Shitposting aside, are you gonna buy it?
I'm hyped for it, and I really fucking want DQXI more than any fucking game ever.
>>341525243
>/v/
>buying games on Nintendo systems
Everyone is pirating Rhythm Heaven, you think they'll buy this?
>>341525243
Yes i will buy it. I don't want to hear from piratefags why they won't bring any more DQ titles over while unpacking .cia rars.
>>341525537
Honestly I'd pirate rhythm heaven too, because it's not worth $35-40 while this is.
Rhythm Heaven should be $14.99.
Yes, I was set to buy it three years ago. Its the reason I got a 3DS. Well, this and Monsters. And Theathrythm. And XI.
I will buy it, but I'm pissed they released rhythm heaven today but can't release the obviously finished DQ7 today.
I've been patient long enough.
>>341525243
I buy everything Dragon Quest.
Even the mobile ports.
They waited too long to being it over. I'll give them the same treatment, and just buy it used later on for cheap.
>>341525939
I'd rather an august release, nothing in august but everything in September.
FF15 and Yokai Watch will eat into its sales.
>>341526081
>Even the mobile ports.
i can't wait for this, I don't know if I will get DQ8 though, I played it on PS2 and enjoyed it immensely but I'm not big on replaying games. I'm especially excited because from what I've heard, DQ7 was an unpolished gem with some pretty big flaws that got fixed in the remake.
>>341525243
yep. 8 too, changes aside.
>people saying it will come in few weeks
>September
FUCK
Better than no release date i guess
Also they are releasing the game on a month with SMT IV A and FFXV
Wait, so it's not being stealth-released this week?
When is it actually being released??
>game is 100 hours long while speed running and 200+ hours long with all side quests
>that's approximately $0.20 cents per hour
>nah, I'm gonna pirate it
So much for the piratefag logic. "Oh I'll buy it after I figure out its good!"
How different is it from the original?
>>341527424
A complete remake. Think Final Fantasy IV DS. But with 10x more changes.
>>341525243
I haven't really played any JRPGs besides Pokemon and EO. How grindy is Dragon Quest? Does it have a lot of optional challenges or bosses like the FOEs in EO?
Not sure about DQ7 but I will definitely but DQ8 on day 1. I've never played and it looks very fun, it is the only game I am waiting this year, to be honest.
Did they announce the launch date for DQ8?
>>341526081
Did 5 and 6 also have those annoying "intros" to the songs that 4ios did?
>>341526403
That is probably what square wants so they can parade around what a waste it was to localize.
>>341526894
>>341526965
I told you dumb cunts.
>>341527549
No.
preordered it back in january
>>341525243
Damn my wallets going to get raped this September.
Piratefriend here. I'm gonna buy it, 8 as well.
Is 7 one of the good ones?I've only played 1, 3, and little 8
Are they going to add in pointless accents again?
>>341527847They're all good.
>>341528086
Haven't seen any accents on the trailers so far. Even Maribel seems to be talking normally. Though they could be cherry-picking scenes.
>>341525243
I heard that VII is one of the more grindy and tedious ones of the series. How is it compared to others? I've only played VIII and IX, and is currently playing through III.
The real question is do I get 11 on my PS4, or 3DSif it even gets ported over to NA
>>341526894
I was bracing for November because of all the Sep releases, I'm pleasantly surprised.
>>341525243
Can someone explain the length of this game?
People seriously say it takes like 200 hours to beat? Is that true and if so why?
>>341525243
Preordered it as soon as it was available. I'm a little upset it's out in September, but I was expecting them to push it back to December so it's not so bad. Hopefully it leaks early or has a special edition.
>>341527847
It's thebestone.
>>341528813
More like 70-80 hours
It's trimmed down from the original
>>341528308
>one of the more grindy and tedious ones of the series.
>not 9
Come on.
>>341528915
So the original is supposed to be 200 hours or so?
If so, why?
>>341525243
Sure. Waiting till september is dumb though.
>>341528090
>>341528845
okay, but you guys better not be tricking me
>>341528828
>DQ
>special edition that isn't purely digital-only shit
I honestly hope that we get all the jap store-exclusive shit. There was a hammer, axe, or something else in 8-3ds that always did 2 damage, making it good for early metals.
>>341528813
200+ hours if you want the full experience.
Job mastering, side quests, super bosses, best gear, etc
You can speedrun it in about 60 or so hours, grinding only at the best grinding spots, save scumming bosses, etc
>>341528090
Why the old timer for VII? Also I didn't care for 9.
Most likely, I've only played III, IV, and V, do you guys think I'll be fine? I heard VII is stupidly complex and I know with how long it is I don't wqnt to "play it wrong".
