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My whole reason for looking up the comments xD It's really sad how few coverage and aknowledgment this franchise gets in spite of how great and diverse it is. Really glad there are so many fans tho
I'm glad someone mentioned that, no idea. Never played that one. I was sitting over here thinking if Lufia 2 came out before DQ5 or not. But, tensai definitely came before the both of them.
So happy seeing dragon quest getting more attention outside of its respective community! I’m glad to see you’ve found and fell in love with the series!
Literally clicked on the video to see if people were commenting about MegaTen. Glad to see people are because its easily my fav game series. Hope more people get into it with SMT V considering Persona is so big
@@s0ci3tysxcks68 yes, it’s one of the few games that made me cry. it has some slightly annoying mechanics and some slower/grindy moments but when the game gets going, it GETS going. oh and be aware that the switch version has some crashing issues. I only had 2 across my 60 hour play through but save whenever you can.
Coming to Ni No Kuni after playing tons of other jrpgs and monster catching jrpgs is really disappointing. It is beautiful but most of the monster designs are not very interesting. It follows the town, dungeon, boss formula way too much. And the dungeon layouts were similar and boring. A lot of the Bandai Namco JRPGs like also Tales of Berseria stick to the same formula and mechanics hard. I still really enjoyed it and played just that game like crazy whenever I had time for a whole 3 weeks before I beat it. The best example of a monster catching game that I can think of, that does Pokémon but better, is Xenoblade 2. I still need to beat torna and do that battle mode so I can have shulk on my team permanently
@@JJGamezMC Ni No Kuni is great but I couldnt finish it because the battle system felt strange to me in that my other party members kept dying immediately in battle. Maybe I was doing something wrong which is very likely. Amazing game though, great music, story and art and some cool gameplay ideas.
@@tornekotaloon9732 Oh yeah the party members are terrible. It’s definitely one of the more frustrating parts of the game and I can see why it could make you quit.
Final Fantasy would still be Turn Based. Or that is what I wish it would happen. Square Enix has an extremely flawed logic of pushing Action-Based battle systems because Turn Based doesn't have a "broader appeal" in the west.
@@dukemon6163 I just remembered asking how people would’ve reacted to Hero in Smash in a world where Dragon Quest was popular in the west and one reply was that having Hero and Banjo be revealed at E3 2019 would’ve caused a Soccer Riot.
Well Megami Tensei did This before Dragon Quest afaik ;) Love DQ though, ESPECIALLY DQ XI S, DQ VIII and DQ V on DS. Phenomenal games (I could never go back to Pokémon due to RPGs like DQ or Persona).
Ikr. MT rarely gets credit for what it has done to JRPG genre. But to be honest: It is almost insulting comparing Pokémon nowadays with diamonds (no pun intended) like Dragon Quest or (Shin) Megami Tensei.
Pokémon is still loved due to nostalgia. We all loved the first and second gen. Never touched a Pokemon rpg since and not planning to. Looking at Sword and Shield alone makes me feel uncomfortable, why wasting my precious time with inferior games when I other devs bring JRPG masterpieces like Persona 5 (Royal), Dragon Quest X S, Yakuza like a dragon and potentially Monster Hunter Stories 2? No, thanks.
I'm playing DQXI right now, what are the chances! I recently beat DQXI and it was my first ever DQ game I ever played and I LOVE IT! Can't wait to play more DQ games.
So I'm right there with you on the Dragon Quest V love John, but I do have to point out Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, which used monster recruitment back in 1987. I don't know if there was anything else that did the same earlier, but MegaTen was pretty big in Japan at that point, so cross-pollination would make sense.
I played dq11 last year and absolutely loved it. Not sure if I’ll ever go back and play the old games but I’m definitely a fan now and will play any new games that come out after 11.
I would say at least give 3 and 5 a shot. 11 has a lot of call backs to 3 that you would enjoy, and 5 is just one of the greatest games of all time, let alone one of the best RPGs. I’ve also heard 8 is excellent, but I’ve only just started it, so I can’t speak to that yet.
i live in Europe and dragon quest sentinels of the starry skies was my first ever JRPG game been following the franchise ever since. Then played four heroes of light and have been following the bravely default games too. I've never even played a final fantasy game so it comes as a big shock to me that it's apparently more popular in the west.
