I love that this game took forever to finish. I hate when gameplay is done and the storyline finishes, but there's nothing left to do. The countless side quests made this game great.
I've seen several Dragon Quest DS games at a store nearby and I felt like getting this one. I've never played any of the dq games but now for some reason I want to try at least one for the heck of it.
@blob23ful Correction. This looks to be an earlier build of the game, where it was more action-based with a live-action combat style. Somewhere along the lines of development, someone decided to revert back to their traditional turn-based combat...either that or this is what Japan got while we got what we have. Either way, this is still Dragon Quest IX.
I can't wait for it too!! I played Dragon Quest 4 but didn't get very far, but I played 7 and still didn't beat it, I only beat 1, and the rest was halfway through...
The great thing about the Dragon Quest series is that they don't try and change it too much. Unlike Final Fantasy, the DQ series has managed to always keep certain "core elements" that give the series its feel and sort of "tie the games together." My biggest fear is that the Square-Enix merger will eventually cause the DQ series to go astray like FF did... Thankfully DQ8 stayed pretty true to the series. I just hope they don't blow it with DQ9.... *fingers crossed*
actually square enix are also releasing a game called 'it's a wonderful world' which is suprising because it enters the beat em up genre which didnt work last time they tried it... i hope it's good
@Skyru55 No. it's the original version. But they found out it's a bit bad so they need for 2 years reviewing many times and changing. Just like how people review their poster over and over before presentation.
Ok so it's been about a day since I got this game (my first Dragon Quest game) and I love it! Is there any other DQ ds games you guys reccomend when I finish this?
For a DS game that looks AMAZING! I loved VIII, i just hope that this one lives up to it. I wonder if S-E will ever release I-VII for the Wii virtual console or the PlayStation Network? Enix do seem to like going multi-platform with the series :D
Wow. The early version of this game looks more different than I thought it would. Those real-time battles looked very interesting, if not very conventional. Can't say the same about the interface. I know it's early in the development, but THAT kinda threw me for a split-second. My main complaint, however, is that if the game was originally announced for 2007, yet launched in 2009 (two years afterwards), why didn't they use that amount of time to make the frame rate smoother than 30? I tested with an emulator, and, believe me, it looks sexy at 60 FPS, just like the Dancer's Costume. Surely they could've optimised it a bit in the span of two years between then and now? (I wouldn't mind frame-rate drops as long as it's not just lazily capped at 30 FPS.)
Great! Gotta finish DQ8 first, and fast. The more this game gets back to reminding me of the first 3 games in the series the better... but it seems this will be more close to DQ8 with some kinda Zelda battle style? Anyways, I just got Rocket Slime. Can't wait to play it. :D
One of the elite top-tier RPG's of the past 20 years sees it's latest iteration appear on a hand held in 2008? This must be all just an elaborate ruse.
good thing im not a fan of the DQ games if not i could cry for being this game in the DS instead of a console (i own a DS,but major games like this should be in consoles)
@Ktothex The original game was planned to be an action rpg. But the Japanese fans (of which there are many) did not like it so Square made it turn based the end result is the game we have today.
@MALAKAI98 i love final fantasy but the newer ones story lines don't make any sense anymore and yeah I only love the 5th and the 8th dragon quest games
Dragon Quest 6, Dragon Quest Monsters :Joker, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, and if you have a PS2 Dragon Quest 8 is so good because its extreme 3D and even better then DQ9 even if DQ9 is their best DS DQ game.
wow i looked at this trailer like a few years ago. when is it comin out in europe. Must say the gameplay graphics looks awsome maybe it will be just as good as the Zelda graphics
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Is the Australian one different to the Japanese? Like the equip screen looks different, the characters face looks wierd, the characters running around aren't single file(or was it footage of multiplayer?). Is this a beta version? Because a lot of it looks wierd/different. Please answer, because i have seen lots like this one. Thanks.
That golden pear looks tasty . . . Mmmmmmm . . . DQIX pear . . . I wonder if the characters need to use the restroom?? I mean seriously, characters never need to go to the bathroom. Maybe it is just assumed when they go to the inns. But I would like some confirmation. God, I mean they never even eat either unless it is part of the story or you give them herbs. OMG!, are they vegetarians??!! They only ever eat leaves, huh? Are there hippies in Japan? OMG, and a magic pear, it all makes sense
wtf damit its the same one as dragon quest the cursed king and ive passed that game 3 times and the levels r 99 too arent they going to come out with a diferent one?
@myan7771 woah you are going good , lemme give ya some tips : priest is good ... minstrel sux ... they arent really that good , its best ot change your main char into a warrior or some mayor dmg dealer , warriors are always the slowest , but the strongest .. martial artists pwn ( especialy with claws) and mages are good to , only i changed my mage at lvl 20 to some other job because she did low dmg , i talk to ya in a message since im running out of space
@bubblescheats yeah i think that i would prefer the fighting like in the trailer , moving fighting , only thing i wouldn't enjoy would ne the char models , they dont look as good as with the actual game , tobad they changed it because i could live with that if i could get full real time battles
I love that this game took forever to finish. I hate when gameplay is done and the storyline finishes, but there's nothing left to do. The countless side quests made this game great.
