it's on sale, is it worth it?

Not worth it

>>717112690 (OP)
Just play it on Game Boy Color if you like turn based games. If you don't like the core gameplay no amount of prettied up graphics and cutscenes will engage you

>>717112690 (OP)
I don't know I didn't pay 60 bucks before. If on sale is 10% off then I still don't care. Pricing on this is retarded and I say that with 3 as my favorite. 60 is the pricing for DQ11. This is not a game built like DQ 11 this is a massively overpriced port with added features and not a full blown remake.

For me part of the appeal of the classic DQ games is how much they are player directed and don't rely on giant cutscenes to explain the story to you, DQ3 HD added a lot more cutscenes

THEY CENSORED THE BIKINIS!!

it's very basic for a turn-based game. It's hard to go back to simpler games like that. I have no problem replaying the PSX/2 final fantasies but I got bored of 3 pretty fast

>>717114192
I hate when people judge RPGs this way. Just talking about the number of gimmicks in the battle system as a measure of fun with no regard to any other balancing or structure. The difference between DQ3 and FFX is that you can actually get in a dangerous situation by exploring and not every fight is piss easy. That in DQ3 you have to carefully pick and choose your upgrades when you get to a new town because you never have enough money. That even though the story is linear the world trusts you to explore it and you can sequence break in a hundred different ways if you have a deep grasp of the mechanics.

Oh but there's no gimmicks in the battle system so it's "basic." Fuck off

>>717114416
BASED

>>717112982
you can get it for $30 on most online retailers, at least for switch

>>717114192
>>717114416
The gimmick in DQ1-9 is that you have to select the actions of all your party members before you know what the enemy will do on your turn, and it's a damn good gimmick. It means every battle is a gamble and you are always split between reacting to what the enemy did last turn and preparing for what they'll do on their next turn.

>>717114567
>switch
I won't play at 15 FPS

>>717114416
I just meant stuff like the talent points you get in the later DQ games I find super enjoyable. I've replayed the later DQ games like 8 and 11 but 3 just didn't hold my interest as much

>>717114810
On in the remake you can set it to auto so your healers will heal on the same turn you get hit so you don't have to think about it. You can even set only them to auto and manually pick for everyone else.

I bought it and it's comfy, but the censorship does blow.

Just play the SNES version

>>717114416
>you never have enough money.
This is the reason why I never buy anything. Dragon Quest have burned me so much on their horrendous economy that I just hoard all my damn gold until the very end. 90% of the time you will find those same or better armor/weapons in chests.

>>717114810
>The gimmick in DQ1-9 is that you have to select the actions of all your party members before you know what the enemy will do on your turn, and it's a damn good gimmick
You just described a standard JRPG, while talking about the series that set the standard. I bet you watch video essays.

>>717114416
sounds pretty fucking boring honestly

>>717112690 (OP)
It's boring, like every game in this franchise.
Buy a Final Fantasy game or the new Trails remake instead.

>>717112690 (OP)
it's not on sale. I checked last night, but last week it was...but I didn't pick it up then. Not picking it up at full price.

>>717114810
Well, if you could tell what the enemy would do in advance, it would no longer be a strategy game and instead just be a color-matching game where you respond to precisely what the enemy is going to do.
I think there's a middle-ground, like Enchant Farm with how you can view 1 action each enemy will take during this round of battle, but not -every- action if the enemy will use multiple attacks.

>>717118214

>>717112690 (OP)
I loved most of it, it's too fucking long, I turned the game speed up to maximum about half way through and it still took me 70 hours to reach the credits, I didn't even do the post credit content or play around with the character building and class content.
The graphics were okay, the music is good, gameplay strategy is non existent once you get your speed attribute high enough, then it's just memorizing who is weak to what.
I do think releasing 3 first was a mistake, the second map doesn't hit if you're unfamiliar with DQ lore like I was going in.
The stinger at the end of the credits doesn't justify releasing these games out of order.

>>717118961
>I turned the game speed up to maximum about half way through
Good lord man. Why in the world did you not do it at after the first battle?

>>717112690 (OP)
I got my money's worth I guess and I bought it at release.
Didn't really change my mind on DQIII, I guess its a little better since you're less likely to have to look up a guide for the merchant town, but as far as DQs go, III is just alright imo.

DQ 1 and 2 or DQ3?

>>717119568
I enjoyed it a lot. I've loved the HD-2D art style since Octopath although I wish the sprites were a bit more like Octopath than what they went with. Also wish they should the party animated during battles. I was also annoyed that the battle menu constantly covered the Hero. The monster wrangler class was fucking tight though. Which game is your favorite in the series?

are any achievements missable?

>>717119706
Why not both?

>>717119706
both, on sale

Pirate it and use this to restore shit
https://gamebanana.com/mods/555706

>>717120034
Just play the SFC version retard.
Better yet, play an actually good JRPG.

