What's the appeal? I like JRPGs but this is so bland
>>738664302Fun story and good people.
You wouldnt get it because you're brown.
>>738664302Sometimes people talk about the Seinfeld effect, as in going back to something that was heavily copied and assuming it was copying something else. Dragon Quest is the JRPG that most others are borrowing from. There's an urban legend that they started coming out on the weekend so schools wouldn't be empty on release day. A medieval fantasy RPG starring a guy with a sword is usually bland because it's probably someone else trying to make their own Dragon Quest.
>>738664475>Fun storyIf you're 6 years old
>>738664763Nah I'm in my 40s I just like fun stories. The characters in this game and the things they do in the story are all fun.
>>738664730I appreciate that Dragon Quest started a lot of the JRPG tropes, but this is the 8th game in the series
>>738664818So I shouldn't expect any depth from it?
>>738664302Note how nobody can give you a answer. There isnt, its just nintendo cultists
>>738664302People always glaze the characters in this game but outside of Yangus and the King the party is incredibly bland, don't get me wrong, I like Jessica and Angelo's desing and initial story arcs but once they join your party they rarely interact with the rest of the party, the characters in XI are much better developed.DQ8 is not a bad game at all but it's overrated, I enjoyed DQ3, 9 and 11 much more.
>>738664821It does deserve to be criticized a bit, but you'd expect a Dragon Quest sequel to be a bit like the previous Dragon Quest games. This one stands out for trying a few things differently. It also looks noticeably newer because they switched from sprites to 3D models.
>>738664302art style and music for mewhole genre is trash btw
>exploring with the boat>exploring with the bird>fucking around with alchemy >monsters arena>talking to your all party members everytime something happens It was unbelievable to me how much stuff there was to do and how big the world was back then obviously everything is better as a child but it's a great game, if you are using any sort of guide do yourself a favour and stop doing it>>738666317>nintendo cultistsit's a ps2 game retard
>>738664821Lil zoom that is the entire point of DQ.While FF kept trying to evolve and reinvent the wheel (to the very sad point we reached with XIII onwards), DQ always tried to stay the same, basic game with a simple yet charming story. I'm not saying you should like it, it's fine if you don't but complaining about DQ being bland is like complaining about water being wet>>738666317DQVIII came out on PS2 first you retarded clown, kill yourself
>>738664302DQ is your basic vanilla RPG, it’s where we started with everything and it’s a comfort zone, no fancy battle systems, no deep narrative you have to dissect, you want all that you have plenty of other RPGs to choose from, but when you want just something simple and fun that you can just settle down with every now and then, that’s when you go to Dragon Quest
>>738664302I appreciate Dragon Quest characters, every entry has an oldman and a monster, it's one of the few JRPGs that can mix both young and old main character when it's usually just teenagers with different outfits and hair color, even the MCs aren't total faggot looking like a cloud or squall, they look rough in the mud type
>>738664302If you don't like it, it might just not be to your taste. But people like it because of, unironically, "soul". It's a simple but well told story. It's things like the Princess having commentary on the plot but only if you take the time to return to the spring that turns her back into a human temporarily. The game doesn't tell you to do that, but if you do you are rewarded with something that deepens the relationship between the two characters.
>>738666317>everything is le nintendiddlers vs snoyboysdo the whole world a favour and fuck off
>>738666747>DQ always tried to stay the sameTo its detriment. I can deal with the shitty recycled music but the series has regressed in some aspects over the years. It's embarrassing that an entry from the 90's is more "modern" than recent games.
>>738664302I don't know. Dragon Quest I and II are more interesting. DQVIII is a lot more on rails with pushing you from one place to the next. The first two games might be linear at first, but then you gain additional information to find new areas in towns you've previously been in. In the second game you end up globe trotting to find the four sigils, which you can find in any order, and have to go city to city to piece together information on how to find the sigils.
>>738664302The "blandness" and familiarity is part of the appeal at this point in the franchise's lifecycle.There's a certain charm in being able to jump to almost any game in the series and instantly intuit various aspects of the game, like what spells do or how monsters behave (it's like seeing old friends).It's JRPG comfort-food. The charm of Toriyama's artstyle and the beauty of Sugiyama's music also play a huge role in this.12 is gonna be interesting whenever it drops because the trio that defined the games is now down to a solo. It's make-or-break for the IP - and if it flops I reckon they're just gonna shelve the idea of doing anything but remakes and spinoffs until the end of time.
