Not sure what Square is thinking when releasing Final Fantasy VII Remake so close to this one.
Looks great though !
IrishRage42 on
Was a little put off by the character design and it being a remake but I played the demo and it was excellent. Classic DQ but with some modern touches.
Dukemon102 on
I’m reading that an average playthrough has been reduced from 100 hours to about 40-60 hours depending on how much optional content you decide to do. DQVII always had so much filler and so many unnecessary back and forths, but they have decided to remove a lot of content beyond that. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on how much of a fan of the original you are I guess.
Enrichus on
I enjoyed the demo while playing on the Switch 2 but decided this is more of a Switch 1 game. Got the Switch 1 version pre-loaded and excited to play it on release!
Edit: Oh wow, didn’t expect that reaction. I don’t need Switch 2 improvements for a chibi turn-based JRPG.
SpikeRosered on
The demo convinced me to buy it at release for full price. It is rare that a game gets me to do that.
DoctorJekkyl on
Have not played a DQ since it was Dragon Warrior on NES. Going to give this a go!
Complex_Assistant840 on
I’m a huge Dragon Quest fan but I’m a little skeptical of buying this one. Not for its quality, but for personal reasons. I completed a thorough playthrough of the 3DS remake about 4 years ago, which isn’t a super long time IMO. I really love the art style, but I just don’t see it as being worthwhile for me.
I would, however, happily accept similar remakes of the SNES DQs and, possibly, VIII OR even better – XII. Or another high quality spinoff.
22ndCenturyDB on
Having played the demo, I have to say while I appreciate the streamlining it felt a little over-streamlined? Like the rainbow caves, there were only like 2 crystal puzzles and then the final floor you could just walk over to the green gem instead of figuring out how to navigate your way there. I get making things shorter, but that felt like turning a puzzle dungeon into a straight line.
And while I’m the first to love the different difficulty options I was stunned at how straight-up handheld some of the default features make things. There’s QoL and then there’s “literally remove every piece of friction you can.”
biologicallyconcious on
Horrible character design
EmA8_Entertainment on
I like to buy my games physical and really want this on Switch 2 but do not like game key cards. I wonder how the Switch 1 version will perform on Switch 2 since there isn’t any kind of free or paid upgrade confirmed rn
dadjeans2000 on
I’ve never played a single DQ game
Can I jump into this one and not be lost or confused?
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Not sure what Square is thinking when releasing Final Fantasy VII Remake so close to this one.
Looks great though !
Was a little put off by the character design and it being a remake but I played the demo and it was excellent. Classic DQ but with some modern touches.
I’m reading that an average playthrough has been reduced from 100 hours to about 40-60 hours depending on how much optional content you decide to do. DQVII always had so much filler and so many unnecessary back and forths, but they have decided to remove a lot of content beyond that. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on how much of a fan of the original you are I guess.
I enjoyed the demo while playing on the Switch 2 but decided this is more of a Switch 1 game. Got the Switch 1 version pre-loaded and excited to play it on release!
Edit: Oh wow, didn’t expect that reaction. I don’t need Switch 2 improvements for a chibi turn-based JRPG.
The demo convinced me to buy it at release for full price. It is rare that a game gets me to do that.
Have not played a DQ since it was Dragon Warrior on NES. Going to give this a go!
I’m a huge Dragon Quest fan but I’m a little skeptical of buying this one. Not for its quality, but for personal reasons. I completed a thorough playthrough of the 3DS remake about 4 years ago, which isn’t a super long time IMO. I really love the art style, but I just don’t see it as being worthwhile for me.
I would, however, happily accept similar remakes of the SNES DQs and, possibly, VIII OR even better – XII. Or another high quality spinoff.
Having played the demo, I have to say while I appreciate the streamlining it felt a little over-streamlined? Like the rainbow caves, there were only like 2 crystal puzzles and then the final floor you could just walk over to the green gem instead of figuring out how to navigate your way there. I get making things shorter, but that felt like turning a puzzle dungeon into a straight line.
And while I’m the first to love the different difficulty options I was stunned at how straight-up handheld some of the default features make things. There’s QoL and then there’s “literally remove every piece of friction you can.”
Horrible character design
I like to buy my games physical and really want this on Switch 2 but do not like game key cards. I wonder how the Switch 1 version will perform on Switch 2 since there isn’t any kind of free or paid upgrade confirmed rn
I’ve never played a single DQ game
Can I jump into this one and not be lost or confused?