Dragon Quest: Where it all started | The Completionist (Nintendo Switch)

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It's safe to say that the JRPG genre would not exist without Dragon Quest. The quest system, turn based combat, level grinding, it's all owed to the herald of it's time. If you don't know this game you know of it's art. It was the first video game Akira Toriyama worked on, and the big stand out here are the monsters. Each design has character to it and are all so unique. A tradition that has carried even to the latest iteration in it's three decade run; Dragon Quest XI. But it's not just the art and Dragon Ball vibes that make it stand out (they both have dragons, they both have balls). The music is spectacular and blew the world wide open for video game music. It's another great classic addition to the Nintendo Switch.
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@ThatOneVideoGamer 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys for watching my show for 8 years! It's been a long journey and we''re still going strong :D

@xenobestx8423 4 жыл бұрын

No prob, thank YOU for the videos and entertainment!

@imakegachaclubvideos6323 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for doing a video on dragon quest like Alex dragon quest is my jam. BTW you mind cursing yourself and try to complete dragon quest 9. I did it but it took me over 700 hours.

@slim3276 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but links awakening

@LordBloodySoul 4 жыл бұрын

I feel so lucky to own an original copy of the first ever Dragon Quest for my old console. Whenever I see it standing in my shelf, I wonder: "Should I start a new adventure?" But sadly, then I realize that I am running late for work xD

@imakegachaclubvideos6323 4 жыл бұрын

@@LordBloodySoul "Buddy I know the feeling."

@NintendoCapriSun 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Dragon Quest Builders is the sequel to the bad ending of DQ1!

@Ranylyn 4 жыл бұрын

I lost it laughing when I played the demo and recognized that scene. It was such an unexpected nod to the series.

@zmx132457 4 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me about the bad ending? and what happens in builders?

@SpecRose 4 жыл бұрын

@@zmx132457 bad ending is saying yes to joining the dragon lord and ruling half the world with him, in dq1 screen fades to black and that's it. Builders 1 takes place I think like a century or so later. The dragon lord has stripped the power of Creation from the populace meaning they can't make medicine, weapons, armor, buildings etc. Even if they know how they are literally incapable. MC of the game is the legendary Builder, woken up by the goddess to go out to give them building power back and repair what's fallen apart one town at a time. A story focused minecraft-like, sectioned into individual chapters.

@tien315 4 жыл бұрын

NintendoCapriSun Please collab with Jirard

@ciaranhaut4031 4 жыл бұрын

Dqb2 is a direct continuation of dq2 also

@jaegarw 4 жыл бұрын

The VPN ad is relevant because you needed one to play Dragon Quest X

@YavinPrime 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. However if you're in the US you currently don't need a VPN. For unknown reasons Square Enix dropped the IP block. Could be intentional or a mistake but it's been down for months now.

@ThreeG456 4 жыл бұрын

@@YavinPrime I really hope it's just a silent test to see how many americans will jump over the language barrier to try it out. Might convince them to release it here

@joshuadixon4090 4 жыл бұрын

@@YavinPrime What?! Where?!

@jennytulls6369 4 жыл бұрын

I'd give it a shot, but I don't speak any Japanese sadly Ah well, one of these days it might get ported

@skinnermclane4467 4 жыл бұрын

I've beaten the first game five times now. It truly is its own reward for beating. The real world sucks, but that feeling of being a lone hero going up against a world of evil and saving it is soothing for the soul. As you grind for hours to get slightly better, your mind unpacks and relaxes, assured you're making progress on your noble quest. I love a lot of RPGs, but the simpleness of this first one always has me come back to it.

@jonathand.4088 4 жыл бұрын

Your total playtime to 100% Dragon Quest 1 is shorter than my playtime of the Dragon Quest 11 S demo haha

@donstarlancer 3 жыл бұрын

Now that’s funny!

@Dragonmist19X 4 жыл бұрын

"Let me show love to my favorite series square enix." - Every DQ fan when a new title releases and it hasn't been translated yet

@TheDwarvenDefender 4 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, in the SEGA-verse... "AGH, WHEN DOES THE NEW YAKUZA GAME COME OUT IN THE WEST?! SIX MONTHS?! FFFFUUU--"

@JackOfen 4 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for Terry's Wonderland remake and Joker 3 :'D

@UltimateCarl 4 жыл бұрын

I just want them to translate X..... It looks so good but playing the Japanese version is such a pain......

@ceilyurie856 4 жыл бұрын

@@JackOfen and give us 2 Professional ported to switch...

@lucasclifford7616 4 жыл бұрын

Dairy Queen fans rise up

@LunaticTheGame 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised. You didn't bring up Dragon Quest Heroes 2 a billion times this time.

@snakeerik 4 жыл бұрын

LunaticTheGame well the game is about a year old or so there was no need for it

@mrdemonictaco5879 4 жыл бұрын

@@snakeerik

@chugsfromtriad 4 жыл бұрын

only 90's kids will get this

@StevenUlyssesPerhero 4 жыл бұрын

I'm certain they never would have gotten away with complaining about the mobile ports in a Squenix-sponsored episode.

