Dragon Quest I - The Mother of All JRPGs | Retrospective Review
Altercate TV
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Dragon Quest wasn’t the first Japanese RPG. And depending on how you keep score, it might not even have been the first console RPG made in Japan. But it’s often regarded as the father of the JRPG genre, and with good reason.
In this retrospective review, we’ll take a thorough look at the original Dragon Quest – the mother of all JRPGs. What was so great about the game? Why did it have such a huge impact? And how does the experience hold up today?
#DragonQuest #JRPG #retrospective
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 The first JRPG?
06:23 Enix from the ashes
11:14 From PC to console
16:04 Development
22:07 A series of fortunate events
28:18 The urban legend
33:41 Localization
38:15 Dragon Warrior
43:18 Accessibility over complexity
47:48 Freedom of movement
52:45 The critical path
57:51 The spirit of exploration
1:02:28 Flaws
1:08:00 Grinding
1:13:53 A warm, inviting world
1:18:25 You
1:24:03 The mother of all JRPGs
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Over 35 years later, Dragon Quest will always be my favorite series of all time and when I think of the series, I think of my parents. I truly believe they would absolutely love the HD-2D remakes. (I spent hours playing Dragon Warrior 3 on GBC with my dad, him on his Gameboy and me on mine.)
Finally¹: I missed your videos and
Finally²: someone (good) talking (hours) about Dragon Quest.
I CANNOT WAIT until you cover Dragon Quest IV, V and VI. Mostly becauso of your take on the story and the little details, not so much for the development parts (which are interesting, but just not what I long for on your videos).
Again, congratulations! Keep up the good work. It's a shame you're not satisfied and you're gonna re-do your FFI video, because I bet your fans still like it (but also because you'll take longer to make more Dragon Quest videos lol).
Have a great day!
In my experience I like dq so much because of the more relaxed tone, all of it is funny and kind of silly and that's awesome and fun, not all games must be so serious and with a dark tone, this is a great series specially when you're stressed or something like that, it's just an escape of everything.
People can't even agree on the title of this game because when I got it it was called Dragon Warrior which could have something to do with Wyatt's now known as a jrpg because it had to be localized
I played through the snes remake a couple years ago for the first time and it was surprisingly nice and comfy, the level curve was fair, it wasn't very cryptic and I only used a guide for one item (Erdrick's Token in the swamp).
I'm excited to see you tackle the rest of the DQ series, along with the FF retrospective and other videos! Have a wonderful day!
I remember being determined to figure out a way to hold onto the first key in the throne room, convinced that there must be a way and then trying to map out where, when and how i could finally get my hands on keys!!
The level up jingle, the sound of getting an excellent strike and the countless times i've said out loud, "fortune smile upon thee, thou hast found...a torch!" will always bring a smile to my face.
Thank you, once again for making another brilliant retrospective video. ❤
Dragon Quest I - The Mother of All JRPGs | Retrospective Review
Altercate TV
202,222 views
Dragon Quest wasn’t the first Japanese RPG. And depending on how you keep score, it might not even have been the first console RPG made in Japan. But it’s often regarded as the father of the JRPG genre, and with good reason.
In this retrospective review, we’ll take a thorough look at the original Dragon Quest – the mother of all JRPGs. What was so great about the game? Why did it have such a huge impact? And how does the experience hold up today?
#DragonQuest #JRPG #retrospective
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🎦 You might like some of my other video essays:
▶ The blueprint to Square’s success (Final Fantasy IV Retrospective) - The blueprint to Square’s success (Final F...
▶ The last great adventure (Final Fantasy V Retrospective) - The last great adventure (Final Fantasy V ...
▶ The first masterpiece JRPG (Final Fantasy VI Retrospective) - Final Fantasy VI - The first true masterpi...
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 The first JRPG?
06:23 Enix from the ashes
11:14 From PC to console
16:04 Development
22:07 A series of fortunate events
28:18 The urban legend
33:41 Localization
38:15 Dragon Warrior
43:18 Accessibility over complexity
47:48 Freedom of movement
52:45 The critical path
57:51 The spirit of exploration
1:02:28 Flaws
1:08:00 Grinding
1:13:53 A warm, inviting world
1:18:25 You
1:24:03 The mother of all JRPGs
I'm planning to cover the whole mainline DQ series eventually, but my next project will probably be to redo my FF1 vid. It was the first retrospective I ever made (just over three years ago now), and I've been feeling increasingly dissatisfied with the treatment I gave the game at the time. I want to take another shot at it and give a more honest appraisal of what the game meant back in 1987. Plus there was so much interesting stuff I left out of the original version lol.
After that, we'll see. Let me know what games you want to see next and I'll keep it in mind. :)