What Do You Want To See From The Dragon Quest Series In The Future? Square Enix Wants To Know

I want the monster feature back. I like having them on my team. I think that's all I really liked about the series tbh. Might explain why I didn't find the last entry as fun.

I just want a less generic story, that feels actually interesting, and isn't just the paint by numbers "Defeat the bad evil man who will cast the world into darkness, and collect the treasures of the elements."... Also, I hope the next game gets rid of Midi music, and actually has better composition.

I'd love modern remasters of most of these games on home consoles. Nothing elaborate, but the hoops you have to jump through to play all of the games in this series are slightly insane.

And a next-gen Dragon Quest that's not promoting itself as being edgy and "adult," because I am so worried about S-E compromising the identity of that series in an attempt to appeal to Westerners with XII.

I want DQ Heroes 1 + 2 localized

Remaster the whole Dragon Quest Monsters Joker trilogy for Switch and PC please.

Dragon Quest X western release. I'd even be satisfied with the recently announced offline version. Please, Square.

A game without Sugiyama. Political beliefs aside, XI’s soundtrack is just plain pants. Let a new composer take over.

@Thoughts They’re from Brazil. I’d assume they meant localised into Brazilian Portuguese.

@Thoughts @nessisonett yeah, I'm Brazilian, but I meant to say at least english. I didn't know it's in English in the Japanese eShop.

This survey has a weird way of categorizing other RPG series

So they use action RPG as one genre preference in one of the questions (citing Horizon Zero Dawn and NiER Automata as examples), JRPGs (citing Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Persona), and then stuff like Elder Scrolls V are just called "RPGs", not even western

Apparently they also claim GTAV is an open world RPG as well despite no semblance of an RPG progression system

Keep the traditional turn-based RPG gameplay what made the Dragon Quest series special to RPG gamers.

@TheFrenchiestFry GTA Online to be fair is probably an RPG due to the progression systems. Sort of. If you squint hard enough. Categorising RPGs though is a minefield.

I wouldn't mind something that draws from multiple angles: an expansive main quest, a Builders-inspired home base-building feature that let's you add and customize defenses, a recruitable army (which could include monsters) in the vein of Suikoden, larger-scale tactical maps like those in FF Tactics or Shining Force, and visuals utilizing the Octopath Traveler/Project Triangle Strategy engine.

I imagine such a game would keep players occupied for a LONG time.

At the end I busted asked them “please, please...stick with turn-based battles”.

@nessisonett I agree with you. The Dragon Quest OST's aren't great all all, even if they get rid of the Midi music. The composer is awful and just needs to go honestly.

Ohh, I want a dark, grim apocalyptic setting with lots of blood, trench coats, long bangs, piercings, tattoos, and serious dramatic pauses in brooding dialog.

Actually I don't but that's what squeenix executives think I want!

Or they could just go all out on bunny girls and puff puff

I said I want them to stick with turn-based combat, bring back a job system with a similar level of depth to DQVII's (three tiers of vocations plus the monster ones, it was an insane level of customization that I loved seeing), and to focus on simultaneous worldwide releases for all major consoles and PC. I think that latter in particular will be extremely important in helping the series grow in the West.

Come to think of it, I should have added that I want to see DQX Offline get localized as well...

I made sure to address my concern that SE seems to be looking to "westernize" their games. I don't want to play an action RPG set in a game of thrones looking environment. Build up, inovate and continue to improve on the turn based formula. I know it's an incredibly old system for making games but they can't be out of ideas yet...not if it means they'll go all explosions and action. Don't lose the soul of DQ.

Though to be fair, I wouldn't say no to another builders...as long as it's a side project.

I want a BALANCED HD remake of Dragon Quest I and II, in a similar vein that they are doing with III.

I always love giving my opinion, and I really love the dragon quest series...

I just have absolutely no belief whatsoever that square enix is going to listen to somebody outside of Japan, especially when it concerns the dragon quest series, when they ritualistically ignore the outside world. Even more so, their ridiculous expectations of profit always makes them say that any dragon quest localized is a profit failure. This is the only traditional RPG that has stuck to its guns over the last 35 years and square enix is already pushing to change it into an action RPG like they did final fantasy.

There is absolutely no reason for me to believe they will ever consider what I want. Because after all, old guys over in Japan knows exactly what the consumers in North America want to purchase.

I want to see Dragon Quest stay Dragon Quest.
It's a series that has never really changed its core formula (Spin offs not withstanding).

Where Final Fantasy for instance is barely recognizable anymore (and mind you, that's not necessarily bad) Dragon Quest always remained Dragon Quest.
And every now and then, i like to see something familiar and almost nostalgic ^^

All I really asked for was a Dragon Quest IX remake. Since by announcing Dragon Quest X Offline means the skipped over IX.

I took the survey and let them know that I still desperately want a localization for Terry's Wonderland 3D and Iru & Luca's Marvellous Mysterious Key 3D - doesn't have to be on 3DS, mind you, but a modern remake of the original two DQM games on Switch or something would be Day 1 purchases for me and I'm still furious they didn't localise them when 3DS was in its heyday.

I told them that I love the series and don't want them to change it too heavily.

Oh good, I can ask them to tone down the outdated fan service in the mainline games.

Dragon Quest 11 is the only one I've played, but I absolutely adored it. Told them I want them to port the old ones to Switch because I would love to experience all the ones I missed out on--particularly 8, which seems to be the fan-favorite.

I also told them I don't mind that the next game will be more dark and gritty--Twilight Princess is one of my favorite Zelda games--but the phrasing "Dragon Quest for adults" scares me. I'm a little like @Anti-Matter in that I don't play Mature games lol, so I don't want there to be more language and sex. I can forgive the occasional "puff-puff" joke, but let's leave it at that, please.