@zayxen9346 4 жыл бұрын

You know why cuz he lies about what he likes when he's sponsored

@TheGodofweak 4 жыл бұрын

I figured I’d try out Dragon Quest 11S to try this series out. The Demo was lengthy, the world and character design super charming, and the combat is immediately simple, but I’m now 70+ hours deep, playing the post-game, the combat is SUPER fun and this might be my favourite RPG on the Switch. What an amazing game, consider me a fan. Also I’m a huge fan of the visual style because I love DragonBall, Is this series just perfect for me but somehow been going under the radar?! Thank you Alex and Jirard for getting me into this series!

@Jordan3DS 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy it! I'd recommend III, IV, V, VI, and VIII as the best games in the series that you should prioritize next. Ideally you should play a translated Super Famicom version of III, rather than the butchered, overpriced Switch port. I prefer the SNES versions of V and VI, but if you can get over the low quality DS sound chip and dual screen design, then that version is much easier to play in the west.

@billtux 4 жыл бұрын

I played through DQXI the first time in 2D, now I'm going through the 3D mode. I've invested over 180 hours so far and it's still an exciting game to play. During my time playing this I ordered DQ VIII on 3DS and DQ Builders on the Switch. I bought Ni No Kuni and Breath of the Wild on Black Friday but they'll stay on the back burner for now because I have Dragon Quest fever 😁

@DeltathRiylaan 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jordan3DS How can you not even mention VII? It's the best in the series! And even if you don't think it's the best, I've never seen anyone think VI is better than VII! And hey, any DQ fan should just play them all!

@Jordan3DS 3 жыл бұрын

@@DeltathRiylaan I enjoyed VII (I played the PS1 version), but it's just too damn long for its own good. It has 2 or 3 Dragon Quest games shoved into one package, and while I enjoy the cities and their stories, it's too much. It's also somehow the most grindy Dragon Quest game, requiring MUCH more EXP to get a level than any of the other games. The party members are good, but it's one of the weaker casts in the series in my opinion. Still a good game, but I just don't think it's very beginner friendly, and should probably be one of the last main series Dragon Quest games that someone plays. I agree, though, people should end up playing all of the games eventually, I was just saying some good ones to start with!

@jonathansoelle266 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jordan3DS that was me too. Played the demo and then was like "damn ok guess I'm buying the full version

@TamesLovesGames 4 жыл бұрын

"I'll check out an episode or two." - Alex Faciane, 2019, regarding The Completionist "I'll check out an episode or two." - Me, 2013, regarding The Completionist COINCIDENCE? Of course.

@WtfYoutube_YouSuck 4 жыл бұрын

dragon question is lazy, boring, and retardedly ancient AF.

@theexaltedlt8222 4 жыл бұрын

@@WtfKZfaq_YouSuck Dragon Question? Ya mean quest? You do know most rpgs would not exist if dragon quest wasn't made right?

@WtfYoutube_YouSuck 4 жыл бұрын

@@theexaltedlt8222 I'm happy you love the worst, most boring genre of gaming ever made. INCEL

@theexaltedlt8222 4 жыл бұрын

@@WtfKZfaq_YouSuck I'm not a huge DQ fan i have only play 8 and 11. Lol. Its cool to not like dragon quest but it is the third best selling rpg of all time. Calling me an incel was weird

@WtfYoutube_YouSuck 4 жыл бұрын

@@theexaltedlt8222 boring games are boring.

@christianlopez707 4 жыл бұрын

Please complete Dragon Quest 5, it has the best story.

@adsventuresome7511 4 жыл бұрын

And is also pretty long, though he may do so eventually.

@christianlopez707 4 жыл бұрын

@@adsventuresome7511 actually I dont think it's that long, mostly around 30 hours for the story and 48 for completion.

@adsventuresome7511 4 жыл бұрын

@@christianlopez707 that's still x6 longer than what it took Jirard in this video. It's not to say that he won't get to it, it's just he tends to not look for longer JRPGs. He'll probably want to go through the rest of the series first anyways. It'd be cool if he does though

@christianlopez707 4 жыл бұрын

@@adsventuresome7511 fair enough.

@hibarisilva9243 4 жыл бұрын

Let's be real brothers, the best one is DQ7

@xOblivionAbyssx 4 жыл бұрын

"Dragon Quest 1 isn't even up here." "It's Dragon Warriors"

@smartstuf1026 4 жыл бұрын

MegaMannyEXE we don’t talk about that name here or anything.

@slashingkatie7872 4 жыл бұрын

True fans import the famicom version!!

@KeijiMaeda86 4 жыл бұрын

True fans first played the game as Dragon Warrior and appreciate it.

@mikedusenbery6464 4 жыл бұрын

@@KeijiMaeda86 been playing the series since 1991

@Redeadwalker13 4 жыл бұрын

Dragon Warrior was my FIRST video game along side mario/duck hunt on the NES and will always hold a special place in my heart ❤

@DodgeNCounter 4 жыл бұрын

Jirard: And I swear Alex doesn't have anything pointing toward my head to make this decision, Me: Of course he doesn't. Why would he need a weapon when he can just use *THWACK* if he's displeased with your rating.

@jakobwachter5181 4 жыл бұрын

ALEX Chants the spell of HURTMORE. Thy Hits decreased by 31. Thou art dead.

