@Vegesther Thankfully the DS version of DQ4 is actually a port of the PSX version... With the Party Chat removed due to incomplete translation... That was completed in the Mobile Port THANK GOD... But then Apps can't be moved to SD and nowadays any phone with 16gb or less is literally always about to fill.
I dunno, man. I vastly prefer dvd cases to jewel cases. Cd cases easily crack and break as well as cut your hand in the wrong circumstances. I also prefer full sized (Xbox era) manuals to cd sizes manuals. I think mgs2 was the last beefy, meaningful manual I ever used. That or Morrowind.
Over the past cpl years I've collected nearly all of the Dragon Quest games on 3DS, Switch, and PS4. Growing up I never gave the series a chance, now I find myself immersed in it thinking "ALL THE WASTED YEARS!" Johnny & Kim I appreciate all of the reviews the two of you have made over the years. You've been a big part of why I initially decided to dive into the DQ world. It's hard not to vibe off all your enthusiasm!
I did the same but I felt lucky not having to wait the years and sometimes huge let downs the poor up to date fans did! Getting region locked from your fav RPG has to be one of the nine circle's of torment. Dante just misunderstood what he was experiencing being from another time and all
Really enjoyed playing the PS1 version when it came out and also had the strategy guide as well. I was bummed at the time that Dragon Warrior IV didn't release since that was my favorite one from the series at the time.
My favorite Dragon Quest game by far. I’ve only played it twice once on PSX and again on the 3DS. I’m so happy it got that remake so many quality of life changes.
Loved this game, had over 400 hours on my memory card, did absolutely everything that was possible to do ingame. Sadly I was just a poor brazilian boy at the time, so I played the pirated version and didn't contribute to the sales of the localized version... xD
This is such a coincidence! I've been playing this game slowly on 3DS since August for the first time and it's becoming one of my favorite Dragon Quest games. Yes, it's really long, but I like how I can play one self-contained section every week or so while I play other stuff, kind of like tuning into my new favorite show when a new episode airs. It's also just such a welcoming game! When you save a town, they throw you a party, there's food abound--the game just wants you to hang out and have a good time. It's the friendliest game I've played in a long time. I really love it, and I'm glad you guys celebrated it for its 20th year anniversary
Wow! I can't believe it's been 20 years! I picked it up 20 years ago and loved it, and of course I got the remake on 3ds on day 1. I will say though when I played the 3ds version, despite all the quality of life improvements, I still found myself feeling that I wish I could switch to the original look. It was for sure nostalgia, but that PS1 look has a special place in my heart.
A small detail, but I love when Johnny holds a game case up to the camera and kind of puts his head down. It gives the case and cover art it’s own spotlight for those few seconds.
@@Elcapitaan5 just googled it and you’re absolutely right. San Andreas, Half Life 2, Kotor and Snake Eater (and many others!!) All of them in one year? What?!? Incredible year, for sure.
@@musiciohann and the kicker for me was that i was a broke teen with no money 😂. Also don't forget Halo 2,my personal fav at the time (though looking back i prefer GTA SA). Doom 3 might not be a big deal now,but at the time it was a huge thing. It's also the year Far Cry started,so i am not sure if we count that as a plus or minus 😶
@@Elcapitaan5 heh heh oh no!! 😂🤦🏻♂️ I was actually working but, I was pretty young so I could buy some games. From all those games, the one I bought day 1 was GTA San Andreas. My mind was blown when I read on a magazine that apparently you could get fit, get fat, go out on dates, dive underwater, fly planes and so on. My hype for that game was huge! Later I played Half Life 2 and I thought it was, simply, the perfect game.
@@musiciohann i was envious of GTA as i was a big fan of the series,but i had recently sold my ps2 and got an xbox so it was not an option. Got into it later of course.
I realize I'm in the minority but this is my absolute favorite Dragon Quest game (I've only played the 3DS version). I love traveling through time and unlocking islands, I think it has the best music of any Dragon Quest, and I liked the job system. It definitely is a more melancholy Dragon Quest, but I like that about it.
