Grazza Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 I love the Healslime on the "+" button, and as for having a Liquid Metal Slime on the Escape key... very clever indeed.
Dcubed Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Now this is interesting... That companion card game is out on the 3DS eShop. Look what appears on an EU 3DS when someone Streetpasses with a copy of the Japanese game... It's in English! Normally Japanese games would display the game's name in Japanese when someone streetpasses it with a foreign console, but a few games that had upcoming English versions display the English title instead (Dobitsu No Mori 3DS displays "Animal Crossing New Leaf" on US and EU 3DS consoles through Streetpass for instance) English localisation confirmed? I hope so! Edit: It gets even more interesting! Supposedly, the guy who made this discovery said that this has only just recently changed! http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502738 Before just now, the game displayed the Japanese name when streetpassing a foreign console, but just now it has changed to display the English name instead! No it was in Japanese previously, even double checked with colleagues in the office if they had the game in English previously and they told me it was in Japanese. I like where this is going Edited March 5, 2013 by Dcubed
Ike Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) That Slime keyboard is pretty cool. I like the Roman numerals for the number pad. Thought about importing it, but it's pretty expensive, the F keys looks a bit impractical as well... English localisation confirmed? I hope so! Hype levels +9999! Entered High Hype mode! Certainly seems odd they would update the Streetpass title for no reason. "Morph De Battle" sounds French or something. Edit: Just found out the Japanese title is "Odekake Moshasu de Battle", doesn't seem as odd now. Why haven't I heard of this before? Might download it tonight, but seems pointless without DQX. I always thought there would be a good chance we would get the Wii U version, it was just a matter of when. Just need a EU/US Dragon Quest themed Nintendo Direct with DQX, DQVII and DQM announcements! As a side note, Terry's Wonderland and Dragon Quest VII both street pass in English, however Terry's name is abbreviated and VII only says Dragon Quest VII, no subtitle. Edited March 5, 2013 by Ike
Debug Mode Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Holy shit, how did I not notice that? I've got a fucking ton of DQX 3DS tie in game streetpasses
Dcubed Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Holy shit, how did I not notice that? I've got a fucking ton of DQX 3DS tie in game streetpasses Have you noticed it changing from Japanese text to English text recently? (Like what that guy mentioned)
Debug Mode Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Have you noticed it changing from Japanese text to English text recently? (Like what that guy mentioned) As far as I can recall, it's always Morph de Battle as I always remember thinking "Ahh, these Japs and how they find foreign languages cool.." EDIT: Whilst I'm here, figured I'd confirm that Dragon Quest VII appears in English FURTHER EDIT: I went back to the last time I encountered some one who recently played this game, which was 2 months ago and it's in English. Streetpass doesn't retroactively change as far as I'm aware, but it doesn't disprove the fact that it might be coming overseas. Edited March 5, 2013 by Debug Mode
Ike Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 EDIT: Whilst I'm here, figured I'd confirm that Dragon Quest VII appears in English What? Not believe me? :P Wii U trailer, also shows Gladiator and Sage classes. Gladiator looks pretty cool.
Debug Mode Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 What? Not believe me? :P My bad! Didn't read your post fully
Hero-of-Time Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 Are we ever going to get this game in the west? If it doesn't show up at E3 I think we have our answer.
liger05 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 It has appeared on the french amazon site http://www.amazon.fr/Square-Enix-Dragon-Quest-X/dp/B009FBMM3I/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1363730189&sr=1-1
Ike Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 It's rated PEGI 12. I'm assuming they can't just make up PEGI ratings? They've put in a lot of work if it isn't real. There's a load of (Japanese) screenshots in there. Unless someone at Amazon.fr is just a big DQ fan?
Tamazoid Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Iwata seems to want to push Dragon Quest in the west. Wouldn't be surprised if this is published by Nintendo.
