Y4RS

Not that I'm really in circles where I would personally discuss this I've noticed a weird phenomenon where people are like, very sensitive about and holding on dearly to straight ships as if they are under siege or something

I wonder if the slow but steady co-opification of roguelikes will be something that has long term implications

I think it would be really fun designing and making an RPG, but looking around and seeing the all timer designs definitely makes it intimidating

I think that there are valid concerns when huge breakout indies release at a low price that many others can't afford to sell their games at but I don't think it's a net negative. As I play Evil Egg I think back to a younger me and how this game will do it too, for someone else

It's cool

Fast forward 7 years, I'm on TIGsource somehow as a teenager and keep up with indie games. Spelunky is released and I've stumbled upon Nethack as well and both games were free. At this point it was over for me, I LOVED Roguelikes. Cheap/Free indie games are how people become inundated in them

In 2001 Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 would be released a young Y4RS would find himself playing it, it was like Pokemon after all

What I wouldn't expect is that the game's procedural generated world side content or the effects it would have on me. The idea of 'infinite' possibilities in one game...

in Evil Egg you move around and shoot bad guys while saving good guys, kinda Robotron-y, except it was designed as if it fucking hates you

So when you get around everything and blast all the enemies you feel like a BEAST, this video doesn't do it justice and this is still early (flashing lights)

I'm early on in DQ1 but I will say the additional reverence for Erdrick's legacy as well as additional NPCs really does freshen up the game in a way that feels natural

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020) 3rd ED, "Name", by Humbreaders

www.realmofdarkness.net/dq/ is another cool website that actually archives a lot of old Dragon Quest stuff including the picture entries of the Dragon Quest Monsters 2 Monster Library

a monster book entry for the boss monster Hargon, featuring his battle sprite and walking sprite. The description reads: An evil cleric who can use any spell.

Delightful

The colors and the silhouette, not to mention the sprites on the GBC were just really good, it's a big part of what made me into a dragon quest fan, just another testament to how powerful Toriyama was for the series overall

There's a lot of things I don't really remember clearly as my first encounters with media but the reason I'm so attached to Hargon was because I looked up monsters in DQM2 and in the boss monsters saw this silly looking blue man, the idea that such a fun design was a powerful boss was appealing

might've been spoiled on something crazy because I was looking up something tangentially related, but it would be crazy

BUT THOU MUST!

a print ad for dragon warrior monsters 2: it reads Meet your new family There's Cobi, Tara, and over 300 WAcky Monsters! Find Monsters, Battle Monsters, Train Monsters, Breed Monsters, Love Monsters. 2 Monstrous RPGs. Link 'Em too!

And this print ad (courtesy of Dragon's Den on woodus.com a goated website I've been using since I was kid for this exact game) which is super fun too

The gameboy color sprites for the Dragon Quest games that appeared on it are super underrated

One of the things that really got me into DQ to begin with was Dragon Quest Monsters 2 on the GBC which featured beautiful colored sprites and walk sprites for EVERY monster

at 500 rp in grandmaster in 2xko and realizing there's still over 200 points to get into challenger already

I'm really excited to see how DQ2 is going to end now...

Official artwork the the Dragon Quest 2 remake. The four heroes, including the Princess of Cannock, are walking down a forest trail. The Prince of Midenhall and Princess of Moonbrooke are both eating apples while they walk, and in the background the Prince of Cannock is carrying large bags and other gear. The Princess of Cannock is excitedly pointing towards the direction they’re walking. A unknown tower is also shown in the distance behind them.

New official art for the Dragon Quest I&II HD2D remakes. Only one more week before we all return to Alefgard.

it's always nice when you see the fruits of your labors in a fighting game

I guess a party of 4 will take some of the 'stress' of a two person party out since you'll have 3 when he falls ill (presumably? I guess the princess could stay behind which would make sense and still has your party go down to 2)

What I'm really wondering is if that cut ending from DQ2 will be involved at all now that the princess is joining the party

How do I find the person that used the instrumental to MF DOOM's All Caps for the shitty AI advertisement and [/////////////////////////]

OH yeah, I was mistakenly thinking of another song incorrectly

That does seem like the most likely though it will be somewhat strange

A really cool thing about Dragon Quest 2 back on the famicom was that the overworld music changed as your party increased. There's a song for one, somewhat melancholic, a song for two, the adventure beginning, and then finally three when the triumphant heroes all meet.

What'll happen in Remake?

Officially playing a tag game now

For Dragon Quest 2, its absurd and infamously untested elements that created such a challenging game precedes itself. I hope in the remake that this is taken into consideration in particular when it comes to difficulty

every fighting game turning to parryslop and it's all 3rd strike's legacy's fault smh

Ekko players will just not look at the screen and chuck that dang timewinder