Dragon Quest I.II is an enhanced remake of the first two Dragon Quest games. It has few modifications to gameplay, but the interface and graphics have been enhanced to be on a par with the 1992 Dragon Quest V, and the games have been rebalanced to make them slightly easier.
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Two legendary JRPGs packaged in one.
I’d give 1 a 7/10 and 2 about a 5. Neither of these aged well id say but its nice to see where it all began.
I’d give 1 a 7/10 and 2 about a 5. Neither of these aged well id say but its nice to see where it all began.
Dragon Quest 1
I've previously dropped this game three times: once on NES after fiddling around a bit, once on SFC after hearing the English patch was buggy, and a second time on NES when the grind went from monotonous to torturous. It turned out that the secret recipe for finishing the game called for (1) a version of it with a content:grind ratio that can be represented as a whole number, (2) playing in Japanese so I can tell myself I'm practicing my reading, and (3) a little turbo for spice.
It's a solid enough game. The writing has these cute little flourishes: everyone talks about 「勇者ロト」, "the hero Lot," but in the message he left on his tombstone, he introduces himself as simply 「ロト」, "Lot."
It can't be overstated how many kindnesses this version* offers the player. Higher stats, more EXP and gold, stronger spells—it's gone from a brutal grindfest to something a mildly patient player could play without turbo (though the encounter rate grates). There is one change for the worse: movement is now performed in half-tile increments, despite the world (visually and collision-wise) still being made up of whole tiles. Why?
I'll probably play DQ2 eventually.
* I understand that this wasn't the first release to make these changes.
I've previously dropped this game three times: once on NES after fiddling around a bit, once on SFC after hearing the English patch was buggy, and a second time on NES when the grind went from monotonous to torturous. It turned out that the secret recipe for finishing the game called for (1) a version of it with a content:grind ratio that can be represented as a whole number, (2) playing in Japanese so I can tell myself I'm practicing my reading, and (3) a little turbo for spice.
It's a solid enough game. The writing has these cute little flourishes: everyone talks about 「勇者ロト」, "the hero Lot," but in the message he left on his tombstone, he introduces himself as simply 「ロト」, "Lot."
It can't be overstated how many kindnesses this version* offers the player. Higher stats, more EXP and gold, stronger spells—it's gone from a brutal grindfest to something a mildly patient player could play without turbo (though the encounter rate grates). There is one change for the worse: movement is now performed in half-tile increments, despite the world (visually and collision-wise) still being made up of whole tiles. Why?
I'll probably play DQ2 eventually.
* I understand that this wasn't the first release to make these changes.
very happy to have finally played the SFC versions of these games. most DQ games Ive played were their SFC counterparts so I always felt like I had to experience this one eventually. both games are amazing, I love the simplicity of DQ1, makes for a very comforting game to beat in a day. DQ2 has an amazing world that I never get tired of exploring, despite the difficulty spike at the end. I felt a newfound appreciation for these game again. will certainly try out the GBC versions some day
Muy aburrido, el primer juego envejeció muuuuuy mal, y no jugué el segundo
Dragon Quest I: 7/10
Dragon Quest II: 4/10
It's also true that I should replay II better since I re-liked it with the Switch version (which is an awful smartphone porting).
Dragon Quest II: 4/10
It's also true that I should replay II better since I re-liked it with the Switch version (which is an awful smartphone porting).
Played the first game. Very basic JRPG that would have been impossible without a guide as it doesn't do a very good job of telling you what/where you need to be for certain things. Also grindy AF.