Dragon Quest IX

Correction · 10-16-2008, 02:03 PM

Needs its own thread.

Trailer's Out.

Fucking ridiculously pretty game for a DS title. It looks as good as VIII did.

http://kotaku.com/5064337/here-is-th...ix-tgs-trailer

Katlan · 10-16-2008, 02:14 PM

If it's as CS heavy as the teaser trailer made it seem, how the hell they gonna fit that into a cartridge. dual cartridge DS games?

Correction · 10-16-2008, 02:20 PM

Call me crazy but it looks like they render a lot of the CSs live. I really don't know 100% because they're using lighting effects I have until now assumed were impossible on the DS hardware.

Kiarax · 10-16-2008, 02:58 PM

They could just use a 256 MB cartridge. FFIV was only 100~ MB and although this looks like it could be alot bigger I can't see it going that high. Game looks fantastic graphically though, that's for sure.

Katlan · 10-16-2008, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Correction

Call me crazy but it looks like they render a lot of the CSs live. I really don't know 100% because they're using lighting effects I have until now assumed were impossible on the DS hardware.

The CS's look like a mix of real time w/pre-rendered (i.e Cell shaded) backgrounds akin to how FF8 did things. But they really made that trailer seem very CS heavy (w/will be an amazing thing if its true) in how it panned to cell shaded stuff for bar scene, mobs, ect... a lot of stuff you wouldn't do if your production values weren't through the roof.

Rokku · 10-16-2008, 03:40 PM

Holy fuck that trailer is amazing. Why do they keep stuff like this to private theaters? I'm way more psyched for this after seeing that, lol.

Xavier · 10-16-2008, 03:52 PM

Certainly does look pretty good.

I think the Dragon Quest experience should translate better to a handheld too, where its 20 year old gameplay is much less of an issue to me.

Charla · 10-16-2008, 04:52 PM

I'd like to point out that I recently played through DQ8 for the second time and enjoyed it, but I can understand why many would prefer a less anachronistic style of both gameplay and plot design.

Firedemon · 10-18-2008, 10:04 AM

Fuck the DS....so many good games on that thing and I'm lacking one. Needs to be on PS3

Correction · 10-18-2008, 01:52 PM

I didn't buy Blue Dragon for my console because I don't like sitting in front of a console for 6+ hours anymore.

I'd buy DQ IX because I can suspend/resume my handheld at any time. I hope they never put a DQ game on a console again

Chezo · 10-18-2008, 03:27 PM

wow that game looks awesome, from the trailer I didn't realize it was a DS game

Atreides · 10-18-2008, 09:09 PM

I originally thought this would be a major step down from DQ8 on ps2, and while losing the 3-D graphic shinyness of DQ8 does bum me out a bit, the trailers so far make me pretty excited. Playing DQ4 made me realize what was said earlier, that the somewhat dated gameplay mechanics of the DQ series translate pretty nicely to a handheld. Can't wait for this ;o

10-16-2008, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Correction D. Ring Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,835	Dragon Quest IX Needs its own thread. Trailer's Out. Fucking ridiculously pretty game for a DS title. It looks as good as VIII did. http://kotaku.com/5064337/here-is-th...ix-tgs-trailer

10-16-2008, 02:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kiarax Old Merits Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 1,270	They could just use a 256 MB cartridge. FFIV was only 100~ MB and although this looks like it could be alot bigger I can't see it going that high. Game looks fantastic graphically though, that's for sure. __________________

10-16-2008, 03:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rokku Relic Weapons Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 348	Holy fuck that trailer is amazing. Why do they keep stuff like this to private theaters? I'm way more psyched for this after seeing that, lol. __________________ PSN ID: Rokku-X

10-16-2008, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xavier Property of Nikkei Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: United States of the World Posts: 8,308	Certainly does look pretty good. I think the Dragon Quest experience should translate better to a handheld too, where its 20 year old gameplay is much less of an issue to me. __________________ 360 Gamertag - cube the newb PSN ID - cubethenewb [Currently Playing] - Little Big Planet, Gears of War 2 [Recently Finished] - Star Ocean: Til the End of Time, Final Fantasy IV (DS)

10-16-2008, 04:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Charla Relic Horn Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The keyboard to posterior support interface Posts: 3,213	I'd like to point out that I recently played through DQ8 for the second time and enjoyed it, but I can understand why many would prefer a less anachronistic style of both gameplay and plot design. __________________ LS: Forged in the belief that power is but a number

10-16-2008, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Katlan Old Merits Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,495	If it's as CS heavy as the teaser trailer made it seem, how the hell they gonna fit that into a cartridge. dual cartridge DS games?

10-16-2008, 02:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Correction D. Ring Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,835	Call me crazy but it looks like they render a lot of the CSs live. I really don't know 100% because they're using lighting effects I have until now assumed were impossible on the DS hardware.

10-18-2008, 10:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
Firedemon Hydra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Baby Posts: 125	Fuck the DS....so many good games on that thing and I'm lacking one. Needs to be on PS3 __________________

10-18-2008, 01:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Correction D. Ring Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,835	I didn't buy Blue Dragon for my console because I don't like sitting in front of a console for 6+ hours anymore. I'd buy DQ IX because I can suspend/resume my handheld at any time. I hope they never put a DQ game on a console again

10-18-2008, 03:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chezo Puppetmaster Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 88	wow that game looks awesome, from the trailer I didn't realize it was a DS game __________________

10-18-2008, 09:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
Atreides Cerberus Join Date: May 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 458	I originally thought this would be a major step down from DQ8 on ps2, and while losing the 3-D graphic shinyness of DQ8 does bum me out a bit, the trailers so far make me pretty excited. Playing DQ4 made me realize what was said earlier, that the somewhat dated gameplay mechanics of the DQ series translate pretty nicely to a handheld. Can't wait for this ;o

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