New Dragon Quest Swords footage is looking ace
by Jared Rea 
{ Jul 13th 2007 at 11:20PM }
Using the Wii remote as a sword and a shield, Swords appears to play like an intensely updated Crossed Swords -- a true, unsung classic of the Neo-Geo. IGN was the last outlet to go in-depth with the title, should you wish to learn more.
[Update - What? No nunchuk shield? Weak.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Zsavior @ Jul 13th 2007 11:49PM
I am not really a fan of the first person angle fighting. I don't play RPGs to be like the FPS scene. I like the color the imagination, of the character I take on. But that is just me others may love it, but I don't.
I know game makers are looking for innovation to create with the wii more but simulated sword strikes doesn't look very innovatting. As a matter of fact it seems lazy, because now there isn't a character that you see do thees movements. This might be my opinion alone but it is how I feel. Innovation should be a change in game play not just the same idea applied to a different genre, not to mention it doesn't look very fun, and I thought that was the whole point of the wii.
Exo @ Jul 14th 2007 12:25AM
Have you ever seen a dragon quest game? upuntill the last one viewd all batles that way too., and this is THE biggest game series in japan, so much so that dragon quest games arnt allowed to be released on weekdays because so many people skip school or work to get it.
Kazi @ Jul 14th 2007 7:28AM
Yes, because innovation has to include the third person view. This may not be the most innovative idea since it's been done in the arcades (as well as a TV minigame toy thing). But this is the first time we'll get to play such a well developed game at home on a console. Complaining about a game like this is like complaining about the inevitable evolution of FPSs on the Wii.
Stevo @ Jul 14th 2007 7:57PM
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penas @ Jul 14th 2007 12:59AM
umm this game is crap and it well sell like no other mother fucker has (except maybe for wii sports)
Fatass of Kickassness @ Jul 14th 2007 8:58AM
The interwebs doesn't take kindly to twelve year olds.
Tony @ Jul 14th 2007 1:02AM
I think it looks fun, so I'm not sure what to say. I've seen this battle before and I've been lead to think it's rather early on in the game... I wouldn't use a lone battle in any game as the ultimate test of a game's worth.
Considering you will be controlling the sword movements yourself, first person makes more sense than arguably any other angle here.
Megaqwerty @ Jul 14th 2007 10:44AM
Yeah, that was a practice knight: this battle isn't too exemplary of the actual difficulty.
fawazr @ Jul 14th 2007 2:51AM
sold 200,000+ on it's first day in JPN. And it's gotten decent press over there, but I'm thinking it would be a massive failure in the US.
tobin92 @ Jul 14th 2007 4:19PM
I game seem boring and easy. It looks like shield, the sword. Shield then sword.....yawn!
Kishna (Frostmane) @ Jul 14th 2007 2:59AM
That...was pretty cool :D
The battle system is kind of like a medieval Punch-Out :p
I don't own a Wii, but if I did, this game would likely be a day-one purchase for me, judging by the videos I've seen.
Gavin @ Jul 14th 2007 4:48AM
There is a RCA plugin game that this game is based upon. It is just another toy mini-game on the Wii. No big surprise here. Super-hyper-mega-meh.
spoo @ Jul 14th 2007 6:46AM
It seems a bit simple for the year 2007. I can't imagine playing 10-25 hrs of nothing but that.
Oh well it will still sell more copies in Japan then Halo 3 and GTA4 will sell combined in Japan.
Japan loves Dragon *Quest. *I still catch myself typing Dragon Warrior.
Andrew Hsieh @ Jul 14th 2007 7:09AM
@Gavin: Actually, I just picked up both games yesterday! :D (I live in Taiwan.) I guess you're right when you say they're pretty similar, but the Wii one is (trust me) a whole lot deeper than the toy. :) I guess otherwise, it wouldn't be a full-fledged game, huh? I mean . . . the toy DID cost a whole $30USD less than the Wii game.
I mean, let's be serious here. It's Squenix. And although I sound shallow right now, I think they pay attention to their games. :)
Ian Von Porter @ Jul 14th 2007 8:36AM
Dragon Quest for Dummies .. seriously, who is this for? Grandma? a 4 year old? The senile? Why could they not do a PROPER DQ game instead of this crap.. i bet it sells millions..
Congrats Wii owners, this is what your hot selling console has come to. Enjoy your on-rails RPGs, shooters, mini-games, etc, etc.
Fatass of Kickassness @ Jul 14th 2007 8:48AM
Typical Ian Von Porter moronic post. If you don't enjoy 'crap', as you put it, why do you type so much of it? Seriously, we all know you don't like the Wii. And we all don't give two shits. Please stop posting, do us all a favor.
