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11:38 PM on 05.23.2007 | Nex

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According to IGN, via the magically delicious Siliconera, Squenix, the corporate megalith that brought you such games as Final Fantasy LMV: Numeric Strife and Dragon Quest Heroes: A Hard Day's Moogle, is planning on releasing a remake(s) of the older titles in the Dragon Quest series to tide people over during the excruciating wait for the Nintendo DS nerdgasm-in-a-box Dragon Quest IX. This news comes straight from company CEO Yoichi Wada, during a financial briefing that took place in Tokyo earlier today.

Ze quote:

This summer, we’ll release Battle Road in arcades and Sword for the Wii. Following that, we’re thinking of a release for 9 once we’ve released remake versions and so forth

We've got our fingers crossed that this isn't going to be yet another in Square-Enix's long line of handheld teat-milkings, but the smart gil is, unfortunately, stacked waist high around the idea that it will be more of the same.

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Mxyzptlk

Please Squenix make it stop.

GamexViral

The blob is back. {RUNS Away}

epoch

dammit i want a chrono trigger remake or at least a new solid old school type rpg on the ds

Mxyzptlk

@ WiiSucks:

Umm, the sparrow flies at midnight?

Jecrell

Squarenix has reached Nintendo status.
Congrats Squarenix.

Mxyzptlk

@ WiiSucks

Neither do I. But did you know that Gary Burghoff from MASH had a deformed left hand? That's why he always carried the clipboard.

fromagex

will i finally be able to play 4?!!

tazarthayoot

God damn Mxy how much fucking random trivia shit do you know?

Netik09

I really enjoyed DQ8 and am really looking forward to the next one. I wouldn't mind a few remakes since I've never played any of the older ones anyway. It would be all new to me. But then I guess that's their whole point.

Mxyzptlk

@ tazarthayoot:

I'm not sure, my mind is like a katamari made up of thousands of useless factoids. I've yet to figure out how this can make me rich.

Im OK

Given the trend of Square-Enix lately, this news does not surprise me in the least little bit. On the other hand, I haven't actually played any other DQ/DW games aside from DW7, which was pretty cool, so I'd probably go for these particular remakes.

I did, however, pick up DQ8 used at EB Games the other day. Haven't actually played it yet though (other than to test it and make sure it worked), because I just recently started a new game of Oblivion.

Necros

Can we just pay them to not make the remakes? I mean, they'd still make money, and we wouldn't have to deal with a ton of half-assed remakes.

And if they do make remakes, we can probably kiss goodbye any chance of seeing Dragon Quest games on Virtual Console in a timely manner. Why make just $5 or $8 when they can make at least $30 with a retail version?

Necros

Oh, speaking of slimes, anyone remember that one editor for Nintendo Power who refused to have his picture published and always used a picture of a slime doll instead?

Netik09

Never read Ninty Power. But I totally agree DQ should be on VC instead.

Mxyzptlk

@ WiiSucks:

Think about it... Right there, at the far left of your avatar. That guy has a DEFORMED HAND. Doesn't the thought of it keep you up at night, haunting your dreams?

Artadius

I'll take this opportunity now to plug my blog since it is very much on topic here :)

http://bloggingdq.wordpress.com is my site where I'm blogging my way through the entire Dragon Quest series from the first game to the end.

I just started about a week ago..so I'm only now getting rolling through DQ2... but if you're at all interested in what the games are like (spoilers obviously), then drop by and take a look.

repsode

Well seeing as my region recieved its first DQ game on the PS2 I wholeheartedly welcome the milking if it finally allows us to experience the game without using half completed fan translations or suffering from forced official translations in ye olde english.

Mxyzptlk

@ WiiSucks:

Me too. :(

brad drac

Seeing none as the DQ games apart from VIII were ever released in europe before, I don't really see this as a bad thing. That is as long as they're FFIII DS type remakes rather than FFI-II PSP style shitty cash ins.

Im OK

@Necros and Netik09

That's a good point too. I just as soon play the originals on VC as to play what would probably only be superficially improved remakes anyway.

pkhilson

@Artadius:

Added to IE favorites. As a fellow DQ fan who's finished all titles so far (1-8, no spinoffs) it'll be interesting. 1-3 are my least favorites, so hurry through them! hahaha

I'm currently playing VII and I plan to replay V after I'm done (which should be very soon)

The only "cheat" I use is speed up features on emulators as I really don't have enough time right now to slug through DQ games in real time

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