I grew up with Dragon Warrior 1 & 2 as well as Dragon Warrior Monsters.I loved them. They really need to release more of the Monsters games worldwide. Plus make more of them in general.
I remember as a kid in Japan, when Dragon Quest was released, there were massive line ups for it at all the stores. Even business men taking days off work to buy the game.
I believe the whole trading mechanic was inspired by Dragon Quest. I heard story where Satoshi Tajiri was playing Dragon Quest 3 during breaks from developing the first Pokémon game and he was grinding for some rare headgear. One of Satoshi’s coworkers had two of this headgear in their copy of DQ3 and thought to himself “Gee, I would love it if the players of my game could trade things with each other.”
It’s such a shame that Yokai watch was left to die in the West. I’ve never played Dragon Quest 5 but the way you befriend Yokai seems more inspired by that then by Pokémon. There is very little excitement when a Pokéball rolls 3 times anymore but the moment at the end of a battle when the specific Yokai you wanted approaches you never got old and I’m really bummed I won’t be able to play 4 and onward for any time soon since they aren’t being localized.
Huge fan of DQ and the DQ Builders series. It is amazing how the story of the DQB games is basically an alternate timeline of the stories from the original trilogy
Both series are amazing! Kinda cool to see dragon quest introduce them first and then pokemon refine them! Man, I really wish pokemon would continue to include previous regions like they did in gen 2...
Pokémon should first and foremost bring the quality of the games back on the level of gen 1 and 2. Not speaking about Dragon Quest quality, comparing something like Sword and Shield to a game like Dragon Quest XI S is like comparing a Seat Leon to a Ferrari. ^^
Before Dragon Quest it came Dragon Slayer from Nihon Falcon, which is a series that branched into the Legend of Heroes, Xanadu and Lord Monarch. It launched in 1984 and Dragon Quest (1986) is supposed to have taken some ideas from it. Dragon Slayer is the one considered commonly as first jrpg. Basically Dragon Slayer (1984) > Dragon Quest (1986) > Final Fantasy (1987)
i actually did not get into dragon quest until recently i did play the PS2 game you showed way back then but never got into it because back then i never really got the used to in JRPGs, but i have since then i have had experiences with more types of games and now really like the genre and the Dragon quest franchise. although i do want to point out even though i never really played them in the past i did still get the references in popular culture after all "i am not a bad slime (Slurp)"
Thanks for talking about Dragon Quest. I only found this series after 7 came out and I absolutely loved the games I got (DW1&2, DW3, DWM2:Tara, and DW7). I even got into Roguelikes after playing the Sidegame, Torneko: The Last Hope. I sure hope someday more people really get to enjoy this series.
What a great series. I have many of them on my snes classic. But honestly I believe the Mother series inspired Pokemon even more than DQ, down to fine details.
DQ5 is one of the greatest stories in an RPG, the best in all the DQ franchise in my opinion and one of the best in all games overall, there’s a reason for them making a movie about 5 specifically. It would be interesting if you share your thoughts of that one (is on Netflix)
I have only played Dragon Quest III (SNES), VIII (3DS) and XI (Switch). V DS is the next one in my list, but I think Taijiri got some gameplay inspiration to make Pokémon work from DQ and SMT, but the idea of using creatures to battle, comes from his hobby of collecting insects and making them fight each other.
DQ5 is by far my favorite JRPG. I played it in highschool on the DS and it was the first time I remember playing a JRPG from start to finish without ever getting tired or playing something else.
Jon. Thank you. I’m so glad you love DQ. I’m so glad you know Hero wasn’t just another JRPG guy. That bugged me so much when people said that. My island in AC: NH is called Alefgard actually. :D
Also, I see your Zelda collection of games behind you Jon. Very nice collection you have there. And this is by no means anything remotely sarcastic, I'm really praising you.
btw Jon, there's another mainline Dragon Quest game we never got over here in the States either: Dragon Quest 10. Which was an MMO Dragon Quest game. Instead, the devs and locallizers skipped 10, and moved onto 11. Leaving this empty gap in the Dragon Quest franchise that would cause confusion for anyone who does not know about Dragon Quest's history and stuff, because they'd probably think: "wait...11? Whatever happened to 10?!"