>>717112690 (OP)
I enjoyed it very much

>>717114998
what's the fun of doing this though?

>>717119883
I honestly don't like the HD-2D style, I've always found it ugly, however for DQ I think they finally did it in a way that looks good for once.

My favorite is probably VII(PS1) or VIII(PS2). I honestly can't really decide on one, but I've been meaning to replay VIII for a while now since I played through it much longer ago than VII.

>>717112982
The sale isn't going anymore, but I got it for like $25 or something. GMG does rewards offers and gives out vouchers for additional savings.

But I think the game was on sale and then I used an additional like 7% off voucher.

>>717112690 (OP)
Yes

>>717114875
switch 2 got a free update 60fps and resolution boost. Its really not a bad deal if you have one

>>717112690 (OP)
I'd say worth. Other than arguably visually, it's an improvement on the SNES version in every way.

>>717112690 (OP)
Its basically the same game that its always been, just turn off voice acting and its fine

>>717123720
>owning a switch 2

>>717118189
>Buy this garbage instead
No. Fuck off.

>>717126370
>retarded op clearly wants a JRPG
>tell him which ones are better than the garbage he wants to buy

>>717126443
OP here, I won't touch kiseki. DQ is kino though

>>717126642
>won't touch JRPGs with real gameplay
>won't touch JRPGs with actual story
>will touch samey JRPGs where the gameplay amounts to mashing a single button for 90% of the game

>>717120374
>automate out shit you were going to do anyway
>the computer can actually do things at an advantage because depending on how the game handles command allocation, the AI might be able to make choices mid-turn rather than pre-turn
You might not consider this fun or good, but knowing that this is an option is just another tool in your kit as a player. Same with something like EarthBound, where picking Auto Fight is a viable strategic move when you physically do not have time to enter in commands manually due to HP ticking down to zero, and the CPU will direct healing to whoever needs it faster than you could. (especially on the SNES version in English where the menus are slow/laggy as fuck)

>>717112690 (OP)
No.
Play it on SNES, it's much better.

>>717127671
what is worse in the new version?

>>717112690 (OP)
DQ3 is my favorite game ever, if you want to play it I would not recommend playing this remake at all. All the stuff that makes it so good, all that sauce, is removed.
I can elaborate if you'd like but I highly recommend the super famicom version for a first playthrough.

>>717127742
>censored
>less content
>censored
>constant cutscenes
>censored
>game constantly tells you where to go and what to do
>censored
>full dungeon maps the moment you set foot in one
>censored

>>717118573
different region I guess. It's no longer on sale...

If you're poor I recommend the Super Famicom or GBC versions.

>>717112690 (OP)
Played every mainline FF, never played DQ. I'm gonna start with these remakes when the 1 and 2 ones come out later this year

>>717128678
if you want to play DQ, please don't play these flaccid remakes, please don't.

>>717112690 (OP)
It's a good remake but of course the incel 4chan /vr/ boomers have to shit on it to feel superior about playing a game from 40 years ago because that's all they've got going on in their lives

>>717128678
>gonna start with these remakes
dumb

>>717112690 (OP)
Dunno but I just ordered a copy from best buy cus it's on sale.

>>717128813
See >>717128431

>>717128887
Go shill Stella Blade while watching Asmongold you dumb incel fuck

>>717128982
>censorship is good actually
Even if you do want to defend that (which just means you're a retard and were never a fan in the first place), the rest is indefensible.

>>717128872
same bro. Only ever played XI & XI S

>>717129105
You are a dumbfuck stupid incel that prioritizes naked women in games over everything else. You probably live in filth and Asmongold is your cockroach idol. Shut the fuck up already.

>>717129194
>it's okay to censor a dead man's art

>>717129219
Shut the fuck up and go suck Asmongold's dick you dumb incel fuck

>>717129262
Dumbass

>>717129297
Incel

>DQ threads are now forever overrun by faggots that never played a DQ game in their lives and only care for e-celebs and twitter wars
at least hopefully it rounds up and gatekeeps you retards for when 12 gets announced, maybe it's for the best

We know you worship Asmongold and shill Stella Blade as the best game in years because all you do is go into every thread that had a naked woman in the Japanese version and scream CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP

>>717128757
I've yet to see an actual reason as to why the remakes are bad. Seething about tits being removed isn't enough of a reason

>>717129752
See >>717128431

>>717129752
This incel goes into every thread of a Japanese game that had naked woman that got slightly adjusted for the West. He's in every Xenoblade X thread for the exact same reason and he's shilling Stella Blade as the best game ever in every 3x3 thread. He has 0 life.

>>717128431
thanks, gonna buy it now :3

>>717129793
Elaborate on what "less content" means. The rest of your seething in that post is meaningless.
If it's like the FF Pixel Remasters and they just removed shit that was added in later releases I don't care

>>717129752
I don't think so either, I don't care for that personally, I didn't even talk about it, but it's what everyone points out so I don't blame for assuming that's what I meant. I don't know if you want a genuine answer but in case you do, the exploration part of the game, which is the main drive of the game, is completely disregarded in the remake, the remake is no longer a treasure hunt, it's just functionally a different experience and one that I don't think is anything special personally.

