Dragon Quest is easily the more influential series and the overall better one but Final Fantasy has definitely made some strides of it's own and has some really enjoyable games especially 6 and 7 but unfortunately I feel like the series just isn't what it used to be after Sakaguchi left.
@Bone-Idol-Ink I have played every Dragon Quest game and even learned Japanese for all the exclusives. Toriyama's contributions to the series is massive but I and everyone in Japan agree it's Yuji Horii's series. Especially recently with Dragon Quest XI for example he doesn't do all that much anymore. He designs the main cast based on Yuji Horii's parameters and if Toriyama's doesn't make what Yuji Horii wants, then he will have to do it again. Everything goes through Yuji Horii and what more Toriyama's doesn't even work in-person with the team like Horii and Sugiyama. Yuji Horii sends a emails of what he wants in till he gets everything the way he wants. I don't mean to be rude or anything, I just think that give credit where credit is due and Yuji Horii is the one who decides everything he decides what the characters will be like, what the world will be like. I still think Toriyama's contribution are massive especially early on. but it was Toriyama himself who said he doesn't like to design for DQ anymore and if he knew that this was going to be a long commitment he wouldn't of done it at all. Sorry if I rambled but I might be the biggest DQ fan in the west and I know what I'm talking about, I've read all the interviews, Played all the games and even met Horii and Sugiyama. Again I don't mean offence to you or anyone else but this is what I believe as well as everyone I've ever communicated with who said anything about this subject or anything relating too.
Obviously I'm going to play this one given the fact I've played of entry in the series. I really hope to see another Monsters game soon though.
@Bone-Idol-Ink I think calling it the world of Akira Toriyama's is misleading given the fact he only does character and monster designs and he doesn't even do most of that anymore. I would say it's more Yuji Horii and even Koichi Sugiyama was closer related to the development of the games.
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Dragon Quest is easily the more influential series and the overall better one but Final Fantasy has definitely made some strides of it's own and has some really enjoyable games especially 6 and 7 but unfortunately I feel like the series just isn't what it used to be after Sakaguchi left.
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Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Dragon Quest Treasures
@Bone-Idol-Ink I have played every Dragon Quest game and even learned Japanese for all the exclusives. Toriyama's contributions to the series is massive but I and everyone in Japan agree it's Yuji Horii's series. Especially recently with Dragon Quest XI for example he doesn't do all that much anymore. He designs the main cast based on Yuji Horii's parameters and if Toriyama's doesn't make what Yuji Horii wants, then he will have to do it again. Everything goes through Yuji Horii and what more Toriyama's doesn't even work in-person with the team like Horii and Sugiyama. Yuji Horii sends a emails of what he wants in till he gets everything the way he wants. I don't mean to be rude or anything, I just think that give credit where credit is due and Yuji Horii is the one who decides everything he decides what the characters will be like, what the world will be like. I still think Toriyama's contribution are massive especially early on. but it was Toriyama himself who said he doesn't like to design for DQ anymore and if he knew that this was going to be a long commitment he wouldn't of done it at all. Sorry if I rambled but I might be the biggest DQ fan in the west and I know what I'm talking about, I've read all the interviews, Played all the games and even met Horii and Sugiyama. Again I don't mean offence to you or anyone else but this is what I believe as well as everyone I've ever communicated with who said anything about this subject or anything relating too.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Dragon Quest Treasures
Obviously I'm going to play this one given the fact I've played of entry in the series. I really hope to see another Monsters game soon though.
@Bone-Idol-Ink I think calling it the world of Akira Toriyama's is misleading given the fact he only does character and monster designs and he doesn't even do most of that anymore. I would say it's more Yuji Horii and even Koichi Sugiyama was closer related to the development of the games.