Dragon Quest X Wii Lands in Japan on 2nd August

Looking forward to this, didn't expect it quite so soon either - it'll be interesting to see how online and offline play works, too.

@Cipher

There is no offline play. You can only play offline up to a certan point and then the game is online only.

I want to try these games just cause I've come to know some of these characters through Fortune Street and Mario Sports Mix. Kind of makes me interested to see what their series is about.

In that case I am passing on this one, I'm not paying a monthly fee...

The Wii U seems much more suited for an MMO. I doubt the Wii version will ever come to the U.S. or Europe anyway. But I could be wrong.

I never thought I would see the day when I'd have to pay a monthly fee to enjoy a Dragon Quest title. I find it very sad, since I've been loyal to the series for a long time, but there's no way I'm going to pay for a subscription.

@Sony_70 I know there won't be an offline mode, but it's still unclear to me if there will be an online single player mode. It would be nice to know if Square will have the decency to include this to the fans that are not in to MMORPGs.

oh nooooo....
i knew it would happen one day, i feared it.
this will be the first dragonquest i will never play
i dont own a wii and dont plan to at all. and its a mmo, and it doesnt suit my gaming philosophy. no mmo, mmo is doo . mmo is a life eater. mmo is satan.

I'm definitely interested. The world and character designs are simply gorgeous (but what else would you expect from Toriyama?) and I can't wait to see more. Still holding out for Wii U info, though. That's the version I'll be picking up.

There is absolutely no offline mode. The tutorial is played offline and that's it. I'm really surprised by that, considering the amount of backlash, I really expected them to massively delay the game and go back to rework it.

Charging people to play a Guild Wars 1 style MMO just isn't going to fly (especially with games like GW2 coming out), so it'll be interesting to see how they handle it when it's eventually released over here. I've loved every entry in the series, but I'm not prepared to pay monthly for this one.

I wonder when it will be released outside of Japan.

Really? It's the dawn of the freemium gaming era and they decide to charge ¥1000 a month to play? That's a little backwards, but definetly not surprising coming from Square.
Just hope that if they bring it to the rest of the world they do what Capcom did with Monster Hunter Tri and NOT charge us.

@fchinaski

There will be Online Single player. You can Purchase guys from the pub like you can in IX. you can also hire your friends charters when their offline.

@AcidFox

Dude Its Dragon Quest in Japan. Dragon Quest is one of the three franchises that can get away with the this in Japan,. (The other two being Pokemon and Monster Hunter)

Guess I'm not getting it if they release it here. I'm not ready to pay to play a game that I can't play by myself.

@mumof2kids82

You can still play by your self.

The biggest issue is you can't play as a human.

@Sony_70 Interesting, but I can't find any official word about this, or if the single player mode will also require a subscription. Anyway, thanks for the info.

@Sony_70 Man, playing as a human is boring. You play as a human every day! I'm leaning towards Ogre, which is odd for me because I usually don't like big hulking characters.

@fchinaski You still have to play online, but you can recruit Bots to help you instead of players: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/05/everything-square-enix-revealed-about-dragon-quest-x-so-far/

@Mickeymac Thanks for the link Mickeymac, lots of good info in there.

@SpaceKappa

i'm a pretty boring person in that regard. lol . I usually play a human Warrior/Monk/Assassin.

Eh I guess i'll play the Blue fish people.

http://www.dqx.jp/promotion/02_fl_hd.php

New Trailer
looks good

this game must be huge if it is two discs, considering they got ALL THREE Metroid Prime games, in their entirety, on one Wii disc.

Thanks for the video link. I did watch the first half thinking it was a DS game though. Are people really going to pay a monthly fee for a game that looks like that? It's more kiddie than Free Realms, well w/ the exception of the woman with the really big bouncy blue... uh, sword.
And honestly, I don't think it looks like a multplayer game, it's a standard storyline JRPG that forces you to pay to play w/ other characters, either bots or real people. Guess I'm not the target audience.

@rjejr Are you not familiar with this series at all? The art style is that of Akira Toriyama's, of Dragon Ball fame.

This game has me incredibly conflicted. Dragon Quest is my favorite gaming franchise, and I've never been disappointed with any installment. At the same time, I've never gotten into an MMO for the sole fear that eventually, the game is going to die and the server will go down, and all of those hours of work will be forever gone. And I usually don't like to pour too much time into one game due to the sheer number of games on my backlog that still need to be completed. But I'll probably end up getting it and paying for several months to please my DQ obsession.

@rjejr It's meant to be a lighthearted game, just like the rest of the DQ games, so I see no problem with a more colorful, even whimsical art style. And for the record, there are millions of people who pay a monthly fee for this: http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/news/04/30/wow/wow_screen001.jpg

@Mickeymac WoW is a massive, persistent online world that gets new content added regularly. DQX functions much like Guild Wars 1, you meet up with people in a town, form parties then go out and complete missions in instanced areas. By strict definition, it's not an MMORPG and shouldn't have a monthly fee.

They're charging one, simply because they know people will pay it. It's exactly the same as what happens with Monster Hunter in Japan.

@Highwinter Try following the conversation, dude. rjejr's saying people wouldn't pay money for a game with that kind of graphics, yet here's a game that's similarly colorful, yet dated, that people are more than willing to pay money for, and have paid money for for years.

Monthly subscriptions...well, itll be interesting to see if that works.
Personally, I hate them and won't buy this. Interesting that it requires so many GBs to play too.
Do you have to buy new boots for this game as well?

If each disc is dual layer, then this game must be HUGE!

Looking forward to this. Been a while since I've had to pay a subscription to play, but if any game can make me do that, it is Dragon Quest. Just need to know about the Wii Version since I'll probably get that as it will be cross-play compatible with the Wii version.

squarenix is destroying itself.

I'm interested, as long as I don't have to pay a monthly fee.

Can I play offline for free?

Dragon Quest as 2 discs with a mandatory 16 GB flash drive for additional content! This could be the biggest quest ever! Too bad I have no intention of buying it if I have to pay to play...

As far a I know, Monster Hunter G and Tri had Monthly Fee in Japan around 90 Days for 2000 Wii Points, then Capcom release MH Tri online free in Europe and America. In Japan people is willing to pay for online games, they have the money and server infrastructure especially created for their country...

@AcidFox

i hope also maybe it's becuase japan is more local play and thats why or something else dunno

I hate the way they are taking such a great series down this path. Oh well I may look into the Wii U version.

@Strongo9

Online is only for the first few hours then its online only.

WIsh there was no monthly fee. I feel like Square is using an Enix IP to test out a new gaming model before tampering with their precious FF series. Dragon Quest is equally legendary, screw them for tampering with the traditional formula. MMO must die.

Dear Square Enix; can I have some money? I'm pretty sure you're going to make a disgusting amount of money off of this game in Japan because Japanese people are suckers for Dragon Quest, and thanks to your monthly fees. Thank you in advance for all the free money.

Then again... every Japanese person I know who owns a Wii either doesn't know how to connect to the internet, doesn't even know that you CAN connect it to the internet, or just plain doesn't have internet. Japan is kind of weird like that.

... A multi-disc MMO? O_o

@TimboBaggins

You do realize there have been two final Fantasy MMOS and dragon quest has a stinger brand in Japan then ff.

I'm really sad to see this is pay for play. I'm so not a fan of MMO's but I'd give a DQ ones a shot at least. Where's the next DQ game for the 3DS?

=.=; I don't think there has ever been a two disked Wii game dude...