Play Dragon Quest

Just finished 3. Thinking of playing 4 next, which is the best version?

It gets good 15 hours in.
Yes, really.

4 is boring as fuck

Mobile because party chat.

Shitty pirate cunt.

nope
both

I honestly picked this up because I finally got exhausted with IX and I was hoping that it also shared its longevity but man I'm hoping it gets better later on.

FUCK YOU OP POST THE CORRECT SHIT AT LEAST

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almost 12 hours into 4, just started playing as the twins, been saving every single stat boost seed/fruit for the MC

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i pump all my seeds into meena because as my wife, they belong to her and only her

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Is party chat really worth playing the mobile version? I fucking hate playing games on my phone

1/2 the script in the game is torn out when you don't have party chat so yes

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What is a good emulator for android on PC?

Noxplayer, bluestack, memu.

youtube.com/watch?v=RwMxvOFI1lU

>get english patch for dq6
>6, 7 hours in
>having a great time
>translation suddenly goes to shit
>dialog boxes gradually get all empty

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>english patch for dq6
Why? NDS version is fully translated.

>castlevania
thanks for bloodstained i guess..

NDS version...

What is in that mega?

Seeing people get into Dragon Quest is so goddamn heartwarming

Party chat is one of the major reasons to play any DQ game.

Is the English translated version of SNES III in there?

Is this the Castlevania thread?

How's XI?
And is the Switch version worth getting, or should I get one of the ones that are already out?

But I prefer snes graphics

I found VII to be great right out of the gate, loved it all the way through.
Maybe its not your cup of tea, its a really long one, took me 123 hours, but then again I was playing the PS1 version because I heard the 3DS version cut like 40 hours of shit out of the game to make it shorter.

I played XI and loved it, which one should I get next?

May as well go back to V and finish it, all I had left was the final dungeon and boss. IV was more engaging overall, though.

Honestly? If you play the best one (V) next, the other games will feel obsolete. So play III, IV or VI next.

I am retarded, sorry
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I'M GONNA GYUH HUCK YOU UP SUNSHINE

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sorry i like getting legit achievements
their like gamer dna

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I'd just wait until the Switch version, the PS4/PC version is fine but without 2D graphics I only played 10 hours

III or VIII.
VIII is more fun.

If you’re new to JRPGs, XI is a great place to start.
If you’re a veteran, literally nothing about this game besides the (beautiful) graphics are unique or new. Gameplay, while having some depth to it is the same as any other jrpg in the past 20 years. Story is literally “you are the reincarnation of the chosen one”. I suppose the best word to describe this game is traditionalism.

hey thanks man

reeeeee rocket slime 1 or 3 translation fucking when

here's the actual one
yes

XI is really good so far. It's the first DQ I started with. In terms of content, the switch version will be the best when it comes out. In terms of graphics, PC is the way to go. And the ps4 version is just bad

Im kinda pissed about the Switch version to be honest. Ive got a Switch, but already bought the PS4 version upon release, it kinda feels like getting fucked over. I would wait to get the new version when it gets cheaper, but knowing Nintendo, that wont happen for a long time.

>mega
yes, it has a couple of things more
like Luna NIghts and the ost converted in a format that people actually use

does the switch version have more content or what

PCfag here
honestly when a pc exlusive gets a console port it doesn't make me pissed off, on the contrary
more people can actually play the game I like

Yes.
Just like the 3DS version for VIII had more content than the PS2 version.

Im not pissed about it being a port, thats good. But putting in new content that isnt available in the other versions is kind of a dick move.

Funny how the nintendo versions come out last but have the most shit

I just beat 4 and it was pretty bad. 7 & 8 were the others I played and they were way better

Delayed gameru eventuarry good. Rushed gameru bad forever.

Really?
For example?

The Smash effect is no joke

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>V has graphical glitches with nds-bootstrap
it's not fair

More playable characters and more end game content.

gematsu.com/2019/06/dragon-quest-xi-s-list-of-additional-elements-and-improvements-dlc-voice-drama-and-more-detailed

>Castlevania
Dude, you fucked up!

>Dragon Quest might finally become a hit in the west because of Smash
Holy shit, this is surreal. We might never have to worry again about not getting DQ anymore.

will we finally get the ending we deserve then?

