14 minutes of Dragon Quest VIII English footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Nintendo World Report now has a video up containing 14 minutes of footage from the English version of Dragon Quest VIII. Watch it below.
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Square Enix released a trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional today, which is the updated re-release of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3. The game will be released in Japan on February 9th, 2017.
Dragon Quest VIII story trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo published a new Dragon Quest VIII trailer today that specifically focuses on the RPG’s story. We’ve attached it below.
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Square Enix’s Jump Festa 2017 lineup, Dragon Quest XI stage planned with new details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 6 Comments
Square Enix opened an official website for its presence at Jump Festa 2017 today, accessible here. It confirms the following titles for the Japanese expo:
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Scanner (Arcade) – Corner, Trailer, Stage
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional (3DS) – Corner, Trailer
Dragon Quest X Online (Wii U, Wii, Windows) – Stage
Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time (PS4, 3DS) – Stage
Final Fantasy XV (PS4, XBO) – Playable, Trailer
Hoshi no Dragon Quest (iOS, Android) – Stage
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (PS4) – Trailer
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue (PS4) – Trailer
NieR: Automata (PS4) – Trailer
SaGa: Scarlet Grace (PS Vita) – Trailer
Square Enix’s stage schedule is also now known. On December 17, a Dragon Quest XI special stage will be held where “new details will finally arrive”. Series creator Yuji Horii, producer Yosuke Saito, director Takeshi Uchikawa, V-Jump’s Side V-san, and MC Ayana Tsubaki will be in attendance.
The stage will be hosted at the following times:
– 9 PM PT (December 16)
– 12 AM ET (December 17)
– 5 AM in the UK (December 17)
– 6 AM in Europe (December 17)
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Teased “Bravely” anniversary project revealed; likely a smartphone game
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 34 Comments
One month ago, the official Japanese “Bravely” series Twitter account promised some big news for the series’ 4th anniversary. Today, a new game called “Bravely Default: Fairy’s Effect” was announced. The game will soon enter into a limited-capacity closed beta test. Further details were not announced, including which platform the game will be on, but it seems likely that this will be a smartphone game.
Keep in mind that this does not mean the end of the series on 3DS or Nintendo hardware in general. In Japan, both a smartphone and a web browser game were released between Bravely Default and Bravely Second, so a spin-off title on different hardware is nothing unusual. The title of this game also doesn’t seem to imply that it’s a sequel to Bravely Second.
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 2 Comments
Square Enix prepared a batch of new screenshots from Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional today. Get a look at the images below.
Details about Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional were recently translated from the official site. If you missed them, find the information here.
Dragon Quest VIII trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments
Having announced Dragon Quest VIII’s western launch of January 20 a couple of hours ago, Nintendo now prepared a new English trailer for the game. View it below.
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional site open, details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
The official Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional website is now open for business, and it’s brought along some new details with it. Find the information rounded up below, courtesy of Gematsu.
– 700 monsters
– 200 more than the original game
– Monsters from newer titles like Dragon Quest X and Hoshi no Dragon Quest will appear in great numbers, as well as completely original monsters
– Up until now, there have been good fields and bad fields for ridable monsters, but in Joker 3 Professional, that notion is negated
– Ex: before you would have to ride a monster that lives in the water to dive into the bottom of a lake, but now every monster can be used to swim
– Can also ride giant monsters
– When doing so, you can enjoy the adventure as if you’ve transformed into a huge monster
– Just like when riding a normal size monster, you can ataack enemies while riding a giant monster, as well as utilize its large size to trample monsters wandering about
– New areas have been added that only those aiming to be the strongest can enter
– Many new adventures await players in these new areas
– Somewhat different monsters from what we’ve seen so far wander about the savage lands of the planet
– Nochorin, who lives with the Nochora Clan in Break World, will become the player’s “partner” and travel with him on this adventure
– Nochorin not only provides a variety of help in the field, he’s also a reliable partner who participates in battle
– Various elements have been added on the system side to make things speedier
– Story Shortcuts – The basic story of Joker 3 Professional is the same as Joker 3, but there is a now a shortcut function that lets you advance the story to specific scenes
– Can look back on story scenes through a synopsis
– Speedier Movement – Compared to the original game, the movement speed on the field has significantly increased
– Make Battles Faster – Speed battles were in the original game, but now you can also use the feature during Wi-Fi and local battles
– Import your monster data from the original game
– If you have save data from the original game, you’ll be able to import data at a maximum of 10 monsters a day at any time
– Your monsters’ skills, size, and even their coloring will be imported
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series apparently coming to an end with Joker 3 Professional
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Square Enix is seemingly ending the Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series. With Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, which launches in Japan next February, no additional games will be created. The latest issue of V Jump mentions that this latest title will be the final adventure and “grand finale.”
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional will be a compilation of sorts. Over 700 monsters will be included in the game. The original Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 came out in March.
The Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series started out on DS a decade ago. In North America and Europe, the first two titles were localized, though the third one isn’t available in English currently.
Square Enix “committed” to releasing more Dragon Quest games overseas
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments
During the DS era, several Dragon Quest games were brought to the west. The series’ overseas status has been a little shaky over the past few years, but it’s starting to look up again. Looking at Nintendo’s involvement with Dragon Quest specifically, they just shipped Dragon VII in North America and Europe last month, with Dragon Quest VIII to follow next year.
If that wasn’t enough, Square Enix’s Noriyoshi Fujimoto told MCV that the company is “committed” to Dragon Quest in the west. When asked if Dragon Quest Builders – which might be a possibility for Switch – will affect the series’ status outside of Japan, he said:
“2016 marks the 30th anniversary of Dragon Quest series. It’s not as well known in the West as we would like but it really plays an epoch making role in the console gaming history. If gamers were to ‘discover’ Dragon Quest now, they may be surprised to the sheer breadth of the universe, in terms of variety and depth. But they would also have instant access to something that has taken us 30 years to build. Dragon Quest Builders is definitely a great way of getting the feel of Dragon Quest while having great fun right from the start.
We’re committed to bringing more Dragon Quest titles in the West as we believe it truly has potential to succeed even better. So watch this space.”
Dragon Quest XI is planned for both Switch and 3DS next year. I imagine we’ll get that one somehow – be it Square Enix directly or through Nintendo publishing.