Im currently playing DQ11s and im at the final post game fight. This series is phenomenal. Also the befriending system in DQ5 seems a lot like the one in the yo kai watch games.
My Dragon Quest/Pokemon frame of reference is Dragon Warrior Monsters and Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. And then the first three Dragon Quest games on the Game Boy/Color under the title of Dragon Warrior.
I still keep calling it Dragon Warrior. My husband introduced me to the series back in 2000. DW3 was my favorite and I still like it more than alot of other classic RPG games.
Dragon Quest is the grandfather of all JRPGs essentially. It inspired them all pretty much. So, it shocks me when people were so baffled that it got into Smash when it deserves to be. An icon in gaming history for sure.
The Dragon Quest Adventure of Dai manga straight up had capsules for capturing monsters in it, and according to the wiki it came out in 89. The manga got an anime adaptation in the 90s, and it's currently in the middle of getting a modern remake that is criminally overlooked. I might go as far as to say it's the best anime to be based on a video game series.
Main difference of course being that monster catching is the central mechanic of pokemon while you could very well not recruit any monster in DQ5 and still finish the game. And then Dragon Quest would eventually make their own "pokemon clone" sub-series... which I wish they'd return to.
I really need to go back and replay DQ5 at some point. I had binged DQ1, 2, 3, and 4 right before playing DQ5, and I was kind burnt out and had few a breaks throughout playing it that lasted a few months. I also never really used the monster recruiting mechanic very much. My main party at the end was just the Hero, his wife, his son, and his daughter. I also need to actually go back and do the post-game dungeon and boss. I'll probably go back to DQ5 after I finish the rest of the series. I don't really think DQ5 was all that amazing, and I don't know if that was just because I was burnt out or not, but it it my 3rd favorite in the series out of what I've played, my favorite being DQ11 and 2nd favorite being DQ4.
Dragon Quest V is truly a masterpiece. It's really a shame that it never took off in the west all that much compared to Japan. I've been a huge fan of it for a few years now, and I have to say I'm glad I got my hands on the DS versions of 4, 5, and 6 before they skyrocketed in price to where they are now. SE needs to get those three on Switch, it would be perfect for Dragon Quest's 35th anniversary this year....which is also being overshadowed by Zelda.
i just booted up Dragon Quest Builders 2 on the switch. maybe i’ll stick with it, maybe i’ll try DQ11 instead. who knows. all i know is that i have a feeling i wont see the light of day for awhile now. wish me luck.
I only noticed recently that the only games I owned on my 3ds were from Pokémon and dragon quest (I've branched out a bit on the switch). I'd say dq8 is easily one of my favourite games of all time. I played it on PS2 so many times!
I think most ppl already know how good it is, because of all DQ Games, V on NDS is the most expensive. And im one of the idiots, never payed much attention to the series. Yes i own VII(3DS) and IX now, but this is easy for everyone. Going way back to the old Games, is what i try to do, but for that you have to dig deep in your pockets. Luckily it's not like Pokemon, where the Games go to an absurd amound of money, even if all of them are sold millions.
I know it's an old video but you can easily find Pokémon pitch to Nintendo dated 1990 (Years before Dragon Quest 5) so no DQV didn't really did anything for it.
1:12 Hmm... Hard to argue that any DQ world is more open than the first one... I mean, you know that the only thing stopping you from going literally anywhere but the final area from the very start of the game is the strength of the enemies you'll find right? lol 2:02 Well, that's gonna depend on whether the enemy group you targeted is all dead yet or not, like, if they're all dead, and another party member targeted the same group, they'll whiff the attack, yeah, but if two of your party members target the same enemy group, and the group has two enemies, and one member defeats one enemy, the other member will just attack the other enemy in the same group, so like, it's not Perfect or anything, but DQ2 had a better battle system than FF1 despite having been released before it... Also, yeah, DQ5 doing the whole Pokemon thing years before it is something I've been going on about for years lol Like, yeah, I know about Megami Tensei, but like... Pokemon is a lot closer to DQ5 than to that one...