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only in the remake

You can marry party members in Switch version, but original release had the best ending anyways. Gemma is the only correct choice for the hero.

I already went through this with Mega Man, Xeno-, Castlevania so I'm honestly just along for the ride on this one. It'll be fun watching everyone and their brother suddenly discovering Dragon Quest for the first time like this series hasn't existed for over three decades now.

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I know

Better late then never, I always say

>Gemma is the only correct choice for the hero.
Good joke

Newfag here. Do any of the protagonists have canon names besides Erdrick?

I've been doing this since Melee introduced all the normies to Fire Emblem. It doesn't even phase me anymore.

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It's (Square) Enix's fault for pretending the series didn't exist

Because Square for some reason never tried to promote the series. Hell, they didn't even promote FF until VII blew the fuck up

Does DQ games before XI have any prime wife material characters?

>monster joker 3 translation never

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Its a fact, and everyone knows it except for jadefags.

Plenty

Did you somehow miss the veritable mountain of Bianca doujins and image sets perchance? She's got more than Tifa and Chun-li comblined.

Go hit up sad panda. DQ girls are some of the most popular in video games.

thanks, user
do you have a favorite one?

The difference is that for the longest time people still didn't really give a fuck about Fire Emblem until Awakening

This series is actually consistently good and comfy

>mountain of Bianca doujins
nip are still mad?

Is Yangus the best bro out of all party members is DQ? yes

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They've created an entire mythology that wasn't even there. They even had doujins that satirizes the tropes of other Bianca doujins. Dragon Quest porn is like a canon unto itself crafted and shaped by an army horny Japanese artists.

There's no difference.
FE didn't get translated for a long time, and when it did it wasn't hugely popular.
DQ didn't get translated for a long time, and when it did it wasn't hugely popular
Keep in mind 8 was the first main title released in Europe

ehhh

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>he doesn't know
boy do i got some news for you

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I personally really like 8 and 5
But I have a lot of ground to still cover
Thinking about starting 7, but man it looks intimidating the 100+ hour campaign

Professional nigger, why playing base game when Pro is avalible.

I might actually go through the trouble of playing Joker 3 in english
does anyone know how well it emulates on PC or should I go the extra mile to put it on my 3DS?

Uncultured niggers

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Are any of the spinoff games on 3DS any good?

all of them especially Terry's Wonderland,

3dsiso.com/showthread.php?288676-MEGA-English-Translation-MegaThread-(PuyoPuyo-v3dx-Taiko-UMX-UM2-DGS2demo-MHXX)&highlight=Dragon Quest Monsters
Here you go user

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They are all good

Hopefully Squenix decides to produce reprints of IX and VI
;_;

9 will probably get ported to mobile

>Alena is best girl
>all her doujins make you choose between bad art or her getting raped
its not fucking fair

Erdrick/Loto is just a title, and most of the names are fan titles.
For example, the male protag of IV is Solo, while the female protag is Sofia.
V is called Madason, as that's the name the character's mother would say she wanted if you don't input it as the name.
VIII is called The Guv by one character, and this is used as a fan name.
XI is called Luminary because that's his title. He also has another title Erdrick

HOW IS THIS EVEN LEGAL I PAID FULL PRICE FOR THE STEAM RELEASE AND LOOK AT ALL THIS SHIT IM MISSING FUCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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Appreciate the update on the Castlevania torrent by the way, user. A wonderful mistake to make.

All that stuff was added. You aren't really missing anything. Except maybe 2D mode and other 3ds features.

While I won't defend Square's actions, let's not pretend that DQ11 isn't already a packed game that takes forever to beat. This sort of stuff is really only worth getting mad at when someone pulls a UMVC3 where Capcom announced the game 9 months after regular MVC3 came out.

Who knew all the series needed was a little fucking advertisement.

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It's happening bros, I'm about do finish DQ2

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Should have waited for the version that was:
A. Announced alongside the other versions. It was announced when the Switch was still known as the NX.
B. Delayed a while after the initial release. Of fucking course it was going to have more content you dummy.

You are now an honorary citizen of Japan

Congrats friend. That last area is a bitch but finishing it is an accomplishment.

