Fans chose Dragon Quest III's "Hero" as their favorite character. Interestingly, no DQIX character appears in the list of top 10 characters! That makes some sense, considering the party is player-created in that game.
Fans chose Dragon Quest III's "Hero" as their favorite character. Interestingly, no DQIX character appears in the list of top 10 characters! That makes some sense, considering the party is player-created in that game.
Reader Comments (28)
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:11AM ShadowXIII said
XI is pretty good.
But I'm quite partial to VIII :).
But I'm quite partial to VIII :).
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:36AM Alexisonfire said
@ShadowXIII
DQXI, eh?
So what system does that game end up being on PS3, 3DS, or the PSP2? Also, is DQX really coming out on the Wii still?
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DQXI, eh?
So what system does that game end up being on PS3, 3DS, or the PSP2? Also, is DQX really coming out on the Wii still?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 9:53AM MatthewBlackwell said
@Alexisonfire - DQX is still coming out on the Wii. I'd expect it to probably be one of the very last major games for the platform.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2010 11:38AM gatotsu911 said
@MatthewBlackwell
...provided it doesn't go all Twilight Princess and end up as one of the launch games for Nintendo's next platform. (Lord knows it would move a few units.)
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...provided it doesn't go all Twilight Princess and end up as one of the launch games for Nintendo's next platform. (Lord knows it would move a few units.)
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 11:38AM gatotsu911 said
@MatthewBlackwell
...provided it doesn't go all Twilight Princess and end up as one of the launch games for Nintendo's next platform. (Lord knows it would move a few units.)
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...provided it doesn't go all Twilight Princess and end up as one of the launch games for Nintendo's next platform. (Lord knows it would move a few units.)
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 12:46PM DevilSei said
@ShadowXIII
Aye, 8 is far and away worlds better than 9 to me.
It doesn't rely on some tachy, useless gimmick (tag mode)
The alchemy pot is always with you.
Looks better overall.
And giving us a title system, where we can't get all the titles, seems rather... dickish.
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Aye, 8 is far and away worlds better than 9 to me.
It doesn't rely on some tachy, useless gimmick (tag mode)
The alchemy pot is always with you.
Looks better overall.
And giving us a title system, where we can't get all the titles, seems rather... dickish.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:13AM Hoops said
IX was only ok. 8 and 5 are my absolute favorites, both superior games, IMO. Can't wait for 6 to get here!
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:32AM Alexisonfire said
@Hoops
I was under the impression that 6 hasn't even been fan translated...
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I was under the impression that 6 hasn't even been fan translated...
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 3:52AM Hoops said
@Alexisonfire It was translated by fans, but never released here officially. I've never played 6, but I can't wait for it to come stateside. It got a remake like 4 and 5 did for the DS and was released in Japan. A release date hasn't been announced but it's expected to come here.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:20AM wardob said
VIII and V are by far the best IMO.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:21AM DarthRevan said
How important is the multiplayer im DQ9? I want to get it but none of my friends are into RPGs like this. I don't want to get it and find out it sucks if you don't play with friends.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:22AM Epoque said
DQ III will always be my favourite.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:27AM Ryan P said
One of these days I'll play a Dragon Warrior game. Well, actually, probably not, what with all the other stuff I have on my plate, with no end in sight... But it's still nice to dream about unlimited time, isn't it?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:35AM Alexisonfire said
Give them time. Like all series like this, the most recent title is usually skewed higher than what it ends up being down the road.
I know I do that all the time.
I know I do that all the time.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 4:00AM NoMoreHeroes64 said
I couldn't get into DQIX personally. I really wanted to like it but I was so bored with it after ~4-5 hours I couldn't keep playing.
And I'd have to say VIII is my favorite out of the DQ games I've played.
And I'd have to say VIII is my favorite out of the DQ games I've played.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 8:31AM uncolober said
The truth is, compared to other games in the series, DQIX is a very poor game. How can Level 5 understand DQ so well in VIII and misunderstand it so in IX is beyond me. I mean, if I wanted to play a crappy Monster Hunter ripoff, I'd play the PSP Phantasy Star or something. Easy, short and uninspired, IX couldn't even at least run at a constand goddamn framerate. Ugh.
