[DS] Dragon Quest IX Announced For Nintendo DS

Really not something to get excited over, IMO, and that's coming from someone who loves the DS and its games. As mentioned before, I loved what DQVIII did for the series and was looking forward to either more of the same or further refinement of what we saw then.

Well, can't fault them for trying to make money, though. Now they can pump out a DQ every year for a simpler system.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

You guys do know that Level 5 is creating this, right? =|

"Oh waaah it'll never be as good as Level 5's masterpiece DQVIII!!!1"

You might as well just go and smack the guys in the face. =/

If Level 5 announced that Dark Cloud 3 or a Rogue Galaxy sequel was going to be on the PSP, I think you'd see the same reaction. No one wants to be teased with an immersive experience only to have the series on a far more limited platform.

Hopefully this points to DQX being on Wii or any other major console, rather than the series sticking to the DS.

Edit: "same"

Most amazing jew boots

Originally Posted by Kostaki

It is quite a blow to Sony, because the DS is receiving an original title rather than yet another slightly updated port of a game. If they ported over FFT to the PSP with the same level of additions that FFIII got on the DS (content over graphics, obviously) they'd have all kinds of win going for them. But alas, that isn't the case. This is a huge blow to the PSP, and should 10 be announced on the Wii, an even larger blow to the PS3 in Japan. Dragon Quest is bigger than Final Fantasy there, so anything DQ-related announced is serious business.

New FFT without Matsuno will indeed be crap. The port should survive, though.

Where's all this negativity spewing from, if you don't mind me asking? PSP's been dead in Japan for a good while, and it's been floundering everywhere else. This is less "a blow for Sony" and more "SE clamoring for even more money". For reasons already stated, the DS was the logical choice seeing as how the newer consoles haven't established themselves and they could pump out a new DQ every year now (taking advantage of the rabid fans' wallets).

As for FFT, I wouldn't worry. New blood is more often than not, a good thing.

Now, after seeing DQ:Swords screens and reading up on it, it really has me anxious for a Wii DQ.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Kostaki

There is no negativity involved in my post, considering it's basic fact at this point. I'll rephrase what I said in that it's a "deathblow" rather than a normal blow. I already stated in the Ivalice Alliance thread that those games were nothing more than an easy money machine, and that DQIX might be part of that scheme.

No, that's not what I was pointing out when I mentioned that you were being a tad harsh. This is what I'm talking about:

Quote:

New FFT without Matsuno will indeed be crap. The port should survive, though.

FFTA was trash, and nothing Matsuno's done in a long time has been groundbreaking or amazing enough to simply toss out any future Tactics titles.

Quote:

those games were nothing more than an easy money machine, and that DQIX might be part of that scheme.

Eh, let's be honest here: This is the start of SE milking the series, moreso than the Ivalice titles.

Quote:

The chief difference is that DQIX may be Horii and the Enix division sizing up the Nintendo market, as most people who own a DS right now either own or will end up owning a Wii. With the Square side, literally no one expects a Final Fantasy Tactics for the PS3 at this point.

Who knows what they're thinking really.

They're thinking about block long lines, for a product where they only need to put in 1/10th the effort that would've been put into a Wii/PS2/PS3/360 title.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Funny how everyone who says that Square is supporting Nintendo now completely forgot the development of not one but two major FF games for the PS3.

I know Dragon Quest is more popular in Japan, but it can't be THAT much more popular.

AFAIK, it's so popular that the government over there only allows the release of the games on certain days (can't remember which), because otherwise people would skip school or call in sick for work.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Kostaki

I'll agree that FFTA was trash, but then the GBA doesn't give you too much to work with really. Dragon Quest on the other hand was built on synth music and a simplistic formula and has remained popular over the years. The DS may not be a multimedia champion, but it can produce a Dragon Quest good enough to be a main franchise title.

Just because it was built on a simplistic formula doesn't mean it should limit itself to that, as breaking from that has given us something fantastic. Unfortunately, the hardcore fans find this reason enough to berate people who enjoyed a DQ that took full advantage of current hardware and would like to see more epic experiences like it.

Quote:

What I find completely interesting here is that Nintendo made the Wii and basically said "F U GRAPHICS" so the Enix division takes Dragon Quest and says "F U MAIN CONSOLES" and deprives everyone of Dragon Quest IX in HD PROGRESSIVE SUPER 45"+ AWESOME ORCHESTRATED ORGAMSIC TV SUPERPOWER. All the while, Dragon Quest Swords for the Wii slips under everyone's radar even though it looks awesome.

No need for the hyperbole, people simply don't like missing out on what would be an even better gaming experience because the developer decides to gimp the title. Surely you agree that DQIX with the hardware resources of the Wii would likely be a much more realized adventure, than a DS title?

Quote:

Though I'm wondering what exactly you consider "groundbreaking" these days when literally everything has already been done.

Strange that Matsuno deserves to be exalted to the point where anything Ivalice is an instant failure without him, but he's far from amazing. Simply pointing out that your negativity for the new titles is relatively unfounded. This is a bit off topic so I'll drop it.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?