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[DreamcastSkies]

LMAO, I JUST beat VII 3DS. It took me like 110 hours. I liked the game quite a bit. Near the end of my play through, rumors of another remake popped up. I said to myself I really didn't think I could justify the time to go through DQVII again, but upon farther reflection, I think I will

Please remaster VIII!

 

[Vandole]

Looks really good. But I played through this game twice already. I really can't think of any reason why I need to drop another hundred hours doing it again. But for anyone who missed it the first times it was released, enjoy.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

This is awesome! I always regretted missing it on PSX.

 

[RuneFactoryFanboy]

Gonna say it now: Square-Enix's place is in high-quality AA, not AAA. Something like this looks infinitely more charming than FF XVI, will sell a lot more, and very likely costed a crap ton less to make.

I've felt this way for years now. When I see all the huge business unit 1 games they don't interest me anymore. It's almost as if going high-budget then mandates the games need to chase "global appeal" to recoup those costs, which in turn makes them lose the charm that traditionally pulls me in.

Yet the other business units have been pumping out smaller games over the years that I have loved. As soon as I saw this remake was still from a top down perspective my interest perked up.

 

[amigastar]

A Dragon Quest V hand of the heavenly bride remake in this style would be even more awesome.

 

[DenchDeckard]

This looks so good! Day 1

 

[adamsapple]

The Xbox/Win PC versions are Play Anywhere, that's nice.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Hahaha. I think it was a desire to finish the game already.

Can understand. I've seen playtimes from others clock well over 100 hours.

Not a big deal for me tho. My Shining Force III Scenario 1 playthrough was 125 hours. Granted, a good chunk of that was just sitting on my turn thinking about what to do next, or wasting time hanging out in towns. Also quite a bit of grinding especially in that one optional dungeon near the end before the last big battle or two.

Without all of that I could've cut it down by half.

I've felt this way for years now. When I see all the huge business unit 1 games they don't interest me anymore. It's almost as if going high-budget then mandates the games need to chase "global appeal" to recoup those costs, which in turn makes them lose the charm that traditionally pulls me in.

Yet the other business units have been pumping out smaller games over the years that I have loved. As soon as I saw this remake was still from a top down perspective my interest perked up.

Yeah, basically the BU1 could stand to learn a few things from the smaller BUs putting out stuff like DQVII remake, or Romancing SaGa 2 remake.

 

[Sojiro]

A Dragon Quest V hand of the heavenly bride remake in this style would be even more awesome.

Don't get me wrong I am all about this VII remake, but V needs the same damn treatment too!

 

[tr1p1ex]

This looked cool.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Umta madre.

 

[Lunnarre]

Available Platforms: Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch™ 2, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam® and Microsoft Store on Windows.

Sweet! Steam day one.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Going for the Switch 1 version then.

 

[amigastar]

Don't get me wrong I am all about this VII remake, but V needs the same damn treatment too!

Yeah man, forget HD-2D games, this is the real deal.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Incredible looking, and exactly what FF9 Remake needs to look like.

 

[DreamcastSkies]

I suspect this game will attempt to streamline the long length without necessarily losing the girth this game has.

 

[NeverYouMind]

I think they should have chosen a better Dragon Quest to get this treatment because this one is a slog.

 

[Danjin44]

I will be getting PS5 version.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Day 1. Looked absolutely fantastic.

 

[cash_longfellow]

This is exactly what I want for Chrono trigger. Holy shit this is gorgeous

This would 100% be perfect for Chrono!

 

[mèx]

Another remake, sigh. What about a new entry in the series?

 

[NeverYouMind]

This would 100% be perfect for Chrono!

Maybe if they proportioned the heads properly. They made Kiefer look like a dwarf. I would hope the Chrono Trigger characters more closely resemble the PS1 FMVs.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Maybe if they proportioned the heads properly. They made Kiefer look like a dwarf.

I love the big head look. It's just the right amount of goofy for me…not too much like WoFF was.

 

[jshackles]

I played the 3DS remake when it released, and I still feel like this is too soon to revisit this long-ass game

Looks great though. Kinda looks like they've just refined the X Offline engine.

 

[RuneFactoryFanboy]

Yeah, basically the BU1 could stand to learn a few things from the smaller BUs putting out stuff like DQVII remake, or Romancing SaGa 2 remake.

First thing they could learn from the other Business Units is that they don't let Kitase and Nomura have creative control

 

[Astray]

Feels like I'm the only one who thinks this remake looked meh.

Art style looks like someone pushed Toriyama designs into an AI and asked it to Pixar-fy it.

Will give it another chance whenever a new trailer comes out tho.

 

[Hudo]

I am so fucking happy right now.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Come on Square Enix if you're gonna remake / remaster things at least keep going in order instead of skipping some of them.

Final Fantasy 1,2,3,4 - - 7 (If the rumored 9 remake was ever a thing 8 would have been skipped)
Dragon Quest 1,2,3, - - - 7 (Yes I'm aware of the DS versions for 4,5,6, but this is more about the recent HD/2D versions)

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Are we seeing suggestion of some story changes?

