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I have "Dragon Warrior" for my NES, as I recall it was a lot of Final Fantasy fun.. Maybe I should pick this one up...
I love Colette's reviews for RPG's because there always the best games that you're going to want so she gets to have a mini fap for them.
Definately going to get this it's been a while since I played a Dragon Quest now.
More retro feeling games Square kthxbai x
Definately going to get this it's been a while since I played a Dragon Quest now.
More retro feeling games Square kthxbai x
I played this for a little while and found myself actually liking it. I normally find old RPGs with random battles intolerable these days, but the combat is streamlined enough you don't spend forever in a battle, so it's not that bad.
I playing this title also on my DS its lighten my eye :) I love the text Scottish accent for Ragnar McRyan and his allies XD it put a smile on me face, the first boss was pretty hard as Colette Bennett said you will need to grind XD
Played DQ8 and it was cool. But I also have DW7 on PS1 and I fucking hate that game. So chances are I won't get this, but I may take a closer look at it.
@Bwark:
DQ3-8 uses roughly the same battle system, making them all accessible once you've learned one.
The big deal about 4 is how it created a new storyline. This is the first DQ to play like a book instead of a grindfest. As 4-6 feature the "forgotten story" I am on edge to buy one until SE confirms 5 and 6 for US.
DQ3-8 uses roughly the same battle system, making them all accessible once you've learned one.
The big deal about 4 is how it created a new storyline. This is the first DQ to play like a book instead of a grindfest. As 4-6 feature the "forgotten story" I am on edge to buy one until SE confirms 5 and 6 for US.
@ Bwark
To answer your question more directly (no offence PoLC), if you enjoy it as a handheld game then it's pretty comparable. DQVIII is a fantastic game and it dwarfs the achievements of many of predecessors but on its own merits DQIV is a solid game. If DQVIII is the only modern RPG you've ever played and you haven't played a game that was made before 2005 then you might get the feeling that it is a bit drab. If you're really unsure then wait a few years for Square to lift the Square-tax and price the game properly.
To answer your question more directly (no offence PoLC), if you enjoy it as a handheld game then it's pretty comparable. DQVIII is a fantastic game and it dwarfs the achievements of many of predecessors but on its own merits DQIV is a solid game. If DQVIII is the only modern RPG you've ever played and you haven't played a game that was made before 2005 then you might get the feeling that it is a bit drab. If you're really unsure then wait a few years for Square to lift the Square-tax and price the game properly.
LOL @ the Squenix tax.
This sounds about right as far as a review. I think someone who has only played 8 can appreciate the others. Remember the technological limitations that excisted back then. At its core, not much has changed between Dragon Quest 1 and Dragon Quest 8.
Obviously there has been an evolution (before I get retorts claiming otherwise), but the heart of the Dragon Quest Universe is the same, and one of the many reasons why I love it.
This sounds about right as far as a review. I think someone who has only played 8 can appreciate the others. Remember the technological limitations that excisted back then. At its core, not much has changed between Dragon Quest 1 and Dragon Quest 8.
Obviously there has been an evolution (before I get retorts claiming otherwise), but the heart of the Dragon Quest Universe is the same, and one of the many reasons why I love it.
I also love the sprite over 3D style. The first game I played like that was Xenogears. Loved that game.
This is the first proper Dragon Quest game I've ever played. I got Rocket Slime a couple years ago (which was a treat), but this is the first non-spinoff DQ for me. I absolutely fell in love with its unapologetic traditionalism almost immediately. Even more so, I just loved the simple yet effective story that was delivered throughout. All the characters, although almost entirely mute, were so endearing and simple. Especially Torneko; just a pudgy, middle-aged dude trying to hit it big. The whole thing was just charming, from the opening theme to the ~Fin~.
In fact, I loved it so much that after finishing it, I immediately set out to play the other titles in the series. I've acquired the GBC remakes (I-III) and VIII. I've only just begun playing VIII but the great orchestrated music and the subtle story delivery had me grinning ear-to-ear the whole time. Voice work is a little wonky though...
Also, I'm amazed how little the series has changed mechanically from IV to VIII. That made me smile too.
Anyway, great review, great game.
This is the first proper Dragon Quest game I've ever played. I got Rocket Slime a couple years ago (which was a treat), but this is the first non-spinoff DQ for me. I absolutely fell in love with its unapologetic traditionalism almost immediately. Even more so, I just loved the simple yet effective story that was delivered throughout. All the characters, although almost entirely mute, were so endearing and simple. Especially Torneko; just a pudgy, middle-aged dude trying to hit it big. The whole thing was just charming, from the opening theme to the ~Fin~.
In fact, I loved it so much that after finishing it, I immediately set out to play the other titles in the series. I've acquired the GBC remakes (I-III) and VIII. I've only just begun playing VIII but the great orchestrated music and the subtle story delivery had me grinning ear-to-ear the whole time. Voice work is a little wonky though...
Also, I'm amazed how little the series has changed mechanically from IV to VIII. That made me smile too.
Anyway, great review, great game.
60% of the text in this game was removed thanks to them taking out the party chat option, not to mention the retarded accents.
This game deserves a much lower score, all they did was touch up the graphics a little bit, removing so much text is inexcusable.
This game deserves a much lower score, all they did was touch up the graphics a little bit, removing so much text is inexcusable.