>>341528991
Story.
>>341529110
I speedran the original and it still took me 100 hours (because I got confused at one part and because I got addicted to figuring out monster classes). I loved every second of it that wasn't fucking Dharma Temple goddamn piece of shit.
>>341529314
>Story
Is this some fucking mult volume epic saga in a game shit or what?
I don't get how it can be so long
>>341529293
Because Disc 1 takes about 70-80 hours,
Getting to and beating the "final" boss takes about 10. The rest is just post-game which can take you quite a while to get strong enough to beat.
Not "destroy", not "break", BEAT.
Definitely.
>>341528991
Extreme padding because the devs wanted to stuff as much in as possible into the game due to the huge size of CD's compared to the SNES carts they were working with the two games prior.
>>341529294
VII is like an improved VI and longer
You should try to play VI now since you already played IV and V
>>341528982
Oh, so it isn't as bad as 9 then. That's good.
>>341529294
It's easier now thanks to shard radar (casual shit, since the originals were easy enough to find), and puzzles and dungeon layouts generally being simpler (hell, the "last" dungeon was originally a maze that branched into 4 paths, the 3ds version is pretty much just a straight shot with a tiny few branches). Whether you consider that better or worse is up to you, since most of the puzzles and layouts are generally the same, just easier.
That said, I fucking hated the 3D block maze back in the day, and I'm sure I'll still hate it, despite it being simplified.
>>341529415
not this one you fuck.jpg
>During a Nintendo’s Treehouse Live at E3 stream today, it was revealed that Square Enix originally had no intentions of bringing Dragon Quest VII on 3DS to the West, but that changed when they heard more from fans.
We did it..?
>>341530012
jesus
but why
>>341529595
>padding
Yeah, pretty much. But it was worth it.
>the fucking e3 trailer is full of fucking spoilers
Why, fucking why?
Might as well put in Kiefer's "see you never" scene into it.
>>341530059
No, france did it.
From the sound of things, a bunch of french actually sent physical letters to SE.
Jesus Christ.
>>341525243
ill proboably buy it, but i really doubt my body would be ready for such monstrously large game.
i just want monsters dammit, i can settle on joker 3 even!
>>341528216
Who is this semen slurper
>have to buy a decade old game for a chance of getting a new game
This is so fucking stupid. Can't they just open pre-orders for DQ11 to guage interest?
>>341530059
Fucking Square Enix and their bullshit. Hooray for us though I guess, maybe they'll let us play Joker 3 about three years from now after JP gets a Professional edition.
I'm about halfway through DQV and it's the only one I've ever played, playing the android port
Enjoying more then I thought I would honestly
What should I play next? I've been playing DS games on an emulator lately (retro game challenge is great) so DS would be appreciated
>>341530060
Why not?
>FF7 took 3 discs to tell its 60 hour story
>DQ7's 80+ hour story only needed 2 discs because of forced CGi cutscenes thanks to american game publishers being cunts
>>341530304
The mayor's daughter.
>>341530468
The only one that is on the DS that has not had an android port is 9.
>>341530468
Play the original, it's my favourite but hardly ever gets talked about.
>>341530059
We fucked up as well, remember back when ix was released, se used a lot of money on ads and such, and it sold horribly. You know, because of flash cards. We didn't see many new dq games after that. Let's hope it actually sells decent now, or we'll have to learn Japanese. I know ix was a rather weak dq game, but still, it does have some brand recognition in the West
>>341530059
French fans sent tons of handwritten letters to SE, Nintendo, Hori himself, pretty much anyone who might be able to help bring it to the west. There was also a petition from the English speaking fanbase.Reminder social media whining doesn't help much and that good 'ol pen and paper speaks much more strongly.
>>341525243
Yes
it's disappointing that it won't be out for another 3 months though.
>>341530784
Well yeah it is going to be released on September, the same fucking month as FFXV
I'll be happy if it hits 300k
>>341530784
IX sold over a million, it did fine.
>Removing the Sword T
Fucking NoA. What do you have against it?
>>341528413
i thought the OG date was the summer
fuck
>DQVII get a date before SMT4A
Hahahaha fuck you Atlus
>>341530784
>went to find out the sales data
>found this instead
>"Shortly before the official release a malware ROM claiming to be the Dragon Quest IX ROM was released on 2ch. Instead of the actual game, it was a hentai slideshow that bricks the Nintendo DS."
Kek
>>341525243
Im not going to buy this shit now that they confirmed that they wont translate the other DQ because they are too lazy and don't want our money. Can ve get Xseed to localize and translate DQ7?
