3DS Remake Of Dragon Quest VII Features Visible Encounters

This actually is a very useful feature. I don't mind random encounters mind you, but I always preferred visible encounters. I might actually buy this after all.

Nothing against, nothing in favor. This seems like another perspective, and I'd play it even so =D However, I'll still wait for some more info about it...

I prefer visible encounters, it doesn't matter much to me depends on the game. I liked the way they did that with Dragon Quest 9. I hope this has a US release as well. There are still Dragon Quest fans here and all over the world!.

Can't wait to play this again. Hopefully it will make it outside of Japan.

I thought this would be the case after sering the screenshots. I agree with the above poster that it will make liquid metal slime grinding easier like in DQ IX! I actually like random encounters but both are fine.

I'm a huge DQ fan so really hope this gets a European release.

"Dragon Quest VII was the last in the series to use random encounters"

Wait, what? Dragon Quest VIII had random battles.

I like both systems. A third option, which I would also like, would be the Zelda II approach: Black menacing blobs where you don't quite know which monster you will face.

It seems random encounters have disappeared from the Dragon Quest series. Such a pity.

I find random encounters annoying more than anything else really.
I would still buy it if it did have random encounters though.

I probably would have bought it anyway but I like visible enemies, its hand for when your looking for a particular foe.

I think the blobs @DrKarl mentioned is a nice compromise, Tales of Symphonia and guardian's Crusade both used them and it worked well, they react the same way as the regular ones but come in different sizes based on strength keeping things random but not as annoying as random encounters.

Better then having to runaway from random encounters with Slimes halfway through the game.

Please...I really want that game so much....

Random encounters suck. So this is good.

I prefer visible encounters. Sometimes I just wanna get to where I'm going, and then come back and fight/grind. Playing DQ 9 now.

yup this is great news if you want to grind this makes it up to the player instead of forced grinding. Now lets hope for a fast release to europe and north America

Three Dragon Quest 3DS games and counting out for Japan and not even confirmed for anywhere else. I'm wondering how long this can go on for...

I don't think they can just place visible monsters in a game that didn't originally have them and expect it to turn out well.

As has been said, VIII had random encounters and, if I'm being really nitpicky, so did IX (when you were at sea)! Personally, I don't mind them. I find they let you use your imagination more and appreciate the overworld, rather than visible enemies charging at you (or running away) on sight, accompanied by the "alert" sound effect.

Other than that though, Dragon Quest VII looks absolutely fantastic. It must come to Europe, surely, as it looks too good not to? This is not some obscure title - Dragon Quest VII looks like it could be the best game on the 3DS.

@Geonjaha - I desperately want Rocket Slime 3 to make its way to North America.

A man can only play Rocket Slime (2) so many times.

OHHHHHHHH! I've been waiting for this!

Good because it reminds us of M O T H E R.
... That's my only reason.

@RevolverLink - Agreed. Although I must say any of the three would probably instantly become my favourite 3DS game on release. :/

Shadowing27 - Oh unknowing child. Mother was born of Dragon Quest (despite what the name may have you believe) and shall always be inferior. :3

Were it not for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, this would by far be considered my biggest deal of 2013 thus far. Even as a remake... it matters not, Dragon Quest is so incredibly important to me.

i prefer this way better. whenever I describe random encounters to people I tell them "think of pokemon, but with the tall grass EVERYWHERE"

I think I died a little inside... I HATE non-random. Makes it so everyone and their left shoe get to the end with little effort. Want to level up? Ok, just stand in this spot and wait for a metaly (NOT A METAL SLIME) to walk by. Then kill it for a level. Rinse-and-repeat. I am just so SICK of all the changes that they made. I really want to just hack my PSP and play them all on that instead. And I don't like the idea of hacking...

Reposted from the last news (because it is needed):

"I am half-way happy that this is coming, the fact that I cannot play my PS1 anymore has a factor in that... and halfway ENRAGED that they are remaking Dragon Warrior VII...

Simple enough, this is the last game before Enix merged with Square and started making all the mistakes that they did with DQVIII. They switched all the spells to new names that make little sense. What does "Squelch" do? Why name it that?... Well that is the Japanese version's sound effect for that sound. Truthfully. They changed the spell "Antidote" into "Squelch". Forgive me for hating that. Also, they added the weapon tiers to DQVIII. This meant that a character was limited to only certain spells/abilities. This was edited slightly in DQIX but still relied on weapons equipped and stuff. In this game, you were able to train in a Job and carry all that into the next job.

I really hope that they do not BUTCHER this game further than the spell names. That alone will make me cry... but if it is only that, I would be willing to download if it was only available as such. (Of course if it is a hard/cartridge copy it will be auto )."

And now, I cry even more to mourn the loss of random battles...

Sounds good to me.

Dragon Quest VIII was the last one to have random encounters, and the first by square-enix.

cool, it really doesnt matter to me, i just try to level up as much as i kind

i dont mind. it did well with DQ9, so it should do fine with DQ7. Altought, the random encounter added a lot of stress,pressure and tough moments. it wasnt an easy game at all, some areas are the toughest in the series.

as long as they keep the scenario and text untouched... it was a freaking long game, you can bet it will rule over my 3DS as soon as it launches. this time, i will try to get the Hero job

Please remove this! LOL it's driving me nuts having to see it Heh Heh

I don't think it's an issue, actually I prefer visible encounters. It would be nice a digital version for this one.