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I guess good'ol vampires will never leave me alone, but I'm glad it was an appreciated mistake at least
Fucking madman
What version

It adds story content and jap voice overs, why the fuck can't they release it as dlc or something? I'd pay for that
I didn't want to buy a console for one game, fuck Nintendo

Good shit. Then you can move on to DQ3, the best game in the series. Make sure to play the SNES version.

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>A. Announced alongside the other versions. It was announced when the Switch was still known as the NX.
That was like 4 years ago

Think he helped the Luminary "relieve stress"?

It doesn't. I got to the Wolf Boy and dropped it because after fucking 8 hours I should be entertained, not gouging my eyes out.

Legit, or with savestates? Cause, damn you have more patience for grinding in that game than me if you're doing it legit.

Just sell the PS4 version and buy the switch one?

Give someone an axe and attitude and it will be best bro in my book
Pic related

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Please PLEASE seed the DQ torrent that was posted here the other day.

playing dq1 right now (blind). It's super comfy. just got to galen's grave to get the harp.
feels really open compared to the Final Fantasys I've played

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>Just started and just got the green prince
Last I played it was back on the GBC and remember hating things the moment you get the boat. Just a bunch of wondering not knowing what the hell I need to go with poor directions like "go west" Going to just guide a guide to get me through it to get to DQ3.

I've reached Hargon bros, time for the final boss (I assume)

The cave was bullshit but the castle was surprisingly short and simple.

Mobile

Legit, but the mobile version, they must've seriously brought up the EXP because I didn't need to grind once

Here
I think about 14 people downloaded it?
At least those are the ones that I'm seeding to
The more people doenload it the less you guys will suffer my shitty connection from fucking nowhere

I’m gonna hope for a switch port personally

>DQV is the top seller
>He's not even an alt

Unbelievable...

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>Mobile
Honestly good choice, you won't suffer like the ones that played on the NES

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>advertise your games
>people buy them
Holy shit, who would have ever thought?

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DQ8

3DS or PS2?

I beat Hargon bros.
Who the FUCK is Malroth??? This is Necron all over again.

I didn't need need to look at a guide much, granted the mobile version has an in-game world map that makes it a lot easier to get around since it tells you where towns and dungeons are. Only needed a guide twice, once because I didn't get an item from a dungeon I thought I had fully completed, and another because I couldn't figure out how to get to a certain town.

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3DS for more content, PS2 for better graphics. If you're going to play 3DS use the restored version in the torrent.

This is your Malroth for tonight

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3DS for Jessica
PS2 for the 1st Super Saiyen Rose

I personally really like ps2 because it looks pretty and I fucking love that system
But 3ds objectively is the better one, magnet has the uncensored+ps2 music version

I already have the Castlevania collection, user.

If you're fine with the game looking like left go 3DS.

If you're not go PS2.

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Should I start with VIII? The protag look the most appealing of the ones I've seen, and I heard his game has some funky accents.

>estimated multiple days to download the torrent
i cant do this shit

Puck a game and set it to priority download, numbnuts

Didn't the mobile version has sparkles where things where on the floor? Because if so that's why things where easier for you. Every other version you just had to mash search on every tile to find some of the items. At least that's how I remember the GBC version being. And fuck having to go into the stupid Cave to Rhome to get the crest to leave and go back to it.

I seriously can't wait to play Builders 2. Thought the first game was nice but having to lose everything between chapters really spoiled the mood to keep playing.

He is a god of destruction Hargon sacrifices himself to summon it, at least he doesnt start giving speeches about the morality of existence, he just wants to fuck shit up, also on the NES version he had the spell Fullheal, fun times.

The mobile version is stupid easy, you get too many stat points, there are hints of where items are so you don't need a thief

Fuck me, at least read the thread

He uses a staff instead of a sword. When we get more heroes to represent the cypress stick, he'll be in.

Think you are talking about DQ3 when I'm talking about DQ2. DQ3 doesn't really hide things as badly as DQ2 does.

Just don't download the PC games, bam you just cut out half the torrent's file size and missed an inferior version of XI now that it's coming to switch and two Dynasty Warriors games which are ass anyway.

Also he is not even a Hero

I beat the last boss friends HE WAS HARD AS SHIT
I don't care if playing it on mobile makes me a casual, this is not a game I want to be hardcore about tbqhwy
Time to talk to every NPCs I guess

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Enjoy the best ending theme in the series

i didn't even know i could do shit like that
im new to torrenting

What likely happened is that after the direct, people asked "What is the best DQ game" which will usually be answered with 5

I know it's retarded question but will I be fine torrenting these without vpn if I'm in US?