>>341531835
9/20
>>341525537
No one pirates on the 3DS.
Give up vitagen, you lost.
>>341527148
Not a single DQ fan will pirate this.
3DS piracy is extremely small compared to the DS days.
>>341531890
>now that they confirmed
Man we've got DQVII, VIII, and Builders coming, likely Heroes II.
>>341531075
Overall or just in the West?
if its censored no buy
>>341528813
The PS1 original had so much story and traveling. Probably 50-60 hours of just reading dialogue and traveling. When you factor in combat, class grinding and side quests, it gets well over 150 hours. This is also why people consider it one of the longest translation jobs.
Which gives them no excuse for any other DQ game. Even DQX has less dialogue.
>>341532434
>all of those are 3ds only
REEEEEEE
Why the fuck can't they just translate the original console version, i don't want to buy a 3DS for that shit.
>>341532543
It is censored. they rewrote dialogs and shit.
>>341532509
It sold 5.5 million in Japan, 1.4 million outside Japan. its the best selling DQ game to date.
>>341525243
'Course oi'm gonna boi, but it betta have some good accents innit.
>>341532610
If this sells well, I can see the other games coming.
>>341532509
In the west. Japan it sold like three to five million.
>>341532643
Builders and Heroes are for PS4/Vita.
>>341532543
Depends on how you define censorship.
God has likely been renamed Numen(Divine Will) because they did that for Joker 2.
There is nothing else they could fuck with
>>341532710
How is rewriting dialogue censorship you imbecile?
Gabo is going to be renamed to Ruff right?
>>341532509
Even Japans fucking preorders destroyed the Wests total sales.
>>341532257
I'll be pirating this, Pokemon Moon and SMTIV Apocalypse, anon.
>>341532925
why does Japan love dragon quest so much though
>>341532778
I'm optimistic been not foolish.
I'm praying it hits DQ8 PS2 levels(650k for NA)
>>341532778
That's what we said after all the DS games sold well. SquareEnix doesn't follow logic.
>>341530059
Anybody can be part of an online petition. Actual letters seem to be what showed fan dadication. Thanks France.
>>341530784
IX did fine, it just didn't do SE's view of fine
aka it sells 5 mil over in Japan so if it doesn't do the same in the west then it's a failure
>>341532906
>How is rewriting dialogue censorship
Are you seriously suggesting censorship only applies to visual images? Haven't you ever heard the term 'censoring the press'? Censorship started with the written word.
>>341525243no
Definitely buying it, although its localization time is pretty unforgivable. I would pirate, but DQ needs the support in the west.
Someone post the Maribel costumes I can't find.
>>341533014
Because the people of Japan weren't raised as spoiled brats and were forced to have attention spans.
Anyone with an attention span can enjoy the comfiness of DQ.
>>341533224
A bunch of people on dragons den (including me) wrote SquareEnix written letters. Apparently France just sent them at the right time. Since back when we did it, SquareEnix was still ignoring everyone.
>>341532710
are outfits censored too
>>341533203
Almost none of them broke 200k outside of DQ9
>>341533462
But I mean there are very very very few games that do better in Japan than in America, and DQ constantly does well in Japan, every single time.
Square seems to be the new capcom to me. Makes great games but makes horrible business decisions that just piss me off. Seriously, why in September?
>>341533014
It started off strong and didn't stop being a solid series. If you play a DQ game, chances are you'll expect a good story, amusing characters, the usual fun artstyle and the same combat. The quality is pretty consistent and if you like one of them you're bound to at least enjoy all of them.
>>341531202
tried to edit it, looks like sit with all the yellow
>>341532906
Look up Fire Emblem Fates for an good example of rewritten and censored dialogs before you open your mouth..morron.
>>341533695
So they can have excuse to not localized further DQ game when this one and VIII bombs
>>341532710
mind giving a example of the dialog?
also what he asked >>341533598
>>341533675
Because stupid ADHD Amerifats require constant explosive stimulation. Hence the xbro stereotype.
>>341533014
One of the first mass marketing campaigns in gaming history. The creator/writer of Dragon Quest used to write for the magazine Shounen Jump. When DQ1 first came out, it has pretty low sales. So Yuji Horii pulled some strings with various magazines (including Shounen Jump) and got various editorials published, showing off not only Dragon Quest, but the appeal of RPGs. It worked and the first Dragon Quest went from selling a few thousand to 1.5 million copies in Japan. And each game since sold more (except DQVIII which saw a small drop off compared to DQVII despite massive hype).
Basically, Dragon Quest not only established the JRPG market, but also its basis of mass marketing.