I'm a huge fan of the DQ series and I don't know how many times I've rewatched your Dragon Quest VII review, but that skit you and Kim filmed will never get old to me. It feels nostalgic every time I see it even though that was only 5 years ago. Dragon Quest is such a special series, and sharing our love of it feels like a big part of being DQ fans!
The Class of 01 here! I think I got DQ7 via blockbuster and did beat it. I remember having a great time with it after college class or working that morning because I would play it for 2 to 3 hours in the middle of the day. It would be nice to go back actually. Thank you for the review Johnny and Kim!
Thank you for the happiness you bring to my life with your cool videos. I watch you from France and it's always a joy watching your show, and your enthusiasm and optimism are really contagious. Keep the smile😉. I'm gonna play this game, never played a dragon quest game before although I'm a big RPG fan but in the late 90's we didn't have many RPG's to play in Europe, maybe the Japanese were thinking we were too dumb for that😂. Cheers, wish a lot of happiness for you two, you are such a cute couple.
Just started replaying on 3DS from scratch since I never was able to beat it and got stuck - finishing Buccanham and about to head into the last quarter of the game! At the time - this was the first DQ I really put a lot of time into: I really like this one. I've only beaten 11, and that was fantastic.
@Vegesther Wow. I really don't have that much patience for grinding lol. Everyone right now are mid 30s with everyone close to Druid or Hero job class. I'll have to grind before Orgedromir 1 and 2 coming up from the pedestal. That's where I was stuck last playthrough and gave up.
Really one of my favorite channels on RUclips as far as gaming is concerned. Your love of gaming and all aspects of the art, craft, details, nostalgia, and memory for your personal experiences make your videos very comforting to me. I always look forward to your uploads regardless of what you are talking about because I feel I can relate to a lot of your stories and love to see you talking about the things you are so enthusiastic about and the friends you have shared so many great memories with. Thanks for all the years of videos Johnny and hope to see many more. I watch all the time and just felt I should comment because I'm not sure if I have for a while. Much love to You, Kim, and the whole HCG gang.
this is actually my second favorite dq game and part of the reason is the melancholic, semi tragic story. it is definitely long but i loved watching all the interweaving story lines come together. super rewarding to finish it because it feels like you've really accomplished something!
It funny because when you look back at it now, the 2D characters in a 3D environment holds up much better graphically than most full 3D games at the time. This is one of those games I couldnt get past the 20 hour mark. Ill try to go back and finish it one day. Maybe ill try out the 3DS one so I can play it out and about.
Dragon warrior 7 is the only Dragon warrior game I completed. It was also the longest game I have ever played just to get through the story. I think it took me about 215 hours to get the side questions and extra things I wanted. It had the longest intro before you actually got into your first battle. That's interesting how you said you had just lost your job because I did too. That was how I was able to put so much time into this game. Of those games you show, I bought DW7, PSO, FFX that year.
I have 2 copes of dw 7...one to play and a back up. This one might be my favorite because of the length and how mysterious the world is. The class system was so good
Great video, kudos to you! DW7 was the first time I really got into the series (I played 1 on the NES but I was too young to get it) I was very hyped prior to its release, I too was following up its development on magazines so I got it practically on day 1, and wasn't disappointed, I loved the plot and all the mini stories of each new place, music, you showing the game manual reminded me of all the art inside of it, I miss game manuals like this, even the graphics, although I do share the sentiment that is way too long, DW7 will always have a soft spot in my heart
Right! Was Kim an evil sorceress with the power to turn anyone who looked at her to stone? Was she the end boss? Regardless, it's a fun skit to watch. Yet another award winning John&Kim production(R).
Because her look said give me that dq7 copy your hiding out or its no funtime in bed for you :) Who needs jedi-shit when you can have slimes and puff-puffs :D
This was the first DQ game I played. Even though its so long, the way the story and the world grabbed my imagination was beyond than any other game I played up to that point. I also really enjoyed the 3DS version.
