>>11350326
its a very easy and linear grind, sure
just don't play the shitty mobile versions

It's a Japanese boomer thing

>>11350326
if you want to play it you should play it. If you dont want to play it dont play it

>>11350326
definitely. it is insanely simple but thats the fun of it. Everything is so cute and streamlined it makes the long grinds worth it. Its such a perfect game to unwind to. Listen to your favorite album or a youtube video or some shit while you grind. It's so comfy. Dragon Quest I is literally the game that got me to like "typical" JRPGs after only ever playing quirky paper mario type games for the longest time. The EXP yield makes levelling up incredibly satisfying, accomplishing any major task in this game feels like hard work in a good way, and is so rewarding to complete.

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It's my favorite Dragon Quest game, so of course my answer is yes1 2. But the yes has two footnotes attached to it.

1. Some of the puzzles are unintuitive. They aren't unfair, but they are unintuitive. I think an experienced RPG player should be able to get to the end without needing a guide, but I also don't think there's any shame in using one of you feel completely, hopelessly lost.

2. None of the versions are terrible, but none of them are great either. If you want the complete experience, you'll want to go with the NES version. If you don't care about total historical accuracy and just want a relaxing, fun RPG, you'll want either the SNES or GBC versions. But the official English versions have a number of translation differences, and (in my personal experience) some of the unofficial versions have horrible, horrible bugs. There are even more version differences beyond this, but those factors are the major concerns.
Ultimately, I think it will be a worthwhile experience no matter what version you go with, but I can't really recommend you a single ideal version. It really depends on what you're looking for out of the game, your feelings about translation accuracy, your level of Japanese knowledge, etc...

If you're interested, 100% go for it. It is short, but don't expect a stroll. Expect a hike.
It's worth playing to appreciate as a part of gaming history, and it's worth playing because it's fun too. But you need the right mindset.

>>11350326
it's incredibly primitive but there's an appeal to it

>>11350517
>It's my favorite Dragon Quest game
you cant have this opinion

It does have dragons in it, so if you have a dragon phobia then don't play it. Otherwise yes

>>11350326
OP, play the fan translated original trilogy remakes for the SNES, not the modern audienced slop square is churning out these days.
https://thatparkplace.com/dragon-quest-creator-yuji-horii-maligned-as-nazi-and-chud-for-questioning-gender-ideology-being-required-for-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake/

>>11350824
not a single person in this thread has suggested anything but playing old versions of the games except you, grievance-thirsting culture warrior; also, news articles based on obscure online conversations among tiny, marginal groups of Twitterers and Redditors are extremely bad and should never be linked for any reason, except as an example of extremely low-quality journalism where such is relevant (i.e., not here)

>>11350371
I am a Caucasian zoomer and I played dragon warrior last year... twice. never before. Great game.

I think what really does it for me is the music.

>>11350326
Yes, it's great!

>>11350852
Exactly this. Don't listen to anyone except your eyes. Look at the images for confirmation the remakes are DEI, body type A and B type of useless disgusting trannyniggershit

>>11350326
I literally finished it (GBC version) for the first time last night. I enjoyed it but I was acutely aware that I was playing the original JRPG. It is extremely basic. But that made it a comfy experience IMO.

Don't believe people and HLTB, the original version of this game is actually not THAT short, it's like 15 hours long, 12 hours of which is grinding, just grinding. It's nice if you want to experience a part of vidya history or just how DQ started, otherwise don't bother

>>11350326
Should be mandatory for anyone interested in jrpgs

>>11350326
Aside from 8 and 11, the first one is the only one I haven't dropped out of boredom a few hours in. It's very dated though

>>11350326
It's the only one I played. Well I did play 2 on mobile for a bit which was actually fun but I found myself early on wanting to save state cheat to get an item and dropped it.

Anyway it was pretty cool but even with the 2xp/gold grinding was still sloggin than a mo

>>11350326
It's kind of like meditating - you're doing nothing, and yet there's a strange calmness to it.

>>11353104
Aside from 7, 8 and 11 are the longest games in the series and it isn't even close. Really weird that you finished those but dropped the rest. I mean, at least 3 and 5 are great and are like three times shorter and 8 and 11. Maybe give them another chance?

>>11353589
1 should be required playing for anyone who enjoys RPGs. It's foundational to the genre, short, surprisingly unique in that you have a single player character, and I enjoyed being able to drag the princess around the last half of the game with me when you were supposed to take her back home. Really nice touch in the SNES remake

I'm sure I'll catch shit for this, but as bad as I found 2 (got to about an hour before the end and was filtered by sheer boredom. I don't know what it was but I suddenly had zero urge to continue and regretted the day I'd wasted playing it), 3 was infinitely worse because your party has absolutely zero personality or connection to the world at large. The customizability was cool in theory, but in practice just draws more attention to how soulless your blank slate user created party actually is.

4 was a bit better than 2 and has my favorite villain in the series. I may come back to this one eventually.