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The only Dragon Quest I've played is 8. Are all the games self contained?

Yeah
Those Dynasty warriors reskin and XI fucking bloated the torrent out of nowhere

1-3 is a trilogy (kinda) but everything after that is it's only story.

Yeah, they're all self-contained
but 1-3 are set in the same world
you can also count 4-6 as a loose trilogy, but they're all stand alone in the end

For the most part, yes.
1-3 and 11 are all loosely connected
4-6 are also loosely connected

The connections are moreso just fanservice than being needed to understand the plot or anything.

1-3 are a trilogy.
4-6 are loosely connected.
Everything else is self-contained, save for 11 which has a lot of references to the older games.

No
1,2,3,4,5,6 and 11 are related

But they are always separated by eons an the relation even when its direct sequel is not a huge deal so you can play them in any order you want, there are no reoccurring characters other than one good guy dragon
Its satisfying once you get super deep into the series though

are they gonna release an updated version to the other platforms?

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You'll just make Mr. Dragon Ball sad

Any way to download separately? Played a lot of these already.

Only cut the several hours of no combat puzzles at the very beginning which was highly criticized when it was released on PS1. The rest of the time loss is from QOL improvements that get rid of time wasting bullshit. 3ds is the definitive version.

Go through the list and right-click, choose the main one you want as priority and disable the ones you don't want

You can select what games you want to download separately on the torrent
The mega link has some shit I've forgot, you have to download it all

>plebs still can't get into DQ7
Just stop loser.

Is there a MEGA link for 11? Can't torrent atm

Hope you're ok with 34632 parts and captcha

I remember in a /t/ thread about ps1 games someone got flagged by ISP because there were movie games in it.

>tfw no yangus bro to call you guv

>DQ Builders is full price on Switch with the 2nd game coming out
>40% off on PSN
I just want to chill in bed

I don't know much about American providers, but as far as I can tell it's extremely rare
T. Pirated basically since I used a PC, the first program I've used was litterally mame

right is upscaled
how does the 3ds looks upscaled?

There is multiple Android emulators, just use one of those, you can even use controllers with that. They still have shitty UIs tho I believe.

Just rent the game, you can beat it in 3 days

Nox is the best, memu is good too. Bluestacks is chinese spyware. Well so is Nox, but not as much as Bluestacks.

I never got why 6 has a seemingly bad fame among the fanbase. I think it handles inserting plot twists to tie together the separate scenarios better than most other entries, making everything feel less episodic.

What kind of mandman designed that boss?

Wait
Renting is still a thing?

>marry Bianca for once out of curiosity
>won't shut up about the haunted mansion and when you played as kids
What is with this woman? It's unhealthy to obsess over like one day you spent as a child for the rest of your life and base an entire relationship on it.

>104GB
Fuck I don't have that much space freed up right now.

You can decrease it by more than a half if you just unckeck the PC folder

It's 3x nearest neighbor, otherwise it'd be too small to compare seeing as the native res for the 3DS is only 400x240

remember the ghosts though?

Wizardry 4 had just come out
Hard as fuck RPGs were the thing
Horii has always been very influenced by western games

How do I uncheck stuff? I'm using Deluge.

When you unlock alltrades abby so you're able to change classes and get some neat skills unlocked.

Same with DQ6

So is SNES the best version of 3?

Reminder waiting for SD loading was not worth it

We'll still never get DQX ;_;

In the bottom of the screen, where all the folders are listed

I went around the world after beating the last boss in DQ2 and spoke to every NPCs before doing the ending
>The amnesiac guy from Burrowell found his way home to his wife
>A 32-bits loli in Zahan wants to marry you
>The bunnygirl in Rippleport gives a puff-puff to both you and the prince of Cannock
>The descendant of the Dragonlord calls you a Dragon Warrior
>The ghost of Moonbrooke's king says his farewell to his daughter, leaves his kingdom in her care and asks you to watch over her

How can an ending have so much soul?

I was thinking about making a banjo one
The problem is that it's litterally two games and one fucking huge one we rather forget

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Huh? Where did you get that 3DS screenshot cause the 3DS version looks like this for me :^)

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Ah nice, thank you user.