I remember getting lost so many times on my first walkthrough of the 3DS version, I had to watch so many videos on how to get through VII's story. But it was very satisfying defeating the final boss after my +80 hour journey. Despite a few things that could've been done better overall, the 3DS version was a solid experience.
Actually replaying right now, loving everything about it, brings me back to 2000 easy, simple exploration, lots of skills and jobs to master, time traveling story, many hours of play .
OMG 20 years ago...dang I had this day it came out on ps1, I was so happy as snes in the US did not get V & VI, and the last one we got was IV on nes which was way too long ago.
One game very near and dear to my heart. I was 20-21 when this game came out. I was getting really sick of modern RPGs and this literally scratched every itch I had. The way Enix teased it back in the day….you went to their website and they had a single image of Estard island for quite a long time hinting they were working on it. Hype was huge! We won’t talk about the ad in the back of the instruction manual……
Swede here... I imported the US ntsc version back in the day. We europeans never got the cool RPGs back in the SNES days so we who were in to that stuff usually had modded consoles. still in the ps1 days that continued (although we finally saw a European release of a final fantasy gsme) and many had a collection of those US released bangers! Cheers! 🔥❤🔥
7 is my favorite entry in the series by far. It was made for the hardcore Dragon Quest fans. Lots of content, no hand holding, and a great class system.
Agree, people that play it for the first time should follow a guide, at least for the shards, i spent a whole day my first time playing it just to find one shard that i had missed but i got through the whole game without guides. Lots of people find it to long, but thats one of the things i really like, finding a game today that last more than 10 hours is a challenge, and not very many turnbased is made anymore unfortunately.
@@blakefenslerjr4858 I didnt use a guide either and yeah its long thats why i suggest to use a guide for where shards are located if you play it for the first time, i spent a whole day looking for one i missed my first time playing it.
@@fredrik357 Ya it's so dam long think I will play it again sometime with a guide to 100%. Probably take more then a year with me only having so much time 😆
This was my first DQ game let alone my first jrpg back in 2016. I adore this game because it bloomed my interest in rpgs to later make it my favorite video game genre.
As a fan of both RPG games and Halo it was kind of surreal to hear you even briefly talk about Halo, I would definitely be interested in watching a review/retrospective of the Halos you played
Wow I had no clue that this year was the 20th anniversary of DQVII. The irony is that I'm actually replaying the 3DS remake right now. Its a Master-Piece.
I traded my n64 for a ps1. And bought dragon warrior 7 Best decision I ever made back in those days. Let's just hope Nintendo releases dq7 and dq 8 on the switch. Also it would be nice to get 4 5 and 6 in a collection for the switch.
Dragon Quest VII is my favorite Dragon Quest! I saw this video and clicked on it immediately. I def think that the remake on 3ds is LESS confounding (due to the little thing that helps you find landshards). I love the artstyle of both. I'm a pretty big fan of DQVII. The 3ds version is the better version, as y'all said. ANd lastly, if this were to be remade again, I would be first in line to buy a collectors' edition.
I only played it on the 3DS and it was my second Dragon Quest game that I finished. Yeah, it drags on a bit but I still remember it fondly. The thing about Dragon Quest VII is that it's not about the main story but rather the smaller ones. The lives that the protagonists interact with and change along the way, those are the ones that shine. It's a different kind of JRPG and maybe because of that is one which pops into my head from time to time. I really liked it. Heck, I think the more time passes, the more I understand how much I enjoyed it.