@phoenixshadow4631 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like Alex is more of a Desperate Attack monster myself

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite part about the Dragon Quest Erdrick Trilogy, as both a massive fanboy and someone into game design, is how you can see it works to ease players into the concept of RPGs better than FF:MQ or even Pokemon attempted to. The games have such a clear sense of progression from area to area and game to game in terms of equipment, enemy progression (the classic "bridge = difficulty spike" the series is known for), dungeons, combat, party mechanics, etc. It's a series meant to ease unfamiliar console gamers into the core gameplay of CRPGs, while at the same time not coddling the player in the same manner as Pokemon, Mythic Quest, or similar games. It makes the games a great experience even to this day.

@blazesalamancer8767 4 жыл бұрын

The progression in dragon quest is amazing. I'm studying to become an indie developer and dq is such a big inspiration to me.

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

@@blazesalamancer8767 I've always wanted to get into game design tbh, but I'm a business major and I don't know shit about programming. More of a Jobs than Wozniak. But yeah, it's one of those games from an era where you couldn't spam tutorials and had to assume the player had no experience, ergo human factors play a huge role in its design. While I'm not the biggest fan of constant nostalgiabaiting in video games (indies in particular as of late) the best place to look for how to design a game is the classics of the arcade and pre-32bit era, purely because the limited means of conveyance usually required intuitive design. Nobody bothered to read the manual and the target audience was kids and teens with a low attention span, so they had to make games with a relatively low initial learning curve that got more complex as you explored them. I'm not the biggest fan of Turn-Based JRPGs but I love DQ, and as a fan of D&D and other RPGs I admire the way it manages to guide the player with out feeling like it's hand-holding. And the evolution of the series throughout the Erdrick Trilogy is particularly fascinating.

@LunacialDQ 4 жыл бұрын

As a huge Dragon Quest fan, this video made me really happy. I’m excited you covered my favorite franchise on the show, and this video is basically perfect, you did an amazing job on it! Keep up the great work Jirard, love you man

@Soumein 4 жыл бұрын

I watched a speedrun of this game a while back; they made the final boss run away in fear, as I recall.

@thomasaznive6875 4 жыл бұрын

Played "Dragon Warrior" a bunch as a kid, but the save battery was inop in the cartridge, so i never played it to the end... This has inspired me to finally do.

@DeltathRiylaan 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing you can beat the game in about 7-8 hours.

@nicolasmoreno9143 3 жыл бұрын

How was it?

@MrPsyren99 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasmoreno9143 a lot of grinding, dungeons last maybe 5 minutes each. You manly spend your time walking back and forth getting enough money to buy the gear in the next town than going to the next town and repeat

@azurestormgod 4 жыл бұрын

Caught that 5 seconds of "Trails of Cold Steel 3". Nice.

@knoxs2403 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@saminajed611 4 жыл бұрын

A reminder how jirard is unlikely to even touch the behomoth of even the 6 localized kiseki titles, but boy it would be nice to dream

@pyrosianheir 4 жыл бұрын

Is that what the game at 5:18 was?

@azurestormgod 4 жыл бұрын

@@pyrosianheirYep!

@azurestormgod 4 жыл бұрын

@@saminajed611 unless it was a paid promotion but who knows right? I'd be hype if it were real.

@sle2470 2 жыл бұрын

The simplicity of this game makes it a GREAT introductory level RPG for people who have never played one before. I always recommend this one to first timers.

@RaccoonWithMatches 4 жыл бұрын

This has been my favorite episode in a while - probably because this is one of my favorite games of all time. Thanks for everything Jirard - and I hope you'll do a few more Dragon Quest games in the future!

@ChristopherMoom 4 жыл бұрын

Dragon Quest is the game that inspired EarthBound, which inspired Undertale It's insane how all 3 games are in the same game (Smash Ultimate) now

@thaias9654 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't consider that insane.

@Thollis1987 4 жыл бұрын

Dragon Warriors also inspired Finally Fantasy as well.

@nesmandan1037 4 жыл бұрын

Stanton Quest is an odd way to pronounce Ultima.

@rayminishi689 4 жыл бұрын

Sans is just a costume. Can't exactly hold Undertale on a big pedestal as the rest of the other games.

@PIKMINROCK1 4 жыл бұрын

Moon (a PS1 sort of RPG by ex Square developers) is another big inspiration for Undertale. Coming in the Spring for the Switch in English (but already out in Japan). Strange how out of these 4 games, the Nintendo published one isn't on the Switch

@ryanmann9842 4 жыл бұрын

Do Dragon Quest 9 please, that was my introduction to the series and a significant to my childhood

@blazesalamancer8767 4 жыл бұрын

My introduction was dq4 chapters of the chosen remastered. I then found 9 and joker 2. I played them all the times as a kid.

@koolaidmanextra2840 3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe dq3 god tier

@MysteriousJojo 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jirard, do you know what game is going to have combat inspired by Dragon Quest? Yakuza 7. Do you know what other game is in that franchise? Yakuza 0.

@wariodude128 4 жыл бұрын

You know what else? No one cares.

@randomduck8679 4 жыл бұрын

wariodude128 You know what else? I do care

@Gshadin 4 жыл бұрын

@@randomduck8679 you know what else? Me too

@randomduck8679 4 жыл бұрын

RaineTCG because KZfaq algorithms. Also he is completing other super long games like Persona 5 and a Fallout game.

