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Terpfen posted:Problem with this train of thought: it assumes that the same development teams are involved. They aren't. Problem with this train of thought: No one cares and still rags on S-E for FF14, even though they fired practically everyone involved with it. Which apparently did them no good anyways...
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Mister Roboto posted:Problem with this train of thought: No one cares and still rags on S-E for FF14, even though they fired practically everyone involved with it. Which apparently did them no good anyways... Not my fault if people don't care about facts. Point remains, the people who made FF11 and FF14 are not making DQ10.
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I played Dragon Quest V on DS for ten hours today. What the gently caress...
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Detective No. 27 posted:I played Dragon Quest V on DS for ten hours today. What the gently caress... I wouldnt blame you.
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Detective No. 27 posted:I played Dragon Quest V on DS for ten hours today. What the gently caress... This can happen. And often. Be wary, friend.
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Detective No. 27 posted:I played Dragon Quest V on DS for ten hours today. What the gently caress... I'm impressed by your restraint. I lost many a weekend with DQV. 
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Captain Vittles posted:I'm impressed by your restraint. I lost many a weekend with DQV. The rest of the weekend has been spent at work. It could have been more.
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I don't understand putting DQX on Wii/Wii U only? Wouldn't they make more money if it were also on pc? I mean, when people think of mmo's they think of PC. I'm open to the idea of it, but I don't have a wii anymore, and I don't plan on buying a Wii U ever.
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Himuro posted:I don't understand putting DQX on Wii/Wii U only? Wouldn't they make more money if it were also on pc? Uh, no. Dragon Quest is gigantic in Japan. They declare it a holiday whenever a new game comes out. One thing that isn't gigantic in Japan, however, is the PC. Barely anyone owns one or considers it a gaming device, especially not to play their precious DQ. It's just not profitable to make a PC version of it. Final Fantasy at least has/had a brand name popular enough in the West to justify a PC version of the MMOs. DQ doesn't.
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I know how big DQ is in Japan, believe me, but at the same time, it just feels like they should capitalize on a pc version like they did with FF11/14.
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Saoshyant posted:Uh, no. Dragon Quest is gigantic in Japan. They declare it a holiday whenever a new game comes out. One thing that isn't gigantic in Japan, however, is the PC. Barely anyone owns one or considers it a gaming device, especially not to play their precious DQ. While I agree with the second paragraph, the first paragraph's rather hyperbolic, considering that X is coming out on Thursday, August 2. Enix moved to release 4 onwards on weekends to avoid having kids skip school to go line up at game shops, but it's not as if the authorities declare a temporary national holiday. Also, "barely anyone owns [a PC]"? According to government figures, 77.4% of households have PC, and 86% of them are online (down from 90+% from 2007 ~ 2010 weirdly). I imagine N paid dearly for exclusivity, if even for a certain time.
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Dragon Quest is released on the dedicated gaming platform with the largest userbase, period, but it's conceivable that they'd make an exception for an MMO, since it's already going to be cross-platform.
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I'd imagine there's going to be a PC version down the line. For longevity's sake it makes sense. It is odd that DQX is releasing on a weekday, possibly speaks towards sales expectations...
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Doug Dinsdale posted:it's not as if the authorities declare a temporary national holiday. That was hyperbole  .Doug Dinsdale posted:Also, "barely anyone owns [a PC]"? This on the other hand wasn't. I was tired and meant barely anyone owns a PC for gaming. From what I hear the Japanese would rather play terrible games on smartphones than touch a computer for games. I don't know why this is, except for some explanation the PC is (or was) seen as the platform for hentai games and barely anything else. I assume you can offer more insight into this  .
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A lot of new footage came out of today's Nintendo Direct. Looks nice enough, could do with some lighting and better shadows but overall it moves a lot better than one might think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tb43ZmG6bE
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Gloam posted:A lot of new footage came out of today's Nintendo Direct. Looks nice enough, could do with some lighting and better shadows but overall it moves a lot better than one might think. It looks like they took the DQVIII/DQXI look and transplanted to the Wii, which is a good thing. But the combat at the end looks just like every MMO ever and that really turns me off. Since I can't read japanese, are they saying you can play the entire game solo with no other people and just created party members ala IX?
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Levantine posted:It looks like they took the DQVIII/DQXI look and transplanted to the Wii, which is a good thing. But the combat at the end looks just like every MMO ever and that really turns me off. Since I can't read japanese, are they saying you can play the entire game solo with no other people and just created party members ala IX? Yeah you can play solo with AI but you still have to be connected to the internet by the looks of things.
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Gloam posted:Yeah you can play solo with AI but you still have to be connected to the internet by the looks of things. Given the nature of online games, I wonder if there will be a Hero centric story like all the previous games or if you'll be just some guy. Will the multiplayer aspect extend past the story White Knight Chronicles style I wonder?
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Levantine posted:Given the nature of online games, I wonder if there will be a Hero centric story like all the previous games or if you'll be just some guy. Will the multiplayer aspect extend past the story White Knight Chronicles style I wonder? It's likely that they'll have post-game stuff. Another post I read suggested that you may be able to transform from Human to Tribe depending on the situation after a certain point in the story. I imagine the presentation of the story will be similar to DQIX, not overly focused on the hero or his party, moreso on the troubles of townspeople etc.