I've seen several Dragon Quest DS games at a store nearby and I felt like getting this one. I've never played any of the dq games but now for some reason I want to try at least one for the heck of it.
sad that this game couldnt come out like this in the trailer
looked like a zelda game :D with rpg elements
This game is so amazing!
That theme music is so cool! Love it!
@blob23ful
Correction. This looks to be an earlier build of the game, where it was more action-based with a live-action combat style. Somewhere along the lines of development, someone decided to revert back to their traditional turn-based combat...either that or this is what Japan got while we got what we have. Either way, this is still Dragon Quest IX.
Ahhhhhh!!! my eyes just exploded with joy!Ahhhhhhhhh!!
I can't wait for it too!! I played Dragon Quest 4 but didn't get very far, but I played 7 and still didn't beat it, I only beat 1, and the rest was halfway through...
The great thing about the Dragon Quest series is that they don't try and change it too much. Unlike Final Fantasy, the DQ series has managed to always keep certain "core elements" that give the series its feel and sort of "tie the games together." My biggest fear is that the Square-Enix merger will eventually cause the DQ series to go astray like FF did... Thankfully DQ8 stayed pretty true to the series. I just hope they don't blow it with DQ9....
*fingers crossed*
This game was fckin AWSOME!
I hope they make another like it
@PaperRayman I investigated and this was the first trailer. After the first trailer there was 3 years of development before the game came out!
theen we shall wait for its release!! this games going to be the best!! designing your character and choosing his look is just cool!!
slow down buddy, we all know this game will rock!!
I second ArkonLuneth. The DS is really being loved right now.
actually square enix are also releasing a game called 'it's a wonderful world' which is suprising because it enters the beat em up genre which didnt work last time they tried it... i hope it's good
I just started DQ VIII so this is going to be perfect :)
@PaperRayman In this the trailer the game seems like a RPG (live action game). But the english version is a turn combat game!!
i have a R4 card but im gonna buy this
so that we can enjoy dragon quest until we die
thumbs up!
@Skyru55
No. it's the original version. But they found out it's a bit bad so they need for 2 years reviewing many times and changing. Just like how people review their poster over and over before presentation.
Can't wait till July 11th
Ok so it's been about a day since I got this game (my first Dragon Quest game) and I love it! Is there any other DQ ds games you guys reccomend when I finish this?
For a DS game that looks AMAZING! I loved VIII, i just hope that this one lives up to it. I wonder if S-E will ever release I-VII for the Wii virtual console or the PlayStation Network? Enix do seem to like going multi-platform with the series :D
Wow. The early version of this game looks more different than I thought it would. Those real-time battles looked very interesting, if not very conventional. Can't say the same about the interface. I know it's early in the development, but THAT kinda threw me for a split-second. My main complaint, however, is that if the game was originally announced for 2007, yet launched in 2009 (two years afterwards), why didn't they use that amount of time to make the frame rate smoother than 30? I tested with an emulator, and, believe me, it looks sexy at 60 FPS, just like the Dancer's Costume. Surely they could've optimised it a bit in the span of two years between then and now? (I wouldn't mind frame-rate drops as long as it's not just lazily capped at 30 FPS.)
THIS GAME IS NEVER ENDING!!!!
2007?! That's 2 years ago! It's just release last Thursday... In Japan.
OMG THATS SO KOOL!!! i just got my first ds dragon quest n loved it...and chrono trigger! cant wait to get the newest one and THIS one! lol
That's because the designs and art are done by Akira Toriyama who drew and wrote Dragonball.
Looks very beautiful , i m gonna buy DQIX for the Nintendo Wii most probably :-)
is such a BIG adventure for a litle console.
just amazing!!!!!
Great! Gotta finish DQ8 first, and fast.
The more this game gets back to reminding me of the first 3 games in the series the better... but it seems this will be more close to DQ8 with some kinda Zelda battle style?
Anyways, I just got Rocket Slime. Can't wait to play it. :D
One of the elite top-tier RPG's of the past 20 years sees it's latest iteration appear on a hand held in 2008? This must be all just an elaborate ruse.
This looks amazing
Cool. Looks like a movie trailer.
good thing im not a fan of the DQ games if not i could cry for being this game in the DS instead of a console (i own a DS,but major games like this should be in consoles)
i remember this music from dragon quest wars on dsi ware.
Gragon Quest series are the best. Hope there'll be a ps3 version coming as well.
I want this game, but I haven't ever played any of the previous ones. Does the story of this game have anything to do with the other ones?
I'm confussed, so is there like 2 diffrent dragon quest IX?
oh and i forgot they're releasing a cool game with that bird from ff which is also fully 3-d which also looks awesome.
i played fore and same as you i haven't beet it yet so man i wished i did but oh well i can still play 8 and 9 when 9 comes out i hope!
@Ktothex The original game was planned to be an action rpg. But the Japanese fans (of which there are many) did not like it so Square made it turn based the end result is the game we have today.
nice thing that it comes out for ds i have ds and im sure im gone buy this dragon quest rulz!!