@koolaidmanextra2840 3 жыл бұрын

Yakuza like a dragon

@BlackMoore82 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Toriyama also worked on the character designs for the PS1 fighting game Tobal No. 1, released on August 2, 1996 (September 30, 1996 in North America).

@CrabTab-ps2jn 4 жыл бұрын

Ad: “Why dose a circular pizza come in a square box?” Me: “Why is a circular pizza that comes in a square box cut into triangles?”

@TheBattlechicken 4 жыл бұрын

Square boxes are significantly cheaper to produce and store than a circular one. I provide real answers to rhetorical questions.

@petwisk2012 4 жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil pizzas come in octagonal or circular Boxes depending on the pizzaria

@XenoJace 4 жыл бұрын

You got that one too, huh?

@CruiserDynasty 4 жыл бұрын

well and squears are the most solid shape and triangles are the best way to show you how much is left, not to mention you need room to pick up the pizza. Without the basic knolage of math you would find most things hard to do. Oh and most people dont know the difference between math and maths, math adhesion subtraction and so on where maths is more of the formula like 5+7 -9×3=

@CraigUntlNytTym 4 жыл бұрын

*sectors

@qb8030 4 жыл бұрын

I live for Alex's fanaticism of Dragon Quest

@colleenglanville8293 4 жыл бұрын

Alex: I promise I won't start a whole huge thing. Also Alex: *starts a whole huge thing* 😂😂😂

@PikaLink91 4 жыл бұрын

And he damn well should, this port is ass :P

@raph009 4 жыл бұрын

I loved watching my grandpa play Dragon Warrior on the NES. That was one of my favorite things to do.

@Methrael 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing more light to one of the first RPG franchises out there. SO glad someone else is as avid a fan of this game series as I am!

@DocDoesGamingYT 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it looked like a phone port immediately, happy Alex chimed in

@Mattkow1 4 жыл бұрын

DocDoesGaming sorry for the late reply, but I think that, that it is the Nintendo switch version. The phone port still uses pixel art as opposed to vector art like the switch. Phone port looks better imo

@DeltathRiylaan 3 жыл бұрын

What the guy above said, mostly. The Switch game isn't actually a port of the phone version, regardless of what was said in the video. It's actually a port of the Japanese only PS4 version, which was a remake based on the same version as the phone version. The visuals are completely different from the phone version even though, weirdly, the console version looks more like a phone game than the phone version.

@ChaosOmnimon 4 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with Dragon Quest when I played Dragon Warrior Monster II Cobi's Journey. And I recently re bought DQ 11 for the switch after having it on PS4. Great episode and I agree about the ports being the mobile versions but even those are decent versions to play

@MrCubanbear 4 жыл бұрын

I’m just always happy to hear you talk about DQ, awesome video like always!

@absolutezeronow7928 4 жыл бұрын

That DQ1 overworld theme is still a banger.

@Jasonwolf1495 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact the option to join the dragonlord is what sparks the Builders series now.

@umbrellacorpsecurity6511 4 жыл бұрын

What would happen if this time Alex decided to leave the show and not allow his image would the Completionist have to be remade for the 3rd time ?

@CaptainKrby 4 жыл бұрын

Alex's bit in the beginning was all I wanted in this episode

@jackneustadter6938 4 жыл бұрын

8th year!? Congratulations! You were so nice when I met you at New Jersey gamer con, and I am so proud of how far you’ve come. You have such wonderful videos and I hope that you keep doing what you are doing, and have fun while you are doing it! Happy 8th🥳🥳🥳!

@unhaix707 4 жыл бұрын

1:15 to skip the ad

@xenobestx8423 4 жыл бұрын

You think fighting sleep paralysis demons is scary? Imagine Dragons

@johnnyalucard6641 4 жыл бұрын

Xeno Best X Imagine Dragons?! I love those guys!

@IamaPERSON 4 жыл бұрын

That was clever, not gonna lie!

@kyle2199 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyalucard6641 Damn it!! You beat me to it lol

@DukeofGames50 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it always makes it feel like their spells are crawling in my skin

@Volvagia1927 4 жыл бұрын

@@DukeofGames50 COME ON! At least riff on an ACTUAL Imagine Dragons lyric. "It always makes me feel like their spells are showing me where the demons hide."

@mickmast8901 4 жыл бұрын

Man do I love this game and how bite size it is. Thank you for visiting the series. 👍😊

@yuichikita6018 4 жыл бұрын

Did you know that in the original Dragon Quest there was an oversight? After you save the princess, instead of returning to the castle and leaving the princess there, you could go directly to the final boss and fight it with the princess in your arms. And in the remake, if you did that, there was some aditional conversation with the final boss, saying something like "thank you for bringing the princess all the way here, now die!"

@1beatcher 4 жыл бұрын

Boss: "thank you for bringing her here, but why? Hero: "she's my meat shield."

@oskarvt 4 жыл бұрын

"But if you don't let me in on this episode to talk about freaking dragon quest,I'm gonna lose it."

@darthisekai4186 4 жыл бұрын

DQ is and was MASTERPIECE and will be

@patsg1146 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, that bearded slime needs to be a thing in the next Dragon Quest!