Spoiler

I think I see Keifer in the party at the same time the wolf party member is. IIRC, I think Kiefer has exited the story shortly before you get the wolf. I wonder if Kiefer will have a bit more presence before leaving?

 

[daxgame]

lmao I still have the 3DS game sealed.

Sigh.

 

[Minsc]

For someone who rates DQ11 a 10/10, how's this game rate against 11?

 

[DreamcastSkies]

lmao I still have the 3DS game sealed.

Sigh.

I'd just skip the 3DS version now. Judging from the trailer, you'll be getting a game with a better art style and expanded story telling in this version. I'm also expecting improvements to the job system and how leveling up jobs works.

 

[Labadal]

Lokks quite ugly, imo.

 

[Alexios]

Who the fuck would call this 2D? Rushed to make the post before even seeing it, smh. Looks great.

 

[DreamcastSkies]

For someone who rates DQ11 a 10/10, how's this game rate against 11?

I consider DQ11 a 10/10. I played the 3DS version of DQ7. I love the party of 7 but it lacks the level of party interaction 11 has. Party members can feel less developed than 11s party members.Leveling up jobs has irritating caps depending on what island you are on and beyond that is more time consuming/grindy than leveling up skills in 11. The story is very slow burn, mileage varies on how people like that. I'd give VII an 8/10 but I could see other lovers of 11 thinking 7 is more of a 7/10 experience

I'm expecting some negatives I've pointed out in this post to be addressed in this game.

 

[Minsc]

I consider DQ11 a 10/10. I played the 3DS version of DQ7. I love the party of 7 but it lacks the level of party interaction 11 has. Party members can feel less developed than 11s party members.Leveling up jobs has irritating caps depending on what island you are on and beyond that is more time consuming/grindy than leveling up skills in 11. The story is very slow burn, mileage varies on how people like that. I'd give VII an 8/10 but I could see other lovers of 11 thinking 7 is more of a 7/10 experience

I'm expecting some negatives I've pointed out in this post to be addressed in this game.

Yeah, as someone who's only really played DQ1 on NES and DQ11 (haha), I get the feeling the next game I should probably go for is DQ8, maybe they will redo that one day as well! I'll keep my eye on this though, but it's a pretty long game for something that's not up to the level I've gotten from 11. And characters being who they are and great story beats and pacing really help 11, Jade, Slyvando, Erik and so forth, all great side characters.

 

[daninthemix]

This game is so long. You need the year for it, pretty much.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Guess ill buy the switch 1 version and play it on switch 2

 

[amigastar]

lmao I still have the 3DS game sealed.

Sigh.

I would say Skip it and play this one instead.
Also the music in the 3DS version was beautiful and i don't say that often.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Y'know... the art style really works for this. Wow.

I didn't play DQVII until the 3DS version back in 2017 (it was 2017, right?), and I absolutely adored it. I'd love to have a more aesthetically polished take on the game.

Though... man, what I wouldn't do for a proper upgrade for Dragon Quest VIII. That one did not pan out on the 3DS.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Steam page:

Comes with Denuvo.

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Yeah, as someone who's only really played DQ1 on NES and DQ11 (haha), I get the feeling the next game I should probably go for is DQ8, maybe they will redo that one day as well! I'll keep my eye on this though, but it's a pretty long game for something that's not up to the level I've gotten from 11. And characters being who they are and great story beats and pacing really help 11, Jade, Slyvando, Erik and so forth, all great side characters.

I hear you on 11. I love that game. Out of the DQ games I have played, 8 is definitely the most like 11.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Wasn't aware people were suddenly fans of this game. I was the only one from what I know who put it on my DQ top 3.

Also people complain about the length but will happily put the time into a Fatlus game... Stop the cap.

 

[KungFucius]

Can we have new games?

Really? What's so bad about making older games accessible on current platforms with small updates? If you don't want to revisit them, fine. But if you don't want other gamers to be able to then maybe fucking off is better than whining.

 

[Danjin44]

Can we have new games?

SE recently announced new IP.

We are getting new games.

 

[WaterOnix]

I've already got the 3DS one I haven't played yet so I'll skip this. Sad that there's still silence on 12

 

[kur07]

Holy shit, this was actually on my "hope they make it" wishlist.

 

[Impotaku]

As someone who has only played the first 3 games then 9 10 & 11 i can't wait to see what i missed with 7, if i had my wish all the rest would eventually get converted so there's a modern way to play all of them as so far they are scattered between a lot of legacy systems now it was annoying 3DS was region locked as it meant i never got to try the ones on 3DS that were released in english as i was stuck to the jpn region. I mean yeah i can manage DQ in japanese but it's hard going playing the offline version of X pushed me pretty hard but was totally worth it.

DQ fans eating good at the moment with the incoming 1&2 remake and now this.

 

[p_xavier]

For someone who rates DQ11 a 10/10, how's this game rate against 11?

About a 7-8, too long. Too many random battles. Difficulty ramps up too high early in the game.

 

[DeVeAn]

Nice got this on 3DS but never finished. I'll grab this. Lets do 8 soon.