radiofloyd Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-27-dragon-quest-12-takes-the-long-running-rpg-series-down-a-darker-path Dragon Quest III remade in the style of Octopath Traveler. Looks lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I was hoping they'd choose that style for some remakes. This wouldn't have been my first choice (that would have been FFVI) but it does look really nice and I never played it, so I will probably check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 While it's cool they found a style that looks like the old games I really don't like the bloom/blur and depth of field to the Octopath games. It's why I stopped playing OT, it wasn't comfortable to look at the environments and they were so blurry they were hard to explore (for me, personally) It seems a bit toned down from that in this however The PC version of OT has a mod which disables the DoF so I could try that maybe (and this if it gets ported to PC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Looks awesome! I can’t wait for this. Might have Octopath finished by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Definitely something to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 This the best announcement all day. I’ve been looking at the original 3 DQ games on Switch for ages but last time I tried to play a NES RPG it was the first Earthbound which fell somewhere between impossibly hard, hyper ugly and not very fun. So I didn’t want to buy the DQ games as they are the same era. This looks like it solves that nicely. I think even after the Octopath treatment the game looks a little flat but ultimately if it’s an accessible way to enjoy a classic Dragon Quest that’s good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I tried Earthbound once on emulator, I just got nothing out of it and abandoned it soon after. I have played one of the NES DQ games.. Certainly more challenging than classic Final Fantasy ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 New trailer. Looks and sounds amazing. I’ve been holding off on buying the original version from the e-shop for ages. Very excited to finally play it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 18, 2024 Author Share Posted June 18, 2024 Yeah, one of the highlights of a great Direct for sure. Also, 2D-HD remakes of 1 and 2 announced as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Yep, still really looking forward to this. Will get the 1+2 release as well. Seems a strange order to do them in but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 In the presentation Horii mentioned that this is technically a prequel and takes place before the other two, so at least chronologically it makes sense. No idea how the gameplay systems evolved between these though and how that's going to feel when playing them in that order. I might have my fill with III anyway though. It looks great but I don't think I want to play more than one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 I hope the music on headphones sounds as good as it does in the trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 7 minutes ago, Maryokutai said: In the presentation Horii mentioned that this is technically a prequel and takes place before the other two, Didn’t know that so makes more sense now. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 I own 3 as part of a collection but it's the one Dragon Quest game (bar 10) that I haven't played, so I'll be getting this. I was a bit disappointed with how it look, and how the characters moved, a bit stiff and not quite as crisp as I was hoping I hope they don't extend it. The best thing about the Dragon Quest games up until about number 6 is that they short, by today's standards. This doesn't need to be lengthened to make it 60-80 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 £189.99! https://gb.store.square-enix-games.com/dragon-quest-iii-hd2d-remake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Absolutely no way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 I honestly can't see how they justify that price. It'd need to come with some Dragon Quest night vision goggles or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Or they’re only making 5000 of them or something. But even still. Just no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Just saw this on Twitter but the first image is from the reveal trailer (2021) and the second image is from the Direct. Looks like they’ve been hard at work. This is top 5 eagerly awaited title this year. Now just need that DQ12 trailer 👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted June 19, 2024 Share Posted June 19, 2024 I prefer the old battle UI but otherwise yeah, this looks really nice now. I wonder if the reason they decided to also make I & II is because XII is still very far away (IIRC they recently replaced the director because it was so far behind schedule). A bit nuts how many JRPGs are coming this year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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