I haven't tried 5 or 6 yet, though I've heard 5 is the quintessential DQ experience and it's in my backlog, but I want to give 6 a shot first as I've heard it is a prequel to 5.

The protagonist of 7 just bugs me too much to play as for 200 hours. His homie Keith is cool but I hate playing as little kids and the game is grindy as shit. Dropped at ~8 hours in

8 was great. Maybe the best JRPG on the PS2.

9 has the same problem 3 does: soulless player character syndrome

10 is not available in English, I don't play mmoslop, and I especially don't play anthroshit (you are isekaied and reincarnated as one of 4 cringe furry races). I have not played it, but everything about it is the antithesis of what I enjoy about rpgs

11 is the best in the series, best JRPG on the PS4, and one of my personal favorite RPGs of all time

>>11354241
zoomer

>>11350521
He's cut through the mustard at least.

>>11354241
> The customizability was cool in theory, but in practice just draws more attention to how soulless your blank slate user created party actually is.
Ah, you'll probably dislike 5 as well then

>>11354241
Shitting on 2 is the norm in the west, it's in the same ballpark as normie meme opinions such as "Final Fantasy 1 is an unplayable broken game and 99%of the spells and equipment don't work". The reality is that it was the blueprint for what jRPGs should and would be and a lot more so than 1 (and DQ clones and what can really qualify as "JRPGs" only started appeared after 2, not after 1).
it's ironical you dismiss it while at the same time complaining about the blank characters in 3. 2 put a lot of effort into making sure each character is equal to each others in terms of backstory, stakes and motivations.

>>11354241
You had me until you got to "slop" and started talking like a nuchan retard.

>>11354327
>normie meme opinions
>Final Fantasy 1 is an unplayable broken game and 99%of the spells and equipment don't work
You are not special for pretending that everything in the original FC/NES versions of this game works

>>11354327
NTA but I dislike FF1 for being a broken mess because of how great DQ2 is in comparison. If I was a little boy in 1987 and played FF1 after DQ1 and 2 if be disappointed.

>>11350326
You can finish it in an afternoon or two if you want. I don't really think it's 'vital' or anything since it's 95% grinding and nothing else but it might be interesting to see the roots of the genre if you haven't before.

Gee I wonder why despite origiinally releasing in 1986, DQ1 didn't come to the North America or Europe until 1989 insteadd of of late 1987-mid 1988.

>>11354483
enlighten us

>>11354483
Because of an IRL cult.

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>>11350521
I think it's the best Dragon Quest story just because of how incredibly simple and pure it is.
You're the hero. You save the princess. You fall in love. You save the world.
It's wonderful. It's so honest, so direct.
I played it for the first time when I was in a bad place in my life and felt totally powerless, and having this little imaginary journey where I was the hero and made all the difference was really inspirational to me.

I also just really love Princess Laura/Gwaelin.
If you look at her on the most cursory, surface level, she's an object whose only role is to be rescued.
But actually, she's really assertive and confident. Within a few minutes of meeting you, she realizes that she's in love with you, and throws herself wholly into that love without any self-doubt. You have to be a really strong person on the inside to be able to do that. It's something I admire about her. She might not be strong, but she's incredibly brave.
Then she essentially takes you as her husband (not the other way around). Famously, or perhaps infamously, not taking no for an answer. From your love is born a new kingdom, which leads to a new lineage of heroes that lasts generations.
This is explicitly presented in DQ2, but also Princess Aleena in DQ4 is a mixture of the traits of the DQ1 Hero and the DQ1 Princess, so at least in my personal headcanon she is their descendant and carries on their legacy.

Another thing I think is really interesting about her is that you don't actually have to rescue her. It's completely optional, and you get a (slightly) different ending if you don't. You, the player, have to choose to rescue her, which gives it an extra layer of meaning, I think.

Because I have such a personal relationship with DQ1, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if most players don't get as much out of it as I do. But at the same time, I can also vouch for it. It's a swell little adventure where you're the hero, with magic unforgettable moments along the way.

>>11354462
Do some people get a kick out of trying to make others feel inadequate by claiming something is beatable in a much shorter time than it is? You can't beat this game in an afternoon no matter what you do.

Glitchless no RNG manipulation world record is six hours.

https://www.speedrun.com/dw1/runs/zp614xxm

>>11355020
They probably played the baby SNES version and genuinely think they beat the game

>>11355423
most people that play jrpgs on this board unabashedly admit to using speedup and xp hacks so they probably thought that was normal.

>>11354978
You're a good poster, I wish more users put this much thought and time into their posts

>>11355464
It's weird how normal it is on this site for people to cheat their way through something just so they can think they're part of a conversation instead of actually putting the work in. People seem to be really concerned with having a number at the end of the day instead of just reaching the end of something organically and having a real opinion of it.

>>11355489
What annoys me is they willingly offer this information instead of just lying about it and saying they beat it legit. It tells me that they aren't ashamed and actually believe they are playing the game correctly and see nothing wrong with it. At least be embarrassed.