@4569packers 3 жыл бұрын

A year and a half later we are getting DQ3 HD remake

@andyblargextra 4 жыл бұрын

The only Dragon Quest game I've ever played was Rocketslime. And it was AMAZING.

@JackOfen 4 жыл бұрын

Rocket Slime is great! I wish the Slime was playable in Smash

@Rob_Thorsman 4 жыл бұрын

Good game. I wish they released the sequels in North America.

@DeltathRiylaan 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rob_Thorsman There was only one sequel.

@tannerprice2018 4 жыл бұрын

6:29 Eh, I’d be more surprised if Erdrick shows up in Dragonball Z: Kakarot.

@christianlopez707 4 жыл бұрын

That would make for a cool secret boss.

@shapeshifterk 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, picked up dq1 not too long ago, it's simple, but in kind of a magical way, it doesn't need to be complex, I didn't even realize I didn't have to worry about other party members until the end of the game, because I just didn't need them. It does need the occasional push in the right direction from time to time, but being an open world rpg really makes it quite enjoyable.

@phantomkrieger2744 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome to see you play this game, it was one of the first games I ever did a completion run on.

@asham868 4 жыл бұрын

I adore the dragon quest series. My only gripe with them is the music honestly. They just rehash all the same songs for every game and it gets VERY old very quick

@morriganrenfield8240 4 жыл бұрын

And it's really LOUD

@bombader2677 4 жыл бұрын

It also doesn't help that the Orchestrated version isn't in the games over here due to legal / money reasons.

@TrevRockOne 4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand this opinion at all. Sugiyama is a great and learned composer. He's like 90 now, so he might be past his prime now, but that doesn't negate all the great stuff he's done.

@paperluigi6132 3 жыл бұрын

@@TrevRockOne but all that great stuff is heavily negated by him being a ginormous piece of sh!t. If you want, look up info about him.

@TrevRockOne 3 жыл бұрын

@@paperluigi6132 yes, I am aware, and I do not care

@phil_zupra_b5880 4 жыл бұрын

The protagonist Sprite looks like Luigi in Armor when he walks down the screen. Look at the face.

@tonts5329 4 жыл бұрын

Dragon Quest is one of those JRPG series I've been aware of for awhile, but never gotten around to playing. Alongside the Tales series and a few others. This video has certainly given me more insight into the series and a little more appreciation for it as one of the foundations of modern JRPG's.

@henryentertainmentsystem9923 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering this game! I just started collecting retro games and the first one I got was Dragon Warrior for the NES!

@Zack_Wildfire 4 жыл бұрын

Omg He reviewed Dragon Quest 😢

@domexe2863 4 жыл бұрын

And I just downloaded DQ 1-3, and 11.

@wizardtoad7459 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@1beatcher 4 жыл бұрын

GOOD JOB! 🖒

@TheDwarvenDefender 4 жыл бұрын

If you want my honest opinion, I really don't like the second game. Everything that everybody says improves upon the original only makes me feel worse. The flaws in a game really stand out when you swear not to play any other games until you finish it. For some reason, DQ2 saps my energy like nobody's business. It kinda feels like everything is taking three times longer than it actually is for me, which is the opposite of how good games feel. By contrast, I liked the original, I heard that many consider the third the best in the series, and even a cursory glance at XI tells me it's one of the best RPGs in recent years. Also, don't feel bad about looking up a map in the first three games. The dungeon design in the second game hurts me deeply. I'll see if I can link a picture I made... cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/607402709984870411/631134811637153813/ONE_REASON_I_HATE_DRAGON_QUEST_II.png

@domexe2863 4 жыл бұрын

TheDwarvenDefender wow, thanks a lot bro

@Neobelmont1 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDwarvenDefender You are not entirely off about it being draining, One of the dq retrospectives videos I watched awhile ago stated that dqii had some really rough areas that was not balanced before release, which created that draining effect you have. Some areas spike up in difficulty unlike any other games in the series and some of the side quest are abit long. But it sold.

@Frankenmuppet 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this a year and a half later I have to wonder... How unbelievably stoked is Alex for Dragon Quest III HD-2D

@Yoshoku 4 жыл бұрын

My Japanese wife hates video games but when I play dragon quest 11, her eyes light up and is somewhat interested. Though it’s mostly nostalgia, it shows how much influence this series has had.

@CinemaStix 4 жыл бұрын

DQ. Hell yeah.

@jearn11 4 жыл бұрын

What's your absolute favorite JRPG? For me, it's Legend of the Dragoon on PS1.

@CrownlessKing89 4 жыл бұрын

Tales of Symphonia

@EmilyRose900 4 жыл бұрын

Xenogears

@alcyonedevelopments7398 4 жыл бұрын

Final Fantasy IX

@evanczthehunter57 4 жыл бұрын

RPG: NieR Gestalt (Overall favorite) JRPG: Tales of the Abyss

@iseeu46 4 жыл бұрын

Ys Books 1 and 2

@michaelwelge7857 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing all that you do. Keep up the great work.

@jat2319 4 жыл бұрын

A beautiful return to the beginning. Thanks man!

@ians_parks 4 жыл бұрын

Cant call this port beautiful tho

@Nemenon 4 жыл бұрын

I just wish they didn't ruin the beautiful pixel art.

