Given these recent events, I'm worried about the franchise'sįuture in North America, and it's been nagging at me more as we continue into Is even more selective? But the Dragon Quest VII remake still bothers me itįeels like both Square Enix and Nintendo left an unfinished job, leaving NorthĪmerican fans wondering about what might have been. Japan either, so why would it suddenly captivate a North American audience that Dragon Quest X didn't boast the sales that the other entries did in It makes sense to not want to test a Dragon Quest MMORPG in the U.S. Was until Nintendo didn't bring over the Dragon Quest VII remake or Dragon At the very least, Nintendo still had faith in the series. Square Enix has never given a statement on why it made theĭecision, but I can only guess it has something to do with sales not meetingĮxpectations. Quest Monsters: Joker 2, and main numbered entry, Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of Square Enix steppedĪside and Nintendo took over publishing the Dragon Quest VI remake, Dragon Rocket Slime and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. Here, following with releasing remakes of IV and V along with spinoffs like This at leastĮncouraged Square Enix to put more effort into getting the series to catch on Undoubtedly boosted by a packed-in Final Fantasy XII demo. Journey of the Cursed King on PS2 followed with acclaim and solid sales The franchise back in the spotlight and the excellent Dragon Quest VIII: Market, it saw a resurgence in the last decade. Whileĭragon Quest hit a bumpy road after the success of the first game in the U.S. Sold exceptionally well in North America, at least compared to big shots likeįinal Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts. Facts are facts, and the series has never I don't want to sound jaded, but it's hard to ignore the Potential in North America looks bleak, causing me to question if the franchise Being aĭragon Quest fan outside of Japan has never been easy, and these days its Games are challenging and require intelligent management of your turns.

Love how you don't need a hefty tutorial to grasp the basics. I'm still captivated by it, even though the series hasn't gone through much ofĪ revolution since it began in '86.

This day, it evokes charm and nostalgia with its art style and famed slimes. Traditional RPG franchise crafted the foundation for console RPGs, and even to Lately, I've been thinking a lot about Dragon Quest.

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