Kim, you really got good at explaining those games you got into. You got it absolutely narrowed down in the first two to three sentences. You two got really good at doing those episodes together. I "request" you two doing more of those ones Johnny traditionally does on its own together. Thinking especially 'New Game Stuff' here. It wozld be awesome having someone there, that has not been around when you, Johnny, played the early classics, and watched early Anime. Would be so much better than you just talking to the camera. To make sure: I am from the early days, and I still would love to see this happen. Anyway... Thanks so much for what you do
Hey Johnny!! Would you please do a video on your 2004? Somebody commented on a reply of mine and made me realized just that. 2004, at least for me, has been one of the best years in gaming for sure! Would love to hear your thoughts on the year that brought GTA San Andreas, Half Life 2, MGS Snake Eater, Kotor and tons more!!
I bought 7 the day it came out and it was the first DQ game I fully played. I had previously mostly just watched friends play the first 3 on NES, and played little bits here & there. I think it's a great game, and have since played all the main series games
I feel like DQVII is three or four great DQ games smashed together into something that's WAY too long. It's probably my least favorite DQ game, but that's not saying much considering how high quality the series is!
Dragon Quest 8 was the first game i played, as it was the first game in the series, that came out in Europe, though i've never completed the game. I recently bought DQ11: Definitive Edition S for PS4
Im so glad I preordered Dragon Quest 7 and 8 for 3ds when they released I think my GameStop only got like three copies of them and they sure have shot up in price
Man I really wanted to like this game. I love Dragon Quest but man this one drags on a while. The overwhelming amount of backtracking just soured my experience with it. Got about 70 hours into the 3DS version and couldn't take it anymore.
Yeah 2001 also has Devil May Cry 1, Silent Hill 2, Jak & Daxter 1, Ace Combat 4, GTA III, Onimusha 1, Tony Hawk 3, Max Payne 1, Fatal Frame 1, Gran Turismo 3, ICO, and CvS 2. It was a big year for video games. Although i never played DQ VII and nowadays a brand new copy of 3DS version is very expensives 😓
I still remember I spent over 120+ hrs on this game to beat it back in 2014 as my backlog goes. I couldn't realize at that time "DQ Warrior VII" as one of the Dragon Quest saga series!
IIRC the anecdote about DQ7 choosing to release on PS1 vs N64 was true of FF7 as well. Square was originally set to maintain their relationship with Nintendo but after realizing the cost savings of the PS1 disc-format, they shifted gears. Rumor had it that Nintendo held a grudge against Square for years!
I just played DW7 on ps1 for the first time these past several weeks and beat it a couple days ago. I reviewed it on my channel and gave it a 9.5 out of ten. I loved it.
Since 7 never came out here in the UK, my first time playing it was on 3DS and I LOVED IT. Honestly feel its the most underrated game in the mainline series. Also only took me 77 hours to beat. No idea what people are doing putting in over 100 hours into it lol! Maybe the OG PS1 version since I hear the pacing is considerably slower, but the 3DS version?
It's a SUUUUUUPER long game, which probably turns a lot of people off. But if you break down your playing sessions such that you focus on each fragment of the past as it's own smaller game, you can make the game feel much more manageable. Some of the islands/fragments only need like 30 minutes of investment, others need a few hours, but none of them require more than that. It's much easier to to manage "Ok, in an hour or two, I'll have this island completed." rather than "I'm 20 hours in, shoot, still 60 hours to go..."
12:46 I miss jewel cases, artwork, actual manuals with original artwork and designs. I loved when game boxes and cases were part of the experience.
Jewel cases are better than the DVD/Blu-ray style cases we have today imo. There’s just a certain charm to them.
Absolutely
@Vegesther Thankfully the DS version of DQ4 is actually a port of the PSX version...
With the Party Chat removed due to incomplete translation...
That was completed in the Mobile Port THANK GOD...
But then Apps can't be moved to SD and nowadays any phone with 16gb or less is literally always about to fill.
They're so cheap now you're lucky to get a working game
I dunno, man. I vastly prefer dvd cases to jewel cases. Cd cases easily crack and break as well as cut your hand in the wrong circumstances. I also prefer full sized (Xbox era) manuals to cd sizes manuals.
I think mgs2 was the last beefy, meaningful manual I ever used. That or Morrowind.
