Dragon Quest IV

[Jowy]

holy marick was talking to me about this a year ago and i forgot about it until i saw the strategy guide at walmart.

Looks amazing, I vastly prefer the new names for some of the characters, and the battle system seems to have evolved past LOL AUTOBATTLE.

Anyone else gonna pick this up? I'm broke until next week.

[NeoCracker]

YEah, my copy is paid off, so I'm getting it the moment it comes out.

[Markus. D]

Is it as horridly uhh... "hard to get into" like all the other DQ games I have played?

[Jowy]

probably.

[Roto13]

Dragon Quest VIII feels dated enough for me, thanks.

[Crossblades]

I always wanted to play this game. I'm trying to get back into the DQ games. I've played DQ I, II, and III in the past and they were very enjoyable. And I have just recently purchased DQ:Swords for the Wii, which is an ok game. Let me see how my budget is. If its good, I'll purchase it.

[Nifleheim7]

If its half as good as VIII,its enough for me!
But with so many great games coming in Q4 i don't know when i'll have a chance to play it.

[Bolivar]

apparently it's comin out tomorrow... i'm gonna have to wait a bit, but i'm sure i'll pick it up soon. I'm interested in what they did with the battle system, if it's just the same old first-person view with limited animation... it's been out long enough across the pacific, i should probably know this by now.

okay, so it is. But it still looks (and sounds) hella good, i think i'm gonna have to get this maybe sooner than later.

[Karellen]

The animation is hardly limited. It's still first person but all enemy sprites are fully animated. Unlike VI and VII (and the original DQIV remake for that matter) enemies don't just stand around frozen in time when they're not doing anything, they'll bob up and down or flap their wings or whatever. The shear amount of animations isn't of DQVIII caliber (there is no separate animation for sleeping monsters, for instance) but it's the most animated a first person DQ game has ever been.

In any case, this game is pretty much everything you could want out of a DQIV remake. My only real issue with it is that they seem to have removed the party chat that was in the original Japanese version, which is a rather bizarre thing to do. Also the new prologue is kind of superfluous and the new sixth chapter isn't really on par with the original 5 quality wise.

[theundeadhero]

I'll stick with my original NES copy.

[Bolivar]

The animation is hardly limited. It's still first person but all enemy sprites are fully animated. Unlike VI and VII (and the original DQIV remake for that matter) enemies don't just stand around frozen in time when they're not doing anything, they'll bob up and down or flap their wings or whatever. The shear amount of animations isn't of DQVIII caliber (there is no separate animation for sleeping monsters, for instance) but it's the most animated a first person DQ game has ever been.

In any case, this game is pretty much everything you could want out of a DQIV remake. My only real issue with it is that they seem to have removed the party chat that was in the original Japanese version, which is a rather bizarre thing to do. Also the new prologue is kind of superfluous and the new sixth chapter isn't really on par with the original 5 quality wise.

Oh, I meant the battle animations - such as a slash over an enemy to resemble a sword strike, or a POW emblem... but yeah, it is very well done, and about as good as you could want it for traditional DQ gameplay.

[Flying Mullet]

Yet another reason to pick up a DS.

[Roogle]

Well, this game is on my list of games to get. I am excited about the new translation, yet disappointed by the fact that the North American release lacks party chat, an option in the menu that allows your party to talk to one another.

[Flying Mullet]

Why would you want to chat with them? You're the boss and they need to do what you tell them. None of this backtalk and second guessing from them.

[theundeadhero]

It's always good to know what you're minions think.