Best DQ?

>>384448525
Certainly not that one.

I hate to play favourites, but V

>>384448525
DQ V: Where is my wife?

>>384448525
Playing it now, played it as a kid on PS1. Personally I liked 8 more

>>384448525

I waited for years to play this in English and i came to the conclusion that it's mediocre. Too much padding, a lot of the islands were irrelevant/filler, and a lot of the skills were the same. I'm sure there's a GOOD DQ game in there somewhere, but Dragon Quest 8 still reins as The Best One.

fuck, i played this recently, and i spent like thirty hours running around doing shit and i never even unlocked jobs

4
Dont listen to 5/8 fags

>>384448674
Yeah the job system only shows up like 30-40 hours in.

>>384448525
too much filler
too much backtracking

>>384448525
It's V and Bianca is best girl.

I've been a FFfag my whole life but never made the stride into DQ. Any particular one to play first or just jump into any main game?

>>384448650
>Dragon Quest 8 still reins as The Best One
That's just nostalgia, m8.
I've never played 8 before and just recently beat it, but at most it' on the top 3, not even the best. Sure the graphic is really good compared to others, but the story feels lacking. Not to mention the non-existent party chat, which is the strength of DQ series.

>>384449378
Any of them, i think easiest way to get them is on DS IV, V, VI, IX are there and VII, VIII on 3DS. Or just emulate DS.

>>384448525
>Dragon Quest is the one series were the creator already made it clear which game he loves the most and put more work on
>/v/ will still discuss which one is better

>>384450707
>game he loves the most and put more work on
And yet the series is still the same over the time.

>>384448650
Couldn't agree more

>>384448525
DQV is the best one. DQVII is just boring.

>>384448525

Best indeed

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>>384448525

The remake was a massive improvement. But its still not my favorite. Probably would have been my favorite if they switched the class system to a skill based system to better work with the linear story.

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>>384450707

>Dragon Quest is the one series were the creator already made it clear which game he loves the most and put more work on
Yuji Horii said his favorite was DQV yet it had one of the quicker development periods. The one he put the most time into is either DQX or XI, which both went over 4 years.

so i heard the first three games are in the same setting and DQ3 is the first one to happen so what's the chronological order? 3-_-_

>>384449849

Dragon Quest VIII is the game that started party chat. How did you miss it?

Also, I prefer DQVIII because of the additions it added to exploration and the alchemy system. The story is also quite good. You play an average joe with no heroic ties and no destiny. And yet he still marries the princess before finding out he's royalty himself. And his royal ties are so subtle that many people don't even notice it. He steals Medea from his own asshole cousin and fulfills the promise of his great grandfather. That's damn good story-telling.

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>>384452252

DQIII is the first game chronologically as it is a prequel to DQI. But you need to play them in release order, for reasons you will see as you play them.

>>384448525
Close, but V is the best.

>>384452497
what reasons? is it about the story? if it is don't tell me

>>384452409
>>384452532
DQ3 was also a damn fine rpg, worthy of the praise it gets. Agree with you other fags, 5, 3, and 8 in that order.

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never EVER

>>384452687

That protagonist looks like a fag.

>>384448525
Too easy and too long.

VI is the best in the series by a long fucking shot.

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Is this series even worth getting in to? Seems pretty generic.

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>>384452672

Story in the way of the characters and locations you visit.

>>384452909

Yes, it is worth getting into. And it probably seems generic because it popularized or invented many of the things JRPGs after it used. It's like saying Mario is generic.

>>384452909
If you're an ADHD modern Final Fantasy fag you wont enjoy it.

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>>384448525
>stuck on the boss in the part where you can't use skills
Fuck this le casual filter meme. Let me play the damn game.

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I genuinely want to thank you /v/ for showing me Dragon Quest because I'm hooked now. IV was my first and I genuinely liked the episodic structure of story when all the characters finally meet up to whoop Psaro's ass.

I'm giving IV a break after that final boss to play V so I'll jump into its post game later. Picked Debora because her art gives me an erection and she seems like a bitch on heels but I'm actually starting to like her. I wish my dude Harry wouldn't have left the team because he was a good mage.

>>384453126

Learn from your mistakes and do something different. A lot of people also get stuck on Murdaw in DQVI or Dhoulmagus in DQVIII. But you can get past them with the resources you have. Can't use skills? Use items. Surely you have a couple staves that cast magic by now. And you should always have 99 medical herbs on you at all times.

no it's V: dad simulator

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>>384452729
>looks

>>384452909
That's because you've played rpgs released after. DQV had monster taming before Pokemon had it if that says anything.