Posted: Nov 17th 2010 7:45AM uncolober said
@Tyler2
I wonder about that, but I am 100% sure that it ran with frequent slowdowns. Perhaps it wasn't slowing down per se, just sometimes running at a very low framerate in general. I have no clue if what you're saying is correct, but if it is, then game must switch to 15 fps in towns like Stornway. Here I boot it up on my DSLite and there it goes. Never seen it in a DS game before or after, true, but here I see it with my own eyes.
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I wonder about that, but I am 100% sure that it ran with frequent slowdowns. Perhaps it wasn't slowing down per se, just sometimes running at a very low framerate in general. I have no clue if what you're saying is correct, but if it is, then game must switch to 15 fps in towns like Stornway. Here I boot it up on my DSLite and there it goes. Never seen it in a DS game before or after, true, but here I see it with my own eyes.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 8:36AM Prince David said
I haven't completed IX yet, but so far I like it. My favorite so far is IV, but I still have to play V and VI.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 9:51AM MatthewBlackwell said
I LOVE DRAGON QUEST IX. Holy crap, if Super Mario Galaxy 2 hadn't come out this year it would have easily been my favourite game of the year, if not my favourite JRPG since... Chrono Trigger?
The game just has such an interesting and involving approach to narrative perspective, as well as a format that is so well suited to the platform. Tons and tons of replayability (or just playability... I'm like forty hours in and not even close to being done, but I'm still not bored with it or frustrated or anything). And even though this is a hallmark of the DQ series, I love the witty/punny dialog so much.
I'm wishing I'd called in sick to work today because now I feel like playing DQIX...
The game just has such an interesting and involving approach to narrative perspective, as well as a format that is so well suited to the platform. Tons and tons of replayability (or just playability... I'm like forty hours in and not even close to being done, but I'm still not bored with it or frustrated or anything). And even though this is a hallmark of the DQ series, I love the witty/punny dialog so much.
I'm wishing I'd called in sick to work today because now I feel like playing DQIX...
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 10:00AM paper said
I liked 8 alot better because its focus was on telling a good story. I really did not like that my party was made of 3 random people I created that had no relevance to the plot.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 10:34AM Hawaii Jeff said
@paper
totally agree with that.
VIII on the PS2 was my favorite too.
hopefully with X they can figure out how to make it on a console with HD graphics, multiplayer co-op, and a real story with persistent characters and voices.
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totally agree with that.
VIII on the PS2 was my favorite too.
hopefully with X they can figure out how to make it on a console with HD graphics, multiplayer co-op, and a real story with persistent characters and voices.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 10:34AM Hawaii Jeff said
@paper
totally agree with that.
VIII on the PS2 was my favorite too.
hopefully with X they can figure out how to make it on a console with HD graphics, multiplayer co-op, and a real story with persistent characters and voices.
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totally agree with that.
VIII on the PS2 was my favorite too.
hopefully with X they can figure out how to make it on a console with HD graphics, multiplayer co-op, and a real story with persistent characters and voices.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 11:42AM gatotsu911 said
@Hawaii Jeff
You know X has already been announced for the Wii?
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You know X has already been announced for the Wii?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 11:41AM gatotsu911 said
This is highly ironic considering how much Japanese gamers bitched and moaned when it was announced that DQ9 would be *gasp* SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT from previous Dragon Quests.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 11:46AM Sarge said
DQ IX was good, borderline great, but just not quite up there with the other greats in the series.
I'll take III, IV, V, VI, and VIII over it, and VII was probably about as good.
I'll take III, IV, V, VI, and VIII over it, and VII was probably about as good.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 2:59PM killdash9 said
Good to know that the only DQ game I've played all the way to the end, DQ1 (actually DW1, with the enhancements), is no one's favorite. It was such a chore.
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