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How would you feel if this happened?

Dragon Quest 1-3 came out on switch but it looked like mobile garbage. No clue where that 2.5D HD port of DQ3 is happening

I've been wanting to play a remastered 8 forever. Here's hoping this topic can send vibrations over the internet to get more interest.

I had never played dragon quest prior to XI due to soundtrack, really enjoyed XI then I played 1 on mobile and 2 on switch, waiting for the 2DHD remake of the 3rd, Id like to play them all eventually, ideally 2dhd remakes or just straight up remakes/remasters would be nice

I desperately want DQ8 Definitive Edition ported to the PC. I have it on my 3DS but...I wanna play it in full glory. I wouldn't want a port of the PS2 version since the QOL from the 3DS version is so nice.

Jupiter posted...

I desperately want DQ8 Definitive Edition ported to the PC. I have it on my 3DS but...I wanna play it in full glory. I wouldn't want a port of the PS2 version since the QOL from the 3DS version is so nice.

Yes. The game deserves a remaster with 3ds stuff on PC.

My guess is Square is trying to work out the DQ franchise right now. They're probably thinking of doing the 2.5d HD stuff for all of the older DQ games. 7/8/9 will probably get remasters, maybe even remakes.

Jupiter posted...

I desperately want DQ8 Definitive Edition ported to the PC. I have it on my 3DS but...I wanna play it in full glory. I wouldn't want a port of the PS2 version since the QOL from the 3DS version is so nice.

It's the ultimate "corrupt a wish".

Wish: "I want DQ8 with some nice QOL updates"
Reality: "sure thing but we're going to remove all the awesome music.

A modded 3DS can play 1-9, and 11 in Japanese

Pikachuchupika posted...

How would you feel if this happened?

Pretty sure 1-3 are already there.

4-9 have already been (re)made for ARM archetecture. Switch ports should be easy.

Dragon Quest feels weird to me. mostly because of how many redux/remixed/remade versions there are. like i would've guessed at its base the mobile/DS ports of 4/5/6 would've been the best, but then we have stuff like the SNES/GBC ports of 3 vs the mobile one? heck, all that i've seen of the HD2D remake of III so far seems to try really hard to avoid any elements of later remakes like the thief class, or showing specific classes (mostly since some versions, some classes lacked MP?).

Dragon Quest in a sense, kind of has a mild oversatuation with the ways you could even play the games. they went full-out with the Switch ports the moment XIS was announced. surely something must've been lost between mobile ports. they're in that position where a majority of the older games can be played on mobile devices, but it's a series that has tradition so they can't just say, remove all the games like they did with every final fantasy game (besides the 3D-remakes of 3/4) since that would hit their bottom line (japanese audience) HARD.

weirdly they updated the chrono trigger Steam/Mobile ports. assuming one motivator for Chrono Cross' remaster's update is that i think that game is probably going to get a mobile port and simply didn't touch the game until they had to, by then they may as well roll in any fixes to everyone else. removing a lot of the original content added in the PSP/GBA versions of FF1-6 is kind of bad, even if you do have orchestrated music, 8-directional movement and even a map. still counts as digital destruction. they even sat on a potential Switch release for like over a year+ only to sell a scalped physical release on their own store.

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