Beaudry @ Jul 14th 2007 8:42AM
This will be a great game for the little kids. All the hardcore gamers will be disappointed, though.
Fatass of Kickassness @ Jul 14th 2007 8:45AM
You can tell from one video?
hegemonyhog @ Jul 14th 2007 8:52AM
I'm beginning to think that the Stanford Department of Women's Studies could release A Comprehensive Look Into The Psychological Effects of Date Rape on Women Age 18-20: The Videogame for Wii, and you could still get twenty people blaring that it's a kiddie game.
Matt B @ Jul 14th 2007 9:24AM
Sword fighting, knight murdering simulator.
AO!!
Blizz4l9 @ Jul 14th 2007 9:55AM
this appears to be "on-rails" if that is the case i am not interested but if i am wrong and it is free roaming it could be excellent.
JonnyBoy2U @ Jul 14th 2007 10:07AM
Looks pretty shitty to me too.
If Nintendo is really serious about appealing to ALL gamers whether causal or "hardcore" they need to realize that some people WANT DIFFICULT games. As in NOT every single game should be ridiculously easy or one where any idiot can pick up the Wiimote and start playing.
Like take fighting games for instance. Specifically Smash Bros. Thats a game that is a lot of fun. But it should also be one that has a learning curve. In all seriousness I don't want my grandma to be able to play Smash and dominate me because 1) Its not possible and 2) That means theres basically no learning curve.
In short Nintendo needs to make games for everyone. Right now it seems like most of them are for kids or mainstream gamers.
Is it really that much to ask for Nintendo to create fucking First Person Shooter complete with violence and minimal foul language? Or if thats too much no foul language and just simply a game that has a great story that deals with ADULT themes?
sederien @ Jul 14th 2007 11:11AM
Wii's The Godfather: Blackhand Edition wasn't enough to satisfy this niche? It's got more foul language than you're asking for, but I think it would satisfy those gamers who are looking for a more "mature" title.
* Mature is in quotes since the gameplay isn't sophisticated or the story particularly intelligent. Rather, it's "hardcore" and therefore enough for immature gamers to call it "mature."
samfish @ Jul 14th 2007 2:14PM
Pixar creates movies for everyone.
The movie 'Hostel' is not a movie for everyone.
Nintendo creates games for everyone.
A bloody, curse-filled, violent FPS is not for everyone.
Exo @ Jul 14th 2007 4:00PM
you must be like 13 if you consider violence to be a mature theme
fawazr @ Jul 14th 2007 10:25AM
There's a long list of mature-themed games that none of you "hardcore gamers" bothered picking up. Eternal Darkness was released for the Gamecube, no one bought it. Hell, there hasn't been a single Silent Hill game to move over a million units worldwide. Look how many hardcore shmups, first person shooters, strategy titles, etc. collect dust on shelves each year. I hear the whole "hardcore" argument, but it has no legs to stand on.
Outside of a yearly handful of big releases, there is no hardcore market.
Megaqwerty @ Jul 14th 2007 10:48AM
While the hardcore audience spends considerably more than the average person on video games, the causal audience is somewhat more sizable, hence Nintendo's strategy and subsequent success.
Mr Khan @ Jul 14th 2007 4:29PM
There's a reason why games like Fire Emblem take so long to cross the Pacific
Games that deep usually have minimal markets anywhere, and its barely worth the localization trouble. That franchise specifically has a wierd difficulty curve, going from hard to get into, then becoming easy to do, then getting insane at higher levels
Airan @ Jul 14th 2007 10:45AM
Oh man, Crossed Swords was AWESOME. I look forward to this!
voodoomage @ Jul 14th 2007 1:36PM
American here. Dragon Warrior/Quest games are by far my favorite. I'll take this over any Final Fantasy any day... Dragon Warrior 1 is the game that started my love affair for RPGs... Bonus, we nintendo fans get the next true chapter in the series on the DS....
Mabui @ Jul 14th 2007 2:14PM
I can imagine it would be pretty cool if they had multiple enemies attacking at once and you had to constantly move your shield around and look for opening on each of them. Though, this one on one battle seems sorta.. boring looking
Malcom @ Jul 14th 2007 5:39PM
You get boring and bad from a 2 minute tutorial video..
The rampart stupidity on these forums is astounding.
Charles @ Jul 15th 2007 9:59AM
I've only played DQ8, and all this video does is make me want to go back and play that again (and once again wish that DQ9 would be on the Wii, and not the DS).