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Dragon quest just has this beautiful comfort and has the ability to really put yourself as the hero. I always see myself in that world and it's so beautiful.

Dragon Quest all the way! After Final Fantasy 7 I never liked any new Final Fantasy games. Still I respect Final Fantasy but never liked the direction it took after 7. Dragon Quest on the other hand is always great in my opinion.

Final fantasy at its peak is better than dragon quest, but dragon quest is much more consistent. There aren't really any "bad" mainline dragon quest games, they all hit around the same level of quality and deliver the experience that you expect from the series.

Famous people who've played Final Fantasy: Ariana Grande, Playboi Carti, and Doja Cat Famous people who've played Dragon Quest: Elon Musk and Alex Jones I think Final Fantasy wins by simply not having bad people associated with its franchise simple and clean

Haha 🤣🤣🤣 so is funny because both games came from the same company.

I was an FF fanboy growing up and couldn’t get why DQ was so popular “it’s just FF with worse stories” I thought. Then I played DQ8 and loved it so much then I understood. DQ is just so cozy, nostalgic and charming. I always feel relaxed when I play through a DQ game. I wanna play all of them.

For me FF has always been like a good novel, DQ was like a fun cartoon, I really love both of them. That being said after playing nearly all of them games all these years and being in my later 30s I have to say I prefer DQ. I didn't even play the new FF7 but I'm counting down the days for DQ3 remake.

Nice video! Have a great weekend!

My picks would be Final Fantasy 6, Xenoblade Chronicles DE, TMNT Shredder's Revenge, Minecraft, Atari Flashback, and Ocarina of Time. Let me add Symphony of the Night too.

Octopath Traveler 2, Minecraft, Deep Rock Galactic, Bioshock, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Ys 8

Games I'd bring: - Rune Factory 5 - The Witcher 3 - Elden Ring - Monster Hunter Rise - Fortnite - Elite Beat Agents - Persona 5 Royal

I love the original Dragon Warrior on the NES. I’ve played through it multiple times. I just started playing it again a week ago and am loving it (again)

Playing The iOS Version Now

Every dq was great, most ff games are awful Last playable non mmo ff was 12

I've heard this is up there with the best DQ games. I've had the DS trilogy for a while now but only just finishing IV.

DQ is thematically and mechanically consistent but never as emotive or gritty, its super whimsical and fun though, FF take a risk in every title and the fact they aren't afraid to take risks is where I give them plaudits even if it results in somthing I dont like! It's surprising that DQ for so long has catered to its Japanese audience when it has so many western themes and as a franchise they shot themselves in the foot and even when they did release them to the west they where limited to certain consoles and then 10 is still a no show! I don't think either product is superior just different, I think FF has just held esteem over DQ because its simply been more available and FF7 was such a massive hit DQ could never compete! I think as it stands now though what DQ has a slight upper hand in that its not trying to reinvent the wheel and that's why DQ11 landed so well with a traditional audience, FF is chasing trends and lost sight of why people loved the games in the first place, I could almost garrentee the next DQ will be great but with the next FF who knows because they have drifted so far from what they where its barley a JRPG any more.

I’m going to play this one soon

Love it! Just subbed! I finally was able to get into DQX and did a video on that.

Yes! I rank this among my favorites too. I'm not sure if I like it more than Dragon Quest IV but they are among my highest choices.

Been waiting for this! Good job on the review, it's an excellent video! I hope it helps convince others to try out the game too!

First! 😂 Okay but seriously, many good points here. I watched your streams and decided to buy the game on my phone. It was worth it!

I have the whole series readily available. I have 1-4 on NES, 1-3 on GB, 1-3 on my phone, 1-3 on Switch, 4-6 on DS, 7 on both PS1 and 3DS, 8 on PS2 and 3DS, 9 on DS, and 11 on Switch. I'm perfectly satisfied. Also, the only one that was kind of expensive was 6 on DS, which I paid around $90 for. The rest were relatively cheap on Amazon and eBay.

Dude nice work on the new assets and music

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I love these kinds of conversations and analysis into these two franchises so great work Elk. I don't know how old you are but you seem young and that the only problem with this analysis is that it lacks the historical context for the moves of each franchise and how they were seen through the years. Dragon quest was popular in Japan but in comparison to western audiences it always felt steps behind Final fantasy on the narrative front not to mention the other things FF was doing. It was recognize that Square Soft was S tier and Enix was maybe B as Square was also producing many other amazing games through the 90s-yearly 00s. For me as an old school final fantasy fan, Square and Square Enix no longer produces games I wish to play and the last game that was a Final Fantasy game for me was FF 10-2. This is by in large the movement of genre which you nailed. 11 was a MMO, 12 was a single player MMO, 13 was a train wreck hallway sim, 14 a MMO which bombed and was reborn but still a MMO, 15 was unfinished and more Kingdom hearts than FF, and 16 is more devil may cry medieval dark fantasy than FF. This has nothing to do with the quality of the games themselves but they are not FF RPGs in the classical since. They go from more passive thought based gaming to action based gaming and just don't feel like FF games from their writing to comic overtones and other aspects. The best example is looking at FF7 and FF7 remake, these are not the same game nor same genre nor even feel like the same soul. They're different. Its like playing chess vs soccer. I like soccer but I prefer to play chess. This is why DQ11 did so well because it was the closest true FF game we had since Octopath and Persona 5. They are chess games, not soccer games and remember chess can have a timer so the ATB doesn't change it from being turn based. We also can't forget that DQ games were relegated to aging or lesser consoles and targeting children vs being for anyone and many of the DQ games are pretty grindy and terrible to get through in comparison to FF at least for the feelings of the time. I think its going to be an interesting next few decades of us getting polished modern versions of these old games with the same soul like DQ 3's remake and Persona 3 reload have done but just don't expect it from the FF franchise. They're lost and something completely different now.

