Dragon Quest 9 Official Thread

[sleeve]

I really haven't noticed your rise to troll fame, but it can't be ignored anymore. You are SERIOUSLY cracked. I know you crave attention, but it just can't be helped.

Testifying how good the new Castlevania PoR and Yoshi Island can't be helped. They are great games that need to be played, especially by a guy that has Yoshi in his Avatar.

I'm sure you have aspirations of being the new Diffusion X , Joust , or whatever random troll of the past. Attacking good portable games isn't really a great start nor is it inventive or unpredictable. Try harder.

Dude, lay off my man dog$.

He's no troll. He just knows what he likes (Thunder Force, DQ) and what he doesn't (handhelds, Radiant Silvergun). No amount of debate will sway him, and I respect that.

He's like the George W. Bush of TNL/GameGo. Oops, bad example.

[Grave]

I have high hopes for the rest of this thread.

It came along at the perfect time. I was getting bored of TNL. This thread is excellent and will do nothing but improve.

[mollipen]

I'm pretty amazed people on here get so into what the japs buy at all. Like every other dragon quest ever this will sell like crazy in japan and sell a collective of 26 copies everywhere else. This is hardly the "death of sony" even if it a huge hit in japan, that's only japan. I think it's clear giving the shipping numbers of the ps3s launch they know where the money is at, and it isn't in japan.

You know how people keep bitching that the PSP has no games? That's partially because the PSP is doing terribly in Japan, and quality Japanese support isn't there to make good games. I know a few bozos on here want you to believe that all that matters is Western support, and that Japanese sales numbers are meaningless, but a console is only good when it has quality support from Western AND Japanese developers.

Faith in Sony hardware WILL be shaken by this development. The question isn't if that will happen, but if it will just be a small bump in the road for Sony, or a gigantic pothole.

And, if you go back and read what I've already written in this thread, it points to a growing movement in Japan away from consoles and towards handhelds (well, the DS), which if that continues, you bet your ass we'll feel some of the effects from that over here.

I have high hopes for the rest of this thread.

Unfortunately, it will never be able to compare to the high-larity that was the GAF thread on the topic as it unfolded last night.

[sethsez]

Why should I turn my back to my $1000 entertainment system and let it collect dust just to play videogames on some tiny shit screen. I have not nor will ever conceive of a reason as to why I should.

Portability is irrelevant to me.

Because not everyone has a good home theater setup, because many people don't care as much about audiovisual quality as you do, and because portability does matter to a lot of people. I'm not saying you, personally, should care, but it's a bit ridiculous to claim portable gaming is useless because it doesn't meet your exact needs. You seem smart enough to realize not everybody is you and just because you want one thing and don't need another doesn't mean those conditions apply to everyone else as well.

[burgundy]

Elaborate please. This is the thread to do it.Why should I turn my back to my $1000 entertainment system and let it collect dust just to play videogames on some tiny shit screen. I have not nor will ever conceive of a reason as to why I should.

You have a point. Portable games should be playable on TVs 100% of the time. DS should have some deal with Wii that lets you show at least the top screen on an external display.

[sleeve]

You know how people keep bitching that the PSP has no games? That's partially because the PSP is doing terribly in Japan, and quality Japanese support isn't there to make good games. I know a few bozos on here want you to believe that all that matters is Western support, and that Japanese sales numbers are meaningless, but a console is only good when it has quality support from Western AND Japanese developers.

Xbox 360 seems to be doing okay.

And some of the best PSP games are Western-developed (Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Daxter, Infected, the GTA games, Wipeout Pure).

[Joust Williams]

"And, if you go back and read what I've already written in this thread, it points to a growing movement in Japan away from consoles and towards handhelds (well, the DS), which if that continues, you bet your ass we'll feel some of the effects from that over here."

Nope. Japanese devs can stick to worthless platforms. Almost every good game in 2007 is developed by Western devs.

[mollipen]

Xbox 360 seems to be doing okay.

But think of how much nicer of a console it would be with some great Japanese support. And I love the 360, but I have a bit of fear that once the PS3 really gets going, it could end up being the same as Xbox vs. PS2 was - the amount of "only on Xbox" stuff being insignificant when compared to the amount of "only on PS2" stuff, with most of its great games being cross-platform stuff.

And some of the best PSP games are Western-developed (Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Daxter, Infected, the GTA games, Wipeout Pure).

Well, we'll have to disagree here.

Nope. Japanese devs can stick to worthless platforms. Almost every good game in 2007 is developed by Western devs.

Lookie there... speaking of the bozos I just mentioned...

[Tain]

You have a point. Portable games should be playable on TVs 100% of the time. DS should have some deal with Wii that lets you show at least the top screen on an external display.

Yeah. It'd be perfect if PSP games could be played on the PS3 and DS games on the Wii. The DS is low-res enough to fit both screens on an SDTV.

Hell, I prefer GBA games more on my PC than anything else.

[Joust Williams]

"Lookie there... speaking of the bozos I just mentioned..."

Just because you have your face up Japan's ass doesn't mean that we all have to. I call a spade a spade. America is delivering the goods and Japan is largely cramming 10 year old shit down our throats.

Capcom is supporting the 360. That is all that is needed. We don't need some assholish JRPG full of effeminate males.