I assume the punchline is that you forgot the actual forth game?

Actually scratch that, the punchline is that I forgot there's five games

Here's what it looks like at native resolution without 3x up-scaling

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>Make sure to play the SNES version.
This, I was stupid I played the 3DS version
Then I saw that the SNES version had animations, etc.

Does the GBA one really count?

The game's producer said he wants to create an offline single player version of X so it can be localized for western players.

Wait I fucked up
Kazooie
Tooie
The two portable games
And stop, there is no other Banjo game

Yeah but who cares about some gay ass offline version?

PS2

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Which games do I play if I hate random encounters? Tried getting into pic related's game but stopped because of that

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Kinda fucked that 3DS emulation is more taxing than PS2 emulation. My pc from 2015 struggles with any non-Zelda/Pokemon 3DS game that uses 3D models...

No shit, PS2 emulation is basically done and 3DS emulation is still in development.

VIII on the 3ds, IX, or XI

I'm playing the erdrick trilogy already senpai

3ds emulation is newer, so less refined
And the processing power is kinda similar
So yeah, checks out for me

7 and 8 (on 3DS), 9 and 11 all have visible enemies

Do you really expect anyone to make a translation for a game that is:
A. The worst in the series
B. Already has a localized version
???

7 3DS, 8 3DS, 9, 11, Monsters Joker 1-3

Fortnite you stupid zoomer

Since there's only four games you can emulate & can be included in the torrent, it'd only be worth it if you included pre-configured emulators for each game I think
A beginner's package so to say

Throw DK64 and Conker in

Want to play Dragon Quest to see what the hype for series is all about. What's the best one to start with and what makes the game good. I hate Final Fantasy because the turn based combat is simple and trash. What makes dragon quest so good?

>I hate Final Fantasy because the turn based combat is simple and trash.
You won't like Dragon Quest either then.

user saved me some time

I could go for the original rare ips like battletoads, jet for gemini and so on
DK, Starfox and 007 kinda deserve a collection of their own

And if when user said upscailing he was actually referring to an increased internal resolution here's there too

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Yeah they did. I love DQ, but if you don't like the turn based combat in FF, then you won't like it in DQ since it's more simple than FF.

>not listing Perfect Dark
That game is the best N64 FPS game. Sure that's a low bar, but it's still a damn fine game.

Why are the colors so garish on the 3DS version? It's painful on the eyes how over-saturated everything is.

It basically created console JRPGs and all the cliches and became the template for other RPG series

I would just go for the collectathon 3D Rare games, since they share the soul of Banjo.
Perfect Dark is kino but it shouldn't be in a "Banjo beginner's pack"

I mean I like turn based combat but I like a little more complexity. I like to thibk about numbers and ehat will work and what won't rather than "Move does BIG damage". Turn based combat like darkest dungeon and pokemon is something more down my alley.

I'm slightly disappointed XI didn't come with his hero outfit. I think it's the best looking of the bunch.

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Guy who just beat DQ2 here; while the game was indeed simple as hell, the JRPG meme of "Just hold X during random encounters" was absolutely not true for this game. And I replayed FF6 just last month and it was absolutely true for that game, way more than I remembered.

No seeds

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Yes.
Grunty's Revenge isn't amazing but it's better than you'd think.
I have no idea why Banjo Pilot exists though.

Less complex but way more depth. You need to think way more about your decisions in DQ than in FF.

I will if you make a server where 99 people play dragon quest 1 at the same time

it's an rpg where you have to use your brain instead of using 50 different battle systems that try to appear "deep".
Pokemon is just dumbed down Dragon Quest with type advantages, so you'll probably like DQ.

Seven was the first dragon quest game I ever heard of.
I remember the magazines I used to have all having the same review of "Why the fuck is this game 200 hours"

based, Hector is my fucking bro. I have a perler of him stuck on my fridge because I'm a massive faggot

Well honestly DQ can have that, but I don't think it's that often that it gets that complex. I've played them all and really only post game bosses give you that rush. Maybe if you play 11 on harder monsters and few other modifiers (no buying items, no running away from battles, no armor, no exp from easy fights) then it can give you that rush of tense situations. Maybe since I've played them all I find them easy? Well not too easy, but not as challenging as I think Darkest Dungeon would be. Just try one of them out and see for yourself. Go for 3, 4, 5, 8, or 11.

