DQ vs FF

[sdm42393]

I'm actually looking forward to DQIX more than I am FFXIII.

I'm glad I'm not the only one... Not that it's saying much for me.

[Depression Moon]

Oh, so my predictions on the DQ series was right. Hmm, for those of you who have played more of the older DQ's what old ones before VIII do you recommend?

[Wolf Kanno]

Oh, so my predictions on the DQ series was right. Hmm, for those of you who have played more of the older DQ's what old ones before VIII do you recommend?

III, IV, and VII are all I will recommend. I've heard V and VI are incredible though but I probably won't play them until the DS versions come out. DQI is my personal favorite but its the most "Old School" of the bunch so I don't recommend it to everyone. II is pretty good, but III and IV are way better.

[Del Murder]

Honestly, these days I like the DQ series more, although I haven't played FFXII. The FF series went downhill for me after FFVI, with the exception of FFVII.

Why not just say it went downhill after FFVII?

Anyhoo, I definitely like FF better. Too much grinding in DQ and not enough flash. DQVIII however was quite well done and I liked it better than FFXII.

DQ games are fun every once and a while but the gameplay doesn't go through many changes over the years and it gets repetitive, while most of the FFs have unique or at least updated gameplay.

[The Man]

Because I meant FFIX was the exception. Apparently I shouldn't post while sleep deprived.

*fixes post*

[Bolivar]

As for your last statement Bolivar, I'm actually looking forward to DQIX more than I am FFXIII. It will be very interesting to see how the legendary franchise utilizes the DS.

Interesting? Yes.

Groundbreaking/historic/breathtaking as how the other legendary franchise utilizes the PS3?

Hardly.

[Wolf Kanno]

As for your last statement Bolivar, I'm actually looking forward to DQIX more than I am FFXIII. It will be very interesting to see how the legendary franchise utilizes the DS.

Interesting? Yes.

Groundbreaking/historic/breathtaking as how the other legendary franchise utilizes the PS3?

Hardly.

Oddly, I don't see anything groundbreaking about the other legendary series that's being made on a superior system.

[Karellen]

Anyone expecting either DQIX or FFXIII to be ground breaking is kidding themselves.

[Wolf Kanno]

Anyone expecting either DQIX or FFXIII to be ground breaking is kidding themselves.

DQIX will be like DQVIII in that it will be groundbreaking for the series but not the genre. Course it may surprise us.

[The Man]

Anyone expecting either DQIX or FFXIII to be ground breaking is kidding themselves.

Yeah, this. When a series has had that many new titles it's almost always a case of refinement rather than reinvention. Unless the teams that ensured the quality of earlier entries have departed, in which case it's usually just a case of

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

When a series has had that many new titles it's almost always a case of refinement rather than reinvention. Unless the teams that ensured the quality of earlier entries have departed, in which case it's usually just a case of

I don't disagree as far as the titles in question are concerned, but in general...you really need to play FFXII.

[The Man]

Indeed. It's probably down to cheap enough where it'd actually be worth buying even given how little I play games these days. I really do need to set up my PS2 again.

[Bolivar]

As for your last statement Bolivar, I'm actually looking forward to DQIX more than I am FFXIII. It will be very interesting to see how the legendary franchise utilizes the DS.

Interesting? Yes.

Groundbreaking/historic/breathtaking as how the other legendary franchise utilizes the PS3?

Hardly.

Oddly, I don't see anything groundbreaking about the other legendary series that's being made on a superior system.

It's clearly raising the bar for the ability of RPG's to take concepts of extreme imaginative properties and represent them in a game.

[Wolf Kanno]

As for your last statement Bolivar, I'm actually looking forward to DQIX more than I am FFXIII. It will be very interesting to see how the legendary franchise utilizes the DS.

Interesting? Yes.

Groundbreaking/historic/breathtaking as how the other legendary franchise utilizes the PS3?

Hardly.

Oddly, I don't see anything groundbreaking about the other legendary series that's being made on a superior system.

It's clearly raising the bar for the ability of RPG's to take concepts of extreme imaginative properties and represent them in a game.

That's not groundbreaking nor innovative, its just progress due to superior technology and there is little evidence at this point to support whether XIII will use this technology well or not.

For me at least, I have yet to really see anything about the game that isn't borrowed from somewhere else. Even its combat system holds its origins from early PS1 titles like Xenogears and Legend of Legaia.

Representing the imagination is nice and all but I want a title that can inspire the imagination.

[Bolivar]

As for your last statement Bolivar, I'm actually looking forward to DQIX more than I am FFXIII. It will be very interesting to see how the legendary franchise utilizes the DS.

Interesting? Yes.

Groundbreaking/historic/breathtaking as how the other legendary franchise utilizes the PS3?

Hardly.

Oddly, I don't see anything groundbreaking about the other legendary series that's being made on a superior system.

It's clearly raising the bar for the ability of RPG's to take concepts of extreme imaginative properties and represent them in a game.

That's not groundbreaking nor innovative, its just progress due to superior technology and there is little evidence at this point to support whether XIII will use this technology well or not.

For me at least, I have yet to really see anything about the game that isn't borrowed from somewhere else. Even its combat system holds its origins from early PS1 titles like Xenogears and Legend of Legaia.

Representing the imagination is nice and all but I want a title that can inspire the imagination.

Um, progression is to break new ground, to innovate is to alter or, in this case, to further something already established.

Being that we've already seen the game in real time, I'm not sure how 'there is little evidence at this point to support whether XIII will use this technology well or not".

Also, i'm not sure if you could find a game that doesn't borrow things from somewhere else. You're using pretty vague judgments that could be used for anything.