@jasonblalock4429 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously. I keep looking at the remakes in the eShop, but the look is just so ugly. Who decided to plop hand-drawn characters down on a pixel art background? And what INTERN did the monster art? They look like cheap dollar store knockoffs of Toriyama's work. It's like someone at Squeenix took a bet that he couldn't make an even uglier remake than Chrono Trigger.

@I_was_a_Bullfrog 4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonblalock4429 what ugly remake did Chrono Trigger have?

@I_was_a_Bullfrog 4 жыл бұрын

DQIII looks the best imo

@PikaLink91 4 жыл бұрын

I know right? That is the one thing that made me steer clear of the eShop versionm and I had so been looking forward to having easy access to these classics.

@justsomejojo 4 жыл бұрын

The monster art is the only reason I haven't bought it yet. Even the movile port of DW3 has pixel art, so why can't the Switch version have it too...

@EnsignEpic 4 жыл бұрын

SquEnix does the port nonsense for a whole bunch of their classic game re-releases. I think they have a standard policy of just using the most recent port, regardless of quality.

@ethanator6015 4 жыл бұрын

Ensign Epic That explains the port of The World Ends with You SO MUCH! I guess that means that if say, Final Fantasy VI or Chrono Trigger come to the Switch, it’ll be the mobile ports, complete with the bs DRM policies.

@EnsignEpic 4 жыл бұрын

@@ethanator6015 Yeah, I was heavily considering grabbing Chrono Trigger when it hit Steam just to have on yet another platform, but hell no to that port when I already have the definitive version.

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

I don't dislike this port at all, and I own the whole series on multiple platforms. Am I weird?

@xpluralx 4 жыл бұрын

Love that you are playing an older dragon quest! Would like to see the other ones too!

@paulsmecker2439 4 жыл бұрын

This was the first rpg I ever played! To this day i love the simplicity. Thanks for giving the series some love!!

@ProximitySound 4 жыл бұрын

“Here’s an Ad for how to circumvent legal boundaries of regional licensing deals.”

@TheMemessiah 4 жыл бұрын

"And all the content is there" is actually untrue, since it lacks the bonus content from the GBC and SNES versions.

@hillkillr 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, but those weren't in the original nes version so does it really matter?

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

Play the phone version if you want that. If you don't have each game on at least 2 platforms, you're a pleb.

@Jordan3DS 4 жыл бұрын

You're also missing out on well done visuals in the Switch version, sadly. Add this to the list of Square Enix ports that could of been perfect, but turned out terrible due to the company's laziness and cheapness.

@DeltathRiylaan 3 жыл бұрын

The GBC and SNES versions didn't add bonus content to the original Dragon Quest, so what he said is definitely true. Dragon Quest III is a different story, which is missing not only bonus content and things like the Pachisi game, but it's also missing the entire opening segment of the story which sets up the whole game. Confusing. But he didn't play III, so...

@hillkillr 4 жыл бұрын

I played Dragon Warrior on the NES back in the day. You couldn't simply google walkthroughs back then, I remember crossing my first bridge and finding out the hard way I wasn't ready... Randomly finding my first Gold Golem, getting super excited about how much money I'd get off it, then promptly dying, then coming back and trying again time after time 'till I taught myself how to farm them for more gold than I could ever need... Dragon Warrior was my first RPG, 2nd game I ever completed, and definitely a large part of my subsequent falling in love with RPG's and video games in general over the rest of my life.

@DynomitePunch 4 жыл бұрын

alex just looks so insane in this shot it's great

@philRacoindie 4 жыл бұрын

Music: Incredible Guy who makes the music: Bad

@NathanCassidy721 4 жыл бұрын

Dragon Quest 8 is one of the best damn games ever made.

@dragonwarrior7413 4 жыл бұрын

11 is better then 8 imo both are awesome tho

@NathanCassidy721 4 жыл бұрын

@@dragonwarrior7413 I can't speak for 11 as I have not played it (yet).

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

I love 8, but I REALLY don't think it's as good as most westerners seem to. Maybe it's because I got into the series way later. It's a great game for sure (it's a dragon quest game so obviously), but I don't think it's the Holy Grail of the franchise. I don't even know if it has one tbh. I like every single one for a myriad of different reasons, so it's hard for me to rank one over the other. If I had to I'd probably say it's DQIII, just because of how important it is to the franchise and how it holds up to this day.

@zombie0ate0my0brains 4 жыл бұрын

This episode couldn't have come out at a better time, I'm currently playing Dragon Quest 2 on Switch right now because I'm going to purchase a copy of Dragon Quest Builders 2 and wanted to play DQ2 first. Thanks for the episode guys, great work.

@jaythegemini 3 жыл бұрын

I love that square is remaking DQ3 again. , I'm so excited.

@EnderElectrics 4 жыл бұрын

i m p o s s i b l e l a i r

@Ppjwithnocrust 4 жыл бұрын

I’m playing 3 right now :D

@oddanderson9131 4 жыл бұрын

James Gray Same. I think it’s funny how the game starts with Happy 16th Birthday go save the world

@ChiefMedicPururu 4 жыл бұрын

On Switch?