>just hold X during random encounters
Well yeah that's not true for any DQ. Especially DQ2 since pic related exists. Are you going to play 3 next?

I feel like FF and DQ have an equal amount of depth at times.

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The n64 library is small and almost all shit, but when they shine they revolutionize everithing
I'm more of a PS1 guy than a N64 guy, but man the n64 has some fucking gems

While I haven't played it myself, DQ V introduces monster taming, so the party isn't really fixed a lot of the time and the game isn't (can't be) balanced around your party
You can end up with a party that's way too weak because you have the wrong monsters and/or have underleveled them, so maybe that's up your alley?

>tfw only played the gbc version because i started off my emulation career with vba and never got into snes
should i bother replaying it? i even grinded out the monster medal dungeon.

I know everyone says to play the SNES version of DQ3, but how's the mobile version? I'd rather read the localized script than a fan translated one.

What's Terry's Wonderland like? Is it like Pokemon?

In my opinion, FF5 up to FF9 have no depth.
FF1 to FF4 (Japanese version or 3DS remake), FF10 and FF12 have depth
Haven't played the ones after 12.

Is the DQ fanbase generally more accepting of fans who selectively finished a few games out of the series than say the SMT one? Because it's weird to say how many games you've played to completion with that one since I've only beaten one mainline game, IV and the rest were spin-offs like Devil Survivor and Persona when most other people beaten all the mainline with other spin-offs.
In terms of Dragon Quest I'm finished with the Zenithian trilogy and am around 46 hours into VII on 3ds with a bit of VIII played and I plan on buying 11S day 1 like I have every other DQ so far. I got pretty far into the original DQM as well but don't think I'd finished it along with Joker 1.

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Yes. DQM was literally made to cash in on the Pokemon fad, they're still great games though.

It's like Pokemon, but more fun. I like Joker 3 more though.

Mobile version is like the SNES version, but it lacks the post game dungeon added in the GBC remake, monster animations that both GBC and SNES had, and the pachisi minigame that both SNES and GBC had. Still good though.

That's pretty fair then.

No, you can recruit Monster, battle and fuse them together
You can steal People's Monster in Dragon Quest Monster: Joker

Defend random encounters

Sony did all of VII's marketing for them, AND the localization. Also they did try to promote DQ VIII super hard, but the PS2 had so many JRPGs that in the west DQ's lack of significant pedigree here caused it to get swamped by basically everything else at the time, even Square's own other properties.

Everybody always compared it to pokemon, but I don't really see it
The gameplay is more like dungeon crawling with a main hub area you always return to, and increases in size the more you progress through the plot
It's pretty good though

>Is the DQ fanbase generally more accepting of fans who selectively finished a few games out of the series
no one cares

I can't speak for the entire fanbase, but as a huge DQ fan, I would say I'm pretty accepting. You don't have to like or play all the games.

The force you to manage your resources since you will need to face the boss with what you have left

fuck bros do I really need to play the mobile version of IV? Is party chat that big of a deal? Fuck playing games on a phone with a virtual joystick

>Generally
There's no generally about it. We are. Full stop.

The mobile version is the SNES version, with a few things stripped out here and there, such as Parcheesi tracks and battle animations.

It's pretty decent, go for it
I kinda think it's derivated by the tone of the game
DQ is pretty chill, SMT is fucking ruthless in tone
Why anyone would ever have a problem with random encounters?
It's a derivate of D&D, the base of the entire genre and makes traveling from point A to B pretty intense

owo

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No you don't. Whatever version you play is your choice. Any guide telling you to play "this version or nothing else" is a bad guide.

Honestly, it's fine.
What you're missing from the SNES version are:
- Animated enemies in battles, on mobile they are static sprites
- Pachislot, a minigame that appears in a few locations that's like a board game. It's fun, but mostly RNG. You can get some strong equipment from it, some of it you are limited to one copy without this minigame, so in a sense, not having it makes the game more challenging.

But what it has over the fan-translation is an official translation that is more consistent with the rest of the series, and is more professional in general (For example, if you name your hero with more than 4 characters in the fan-translation, only the first 4 will be displayed during battles. In the official translation you'll actually see your full name.)