I love customizing characters!!! awesome game!!
Glad they went with Turn based, that Zelda like combat looked terrible.
@1stpltpkmnTR first it could be that its the japanese version only, and that its 4 years before its been released so it is different
wow, this is going to be huge
this game looks cool. when does it come out.
its for the ds right?
@MALAKAI98 i love final fantasy but the newer ones story lines don't make any sense anymore and yeah I only love the 5th and the 8th dragon quest games
Dragon Quest 6, Dragon Quest Monsters :Joker, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, and if you have a PS2 Dragon Quest 8 is so good because its extreme 3D and even better then DQ9 even if DQ9 is their best DS DQ game.
Good thing they kept the original gameplay in the final (but I wouldn't be against an action rpg spinoff)
wow i looked at this trailer like a few years ago. when is it comin out in europe. Must say the gameplay graphics looks awsome maybe it will be just as good as the Zelda graphics
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Is the Australian one different to the Japanese?
Like the equip screen looks different, the characters face looks wierd, the characters running around aren't single file(or was it footage of multiplayer?). Is this a beta version? Because a lot of it looks wierd/different.
Please answer, because i have seen lots like this one.
Thanks.
thats so much cooler then way it is
this is at the top of my list of games to buy. my only fear is that, since that it's on a nintendo system, that they might make it to easy.
Wow, the actually finished game looks so much
different to this?
And in this video it looks like an action rpg, but its really a turn based rpg...
when does this game come out in the US?or is it out??
I got this game yesterday ^^
Mine is different...
It goes into a random pokemon-like thing for battles, and the graphics are much different.
It is Dragon Quest IX DS...?
Nope. The main game is going to the DS. There's not really a problem with that. It's still going to be amazing xD
Holy dick, that looks awesome. I love that theme too.
I like this unreleased version of dragon quest 9 better
When is this game getting released on DS in EU or USA?
If this game doesn't see a U.S. localization I will cry.
Looking good :D
wait what? that game is 3 years old and we just now got it? wtf? US was slooow on tht game.
I think Im gonna be sick !
what do you mean? r there different ones whith dif stories for the ps2 or ps3?
now i HAVE to get a DS!
IFKR!!! I want like a PS2 and 3DS so that I can try the more 3 Dimensional games :D
This is not a U.S. English Trailer.
That golden pear looks tasty . . . Mmmmmmm . . . DQIX pear . . .
I wonder if the characters need to use the restroom?? I mean seriously, characters never need to go to the bathroom. Maybe it is just assumed when they go to the inns. But I would like some confirmation. God, I mean they never even eat either unless it is part of the story or you give them herbs. OMG!, are they vegetarians??!! They only ever eat leaves, huh? Are there hippies in Japan? OMG, and a magic pear, it all makes sense
real name= Dragon Quest IX: Protectors of the Sky
FYI (that's an approximate translation.)
wtf damit its the same one as dragon quest the cursed king and ive passed that game 3 times and the levels r 99 too arent they going to come out with a diferent one?
@nazacuckoo98 Yeah also thought about that. I really want the this version!
probably it was 4 in the morning and I was a little drunk when I wrote that ^^;;
The game is addicting, the only problem is that I think it should also have a internet multiplayer.
The correct translation is "And, we were called angels"
This was like an alpha version. The real game is a lot different.
@axedry1991 If you mean by this that it's on a different system.
(Probably the NES or Famicon)
You're wrong. >>
This was never on anything BUT the DS
drag and drop armors, neat
1:35 Music Compose? ...
No way, sweet!
Music Compose!
whens it coming out o.o unless it did already -.-"
@myan7771 woah you are going good , lemme give ya some tips : priest is good ... minstrel sux ... they arent really that good , its best ot change your main char into a warrior or some mayor dmg dealer , warriors are always the slowest , but the strongest .. martial artists pwn ( especialy with claws) and mages are good to , only i changed my mage at lvl 20 to some other job because she did low dmg , i talk to ya in a message since im running out of space
I wonder if someone will translate this game on R4...
@myan7771 lol you can get it xD
you can even dowload it ..... so what are you waiting for , download it or buy it =D
Anyone notice how the actual game is different from this video? lol The characters walk odd in this trailer.
@bubblescheats yeah i think that i would prefer the fighting like in the trailer , moving fighting , only thing i wouldn't enjoy would ne the char models , they dont look as good as with the actual game , tobad they changed it because i could live with that if i could get full real time battles
that looks like the credits
Well its on the DS.
What, do you expect it to be PS3-quality?
I WANT THIS GAME
this doesn't look like DQ9. well, it said this was uploaded back in 2006, so i guess it was modified...
Wait, wtf? Why is it hack an slash? is that how the multpplayer version is?
@Cherryripe25
._____.
OF COURSE IT IS
How many files does Dragon Quest have?
closest thing the DS will get to diablo 2 :(
isn't it 4 players online? thats what I saw
well played...
lol, the character looks like goku.
MUST have this game
@LuigiYoshi24
Also the fighting. its not turn-based.