@somebread I still enjoyed DQVII (I played the PS1 version btw) but the gameplay loop was repetitive and took a long time before it got to anything more than just small village story's. I did enjoy a lot these small story's but eventually I wanted more than just that and it took about a hundred hours before anything new actually happened. the game also adds to this repetitive nature by reusing assets a lot to extend the game, at one part of the game you even have to redo the same dungeon three times.
I don't think there are any bad Dragon Quest games but VII was the hardest one to stay interested in.
@HeadPirate Dragon Quest 11 is not Dragon Quest 2 with better graphics. the games are completely separate and have very little related to each other and I have no idea where you got that idea from but you must have not played both the games. Dragon Quest 11 actually references Dragon Quest 3 more and calling them the same game is more than a stretch.
I'm a Dragon Quest Mega Fan and I would say most of them or easy to start with but I would usually recommend DQXI or DQVIII and if your more of a classic gamer DQV is an excellent place to start and an absolute classic every gamer should play.
A lot of people are just dismissing DQX and I understand why it's not too appealing to start playing a Japanese MMORPG but DQX is an amazing entry in the series that is definitely worth setting up and playing. It has fan translation mixed with machine translation tools to enjoy one of the greatest story's gaming has to offer as well as menu translation.
The first three games of the series are a trilogy so you should play them in release order or canonical order which would be III>I>II but it's definitely worth playing some of the most influential games ever that pioneered the JRPG genre.
DQIV DQV and DQVI are in a trilogy too but they aren't very connected like the first three are so you don't have to worry about it but I think every gamer should play at least DQV.
DQVI and DQVII are the weakest games in the series and I would not recommend starting with them but they are still good games worth picking up if you enjoyed other games in the series.
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Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
@somebread I still enjoyed DQVII (I played the PS1 version btw) but the gameplay loop was repetitive and took a long time before it got to anything more than just small village story's. I did enjoy a lot these small story's but eventually I wanted more than just that and it took about a hundred hours before anything new actually happened. the game also adds to this repetitive nature by reusing assets a lot to extend the game, at one part of the game you even have to redo the same dungeon three times.
I don't think there are any bad Dragon Quest games but VII was the hardest one to stay interested in.
Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
@HeadPirate Dragon Quest 11 is not Dragon Quest 2 with better graphics. the games are completely separate and have very little related to each other and I have no idea where you got that idea from but you must have not played both the games. Dragon Quest 11 actually references Dragon Quest 3 more and calling them the same game is more than a stretch.
Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
I'm a Dragon Quest Mega Fan and I would say most of them or easy to start with but I would usually recommend DQXI or DQVIII and if your more of a classic gamer DQV is an excellent place to start and an absolute classic every gamer should play.
A lot of people are just dismissing DQX and I understand why it's not too appealing to start playing a Japanese MMORPG but DQX is an amazing entry in the series that is definitely worth setting up and playing. It has fan translation mixed with machine translation tools to enjoy one of the greatest story's gaming has to offer as well as menu translation.
The first three games of the series are a trilogy so you should play them in release order or canonical order which would be III>I>II but it's definitely worth playing some of the most influential games ever that pioneered the JRPG genre.
DQIV DQV and DQVI are in a trilogy too but they aren't very connected like the first three are so you don't have to worry about it but I think every gamer should play at least DQV.
DQVI and DQVII are the weakest games in the series and I would not recommend starting with them but they are still good games worth picking up if you enjoyed other games in the series.