Same, just finished with 3 and the simple 2D gameplay works well on iOS.
I wouldn't say the same about 7+ and 3D spinoffs. I hope those get their dedicated handheld/console release.
Is it time to give up on the Dragon Quest series in the West?
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Same, just finished with 3 and the simple 2D gameplay works well on iOS.
I wouldn't say the same about 7+ and 3D spinoffs. I hope those get their dedicated handheld/console release.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I gave up last year.
If you really want to play Dragon Quest games, your best bet is to learn a bit of Japanese and import. Dragon Quest 7 3DS even made it worth buying an extra 3DS.
If you really want to play Dragon Quest games, your best bet is to learn a bit of Japanese and import. Dragon Quest 7 3DS even made it worth buying an extra 3DS.
Dragon Quest VII is my all-time favorite Dragon Quest game by far. It is the longest and most ambitious single-player game I've ever played. I would not be surprised if it is the most text-heavy video game ever produced. Completing the game will take at least 60 - 80 hours alone. If you can go in to the game forgiving the dated visuals, you're looking at a truly amazing RPG.
Other people would recommend Dragon Quest V, IV or VIII. I definitely recommend V as well.
I have the Japanese game and I started it, but I couldn't get myself to play past the first five minutes... I guess deep down I'm still hopeful that Nintendo or Square-Enix will localize this game.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Meh, if they do you can just play it again. Not like that's a bad thing.
If you've played the original as much as I have (and it sounds like you have) you shouldn't have much trouble navigating around. Using a walkthrough for the PS1 version also helps.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I also want to point out that Dragon Quest has never had a solid place in the west. We've missed out on original versions of 5, 6, and 10, remakes of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 now, as well as 1 core DQM game (TBF the worst one), 2 DQM remakes, nearly all the mystery dungeon games (we got the best one though), and 2/3 Slime Morimori games.
The series just never found its footing here. 1993 was time to give up on Dragon Warrior. 2002 was time to give up again. We're back to the dark ages once again since 2011. Maybe they'll start putting stuff out again but we'll definitely miss out on a bunch of awesome games again. Seriously the only way to future proof this is to just play them in Japanese.
Edit: I know I'm forgetting phone games, I find it hard not to just ignore those.
The series just never found its footing here. 1993 was time to give up on Dragon Warrior. 2002 was time to give up again. We're back to the dark ages once again since 2011. Maybe they'll start putting stuff out again but we'll definitely miss out on a bunch of awesome games again. Seriously the only way to future proof this is to just play them in Japanese.
Edit: I know I'm forgetting phone games, I find it hard not to just ignore those.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Square aint localizing shit , so we can only hope for Nintendo or Sony , maybe Tecmo, to do it for them
chertipros
Member
I will never give up. Dragon Quest means to much to me
Links_fantasy
Junior Member
I was really getting into the franchise with DQVIII and the DS games, and I kept hoping and commenting on SE blogs and Twitter. However Im now at the stage where I feel I've asked them enough and done with the begging. If they don't want my money I'll play and try other rpg series. XSeed bring over Falcoms games like the Ys series and Legend of Heroes, all the Altlus RPG's on 3DS and Persona 5 and the Final Fantasy games and Bravely Second will keep me busy.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
After the DQ remakes and spinoffs weren't successful in the west Square-Enix seems to have pretty much given up.
Nintendo was the last bastion of hope. Without them we never would have had VI or Monsters Joker 2. I wonder if they aren't as keen to strengthen the brand anymore in the West now that it's a multiplatform franchise.
XI will almost certainly make it regardless of platform. I'm pretty sure we can kiss spin-offs goodbye now though. Even if Heroes did make it outside of Japan do you really think it would sell well enough to warrant more spin-off localizations? I highly doubt it.
Nintendo was the last bastion of hope. Without them we never would have had VI or Monsters Joker 2. I wonder if they aren't as keen to strengthen the brand anymore in the West now that it's a multiplatform franchise.
XI will almost certainly make it regardless of platform. I'm pretty sure we can kiss spin-offs goodbye now though. Even if Heroes did make it outside of Japan do you really think it would sell well enough to warrant more spin-off localizations? I highly doubt it.
Twilight Princess
Member
I wonder what platform the next DQ is gonna be on, especially now consoles are dead on home turf.
Please tell us why we shouldn't care. Have you played it?
Autumn Wind
Member
As far as DQ being mainstream in the United States, I would say yes it might be time to give up. However, there will forever be an underground movement on sites such as GAF, GameFAQs, and many others of fans who will forever love the DQ series and play it no matter what language it is in. Others go back earlier so I can only speak for VIII but I wanted that game, and I wanted to play it and played it Japanese. I gave up on X because it was online only and required a Japanese VPN.
Well, at least Square Enix are still localizing the smartphone versions. Perhaps we may see VII released in the West one day.