This game is awesome. I'm glad you enjoyed it too, Colette. I was big into the Dragon Warrior games on the NES. But since they were the first role playing games I'd ever tried, I was really confused at first about the whole idea of level grinding. I was too ambitious as a gamer. I'd try and trek all the way through the poison swamp without upgrading my mail, I'd get torn to pieces by monsters way out of my league. It was all pretty discouraging and I didn't know what I was doing wrong.
It's fun to go back to these older games now with decades of gameplaying experience behind me. Oh, all I have to do is wander around this field for an hour until I'm stronger. I get it!
It's fun to go back to these older games now with decades of gameplaying experience behind me. Oh, all I have to do is wander around this field for an hour until I'm stronger. I get it!
I fucking loved Dragon Warrior 4 for the NES. They deconstructed the whole series up until that episode, in one game. The idea that you've got 8 heroes who all bring something different to the party, and they all have their own stories about how they get there.
Aw dammit, the complainers have hit here too? Party chat is unimportant compared to the fact that we finally got it (and on a portable like it should have been instead of on PSX, but I digress). Can't wait for DQ5 and DQ6. Hopefully they'll remake FF5 like they did FF4 (except hopefully keeping the bonus shit this time).
The playable game area is spread over both screens but is totally in 3D! That's so cool, I don't think I've seen it in other games on the DS but maybe Disgaea has it.
Not much else I can say here. Great review Colette. I'm really enjoying this one, and look forward to the next. There's just something about a Dragon Quest game that feels familiar and friendly, and with this addtion, as well as Monsters: Joker and Rocket Slime, it's clear that the series has found a great home on the DS.
Colette, is 4 your favorite in the series? What other ones have you played? I've heard 5 is the best but I've realy played none of them. Is this a good jumping-in point?
@ Brilliam:
I know that question was for Colette, but I just wanted to point out that this was my first and I found it to be a great starting game. They all seem pretty easy to get into, but this one takes it a step further by breaking it up into chapters. So, like five times, you'll start out at level one, with no money and no items, with a different character. Like five miniature rpgs in one. Although, much like Phoenix Wright, the last chapter is by far the longest, and probably longer than the first four combined.
I know that question was for Colette, but I just wanted to point out that this was my first and I found it to be a great starting game. They all seem pretty easy to get into, but this one takes it a step further by breaking it up into chapters. So, like five times, you'll start out at level one, with no money and no items, with a different character. Like five miniature rpgs in one. Although, much like Phoenix Wright, the last chapter is by far the longest, and probably longer than the first four combined.
Cool, I never really had a chance to play these DQ games so the fact they're rereleasing them is awesome. Picking it up today on the way home.
I grew up on Dragon Warrior (Quest) games. I can remember my brother and I being so excited to blast through the new DW when they hit the states. As a matter of fact, of the handful of original NES games that I still own, four of them all have Dragon Warrior in the title.
That said, it's probably been a good 15 or so years since I played Dragon Quest IV. So I've been super-excited for the DS release, and I have to say, it didn't disappoint. It's such a great game, and it takes so much pride in its old-school roots.
Yet, I was also glad to see that they cleaned it up in just the right places -- personally speaking, being able to control ALL your party members in the last chapter is a HUGE bonus. Plus, it comes with an alternate ending, your own town you can build, and those wonderful Metal King Slimes who'll kazing you and then run away before you can get a hit in. Ha ha ha ha ha, oh, yes. They're real assholes.
That said, it's probably been a good 15 or so years since I played Dragon Quest IV. So I've been super-excited for the DS release, and I have to say, it didn't disappoint. It's such a great game, and it takes so much pride in its old-school roots.
Yet, I was also glad to see that they cleaned it up in just the right places -- personally speaking, being able to control ALL your party members in the last chapter is a HUGE bonus. Plus, it comes with an alternate ending, your own town you can build, and those wonderful Metal King Slimes who'll kazing you and then run away before you can get a hit in. Ha ha ha ha ha, oh, yes. They're real assholes.
Being able to control all your chapter 5 chars just made this an instant replay for me, although it did add a kind of interesting element in the original. It was just frustrating when party members would refuse to do the right thing and get killed. Made the endgame frickin hard.
Yeah, the AI was pretty stupid, especially for the fire-mage dancer girl who would just cast BeDragon over and over.
So I'm playing this now, and my only bitch is the localization. About 75% of people in the game (including party members) use some form of 'accented' English, which basically amounts to 'I 'ave zis French accent, zo I zpeak like zis all ze time' or 'Ach, I guess Burland is supposed to be Scottish, laddie.' There's a stereotypical broken Russian accented area of the game as well. I didn't mind at first when I didn't think it would be as frequent but it is really starting to annoy me.
This is the first time I actually got my hands on a DQ game and I've been LOVING this game to death. I'm 10 hours in and the gameplay and amazing sense of humor has been pulling me more and more into the game.
As Colette says, a lot of grinding is involved but that's no biggie if you've played any other old-school RPGs. I'm just scared that the whole thing will become too confusing to manage for me once all the characters come together in Chapter V.
As Colette says, a lot of grinding is involved but that's no biggie if you've played any other old-school RPGs. I'm just scared that the whole thing will become too confusing to manage for me once all the characters come together in Chapter V.
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