Few game series have the fame and wide spread appeal that Dragon Quest enjoys. An RPG series stretching back three decades with talents the likes of Akira Toriyama tied to its creation and continued innovations, it has entertained gamers for years with tales of chosen heroes overcoming untold evils with the help of lovable party members. Today, we've got all 11 main entries ranked from fine to phenomenal.
Dragon Quest is one of the cornerstone JRPG series that helped make the genre what it is today, and these are the best games.
Dragon Quest VIII 4th? Yikes. That's easily number 1 for me. I'd love to be able to play it again on newer consoles.
Thanks to their innovative approach to gaming, RPGs like Dark Souls, Final Fantasy VII, and Dragon Quest left a significant impact on the genre.
ES3 set things off, it's a shame they got greedy and decided to cut corners so the executives could get huge pay days.
In Japan, Dragon Quest is a cultural phenomenon. In the U.S., it's that "other" JRPG franchise. What caused such a massive difference in the game's global reception?
These days I enjoy dq way more then ff. Dq 11 was better then anything after ff10 maybe even ff10. I do feel that dq12 is gonna go action based rpg. Which is unfortunate but time will tell.
Thankfully thats shifting more and hopefully means more localisation (especially DQX offline)
Strange. Gamers complain about game franchises being the same thing over and over again. DQ actually gets praised for it.
I personally have played several DQ games and I tend to stop playing them after 30 hours. Just too long, and repetitive. Most RPGs I suppose are like this-but with DQ I lose interest as the plot doesn’t really grab me.
Dragon Quest 8 is Dragon Quest at it's peak. If 11 ends up being as good, then It will be an excellent game.
I played Dragon Warrior, DQ III, DQ IV, DQ VIII and DQ IX. 8 to me is the best one I played out of the bunch. I'll find out how good XI is next year. It should be fine though.