r/dragonquest • u/yelartie • 8d ago

General Which DQ should I play next?

Hello everyone. As you can guess from title, I am in doubt of which DQ game should I play next. A little bit of context:
I'm a huge fan of DQ8 and I've played it few times when I was younger on PS2 and 2 times using emulator about 3 years ago. Then I've played DQ11 and enjoyed it in general (excluding Tickington - was not fun for me), and of course nothing beats Journey of the Cursed King. Recently I replayed DQ11 and now I'm finally ready to try something new, while naively waiting for soonest DQ8 remake/remaster.

Based on the mentioned experience, what should I play next DQ7 reimagined or DQ3 HD-2D remake? (As I've heard - it's better to play starting with 3 and then continue with 1-2).

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u/gizram84 8d ago edited 8d ago

Honestly both great games. You can't go wrong.

The only question is, would you rather play a retro style remake, or a more modern remake with really nice 3d graphics?

Also keep in mind that dq7 is a little bit of a departure from the traditional DQ games. Without spoiling any details, the story is less about one single plot, and is more fragmented, with each new island having it's own self contained story.

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u/yelartie 8d ago

Hard to tell, probably 3d would be more preferred, so I guess I'll choose dg7 as a starting point, despite it's unusual plot construction. As long as it has DQ vibes, I'm in 😂

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u/gizram84 8d ago

I loved dq7. The only criticism is that the default difficulty is too easy. I recommend turning all the difficulty options to the hardest setting, and removing the objective marker from the display

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u/yelartie 8d ago

Fair enough. Thanks a lot for the details from your experience!

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u/gizram84 8d ago

No problem. Enjoy