Perhaps. The trading though probably wouldn't. Also because of the trading Miyamoto was the one who had the idea of 2 separate versions with different pokemon in each, to incentivise using the link cable.
Thank you for talking about DQ5. It really is a special game
I really want you to make a boundary break on the Dragon Quest games, man.
Agreed
For real. I played it for the first time on mobile and danggggg. Best classic game I've ever played.
Megami Tensei on the famicom actually did the monster catching mechanic a whole 5 years before DQ5
DQV did it better.
@@plarp9221 doesn't matter which game did it better, fact is megami tensei did it first
@@Faizan1631 yes, but dragon quest did it better and is more on the lines of pokemons nature.
Yes digital devil story on the famicom that was the first yes
@@plarp9221 MT still did it first and deserves the credit for "who did it first" what this video basically is about.
megami tensei fans rise up
YES
nah go back to your persona shadow
I'm so glad there's already people talking about Megami Tensei lmao
My whole reason for looking up the comments xD It's really sad how few coverage and aknowledgment this franchise gets in spite of how great and diverse it is. Really glad there are so many fans tho
I'm glad someone mentioned that, no idea. Never played that one. I was sitting over here thinking if Lufia 2 came out before DQ5 or not. But, tensai definitely came before the both of them.
So happy seeing dragon quest getting more attention outside of its respective community! I’m glad to see you’ve found and fell in love with the series!
How Megami Tensei did Pokémon before Dragon Quest V and Pokémon
You look at them in their eyes, you grab their throat, and say "Megami Tensei did it first"
And they say, "What is Megami Tensei?"
Lol, yup. That's the thing right? I kind of can't blame Jon on this one.
SMT deserves more love... but it doesn't have it yet.
@@gab_v250 explaining your joke like that just says that you shod have just deleted the whole thing
Literally clicked on the video to see if people were commenting about MegaTen. Glad to see people are because its easily my fav game series. Hope more people get into it with SMT V considering Persona is so big
Now make "How Shin Megami Tensei did Pokèmon before Dragon Quest"
Hate to be that guy BUT Dragon Quest V released one month before the first Shin Megami Tensei game existed.
Smoothbrain
@@RealmsofPixelationso it was before 1987?
1986 my guy
@@RealmsofPixelationthe first Shin Megami Tensei game Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei came out in 1987.
Lets not forget Hee-Homeboy's game Shin Megami Tensei.
I saw what u did there😏
Dragon warrior monster changed gaming forever for me
Bought it last night. Can’t wait for my first play through!
Ni No Kuni didn’t come out before pokémon, but it’s another example of a game that did pokémon really well and is just generally an underrated gem.
Im debating on copping it should i?
@@s0ci3tysxcks68 yes, it’s one of the few games that made me cry.
it has some slightly annoying mechanics and some slower/grindy moments but when the game gets going, it GETS going.
oh and be aware that the switch version has some crashing issues. I only had 2 across my 60 hour play through but save whenever you can.
Coming to Ni No Kuni after playing tons of other jrpgs and monster catching jrpgs is really disappointing. It is beautiful but most of the monster designs are not very interesting. It follows the town, dungeon, boss formula way too much. And the dungeon layouts were similar and boring. A lot of the Bandai Namco JRPGs like also Tales of Berseria stick to the same formula and mechanics hard.
I still really enjoyed it and played just that game like crazy whenever I had time for a whole 3 weeks before I beat it.
The best example of a monster catching game that I can think of, that does Pokémon but better, is Xenoblade 2. I still need to beat torna and do that battle mode so I can have shulk on my team permanently
@@JJGamezMC Ni No Kuni is great but I couldnt finish it because the battle system felt strange to me in that my other party members kept dying immediately in battle. Maybe I was doing something wrong which is very likely. Amazing game though, great music, story and art and some cool gameplay ideas.