>>341533695
what else comes out in september?
>>341532710
What's there to censor aside from God, puff-puff maybe, and some of the relatively gruesome throwaway NPC deaths? I assume they added some more sexy outfits for Maribel or something?
>>341525243
yes, but mostly to have it physical and support the series
I have a Gateway so I'll use that instead for playing it
>>341533948
Now maybe I'm just mentally retarded but I don't quite get why everyone says this. Why would they shoot themselves in the foot like that?
>>341534027
Let's hope that XI sells well so it can be localized on the PS4.
It looks gorgeous.
>>341533598
I don't know. but i will bet that it will be censored outfits. Square Enix has been Censoring outfits since the Bravely default games came here in the west.
>>341534125
Yokai Watch 2, FF XV, and probably SMT IV Apocalypse
>>341533606
DQIV sold 450,000
DQV sold 350,000 (the entire print run), then got a reprint over 2 years later. No one has tracked how much the second print sold.
Dragon Quest VI sold 250,000
Dragon Quest IX sold 1.4 million copies.
DQM: Joker sold 550,000
The only ones that sold less than 200k were Rocket Slime and Joker 2. Yet Rocket Slime is still loved for some reason. Probably in the same way that DQMonsters on GBC didn't sell much, but gained a strong niche fanbase.
I haven't played DQ games outside of an hour of VIII and another hour or so of IX. I know people who LOVE VII and I was wondering, what does it do that makes it stand out from the rest of the games?
And am I wrong in saying that the DQ series is a little more "simple" when it comes to RPG mechanics? It doesn't seem to have a lot of system fluff when it comes to the battle system.
>>341534125
Final fantasy for one. Just seems like a weird month, especially when they're going up against themselves.
I'm buying it. I like Dragon Quest, and this is one of the few games I'm guarenteed to get my money's worth twice over in content.
>>341534339
>those IV-VI numbers
Uh its too high? From vgchartz (I know) its very low. Something like sub 100k
>>341534382
>And am I wrong in saying that the DQ series is a little more "simple" when it comes to RPG mechanics? It doesn't seem to have a lot of system fluff when it comes to the battle system.
You are wrong. Fucking random encounters in DQ can end you. In FF, even the barest understanding of the system will carry you for the entire game.
>>341534382
>And am I wrong in saying that the DQ series is a little more "simple"
No.
10 is the most complex version of DQ so far, and that's primarily due to being real-time.
>>341534339
Why did 9 do so well?
Very tempted.
I've never played a DQ before, but this one's general concept and story sounds the most appealing out of all of them.
>>341534668
Actual advertising on TV, the net, print, seth green, also jedward or whoever the fuck in UK.
>>341530059
Based Frenchies
>>341533598
Give me your sources, no one reliable has them and only VGzharts even lists them to my knowledge.
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/7692/dragon-quest-iv-chapters-of-the-chosen/
320k for IV here
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/7693/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride/
190k for V here
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/7694/dragon-quest-vi-realms-of-revelation/
220K for VI here
Looks like most broke 200k but barely.
8 and 9 are the only ones to sell semi well, honestly it looks like mainline games sell well enough here but remakes sell like crap.
i waited over 4 years, of course i'll buy it.
>>341534382
>I know people who LOVE VII and I was wondering, what does it do that makes it stand out from the rest of the games?
Class system, massive length, Chrono Trigger type feel (time travel and characters), higher difficulty than most DQ games, more story focused than other DQ games
>And am I wrong in saying that the DQ series is a little more "simple" when it comes to RPG mechanics?
Yes and no. Mechanically, Yuji Horii specifically tries to make DQ simple to play. It is the key to the series success as it allows people of any age learn the fundamentals. However, if you play a game for more than a few hours, you'll start to gain a lot of skills and see there's multiple ways to do things. For example, in a Final Fantasy game, there's usually just two ways to beat a boss. Spam it with the magic its weak to or spam attack + heal. In a DQ game, you have both those options as well as using buffs/debuffs, using the weakness of monster types against themselves, using specific gear benefits, etc. There's plenty of depth to the games. But without limiting you to only one tactic per boss or mob.
>>341534640
Don't listen to this man. DQ and SMT are objectively the most demanding JRPGs. You have to be attentive to buffs/debuffs and weaknesses in literally every battle.
>even if this sells well and VIII sells well, DQX probably won't ever get localized
What kind of abstract hell is this? Let me reincarnate into a Jap already.
