Japan thinks this is the greatest game ever made.

>>385394887
Japan has actual taste.

Japan is objectively the best country in the world. Whatever they say is usually correct.

Been wanting to play the og trilogy. How do they hold up? Almost done with my Ys marathon.

>>385395094
They're all mechanically simple and easy to play. III is a proper, good RPG that still holds up today while I and II are a bit bare-bones in terms of story. II is one of the hardest in the series though.

>>385395094
DQ3 is the only one worth your time. DQ1 is too old and DQ2 is shit.

It's a good choice.

>>385395242
But I've always heard the payoff of 3 is dependent on whether you played the first 2.

>>385395423
Then let's play the first two.
I got nothing better to do.

Might as well spend 16 hours grinding in DQII.

>>385395094
1 pretty much is the perfect skeleton of a typical JRPG. Nice bit of exploring, dungeons, towns, side quest, etc. The only issue is that 90% of the game is grinding. Since ideas like level balance hasn't been thought up yet. 2 is pretty much 1 but 10x as much. Sadly it's worse in a lot of ways. It's almost as grindy (with party members they much start at level 1 when they join). And worse is you are meant to find magical items with only the tiniest of hints which leads you just going to the menu and selecting search in multiple areas hoping to find it. DQ3 is pretty much DQ2 but with all the annoyances fixed. It's honestly amazing how quickly they fixed the issues. It really is one of the best game ever made personally.

>>385394887
well dq3 snes was amazing.
i wonder how different things would have been if we got that version?

>>385395521
Or I guess just tl;dp me on the first two.

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DQ 1 and 2 are juts one massive grind with little to no story at all. DQ 3 has a tiny bit more story and if you play the Snes version is even kinda charming + the higher quality music but at the end...... DQ8 is the only good game in the series.

Why does Japan like these mediocre games so much I have no idea.

>>385394967
fpbp

>>385395941
>DQ8 is the only good game in the series.
How can someone has such shit taste? DQ7 is the best in the series and DQ8 isn't even in the top 3 (7, 4, 5).

>>385395094
1 is easy and linear, just get ready for the grind.
2 is much bigger and but has balance issues once you get the boat. the final area is also balls hard.
3 is the best of the 3 but difficulty is determined by your class choices for your custom characters.

also all the porn started with 3.

>>385394887
I do too.

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>>385395521
grinding won't save you

It's alright.
Fuck the FC and mobile versions though, which are what japs like the most, moreso the former.
SFC version, or at least GBC, or get the fuck out.

>>385395941
I think it's just a culture thing.

They actually said they remade some of DQ3s map in UE4 when making DQ11.

>>385396232
>tfw watching Anon's moonbrooke-only run
It's very exciting.jpg
Shame about Malroth/Sidoh

>>385396082
You, I like you.

>>385396483
>moonbrooke-only run
this is the first time I heard about this
what happened at Malroth? did he just lack a meatshield?

>>385396441
Why do they even say these things.
They know what they're starting.

>>385396441
So DQ11 is set in the world of original trilogy, then?

>>385396441
Kind of a shame it won't be in the final game, or at least not immediately accessible (post-game side quest maybe? They didn't specify, but they did note they wanted to include it somehow.).
The only thing that makes me wonder though is if they used the SFC/GBC version of the town or the shitty NES version.

>>385396596
The 3DS version allows you to travel back to all of the old DQ games for a short side quest.

>>385394887
Good things the japs will be wiped out by the SHEER FUCKING FORCE of their terrible fucking taste. The older japs in the government see it coming, if you threw some refugees in there they'd be outbred quickly

>>385396596
from what I got, the protagonist is a descendant or reincarnation of Loto or something

I want to be proven wrong though

>>385396082
This is the correct answer

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>>385396232
Hi

>>385396545
Malroth was statistically improbable (but not impossible) to beat legit with Moonbrooke alone.
The odds were so astronomically low, that the only way to reliably beat him would be to save scum, and he wasn't about to do that.
It was both an issue of taking damage and dealing it, especially since the player's critical hits are disabled when fighting him in the NES version and in the NES version he has Fullheal/Healall.

>>385394887
Nah, it just has the most doujins and waifus

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>>385396825
oh shit it was the NES version?
getting there was a feat all on its own, kudos to that dude

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>>385395941
How long have you known you had shit taste?
>baby's first DQ
>only one worth playing

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>>385396751
>mfw sleep and stopspell both work on him
Eat a dick, you winged goldnigger.

I had fun playing the original 3 games for sure. 1 is nice just to see what's missing, still enjoyed it. 2 was pretty hard, but i'll be fucked if i can remember why exactly. I still enjoyed it, but I did debate dropping it by the time i was nearing the end. 3 is basically just good all around with more freedom to boot. Best of the original 3 by far.

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>>385394887
Japan has a bad memory and already forgotten Chrono Trigger still exists.

>>385394887
Awful taste desu.

>>385397038
SE allowed them to forget
it's all SE's fault

>>385397038
>overrated trash
Why should they give a fuck?

