Dragon Quest

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What bothers me about The Switch version is just how drastically they cut the visuals and open world areas. It's really far from definitive and the marriage event in the game is incredibly minimal. It's something you pick as a reward for running through one of the end game trials.

The world itself is gorgeous and properly made. There is a metric ton of secrets to find. I went through and did every side quest and found every single enemy in the game. It's a crime to leave any stone unturned in DQ11. What they call the post game is a whole chapter in the game itself. The true final boss is a fuckstick who will rape you if you don't use the sword as an item in the opening rounds.

Dragon Quest is basically what a modern Ultima would be like if EA didn't buy them out.
 
Scandinadian Bacon said:
V really was all-encompassing in a way that very few games ever come close to. It's one of those games where you think you're all done and the world is saved and then you come to find out that you are only 1/3 of the way through the game. Then you finish that part and buckle the fuck up, you're still not done! Oh yeah and then there's the post-game! DQ is always good about giving you solid post-game content.

I can't think of anything even remotely close to the moment when your character and your wife get turned to stone and then you have to play as your children in order to rescue yourself.
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V was/is amazing. It was lightning in a bottle for sure. Standing head and shoulders above anything else at the time with it's degree of storytelling and gameplay. Which is why the CGI movie based on it is such a letdown. You don't see many games willing to deal with the themes it does so easily. Fucking dad games were so in vogue recently, but DQV basically nailed it on its first go with pathos and ethos trumping anything realistic graphics could add.
 
Marissa Moira said:
What bothers me about The Switch version is just how drastically they cut the visuals and open world areas.
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You're going to hate me for this, but not only do I disagree about the graphics (they look real nice), but I also prefer the synth music over the orchestrated music. When I think of JRPGs, I think of synthy-sounding music. I never liked the push for all games to have orchestrated soundtracks. A lot of times (this game included) the overwhelming barrage of instruments takes me out of the game.

Stay back! I have a knife!!
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I like to tell people that Dragon Quest is for individuals that enjoy walking in 2x2 circles and making numbers go higher.

Also if you've got DQXIS, go to System Settings and then select Claim Special Rewards. You'll see the "Trodian Set" which you should have gotten just for purchasing the game. Contained within this set is an option to change the world map music to that of Dragon Quest VIII. You're welcome for vastly improving your experience.
 
Scandinadian Bacon said:
You're going to hate me for this, but not only do I disagree about the graphics (they look real nice), but I also prefer the synth music over the orchestrated music. When I think of JRPGs, I think of synthy-sounding music. I never liked the push for all games to have orchestrated soundtracks. A lot of times (this game included) the overwhelming barrage of instruments takes me out of the game.

Stay back! I have a knife!!
:jaceknife:
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I didn't buy the switch version. I dunno if I'm going to triple dip because supposedly SE is going to make the definitive edition a mass release on other platforms down the line.

The MIDI music didn't bother me, really just the main DQ theme needed to be a full orchestra because it's probably one of the more rousing game themes.

They really did cut a ton of graphical stuff from the Switch version, it's very noticeable if you're playing in console mode because the baking quality for lighting is very low and there's gaps in the field where there is plants and other stuff in the other versions. Makes it look pretty barren.
 
I hope the definitive edition gets a wider release, but I am doubtful due to the nature of 2D mode and its 3DS origins.

And yeah, the game is a major graphical downgrade from the PC version I played. But it still looks great. We live in a really amazing time in terms of graphical fidelity and (if it isn't obvious) I was pretty satisfied with how things were a little over a decade ago. It's all icing at this point.
 
jellycar said:
The accents don't bother me. I actually prefer the UK dubbing. I'd rather not have to be stuck hearing Laura Bailey, Cristina Vee, Yuri Lowenthal, etc yet again.
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I didn't say the voice acting/dubbing was the problem. Voice acting in both Jap and Eng are very good. The problem is when Squeenix of America translates that shit. If you want to imply characters have accents in a voice-less game, throw in a few foreign words, don't just create a mishmash of text that doesn't make any sense.

For example.

Oi guv, how's business? Have you and the missus "plowed the fields yet?" Hehe... - Yangus with dub

Oeeeh geb, 'owz beezznezz? 'Ab yuu an' da' lazzie "bemped 'aglies yat"? Huehuehue... - Trad Thaddeus Goodwinding via text

The english translations for some of the monsters' names can get too goofy or rely to heavily on puns. For example the Machinoid is called "Tinpot Dictator".
 
Yeah the GBC version of 1 is nice. I played the NES one a million years ago when Nintendo was so desperate to unload them they gave them away with a subscription to NP.
 
I've always wanted to get into Dragon Quest. I don't have much experience with JRPGs outside of Final Fantasy and the occasional Pokemon. I guess my biggest obstacle is that I don't really like emulation and half the series isn't easily available in the West.

V sounds amazing but I'm a little iffy on the price of the DS version; the cheapest price I've seen is almost $50. Meanwhile a used PS2 copy of VIII is almost $15, and lucky for me I still have a functioning PS2. Maybe when I have time and money I'll get one or the other.
 
I like DQ. It does a very specific thing very well and doesn’t really deviate from it, and sometimes that’s exactly what you want. 11 didn’t disappoint in that regard and I need to get around to 5/7 one of these days if I ever get the time to sink into them.

I wish we’d get localizations of the recent sequel spinoffs like Joker and Rocket Slime, though. Slime naval battles sound fun.
 
Duncan Hills Coffee said:
V sounds amazing but I'm a little iffy on the price of the DS version; the cheapest price I've seen is almost $50. Meanwhile a used PS2 copy of VIII is almost $15, and lucky for me I still have a functioning PS2. Maybe when I have time and money I'll get one or the other.
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It is absolutely worth 50 bucks, but since you're not already a fan of the series you should go for the PS2 version of VIII and see if you like what the game has to offer. If you enjoy VIII, you're probably going to enjoy most DQ games. Be aware that VIII is (at least in my opinion) one of the easier/less grindy DQ games.
 
CivilianOfTheFandomWars said:
I also played a 3D one on the DS, though it’s been so long I don’t remember we which one it was. I remember liking it, though.
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It was the fifth one, wasn't it? Since that the one which was lauded for the story...And the horse.

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Can't forget the horse, folks.
 
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Scandinadian Bacon said:
It is absolutely worth 50 bucks, but since you're not already a fan of the series you should go for the PS2 version of VIII and see if you like what the game has to offer. If you enjoy VIII, you're probably going to enjoy most DQ games. Be aware that VIII is (at least in my opinion) one of the easier/less grindy DQ games.
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I still remember DQVIII getting lambasted upon release for being too grindy.

You have to grind out a couple levels at the start, but that's something you have to do in all DQ games. After that, you don't really need to anymore unless you want to do the postgame stuff. Yes, some of the later bosses pull some shit but that's half the fun.
 
eternal dog mongler said:
You have to grind out a couple levels at the start, but that's something you have to do in all DQ games. After that, you don't really need to anymore unless you want to do the postgame stuff. Yes, some of the later bosses pull some shit but that's half the fun.
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I start every turn-based RPG by grinding up to at least level 5 as soon as I can start fighting. It helps give me a leg up for most of the game anyway.

Good to know that's going to help me should I play it.
 
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