>>384453126
the most funny thing is that the game punish you for grind since the mayority of places have a levelcap aka you cant level your vocations

>>384453226
>99 herbs
Wait a sec, in battle you can use items only from your characters limited inventories and nothing in them can be stacked, or did I get it all wrong?

>>384448525
I liked 9, but I can't play it again

If you played it at the initial boom with friends and all the extra quests, it was a much different game than it is now.

>>384453534
Every game let's you use items from the bag.

>>384453534

Put the herbs onto your characters, who can usually hold 12 items. Basically any time your character isn't holding something like a weapon, put an herb or stave on them. There's also staves that cast heal. And staves used as an item work even if a boss blocks your magic, since it counts as an item and not a spell.

The game is basically teaching you to do something new.

>>384453614

That's why we need DQX. It's Dragon Quest IX with all the flaws fixed and dedicated online. Basically, a DQIX remake.

>>384448525
Is 9 still getting new DLC?

3 is my fave, but I haven't played very many of them. I played 3 on GBC way back when. Played 1 on NES. Played all of the DQ monsters spinoffs that came to the US, and only a little bit of 8. I liked all that I've played, but 3 and 9 are my favorites - I like being able to create my own party.

Which ones would /v/ recommend?

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It's got the best girl

>>384453126
Did you get the salvation stone from that one guy ( can't remember his name), the item is basically an infinite use medicinal herb in combat.

>>384453774
I've been watching a playthrough online and it looks like an mmo I could actually get into even though I fucking hate mmos and the whole pay per month with dlcs shit on top of it.

>>384453801
5, 3, and 8 are top of the barrel. 9, 4, 7 and 6 are midbarrel. 1&2 are relegated to "it's important history" treatment. Except 2 is shit.

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>>384453831
Haven't played VII yet but really liking Debora, the twins and Alena were hard to decide between in IV.

>>384453990
>tfw playing 2 right now
Oh fucking boy.

What am I in for? I beat DQ1 and I am playing 2 and Builders right now.

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>>384453990

Dragon Quest II is hard and unpolished, but still better than 99% of RPGs on the NES. The SNES remake makes it a good game. And a great game if you like a challenge.

>>384452409
8's party chat was just generic 'clue' of the current objective. There isn't any character to the dialogue. Compare it to 4 or 7's party chat. They're miles better.

>>384453296
i hope it'll not be on 3ds version

>>384454045
3 party members, one of them is useless, one of them is less useless, and some of the most difficult random encounters in this series and the next. Also, fucking batboons. All in all, an excruciating grind.

>>384453296

what the fuck

>>384454261
Never played the snes version, so I'll take your word on it. NES version was a pain in the ass to complete. Was a good challenge, but I wouldn't recommend to anyone looking for a fun experience outside of the challenge factor. It's still important as the first DQ with multiple party members though.

>>384452041
>hating on job system
>in any game ever
I have now seen everything.

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>>384454268

>8's party chat was just generic 'clue' of the current objective. There isn't any character to the dialogue.
Yeah there was. For example, party chat is the only real time we see any character development for Jessica. She only has two brief lines where she hints that she likes the hero. And both are in party chat. If you ignore party chat, Jessica just comes off as a Tsun bitch. Trode, Yangus and Angelo also get funny lines and development in the party chat, though it isn't needed as much since their roles in the story actually develop them.

>Compare it to 4 or 7's party chat. They're miles better.
But we didn't get the party chat in the western release of IV. Unless you played the mobile port. And if so, I'm sorry.

>>384453650
>Every game
>I've only ever played remakes
Most games don't even have a bag, you old bag.

>>384454757
>mobile port
>bad

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>>384454654

It also created the group based combat system every game after used. But yeah, the NES version was broken. Which even Nakamura and Horii have admitted to. They have said in interviews that they were rushing to get DQII out and didn't fully playtest it. Both of them only played the game up to when you get the boat. Which is why the game seems to fall apart in EXP rates and flow right then. Since then, they won't release a game until the whole staff has fully playtested it (even the music composer).

