I'm looking to get into the Dragon Quest games for the DS, but I don't know where to start. Should I go with IV or V? Or should hold out and wait for IV? IX on the other hand looks extremely good and I'll probably end up getting that when it comes out.
Yeah, there's no need to play them in order. IV, V, and VI make up the "Zenithia Trilogy", but its more of a very loose trilogy (some of the background mytholgy and geography is shared, etc), the same way the first three games make up the loose "Erdrick/Alefgard" trilogy.
Ok cool. I've actually been curious where I should start as well. I've been tempted to start with IV since I've started several RPG series with the fourth installment (Final Fantasy IV, Phantasy Star IV, Pokemon Pearl (4th Generation Pokemon), etc.), but DQV just looks more awesomer. If thats even a word.
Dragon Quest V does have the stronger plot, but they're similar enough games that IV is just as enjoyable to play, and if you're not going to pick up both, you may as well just pick up the first one you can find.
Sweet, hopefully it's structured more like the original Monsters, than Joker was.
The set islands were nice enough but that just made it so that there wasn't that much territory to be covered. Having tons of randomly-generated places to explore was much better.
Going back to the ye olde times setting would be much better too.
FYI, IX still hasn't officially been announced for US audiences, but VI has. This, like V, will be the first time our country has gotten to play it outside of fan-translated ROMs.
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Sentinel's of the Starry Sky or something like that has been supposedly trademarked for a US release for 9. I'm getting tired of waiting. I just read news that the game is now a budget title in Japan and has sold over 4 million copies. I'm hoping it comes before 6
I'm looking to get into the Dragon Quest games for the DS, but I don't know where to start. Should I go with IV or V? Or should hold out and wait for IV? IX on the other hand looks extremely good and I'll probably end up getting that when it comes out.
Which one do you think is the best one available?
I'd recommend Dragon Quest IV the most. I mean, it's the only game in the series I find tolerable, so it must be doing something right.
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