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Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI announced for DS!

EtericEteric Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
BOOM!

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So awesome!

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Yes.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Japan is going to have a collective orgasm when these games are released.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    isometric? *jizz*

    wait a sec... I'm not going to be excited unless it's anounced for US. :|

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Which DQ game is it that people tend to say is the best?

    I really, really like III, personally. Do IV, V, or VI measure up?

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I fear for the Japanese' safety.


    Also this is sweet because I've never played a Dragon Quest game before.

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Awesome!
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    isometric? *jizz*

    wait a sec... I'm not going to be excited unless it's anounced for US. :|

    I'd think these are virtually guaranteed to see US releases.

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The only DQ I played was XIII, and I hated it, but maybe I'll give the series another try. Portability takes a lot of the sting out of grinding.

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    bruin wrote: »
    I fear for the Japanese' safety.


    Also this is sweet because I've never played a Dragon Quest game before.

    But you must! Go get Dragon Warrior III for GBC and Dragon Quest VIII for PS2.

    I require it.

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  • RedMageDarionRedMageDarion Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I haven't even looked at the scan yet, but OMGYES.

    These better come to America or I will have to hurt someone.

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  • MooreningMoorening Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    WOW...does anyone have a towel I can have? I think I need to clean up...and a smoke. My only question is how long do I have to wait before I shut myself off from the world again and give up sleeping and eating for the sake of these.

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  • AroducAroduc regular
    edited July 2007
    Darlan wrote: »
    The only DQ I played was XIII, and I hated it, but maybe I'll give the series another try. Portability takes a lot of the sting out of grinding.

    Are you here to kill Sarah Conner?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Aroduc wrote: »
    Darlan wrote: »
    The only DQ I played was XIII, and I hated it, but maybe I'll give the series another try. Portability takes a lot of the sting out of grinding.

    Are you here to kill Sarah Conner?
    Ooops, I meant VIII.
    WHERE IS SHE?!

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  • MashalotMashalot Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    YES.

    I want them now, in English. NOW!

    These are the Super Famicom ones, huh?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    IV was NES.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyerrrrrrr... wait. For the US, or just for Japan? Because I remember that PS remake of IV or V never came out in the U.S.

    I want my Dragon Quest. :(

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    IV was NES.

    Wasn't it remade for the SNES, though? And if so, that would probably be the version we get here.

    Edit: Nevermind, it was a PS1 remake.

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  • EtericEteric Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Re-hosting images brb.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    III was fun. 7 and 8 were awful awful awful. 4, 5 and 6 never came here, did they?

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    VII and VIII were not "awful awful awful." Are you insane?

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  • MashalotMashalot Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyerrrrrrr... wait. For the US, or just for Japan? Because I remember that PS remake of IV or V never came out in the U.S.

    I want my Dragon Quest. :(
    Well, I think Rocket Slime and DQVIII did ok. Not super-fantastic maybe, but enough so that they're bringing spinoffs like Swords... and DQ Monsters: Joker. If those can make it it seems like a no-brainer that the main-game remakes should roll in too.

    I hope.

    edit: I really really liked DQVIII, 1st one I played. I still haven't beaten it though. Beats slogging through another Final Fantasy.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    III was fun. 7 and 8 were awful awful awful. 4, 5 and 6 never came here, did they?

    I believe 4 did, and I loved 7. I had fun with 8 too. :)


    We never got the Mother GBA remakes, so I worry about getting these. :(

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  • MinionOfCthulhuMinionOfCthulhu Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Oh man, that is hot.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zeromus wrote: »
    VII and VIII were not "awful awful awful." Are you insane?


    I played 7 for almost... well a good long time. It was hideously boring.

    8 has some of the best presentation for some of the crappiest, most boring gameplay I've ever seen.

    Here's an unbeatable strategy for both games: attack, heal when needed. Ignore all other abilities. Repeat ad nauseum until you puke to death.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    IV came out here. I had a copy of it (without an NES) for a while.

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    We never got the Mother GBA remakes, so I worry about getting these. :(

    We're talking about Square-Enix here, you know. They don't know how to not re-release all their hot properties as widely as possible.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    III was fun. 7 and 8 were awful awful awful. 4, 5 and 6 never came here, did they?

    I believe 4 did, and I loved 7. I had fun with 8 too. :)



    Maybe I'm thinking of 4. I liked the one where you played 3 different characters that all met up in the end. One was a goofy merchant guy.

