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sc94597 on 13 May 2015
Pavolink said:
sc94597 said:
Pavolink said:
This one and DQVII looks very interesting and I wish I could play it. Planning on buying DQIX for DS but don't know if it is a good game.

It's not only a good game, but a great game. I'd say DQ VIII = DQ IX (good for different reasons)> DQ VII (and they are the top three DQ games in my opinion.) 

Good to hear! I whish VIII and VII comes around to be able to play.

Yeah, I wish VII would come over too. The remake looks quite decent, and it is an opportunity to give the game a better translation. 

edit: I also wouldn't mind if DQX came out too. I looks like a decent MMO. 



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Volterra_90 on 13 May 2015

I hope this is coming to the West, I enjoyed the game a lot in the PS2 and I'd like to replay it... Best JRPG of that generation, with FFX.



outlawauron on 14 May 2015
Pavolink said:
This one and DQVII looks very interesting and I wish I could play it. Planning on buying DQIX for DS but don't know if it is a good game.

Your mileage will vary. DQ9 is the worst DQ I've played. I've only played 4, 7, 8, and 9 though.

I still managed to beat it though, so it wasn't awful or anything.



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StarOcean on 14 May 2015
outlawauron said:
Pavolink said:
This one and DQVII looks very interesting and I wish I could play it. Planning on buying DQIX for DS but don't know if it is a good game.

Your mileage will vary. DQ9 is the worst DQ I've played. I've only played 4, 7, 8, and 9 though.

I still managed to beat it though, so it wasn't awful or anything.

I think 9's problem was that they made it play -narratively-wise more like Dragon Quest 1-3. Plus the game did go through a few developmental changes due to fans demanding the game play like a traditional Dragon Quest at least that's what I heard



outlawauron on 14 May 2015
StarOcean said:
outlawauron said:

Your mileage will vary. DQ9 is the worst DQ I've played. I've only played 4, 7, 8, and 9 though.

I still managed to beat it though, so it wasn't awful or anything.

I think 9's problem was that they made it play -narratively-wise more like Dragon Quest 1-3. Plus the game did go through a few developmental changes due to fans demanding the game play like a traditional Dragon Quest at least that's what I heard

They wanted to have Monster Hunter-like multiplayer, so there's no meaningful NPCs or party members. So, without any character development, there's not very many opportunities for compelling plot points. Multiplayer can be fun, but it'd be hard to find people this late.



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StarOcean on 14 May 2015
outlawauron said:
StarOcean said:

I think 9's problem was that they made it play -narratively-wise more like Dragon Quest 1-3. Plus the game did go through a few developmental changes due to fans demanding the game play like a traditional Dragon Quest at least that's what I heard

They wanted to have Monster Hunter-like multiplayer, so there's no meaningful NPCs or party members. So, without any character development, there's not very many opportunities for compelling plot points. Multiplayer can be fun, but it'd be hard to find people this late.

Yeah, that's what it was! It bothered me how quiet the party members were. Everything past 3 was set to where at least your part members had at least SOME story, in 9 you kinda just made them and during cut scenes they'd disappear and had no dialogue, etc. Some NPCs were half-way decent, imo, but the majority didn't try standing out as half of them were just there to give you missions. Definitely not a bad game, but suffers from a few glaring issues -especially compared to the rest of the series. I'm just hoping 11 won't end up the same. 



KyleeStrutt on 14 May 2015

That's how the game looks on 3DS.

Very impressive I must say, looks on par with the PS2 version, scans are cool right?



StarOcean on 14 May 2015
KyleeStrutt said:

That's how the game looks on 3DS.

Very impressive I must say, looks on par with the PS2 version, scans are cool right?

Looks nicer than the iOS version. Hopefully it stays on par with the PS2 version without being stuck at 20-15FPS



Hynad on 14 May 2015

Looking quite good!

Now, when can we expect a trailer of that version? And direct feed screenshots?

And I want to know if there's anything they've added to the game.



KyleeStrutt on 14 May 2015
Hynad said:

Looking quite good!

Now, when can we expect a trailer of that version? And direct feed screenshots?

And I want to know if there's anything they've added to the game.

There's a new story segment and 2 new party members, Red and Morrie, also streetpass and whatever.

I guess cross your fingers for E3, lol. ;___;

We should be getting a trailer in a few days or so.