@@tornekotaloon9732 Oh yeah the party members are terrible. It’s definitely one of the more frustrating parts of the game and I can see why it could make you quit.
Cries in megaten
Shin Megami Tensei crying in the corner of never getting an official english translation
Except on a stupid limited time IOS port nobody knew about...
The series deserves better.
Dragonquest IX was my first, loved it!
"The Hero, just another JRPG guy. No! This is THE JRPG guy!"
I wonder different would things be if Dragon Quest was as popular in the U.S. and Europe as it was in Japan
Final Fantasy would still be Turn Based. Or that is what I wish it would happen.
Square Enix has an extremely flawed logic of pushing Action-Based battle systems because Turn Based doesn't have a "broader appeal" in the west.
@@dukemon6163 I just remembered asking how people would’ve reacted to Hero in Smash in a world where Dragon Quest was popular in the west and one reply was that having Hero and Banjo be revealed at E3 2019 would’ve caused a Soccer Riot.
Well Megami Tensei did This before Dragon Quest afaik ;)
Love DQ though, ESPECIALLY DQ XI S, DQ VIII and DQ V on DS. Phenomenal games (I could never go back to Pokémon due to RPGs like DQ or Persona).
Yes, MT invented the monster catching mechanic.
Ikr. MT rarely gets credit for what it has done to JRPG genre. But to be honest: It is almost insulting comparing Pokémon nowadays with diamonds (no pun intended) like Dragon Quest or (Shin) Megami Tensei.
Pokémon is still loved due to nostalgia. We all loved the first and second gen. Never touched a Pokemon rpg since and not planning to. Looking at Sword and Shield alone makes me feel uncomfortable, why wasting my precious time with inferior games when I other devs bring JRPG masterpieces like Persona 5 (Royal), Dragon Quest X S, Yakuza like a dragon and potentially Monster Hunter Stories 2? No, thanks.
Xenoblade 2 is another great game that does the same thing as Pokémon but way better
@@minabotieso6944 Yeah, the Xenoblade series is also amazing.
This reminds me that I want golden sun on Switch.
While SMT did the system first, I believe Dragon Quest perfected it, which caused Pokémon to take it even further.
I love how passionate Jon is
I would argue it would, yes.
Because Megami Tensei did it first.
Did it do it in the same way though??????
@Benji 64 no it was among us
Well they came out same year we don't know the development time
@@darksouls-qv8jb Megami Tensei came out nine years before Pokémon, and five years before Dragon Quest V. Are you thinking of the SNES reboot?
@@DarkLink1996. maybe I was sorry google sucks
Your talks about specific video games are always super interesting and super informative. They are a joy to watch. Keep doing what you do, John!
I mean the Megaten series did it before DQ
I'm playing DQXI right now, what are the chances! I recently beat DQXI and it was my first ever DQ game I ever played and I LOVE IT! Can't wait to play more DQ games.
>No Megami Tensei or Shin Megami Tensei noted in this video for doing it first... :(
Shin Megami Tensei came out after DQV
@@plarp9221 Megami Tensei Predates Dragon Quest III
@@roskiart8750 i said shin. Not the original
@@plarp9221 Doesn't matter, OP mentioned both. Raising an objection to Shin in particular is arbitrary in that context.
@@roskiart8750 i know that thays why i said Shin. I only said that for information.
Shin megami tensei did it first John!
So I'm right there with you on the Dragon Quest V love John, but I do have to point out Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, which used monster recruitment back in 1987. I don't know if there was anything else that did the same earlier, but MegaTen was pretty big in Japan at that point, so cross-pollination would make sense.
Megami Tensei did Pokemon before Pokemon too
I played dq11 last year and absolutely loved it. Not sure if I’ll ever go back and play the old games but I’m definitely a fan now and will play any new games that come out after 11.
I would say at least give 3 and 5 a shot. 11 has a lot of call backs to 3 that you would enjoy, and 5 is just one of the greatest games of all time, let alone one of the best RPGs. I’ve also heard 8 is excellent, but I’ve only just started it, so I can’t speak to that yet.
@@darthflagitious2859 I was waiting for someone to convince me! Haha might have to give them a try
@@dbren62 u won’t regret it!
