r/dragonquest • • 2d ago

Announcement EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Negative comments criticizing a creator's use of AI assistance in their project will be removed

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Recently, r/DragonQuest has seen a huge uptick in negative comments, such as calling projects "AI slop" whenever the creator mentions that AI assistance was used in some way. Going forward, negative comments that do nothing but attempt to derail project posts over their use of AI assistance will be removed for trolling (Rule 1). Repetitive abuse or mockery of this decision may result in a temporary ban.

While community feedback is vital, users should focus on constructive criticism of the quality and substance of the work rather than blind hostility and toxicity toward the creator. Many creators leverage AI to handle repetitive bottlenecks, allowing them to achieve milestones that would otherwise take years or be impossible. A prime example of beneficial AI assistance is the decompilation of games back into human-readable source code which can then be modified and natively ported to other platforms. It can also speed up translation projects that might otherwise never be completed.

We will be monitoring this situation closely as we move ahead and we will determine if a minimum level of quality will become necessary so that we're not overwhelmed with low quality projects. At this point, we're not there yet but there is definitely an uptick in releases.

To be absolutely clear: AI-generated artwork is still not allowed. Because AI artwork requires zero manual effort to generate in mere seconds, it can easily overwhelm a subreddit, drowning out genuine community created art.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/about/rules


r/dragonquest • • May 23 '21

Announcement Welcome to /r/DragonQuest! Series overview and suggestions on where to start!

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Hi and welcome to r/dragonquest !

Dragon Quest is a series of traditional turn-based Japanese Role-playing games (JRPGS) that feature colorful enemies, heartwarming music, a strong sense of character, intriguing stories, and solid gameplay. While traditional, Dragon Quest games have been quite influential, being among the first JRPGs for consoles and consistently featuring innovations (such as monster taming in Dragon Quest 5 years before Pokemon popularized it). There are also a large number of spinoffs in different categories -- Action RPG, Voxel Builder, monster raising, and more!

We've created a wiki page describing the games and some opinions of them:https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/wiki/index

Although the wiki is intended as an introduction to the series, you are still welcome to post your own "which Dragon Quest should I play" posts. Why? Because, just like every player is unique, so is every Dragon Quest. It's less about "Which Dragon Quest is Best" and more about "Which Dragon Quest might I enjoy the most?"

So, while this post is hopefully a fun starting point for new members, please do feel free to ask questions and read through some recommendations from others in the comments below or in archived threads. (I'm relying on experts from this subreddit to help me out -- Please give feedback below! The task is too big for one person.)

This subreddit is designed to be a welcoming place to discuss and share our love for the series. Of course, not everyone will love every game, but as fans we can critique the series without making it a personal attack on other fans.

Thank you and have fun questing!

(Previous, archived threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/comments/japbme/welcome_to_rdragonquest_series_overview_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/comments/buo2cs/what_is_dragon_quest_which_game_should_i_play/

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/comments/g0xi10/welcome_to_rdragonquest_intro_and_advice_on_the/)


r/dragonquest • • 20h ago

Artwork (Art by Yuza)

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r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Dragon Quest VII Currently at a park in Tokyo, drinking a beer and playing some DQ7R!

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Are -196 considered a beer? I am not sure lol, maybe someone here knows lol


r/dragonquest • • 9h ago

General 1 and 2 HD or 3 HD too choose?

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I played dragon quest monsters the dark prince on steam because I like pokemon type games but now I’m wondering what to play for an actual dragon quest game. I am in love with dragon quest it’s super unique yet generic at the same time, perfect balance! so should I do dq1 and 2 on steam or dq3 on steam? i know it doesn’t really matter story wise that is better but I’m asking people who have played both and have an opinion on whats better. I’d say I’m leaning towards 1 and 2 but 3 also looks neat


r/dragonquest • • 7h ago

Dragon Quest XI Where should I head to, early post game. (don't say farm metal enemies)

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Tricky figuring out where to head to, to gain more level naturally. I managed to beat all the enemies in Gondolia. I also beat the boss of Nonh, and stop the people from dancing.

These are the only bosses I managed to beat atm, as I didn't explore enough, or got my butt kicked.

Advice where else I should head to, and try to beat the boss of the area?


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Meme Divorce of the Heavenly Bride any% speedrun Spoiler

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r/dragonquest • • 12h ago

Dragon Quest III Question about stat leveling in DQ3 after class change

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I'm playing the Android version DQ3 - not the HD-2D remake but older, has monster arenas but not pachisi. I've just changed a vamp Thief @ level 31 to a vamp Sage and started leveling her up. The first few level ups neither strength nor agility increased, then strength started seeing some increases but this sage is at level 16 now and agility is still at the same 94 it started at.

What is going on here? Is there a bug or does agility start going up and at what level?


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Photo Wait, I know you...

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Actually it will be a really good draw of the mummy


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Dragon Quest IX My Ranking of all main Dragon Quest 9 Cities(/Places)! I made this Tiermaker so I'd love to see yours as well!

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r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Dragon Quest I Hear ye, Adventurers!

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For I am the Dragonlord… Master of Masters, King of Kings! None shall rival my might, nor shall my name be forgotten!

And yet… it would seem that some among you have grown rather forgetful of your sovereign. Very well, then! Allow me to rekindle thy fading memories!

Many a year hath passed since I first graced thee with mine presence in thine very first adventure. And now… thou hast abandoned it to gather dust and decay?!

IMPOSSIBLE! Surely thou hast not forgotten the name of the one who once stood above all?!

I am thy king! Thy lord! The mighty Dragonlord himself!

…Thou hast not forgotten me, have thou?!

