.
Furthermore, a franchise with a focus on an intertwined story/characters like KH, unless it blew in popularity, will find it hard to maintain the same number of audience as the first game in the franchise, given that you lose so much of the story without playing the first game or spin-offs.
There's a reason why EA always say that new players can jump in at ME2 or ME3 no problem.
Only appropriate response.
Magicpaint
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sörine;109691173 said:
I agree, but DQVI wasn't localised and well, DQIX had the 'lol-DS 3D' stigma attached to it
DQVIII, visually, had a hell of a lot of impact; especially coming off of VII. Finally, Toriyama's art and monsters truly came to life in full 3D and you had the 'to-scale' overworld that really gave the game a feeling of vastness that wasn't readily present before. I think when people say they want a DQ game like VIII again they mean one that evokes that kind of feeling VIII did when it first came out.
It's nice to see Square Enix keep such an obscure series around like this. Maybe Dragon Quest, and Drakengard 3 are a sign that they won't be iOSquare Enix forever?
Seriously though, it'll be a 3DS game. There might be a port to other platforms 6-12 months later. But it's still going to be a 3DS game at its core. Expecting anything else is foolish.
Seriously though, it'll be a 3DS game. There might be a port to other platforms 6-12 months later. But it's still going to be a 3DS game at its core. Expecting anything else is foolish.
Technically when a games been on consoles its whole life i dont count handheld as main games in the series... sure the handheld versions were pretty decent... but not relevant in my eyes. i want main iterations of great games on home consoles, not bite sized mobile games...
It's not really about being better than 7 or 5. It's simply that 8 was the last fully traditional Dragon Quest, with no feeling of missing something when played offline. It's also the series peak in presentation (DQ X looked much less detailed and lush, despite being developed for a nominally more powerful system than the PS2). High end presentation is probably not reasonable to expect from the next game, with a high likelihood for the 3DS to be the platform of choice. It does however give DQ8 an edge in people's memories.
And besides all that, it's simply an excellent game, with a simple, fun, fast and reasonably challenging combat system, endearing characters, good dungeons, good overworld, and a great sense of exploration.
Whether you count it or not, Dragon Quest 9 is a "main game in the series."
Since when did we get to decide what games in a series count or not? It's even more silly considering IX is the best selling game in the franchise.
But DQ IX isn't "bite sized" at all. It's a full fledged DQ game.
BassForever
Member
Looking forward to downloading this on my iPhone when it gets localized
Hahahahaha who am I kidding there is no way
Hahahahaha who am I kidding there is no way
they will localize this
Sigh, again the DS wasn't region locked, many of the Atlus game didn't see the light of day here, many other games didn't see a official release day here. It started with the dsi and the few games made for it(region locked) and those game didn't make it over. Even with a market penetration of 20-30(45% in some countries) the games wouldn't see light here.
You know we just recently got DS2 for DS. And that only came to light when there where enough pre-orders. 3DS looks to be the same, many games don't make it over or take a year if even that. And I still remember Nintendo as the fuckwits that actually tried to stop the import market quoting strange messed up reasons.
And I'm part of those in that buys all the handhelds
The grip on reality was for those saying PS4 or saying Nintendo "stole" it.
So please tell me whats this about handheld snobbery. Is it the same as preferring one console to another? Or just buttonsmash that ended up the way it did?
If the PS4 gets a DQ title it will probably be X since Nintendo is open to multiplatform online
What happened to IX?
Irrelevant since VIII?
What happened to IX?
okay you caught me... i didnt play IX because i didnt own a DS for very long... its just weird counting mobile or handheld games as part of the main line... i know it IS part of the main series... its just...
ehhhh... i just want a full fledged homeconsolepowered title...
Lactose_Intolerant
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3ds or mobile are the only 2 that make sense. It won't be on mobile so it will be on 3ds. PS4 doesn't have the install base + the game would cost a whole lot more to produce.
Psycho_Mantis
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sörine;109690072 said:
Nah KH3 will do it.
I'm pretty sure Nintendo money hatted DQX.
gigantor21
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When did they say that they weren't making any more? LOL
I've never played any of the Dragon Quest games before. Should I pick up DQ9 on the DS?