>>738664302Ehm, sir, this is a Nintendo board, no one played this game(I did and I love it but I'm speaking for the board)
I started playing IX because people say it's one of the best ds games, but i'm honestly pretty put off by the fact that there're no actual party members that are characters, even though the combat is good. I'm at like the second boss and i kind wanna drop it, should i push through, or just play XI on pc instead?
>>738671116IX sucks ass, you know how every game series has a game fans latch on to (generally the worst game in the series) just to be contrarian and unique? DQIX is one of those games.
>>738664302>this is so blandThat's the point. You play Dragon Quest to have your fill of predictable plot threads, party member cliches, and generic NPCs. It's like plain oatmeal.
Dragon quest was never good, japanese have shit taste, specially japanese kids
>>738664302the whole series is fucking boring, it really is baby's first jrpg
>>738664302I'm pretty sure this is the only JRPG i like aside from Dark Cloud. PS2 era level 5 were good.
They're alright like a pallet cleanser after playing something like SMT. I kinda think the ones with party chats are the only ones worth playing since they have actual characters but that's just me.
>>738671612IX was also the first DQ for a lot of Westerners, particularly Nintendo zoomers who grew up with a DS, which is why people latch onto it
>>738664302I'm not a fan of the series in general, but of the ones I've tried I think 8 was one of the worst. I can usually still understand where people are coming from when they like a game I don't, but I just can't see any redeeming qualities in DQ8.
>>738671116It took me like 5 tries to push through playing 9. I'd say it's worth it. If you are emulating you will never experience what it was like when it released. Very unfortunate cause I wish I did.
>>738664593White people don't like DQ either
>>738671612It's actually 7
>>738673135I am emulating, but on a 2ds, so it feels pretty accurate. But honestly yeah, i believe the game was way better on release. I feel like there are better games on my list than this one i could spend the time on, DQ11 for one.
>>738664302Of DQ8 specifically? Fantastic visuals, OST, and the tension system is fun to play around with and changed up combat a bit. The game suffers a little bit from being a 3D JRPG, meaning slower interactions than the old ones, but it's still a fantastic game. If you're asking the appeal of the series in general, I think it's a combination of solid gameplay (generally quick fights were status aliments are useful for most of the game, sometimes the whole game), charming stories and a fairy tale atmosphere to the whole thing. Even with the games I personally had the least fun playing (5 and 7, and in 7's case I mostly think it's just because it's too easy), I personally still found other redeeming qualities outside of the general dungeon crawl and combat loop the series does a solid job with, mainly the story of those games and characters too. I love other RPGs, both eastern and western, but DQ is something I'm always going to run back to
>>738674883>solid gameplayI really want to know where the hell this meme comes from. DQ is always just barely a step above Pokemon. It's scraping the bottom of the barrel.
>>738674257It's the fact there is no way proper way to experience grottos and to fix the multiplayer. There is a jap save editor that was sorta translated but it doesn't work too well. And to play the multiplayer people had to run multiple instances of the game on one computer and let people play through parsec. But if people want an online DQ they need to try 10.
>>738675090The early games. It's the combination of exploration and combat forcing you to use your tools if you don't grind, although some DQ's, particularly 1 and 2, require some grind. Depending on what version of the game you're playing it's not too bad. I'm curious what other RPGs you'd consider good yourself, btw. For me I've always been a fan of SMT as a whole (though I prefer the older SFC ones on the whole) and Wizardry. I also really like old Falcom ARPGs too.
>>738675386Spamming boomerangs/whips is no different than mashing A in other JRPGs.
>>738674883I like how you are forced to engage with the systems, at the least until you get past the god bird.After that its too much of a stat check, because of how hard it is for Wave of Ice to completely negate tension.
>>738675593As fun as those items can be I too wish they were weaker. I think boomerangs should be less accurate and whips are already kinda weak unless everyone is running them. Regardless, you don't have to play the game that way and personally outside of maybe the hero using boomerangs in some games, I find both generally fall off hard by end game and you end up preferring higher single target damage anyways. >>738675612You won't usually be hitting 50 or 100 tension that late in the game but I found hitting 20 on characters was totally reasonable, which is enough to get a lot of benefit from it still, especially when stacked with Oomph.
It's pretty charming, if not very innovative, in Japanese. The English version butchers pretty much every line of text though.
