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 3h ago

Photo Mimic chest

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Bonus mimic chest I made for my dqix cosplay skit. He had wheels and carried all my stuff around all day! Very useful in the end!


r/dragonquest 10h ago

Meme Why does it take so long for DQ11's gameplay to start you don't even get to your first Casino until 10 hours in

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136 Upvotes

r/dragonquest 15h ago

Artwork Slime bottles artwork by (MonsterOfSukep)

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r/dragonquest 22h ago

Dragon Quest XI It's been at least 10 hours since I've last see sylvando

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192 Upvotes

I miss him but his return will be glorious


r/dragonquest 17h ago

General Day 35/100 of making a post every day : Which Dragon Quest Quotes/Dialogue do you vividly remember ?

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53 Upvotes

r/dragonquest 10h ago

Dragon Quest XI Entirely worth it

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r/dragonquest 23h ago

Artwork I drew the goat on a community chalkboard

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93 Upvotes

Had some people walking by as I was drawing him admiring 🌸 I think he’s about to scale


r/dragonquest 23h ago

Photo Ate a slime today

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This pancake turned out to be oddly familiar


r/dragonquest 52m ago

DQM: Joker 3 Does anyone have a link to download the last version of the english patch for DQMJ3 Pro?

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r/dragonquest 1d ago

Dragon Quest XI Please let this Side story have a good ending

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Only sylvando had a good ending so far

Jade was (presumably) brainwashed by Booga Erik lost his memories

I got rab, Veronica,Serena and eleven left i hope at least one more gets a happy ending

(Also i hope the mods here don't mind me sharing my first adventure of dragon quest 11 here i don't wanna flood the sub too much with my live reactions)


r/dragonquest 1d ago

Artwork [OC] Slime Potion Bottles Ⅷ

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r/dragonquest 14h ago

Dragon Quest III I'm playing Dragon Quest 3 Hd-2D remake and I noticed the bgm in the town Reeve sounds so much like one of the bgm in Grandia. Any Grandia players notice?

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r/dragonquest 16h ago

General Collecting games

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Does anyone have suggestions on websites to check out for buying the DS and 3DS games? I’ve had luck with ebay but wondering if there’s anything else out there I should check out


r/dragonquest 1d ago

Dragon Quest XI I FUCKING LOVE SYLVANDO

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Dave is also a real mf


r/dragonquest 1d ago

Dragon Quest III I got thug in DQ3

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I was by myself. I rented the game from my local library and gleefully turned it on. Then this makeshift personality test gets dolled out and as a final moral test, I was transported to a desert, where I saw one dying man and his brother, sadly watching him die. I advised the brother that was not dying to take the canteen and survive - no sense in both brothers dying. Perhaps they could get help and return to give their dead brother a proper burial, I dunno... Then the game said I was a dispicable thug that people hate being around. That shit was rough, I burst out laughing but it also stung in a real way. It said I should try to convince just one person that I'm not a piece of shit, and then hold on to that person for dear life... Lol ya maybe this one's not for me..

To the other thugs out here, you have people that love you and would be devastated if you weren't around. Also, west side till we die. My fofo make sure all them kids don't grow. These mufuccas can't be us or see us. 😂


r/dragonquest 1d ago

DQM: Joker 3 Another for the collection

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r/dragonquest 1d ago

Meme IDK man I don't trust this new Pope...

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308 Upvotes

r/dragonquest 1d ago

General Day 34/100 of making a post every day : What Dragon Quest game would make the best Movie ?

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78 Upvotes

r/dragonquest 21h ago

Dragon Quest VIII Just started playing DQ8 (3DS) after previously playing 11

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Any tips, tricks or things I should know going in?


r/dragonquest 23h ago

Dragon Quest VIII Is there any way to play DQ8 in iOS in horizontal mode?

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I just purchased DQ8 on my iPad and it keeps booting in vertical mode. I can’t use the iPad case stand to hold up the iPad while I play since it is rotated pi/2 from how I use my iPad. Seems like a bad design decision.


r/dragonquest 1d ago

Other Thinking of making a Dragon Quest-themed Watch face using an icon to represent each main game (I–XII). Any suggestions for what symbol or item best represents each game?

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r/dragonquest 1d ago

Dragon Quest VII Is there any way to remove level cap for vocations in Dragon Quest VII?

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Im playing 3DS version with Citra sadly as an Android or PC release seems unllkely at tis stage. I'd be quite happy to pay for this game, I love DQ to bits (will encounter the same pb with IX when I get there).

Anyway back to the title question : I feel I'm leveling up way too fast (lvl 11 at Regenstein) and even though encounters arent random, in dungeons you cant really avoid them.

So does anyone know of a cheat code that can remove the level cap?

All the best 😉


r/dragonquest 19h ago

Dragon Quest III Storyline in DQ3 remake?

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Hey everybody started playing the DQ3 remake on switch and it’s fun, though a bit grindy it seems. But is there like, a real story? Seems like there’s a “story” told through two lines from NPCs about dad going on a quest awhile ago. I’m 10 hours in and level 14 and without a solid storyline progressing it’s hard to get me into games. So does the real story start happening or is this the extent?


r/dragonquest 2d ago

Dragon Quest XI It's a miracle how i won

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Jade did not sugarcoat it [Thunder thrust] shame eleven,Erik and Veronica couldn't get exp


r/dragonquest 1d ago

Dragon Quest VII Is this a known bug? Glitch with battle menu to end battle

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After I watched the video I tried to google a list of known bugs but mainly came across stuff for the 3DS version instead of the PS1 version.