Dragon Quest Megoothread

[Ikagura]

Because timezones, earth's rotation and daylight savings.

That's not what I was saying.

I mean why PC has to wait for one day?

 

[moonbits]

I mean why PC has to wait for one day?

same answer

 

[gastd]

I'm actually overhyped too. From what I've understood the demo will be released a little sooner on console, and 17:00 GMT on Steam. Little less than 24 hours. Oof, can't wait.

Yeah, same.

 

[Nickakyoin]

I'm playing the DQ VII Reimagined demo currently. It feels a little nostalgic, it has been almost 10 years since I've tried DQ VII on 3DS (committing for the beginning 10 hours).

Quick question: is there any kitchen at the Estard's castle? I tried to check but weirdly I couldn't find it. I know I have to do the the food delivery (as some kind of sub quest, I guess).

 

[gastd]

I'm playing the DQ VII Reimagined demo currently. It feels a little nostalgic, it has been almost 10 years since I've tried DQ VII on 3DS (committing for the beginning 10 hours).

Quick question: is there any kitchen at the Estard's castle? I tried to check but weirdly I couldn't find it. I know I have to do the the food delivery (as some kind of sub quest, I guess).

Yeah the game looks awesome. That's how I could imagine the next remakes.

 

[Ikagura]

same answer

No. Please understand, okay?

 

[moonbits]

No. Please understand, okay?

you don't so I won't

 

[Ikagura]

you don't so I won't.

Okay, the Steam Demo came later compared to the NS2, nothing to do with timezones at all since both are in the same.

It's just another case of a developer not caring for PC gaming or just not seeing it as a priority, as simple as that.

 

[Potapota]

How are people feeling about the dq7 remake demo or even about dq7 in general?
I don't often pay full price for games but I'm really tempted to get this one on release.

 

[Nickakyoin]

How are people feeling about the dq7 remake demo or even about dq7 in general?
I don't often pay full price for games but I'm really tempted to get this one on release.

It was mostly a positive experience for sure. The initial part does drag a little, but definitely not as bad as the 3DS (or PS1, I can imagine). Graphically the game looks amazing, and the battles look so snappy and fun to play! I love the influence of DQ XI over here.

Although there are plenty of stuff that made me feel mixed:

• the english dub isn't as good as I thought. Sometimes the delivery sounds very, very low.
• no poison affection post-battles
• no need to resurrect party members since they return alive with 1 HP post-battles. Which means, simply, no coffins at all.
• Churches are just to save (even if auto save is there) and heal one (or two?) statuses
• auto mode battles basically plays everything on your own. What's that all about? I thought it was just to keep attack, not certainly also for heal, pick the best choices and whatever.

This is the easily the most noobified version of DQ VII hands down.

 

[Potapota]

It was mostly a positive experience for sure. The initial part does drag a little, but definitely not as bad as the 3DS (or PS1, I can imagine). Graphically the game looks amazing, and the battles look so snappy and fun to play! I love the influence of DQ XI over here.

Although there are plenty of stuff that made me feel mixed:

• the english dub isn't as good as I thought. Sometimes the delivery sounds very, very low.
• no poison affection post-battles
• no need to resurrect party members since they return alive with 1 HP post-battles. Which means, simply, no coffins at all.
• Churches are just to save (even if auto save is there) and heal one (or two?) statuses
• auto mode battles basically plays everything on your own. What's that all about? I thought it was just to keep attack, not certainly also for heal, pick the best choices and whatever.

This is the easily the most noobified version of DQ VII hands down.

I had a momentary lapse of judgement (that I'm going to blame on me being sick, as an excuse) and preordered the game. I am also glad they took more influence from dq11 for the visuals rather than making it more "hd-2d" like their other remasters for older games. Really not a huge fan of that whole style. The "noobification" I understand being a negative but personally I don't mind it that much since I am pretty much a certified dq11 noob anyway when it comes to these games. It is the only one I've actually completed and really enjoyed. Honestly not sure why I'm so drawn to this one. Maybe I'm just wanting for more dq11.

Also the demo ran pretty well on my steam deck for anyone interested. I'm not expecting the full version to do any worse.

 

[fmsynthetic]

has any human actually ever cared enough about DQ7 to actually finish it

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How are people feeling about the dq7 remake demo or even about dq7 in general?
I don't often pay full price for games but I'm really tempted to get this one on release.

DQ7 is like famously terrible and unplayable and interminable so I don't get the point

 

[Quiggling]

I tried the DQ7 demo, and it looks lovely. It looks like how I imagine a modern port of Blue Dragon would. But jeez... the sheer amount of time I've been wondering about talking to people and doing simple puzzles with ZERO combat. I deleted it and gave up. It looks great, but it's so boring. No wonder my BFF back then warned me off it on PS1.