>>11350326
Yeah. Be prepared to get RNG'd though. The damage calculation is weird and results in some pretty extreme damage variance. You'll get to a new town, spend an hour walking around the eight tiles surrounding it to farm gold to get the newest equipment, go out and fight a skeleton or werewolf and sometimes they'll do 1 damage but other times they'll do 20 damage when you have 50 HP. By the time you reach the end of the game this is still happening except it's 1 - 50 damage.

>>11355020
Whenever someone asks about the OG Dragon Quest I always warn them>>11351931 I also don't understand why people lie about its length all the time

>>11355492
It isn't just games, it goes for films, TV, anime etc. where they insist on having be delivered to them in chart form and watch it all on 2x speed. There's like no actual rooted interest or discovery, there's just a prevailing attitude of "I got to the end of this, what did I think?". They ask other people this because they didn't actually take the time to absorb anything.

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>>11354978
Based post, anon. I agree, DQ1 is a quaint little adventure and while it's heavily outdated by today's standards there's a lot of charm and personality in that game that it really shows how DQ became a series. I remember playing it back in 2020 and was surprised how short and simple it was because in 6 hours I was able to finish it with ease and only looked up a guide once for the gold medallion in the swamp. I even missed the town on the top left because I just didn't find it and it really wasn't needed for the game.

I still think there are better games in the series but the 1st is still really good for what it is and I rank it higher than 2 and 7 for me. My favourite is 3 entirely because that game felt like going on a grand adventure even 30+ years after it released, opening up the world map and figuring out "oh shit it's meant to be earth" was actually really cool for me.

Here's hoping DQ12 keeps the whimsical nature of the series so far.

Play through it so you know, but use a map + guide, there's nothing gained by wondering aimlessly around the world, and too much dumb bullshit like walking around a swamp that kills you to find the right tile to get the thing.

>>11355492
>>11355540
So you are the bitches that autistically screeched while everyone at school talked about their favourite game cheats. I am not even surprised to find you here.

>>11355020
Or, you know, people beat it years ago and don't autistically remember the exact length just that it's really short.
But hey, I guess that robs you retards of the ability to act smug.

>>11355020
most people emulate grindy games with a speedup function.
if you think about it that way, dq1 is easy/linear enough to pull off in 1 afternoon.
i might replay to test that this weekend.

>>11355580
DQ1 was outdated when it first came out, compared to the games that inspired it's so basic in it's design.

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>>11354241
>9 has the same problem 3 does: soulless player character syndrome
It's funny you say that because I feel the game wanted you to either co-op with your irl friends, or create a party to make up scenarios with. I pretty much did the latter for my playthrough by complete accident and have fond memories of that game because of it.

I basically made myself a side character in the adventure because of how I built my party. I was an Armamentalist which just buffed people and Poppy became the real hero as she was a warrior and the only one who could wield Erdrick's Sword. She was doing like 1000+ damage per turn (2000 if she got a crit off) and just constantly smiling throughout like this was all fun and games. Felt like I was following along instead of being the hero. Bob felt like he didn't want to even be part of this party but was forced to come along and Gladys felt like an older adventurer coming along to be a mentor to us all.

Sounds cucked (and it was) but it was a surprisingly humourous and unique experience to have in a JRPG. To just be...lacking in everyway and just leaving it up to the team to do things while all I did was buff but I have really fun memories of my time with that game.

Pic related was my party in the end.

>>11355683
Your characters' armor fucking blows. Did you even beat the game?

>>11355605
No because there's being a child and being an adult.

>>11355464
>>11355614
memes are real.
>>11355593
the game literally tells you the exact tile where you can find the item. If you actually engaged with the game and talked to npcs then maybe you'd know that.

>>11355989
Yeah, the game was easy as hell and I didn't grind. I just went with the flow and put on whatever for upcoming fights.

>>11355635
Yeah, almost like it was a game designed around two buttons, while the games that inspired it were designed around a whole fucking keyboard.

>>11355635
It's not like its "the first rpg ever made", more like its one of the first to streamline the design to cater to the palette of people who play on consoles. the fact that it was released on cartridge at a time when even Nintendo themselves were putting everything on FDS implies that they wanted to reach as many people as possible. Dragon Quest isn't a historic game because its *the most complex rpg known to man*, its historic because of its smart UI design and simplification of systems that people who play balloon fight can understand and engage with.

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>>11356526
wonderful quote. especially in relation to retro game. thanks anon

>>11356416
>>11356460
At the end of the day it's two different flavours of shit, and at least Dragon Warrior has a great opening with nice music and aesthetic, and you could enjoy it for a little while, unlike cRPGs which are less fun than working on a spreadsheet.

>>11350326
I've attempted to go through it a few times but I've yet to do a full playthrough of it. I hate how the series is localized in the west though so I have to go out of my way to search for some re-translated hack of it everytime I want to play it again

>>11350893
Are we talking Chechnya, Georgia, Dagesan, Ingushetia or Armenia?

>>11350852
Preach it brother.

>>11357503
I am the last Ubykh alive