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I Can’t Stop Playing Dragon Quest IX

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Aug 22, 2018
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I have put in 20 hours into DQ IX in one week and I actually love it.

I was going to give it a quick run through after having almost given up on acquiring the DLC content locked away in the card. I was tenacious enough to find a way over that wall, and I'm glad.

But even without it's DLC, DQ IX is possibly the most addictive entry in the series (for me personally) after XI.

And ten years later, IX doesn't even feel like it's aged much. Like the Krak Pot, IX feels like the direct amalgamation of III, VII, and VIII.

I really like it's vignettes so far too. The game feels like an improved VII. For me anyway.

This is even without touching the grottoes or Post-Game DLC. The sidequests are also very good.

The graphics, while aged, still have their charms, and it looks like a retro contemporary ps1 game if that even makes sense.

IDK, I love it. And I was only expecting to like it. I'm pretty sure it's going to be XI > IX > V > VIII when I'm done.
 
brinstar

brinstar

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Oct 25, 2017
10,269
It's still one of my favorite entries in the series. I was hopelessly addicted to it on my commute back when it came out. If they ever remake it with online play I'm so finished lol
 
salromano

salromano

Mr. Gematsu
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Oct 25, 2017
2,924
Don't worry OP, I got you. Break the charger. The DS (3DS?) will eventually die and then you'll have to stop.

I haven't played Dragon Quest IX yet, but I've seen the praise. Hopefully I can manage to get around to it one day.
 
Teriyaki Blues

Teriyaki Blues

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Oct 28, 2017
2,030
Really like IX, but I had the opportunity to play it both solo and with a group of people and it is a vastly different game when played in couch co-op, which truly makes it one of the best games in the series. It is such a shame they left it to die with the DS.
 
Gwynbleidd

Gwynbleidd

Member
Oct 27, 2017
942
So many memories of playing this with my friends till 3 in the morning. My favorite entry in the series by far. DS was a hell of a machine
 
Tygerjaw

Tygerjaw

Member
Oct 25, 2017
749
It's easily one of the best DQ games. At least for me, it hits the sweet spot in terms of length, vignettes and overall charm. The only other DQ games that liked more were VIII and XI.
 
chairhome

chairhome

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,631
Orlando
Playing it when streetpass was active was so good. I remember getting special dungeons through streetpass and spotpass.
 
DHR54

DHR54

Oh well.
Member
Oct 26, 2017
686
Canada
When this game gets an eventual remake/port/updates, it is imperative they preserve the multiplayer. Me and my roommates easily put 300hour into the game and eagerly await some form of second coming.
 
ghibli99

ghibli99

Member
Oct 27, 2017
17,768
Playing it back when it was still newish is one of my fondest memories on the DS. 20 hours will turn into 200 if you're not careful. LOL
 

lucablight

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,554
It's the worst post SNES mainline Dragon Quest title. What's the point of having multiple vocations if they barely share any skills? It means you're putting in all this effort to acquire skills and you barely get any progression because you lose them once you change jobs. The characters have no personality since they're blank slates. It's just another example of how Level 5 couldn't even make Dragon Quest not be one of their beautiful looking but mediocre games.
 
Taruranto

Taruranto

Member
Oct 26, 2017
5,048
It's probably the only DQ I didn't care for, if not outright hate. Now that I think about it, I can't even remember anything about it.
 
Dreamboum

Dreamboum

Member
Oct 28, 2017
22,861
K-dono said:
I have put in 20 hours into DQ IX in one week and I actually love it.

I was going to give it a quick run through after having almost given up on acquiring the DLC content locked away in the card. I was tenacious enough to find a way over that wall, and I'm glad.

But even without it's DLC, DQ IX is possibly the most addictive entry in the series (for me personally) after XI.

And ten years later, IX doesn't even feel like it's aged much. Like the Krak Pot, IX feels like the direct amalgamation of III, VII, and VIII.

I really like it's vignettes so far too. The game feels like an improved VII. For me anyway.

This is even without touching the grottoes or Post-Game DLC. The sidequests are also very good.

The graphics, while aged, still have their charms, and it looks like a retro contemporary ps1 game if that even makes sense.

IDK, I love it. And I was only expecting to like it. I'm pretty sure it's going to be XI > IX > V > VIII when I'm done.
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I'm pretty sure people found a way to add the free downloadable content back into the game with a DNS
 
Faiyaz

Faiyaz

Member
Nov 30, 2017
5,274
Bangladesh
It's such a great game. Not my favourite DQ, but pretty awesome and unique in its own way. Man, I wish it had a remaster/port similar to DQ VIII for the 3DS.
 
Choppasmith

Choppasmith

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Oct 25, 2017
6,413
Beaumont, CA
Yeah it's a fun DQ for sure. I mean a lot of the story is a blur but damn if Stella isn't one of my favorite non playable DQ characters ever!