@TheFrenchiestFry

Yea, it was weird. And no choice of my current favorite genres: pinball and STGs

@TheFrenchiestFry The survey was just weird in general. Asking who lives with me in my household? I was half expecting to see "mother's maiden name" and "social security number" on there, because the first five questions just kept ramping up in terms of personal info. Was about to back out of the survey until I went to question 6, where they finally started asking me about Dragon Quest, lol.

@Deliesh Like what? I've only played 11, so I have no frame of reference.

Hmm...how about simultaneous releases worldwide? Honestly, I find it hard to believe that some developers are still taking an absurdly longer period of time localizing a game, ESPECIALLY if it only involves simple translations rather than actual alterations.

@Not_Soos I was mainly thinking of the recurring "puff puff" thing and the girls in the bunny suits.

@ecco6t9 Dragon Quest IX doesn't need a remake, just an HD remastered is fine. If anything Dragon Quest VIII & IX are what the DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV, V, & VI should had look like, instead Square choose to remake them in the style of Dragon Quest VII which is okay but by that point the first person battle sequences just feels a bit outdated especially if you play them after Dragon Quest VIII & IX.

Better music. Some tracks are good but most are just obnoxious, bombastic and totally out of step with the mood of the story events.

Puff puff is just a running gag. Play DQ8 to find out what's actually happening during a puff puff. I don't want to spoil it for you because it's THAT funny but yeah... it's not what everyone thinks it is so relax.

@Deliesh Oh, okay. I know fan service can mean sex appeal, but since you used the word "outdated," that had me thinking in lines of nostalgic throwbacks. Like how people say modern Sonic games re-use Green Hill Zone too much. That's what I thought you meant by outdated fan service, lol.

Rocket slimeeee!
Also I should have said I wanted the 3ds monsters remakes...

I’d love crossplay between systems tbh. I like to have my favorite series on playstation and Switch. Would be awesome if I can just transfer the save file over and continue playing on the other device.

Put Geno in it!

"Puff Puff" is acutally a Toriyama thing, I guess. It was mentioned a lot of times in Dragonball, too

I just want Dragon Quest XII to be an evolution of XI, and not something completely different... I'm afraid, I must say. As a Final Fantasy fan, I can't help it.

I want a customizable main character. I want to be able to choose the gender, hair styles, skin color, everything.
I'm sick of playing with a predefined character. For how I see it, I paid for the game and therefore I must be free to use my own avatar of choice in the game.

@Cesco I have exactly the opposite. I hope it doesn't have avatars but instead properly designed characters, with, you know, character and personality. To be fair, the silent heroes of past DQ games aren't the most interesting to begin with, but avatars are generally bland and don't fit very well in story-intensive games.

They need to port Dragon Quest on the eshop and Steam like they are doing with Final Fantasy right now.

However, I don't necessary agree with a pixel remaster with all versions.

1 and 2- Pixel Remaster
3- Remake
4, 5, 6, 7- Remake
8 - HD
9- HD
Keep 10 and 11 the same

I'm almost done with 7, very excited to try out 8!

@Sirloto Not at all! The Pixel Remaster versions aer so bad that I just cannot even play them anymore. Square Enix has degraded the original difficulty to easy mode, made various controversial "improvements" making those games much easier than the originals ....garbage

Ambition, like the old games had.

@BlackenedHalo I've played three versions of FF1 multiple times. They're all easy.

Less linear paths.

@BlackenedHalo Sorry to hear that.

I'd like to see all Dragon Quests in one place, however.

As long as it makes it to Switch I’ll be happy. Do what ever you want Enix.

Builders 3! Bigger worlds and buildable vehicles like Terra Tech or Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. I do get the feeling they will make their own version Breath of the Wild but Dragon Quest. That would be great.

I made sure to let them know I wanted turn-based gameplay and Switch and Xbox versions of all future games. The only game I have played in the series is 11S, but I enjoyed the game and would like to see more games like it.

I want it to be Turn Based and DQ9 random encounter system. The fixed monster positions in 11 are boring. All the rest I trust the developers bringing great new mechanics into the series and a delightful experience overall.

Oh and HD-2D remakes of 1-6 would be a treat

Just translate Dragon Quest X Offline into English!

I would like to see other protagonists or antagonists in the style of different manga creations. For instance, a villain that looks like Dio. I think the style change might spice things up a bit.

Maybe a quicker battle system. Other than that, nothing because I love the storybook feel of the series.

At least if square wont make a real dragon quest, Sega now will.

I want it to be as XI :>

Dragon Quest X in English.
@Cesco Dragon Quest IX =)

A different composer.
And please no "adult" theme, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Nothing. DQ is a classic series that is good as it is.

It can be improved in some slight QoL areas but the charm of the series is that it has a classic old-school easy to learn hard to master gameplay and stories that feel like classic tales and legends instead of weird anime sci-fi stuff like many others ouy there.

Not every series needs to change. They can improve of course.

@GoldenSunRM Koichi Sugiyama is the music and sound of DQ. They will have to change him once he passes away but until then there's no reason to change him.

@DK-Fan I personally dislike every single soundtrack of every single Dragon Quest.

I'm a huge fan of the series, but I never could get into the music. It really sounds like generic MIDI music you would hear in an editor like RPG MAKER or something, as soulless as music can be.

The worst part of the soundtracks is when you're playing a 100+ hours game and you hear the same 5 tunes always whenever you go.

And most of the time it even ruins the atmosphere of the game.
Like, who thought that using the happy and adventurous overworld theme of DQ11 was fitting for the second part of the story?
It's totally off.

Dragon Quest 10 UK release!

More Dragon Quest Builder games!!