@Ppjwithnocrust 4 жыл бұрын

ChiefMedicPururu yes

@ChiefMedicPururu 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ppjwithnocrust How is it? People keep complaining it's not the SNES version.

@Ppjwithnocrust 4 жыл бұрын

ChiefMedicPururu it’s a bit different but honestly I love it. Sound track is the same just cleaned up. They renamed the jester and finally called the dealer a merchant. They remained a couple of other things but it doesn’t change the game any. I think it was definitely worth the 12$ to buy

@MrJWTH 4 жыл бұрын

The original Dragon Quest didn’t have a save point it required a written password, though the Western version had a battery backup so it could be saved. Also, another fun fact is that the Western version was graphically updated from the original Famicom version.

@neoasura 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, your character could actually turn in all 4 directions when the Japanese version always had him facing forward.

@AustNerevar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for repping my favorite series!

@WedgeTalon 4 жыл бұрын

I'm with Alex, Square Enix has an unhealthy obsession with porting the mobile versions of their games, and these versions are hands down the worst encarnations of their games.

@nauseatingpain 4 жыл бұрын

encarnations? lol

@YamiMilo 4 жыл бұрын

While it is true that the GBC and the Super Famicom remakes are better.... I still think the mobile ports are much better than playing the NES originals. This is true for all 3. I do believe however that the GBC Version of 3 is the best while the Super Famicom version of 1 and 2 is the best. I find people overly bash on the mobile port for no reasons though, they still look and play just fine. At least this time Square didnt give the games their "32bit treatment" like with FF5/6.

@neoasura 4 жыл бұрын

@@YamiMilo Maybe it's nostalgia growing up with the originals, but I always preferred the NES versions compared to the remakes. Maybe it's the 8-bit pixel art thats timeless to me. That being said, I thought the best versions of Final Fantasy I-II, IV were the PSP remakes. I really wished they would've stuck with that formula for the ports instead of the mobile ones for V and VI.

@BluesM18A1 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the mobile ports are straight up ugly with inconsistent pixel art resolutions but it's still far more enjoyable than the NES original which is like 80% grinding

@hardyjoe4278 4 жыл бұрын

Final Fantasy VI on mobile is a prime example...been waiting for that one to update, but all the others got updates.

@TheJadeknight7 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus, that phone version they ported to the Switch looks absolutely disgusting. I'll stick to the SNES version, thanks.

@ejbricks2831 4 жыл бұрын

Even the mobile version look better than this, that version at least keeps the snes sprites for everything

@kainhighwind2 4 жыл бұрын

The mobile ports aren't bad. They have a really well integrated 1-handed control scheme that doesn't get in the way. They're just too stripped down and bare-bones compared to other versions of the games.

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

Why would you rather have 16-bit sprites vs Toriyama's actual art? Honestly I wish they would have updated the backgrounds, but at least we get to see actual high quality versions of enemies, battlegrounds, and characters. Having played them all, I personally like the visuals here the best, but I guess it's all subjective. Still, "disgusting" seems a bit of a hyperbole by dude.

@Jordan3DS 4 жыл бұрын

@@warbossgegguz679 Because the art doesn't fit the style of the game. You don't just slap official art into a game, it looks stock and unprofessional. The sprites in the SNES versions look incredible, and they even animate in III due to it being on the VI engine. I would agree that it's disgusting, it's just Square being lazy and cheap on yet ANOTHER modern port (see Final Fantasy V and VI mobile, Chrono Trigger on Steam, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, the list goes on).

@ejbricks2831 4 жыл бұрын

Secular Ascetic I like the art it the mix of the 16 bit and hand drawn art I don’t like

@adisonshowalter1985 4 жыл бұрын

5 months ago I was watching this because I was bored and this piqued my interest. Now I’m watching it because it makes me feel better in light of current circumstances. Thanks Jirard for making these video. You and your crew are pretty awesome.

@GottaBeFrank 4 жыл бұрын

I get so nostalgic about this game. Next to the original Final Fantasy, this was the other NES JRPG I saw my brothers play. Funny thing is that, I only recently completed this game and I still have an urge to return to it.

@TheDwarvenDefender 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the original, but Dragon Quest II makes me feel bad. Very, very bad.

@YamiMilo 4 жыл бұрын

TheDwarvenDefender not only does it lack orientation, the difficulty spike when you hit the boat is absolutely maddening.

@MattChristensen9 4 жыл бұрын

Alex: Let me rant about Dragon Quest Also Alex: I'm not going to mention how this version of the game was made easier by allowing the hero to level cap at 30 instead of 20 as it was in the original game. No new spells were added either so this is why the last spell is learned at level 19.

@almightycinder 4 жыл бұрын

The original game is 30 as well.

@allenwalker87 4 жыл бұрын

congratulations man the show is !!AWSOME!!

@mokdis00 2 жыл бұрын

Had DQ1 (Dragon Warrior) years ago and it was super grindy from what I remember. Loved it though. The series is wonderful. RIP Sugiyama.

@brendancotter4716 4 жыл бұрын

WHERE'S DRAGONS QUEST HEROES 2🤔🤔

@DaFro3713 4 жыл бұрын

Objectively the best game in the series. Lol

@vVAstrAVv 4 жыл бұрын

I have dqh2 in my library but didn't get too far in Why are so many conments here mentioning it?