Party chat adds a lot of character to the party members. You don't HAVE to play the mobile version, but you'll be missing out on that.
I wish that project to port the party chat to the DS version hadn't fallen through.

I'm dungeon diving not tourism.

the only good dq are 3,4,5,6
rest is slow borefest

>Mobile version is like the SNES version

gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/734813-dragon-quest-iii/70799249#3

Stop spreading misinformation you fucking retards.

exactly why I want Travis Touchdown in

>Is the DQ fanbase generally more accepting of fans who selectively finished a few games out of the series than say the SMT one?
SMT unfortunately has the whole git gud mentality ingrained in it, when most of the games aren't even particularly hard. DQ fans are just happy if anyone plays one

>I'd rather read the localized script than a fan translated one.
DQ localisations are utter trash why would you prefer that over a fan translation?

Anyone else watch The Hero Yoshihiko? Im on episode 6 and its great.

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II is worse.

It's a good game, even if you've already played it once, but the main advantages of the SNES version are music and graphics. So if you feel like you don't need to retread it then I'd understand.

Did you even read my post past
>Mobile version is like the SNES version

It does pick up a bit once you can change jobs but the game overall never really leaves the same sloggish pace from start to finish.

They have his colors though, and he’s in the final smash

This.

I watched the first 2 seasons. It's JP comedy at its finest. Good subs for season 3 never.

That Gamefaqs post says exactly the same thing than the post you linked said
You fucking retard

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It's a niche series so we just want people to get into it so it sells more and Squeenix feels compelled to bring more games over.
We will probably never get DQX and that hurts me.

Reminder VII is the best. It's slow to start but once it does it's GOAT

This looks like you're all huge fans of low quality fastfood chains.

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>DQ fans are just happy if anyone plays one
This

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*Niche in the West
DQ3 litterally collapsed the Japanese society when it came out

7 has some of the best town centered stories in any DQ. I love bittersweet endings.

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I figured what I meant was implied by my post. DQ getting announced for Smash was a very big deal for Japan, meanwhile westerners are saying rude things to Sakurai over it on Twitter, claiming "nobody cares about Dragon Quest."

Robot, no, soup won't make him better :(

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As I see it smash is kind of a videogame museum
Problem is that ultimate has a lot of characters and franchises rapresented one way or in another but it does a really poor job explaining why they are important
Kind of a bummer but hey, that's one of the reason I've made those collections

I never saw anyone in those threads trash talking someone else for this kind of shit. Play and talk about the things you love, it's the only thing that matter and if you need help, we are here.

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Dragon Quest sets a lot of people off because it reveals the midcores that're just fashion gamers.

With all the love that Dragon quest is getting in this DLC, I really hope that Edelgard gets more love for the Fire Emblem franchise than other characters show

The big difference is that SMT is filled with vindictive people that are pigeonholed by Persona encroachment and yet act like they're sitting on the best JRPG franchise ever. Difficulty is their bread and butter, and if you can't accept that then you can go rot in a ditch. DQ is in a case where the series doesn't get as much attention in the West as the fans think it should, on a whole general degree rather than just spinoffs or side games, and thus they're much more open in arms about newcomers because it's so easy to pick up and play, yet dedicated to master.

It's like how the Trials of Mana remake suddenly has a huge shift of Mana fans coming out again, even as they admit the series is far from perfect, and i've seen a lot of people welcoming newcomers into the fold simply because Mana doesn't get the love it deserves.

this game is literally all i've played of DQ in it's entirety. I enjoyed it even if it could get tedious as shit and kind of hard to navigate properly during the end run. Nice blend of fun, humour and sad shit all around.
don't feel like playing another DQ for a good long while though, obviously

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>DQ7
I realized this might not be for me when I had to go through something like 7~10 button prompts just to save my game.

DQVIII on the 3ds removed so much detail on the overworld that it feels so empty. It really irked me.

My best memories with the original was exploring the huge and beautiful overworld while the epic overworld music played.

I wish there was a proper HD remaster of the game but with the 3ds content added and bringing back the international additions like the orchestral music and better ui.