Also Grottoes. Nuff said
 
Antony

Antony

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Oct 25, 2017
3,684
PlayStation Home
An online-enabled remake is my most wanted game in the world.
XI has now surpassed this as my favourite in the series but it still holds a very firm place in my heart.
 
kurahador

kurahador

Member
Oct 28, 2017
17,555
This game showcase that characters are what makes an rpg memorable because the story is pretty damn good at times. Yet the lack of characterization on the protagonist really makes it forgettable.
 
BizzyBum

BizzyBum

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Oct 26, 2017
9,146
New York
Only 20 hours in a week?

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Aniki

Aniki

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Oct 25, 2017
6,794
I liked it quite a bit. Loved that you could see the equipment change the appearance of your characters. Didn't like the grotto system too much though. Still one of the better DQ games.
 
NioA

NioA

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Dec 16, 2019
3,634
Loved it despite the shallow plot and the absence of the party chat (which is almost a dealbreaker for a DQ game). The battle system is possibly the best in the series and dungeons were pretty cool and also, don't forget that this one was the game that got rid of the casual encounters. I also think the map is weirdly detailed, more than you would expect for a ds game, it's also a looker if you ask me.

too bad sometimes it requires to do some really dumb things, like the quest to unlock the armamentalist (which was what, fight three metal slime only attacking with a staff? Terrible)or the fact that the sage job is unlocked only in the final dungeon... Stuff like that. The job system needs a bit of overhaul if they ever decided to remake it. Obviously, should it come to the Switch, it would be a D1 purchase.
 
jb1234

jb1234

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Oct 25, 2017
7,231
I got so tired of the slooooooooow combat that I dropped it like fifteen hours in. A remake with a faster option would be swell.
 
skeezx

skeezx

Member
Oct 27, 2017
20,144
because of a power surge frying my PC and PS4 i dug my 3DS and a copy of DQIX out of my closet

i remember kinda sorta hating it back in the day but ... eh, this is fun. maybe i was just butthurt over the game being portable/DS exclusive back then i dunno
 
KaiPow

KaiPow

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,116
I played a ton of it when it was fresh. Don't think I used any weapon except for the fan.
 
Redcrayon

Redcrayon

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On Break
Oct 27, 2017
12,713
UK
The only Dragon Quest game I really didn't enjoy. Stella and the train just didn't work for me, and the blank slate characters with no party chat just removed a ton of the fun. I imagine it was better in multiplayer but as someone who mainly played RPGs on the train at the time, it was a massive disappointment to me.
 
Dandy Crocodile

Dandy Crocodile

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Oct 25, 2017
4,728
I love 9! The summer it came out I played most of the game in co-op with my brother. It worked so well and was such a phenomenal experience.
 
decoyplatypus

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Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,612
Brooklyn
lucablight said:
It's the worst post SNES mainline Dragon Quest title. What's the point of having multiple vocations if they barely share any skills? It means you're putting in all this effort to acquire skills and you barely get any progression because you lose them once you change jobs. The characters have no personality since they're blank slates. It's just another example of how Level 5 couldn't even make Dragon Quest not be one of their beautiful looking but mediocre games.
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I hate to defend Level 5, but isn't Armor Project is responsible for the game design (including the odd decision that characters would mostly not retain skills when changing jobs)? And the characters are blank slates because it was a throwback to Dragon Quest III, still one of the most beloved games in the series. Doesn't mean you have to like it, of course, but I don't think you can lay that at the feet of Level 5.
 
NeoBob688

NeoBob688

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,639
I initially tried playing this on PC, gave up after a while, then replayed on Switch and loved it til the end. Just too many improvements. Great game.
 
Post Call Gaming

Post Call Gaming

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Oct 29, 2017
458
I didn't enjoy my time with it, but I can see how/why people did. It always just felt a bit off for me as you don't really have a party and I didn't find much of the NPCs memorable. I didn't find the helper fairy that fun to interact with, either...

Glad you're enjoying it, though! I remember when people were doing the Treasure Map trading with the SpotPass feature and it was neat to follow what people were doing to get levels, gold, and gear!
 
Arkeband

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Nov 8, 2017
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NioA said:
Loved it despite the shallow plot and the absence of the party chat (which is almost a dealbreaker for a DQ game). The battle system is possibly the best in the series and dungeons were pretty cool and also, don't forget that this one was the game that got rid of the casual encounters.
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They first got rid of random encounters (I think that's what you meant) in DQM:J a few years prior.

I enjoyed the idea of a roguelike post-game, fully visible equipment and the class system, but the cast being create-a-characters made it forgettable and the story was a little too silly.

Probably the DQ title that needs a remake the most, with a real cast and gameplay fixes.
 
Nikus

Nikus

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,369
Never finished it. It's the only DQ that bored me, and it bored me a lot. I hated the loot and having no real party members. It's also at that point that I grew really tired of Sugiyama's style and I couldn't stand the stupid battle theme 😐
 
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