>>385397038
CT is a fucking monstrosity versus the sublime beauty of DQ3

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>>385396825
What's worse is him having infinite MP. So he can do it over and over again. Actually once had a fight where he kept doing it every other turn which made it unbearable even with all 3 party members.

As much as I hate the fucker it is a great design even if it's a weird Cell.

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>>385397103
Fucking SE. How come all good devs are now bunch of useless hacks?

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>>385396901
>getting there was a feat all on its own
Hell yeah it was. He was doing a range of ZERO to 1 damage to Giant Slugs (one of the weakest enemies in the game (though not THE weakest) for those of you who don't know) when he first started and pushed onward to the very end.
He managed to beat Hargon though, so at least Moonbrooke got her revenge.

>>385395941
>DQ 1 and 2 are juts one massive grind with little to no story at all
That's what RPGs used to be. RPGs didn't start the "games need a good story" meme until Ultima 4, Wizardry 4-6 and Might & Magic 3 and Japan took some time to catch up. You need a mindset to play actual old RPGs, both japanese and western.

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>>385397195
>>385397198
t. I never even got to the first boss

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>>385397241
>Cell
Funny because Cell was 1992. David Mal Roth was January 1987.

>8 hours until DQ11 comes out

>>385397038
As much fun CT of an adventure, it is quite shallow and bare bones mechanics-wise. No job/class system, no stat allocation, little to no customization. The only variety of gameplay options comes from party setup. If we go with games from the same platform FFV is far better in that regard.

>>385397243
To be honest, most Squaresoft talented people left the company. But hey, you love Tabata, Toriyama and Nomura, right?

>>385397249
Funny enough because of how things are calculated Princess has pretty good HP and because of her speed and her wearing the flying cloth or something she has I think the highest defense. Greeny however sucks at everything and somehow decided to give him resurrection.

>>385394887
It's not my choice but at least it isn't FFVI, FFVII or a fucking Persona game.

Which version is best?

Just popping in before I go to sleep to say that DQV has the greatest story in any video game
Good night

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>>385397603
SNES. NES is too grindy and mobile is just BAD in a lot of ways.

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>>385397478
>when you preordered the physical version and now have to wait a week or 2
i could have been playing dq11 later today, holy shit

>>385397843
The SNES(and GBC) remakes aren't all perfect, though. Sure, your party is probably going to be doing a fair bit more damage, maybe 50% more, and be a fair bit more durable, but bosses have like 4 times the HP. Baramos in particular is a fucking nightmare in the SNES game without grinding because of his stupid fucking regen stopping you from steadily grinding him down.

>>385397584
>and somehow decided to give him resurrection.
Hey, you gotta bring -something- to the team.

Also, as someone who beat the GBC version with Cannock (though I save stated against Atlas and Malroth/Sidoh because holy balls fuck that RNG bullshit for those two), he's pretty decent in that.
Even in the NES version, he provides early quality AoE and can use the Falcon Sword, which is nice when you cast "Defense/Kasap/whatever they call it now" twice on the enemy.
I wish they would bring back DQ2's Falcon Sword behavior. Every single other version just has it do one attack that hits twice.

>>385395423
It is. Play the first two games. The Super Famicom versions, GBC versions, or mobile versions are fine. You might want to avoid the NES versions, those are really rough due to being early console RPGs. They're interesting to check out for context and curiosity's sake, but I wouldn't recommend those versions for regular playthroughs.

>>385396232
>Final area of the game is also the hardest
What a shocker. Git gud.

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>>385396082
this goy speaks the truth
only thing better than dq7 is the remake of dq7

>>385398010
Not him, but I'm fine with the boss HP being boosted, because they go down faster than your mom in the NES version.
>Baramos' regen
Are you talking his healing spells or just a hidden HP regen each turn? I don't recall him having a regen in the enhanced ports.

>>385397038
Not even the best JRPG on the SNES. Leave the bubble sometime, Squarebabby.

Who knows if DQXI will have a job/class system and grotto-like postgame content akin to DQIX? It was my favorite parts of that game and I'd like it to stay.

>>385398083
>DQ's mobile versions
>fine
You must be a jap to have such shit taste.

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>In creating Dragon Quest XI in Unreal Engine 4, they first did a technical test. Dragon Quest III‘s continent of Aliahan (although not in its entirety) was chosen for that subject. In other words, they created a PlayStation 4 version of Dragon Quest III. They made models of the hero, his mother, the Warrior, Priest, and Mage, Aliahan castle and the castle town, as well a pointlessly high-quality king, and verified the size of the map. The test version took a significant amount of time and labor, but was exciting and produced fruitful results. Since it was only a technical test, they did not do any optimiziation. If the opportunity presents itself, they would like to show users the PlayStation 4 technical test of Dragon Quest III.

Who's ready for III remake in the future?

>>385398247
The mobile versions of the DQ games are just fine. Hell, the mobile version of IV is the best version. They're turn-based JRPGs so the touch screen interface isn't an issue and unlike the Final Fantasy mobile ports the graphics aren't complete ass.

