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SO, I finally completed DQ III, the final ending of the Erdrick/Loto Trilogy awhile back and I figured it would be cool to do a little analytical discussion thread of how each of them hold up. Truth be told, I've had this idea planned for a very long time. So if there's anyone that's a fan of the original three Dq games, feel free to come here and discuss. Even if you haven't played all of the original trilogy, or have played one game. By all means come on in! I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on the matter! ^_^


But I think to make things less complicated... I should probably do this with one game each week at a time. DQ II could be next week and so on... I don't want to make this too Td;lr or anything like that. Actually, maybe it could be fun to do a whole series discussion at some point in the future? =D

(Though I should try and get my hands on DQ IV and the others at some point myself... sweatdrop )


Alright, in the beginning I've talked about in the guild how I've discovered the very first DQ nes game of the series when I was around I'd like to say 12. If anything it was pretty much by pure accident. And to make a long story short, I searched online while using my father's computer out of boredom to play some online games. Keep in mind this was before I even knew of emulation. Then I came across a link that said Dragon Warrior. The name alone sounded so awesome to me at the time.

And as the story goes, I played it for awhile and I found myself being bored of it. The problem wasn't necessarily the game at all. It's just that I didn't really understand RPGs until a much later age. Oh, also this I just remembered. I actually did play the fourth DQ game by mistake before but it was only in japanese.

Years later, it was around the time that Tiki and Seth talked about how DQ games were actually very good games. I was fairly new to the FE guild and such. So I decided return back to the past and pick up the original Dragon Warrior game on the Nes. And honestly I enjoyed it in the end. Heck, I made a thread way way back in this guild. But I felt it should be revisited a little more deeper.

DQI is a very simple Rpg. The story is simple, the gameplay is simple. Everything about DQ I is simple! You're the descendant of the legendary warrior Erdrick/Loto. Your main quest is to rescue the princess of Alefgard from a mighty fire breathing dragon, but also defeat the Dragonlord in order to free this land from his tyranny. It may not be the strongest of the whole series, but there's still very much to appreciate about DQI.

I think this was the game that started the very JRPG trend that we have today. It gives you the player a feel of being in the shoes of the adventurer or hero. And that's what I really like about DQ.. The simplicity of the games. It introduced action commands. In battles we get a first person point of view of being thrown right into the battle. It makes for some very intense situations at times.

The soundtrack is all around pretty memorable. Though, there's not a whole lot of variety in tracks considering it's the first game of the series. And the nes had limits at the time. But the overall feeling of the 8bit music is pretty nice. I think my favorites are overworld theme and especially how dramatic the battle theme can get at times.(Especially in the remake)

But of course if there's a nitpick I might have to say that the game itself aside from the quests of locating Erdricks gear, getting the necessary items(Sun Stone and the Rain Staff) for the Rainbow drops just to name a few examples. It's very much the grinding game in the entire game. The remake is slightly like heavy on the grinding aspect of it. There aren't as many commands like before and a few other changes. You'd have a much easier time with the remakes simply put.But don't get me wrong, in Rpgs it's the common that if you're under leveled, you have to grind and get stronger and gain more gold. Dragon Quest makes you earn for that which I really do respect.

I remember reading about someone who played Dragon Warrior back in the day as a little elementary school kid.

And he was so excited after bringing Gwaelin back form the cave that he went around raving to his friends about how "You beat a dragon and rescue the princess... BUT THE GAME ISN'T OVER! IT'S NOT EVEN HALF DONE!!"

That will never not be adorable.

I didn't play the first one in its heyday, but I inched through it a while back. Someday I want to buckle down and beat it in a day like the fancy people, since that actually seems doable.
Since I played DQIII first (I am STILL amazed that Rhyus prince of Cannock was able to play the first three games in order without any spoilers... IN 2013!) I knew the world already but it was fun seeing Alefgard in its original form, with the brighter original version of Unknown world playing on the world map instead of the older, more deliberate version of old, dark Alefguard. They're both great but they have a wonderful contrast that brings forth how the world has changed for the better even though it is in peril again.

Thank you both for posting Hassan and Tiki.

I wish there was people around to talk about the older game... but without further ado, we shall move onto the next installment of the Erdrick Legacy. It's time for... Dragon Quest II!