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[RevenantKioku]

IV

 

[jeremy1456]

Markot's avatar

That's not exactly a bad starting point though

 

[larvi]

DQM > DQM2 > DQMJ

The DQM games are better than the regular DQ games imo.

 

[markot]

8 came out for ps2 after mine broke and I dont think many others have been available for things I own in Australia >.<

But 5 is coming out soon ^_^ And 4 has been pretty great.

 

[Jiggy]

Out of what I've played:
4 DS, 3 GBC, 4 NES, [decent-sized gap], 2 GBC, then 1 GBC and 8 in some order

 

[Man God]

You'd probably like DQ VII Jiggy. Get to it!

 

[Jiggy]

All the things I've read about its length make me want to hold off until a portable version, but maybe if there's ever a drought of new game releases that I want and I need something to give a shot to...

 

[Blackace]

All the things I've read about its length make me want to hold off until a portable version, but maybe if there's ever a drought of new game releases that I want and I need something to give a shot to...

I wish it had some sort of a damn journal..

 

[Red Scarlet]

I dunno, I'd guess...

Faves: 3 (SFC) / 4 (PS1) / 8 (PS2) / 2 (SFC) / 5 (PS2) / 1 (SFC)

Not Faves: 6 (SFC) / 7 (PS1)

And since everyone's posting theirs, here's my outdated one (missing US DQ8, DS 4, DS5)

 

[chicken_ramen]

7,5,6,3,4,2,8,1

 

[Error]

DQ3
DQ4
DQ7
DQ6
DQ5
DQ8
DQ2
DQ1

 

[flipping_heck]

VIII

the only one i played.. for shame

 

[JayDubya]

Well, I haven't played them all.

But:

V VIII II IV I

What's different about ranking these as opposed to ranking the Final Fantasy games is that the ones on the bottom are still great and I'd totally replay them.

V has the best story and is one of my favorite games, period.

II gets extra props for being mercilessly Nintendo hard.

 

[Error]

I wonder if the DS version of 5 will bump it up a few notches.

My biggest complaint with 5, was the 3 party member setup... specially since I played 3 and 4 immediately before it. it was just jarring to me.

 

[Rolf NB]

VIII

the only one i played.. for shame

Me too. I liked it very much though, so no sad face from me.

 

[john tv]

I wonder if the DS version of 5 will bump it up a few notches.

My biggest complaint with 5, was the 3 party member setup... specially since I played 3 and 4 immediately before it. it was just jarring to me.

The PS2 version of 5 was fantastic. The DS one didn't hook me quite as much, but granted one's coming in English and the other's not, so...

 

[BobbyRobby]

4 > 3 > 5 > 7 > 2 > 1

 

[jay]

Dragon Quest games have been used in hospitals to keep coma patients entertained so they really are making the world a better place.

 

[Hobbun]

8>4>7

I only ranked those three as they are the only ones I can remember with clarity on which games in the series I like. I've never played V and VI and the last time I played I-III, was when they were on the NES and I don't remember much about them.

 

[firex]

I can't really rank them. all I can say is the only one with a gameplay system I didn't enjoy was DQ6's job system. I guess 5 is my favorite but it kind of transcends the entirety of JRPGs to be my favorite of the whole genre.

 

[manueldelalas]

5, 6, 4, 7, 3, 2, 1

Haven't played 8.

 

[Hobbun]

I'm really excited about V as I am hearing from a lot of people it is their favorite.

The only thing I am a bit concerned with is I am also hearing it is on the easy side. But it isn't preventing me from picking it up day 1.

 

[crowphoenix]

All the things I've read about its length make me want to hold off until a portable version, but maybe if there's ever a drought of new game releases that I want and I need something to give a shot to...

I put about a hundred hours into it and didn't even reach the second disk.

Anyway,

5, 8, 7, 4, 1

 

[Princess Skittles]

4 & 5 >>> 8 >> 3 & 6 > 1 & 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7

 

[Y2Kev]

Of what I've played:

5 > 4 > 3 > 8

But sometimes I feel

5 > 3 > 4 > 8

And sometimes I feel

5 > 8 > 3 > 4

And sometimes I feel

5 > 8 > 4 > 3

But generally #1.

 

[discoalucard]

5 > 4 > 8 > 6 > 3 > 7 > 2 > 1

I can't hate on I and II since they're so old...the only one I actively dislike is VII. Never played an RPG that so actively disrespected the player's time.

 

[Princess Skittles]

...the only one I actively dislike is VII. Never played an RPG that so actively disrespected the player's time.

Preach it. Preach it often and all over the place.

 

[Yaweee]

3 > 6 ~= 7 > 5 > 8 > 4 > 1 ~=2

I really enjoyed 6's handling of both the story and the split-worlds. Yeah, the class system in both 6 and 7 need a lot of work, but I still appreciated what they added to the games.