Jon "nintendo life" talks passionately about Dragon Quest for almost 10 mins
I love it
i live in Europe and dragon quest sentinels of the starry skies was my first ever JRPG game been following the franchise ever since. Then played four heroes of light and have been following the bravely default games too. I've never even played a final fantasy game so it comes as a big shock to me that it's apparently more popular in the west.
I grew up with Dragon Warrior 1 & 2 as well as Dragon Warrior Monsters.I loved them. They really need to release more of the Monsters games worldwide. Plus make more of them in general.
Just wanted to say that I really like the video's Jon makes, so thank you!
Thanks to you I really got to enjoy this channel!
Oh, Jon from Nintendo Life. I was really looking forward to you just naming Megami Tensei at least one.
I remember as a kid in Japan, when Dragon Quest was released, there were massive line ups for it at all the stores. Even business men taking days off work to buy the game.
My third fave game of all time. Spectacular game. There is no game as charming as DQ5
Dragon Warrior Monsters was incredible!
I can just tell when it's a Jon video by just reading the title
I love these type of videos. Jon is an amazing addition to the Nintendo Life crew. Keep up the great work!
I believe the whole trading mechanic was inspired by Dragon Quest.
I heard story where Satoshi Tajiri was playing Dragon Quest 3 during breaks from developing the first Pokémon game and he was grinding for some rare headgear. One of Satoshi’s coworkers had two of this headgear in their copy of DQ3 and thought to himself “Gee, I would love it if the players of my game could trade things with each other.”
It’s such a shame that Yokai watch was left to die in the West. I’ve never played Dragon Quest 5 but the way you befriend Yokai seems more inspired by that then by Pokémon. There is very little excitement when a Pokéball rolls 3 times anymore but the moment at the end of a battle when the specific Yokai you wanted approaches you never got old and I’m really bummed I won’t be able to play 4 and onward for any time soon since they aren’t being localized.
Huge fan of DQ and the DQ Builders series. It is amazing how the story of the DQB games is basically an alternate timeline of the stories from the original trilogy
Both series are amazing! Kinda cool to see dragon quest introduce them first and then pokemon refine them! Man, I really wish pokemon would continue to include previous regions like they did in gen 2...
Pokémon should first and foremost bring the quality of the games back on the level of gen 1 and 2. Not speaking about Dragon Quest quality, comparing something like Sword and Shield to a game like Dragon Quest XI S is like comparing a Seat Leon to a Ferrari. ^^
Before Dragon Quest it came Dragon Slayer from Nihon Falcon, which is a series that branched into the Legend of Heroes, Xanadu and Lord Monarch. It launched in 1984 and Dragon Quest (1986) is supposed to have taken some ideas from it. Dragon Slayer is the one considered commonly as first jrpg. Basically Dragon Slayer (1984) > Dragon Quest (1986) > Final Fantasy (1987)
Came here to comment on Megami tensei saw people already did it. I love you all 😭😭
i actually did not get into dragon quest until recently i did play the PS2 game you showed way back then but never got into it because back then i never really got the used to in JRPGs, but i have since then i have had experiences with more types of games and now really like the genre and the Dragon quest franchise. although i do want to point out even though i never really played them in the past i did still get the references in popular culture after all "i am not a bad slime (Slurp)"
Shin Megami Tensei also inspired Pokemon where'd you recruit demons, you should explore that too
I don't think Satoshi know what megami tensei is
megami tensei is a mature Pokémon but instead you have demons you enslave.
It's not really slavery, more just blackmail, bribery or a honest agreement.
Started playing this after watching this video. Forgot how much I enjoy DW, and loving this one so far!
DQV is such a classic. There's a reason why this is often regarded as the best DQ game
Thanks for talking about Dragon Quest. I only found this series after 7 came out and I absolutely loved the games I got (DW1&2, DW3, DWM2:Tara, and DW7). I even got into Roguelikes after playing the Sidegame, Torneko: The Last Hope. I sure hope someday more people really get to enjoy this series.
Dragon Quest is hands down my favorite series. Absolutely charming, quality games.