>>341534324
>>341534502
>SMT IV Apocalypse
YES
>Yokai Watch 2, FF XV
don't care about YW and is anyone seriously buying FF after that shitty giant fight? the trailers look nothing more than montages now after seeing it
looks like Im getting 2 new games in september
I heard DVII has more bullshit skills compare to the rest of the series
Something like you can one or two shot the enemy aka Rapid Fire + dual wield in FFV
>>341534535
VGChartz is total bullshit.
>>341535379
FFXV looks great though?
>>341534210
they did with DQ9 and Joker 2 tho
>>341535379
I'm debating only because it has pre order exclusive DLC and I fucking hate being forever tied to an incomplete game, even if it's only 1 weapon I'll never ever have,
>>341535258
>You have to be attentive to buffs/debuffs and weaknesses in literally every battle.
Disruptive wave OOPS WHERE IS MY ADVANTAGE
2 Timbrel of tension uses+falcon slash+falcon sword on the other 2 members (who may or may not have used tension the last turn) = everything dies
I like DQ, but calling it complex is a fucking joke when you don't have shit to worry about in terms of outside factors like environment, time of day, morale, etc. Even magic damage isn't heavily effected until 6, because until then it did full damage or nothing due to "resistances" acting like savings rolls before then.
>>341534535
Why don't you just post the actual VGchartz if you're going to cite it? Of course, its not like VGchartz is reliable. The europe numbers are completely wrong. There's no way DQVI outsold DQIV and V. And its completely missing Europe numbers for some games.
>>341535231
>Yes and no. Mechanically, Yuji Horii specifically tries to make DQ simple to play. It is the key to the series success as it allows people of any age learn the fundamentals. However, if you play a game for more than a few hours, you'll start to gain a lot of skills and see there's multiple ways to do things. For example, in a Final Fantasy game, there's usually just two ways to beat a boss. Spam it with the magic its weak to or spam attack + heal. In a DQ game, you have both those options as well as using buffs/debuffs, using the weakness of monster types against themselves, using specific gear benefits, etc. There's plenty of depth to the games. But without limiting you to only one tactic per boss or mob.
you forgot how status effects meant something in these games unlike many other games
>>341535379
I'm not buying ff15 after that awful teaser but plenty of people still will, whuch might make Square think the west only cares about FF (again). Plus I'll be getting SMT4A and Pokemon. I suddenly go from no 3ds RPGs for so long to having 3 in a month. I would like it more if it was spaced out.
>>341535718
timbrel of tension counts as buff
also you can't do that against the dragons in VIII before getting decimated
>>341535632
DQ9 had marketing and did alright though. You are however correct about Joker.
Also, DQ4-6 DS had nonexistent marketing and a notoriously limited production run, so they can be blamed for SE pulling out too.
>>341534668
Major marketing campaign, like DQVIII and Joker got.
>>341535526
Nah. That's 8.
Closest thing DQ7 has is spamming UltraHit, and you don't get that until end-game and only if you make your allies that way.
>>341535718
Name a more involved series than DQ or SMT. It certainly isn't FF.
>>341535632
Bt 9 sold over a million in the west
>>341535874
The dragons are literally THE end game. Even then they, like 80% of the bosses in 8 spam disruptive wave almost every turn you have a buff or debuff of any sort up.
>>341535837
I forgot a lot of things. But I didn't use that example because there's a few FF games where status effects actually work. And in the case of FFIV, are practically mandatory (slow, slow, slow, slow...)
>>341535923
>Closest thing DQ7 has is spamming UltraHit, and you don't get that until end-game and only if you make your allies that way.
you forgot Sword Dance
>>341535982
And SE then proceeded to ignore DQ in the west
>>341535923
>>Nah. That's 8.
>Closest thing DQ7 has is
Sword Dance too, which can be had fairly early.
Aira can use it be default if I remember.
>>341535942
Tactics games, if they count in this discussion.
Otherwise, Metal Max before 3.
>>341536181
I'll give em a look.
>>341536065
>>341536179
Sword Dance is more on par with Two-Handed in my opinion. Strong as fuck, easy-to-get, and pretty much your physical gamebreaker early on, but not nearly as good as Ultra Hit, because Ultra Hit never misses and does raw damage. Sword Dance still relies on your strength and can miss.
>>341535231
Thank you for the detailed response, anon.
>>341525243
Yes I'm going to buy it. Also is Heroes 2 getting an NA release?
>>341525243
Yeah, I'm buying both DQ VII and VIII. And to think we would post about them never coming.
>>341535923
I've played 8 but I never think its broken at all
Well timbre of tension is kinda OP but you don't get it until late. Plus this has been a thing from previous game (War drums for FREE double damage)
>>341525243
Absolutely buying any DQ stuff that comes here. Bought Heroes day 1.