>>384454710

You must be legitimately new then. Because a lot of people dislike class systems. Not just in DQ, but in other RPGs as well. I like ow DQIII handled it, but I felt like it didn't work in VI and VII since they were so story focused. You get stuck in areas where you can't return back to the dharma temple often. Or you're halfway through a dungeon and max a class, making you debate leaving the dungeon and switching or just pressing on and losing job points. It's very annoying.

>>384454856
3 on NES was the last to not have a bag. Literally every one since has a bag with infinite storage.

>>384454856

Dragon Quest I and II are the only games without a bag. So you're both wrong.

>>384455032

Yes, it was.

>>384454757
>She only has two brief lines
Emphasis on brief. Aside from it, there isn't any interesting dialogue from her. Compare it to, what, Bianca or Maribel dialogue. They're so much better.
>Trode, Yangus and Angelo also get funny lines and development in the party chat
Name one. Their chats in the party chat section are just telling the hero where to go or mostly just nothing. The funny lines and development occur mostly in the cutscenes. Cutscenes =/= party chat. Compare it to 5 or 6's party chat where you get different lines after you talk to each villagers.

>>384455037
>It's very annoying.
Meanwhile other people are enjoying video games. Job system is great and it should be in every turn based game, it adds a lot unless you are a grumpy person who doesn't really enjoy the game and is forcing yourself to play.

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VII on the 3DS is the only one I've played. I loved it, the only complaint I had was backtracking/walking, especially not being able to use zoom or the magic carpet in the past.
Been trying to play VIII but it's been so hard to get the proper orchestrated uncensored .cia, I can barely be bothered anymore.

Maybe I'll just play some other one.

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Is DQ3 decent on the pone port? I've been wanting to play that game, and it seems comfy enough to have it on the phone.

>>384455109
No, it wasn't. The mobile version adds more characterization to DQ4.

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>>384455314

>I like it so it should be in every game
>anyone who disagrees with me is a grump who doesn't like fun
That's some hot opinions you got there.

Maybe, just maybe, variety is a good thing. And if every DQ game had a class system, it might not be as popular as it has been. But nah, you obviously speak for everyone in the world.

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>>384448525

>>384455109
I am 100% certain that 3 does not have a bag on the NES. It's been a while but I have serious doubts about 4 too. I think you're just going remakey on me.

>>384455413
Why don't you just emulate or buy the PS2 version? I got it for 5 bucks off ebay

>>384448525
Builders

>>384455134

One scene that comes to mind is Yangus talking about how he picks his nose and flings it at people. Another scene where Angelo calls Carrie a 'looker'. Countless scenes where Trode talks about drinking or his daughter. Etc.

It's not just the characters giving you hints about where to go. A lot of the party chat is character development. You may not think it is that impactful, but it still exists.

Anyone have that image of which versions of each are best to play?
Figure I might as well play them in order.

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>>384455479
Get the English translated JP SNES version. It's incredibly worth it, and as readily playable as the google play version, but with better graphics and sound.

>>384455413

>playing just one DQ

The Barrel:
Top - 8, 5, 3
Mid - 9, 4, 6, 7
Bot - 1, 2

Start from wherever you like, bottom to top would likely pose a greater challenge, only play 2 if your life fucking depends on it.

"best DQ" is like saying "least smelly turd"


get some taste and play a good RPG series like Wizardry already, jesus christ

>>384455685
The thing is the quality of the dialogues are the worst of all DQs that have party chat. Yes, there are one or two lines that gives a hint at character development, but most of the times you'll be left with "...." or "let's go to xxx town" unlike the other DQs. For me, that brings the overall quality so much it doesn't deserve to be considered as the best DQ.

>>384455032
>mobile anything
>good

>>384456070
brings down*

>>384456115
Oh, you are THAT guy. All right.

>>384455973
weak bait
At least bring up real good rpg like Persona or EO instead of some archaic shit nobody cares about.

>>384456195
>Persona
>EO
BRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

>>384456070

The other DQ games that have party chat also lead to a "..." after you exhaust the party chat. Yes, the other DQ games have far more examples of party chat (usually two for every single event), but again, DQVIII was the first game in the series to use party chat. Of course later games should improve on it.

It's pretty sad you're comparing the first game to do something to later improvements and yet saying the first game is worse as a result. Might as well say Mario 1 sucks because it didn't do jumping as well as Mario Galaxy.

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VIII > III = IV = V > I > II > VII > IX > VI

All of them are great or better. It's the only series I can think of that doesn't have a bad game.

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>>384455929

It needs updating.