Ike Posted June 17, 2013 Posted June 17, 2013 Some sort of announcement going down in Japan in the next couple of days. Probably just about a new update/expansion pack, BUT it could possibly, maaaybe be related to the F2P rumour which would be very interesting. - ten hour-long livestream event - starts on June 22nd at 4 PM Japan Time - includes an “Important Announcement” - featuring creator Yuji Horii and composer Koichi Sugiyama - Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida will also make a special guest appearance Here’s the full schedule for the event: 4:00 – 4:15 PM (3:00 – 3:15 AM EDT): Opening, A Look on Astoltia. 5:00 PM (4:00 AM EDT): Trivia session for the audience. 5:45 PM (4:45 AM EDT): Special Talk! Dragon Quest X round table discussion. 6:45 PM (5:45 AM EDT): Dragon Quest X early development alumni show. Guest Star: Yoshi-P 7:30 PM (6:30 AM EDT): Recap and dinner time. 8:00 PM (7:00 AM EDT): Battle Trial Special! A new boss appears? 10:00 PM (9:00 AM EDT): Important announcement! 11:00 PM (10:00 AM EDT): Serious consideration about games other than Dragon Quest X. 12:00 AM (11:00 AM EDT): Director’s update and night talk. Remaining sober is impossible! 1:00 AM (12:00 PM EDT) Battle Trial Special 2! 1:30 AM (12:30 PM EDT) Special Ending! Ever more tempted to import now E3 has gone and no sign of it though. But I'll hold out a bit longer.
Ike Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 So the big announcement was... a PC version!(?). At least it should be easier to import now. Benchmark tool can be download from: http://www.nvidia.co.jp/object/dragon-quest-x-benchmark-download-jp.html Beta sign ups: http://hiroba.dqx.jp/sc/windowsb/
Dcubed Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 On the bright side for Nintendo, at least it's much more likely to get localised now!
Ike Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Yeah, hopefully. PC version shares the same servers so you can use the same characters. Very least we get a fan patch. Signed up for the Beta. Forgot I already had a Japanese SE account. Oh snap, looks like the Beta is available now. Downloading... Appears it's region locked so VPN is required. Playing offline:
Ike Posted July 10, 2013 Posted July 10, 2013 US/EU release confirmed..? Maybe? You may not have noticed, but Dragon Quest 10, the MMORPG installment in the most beloved role-playing series in Japan, is approaching its first birthday. The game first came out on the Wii in August 2, 2012, with a Wii U port hitting Japanese stores in late March. An English-language release still isn't anywhere in sight, but Square Enix surprised more than a few people a week or two when it announced that a PC port is in the works. Why put DQ10 out on PC? "I'm sure a lot of people were surprised," producer Yosuke Saito told Famitsu magazine, "but the drive to release a PC version was there from the start of DQ10 development. The biggest reason was that, when thinking about which platform was most likely to be connected to a network, the PC was the first that popped into our minds. We also live in an era where there's nearly one PC for every household, and for people who grew up with Dragon Quest, PCs have been a natural part of their entire lives. We figured it wouldn't seem unnatural." Executive producer Yuu Miyake also brought up the more practical, financial side of running a successful MMO. "One thing I can say," he said, "looking across the series from DQ8 onward, is that the business model of creating a retail package and releasing it exclusively on a single platform has become difficult to execute. Gamers' play styles and tastes are getting segmented, and we can't settle on a single platform. We're also in an era where trying to make back development costs on a title good enough to be part of the main story is getting more difficult with the traditional business model. We have to build a new business model, one that doesn't end with a retail package being purchased. So, when we decided to have DQX be an MMORPG, it was decided it'd be available for a monthly rate. Our direction was to center the game on a console that anyone can pick up and play, then gradually expand out to other platforms." The big question behind the PC port for us non-Japanese folk, however: Does this mean an overseas release is in the works? "Of course," Miyake said. "However, as for whether it'll be run in the Dragon Quest style in the overseas market, every nation has its own play style and sensibilities, so I don't think it'll be a single game worldwide like with Final Fantasy 11." "This is just my personal viewpoint," added Saito, "but different countries consume their games at different speeds and the way the communities are run also differ. Even the way people enjoy seasonal events is different, so I think we need to divide the running of it by country or region. So we're thinking about having separate servers for each country." What is Saito's ultimate aim for DQ10, whose PC port comes out in Japan this September? "In the end, I think it'd be great if we made it a place where Dragon Quest fans could come together," he replied. "We'll naturally need to continue adding new stories to tell and new bosses to defeat, but it can't just be that. We need to continue having it be a place where people who like Dragon Quest can be comfortable. I'm sure we'll have DQ11 and DQ12 going into the future, but in parallel with that, I'd like to have a world within DQ10 where we can tell stories from DQ11 and DQ12. I think it'd be great if we could keep DQ10 going for even ten or twenty years." Source Original source is from http://www.famitsu.com/.