>>341533462
If by that you mean the average jap is rather poor and therefore buys incredibly grindy games to get the most time for game cost.
seriously outside of tokyo nips are poor as shit
Is the knight mounting the slime human or monster?
>>341537272
Heroes bombed so hard especially the Steam version. PCfags, not even once
>>341533482
ehhhhh..... japan has kinda a love affair with france right now and SE is all but on record hating usa
>>341537094
You only get war drum at post-game.
You can get timbrel of tension as early as the second Argonia market (once it moves to the church), IIRC. Not exactly end-game, but definitely not post-game either. And Tension has more benefits than just damage as well.
>>341537361
Changes per game/sub-series.
>>341537479
>and SE is all but on record hating usa
Why?
>>341537361
They're weird. It actually counts the guy on top of the slime as the enemy and not the slime itself. Hence why they have more HP than the slime they're riding and they 'fall off' when they die. But yet the guy on top doesn't have any slime features.
>>341537361
>>341538020
It varies between games.
Some say the Knight is just a monster who teamed up with the Slime after seeing all the bullying and mass slaughter, others say it's part of the Slime itself or the Knight is the Slime's Bitch.
And then there's Rocket Slime which has Toy Knights that can hack and slash when you carry them.
>>341536041
Well also there are some ff where they break the game like in ffv where lvl 5 death will outright kill some bosses
>>341538596
>tfw shinryu has a prime number for his level
>>341537370
I'm not surprised. The fanbase is on sony and nintendo, not pc.
>>341537361
It's a doll that's hollowed out that the slime controls. Not even joking
>>341532257
Yeah, man. I totally bought my digital copy of Hyrule Warriors Legends.
>>341532257
Thanks for reminding me to pirate the DQ remakes.
>>341539453
Don't forget the demake of DQ8.
Holy shit is DQ8 3DS so fucking ugly, laziest port ever.
3DS outclasses PS2 in every way but they just stripped the world map instead of attempting to optimize the game.
>>341539597
Isn't there a lot more content though?
>>341539850
There's extra content, yeah. And is that thing about a new ending true?
>>341539850
I'd rather they have just taken the time to optimize it and have the proper world map.
>>341540106
Somewhat. There's a Jessica end where you marry her instead of Medea.
>>341527148
According to some Japanese sites I've read, you can speed run the game in 50-60 hours. Maybe if you know it really well. I took 138 on my first playthrough (3DS version), though I think I did a lot of optional stuff.
>>341540398
Wait WAIT A SEC
DID YOU SAY JESSICA ENDING?
>>341528216
>Even Maribel seems to be talking normally
Figured they'd give her a country girl accent.
>>341525243
>Play over a dozen Dragon Quest games
>Enjoy each one a fair amount
>Randomly drop it half way through no matter how much I enjoyed it
>Never touch them again
I don't know why I do this
>>341540310
That's not even the same area.
>>341540653
Because they're long probably
>>341525243
I'd love to, but I'd have to pay three times the normal price and wait two months after release to play it.
If only I lived in murrica or yurop or anywhere else.
>>341525243
>tfw DQ7 and DQ8 do poorly because piratefags and Square Enix decides not to localize DQ11
>>341540564
You heard right. You can now marry Jessica.
>>341540745
Let me guess, South America?
>>341540564
Yeah. Look it up I'm sure you can something on it.
But basically you have the choice to pick her or Medea.
>>341540646
So did I. And they still might. We've only seen 1 line of dialogue in a trailer.
>mfw DQVII gets rid of the accents
>sells better than the previous accent filled games
Make it happen guys!
>>341540646
Watch everyone else in fishbel talk like pirates and shit for no good reason.
>tfw my hasubando, Sharkeye, is going to be ruined
AT LEAST I STILL HAVE THE PS1 VERSION
>>341540743
Usually with long RPGs, I get to the point where I get tired of them and have no urge to play anymore because it feels like it drags out. I never get that feeling with DQ, I just stop randomly
>>341540564
He did.
It's also the reason why Horii toned down on one of her costumes.
>>341525243
if it has a physical release then yes
>>341540870
>mfw DQVII gets rid of the accents
AHAHAHAHA
Nope.
>>341540836
How did you know?
>>341540665
Yes it is, look at the map.
>>341540765
If they released it last year, shit would have been peachy.
3DS piracy was still a huge cunt, now anyone can do it.
Not flashcart easy but the average JRPG player is more than savvy enough to hack their 3DS.
>>341540870
Hopefully. I'm watching some of the new footage now and I'm surprised by the lack of accents.