>>385398230
>dq9 job/class system
LOL NO. And thank God for that because that shit was fucking terrible. It's using a new system that allows much more freedom, but is character-oriented.
>grotto-like postgame content
Unlikely. I think the most you're getting there is probably the bonus quests in both versions and the nostalgia quests on 3DS.

>>385398320
Sounds like Nintendo doing that weird NES like version of Zelda to play around with mechanics. Would love to have my hands on both.

>>385398350
4 and onwards are fine
the early phone ports have issues

>>385398178
Baramos regenerates 100 HP per round in every release but the GBC remake. It makes him pretty much impossible to deal with if you don't grind for Barrier.

>>385398424
>It's using a new system that allows much more freedom, but is character-oriented.
How are they going to achieve that? All JRPGs that I played featuring assigning jobs/skill points as you seem fit allowed for much more variety and freedom than character-locked options?

>Unlikely. I think the most you're getting there is probably the bonus quests in both versions and the nostalgia quests on 3DS.
What a fucking shame. If grottos and tons of optional bosses aren't there I'm not getting the game.

>>385398493
Those ports are still more worth playing than the NES versions.

>>385398350
>the mobile version of IV is the best version
It's the worst way to play it and as a result the worst way lower than the PS1 version after the DS port was released.

The party chat in 4 is garbage (and not just because of the localization either) and it wasn't even formatted properly in the localization leading to several errors and it doesn't even change for Sofia when and where it should. You can find 90% of it online (without dialect and pun bullshit) and just play the fucking DS version. Honestly, it was a huge letdown and not worth the 15 bucks I spent on it. Easily the weakest and sparsest party chat in all the games that have it, which is amazing because you think it'd have the most amount and most fleshed out. I'm not just saying that either, the characters barely say anything, compared to the other games with it where at least one person comments about almost everything.

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>>385398660
>How are they going to achieve that?
Like this.
Each panel is different for each character.

>>385396232
This fucking area. The Dark Souls of DQ. The Normandy of videogames. You haven't known true hell until you've been there, getting one-shot by instant death every two steps. I've played a fuckload of difficult games, but the only one to nearly break me was DQ2, in the last 20 minutes of the game. Grinding doesn't help, savestates don't help, your party members are zero help, THERE IS NO HELP. My only advice is that if you don't emulate it, fucking PRAY, you will need it.

>>385398660
>What a fucking shame. If grottos and tons of optional bosses aren't there I'm not getting the game.
Just move to Japan to play DQ10 and shut the fuck up.

>>385398920
Well, that might actually be interesting, if all the characters have their uses and none fall behind in the endgame.

> never played a dragon Quest
Where should I start?

>>385399636
Any of them really. Maybe not 7

>>385399636
You shouldn't, they're awful games designed for the shitty Japanese mindset of "I shouldn't have to get good at anything, just grind for 20 hours and you can do anything!". Combine that with childish stories and waifubait, and that's all the series has to offer.

>>385394887
I liked 2 better, despite its clear hatred for humanity

because DQ3 even became a social phenomenon in Japan
It was great in its time, No other game in this century are as great as it was

>>385396232
Rhone broke me, yet I can't deny wanting to replay DQ2 and go through it again just to feel that pain and success again

>>385396968
Something I love about DQ2 was how effective sleep was, and that magic actually dealt damage, DQ8 disgusted me in how weak the spells felt after having marathoned 1 and 2

>>385397478
Oh shit didn't even realise.

Where should I buy an import physical copy of DQXI from?

>>385397713
I think it has the most interesting progression in terms of story for a snes game, but not the greatest story ever written.

>>385397460
More like Chrono Niggers, FF7tards and Personabbies are the fucking worst.

>>385397843
Mobile isn't bad, you meme-loving faggot.

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>>385396596
>>385396702
Pic related Loto and co

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>>385398120
For you.

>>385401704
>no DQ game will look this comfy ingame.

Boo

>>385401202
Amazon.jp?

>>385397478
>still midi OST
No thanks

>>385394887
DQ3 is fucking amazing, Japan is right.

Should I buy DQV on my iphone

>>385402303
No, because the DS version gives you a new wife and a party member

>>385402390
its not socially acceptable to play a ds in public

>>385402476
>Emulation doesn't exist

>>385401624
What's this talking about?

>>385398120
>>385401704
Feel so weird that while I love the remake I honestly prefer the original SNES sprites over the 3D.

>>385395423
You do need to play 1 or the endgame of 3 will fall really flat. 1 is a short painless experience. You don't need to play 2.

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>>385395094
I think they are better than the games that came after because the progression isn't tied to story events that much. Just a big world to explore.

>>385402303
Mobile V is good but characters portraits are made for ants.

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>mfw dq11 comes out tomorrow
>mfw its not a worldwide release

ITS NOT FAIR BROS

>>385405418
fuck little red cap
marry ponytail
kill hairband

>>385394887
They are not wrong

>>385402476
fuck the police

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>>385394887
According to what?

>>385396232
There's a strange feeling of inner peace and calm when you finish this game.

So does Dragon Ball man still do the character design for this series?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI2tSeMNoVU
Apparently DQXI will be playable on Vita? Share play?