Ike Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 Now this is interesting... As a follow up to this discussion, the "Handy Tool"'s title also appeared in English when I StreetPassed myself. Obviously I don't know if this changed at any point since I just downloaded it Saturday. Didn't check my StreetPasses until last night.
Hero-of-Time Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 I'm still gutted this hadn't arrived over here yet. It would have been the perfect time sink while we were waiting for other games to be released. While we are at it, where is DQ7 at?
Ike Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 I'm still gutted this hadn't arrived over here yet. It would have been the perfect time sink while we were waiting for other games to be released. While we are at it, where is DQ7 at? Would have been great during the Wii U's game drought, missed a trick there Nintendo/SE. Not that it's everyone's cup of tea of course. It's really weird they've hinted at a localisation a number of times but still not formally announced anything. As for DQ7, I reckon next year after Bravely Default. Unless Nintendo is holding back a lot of titles, there doesn't seem to be much announced for the 3DS for next year. Move over Luigi, 2014 is Year of the Slime. Oooh, snap. Just seen this on NoA's twitter.
Serebii Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) 3DS Version is out in Japan on September 4th - uses cloud functionality to run the game - game is running on a server though Square-Enix - will not feature 3D - play with people playing on other versions - should look better than the average 3DS game - comes with a download code for a 60-day free trial code, the in-game “Lemon Slime Board Prism” vehicle, five “Great EXP Archives” that give you 1,000 experience points each upon use, a “Casino Coin Ticket,” a poster, and a lottery card - 3 days of play cost 350 yen - 10 days cost 650 yen - a month costs 1,500 yen Edited July 8, 2014 by Serebii
Dcubed Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Cloud streamed!? Oh boy... It's gonna play like hot steaming garbage... Surely the 3DS could run this game properly! It's not like we haven't already seen Wii ports hit the console that run absolutely fine...
Grazza Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 I feel like this game has been dominating Dragon Quest for too long. DQ IX was released in 2009 (2010 for Europe), which to me feels like an age away. After we eventually found out about DQ X, it was released on: Wii - 2012 Wii U - 2013 Windows - 2013 Android - 2013 3DS - 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_X It's understandable they want to make their money back from this experiment, but I long for the day when Dragon Quest gets back on track and (from a development perspective) leaves this MMO behind.
Dcubed Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) I feel like this game has been dominating Dragon Quest for too long. DQ IX was released in 2009 (2010 for Europe), which to me feels like an age away. After we eventually found out about DQ X, it was released on: Wii - 2012 Wii U - 2013 Windows - 2013 Android - 2013 3DS - 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_X It's understandable they want to make their money back from this experiment, but I long for the day when Dragon Quest gets back on track and (from a development perspective) leaves this MMO behind. To be fair, it was around 5-6 years going from DQ8-9 and about 3-4 years from DQ7-8 so it's not really outside of the norm (in fact, the gap between DQ9-10 was actually extraordinarily small). Plus the 3DS & smartphone "versions" shouldn't really count since they're just streamed videos of the PC version. They're not really actual versions of the game... That being said, at this point I'm just worried about S-E turning DQ11 into some sort of F2P garbage... Wouldn't surprise me one bit, knowing them... Edited July 8, 2014 by Dcubed
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