>>341540917
Say what now? Why would her outfits have anything to do with the marriage option? They were changed because CERO is worse with each passing year.
>>341540963
Yes, just not on amazon for some reason.
>>341541269
At least 11 is holding people back now, especially with the large number of people (see: idiots) getting softbricks trying to downgrade, being forced to update.
>>341541320
I'm pretty sure there's an interview that mentions how the changes in her costume are due to Horii's own decision.
>>341541553
I'll have to look for it. Couldn't imagine why he'd want to though.
>>341541007
Well, your image is showing more annoying puns. But no accent yet.
>are you gonna buy it?
No, I have freeshop.
>>341541540
I pirated all the DS games and have regretted it, I felt my sale didn't matter and now I realize it fucking does.
I bought Heroes, I bought the Android games, I'm buying multiple copies of 7, buying Builders, and skipping 8 because of the downgrade.(Not even worth a pirate)
>>341541721
Puns are a part of Dragon Quest in any language, though the English versions seem to have more than the Japanese.
Unrelated, but I wonder why the change from Aira to Aishe?
>>341541320
It's not like you could appreciate Jessica's va va voom properly on a 3DS, anyway.
>>341541850
That's pretty good of you anon. When you say you bought the Android games, is this all of them? Are 1 and 8 okay on Android?
>>341541917
Because Ai ->sheI have no idea but I wouldn't put it behind the TL team
>>341541917
>Unrelated, but I wonder why the change from Aira to Aishe?
These name changes flare up my autism, I'm buying the game but I'll likely keep it sealed and pirate a patched copied with the fixed named.
>>341541917
If the past translations are anything to go by, someone at SquareEnix is very anal about every single character having a name change. Even if the original character in Japanese has a super western name (like Barbara), it still gets changed (Ashlynn) for seemingly no reason.
>>341542049
I skipped 8 because it is an absolute trash port that runs at like 24fps, has no voices, and inferior music.
1-3 on Mobile are great, 4 to 6 is the same as the DS games.
>>341542198
Yeah, I'm wondering if it's an SE mandate or localizers doing whatever they want. From the little bit I saw in the new gameplay though, other stuff looked fine, so it might be an SE mandate.
Both Dragon Quest 7 and 8 will flop on 3DS due to piracy.
>>341541269
>3DS piracy was still a huge cunt, now anyone can do it.
They really can't though.
>Not flashcart easy
Any more complex than that is a safe hurdle. You have to not be retarded to CFW a 3DS. That's too much for a lot people.
>>341542418
Its gotta be someone at SE of Japan. Since these changes have been done with three different translation teams.
>>341541850
Same here. I don't give a single damn about piracy on the music or movie industry, but video games are my favorite hobby and it feels bad to not help it grow.
>>341542272
Alright cool, been itching to get into that original trilogy.
>>341525243
Can you fug the red head? This is important.
>>341542534
Plus it keeps happening to other series. FF has had these strange name changes since the SNES days. And it just got worse on the PS1 and PS2.
>>341542561
I can pirate latest capeshit and it'll still be making a billion dollars.
Piracy does fucking nothing to things normies enjoy, but when you pirate niche shit, you are actually destroying it.
DQ is the last bastion of turn based, fuck if I'll let it die.
>>341528090
I think that's why Dragon Quest is one of my favorite series. All of the games are so damn good. I just beat 1 a few days ago, playing 2 now (the sfc version).
>>341534797
This. I honestly didn't even know 4, 5, and 6 got DS remakes until more recently. But when 9 came out, I saw ads and shit for it all the time and I bought it day one.It was my first Dragon Quest game.
>>341542718
I don't really remember many name changes in FF since FF VII. Let's see... Gilbert was changed to Edward because of character limitations, Butz was changed to Bartz because English speakers don't know how to pronounce Butz, Kururu was changed to Krile because Kururu didn't sound good in English I guess, Tina was changed to Terra to be more exotic (which is a bit dumb as I've known many women with that name, though the spelling was always different), Mash was changed to Sabin for reasons unknown, Stragus to Strago because character limitations...
The only name changes I can think of in VII and up is Salamander to Amarant, which I guess was done because Salamander is kind of a shitty name. Oh, and Eclair to Clair because fuck silly Japanese food related humor.
>>341542784
Finally someone gets it. Pirate a Pokemon game and there's still 15 million more units sold. Pirate a DQ Monsters game and 300,000 units sold drops to 299,999. And SquareEnix calls it a failure and doesn't release the next one.
>>341543232
And Cidney -> Cindy. Forgot about that one as well. It's also pretty dumb. Still, that's only a handful of characters, some of them with good reasons.