What a great series. I have many of them on my snes classic. But honestly I believe the Mother series inspired Pokemon even more than DQ, down to fine details.
Dragon Quest Monsters was my introduction into the franchise. I hope one day they revist it.
Hey everyone! - John from Nintendo Life
Thats my kind of hero
Who's here after Palworld
To be real as of right now dragon quest 11 is doing better than Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Better? There are universes between them. DQ 11 S makes Sword and Shield look like mobile games done by one dev in 2 months.
DQ5 is one of the greatest stories in an RPG, the best in all the DQ franchise in my opinion and one of the best in all games overall, there’s a reason for them making a movie about 5 specifically. It would be interesting if you share your thoughts of that one (is on Netflix)
I have only played Dragon Quest III (SNES), VIII (3DS) and XI (Switch).
V DS is the next one in my list, but I think Taijiri got some gameplay inspiration to make Pokémon work from DQ and SMT, but the idea of using creatures to battle, comes from his hobby of collecting insects and making them fight each other.
DQ5 is by far my favorite JRPG. I played it in highschool on the DS and it was the first time I remember playing a JRPG from start to finish without ever getting tired or playing something else.
Jon. Thank you. I’m so glad you love DQ. I’m so glad you know Hero wasn’t just another JRPG guy. That bugged me so much when people said that. My island in AC: NH is called Alefgard actually. :D
Also, I see your Zelda collection of games behind you Jon. Very nice collection you have there. And this is by no means anything remotely sarcastic, I'm really praising you.
btw Jon, there's another mainline Dragon Quest game we never got over here in the States either: Dragon Quest 10. Which was an MMO Dragon Quest game. Instead, the devs and locallizers skipped 10, and moved onto 11. Leaving this empty gap in the Dragon Quest franchise that would cause confusion for anyone who does not know about Dragon Quest's history and stuff, because they'd probably think: "wait...11? Whatever happened to 10?!"
Never played Dragon Quest, but this makes me consider it!
You can’t go wrong picking up a DQ game!
Just like Final Fantasy, not all of them are winners. But I would highly recommend DQ8, 5, and 11 to start.
If you want to play the game the mobile port of DQV is basically a 1 to 1 port of the DS version with the same graphics too.
Im currently playing DQ11s and im at the final post game fight. This series is phenomenal. Also the befriending system in DQ5 seems a lot like the one in the yo kai watch games.
Dragon Quest/Warrior III is one of my all time favorite games, I recently rebought the GBC cartridge for my collection!
My Dragon Quest/Pokemon frame of reference is Dragon Warrior Monsters and Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. And then the first three Dragon Quest games on the Game Boy/Color under the title of Dragon Warrior.
Shin Megami Tensei says hi.
I still keep calling it Dragon Warrior. My husband introduced me to the series back in 2000. DW3 was my favorite and I still like it more than alot of other classic RPG games.
DQ5 is £80 at CeX and there are many in stock! :D (pal version by the way :))
Dragon Warrior III on GBC was my first in the series.
I looooove both Pokémon and Dragon Quest BUT, ultimately....Dragon Quest > Pokémon.
Dragon Quest is the grandfather of all JRPGs essentially. It inspired them all pretty much. So, it shocks me when people were so baffled that it got into Smash when it deserves to be. An icon in gaming history for sure.
The Dragon Quest Adventure of Dai manga straight up had capsules for capturing monsters in it, and according to the wiki it came out in 89. The manga got an anime adaptation in the 90s, and it's currently in the middle of getting a modern remake that is criminally overlooked. I might go as far as to say it's the best anime to be based on a video game series.
Main difference of course being that monster catching is the central mechanic of pokemon while you could very well not recruit any monster in DQ5 and still finish the game.
And then Dragon Quest would eventually make their own "pokemon clone" sub-series... which I wish they'd return to.