HAVE THOU?!


r/dragonquest • • 20h ago

Video Hero what are you doing

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⚔️ THE LEGEND AWAKENS… 🌑

A Hero. A destiny. A world waiting to be saved…

His journey has only just begun. 🌲

🔥 Dare to enter his world…

Discover more on HERO LIFE on YouTube. ⚔️


r/dragonquest • • 21h ago

Dragon Quest XI Erdwin and Erdrick

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Hi, everyone. I am currently going through DQ XI as a new player to the franchise and I have fell in love with the game. I plan on playing III, I and II next and I am excited for the HD-2D playthrough. I just wanted to ask are Erdwin and Erdrick the same person? i


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Dragon Quest Monsters 2 Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World details online content, offline Battle Arena, and Wrangler’s Gauntlet

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r/dragonquest • • 15h ago

Dragon Quest Treasures Achievement Hunting in Treasures

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How do I get the "Party Monsters" achievement in Dragon Quest Treasures? I can't find any guides for this game online unfortunately.


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Dragon Quest I I don't blame Alef for wanting to find a land of his own to rule.

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I wouldn't want to rule a land that's nothing but a pile of mangled corpses of all of the thousand monsters he killed just so he could kill the dragon.

Can you tell I'm not a fan of grinding after playing this?


r/dragonquest • • 18h ago

Photo Modified Dragon Warrior 4 Cave West of Kievs

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r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Other Who wins this?

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r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

DQM: Joker 2 I finally found locally what I believe is the last western released DQ game I need for my collection. Ive yet to play any of the Joker games so looking forward to finally diving in.

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Now if only I could find boxes and manuals for my DQM 1 and DQM 2 carts.


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

DQM: Joker DQMJ infant island challenge

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r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

Dragon Quest X DQX CLARITY REMINDER FOR MAINTENANCE

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Dragon Quest 10 version 8.1 releases today at the daily rollover in a few hours. As always dqx clarity, the English translation tool, will BE BROKEN. As far as the initial features go usually it's back up in an hour or two but since we never know exactly what's going to change with the update please keep an eye out when you boot the tool! Thanks for your patience!


r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

DQM: Joker 3 Why is it not showing up in the menu?

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Its the japanese Version I bought on a street market, I really wanna play the game I have never heard of it before please help. 🙏


r/dragonquest • • 12h ago

Artwork I decided to hop on the fake Wikipedia trend.

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r/dragonquest • • 1d ago

General I finally finished every mainline DQ game

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Took me a couple years but I beat them all except 10 for localization reasons. I played the newest version of each game except 1 & 2 (iOS), 7 (3DS) and 8 (PS2). This was cause the newest version wasn’t out when I started except 8, but my coworker gave me his old PS2 for free so I figured I’d put it to use. For 1-6 I used a non spoiler guide, say what you want but I have a limited amount of time and a backlog too big for the time I don’t have. I still explored and got got lost but when I was ready to move on I referred to the guide if I needed it.

But anyways, as a newer fan who just finished all the games, here’s a little bit about my experience:

DQ1
Not good enough to make me fall in love but good enough to keep me playing

DQ2
I really liked the party members and it got me excited for future games

DQ3
I skipped this one initially because they announced the 2DHD and I wanted to play that. Wish they announced 1&2 and the same time cause I would’ve don’t the same for them as well. But this games story was straight forward but charming, and the new art style did wonders for the visuals

DQ4
This is where I fell in love with the series. The chapters and characters were so creative and I had never played a game like this up until this point. Psaro is an amazing villain and for sure the best villain in dragon quest.

DQ5
The best story in any dragon quest game. This game is heavily about family but the part that stood out to me was Hero and Bianca’s love story throughout their lives. It’s the first game I ever played where you pick a wife and it actually affects who your kids are. This game is peak.

DQ6
I really found this game to be charming. A lot of people online really do not like this game, and I admit the dungeons and level spikes are less than desired. But the characters and story really did something for me. Journey of self discovery with no main bad guy till later on kinda felt reminiscent of real life. I realize that having a spoiler free guide meant I was never truly lost, so that could be a reason why I like it more than most. Also the Hero design in this game is a top 3 design for me, along with a lot of the character design in this game.

DQ7
This game started out really slow for me but once I got to the job classes it really took off. It was the first game I really put a lot into the job classes and the story does time travel pretty nicely in my opinion. I didn’t hate Maribel as much as I’ve seen others.

DQ8
This game is peak. Easily in my top 5 games of all time. The localized voice acting did so much for this game. The party is small but they make up for it by being some of the best characters in the franchise. The story is really good but nothing too crazy but again, the characters just breathe so much life into the story anything that’s happening that involves them is engaging. I wanna play the 3DS version and from what I hear they fix any issues I had with the game.

DQ9
The first game I could match the Hero’s skin tone to my own. This game had a similar feeling that 7 gave me, slow start but hits its groove once I got to the job classes. I wish I played this game when it came out with friends.

DQ11
This game has 10/10 gameplay. Might the most fun I’ve had playing any game ever. It would be my favorite game of all time if it wasn’t for one thing. The ending of act 2 was, in my opinion, perfect. And act 3 getting rid of all that character development for less fleshed out versions of a similar outcome just didn’t sit right with me. The end of act 2 felt like a story of grief and perseverance which kinda felt undermined when the hero just goes back in time so no one has to deal with those emotions anymore, which just isn’t as good a story to me. I understand he’s saving a lot of people by doing it and that is the right thing to do, but it makes it less interesting and applicable to real life. Also the sexualization of jade felt super forced. They tried to make her Jessica from 8 without understanding why those tropes work for her character. But over all this game is a 9/10. I absolutely love this game.

My top 3 is 8, 5, & 11


r/dragonquest • • 2d ago

Dragon Quest IX Clearly a highlight to be able to see your armor.

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