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@stipey Was just going to mention that. I wish developers would tone down the use of this feature. It's one of the most annoying things when overused.

If you watch it without sound, it kinda looks like Monty Python's Jabberwocky.

State-of-the-art character models!

Talk about a cold shower after the SNES reveal.

I was just waiting for this day. Don't want another console plugged on my TV and Nintendo = handheld for me.

Jesus Christ, remember when the WiiU/3DS eShops had like 3 new games each time?

I can hardly wait to buy them and leave them forever unplayed on my SD card

Well the trailer definitely doesn't sell it

Decided to give Phantasy Star II a whirl against my better judgement and not only it runs like a turd but the ads also didn't go away after the purchase: app simply crashed midway through and now I have $1,99 less in my account and an ad riddled uplayable mess. WAY TO GO SEGA.

Yawn. I bet that in the end they will release the same games that are available in one hundred different ways across a bunch of systems already. Everything that is not damn obvious will continue to only be playable on the original systems or via illegal emulation or legal emulation (actual carts on retro systems such as Retron).

Played it on the DS when it was released on the DSi Ware store, but this looks way better in comparison. Maybe I'll get it when I finally get a Switch, but on the other hand I still have the 3DS version here unplayed... Hm...

@nhSnork I see what you mean, but you're underselling U4. It's not just about crisper picture and cinematics. It's about scope, the size and level of detail of the environments, realistic lighting and climatic effects, physics and intelligent soundscapes that change depending on the environment. None of this could come close to be achieved on the PS3. I'm only saying any argument saying that there isn't "that much of a leap" between the two machines is largely uninformed.

I love Nintendo as much as you guys, but some of you sound downright delusional. DQH is not a heavy game graphically, and they had to make compromises to have it (apparently) running smooth on the Switch. This is worrying, and you know it. Third party support might dwindle down the line because of sheer lack of power. Again.
And to say the PS4 isn't a leap in relation to the PS3 is a pipe dream, sorry. Of course it wouldn't be as striking as the leap from PS2 to PS3, but play Uncharted 4 and we'll talk later.
Again, I love Nintendo, and I have high hopes for the Switch, but let's keep it real at least.

Kind of stuck with the PS2 version and IX for the DS right now, as I've played the whole series chronologically during the last years. As soon as I wrap the original up and finish IX, I'll jump in the 3DS remakes. I'm buying it on the 20th though, to support the series.

@allav866 That's what I'm most curious about: how will they handle the VC collection. It would be wonderfull if it could integrate WiiU, 3DS and New 3DS games in one place.

@Nonno_Umby Apart from that effect, I had the distinct feeling it was laggy, but maybe I'm seeing things.

@Moon Don't want to add to your fears, but LoZ looked laggy when the guy with the dog was playing in the park.

What I'm curious about is the eShop integration. The eShop is so messy right now, with a 3DS eShop, a WiiU eShop, Wii Channel, Virtual Console with games that work non-interchangeably on the WiiU, the 3DS and the New 3DS. I'm just hoping the Switch sorts out this mess and give us a truly intergrated eShop experience.

@Yorumi Exactly! Glad you remembered that!

@Lewieboy124 In a sense, DQVII is as Dragon Quest as a game can get, so if you want to really have a bona fide DQ experience, the DQ VII remake will probably be a great start. Don't get me wrong, though: VIII is an AMAZING game, but also a bit of a departure of the classic DQ style. I consider DQ VII to be the last of the old-school DQs. The good thing is that, with this remake, you get a modern coat of paint as a bonus!

@sonicmeerkat DQ localizations are top-notch from the DS remakes onwards, I wouldn't worry about that.

@Zemus-DJ I'm 35 here and a long time series fan, DQVII, along with DQV, is one of my favorites! Hope you get well soon and enjoy DQ goodness!

@Dakt

Whereas IX had no party interaction, VII has one of the best cast of characters of the series history.

Whereas IX had a barebones, almost lazy, class system (in which you unexplainably dropped to Lv. 1 when switching classes on top of that), VII has one of the most deep and rewarding class systems ever conceived.

Whereas IX had a very thin story and little sense of progression, VII has a huge world to recreate and explore and a story that builds slowly but surely to become one of the most ambitious of the whole series.

So, yeah, you can expect it to be a whole lot better than IX.

I'll bet that SE, being SE, will release this on the West while COMPLETELY IGNORING the pleas for the DQ VII remake.

Funny how some people goes all HE HAS AN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER without even knowing the guy. I know a bunch of collectors who have a very healthy relationship with their hobby and a life out of it to boot, and beign a collector myself I can only say this is a very impressive collection and congratulate the guy for it.

@FragRed Yeah, I've been noticing this as well. In my experience, when a game is generally received with scores that go from 7 to 9, it usually means that you will enjoy it if you like the genre and maybe even personally score it higher. Anyway.

I don't get why people think 8 is a mediocre score. It means the game is very good with minor flaws in the eyes of the reviewer. Many games, movies, books will fall into this category (very good, but not stellar) and still provide solid, enjoyable and great experiences. Nines and tens are for masterpieces/near masterpieces.

For the people saying they could use the original translation, please re-read the article: all DS remakes share the same style of translation that has been used since VIII, updating not only spell names an item names, but aiming to create different types of speech for each character.