Over the past cpl years I've collected nearly all of the Dragon Quest games on 3DS, Switch, and PS4. Growing up I never gave the series a chance, now I find myself immersed in it thinking "ALL THE WASTED YEARS!"
Johnny & Kim I appreciate all of the reviews the two of you have made over the years. You've been a big part of why I initially decided to dive into the DQ world. It's hard not to vibe off all your enthusiasm!
I did the same but I felt lucky not having to wait the years and sometimes huge let downs the poor up to date fans did! Getting region locked from your fav RPG has to be one of the nine circle's of torment. Dante just misunderstood what he was experiencing being from another time and all
@@t_eatsbrains8357 LOL well said! I agree and I love the Dante refrence
Really enjoyed playing the PS1 version when it came out and also had the strategy guide as well. I was bummed at the time that Dragon Warrior IV didn't release since that was my favorite one from the series at the time.
My favorite Dragon Quest game by far. I’ve only played it twice once on PSX and again on the 3DS. I’m so happy it got that remake so many quality of life changes.
I beat it once on the ps1 and the 3ds version I completed 4 times.
The 2001 release old style graphics was actually a selling point to me.
Same here
Absolutely
Loved this game, had over 400 hours on my memory card, did absolutely everything that was possible to do ingame.
Sadly I was just a poor brazilian boy at the time, so I played the pirated version and didn't contribute to the sales of the localized version... xD
Thank goodness I have 4, 5 and 6 on the DS, and 7 & 8 on the 3DS, because I cannot believe how insane the prices are now for them.
This is such a coincidence! I've been playing this game slowly on 3DS since August for the first time and it's becoming one of my favorite Dragon Quest games. Yes, it's really long, but I like how I can play one self-contained section every week or so while I play other stuff, kind of like tuning into my new favorite show when a new episode airs.
It's also just such a welcoming game! When you save a town, they throw you a party, there's food abound--the game just wants you to hang out and have a good time. It's the friendliest game I've played in a long time. I really love it, and I'm glad you guys celebrated it for its 20th year anniversary
Kim and Johnny you guys seem so fun and welcoming
Wow! I can't believe it's been 20 years! I picked it up 20 years ago and loved it, and of course I got the remake on 3ds on day 1. I will say though when I played the 3ds version, despite all the quality of life improvements, I still found myself feeling that I wish I could switch to the original look. It was for sure nostalgia, but that PS1 look has a special place in my heart.
Awesome.
A small detail, but I love when Johnny holds a game case up to the camera and kind of puts his head down. It gives the case and cover art it’s own spotlight for those few seconds.
Looking forward to the Kim and Johnny Dragon Quest Definitive Ranking.
Happy 20th anniversary dragon quest Vii !
Oh man!! So 2001 was quite THE year for gaming!
LOVED to watch the skit again. So cool!!
Yeah 2001 was amazing and 2002 not far behind. 2004 just pipped them both imo.
@@Elcapitaan5 just googled it and you’re absolutely right. San Andreas, Half Life 2, Kotor and Snake Eater (and many others!!) All of them in one year? What?!? Incredible year, for sure.
@@musiciohann and the kicker for me was that i was a broke teen with no money 😂. Also don't forget Halo 2,my personal fav at the time (though looking back i prefer GTA SA). Doom 3 might not be a big deal now,but at the time it was a huge thing. It's also the year Far Cry started,so i am not sure if we count that as a plus or minus 😶
@@Elcapitaan5 heh heh oh no!! 😂🤦🏻♂️
I was actually working but, I was pretty young so I could buy some games.
From all those games, the one I bought day 1 was GTA San Andreas. My mind was blown when I read on a magazine that apparently you could get fit, get fat, go out on dates, dive underwater, fly planes and so on. My hype for that game was huge! Later I played Half Life 2 and I thought it was, simply, the perfect game.
@@musiciohann i was envious of GTA as i was a big fan of the series,but i had recently sold my ps2 and got an xbox so it was not an option. Got into it later of course.