>>384456325
So what? Just because it was the first so it's automatically the best? Worse is worse.

>>384455929

For 1, 2, and 3, there are 3 versions: NES, GBC, and SNES.

For the first 2, pick whichever you feel like. I personally prefer the NES graphics, but the SNES versions offer lesser difficulty and " better" graphics.

3 is hands down the SNES version, as it implements the mini-medals from the GBC version and features fully remastered soundtrack and beautiful visuals.

4 has NES or DS. Normally I would recommend NES because I like the graphics, but the soundtrack is so annoying just pick the DS version, you even get a map, and camera controls.

5 has SNES, DS, or PS2. The SNES version only allows for 3 party members, unlike the other versions, meaning it is the most difficult. The PS2 version is nothing special visually, except for the fully orchestrated soundtrack. DS version is like a watered down version of the PS2, but I would still recommend DS over both others because less grating visuals.

6 has SNES and DS. I think the DS version is easier, but obviously lacks the more vibrant graphics and better SNES sound. SNES.

7, PS1 or 3DS. Pirate the .cia of the 3DS version with the fully orchestrated soundtrack, and you're set.

8, PS2 or 3DS. The 3DS version looks like complete ass, but features new bosses and areas. Play the PS2 version.

9 is on the DS.

10 doesn't exist for westerners so I can't comment.

11 looks to be PS4/Switch

>>384456325
>>384456556
Not to mention they could have added more dialogues in the remake,but they didn't.

>>384456556

>Just because it was the first so it's automatically the best?
Are you an idiot. That's not what I said at all.

>>384453167
what has dragon ball to do with this
i know its both by toriyama

>>384456698
It's comparing the artstyles. Sort of. If you ignore the big hero pictures up the top which were obviously done all in the same time peroid and focus on the cover art alone, it's always the same style as the contemporary period of Dragon Ball, up until it ended anyway.

>>384452409
>>384456325
The fuck are you talking about? DQ7 PSX was the first DQ to incorporate party chat.

>>384456605
this is a really nice breakdown of the series, you actually made me put it on my playlist, I'll do it after I finish radiata stories. never played DQ before, I'm looking forward to it

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>>384456698

It doesn't matter much for the later games, but you can actually see some influences in story and design for the NES DQ games compared to the story going on in Dragon Ball at the same time. It's especially prevalent in Dragon Quest II. Tons of climbing towers in the game while Goku is climbing tons of towers in the anime, airing at the same time. Almost like they planned it.

>>384456325
It's not the first DQ game with party chat, VII was the first one

Just face it, DQVIII party chat is the worst one in the series. I replayed the game on 3DS and I forgot how boring was party chat in this game
V remake still remains as the best one imo

>>384457078

You can say it's lackluster and I would agree with you. But your original comment was "8's party chat was just generic 'clue' of the current objective. There isn't any character to the dialogue." Which is flatly untrue. There is still stuff going on besides just the team giving you hints. There is still some character development going on, which your comment was implying there wasn't. It isn't the best development in the series, but it still exists.

And I still think it's pretty sad that you said the whole game galls down a peg because of party chat. By that logic, Dragon Quest IV must be downright horrible since it got party chat completely nixed and horrible dialects put in.

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Am I the only one who loves the freedom of the first three games? There was something extremely satisfactory about walking from town to town where npcs give you various hints. Later games are fun but linear as fuck and all you can do is to go from pont A to B. Are there any games similar to the first DQ trilogy?

>>384457492

Dragon Quest VIII recaptured the freedom in my opinion. If you chose to explore and not just go directly to the next story event. Dragon Quest IV and V also open up. It's mostly just VI, VII and IX that seem linear to me. Because it actively stops you from going places until you trigger a story.

>>384448525
>>384457492
I like Dragon Warrior II the best. Getting that boat was really cool and it was really interesting to visit the old DW I world as well. I remember going back and forth between the two games (Gameboy Color) to see how DW II portrayed it.

>>384456905
Babbies never played any game before 8, only remakes of them. It's foolish to expect them to know what was in 7 before it became dumbed down for them.

>>384457345
No one ever said it's the worst DQ because it's party chat is the worst. In one of my post I even said that 8 was the top 3, which means it's still a good game, but it's nowhere is the best one.

>>384458245
But the 3DS version had party chat too.

D-Does the Princess of Moonbrooke love getting fucked by dogs?

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>>384459361
Yeah. She can't help it though.