I like the earlier Final Fantasy games (1-6, and also 9), but at the end of the day, I am 100% team Dragon Quest. There is not a single DQ game I didn't like (10 doesn't count, cuz I can't play it at all).

My vote goes for FF due to how influencial it was on me and always offered something different. But DQ is a series I'm growing to appreciate as I work my way through those games they are so relaxing and charming.

Losing a save file is always painful. Good thing you pushed through! Interesting top ten!

The grind is comforting. The problem with modern games that have grinding is that it's sometimes intentional to make you spend on micro transactions and gacha. Dragon Quest makes it so fun and never painful.

Dragon Quest 1 was the first jrpg I beat a year back and I’ve played many more jrpgs and I hated grinding in all of them, but for Dragon Quest 1 I loved it. I was literally addicted for a weekend. I don’t know why the grinding was so much fun and more enjoyable compared to other games. I really loved the simplicity of the game. Only having one party member made you focus on yourself and kept the game less complicated. Overall a really great game and a refreshing experience compared to the convoluted gameplay mechanics in newer jrpgs. It really felt like you were on a fantasy world adventure all by yourself.

DQ is my highest time played on Switch, lol

I think every grind can be fun aslong as it isnt reliant on RNG or insanly long. Every level up/gear up is in graspable reach and u always gain EXP and Gold meaning u progress with every fight. Other games could easily do that too but its a lost art

Seeing as how your Dragon Quest 5 playthrough was grind-free, I am excited to start playing these. Now I'm excited even more seeing as the grind in the first game has a fun and purposeful loop to it.

I just started playing this on the Switch and I agree! The grind feels fun and natural, never getting in the way.

This one is now my favorite Elk stream

Love both but if I had to pick I'd side with FF. With every new title, I can never predict what kind of game it'll be and that's exciting. With every new dq game, I have a good idea of what I'm in for

It's hard for me to say. I have played only 3 games from each franchise. I would say I like FF6 more than any DQ, but as a franchise I prefere DQ because it's so much more consistent. Every DQ game is good. I can't say the same for FF.

There is this fake believe that Dragon Quest is iterative and Final Fantasy is evolutionary. The fact is that Dragon Quest is evolutionary and Final Fantasy is revolutionary. Dragon Quest always add at least one major feature EVERY GAME and Final Fantasy just throws away what works trying to remain completely fresh. And I refuse this apologist BS that you can't define what Final Fantasy is. Final Fantasy, regardless of your flawed definition of the ATB system, was turn based from I through X and even XII still has the essence of the ATB system on it, with you having to wait for the bar to fill for your character to start the next command you gave and another bar depending on the action to account for how long that action takes

Why do people try to argue that ATB is not turn based? While the bar is filling, you are waiting for your turn, and when it fills up, you take your turn, and enemies also have their own hidden ATB bars, so they also have to wait for their turn. The only unique part of it is that it has flowing turns, so if you take too long to decide, enemies can skip your turn, while you cannot skip their turn because they make their decisions immediately.

I would even settle for 7&8 ports

HD 2D 4-9 Yes please

Already set to buy 1-3 again for the... Err... How many times now? I can't even remember how many times I've purchased those three. NES, SNES (import) GBC, Switch. Is that all of them? Can't remember. When a game does come out, buy it. It's the only chance we have of demonstrating there's a market and getting regular releases. I've bought 11 3 frikkin' times. Original on PC, on Switch, and then again on PC for the Definitive there. I've been in the fight since the 90s when we didn't get 5.

I think they really want to do that now. And that is why they are doing 1-3 HD-2D, because they already released those on Switch. Why would they do it again, if not to begin a trend?

I agree 100% I only have a PS4 and it only has DQ 11 until the remakes come out in November. I want to play 8 because everyone says it's great.

For me DQ11 was beyond brilliant. I replayed it many times and always enjoy it. But in terms of story FFX is far superior with an emotional weight.

One huge advantage DQ has is that it has been led by a single guy for the past 38 years. Yuji Horii has always been in charge, so the games feel consistent.

I feel like your argument towards ppl who want Turned Based Final Fantasy back is a bit contrived and playing with semantics a bit. Im pretty most understand that 4-9 aren’t traditional Turned Based games. But im pretty sure when somebody says “i want Turned Based FF back” the more than likely mean the ATB system(4-9). I know some ppl wanted FF16, but i(and others), main issue was that it felt like it strayed too far away from being an RPG imo. No party control. Equipment swapping was very linear and boring. Enemies didn’t seem to have elemental weaknesses. Etc. Etc.

I just picked up DQ11 to play for the first time before the original trilogy remakes.