As a professional translator, I can assure you that the PS1 translation is unusable. It has to be translated from scratch — simply updating the existing translation would result in a complete mess and it would prove more difficult to update it to the standards of the DS remakes than to re-translate it from scratch. They have to re-translate it not only because of this, but also because certainly the remake also has an updated script in Japanese.

@Peach64 I'm not sure that even 100% of this small amount of people will, frankly. It's easy to say "release it and I'll buy it in a heartbeat" (I'm not talking about anyone in this comment box), but SE have all reasons to be cautions when the DS remakes sold poorly in comparison to IX.

I remember that the SquareEnix blog published a post sometime ago asking fans of the company what would they want to see next on Western shores: the comment box was literally flooded with DQVII localization requests.

Problem is, people are very vocal when it comes to this kind of localization, but this doesn't necessarily reflect on sales numbers. I wouldn't be suprised if even more than half of the people that scream YES, PLEASE won't even buy the game if it happens or buy it later on when it's cheaper (which doesn't help either).

Having said that, I guess this gives us a LITTLE hope at least. I'm currently playing the original version and would gladly play the remake right after it.

It does look interesting, but I don't get overexcited with pixel art/retro feel by itself any longer. From what is shown, it can still be a pretty generic "homage" to the platformers/metroidvanias of yore. The kind of thing that when, say, Gameloft does, people tend to call a rip off, but when it's "indie" many choose to put their pink glasses on from the start.

Having said that, I'm not crazy about the fact that I'm seeing a lot, ahem, inspiration from Castlevania: SotN: in the sense of replicating screens and enemy placing. I expect more from developers than direct "homages" like that.

I'm just glad it's getting here somehow. More and more I can see the benefits of digital-only — and this comes from a collector of older video games. Games such as SMT IV soon turn out to be a pain to find if they go retail, especially in some countries, and get overpriced on eBay in no time because of that. At least on the eShop it's always conveniently there. Retail is great for big releases, but for cult games it sucks if you're not at a big city and have to resort to buying on the internet, shipping fees etc. No game stores where I live would store SMT IV for sale. One copy or two would appear in the first few weeks and than it would be gone forever.

@Melkac Yeah, I guess you're right. It's just that they looked jarringly different from the gameplay snipets that we saw previously. But anyway, let's wait.

Was it just me or character modelling seemed way better on previous footage?

If it comes to Europe, I'll probably get NSMB2, but I'm still shocked to see that here in Portugal TLoZ: Ocarina of Time 3D, a remastered launch title, is still € 39.99 on retail and a whooping €44,99 on the eShop.

We really need SRPGs for consoles other than Nippon Ichi's, so yeah, bring it on! I hope it can make it to the West, even though I highly doubt it.

Well this is kinda embarassing

@FishieFish Well you must play like the little kid you have for avatar then! Mine is quite intact

I've enjoyed the first one, but it can get really frustrating for completionists like me, so I guess I'll probably pass this one.

@SanderEvers Not necessarily. Nintendo can handle the Western releases if they want to — they've done it before with the DQVI remake for the DS.

@Chi Well, I for one would buy two of these Wii U bundles with a gold embossed Slime King

@Lord Because voice chat is free and needs no maintenance right? This has nothing to do with the translation. Trust me, the translation is the cheapest investment of all elements involved. It's the overall cost of maintaining an online structure for a MMO in a console with a very limited install base (assuming that we would get the Wii U version, since the Wii is pretty much done for) that no one knows if it will flop or not that is the real culprit.

@Chi As a translator, I'm pretty sure the translators were at the lowest possible end in terms of payment :/

Unfortunately, the DS remakes weren't able to repeat IX's stellar performance, and I was pretty surprised when Nintendo jumped in to distribute VI on the West. But due to low sales again, I can understand why they don't seem interested anymore. It's sad, but understandable. I guess VII for the 3DS would fare better nonetheless, since the 3DS seems to be doing very well thank you around here.

@Chi
In fact, you should look it up yourself. Your numbers are based on wishful thinking.
Dragon Quest VI for the DS sold roughly 70.000 units in Europe. DQV fared even worse if I'm not mistaken.

@Shiryu Please do. It has the best monster catching mechanics of the series, it's an amazingly deep game to sink your teeth into.

@Shiryu Oh. VI is fantastic, although I prefer V — for me, it's the most epic storywise. I mean, you follow the hero from BIRTH

@Shiryu Do you mean DQV? IV was a Famicom/NES game. Anyway, on topic: DQX would make buy a Wii U immediately, and I'm guessing I'm not the only one.

@russellohh Nothing to do with Brazil being terrible. It's the same as everywhere in the world where taxes apply: you get a note from the mail with the value and go to the nearest mail office to pay and collect the parcel. It's what I do here in Portugal also, whenever I have to pay taxes for somenthing I've ordered from the US.

@russellohh No taxes for you. When it gets there, customs can apply taxes up to 60% the value of the product. And when I lived in Brazil I never, ever received a game in a week. I have friends that are waiting for packages from October 2013 back there. It's not so simple as you're trying to make it.

Not to mention the need for international credit cards and/or PayPal accounts etc. I'm not defending piracy, but in Europe I can go to the nearest mall and buy used for 5 bucks, until a few years ago this was impossible in Brazil, and to my knowledge retail stores still don't have used game policies. Things are starting to change, but it's a slow process.