>>341542418
>>341542534
>>341542718
They get paid more the more things they change. Welcome to the "localization" industry.
>>341543407
That theory doesn't really hold water. If that were the case, everyone would be doing it. Integrity usually goes flying out the window when more money can be made.
>>341535892
>like DQVIII and Joker got.
>LET ME CATHT THE THPELL
Never forget
>>341543232
I'm playing FFIV DS with Japanese voices right now and I can already tell that Edward is named Gilbert in Japanese. Also, its not exactly wrong, but 'Rydia' seems like the Japanese version of 'Lydia', which is clearly a western name. One of the few examples where the English version actually kept her Japanese spelling and created a non-English sounding name.
>The only name changes I can think of in VII and up is Salamander to Amarant
Aeirth to Aeris. Which the whole FF community is up in arms about. Just wait until FFVII Remake comes out and 'Aerith' is said with voice acting. Oh man...
>>341543484
>>>/reddit/
>The immigrant/monster town name changed to "The Haven"
It's fine, but I got a kick out of the original name since it sounds like "Dire Luck" and it pretty well describes the original inhabitants of the town. Not sure what it was in the English PSX version though.
>>341543672
I won't let anyone forget.
>>341543723
>Aerith to Aeris
Aerith is the correct spelling. Aeris was a mistranslation because the "s" and "th" are all spelled as "su" in Japanese.
>>341542198
Ashlynn was changed for the sake of a stupid fucking pun.
Same with Carver.
Not sure about Chamoro. Guess people can't have non-sensical fantasy names in a fantasy world.
Speaking of which, say hello to my friend named 'Arold "with an aitch"
>>341543774
I think it was straight up called Immigrant town in the original localization.
>>341543723
>Also, its not exactly wrong, but 'Rydia' seems like the Japanese version of 'Lydia'
That's something I've wondered about for years too, but then all of the characters in the Japanese manual had their names written in Japanese and in English, and all the English names are perfectly correct. They seem to have been translated by someone who clearly had knowledge of English, so it makes me even more unsure if Rydia is a fuck up or not.
>Aeirth to Aeris
I didn't really count that one because the translator had no idea what the creators intended it to be. Aeris and Aerith are both perfectly valid translations, Square-Soft didn't tell the localizers what they wanted it to be at the time, so it was up to them. Contrary to popular belief, it's really not a mistake. It would be a mistake to translate it as Aeris now as everyone now knows it's officially Aerith, but at the the time, no one knew.
>>341544024
>Ashlynn was changed for the sake of a stupid fucking pun.
What pun?
>>341544090
Well, I was talking about it before it changed to an immigrant town. Now that I think about it, I think the name changed in the Japanese version too after it became an immigrant town, so I'm probably just being stupid.
>>341528090
Which one is generally agreed to be the best one?
I always got the impression it was V
>>341543672
>>341543973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7KwJzPEY10
Never
>>341544489
I played I-IX last year and I still can't decide between III, IV, V, and VIII. They're all the best one.
>>341544489
V is the best one. That's why there is a yearly charity fund to run through the game with challenges. The rest of the series is baby shit that a middle schooler could clear.
>>341544489
V is generally known as the best one
still they're all great games
>>341543232
Kururu is literally a play on the jap sound effect for "spinning", IIRC (kuru/guru).
Butz is technically "Batsu" in jap and was even changed to BATS in the FF5-2 movie. I dunno. I mean, technically Butz is a thing, but yeah, I can see why they changed it.
Gilbert's change never made much sense. On top of that, now we have TWO Ed's in FF4 because of it.
I was always confused about Mash/Sabin. I mean, thinking about it a few years ago, I figured it was technically supposed to be "Masshu" as in "Matthew", which would make a fuck ton more sense, even if it is a little dry.
>stragus character limitations
Huh. Figured they'd have worked that out by FF6. Guess not.
>Salamander to Amarant
The former almost makes sense, given all the other animal-stuff going on in FF9, but let's face it: Doesn't matter since he'll always be the Flaming Faggot.
>>341544205
Well in the actual Japanese dialogue, they pronounce her name 'Ri-di-ya'. And of course, with the L/R paradox, it comes off as sounding like Lydia. But who knows. Maybe the Japanese translators were insistent that its spelled with an R.
>>341544258Barbara 'dies' at the end of the game, with the implication she 'revives' with the Zenithian Dragon. Its a pun realted to the story of the Phoenix rising from the ashes.
Of course that has nothing to do with the actual story and Yuji Horii didn't come up with that. Just Richard Honeywood trying to be clever or something.
>>341544258
She was born from ashes. This is part of the plot, even in the original.
