Dragon Quest vs Final Fantasy: which games are the best?

[Raziya The Seeker]

FF barely has any memorable music, but at least it has some stuff like Battle on the Big Bridge, while I can't remember anything as far as DQ goes.

Pardon? FF7's soundtrack would have a word with you. The whole damn thing is an earworm. FF9's is a close second. And may I introduce you to Dancing Mad?

I get you with DQ's though, it's mostly good background music but not many tracks are memorable. Still, they set the mood well and there are songs that stand out. Not just the omnipresent battle themes either.

 

[Strategist's iconStrategist]

I've only played DQ1 and DQ5 but I'd take FF1 and FF5 over them, respectively. I'm pretty biased though.

 

[nobitakun]

Comparing this is like asking if you like more the color blue or the color green. But I can't help to feel kind of surprised on how lightly people say Dragon Quest VIII is way better than Final Fantasy VIII. I am sorry, but regardless of playing with Son Gohan with a bandana on his head, I find both games excellent. In fact, Final Fantasy VIII has one of the most ingenious combat systems in the saga while Dragon Quest is quite plain, which does not mean that's bad, it's just more classic.

That's why I don't feel I have the right to say one is better than the other, I just like playing Final Fantasy more when I feel it, and the same with Dragon Quest, or any other saga :)

 

[Yousef]

As a DQ fan, I gave FF every chance I could. I think FF7 and FFX are masterpieces, I thought XIII was ok, I thought XV was not good and I’m very meh on 8 and 9. I lost my patience eventually. It didn’t feel like FF offered anything unique compared to DQ or anything that DQ didn’t already do and was doing better. I’m absolutely open to be proven wrong. I have enough investment in FF to stay open minded about it. Strategist’s articles and my best friend’s constant gushing about it also both revitalize my interest in it and I do still own the pixel remasters.

 

[GardeniaSky]

I grew up watching my mom play FFVII on the PC before I even knew what FF was. I was a huge FF fan for years until recently.

Then when the most recent main Dragon Quest came out, I was floored.

I think I'm in the Dragon Quest camp. Final Fantasy feels like it's always trying to hard. At least the latest ones feel that way. Idk how else to explain it.