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    That was 4 I believe. I never played it, and I've been hoping for it to come to VC. This is even better.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyerrrrrrr... wait. For the US, or just for Japan? Because I remember that PS remake of IV or V never came out in the U.S.

    I want my Dragon Quest. :(

    This is likely just an announcement for Japan, but I'd imagine we're going to get them at some point. The series sells best in Japan, but is still pretty popular in other territories. Not quite as much as FF, but we still get the games. And considering how popular the DS is everywhere, and how Square has been releasing almost all their DS games worldwide, I'd say it's basically a given.

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Zeromus wrote: »
    VII and VIII were not "awful awful awful." Are you insane?


    I played 7 for almost... well a good long time. It was hideously boring.

    8 has some of the best presentation for some of the crappiest, most boring gameplay I've ever seen.

    Here's an unbeatable strategy for both games: attack, heal when needed. Ignore all other abilities. Repeat ad nauseum until you puke to death.

    Only if you grinded so much that all difficulty was removed.

    I suspect you did that.

    Because that's most peoples reaction to any difficulty in an RPG. GRIND!

    Rather then intellegently use buffs and debuffs and supporting abilities.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Ziz wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    III was fun. 7 and 8 were awful awful awful. 4, 5 and 6 never came here, did they?

    I believe 4 did, and I loved 7. I had fun with 8 too. :)



    Maybe I'm thinking of 4. I liked the one where you played 3 different characters that all met up in the end. One was a goofy merchant guy.

    What you just described was 4.

    I still love 7, it was the nostalgia I got from it probably. I remembered being little and hiding from my family in the basement while playing all those old RPGs, it made me happy.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Aroduc wrote: »
    Darlan wrote: »
    The only DQ I played was XIII, and I hated it, but maybe I'll give the series another try. Portability takes a lot of the sting out of grinding.

    Are you here to kill Sarah Conner?

    I laughed. SO HARD!

    (Please note Darlan: It's VIII you're speaking of.)

    EDIT: You've already found that out. My apologies.

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  • solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Here's an unbeatable strategy for both games: attack, heal when needed. Ignore all other abilities. Repeat ad nauseum until you puke to death.

    You realize you just gave away the strategy for 99% of the JRPG's... no RPG's ever made right? (yes I realize how powerful status effects are in Paper/Scissor/Rock of the Persona/DDS Series)

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Anyways this is awesome.

    Do those shots look 2D to anyone else?

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Here's an unbeatable strategy for both games: attack, heal when needed. Ignore all other abilities. Repeat ad nauseum until you puke to death.

    All JRPGs work like that. It is just self-deception to try more complex strategies. :P

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  • Death of RatsDeath of Rats Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I really wish I owned some Nintendo stock.

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    No I don't.
  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Echoing the desires that we get them translated over here finally. VI especially. That has, hands down, the best implementation of the classic "super secret boss that's more powerful than anything, including the end boss villian (RPG cliche #190)" mechanic.
    You beat up the secret boss. And basically this conversation takes place:

    Boss: I am finally beaten.
    Hero: Hey... can you do something for us? Wanna kick the shit out of this guy who's gonna destroy the world?
    Boss: ...cool.

    And then he proceeds to kick the shit out of the end boss for you.

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  • MashalotMashalot Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The Wolfman wrote: »
    Echoing the desires that we get them translated over here finally. VI especially. That has, hands down, the best implementation of the classic "super secret boss that's more powerful than anything, including the end boss villian (RPG cliche #190)" mechanic.
    You beat up the secret boss. And basically this conversation takes place:

    Boss: I am finally beaten.
    Hero: Hey... can you do something for us? Wanna kick the shit out of this guy who's gonna destroy the world?
    Boss: ...cool.

    And then he proceeds to kick the shit out of the end boss for you.
    That is fucking dope. Fucking dope.

    Too many games too little time.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    Anyways this is awesome.

    Do those shots look 2D to anyone else?

    I really can't tell, if I stare at them I just switch back and forth between being sure it's 2D then being sure it's 3D.

    bruin on
  • Resident0Resident0 Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zeromus wrote: »
    VII and VIII were not "awful awful awful." Are you insane?

    Maybe the mere sight of the numbers VII/VIII brings back horrifying Final Fantasy flashbacks...
    I kid, I kid! I like Final Fantasy!

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