>>717129836
>everyone is this one guy
What if, let's say, that you're the actual big boogeyman sperging out at everyone who doesn't like a certain thing, and all those people are normal separate individuals. Like I am. Because I've never played Xenoblade or Stellar Blade or posted in a 3x3 thread.

>>717129194
holy based

>>717118189
All I hear about this series is that it's got a ton of world building and npcs dialogue that changes as plot progresses. But only quantity is mentioned. Never quality. Are the plot or characters actually interesting?

>>717130032
>Elaborate on what "less content" means.
T'n'T boards got cut.
>The rest of your seething in that post is meaningless.
Yeah, a game about ADVENTURE giving you the full map of a dungeon the moment you enter it and highlighting everywhere you need to go with direct text on what to do at all times is absolutely meaningless and not innately detrimental to the title.
And yeah, you know what Dragon Quest 3 needed? The game that had barely any story because it's a game where the characters are all blank slates to project onto? Hours of voice acted cutscenes, of course.
This doesn't even get into how the game is just neutered difficultywise, it barely offers what could be considered a challenge at the best of times, even on the highest difficulty.
>If it's like the FF Pixel Remasters and they just removed shit that was added in later releases I don't care
I don't see how that's a real defense for anything. You release a remake and call it the definitive version, but then you don't include content attached to that title from prior versions. Especially bad in FF's case, where FF2's whole bonus story that fleshes out a good chunk of the cast is just not present.

>>717128431
Lose weight.

>>717130045
>Because I've never played Xenoblade or Stellar Blade or posted in a 3x3 thread.
Sure you haven't you fucking incel loser

>>717130504
Anon. It's just a game. There's no need to get so emotional about it.

>>717132518
Irony to making this post when someone else (potentially yourself) is having a mental breakdown about imagined posters in every thread personally attacking them.

>>717120094
I've played most versions. I wanted to try the new one. If they didn't remove the Troll's lips I would of gotten it.

>>717120094
>Better yet, play an actually good JRPG.
This is what I recommend. No need to ever touch any Dragon Quest game.

>>717112690 (OP)
It's the best overall version of a great JRPG that still holds up to this day even if you go back to the older editions of it.

But also it's asking a lot of money for a game that's barely improved over the previous runs that're trivial to get for nothing.

>>717133791
You couldn't be more incorrect if you tried.

>>717133791
Nobody has ever successfully argued why the remake is supposedly better than any other version.

>>717112690 (OP)
just play the super famicom version

>>717112690 (OP)
It's woke cringe slop.

How is it on switch? I have a PC but this is a game made for switch, but if the load times and graphics are a huge step down then I might have to play on PC anyway.

>>717134712
>this is a game made for switch
Why?

>>717134772
Because you can pick it up and play in Handheld. And before you bring it up I know Steam 'ick exists, but I don't have one.

>>717134929
>And before you bring it up I know Steam 'ick exists, but I don't have one.
Invest my friend. It's worth it. Despite the switch 2 upgrade, it looks like major poopy with high framerates. Leave the Switch 2 for Nintendo exclusive. Nearly every 3rd party exclusive eventually lands on Steam

>>717112690 (OP)
Demake, too easy, annoying voice acting, ruined censored art

>>717112690 (OP)
it was definitely worth it. I wish they do something about the Zenith trilogy

>>717135432
The OG trilogy remakes feels like it's opened the doors to slowly release the entire series to modern platforms. They could port the Zenithian Remakes + 7 Remake + 8 3DS version. The only game that feels like it truly needs a ground up remake is 9. I'd sacrifice everyone for a 9 remake.

>>717135138
>it looks like major poopy with high framerates
It looks great, what are you smoking?

>>717137992
Stop asking for the ugly as sin 3DS 8 version. Red and Morrie add nothing of value. They need to get Level-5 back to redo 8 and keep that sweet ps2 ui and beautiful graphics.

>>717138108
I dunno, I watched a comparison vid yesterday and Framerate Mode looked pretty bad in the resolution department and vice versa for Resolution Mode where you get a measly 30fps. The resolution issue is lessened if you want to play more in handheld, but my issue lies more with the fact that you have to choose either Resolution or Framerate. With the Deck you get the full resolution it can run in handheld plus a locked 60fps, and you can always play on your beefy computer if you want more out of the game. I just don't see a purpose in buying 3rd party games on a console if you can get them on PC. If handheld is important to you, which I get because it's extremely important to me too, then why wouldn't you save up for a Deck?

>>717139461
Can you link to the comparison video?

>>717112690 (OP)
I don't think remakes, especially hd2d, should be full priced. $40 should be base price.

>>717139771
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8tytp2SJMY