Yuji Horii is one the few game developers in the world who should require no introduction. The man created Dragon Quest, the standard bearer of almost every modern role paying game. He was also a member of the RPG "dream team" that designed Chrono Trigger, one of the genre's most creative and enduring works. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is Horii's latest work, a traditional turn-based sequel with an crafty multiplayer mode that allows four players to go questing via the DS's local wireless functionality.
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "The little handheld that could was a dream for role-playing game fans, with both major blockbusters and cult-classics making the DS a handheld you always wanted to have in your backpack. "
The future could be filled with revived Nintendo DS classics. Hopefully it happens!
My kid yesterday proclaimed he liked the DS more than the Switch because the controls work on the go. Then I asked if he would rather have Monster Hunter Stories 2 on Steam or Switch and he chose Steam. So proud!
Dragon Gaming recently published an article on Welsh representation in gaming. The article was comprehensive enough – covering big hitters such as Assassin’s Creed IV and Ni No Kuni, as well as some lesser-known games, people and companies. It seems, however, that they missed quite a few neat cases of Welshness in the industry. Many people in the community reached out to them on Twitter and Reddit, pointing them to check out some of the examples they missed, so check out they did. Here’s a little more representation of Wales and the Welsh in video games – straight from the community.
"I wonder sometimes why the US reviewers are more negative towards turn-based battle systems. Real-time play has fun aspects too, but for this type of game there is more strategy that comes with a turn-based system"
Couldn't have said it better myself. Now give me the console version please.