>>384454261
Dragon warrior monsters 2 for GBC is my favorite in the series, dq8 is in the main series. Dq7 and dq5 come in right behind. Also loved dq3, it was my first rpg

>>384457492
Most games still have this kind of progression after you get the boat. II is actually the one that started this formula, the first part is linear.

>>384448525
>best DQ
>a game with that bitch nigger Kiefer in it being the best
sorry my dude

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>>384448525
>playing 8
>drop it because literally everywhere on the internet people are saying you need to grind to at least level 30 to beat dhoulmagus

yeah i dont play RPGs where you have to grind. I didnt have to do it 25 hours ago I shouldnt have to do it for this boss. Fuck off

DQ8 is the best DQ game, in the same way that FF7 is the best FF game: a casualized, streamlined game reaching out for a bigger audience.

Patrician will prefer DQ7.

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Snorequest is only fun if you are japanese and NEET

This game needs a DELET

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Actually 9 is the best game

>>384459252
...why wouldn't it? What has that got to do with it's presense in the PS1 game that babby fucks never played?

>>384460601
*worst

>>384455931
Why don't SE makes the phone version superior? Why?

>>384461320
I heard DQ3 mobile removed the medals and a minigame.

>>384456891
>Videogame series uses the same artstyle as the creator is using in other things in the same period.
Who would know

>>384455479
Emulate the GBC version, trust me is the best version.

>>384463470
Are the gbc versions the best for the entire trilogy?

>>384463830
For 1 and 2 I would reccomend SNES versions, but for 3 there are great bonus for the GBC that are not present in the SNES version, plus I prefer the visuals though this is subjective.

>>384448525
4

>>384463830
Sure if you like easymodo baby versions.
But even so I'd like my baby versions to at least look good if I was a wuss who couldn't handle the real games. So why wouldn't you play on SNES? You're not gonna miss an extra bonus dungeon that you're never gonna do anyway.

>>384464462
Dragon quest games are not specifically hard

Should I get the mobile version for DQ3?

5 felt like it got the most correct overall, even if other entries might have outdone it in one area or another.

>>384465127
See >>384455479

I bought DQ7 for 3DS but I kind of want to play 4, 5 and 6 before I start it. I feel like that might just result in me getting burnt out on the series though. I actually paid for 7 so I don't want to be bored of DQ before I even get to it.

>>384466080
Don't play 7 as your first DQ, most of the times you'll get bored of it. Play the other recommended ones first, like IV, V, or VIII.

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i made a grave mistake of buying this shit is the snes version good also without the retarded english?

>>384467187
It's the same shit, but with different translations

>>384467361
>but with different translation
good enough for me

I with the 3DS version of VIII didn't look so bad compared to the original. Makes it really hard to decide which version to play.

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>>384467187
took a quick screenshot to compare

Is it just me or Dragon quest XI looks weird. The contrast between the somewhat realistic looking world and the anime-style characters and monsters looks really jarring.

Let's be real people. DQ8 is the only good game in the entire series.

>>384467634
>those graphics
FUCK

>>384466080
Just play VII
Unless you have the attention span of a goldfish, you'll love it.

>>384467187
Pleb

>>384467658
Not really, the MIDI music does feel pretty weird though

>>384455973
>>384456195
>>384456283
Meanwhile people that aren't retards enjoy both jrpgs and wrpgs

>>384460008
Ebin meme my friend

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>>384467740
you could also go balls deep and play the original

>>384468342
>mobile version is the best one
F U C K

>>384468432
>thy
>thee
no thanks

Why did they not bring X to the west? The game looks so fucking good.

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Are the monsters games worth playing? How would you compare them to mainline games?

>>384465000
it depends how you define "hard". They do require intense grinding, like that shit is part of the actual gameplay, especially on the first 3 games. So it's better to play them on emulator and just use the speed up function and not waste your life away.

>>384467740
>can't stand snes graphic
I want underage graphic whores to leave.

>>384467658
>realistic looking world
You need to go outside more often.

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BEEP BEEP.

Best girl coming through.

Swords on the wii was my first "DQ" and it took me 8~ years to actually get into the series with DQV which i'm about to finish

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>>384467740

>>384471973
I personally loved it.

>DQXI is about to be released
>West ???????????

Fuck. I wanted to go on adventures, but not in ancient chinese
Those teammates look great. Old man seems based, as the other fabulous gay