I really need to go back and replay DQ5 at some point. I had binged DQ1, 2, 3, and 4 right before playing DQ5, and I was kind burnt out and had few a breaks throughout playing it that lasted a few months. I also never really used the monster recruiting mechanic very much. My main party at the end was just the Hero, his wife, his son, and his daughter. I also need to actually go back and do the post-game dungeon and boss. I'll probably go back to DQ5 after I finish the rest of the series. I don't really think DQ5 was all that amazing, and I don't know if that was just because I was burnt out or not, but it it my 3rd favorite in the series out of what I've played, my favorite being DQ11 and 2nd favorite being DQ4.
Dragon Quest V is truly a masterpiece. It's really a shame that it never took off in the west all that much compared to Japan. I've been a huge fan of it for a few years now, and I have to say I'm glad I got my hands on the DS versions of 4, 5, and 6 before they skyrocketed in price to where they are now. SE needs to get those three on Switch, it would be perfect for Dragon Quest's 35th anniversary this year....which is also being overshadowed by Zelda.
you guys should make a video on monster sanctuary, it’s inspired a lot by pokemon, really cool game, lot of unique elements!
i just booted up Dragon Quest Builders 2 on the switch. maybe i’ll stick with it, maybe i’ll try DQ11 instead. who knows. all i know is that i have a feeling i wont see the light of day for awhile now. wish me luck.
Thanks for this video , it was interesting to watch !
I only noticed recently that the only games I owned on my 3ds were from Pokémon and dragon quest (I've branched out a bit on the switch). I'd say dq8 is easily one of my favourite games of all time. I played it on PS2 so many times!
Shin Megami Tensei is also a Monster Collector thats even older than DQ5.
I think most ppl already know how good it is, because of all DQ Games, V on NDS is the most expensive. And im one of the idiots, never payed much attention to the series. Yes i own VII(3DS) and IX now, but this is easy for everyone. Going way back to the old Games, is what i try to do, but for that you have to dig deep in your pockets.
Luckily it's not like Pokemon, where the Games go to an absurd amound of money, even if all of them are sold millions.
I know it's an old video but you can easily find Pokémon pitch to Nintendo dated 1990 (Years before Dragon Quest 5) so no DQV didn't really did anything for it.
I started playing the DQ series in order last year and truly love it. I really wish Square Enix would bring them all over to the Switch.
1:12 Hmm... Hard to argue that any DQ world is more open than the first one... I mean, you know that the only thing stopping you from going literally anywhere but the final area from the very start of the game is the strength of the enemies you'll find right? lol
2:02 Well, that's gonna depend on whether the enemy group you targeted is all dead yet or not, like, if they're all dead, and another party member targeted the same group, they'll whiff the attack, yeah, but if two of your party members target the same enemy group, and the group has two enemies, and one member defeats one enemy, the other member will just attack the other enemy in the same group, so like, it's not Perfect or anything, but DQ2 had a better battle system than FF1 despite having been released before it...
Also, yeah, DQ5 doing the whole Pokemon thing years before it is something I've been going on about for years lol
Like, yeah, I know about Megami Tensei, but like... Pokemon is a lot closer to DQ5 than to that one...
Is it just me who has never played Dragon Quest? Anyone know which one I should play first? I have a Switch, and a 2DS.
sorta shocked that dragon warrior monsters didn't find its way into this video
Bigger Brain: There is no Incredibles without Dragon Quest V.
You mean the movie The Incredibles? If so how?
Stan Smith In the video, like Jon said, you eventually fight with your Wife and kids as your party.
Galaxy Brain: Fantastic Four and Watchmen exist.
yep, just started playing VIII. hopefully we get a 1-5 release too. the ds games are too expensive right now
Finally, someone mentions it.
John, I just recently beat DQ5, it is so good! The story is excellent and heartwarming. I’m hoping to play more of the DQ games on DS and 3DS
MegaTen: Am I a joke to you?
Really, if you think about it, ant farms did it way before Dragon Quest or Pokemon.
Dragon Quest content, hell yeah!
Perhaps. The trading though probably wouldn't. Also because of the trading Miyamoto was the one who had the idea of 2 separate versions with different pokemon in each, to incentivise using the link cable.
Great video! Really underrated gameseries here in west that i absolutely love and wish the older games got more atenttion:)
There's more to the similarities than recruiting monsters. Watch the video first.