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I hope they offer the ability to purchase service for this abroad. If so, I might try to play it. It seems like a very "loose" MMO from what I gathered watching that video, IE, about as much of an MMO as Diablo III maybe? Or possibly more so, but it probably feels like a single player game at heart.
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Gloam posted:It's likely that they'll have post-game stuff. Another post I read suggested that you may be able to transform from Human to Tribe depending on the situation after a certain point in the story. I imagine the presentation of the story will be similar to DQIX, not overly focused on the hero or his party, moreso on the troubles of townspeople etc. Sounds like every Dragon Quest, really. Yes, fine, with the always-mentioned exception of 5.
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Since I'm incapable of reading Japanese and stuck waiting for 3DS Terry's Wonderland like just about everyone else, I decided to start playing DQM2 again. I used to own the cart for Tara's Adventure so this time I'm going with Cobi's Journey. Am I right in assuming that the only difference between both versions is how frequently certain monsters show up, and that there's no wild monsters unique to one version?
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Pretty much, although they have access to different towers. I think Cobi gets the brawn key and Tara gets the baffle key.
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Here's the entire Nintendo Direct that just happened solely focused on Dragon Quest X. If you are curious at all about this game it's worth watching the whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5aoxtxge5M
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I mean for a DQ mmo it doesn't look half bad I guess. But who the hell wanted a DQ mmo 
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Alright, who is in for DQX? I am on the fence. Apparently, there is an IP block. However, you can bypass it with VPN. If I could find some people to play with, I might be compelled to go in, however I would want people that know at least a fair amount of Japanese to play with.
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So you start as a human and then after some event you make your non-human character from a handful of races that double as your classes and don't seem to have any relation to any past Dragon Quest stuff?
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BabyRyoga posted:Alright, who is in for DQX? I am on the fence. I'm in game should be here tomorrow, will keep you all posted on the failures/successes of trying to connect to the servers. Also, Kotaku is live streaming the game this second, http://www.twitch.tv/biggestinjapan
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Here's another DQX stream that's live right now. Just now, they hit some sort of invisible wall and was forced to restart the game. http://www.justin.tv/rx_888 Amazon is getting a number of negative reviews. http://www.amazon.co.jp/product-reviews/B007XQPMDE/
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Gyoru posted:Amazon is getting a number of negative reviews. For anyone that can read Japanese, what mainly are they complaining about?
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All I did was run it through Google translate, but even the good review on top seems to be saying it's grindy. Others say battles are dull, I see one complaining about griefing.
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iastudent posted:For anyone that can read Japanese, what mainly are they complaining about? There's naturally a lot of different complaints but the high price (6800 yen + 16GB or more memory stick + 1000 yen monthly charge) and use of registration code to prevent resales is a common theme. Some mentioned slowdown, weak effects, overly spacious world maps, the offline component feeling like an afterthought (and being limited in scope). The general theme seems to be "not as bad as it could have been, but a rather uninspiring MMO with little outside of appearance to tie it to the series". Personally I'm still interested in trying it, but I think I'll wait a bit to see if the price drops a bit before I dive in. 8800 yen for the memory stick pack is a pretty large chunk of change to drop when D3 has no monthly free and PSO2 is pay-as-you-go.
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It's worth noting that the Japan equivalent of gaming-age immediately troll-reviews every big-name game release on Amazon after launch.
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I've been playing a fair bit of DQ10 over the last day or so. The offline mode is interesting enough, it offers a 'faster' experience than the online game, you gain gold and levels quickly, and it seems geared towards a fast pace. Gives you something to do when the servers are down. Online, the game is pretty much the same but slower, you tend to not get much gold from monsters and so you'll have to rely on alchemy and other methods to build up some cash. Graphics are pretty nice, there's some baked particle effects going on here and there. Cutscenes are nicely animated and they do a good job of mixing CG with realtime stuff. One thing you'll definitely notice is that everyone is really polite, other players are healing and cheering everyone else on and so far the game has a chilled and friendly atmosphere. I'm digging it, is anyone else playing?
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Best Buy has DQ9 and DQM: Joker 2 for  each during their "gaming blowout sale", starting today.Shipping not available for either one currently, though. You'd have to buy in-store or arrange for store pickup.
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How's Joker 2? Played the first one which seemed alright but online play was useless because most fights I found were against creatures with impossible stats.
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Evil Fluffy posted:How's Joker 2? Played the first one which seemed alright but online play was useless because most fights I found were against creatures with impossible stats. Honestly, the matchmaking in Joker 2 is pretty badly balanced. My lower-tier teams got matched up way too often with other teams of top-ranked monsters with stats grinded to max. Word is that Terry's Wonderland 3DS suffers from the same problem.
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Just so everyone knows, DQX's import issue was cracked. So you can play it in the US now.
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Mister Roboto posted:Just so everyone knows, DQX's import issue was cracked. So you can play it in the US now. Wait... does that mean I can buy the Japanese version and play it on my US Wii? Hey, Gloam, how do the slimes look? Have you found any friendly slimes that talk?
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Mister Roboto posted:Just so everyone knows, DQX's import issue was cracked. So you can play it in the US now. How? Did they open up their JP servers to IPs out of Japan? If that's the case, I can finally open that shiny new package that's been sitting there the past ten days.
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