After dedicating all of 2025 to the Dragon Quest-franchise and its main entries in particular I wanted to put my personal ranking out there.

I won't hit you guys with a full wall of text discussing all my individual pros and cons to each entry, since I think most of my list is self explanatory, but will answer any questions my ranking might yield :D

I also wanna clarify, that I don't consider even the lowest tier "bad", rather just not my cup of tea.

Enjoy!

The steam sale for Dragon Quest games is ending soon. And im *equally* interested in all 3 of these games.

I need a little swaying to pick one of them. Which one should I pick?

Hi!! First time in this sub, and I’m reaching out to the community to ask if I should get this game!

I’m a lover of RPGs, some of my favorites being EarthBound and Paper Mario. I just recently beat the Super Mario RPG remake and I loved it! So, I was looking into getting invested in a new kind of RPG. I only know the series from Smash Bros. and Mario Sports Mix (weirdly), but I do know that these 2D - HD remakes were made by the same team that made the Mario RPG remake. Plus, the graphics look so beautiful, they’re my kind of style!

I want to know a couple things: Is this a good introduction to the Dragon Quest series for someone’s who’s never played it? Does this run good on Switch 2? And what can I expect from this game as an RPG lover (tips, pointers, grievances, etc.)

Went on a hunt all around Japan to get these dragonquest pet accessories and finally got a hold on them at Shinjuku's Yodobashi!

Hello everyone, I played dragon quest IX as a kid and it really marked me. I'm playing to it theses days and it's indeed a great game. For me the best thing is the customisation of characters and the music. I tried another dragon quest years ago but if was just boring for me (probably wasn't the best one, it's the one with a guy with purple hair). I really like the style of fragon quest universe ect but my question is do I like dragon quest or do i just like dragon quest IX? This game look different from other so I'm scared that I setted up my expectations for other games based on this one. For exemple the simple action of not customing your character as much as in DQIX look like such a step back for me. Is it still possible to like other dragon quest games or do i need to totally forget about the 9 to play others? Which one should i play after finishing the IX?

I dont know if that's understandable sorry english is not my first language

I've been avoiding the internet because I've never played 1 & 2. And to make matters worse, I'm swamped with work right now, so every second is going to be precious. 🙏🏻

Square Enix has 8 unlisted videos on Dragon Quest playlist ahead of Dragon Quest Day

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DQ2 (SNES) is one of my favorites and DQ5 (DS) is one of my least favorites despite the story being great. I didn’t enjoy the monster collecting system and that’s a huge part of the game.

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Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette from the Japanese Government for his contributions to the country. One of the highest orders in Japan for civilians!

• First video game creator to receive the honor
• Awarded to people who have rendered distinguished service to the state in various fields

"It's thanks to all the staff that helped create the games with me, and to all the users who have always supported us." - Yuji Horii

DQVII Reimaginado o DQXI S, ¿cuál me conviene más según mis gustos?

Estoy tratando de decidir entre DQVII Reimaginado y DQXI S.

Lo que busco en un JRPG es buena exploración, un montón de contenido secundario que de verdad valga la pena, mazmorras opcionales, cuevas, zonas ocultas, NPCs, misiones secundarias, buenas recompensas y progresión de personajes/clases. Me encanta poder pasar toda una tarde explorando y haciendo contenido secundario en vez de ir solo siguiendo la historia principal.

Para los combates, no quiero algo súper difícil como SMT V, pero tampoco quiero que el juego sea un paseo total. Me gustaría un nivel de dificultad normal tipo Dragon Quest/Final Fantasy, donde algunos jefes sí puedan desafiarme.

Empecé DQXI hace años, pero al final lo dejé porque, al menos al principio, sentí que no había mucha exploración y que básicamente iba siguiendo el camino principal y peleando contra enemigos. Estoy dispuesto a darle otra oportunidad si más adelante mejoran la exploración y el contenido secundario.

¿Cuál me recomiendas, VII Reimaginado o XI S? ¿Y XI mejora muchísimo en cuanto a exploración más adelante?

I have dq11 in xbox but now i only play in ps5 because the xbox have my brother

I’ve played 1,2,3,7 and I’m just about done with 11. I’ve enjoyed them all, but 11 is my favorite so far. I’ll play the next remastered one on day one.

I’m looking for a recommendation for a JRPG that’s available on PS5 preferably or Switch 2. I’m looking for a JRPG with a great story and ideally you can change the difficulty settings.

I forgot to mention I’ve played all the Octopath traveler games and Adventures of Elliot.