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I started Dragon Quest 1 on the NES the other day, it's the first Dragon Quest I've played. I picked it because I was curious about it since it's a game that had such a massive impact on console RPGs, and also because redditors said it was a bad choice to start with it and I will always do the opposite of what redditor gamers say. It's pretty cool, doesn't feel too crusty for being such an old game. Pretty basic but that's what I was expecting and not bad. I was surprised the game has a built in turbo, why isn't every game doing that?? Fucked up that modern RPGs are making me mash A through text boxes when this game from 1986 doesn't.
I'm also playing around in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 a little bit because they butchered it in the 3 + 4 remake and it annoyed me enough to go download the original and set it up lol. I'm not gonna do another full playthrough but it's nice to scratch the itch a little.
I think playing the first three Dragon Quest games in order is the way to go because of how the mechanics play out. In DQ1, you control a single character and often fight enemies 1v1. In 2, you have a caster, warrior, and a hybrid who fight multiple enemies. In 3, you get to build your party from a multitude of classes and characters.
There's some other tropes and things introduced across the first three games gradually as well. Stuff like cursed items, metal slimes, and so on. It's been a long ass time since I played 1 & 2. Been thinking about picking up the DQ3 Remaster (which is like the second or third time it's been remastered lol).
Yeah I think playing 1 through 3 is my plan. I've seen a little bit of footage of the DQ3 Remaster, it looks pretty nice! I haven't really liked the visual style of the HD-2D games but I like the look of DQ3 for some reason. I think it's that the way they handle the lighting and shaders looks more appealing to me. I know DQ1 and 2 are getting the same treatment soon as well so that's pretty cool.
It's the same graphics engine they used for Octopath Traveler. I think some other JRPGs got similar remasters.
But yeah. Dragon Quest 3 is a blast to play. It's amazing the NES could handle it. I think it was 5? That also released at the end of the SNES's lifespan. Those two didn't see much distribution in North America because they came so late. It's nice the series has gotten re-releases over the years. The first Monsters game is coming out (or is already out), which sucked up a significant portion of my childhood. I played it more than Pokémon.
That’s what I mean, I remember both of the Octopath Travelers having really intense lighting effects that I thought were pretty unpleasant to look at. But for some reason it doesn’t bother me in DQ3 HD as much even though it’s in the same style. I looked it up and Live A Live got the same treatment and looks fine as well so maybe they’ve been adjusting the style recently.
DQ Monsters is definitely one I want to try at some point too. I never got into any of the monster collecting games besides Pokemon and it feels like I missed out on a lot of good games.