VII isn't hapoening on smartphone right now and maybe ever.
well it's been a decade since a "proper" mainline DQ was released ... so that's a pretty big caveat.
there was a lot of momentum coming off VIII and IX but they followed it up with an MMO sequel for a dying system (which of course never made it to the west) so that threw a wet blanket on things
i think an HD console DQ would do quite well in the west, and would bring about a "revival" if a succession of mainline games followed within a reasonable span of time. there's still a lot of potential in the international market, but not so much for spinoffs and ports
there was a lot of momentum coming off VIII and IX but they followed it up with an MMO sequel for a dying system (which of course never made it to the west) so that threw a wet blanket on things
i think an HD console DQ would do quite well in the west, and would bring about a "revival" if a succession of mainline games followed within a reasonable span of time. there's still a lot of potential in the international market, but not so much for spinoffs and ports
S-E should continue on the HD remaster + Demo bundle path.
DQ8 HD + DQ11 Demo
KH 3D HD + KH3 Demo
FFXII HD + Ito-directed FFXVI demo...yes let me dream!
VII is already confirmed for release on iOS and Android. Of course, localizing it is another story, but who knows?sörine;151104497 said:
http://www.jp.square-enix.com/dqsp/
They said that originally, except IX due to it's reliance on Streetpass.
A couple months back though they said VII might be too hard/big to port and they were holding off on it for now.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
Yeah honestly the best we can do is just hope that the spin-off games are all released on smartphones from now on.
dragonflys545
Member
Dragon Quest Heroes better make it over in NA!
So Fall 2016?
If believing that helps you out, "sure".
Heroes filled with holes?
Korialstrasz
Member
Heroes filled with holes?
SpongeBob confirmed for DQ11.
Yeah pretty much this.
Once game is created the localization cost would be proportional to the amount of texts, not to any other assets like geometries or textures.
Manmademan
Member
They did this with DQ7 on ps1 and it backfired horribly
The script is significantly smaller but isn't Heroes fully voiced? Unless they go sub only it might not be that cheap?
And game with presumably much less text like DQH required other vendor (Sony for Chinese ver) to step in for localization, so let alone DQ7..
It seems like SE would never pay a penny by themselves for localization.
It seems like SE would never pay a penny by themselves for localization.
For Japanese version it is. We haven't heard anything related to voice-overs regarding versions outside of Japan.sörine;151107065 said:
JordanN
Banned
I don't think they have a choice.
RPG's are dead now. At least this time, they wont have much competition. And the upgrade in graphics will be noticeable to most (since Dragon Quest never went HD).
And console generations have gotten much longer. With PS1, people were fast to upgrade to the new systems.
Heroes filled with holes?
"Holy Heroes" is already trademarked, and -ey words fits with the kind of Yangus slang often seen in the series
PseudoViper
Member
To put it nicely, yes.
Jawmuncher
Member
Actually thinking of starting up DW soon since its on iOS and the originals are cheap. Sad that is their life now. But better than nothing since they are the full fledged games.i refuse to play DQ8 on iOS though. No amount of tricks will convince me it's better than the Ps2 version.
At least for me, DQH is low on the totem pole of unlocalized DQ games.
It's cool though, with the fanservice and people wanting such a game.
"Dragon Quest hasn't had a release in the west since 2011 unless you count all of the Dragon Quest games that came out since 2011 and those don't count because reasons."
You can bend reality however you wish, but the truth is that while you have (so far) missed Slime Morimori 3 and DQ7 3DS, there were six Dragon Quest games released in the west in the last 14 months. It's not dead.
You can bend reality however you wish, but the truth is that while you have (so far) missed Slime Morimori 3 and DQ7 3DS, there were six Dragon Quest games released in the west in the last 14 months. It's not dead.
Didn't we miss some DQM games too? Just wondering, it's hard to keep track..
Right, the DQM1 and 2 remakes.
It's disappointing that we'll never get the DQM 1 & 2 remakes here in the west; I imported a japenese 3DS and both games because I really wanted to play them, and they are my favorite Game Boy games. I think it's likely that we won't be getting the Theatrhythym: Dragon Quest here either, so I'll just turn to importing that as well.
thorsilver
Member
I try not to think about Square-Enix ever localising DQ7 3DS, because I know what'll happen:
Shinji Hashimoto steps out onto a huge stage. Stirring orchestral music plays and we all gasp as the Dragon Quest VII logo appears on the screen behind him. Familiar scenes in rubbish PS1 graphics play out, and we keep waiting for them to transform majestically into the lush visuals of the 3DS versions. Then we wait some more. And some more.
"The original, unaltered Dragon Quest VII, coming soon to Android!"
Shinji Hashimoto steps out onto a huge stage. Stirring orchestral music plays and we all gasp as the Dragon Quest VII logo appears on the screen behind him. Familiar scenes in rubbish PS1 graphics play out, and we keep waiting for them to transform majestically into the lush visuals of the 3DS versions. Then we wait some more. And some more.
"The original, unaltered Dragon Quest VII, coming soon to Android!"
Do not want musou... do not want rockets... want rpg goodness... @_@
Say... if DQ is really going back to Playstation can we start begging for a DQVII-R HD? If PSP games can be HD-ified, why not 3DS ones!
Then like they're hyping up Type-0 HD alongside FFXV, they can go for the double does approach with DQVII HD and DQXI!
Say... if DQ is really going back to Playstation can we start begging for a DQVII-R HD? If PSP games can be HD-ified, why not 3DS ones!
Then like they're hyping up Type-0 HD alongside FFXV, they can go for the double does approach with DQVII HD and DQXI!