Finally, DQ12 news at the end of this month
>>738529432Watch it be action RPG like FFVIIRE because Squenix has their head up their asses, making the japanese market reject it and completely killing the franchise.
>>738529432Cautiously optimistic. Hopefully my worst fears don't become true.
>>738530147Square has no say about what Dragon Quest does it's an independent group and Horii has the final say about every aspect.
I wonder if it'll still be more dark or mature or whatever they said previously. Either way, it's the last DQ game that had involvement with Toriyama and Sugiyama, right? It'll be worth getting for that alone, I'm optimistic.
Are people still raging over Sugiyama? And about Toriyama and about Horii (over him cheating on his wife for his childhood love)
It's not dragon quest without toriyama
>>738530389It wasn’t his childhood love, it was an employee working on DQ7. Which is funny because there are multiple scenarios about adultery in that one.
>>738530408Character design for XII was likely finalized years ago, back when Toriyama was still alive.
He did all the art already. One article talked about he had already done the designs already ways back. Sugiyama too with his music.
>>738529432isn't that android 17?
>>738530535It's funny how that story got so distorted. Same with the controversies on Sugiyama. All from the same source too.
>>738530381Very likely the last game Horii directs too, at this rate.
>>738530536Buu saga Toriyama, the only style everyone seems to care about, is easy to replicate in any case. You even have games where you get a character creator for it.Just pick one of the half a dozen archetypes and hair styles, and you have your own "Toriyama designed" character.
>>738530680Sugiyama thing is a bit ridiculous because sure, a westerner or a Korean being mad at him has some logic I suppose. But I don’t understand why anyone would think Square or people in Japan would give a shit when probably 90% of Sugiyama’s generation has the same views.
It is odd cause the majority of the stuff they're bitching about wasn't a secret. Hell the video that kicked it all off was almost a decade old already. Why did they only care once XI came out? Conveniently that's when people whined about the music too.
>>738529432He's announcing DQ XIII?
>>738532660Because the people complaining did not know about DQ before XI.
>>738530320I think this one was going to be "darker" or more "mature". I don't think DQ will let a mainline game go full action but I wouldn't be surprised if it visually went for a really different art style and had music changes
>>738532889Doubt, japan hate changes , im not expecting it darker and mature neither,
>>738530320>Horii has the final say about every aspectHard to believe that with him on camera complaining that they're not allowed to put male and female anymore. He doesn't have the final say on something this small, let alone every aspect.
>>738533252The Type A and B thing is very odd. The Lords of the Fallen CEO commented on this when asked. He said something about it just being added without any real discussion. Of course with a Japanese company that won't fly so it's probably Sony mandating it or maybe Nintendo. Could be neither too as DQX changed Male/Female to Type A and B too. Very odd. Very odd.
>>738529432No more androgynous heroes!
No more ugly artstyle
>>738529432Enix is so assWhy do they keep giving budget to this shit series?
>>738530381I'm sure they've raided their archives for old unused music and designs
