So basically since September of 2018. Whether you got original 11 at launch, got sucked into DQB2, Hero in Smash stirring your interest in checking out the series, DQ11S being when you hopped in, ect. Has your relationship with the series changed in this time frame?
I did, and I now VERY MUCH am a Dragon Quest fan. My journey with the series started around April of last year. I guess I never really knew what Dragon Quest was. JRPGs are not typically my most played genre. They can really go either way for me, and most of the time I find myself enjoying the concepts of them more than the actual games themselves. People started discussing the "Erdrick" might be getting added to Smash around this time.
I looked up some information on it, and lo and behold, these games' designs are done by Akira Toriyama?!? WHAAAAAA?!?! How did I not know this I thought? Combined with the fact that they seemed very traditional in a way I probably could appreciate, the series instantly went from something I barely knew anything about, to something I HAD to at least try.
And appreciate them I did. I don't know if any established series has ever shot so quickly up my favorites list. I started with the first 3 games on mobile. Even putting my bias for Toriyama aside, the games truly sucked me in naturally on a very intense level. I adored their structure and their heart. DQ3 ended up being one of my favorite games ever, and maybe personally my single favorite JRPG. Until 11S came along which I promptly picked up on release. I'm working on the post game now, and at this point I have no idea how this won't end up as my favorite JRPG. It will probably end up in my top 5, or certainly at least 10, games of all time period. I adore it. It's a game that I've put over 150 hours into, yet still enjoy every moment and truly don't want it to end.
I'm playing Quest of the Stars on mobile now because I'm now a sucker for this series. I will be going back play each game in the rest of the series. I plan to play DQB2. I'm so god damn happy I found Dragon Quest. The funny thing is, not only am I not a typical JRPG player, I also generally veer away from fantasy stuff. Sword and shield, magic, DRAGON, type shit. But something about this series encapsulates everything about those things in a way that works so well for me. It was really like a missing link in my gaming catalogue in a lot of ways, and at this point I can't imagine gaming without it.
So what about you? If you did, what got you started on it? And if you were a fan beforehand, how long and what games have you played?
Also, shoutouts to this awesome thread by FiveSide that was pretty instrumental in getting my journey started. I highly recommend checking it out if you have interest in the series.
A Guide for Getting Into Dragon Quest
A Guide for Getting Into Dragon Quest With the imminent release of Dragon Quest XI (which is a huge deal - it's been a full 8 years since we got Dragon Quest IX), I figured now would be a fantastic time to provide some advice about "getting into" the series. This post was originally much...
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EDIT : There seems to be some confusion around the term "fan". If you have enjoyed a game in the DQ series enough to finish it and are at least somewhat interested in it's future, I'd say you're a fan in some capacity. So for instance, if you only played DQ11 but really liked it and are potentially interested in future installments, the first option would be your go to. Saying you're a fan doesn't mean you have to be as deeply in love with the series as my OP implied for myself. That's why I said I'm VERY MUCH one lol.
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