Good to know, bros. I've been on hiatus with the series for a few years but the Smash reveal and goodfeel vibe on forums has me getting back into it and picking up where I left off in 7.
Yeah, especially in /smtg/, there are divided fanbases within the megaten series itself that will shit on any game and their fans if they don't like it as opposed to DQ fans who usually like all the games.

Why would I pirate a game, likely with malware, I own?

>playing 3DS DQ8 for the first time
>50hrs in
>starting to get tired, beat some guy and thought I had finally finished the game
>NOPE, I have to do one more fetch quest to fight the actual final boss
>drop the game
are all DQs like this?

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PS2 Emulator on PC
Ramp up the Resolution
Make it widescreen.

To be fair, that DQ6 translation was made back in the early 2000's, it was just never finished.

Fuck off, in 2 hours I've seeded 374GB and I'm not even the original seeder

No, it started from 7 onward. 3 to 6 are an average RPG length, 2 is kinda short, 1 is REALLY short.

>My best memories with the original was exploring the huge and beautiful overworld while the epic overworld music played.
So you have made up memories then? The world of DQ8 was always empty as fuck.

youtube.com/watch?v=83l9-Ia841s
Imagine.

Wow Erdrick actually looks good in this one.

You can finish DQ1 and DQ2 in a day.
3, 4, 5 and 6 are all 20-30 hours each.

What am I looking at? A mod for XI?

Honestly surprised it hasn't happened

Isn't that just the 1st Luminary's model?

without a doubt

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I really can't see myself playing a 30 hour rpg on my phone

is the 3DS DQVIII undubbed? thanks by the way

What's the best way to emulate DQVIII 3DS? I'd really prefer the enhancements in it, but I don't think I could stand the graphics on an actual 3ds

>Isn't that just the 1st Luminary's model?
Wait, it is? The hair looks so similar I assumed it was DQ3's Erdrick.

The overworld was filled with rare monsters and secret areas and you actually had to search for them. For a ps2 game it was one of the best looking games of it's time.

The 3ds's overworld removed so much fucking details is almost nothing but empty plains.

I literally just replayed both versions of the game. Don't shit on my memory.

>nope
Yes, they did, retard.

The official NA and european releases only have English voice acting, but there's an undub patch

>undub
DQ games never had japanese voice overs until DQ11S.

title says its a what if dq3 was on ps4. i havent played 11 yet so i dont know if he modded in stuff for the video or if hes using whats there to paint a picture

the 3ds games get the old music hacked back in. he wants to know if the ones provided by op have had the japanese audio brought back as well

That's not what undub means tho.

Seriously if they resused the engine and assests they could remake all the other DQ games fairly easily. Approximately a quarter to half the work is already done for the whole series.

It's just a model swap.

SQUARE
HIRE THIS MAN

You think they'll port VII to Switch?

undub, as in, remove dub

VIII, I mean

I mean, can't you just turn of the voices in the options?

no. thats why undub is a thing. fucking hell dude youre frustrating me

How do the GBC versions of DW1-3 hold up? Does the tiny screen mess anything up? SNES looks nice and all, but GBC aesthetic looks comfy.

They're perfectly fine really, and easier to acclimate to than the NES originals. Sure the graphics aren't SNES tier, but the SNES games were used as the template and they even have monster battle animations. The tiny screen just means it's easier to get lost by having less of an overview of your surroundings.

They hold up fine. SFC 3 is a really good looking game though so you'd be missing that. Personally I think 1 and 2 GBC look the best for those two though.

The only thing "wrong" with them is that the mobile remakes and the rest of the series have changed some of the names and have been consistent with those changes throughout the series, but the GBC games use the original Japanese names, so you might miss some references in the future when newer games references something by the localized name. The two I remember is Loto instead of Erdrick and Lora instead of Gwaelin.

Go play V and have fun. It is THE DQ game

I like the 3ds version because there's a cheat code to reset your skill points. That way I can try every weapon without having to replay the game over and over. And no worries about picking the wrong skills.

bruh I would but I gotta wait until DQ11 definitive is out.

what was the best build you found

I wouldn't call it best, just I can easily change it on a whim. When doing story, I switch to boomerang skills, when grinding metal slimes, spear, when fighting bosses, sword.

DQ appears to have inconsistent localizations period, so missing out on references that aren't the obvious Roto/Loto/Erdrick mishandling seems par for the course.

>3:08

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