Dragon Quest 9 Official Thread

The DQ team took a Japanese poll after they annouced the new game info and videos. Many people were upset about the action fighting more than it going to the DS. They published some of the responses in some magazine I read recently. They got their vending machine bought young girl panties in a major wad over this.

I kind of understand actually, although I don't personally feel that way in this case. It's like when your favorite instrumental, pretty music band does a death metal album with vocals over every track. You might think the music itself is awesome, but it's not <INSERT INSTRUMENTAL BAND'S NAME HERE>. They should have done this album under a pseudonym.

I'll bet a lot of the people that were upset about the prospect of main-series DQ going action on them don't necessarily have a problem with action games per se.

I bet they do. Japan hardly plays action games anymore.

I don't even care that it's turn based. I care that it's the same turn based system as first game on NES.

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Originally Posted by Joust Williams

Japan hardly plays action games anymore.

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Thanks for the lol. And thanks for the future, residual lols I'll have thinking of your post every time I see a shitty licensed Bandai game or Musou title at the top of the Japanese sales charts.

EDIT: And Kingdom Hearts re-release.

I need to remember where I read the article at. It might have been in either edge or Games TM. They had an interview with the creator of DQ and it hinted that he always wanted it to be an action game from the beginning but the power of the famicom couldn't do it how he wanted at the time. He mentioned about how DQ8 was how he first invisioned the game to look and the major changes to DQ9 were how he wanted it to play.

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Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me

Thanks for the lol. And thanks for the future, residual lols I'll have thinking of your post every time I see a shitty licensed Bandai game or Musou title at the top of the Japanese sales charts.

EDIT: And Kingdom Hearts re-release.

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I'll fix his post to address your concerns. Japan hardly plays good action games anymore. There. Everything with Bandai or Kingdom Hearts on the box is now safely marginalized.

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Originally Posted by Rtificial

DQ8 was how he first invisioned the game to look

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So what does he do with the next one?

Why, develop it for a system where such a vision is once again impossible.

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and the major changes to DQ9 were how he wanted it to play.

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So what the fuck does this mean? That we'll have to wait until DQ13 where we'll have a game that both looks and plays to his vision?

I can wait.

What about you people who wanted a DQ game to not be a DQ game with that active battle crap? Can you wait too? Or are you going to handle DQ9 like you did with the DS itself where, despite the initial bitching, you inevitably collectively shrugged your shoulders and didn't blink at pissing money away.

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Originally Posted by dog$

What about you people who wanted a DQ game to not be a DQ game with that active battle crap? Can you wait too? Or are you going to handle DQ9 like you did with the DS itself where, despite the initial bitching, you inevitably collectively shrugged your shoulders and didn't blink at pissing money away.

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I can only speak for myself, but I learned my lesson with the first 7 Dragon Quests, and I will not play another one until they change the battle system. I don't care if someone gives me a free copy.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

Japan hardly plays good action games anymore.

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That works.