Dragon Quest 9 Official Thread

**kingoffighters** · 12 Dec 2006, 12:21 PM

Great news. I love DS so now I can level up in the can.

**Salsashark** · 12 Dec 2006, 12:56 PM

Well, I'm sold. For all the bitching I did about old JRPG design I really ended up loving DQ8, and if there's any place that I'd be happy to play another one it's the DS.

Originally Posted by Advocate

The screen shots of Dragon Quest: Sword for the WII is amazing.

Now see, I'm still a little bit skeptical about this. Dragon Quest on rails with wiimote swinging battles? Could be cool, but it could also be the Gun Survivor of Dragon Quest.

**Frogacuda** · 12 Dec 2006, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by MechDeus

It looks like the characters, trees, fences, etc. are all 2D., and even if they aren't it doesn't look like it's doing anything FFIII hasn't already done. Not that I'm knocking it but it's not like it's blowing away the rest of the system or anything.

The characters and the fence are 3D. The trees do seem to be spites. It's still gorgeous though.

**Joust Williams** · 12 Dec 2006, 01:51 PM

I don't understand this at all, except for the userbase issue. They have tons of money...why neuter your franchise to put it on a handheld? It'd be like if EA just started making Madden for the PSP instead.

**kingoffighters** · 12 Dec 2006, 02:02 PM

Madden for PSP is not too shabby of a game.

**Bacon McShig** · 12 Dec 2006, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

I don't understand this at all, except for the userbase issue. They have tons of money...why neuter your franchise to put it on a handheld? It'd be like if EA just started making Madden for the PSP instead.

If PSP was the fastest-selling console ever in the US and was well on track to overtake PS2's installed base here, then yes, that would be exactly what it'd be like.

**Bojack** · 12 Dec 2006, 02:08 PM

How are they neutering DQ exactly? They're putting it on a system that sells like nuts in Jp, so combine a game that sells like nuts with a system that sells like nuts and you've got it made. That settles the money issue.

Which leaves graphics/sound/gameplay type issues. DQVII in Jp sold absurd amounts despite trash graphics and average sound (although the music comp was good). So obviously to those who line Enix's pockets this is a non-issue (likely to still be a non-issue even though DQVIII was pretty and sounded nice).

Which leaves gameplay, which DQ being an RPG could be done on the NES, shit from a gameplay standpoint there are hardly any RPG's that couldn't be done on decades old tech. So I ask again, how is Enix neutering DQ?

Or is this just more Joust "I hate everything" raging?