@DaFro3713 4 жыл бұрын

vVAstrAVv it’s because the last video Jirard did on Dragon Quest, it was sponsored by Dragon Quest Heroes 2, and he had to spam it in every entry. It was so cringey. But I guess people loved it so much to make it into a meme every time Jirard looks at the series.

@vVAstrAVv 4 жыл бұрын

@@DaFro3713 lol i gotta look that up then ty

@vVAstrAVv 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah coming from someone who was forewarned that wasn't so bad lol

@d3structi 4 жыл бұрын

Ooooh, shouldn't mention the composer too much nowadays...

@draculathevampire934 4 жыл бұрын

He got to greedy with the ps4 version of dq11

@TheDapperDragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@draculathevampire934 which is hilarious considering he made, what, 5 sub par songs 30 years ago?

@draculathevampire934 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDapperDragon some r catchy some r forgetful I guess hes busy living in the past lol

@hazardrider8317 4 жыл бұрын

As a long time Dragon Quest, I’m loving all the DQ love since Hero and 11 S came out!

@joshmcguire1911 4 жыл бұрын

Ive waited so long for you cover a Dragon Quest game whooo

@goofungus420 4 жыл бұрын

I have committed several war crimes.

@afromarco005 4 жыл бұрын

Turn yourself in

@goofungus420 4 жыл бұрын

No I don't think I will.

@elijahbradley704 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of war crimes?

@goofungus420 4 жыл бұрын

I called Hitler's mom gay.

@LucianoThePig 4 жыл бұрын

"Every body in the entire world hates RPGs. This is a universally accepted fact." -Dunkey

@TheDapperDragon 4 жыл бұрын

Dunky saying something stupid in a bad attempt to be funny? That so rarely happens...

@firstmategiddy 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDapperDragon I mean, if you take it seriously, I think most comedians end up not being funny. Do you actually think Dunkey thinks that?

@TheDapperDragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@firstmategiddy Well, for one, there's your big mistake: Dunkey's not a comedian, he's an idiot. For two: Any good humor has a kernal of truth to it. A joke with no basis in reality isn't funny, it's just nonsense.

@firstmategiddy 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDapperDragon Sounds like you hate Dunkey because he has an opinion? Really mature of you. Not to mention the video this quote is from is for Dragin Quest 11, which he gave a 3/5, which is pretty good for him.

@TheDapperDragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@firstmategiddy so, how does this mean I "hate him for his opinion?" I know you're not that bright, being a dunky fan, but try hard. I don't care what he said. I care that his "joke" has no kernal of truth, making it not a joke, but simple nonsense. Unless me stating "we're talking by sending smoke signals." Is a joke, rather than just a stupid statement irrelevant to anything.

@TheFirstAtom 4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say, I subscribed about a month ago, but dude, your content is great. Keep up the good work! Well worth the subscription!

@FixTheWi-Fi 4 жыл бұрын

8:42 I'm listening to this in the background of doing other stuff, but as soon as I heard that music I knew exactly what text was onscreen. lol

@ScrabblePlays 4 жыл бұрын

I love Dragon Quest so much, and these Switch ports are a travesty. I'd have paid a lot more if they'd ported them into the DQ XI 2D engine, which is absolutely stunning.

@JackOfen 4 жыл бұрын

I'll never understand the US' obsession with Final Fantasy, while they dismiss Dragon Quest. Maybe they should give all the monsters angry eyebrows, like Kirby, to make it more apealing in the US. Friggin weirdoes

@michaeljohnson6905 4 жыл бұрын

I love both for different reasons

@GoTree64 4 жыл бұрын

God, the look of pride and memories from Jirards eyes in the intro at 300 gets me every time.

@Blixthand 4 жыл бұрын

Currently playing Dragon Quest 1 for the first time (first time playing any DQ game) when this video went live

@Lucarioguild7 4 жыл бұрын

It’s true the “ports” are hot hot garbage, I hate it so much

@hardyjoe4278 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah some of their games on mobile are even unplayable. I have never gotten to the post game of FFVI. Now, that mobile version just crashes with every other transition to different rooms.

@ChiefMedicPururu 4 жыл бұрын

Hot garbage?

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think these are bad at all compared to other shit I've seen.

@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын

@White-Van Helsing Depends on what's in it really. Decaying matter, yes. Otherwise it would just be a waste of energy.

@lordgamermon 4 жыл бұрын

It's a real shame that Koichi Sugiyama is a pretty crappy human being

@Jordan3DS 4 жыл бұрын

While I don't agree with his opinions, you have to consider the fact that he's almost 90. You can't change someone's views on life when they get to that age. I bet it'd be pretty hard to find a 90 year old in Southern America who's not racist, for example. He'll be dead soon anyway, might as well respect the fact that he's STILL composing to this day than hating him for being an old man with outdated beliefs.

@Mango_Sage 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely want a remake of 9 from the ground up, that was my introduction to the franchise (I later bought other DQ games) and the ability to not only customize yourself but your entire party as well was so much fun and the story felt very unique and emotional to me.

@DeltathRiylaan 3 жыл бұрын

IX is good, but not nearly as good as the other games. That being said, being stuck on the DS isn't where it should be. A solid remaster or even remake should definitely happen.