Dragon Quest IX on DS
Series switches platforms.
Dragon Quest IX will be a Nintendo DS title, and is due out sometime in 2007, Square Enix has announced in Japan.
Given the series' massive popularity over there, the company's decision to make the next epic instalment for the diminutive Nintendo handheld is likely to cause a stir. For example, this paragraph, which wouldn't be here otherwise.
Developed by Level-5, who did the last PlayStation 2 title, Dragon Quest VIII, and are also working on PlayStation 3's White Knight Story, the ninth DQ RPG is subtitled "Hoshizora no Mamoribito", which is translated as something like "Defender of the Starry Skies" according to 1UP.
It will be done in 3D, with action-oriented battles and network options that will see up to four players teaming up. Series creator Yuji Horii has reportedly spoken of his desire to make a game that's "a true part of the series" and not simply a spin-off in the vein of other Nintendo DS RPGs based on renowned home-console series.
The game's said to be quite a way along, with a playable demo shown off at the game's unveiling in Japan, while Famitsu has a pair of screenshots demonstrating bright, handsome 3D RPG visuals more akin to the game's recent traditions than the top-down battling typically associated with the two-screen handheld.
Square-Enix's event in Japan also saw the unveiling of card-battler Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road, according to reports.
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screens look great.
Can anybody tell me what RPG I should get for my DS, doesn't matter if it's a Gameboy sp version, just something in colour thats got a good story and a good few hours worth of in game time, and not too hard to get into.
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No epic DQ on PS3 or Wii? :'(
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DS - Children of Mana, Final Fantasy III (3D remake)
SP - The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Mini Capish, Final Fantasy I, II, IV, V and VI...
EDIT: For some reason I completely left off the Fire Emblem games for GBA; which are fantastic imho.
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Golden Sun for a GBA rpg. Excellent gameplay (best use of magic outside of the battle system that I've seen in a console rpg) and decent length, 20 hours at the very least. Second hand copies going for about 12 quid on amazon marketplace.
Any of the FF re-releases are worth it if you haven't already played them as well.
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@Cosmopolitan: If it was on GBC then you can use it on a DS since you can plug GB games into the DS.
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Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 is another option to consider, especially if you are after something in the Tales Of... mould as it features similar side-on realtime battles.
Bit tricky to get a hold of mind. Videogamesplus.com and ravenonline.co.uk seem to be your best bets.
As for the news story..... all I can say is holy cow! I think that's the 'next-gen' war in Japan wrapped up before it even really got started.
Excellent news for us too, as it means we can import the (inevitable) US version with ease, rather than waiting ages for some home console PAL localisation.
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Guess I'm looking forward to Final Fantasy XII instead then.
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Anyway I was really anxious to see next gen Cell Shading from Level 5 but with White Knight Story and no announced Dark Cloud 3 how long do I have to wait?
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And Rogue Galaxy.. I guess I'll be seeing that sometime in.. 2007. Or 2008.
WHY MUST EVERYTHING TAKE SO DAMN LONG TO GET TO SWEDEN?!
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As for RPGs on the DS in general, thank God for backward compatibility with the GBA.
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Fair enough.
Last I heard Rogue Galaxy isn't coming out till summer next year. :'(
In time for the PS3's launch then.
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]http://ko taku.com/gaming/dragon-quest/dr...[/link]
I'm confused. If this is one of the main series of DQ games. Why does it have real time combat? Is it a spin of being announced before the proper version?
/confused
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BTW DQVIII sold 50% more than Final Fantasy in Japan.... and Final Fantasy XII sold something like 2.4 million in one week. O_O
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What a way to piss all over me Square.
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"Oh look the new Dragon Quest... KA-CHING"
That way SE have got money in their pocket without even trying to sell a spin-off.
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Now if only I had a Xbox 360.
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The storyline, voice acting and amount of content and how it all fits together superbly just rapes any other RPG.
I just don't see that being replicated and bettered on the DS, given Level 5 is at the helm I would love to be surprised.
Can't see this beyond FFCC TBH.
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wait, how are they even gonna package that. I'm just frothing all over now. package porn.. mm..
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Maybe this is the first time that the most popular console by a long margin has been a portable one.
It looks quite nice from the screenshots, it looks like it has the same graphical style as the PS2 one.
It's all very well hoping for an epic PS3 DQ game but how long and how much would it cost to make.
It's probably not finacially viable at the current time. You're not going to break even out of sale to 190,000 customers but out of 7 or 8 million you certainly will.
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Also, DUFFMAN - an error appears to have occured; you have asked for recommendations on GBA/DS RPGs, and NO-ONE has said Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga/Partners in Time. That's just wrong; rectify their error by eBaying both games right now.