I don't get why people will simply disregard a title simply because it's on a handheld.
Look, erryone wants a mainline DQ title that isn't on a Nintendo platform or a MMO, but XI for better or worst will on the 3DS since that will be in the best interests for the fans in Japan and for SE themselves.
PS4 would melt around the world trying to run that in real time, so no.
Cornbread78
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dammit this, hopefully, a full console version, but SE does love that 3DS,, so I'm not getting my hopes up for anything..
Various Artists
Banned
If Sony Bankrolled a PS4/Vita exclusive version of this they could sell a ton of systems in Japan.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
That would be quite the expensive moneyhat.
It's the only platform in Japan on which they can realistically expect to move 3 million and more units. That's all there is to it, really.
Even if DQXI ends up being multiplat, you can bet on it being a 3DS game at its core.
AcademicSaucer
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Damn, why is it impossible for this kind of jrpgs to be localized if Nintendo doesnt step in , FUCK .
If SE loved the 3DS then where's my FF V and VI remake ;_;
It would probably cost a fraction of what Square Enix has bankrolled for Final Fantasy XV.
Yes.
You don't think it would be worth it to lock-in Japan with PS4 sales? It's already dominating console sales everywhere else.
It probably will be 3DS, but I so doubt it'll be mobile. Now an eventual port to mobile is a different story.
Poetic.Injustice
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Sony have a 'no exclusive moneyhat' policy for quite some time now.
BlackBuzzard
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I want a good console DQ, VIII is still best in the series and something 9 doesn't even come close to.
SkylineRKR
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I don't think its worth it for Sony. A few 100k extra for a certain period is nothing. And DQ doesn't sell systems outside of Japan.
Agreed. But for that to happen the Ps4 needs to become as big as the Ps2 in Japan, which is not going to happen.
Agreed. But for that to happen the Ps4 needs to become as big as the Ps2 in Japan, which is not going to happen.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
True lol.
Of course, its the biggest third party IP in Japan. It would sell PS4's like crazy. That being said the price would be expensive.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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LOL @ anyone who thinks this will be on anything other than 3DS or mobile. DQ is irrelavant outside of Japan so a console version makes no sense. Vita sin't popular enough, PS3 isn't either. 3DS is the only option. You're only hope is that they decide to do a PS3/PW4 upport from 3DS.
theMrCravens
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IX had the better gameplay (class change, treasure map, better overworld, story), but I'd want all that on a full HD console version way more though.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Thats a pretty big assumption to make.
4HOL/BD replaced them. They're not doing FFIII/IV DS level remakes on any platform now, iOS/Android get janky ports while VC/PSN get roms.
test_account
XP-39C²
The PS4 sales in Japan are probably irrelevant if they already started the developement. If they decided to develope the game for PS4, they would have to change the platform right now. I'm not sure that this is something that is just done "like that" in an instant.
Maybe this is already mentioned, but i think they already confirmed that the game wont be on mobile at least.
Maybe this is already mentioned, but i think they already confirmed that the game wont be on mobile at least.
That's true. Although we haven't got the 7 remake yet, but that's not the same as a new mainline game.
Other than the IQ, I don't really see anything unachievable in that for PS4. The character models are fairly simple, the assets aren't anything too wonderful otherwise either, the texture work isn't anything too amazing and while they might have to tone down some of the vegetation, it probably shouldn't have to be anything too much worse than what is in that trailer.
FFXV has been in full development only from mid 2011 and not with a Ubisoft/Rockstar-like 1000+ person team. While it will be an expensive project by the time they release it and they've undoubtedly spend a lot of money on it so far, I doubt it's as expensive as you are imagining it is. Certainly nowhere close to the kind of sums Sony would have to spend to moneyhat a PS4 exclusive DQXI in a situation where SQEX was planning to develop it for something else and Sony wanted them to change their minds.
Depends. If it was for PS4, then SQEX would undoubtedly localize it themselves, as PS4 is very strong outside Japan. If it's on 3DS, then yeah, SQEX might hesitate releasing it outside Japan. DS hasn't really been all that good for DQ, other than IX.
That makes no sense the 3ds is also stronger than ps4 outside of japan.
AcademicSaucer
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thats a remake