What would you like to see in the next Dragon Quest?

A small group was polled about what they want from the next DQ and I thought it would make for a good discussion here.

http://www.examiner.com/article/japa...as-other-plans

I think I'm not alone when I say I want them to make another game like DQVIII. I want a large, beautiful open world with day-night cycles. I'm sure verything else would fall into place.

I'd also prefer we drop the shared adventuring and get back to a really great single player game. I think there should be some connectivity to keep up with the times but have it relegated to monster team battles or item recipe trading. At most, I'd want a separate dungeon crawling co-op experience where I can create my own character and go spelunking with friends. It would be cool too if, when you walk in the casino, you're taken into an interactive lobby with other players at the tables or on the machines and you could all gamble with/against eachother.

I'd also like to see them land big stars for the NA voice talent, similar to how the Miyazaki films are done when they come over here. I see Dragon Quest in the same vein, something for all ages, and doing this might help it achieve the same cross-over status in the West that it enjoys in Japan.

Lastly, I'd like it to join the other JRPGs coming out next year in releasing for PS4 and Vita, as I'd like to be able to take take a native handheld version with me that I could play my save on.

What about you guys? What are you hoping for in the next DQ?

Honestly, I don't really know, DQ was never one of my top series and I've come to feel it's best years are behind it. I mean I love the world design of VIII but I frankly wish it had been given to a better game. I'm currently playing through DQIX which has been an interesting experience, I'm happy they finally found a nice balance for the Job System but I'm annoyed that the mechanics really are built around the post-game, so I think I agree that I would love a return to a strong single player focus. I'd love either to see IX's Job System expanded a bit or maybe a return to the monster collecting or better yet a hybrid system but with DQ Monsters out, I feel that is a pipe dream. Most of the other suggestions I would like to see would probably change the formula too much and not make it DQ anymore so I won't waste my time suggesting them.

As for platform, DQ has never been a technical powerhouse compared to its contemporaries so platform seems like a moot issue to me. Frankly, I kind of wish they would just finally release DQVII over here but apparently SE has lost faith in the franchise doing well in the West which is why the only DQ games we've been seeing since IX has been for mobile. I'm not sure if DQ has a real audience out here in the West, we're too spoiled on glitzy graphics, moe, and over-the-top gameplay mechanics to play through a classic like DQ.

Honestly, now that I think about it, I think it would be cool for SE to pull a Mega Man 9 and make a retro 8-bit entry. They can keep some of the newer additions to the series like the Mini-Medals, Alchemy Pot and maybe bring back the town building mechanic but it might be interesting to see XI as a game looking like DQIII or IV. Especially if it gets a multi-console/platform release.

On a console and not a MMO.

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