 

[Lateraleye]

VII (Yep!)
IV
VIII
DQS (With a few tweaks, a sequel would rock)
III
I
II

 

[Warren Ellis]

IV (ds version)
VII
VI (fan-translation)
III (gbc version)
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VIII (sigh)

 

[epmode]

I find 8 to be much better than many of you give it credit for. The presentation is delicious and I like the over-the-shoulder overworld.

 

[Warren Ellis]

Preach it. Preach it often and all over the place.

yeah, spread the lies. VII is one of the best rpg ever created and an humble study on mythology and culture, not a stupid story for bored teenagers like all ff after VI

 

[Lateraleye]

I find 8 to be much better than many of you give it credit for. The presentation is delicious and I like the over-the-shoulder overworld.

Paraphrasing somebody earlier in the thread, it's tough to rank perfection! A "bad" Dragon Quest game is still 10/10.

 

[Yottamole]

6
3
5
4
2
1
7

Haven't finished 8 yet.

 

[Princess Skittles]

an humble study on mythology and culture

:lol

Well, I came to play a game and VII is an insult to the rest of the series quick paced journeys and battles. Talking to townspeople for six hours and getting one hour of a dungeon and battles is just stupid, in my opinion. I can start a new game of DQ I, finish it for the 50th time and still enjoy it before you get into your first battle in DQ VII. That's a fucking problem.

 

[Error]

Princess Skittles fails, DQ7 is awesome. Too bad for her.

 

[Totobeni]

Dragon Quest Torneko's Great Adventure 3 ( Torneko No Daibôken 3 ) >>>>>>>>>>> DQ8

I didn't tried any other of the main series games because I am not JRPG person , but I liked Torneko 3 too much .

 

[jjasper]

5>4>8>7>3>2>1

Never played 6 outside of the first hour or so.

 

[Raw64life]

I can't hate on I and II since they're so old...the only one I actively dislike is VII. Never played an RPG that so actively disrespected the player's time.

Pretty much. VII is the only DQ out of the ones I've played that I only played through once, and I don't plan on ever playing through it again unless a remake comes along.

 

[RevenantKioku]

:lol

Well, I came to play a game and VII is an insult to the rest of the series quick paced journeys and battles. Talking to townspeople for six hours and getting one hour of a dungeon and battles is just stupid, in my opinion. I can start a new game of DQ I, finish it for the 50th time and still enjoy it before you get into your first battle in DQ VII. That's a fucking problem.

You're clearly a disturbed person from many of your posts on GAF so I will do my best not to not rock the boat, but insult to the quick battles of the series? This isn't DQ8's slow battles. 7 was very speedy.
And it has been a while since I played DQ7 but the first battle wasn't that long coming. Yes, it had an intro dungeon that had no fights, but I found that quite enjoyable, personally.

 

[eXistor]

I've only played three of the main games so far:

VIII > IV(remake) > VII

I'd imagine that if I played VIII after playing the others I might not think of it as fondly as I do. As it is though, VIII provided me with the most fun.

 

[Princess Skittles]

Princess Skittles fails, DQ7 is awesome. Too bad for her.

The parts of the game you actively play are good. There's just far too much non-active parts. The little stories between towns are great, but that's pretty much the focus of the game. I'd rather be fighting monsters, leveling up, collecting treasures, mastering classes, etc.

 

[speedpop]

Can't rank them. Sorry.

 

[RevenantKioku]

The parts of the game you actively play are good. There's just far too much non-active parts. The little stories between towns are great, but that's pretty much the focus of the game. I'd rather be fighting monsters, leveling up, collecting treasures, mastering classes, etc.

Which were pretty much the majority of my 140 hours in the game, I don't know what you were doing.

 

[Magicpaint]

Soooo hard.

VI > III > V > IV > VIII > VII > II > I...

I guess....

 

[Princess Skittles]

This isn't DQ8's slow battles. 7 was very speedy.

The battles themselves are speedy. You just have to sludge through miles of molasses to get to them.

 

[RevenantKioku]

The battles themselves are speedy. You just have to sludge through miles of molasses to get to them.

I think someone replaced this lady's copy of DQ7 with Xenosaga. Someone get her on 20 CCs of something, stat.

 

[Princess Skittles]

I think someone replaced this lady's copy of DQ7 with Xenosaga. Someone get her on 20 CCs of something, stat.

Dragon Quest VII was my absolute most anticipated game (and possibly my only anticipated game) of the PS1 era, so I know what I played and I know how disappointed I was by it. You like, I get that. It just didn't click for me. I got the import of the DQ IV remake when it came out and THAT made me remember why I loved the series (plus the GBC games around the same time).

 

[ElectricThunder]

Where would you all, Aeana and such, rank the recently fantranslated Caravan Hearts DQ game?

For me, the Roguelikes, that, and DQS run pretty high on the list...but DQ itself is pretty much an infinite quality loop of sorts so...

They need to step up their game and make some awesome one based off the Dai no Daiboken and Abel anime series/manga things otherwise! We've got the tech at last!

 

[RevenantKioku]

The patient is clearly going into shock. Someone get a real doctor, I just got my certifications out of a box of Frosted Flakes.