DQ series music composer Koichi Sugiyama passed away on Sep 30th at the age of 90.
I'm still crying.
Who?
According to Wikipedia, DQVII outsold Final Fantasy VII in worldwide sales for the PS1, which brings a huge, smug smile across my face.
Dragon Quest 4 is my all time favorite out of the series. Played it originally on the NES.
I finally completed my copy. I’ve had the case and manual for 10 years…
I've been playing this game every day since launch. I'm about halfway through...
Another 20 years and i think it'll be done 🦾 keep it up
I realize I'm in the minority but this is my absolute favorite Dragon Quest game (I've only played the 3DS version). I love traveling through time and unlocking islands, I think it has the best music of any Dragon Quest, and I liked the job system. It definitely is a more melancholy Dragon Quest, but I like that about it.
First video I ever watched from your Chanel was your DQ 7 review. Loved this skit. Great game. Actually my favorite so far. I loved how chill it was.
I'm a huge fan of the DQ series and I don't know how many times I've rewatched your Dragon Quest VII review, but that skit you and Kim filmed will never get old to me. It feels nostalgic every time I see it even though that was only 5 years ago. Dragon Quest is such a special series, and sharing our love of it feels like a big part of being DQ fans!
The Class of 01 here! I think I got DQ7 via blockbuster and did beat it. I remember having a great time with it after college class or working that morning because I would play it for 2 to 3 hours in the middle of the day. It would be nice to go back actually. Thank you for the review Johnny and Kim!
Thank you for the happiness you bring to my life with your cool videos. I watch you from France and it's always a joy watching your show, and your enthusiasm and optimism are really contagious. Keep the smile😉. I'm gonna play this game, never played a dragon quest game before although I'm a big RPG fan but in the late 90's we didn't have many RPG's to play in Europe, maybe the Japanese were thinking we were too dumb for that😂. Cheers, wish a lot of happiness for you two, you are such a cute couple.
Just started replaying on 3DS from scratch since I never was able to beat it and got stuck - finishing Buccanham and about to head into the last quarter of the game!
At the time - this was the first DQ I really put a lot of time into: I really like this one. I've only beaten 11, and that was fantastic.
@Vegesther Wow. I really don't have that much patience for grinding lol. Everyone right now are mid 30s with everyone close to Druid or Hero job class. I'll have to grind before Orgedromir 1 and 2 coming up from the pedestal. That's where I was stuck last playthrough and gave up.
Definitely checkout Dragon Quest 8.
Really one of my favorite channels on RUclips as far as gaming is concerned. Your love of gaming and all aspects of the art, craft, details, nostalgia, and memory for your personal experiences make your videos very comforting to me. I always look forward to your uploads regardless of what you are talking about because I feel I can relate to a lot of your stories and love to see you talking about the things you are so enthusiastic about and the friends you have shared so many great memories with. Thanks for all the years of videos Johnny and hope to see many more. I watch all the time and just felt I should comment because I'm not sure if I have for a while. Much love to You, Kim, and the whole HCG gang.
The 3ds version is my second favorite DQ game, so fun.
this is actually my second favorite dq game and part of the reason is the melancholic, semi tragic story. it is definitely long but i loved watching all the interweaving story lines come together. super rewarding to finish it because it feels like you've really accomplished something!
I really love Dragon Quest/Warrior VII. Just the music alone gives me chills.
I love your channel man keep going forever
I've put 90 hours in on 3DS and the end is still not in sight. Maybe the anniversary will give me the motivation I need to finish it.
It funny because when you look back at it now, the 2D characters in a 3D environment holds up much better graphically than most full 3D games at the time. This is one of those games I couldnt get past the 20 hour mark. Ill try to go back and finish it one day. Maybe ill try out the 3DS one so I can play it out and about.
Dragon warrior 7 is the only Dragon warrior game I completed. It was also the longest game I have ever played just to get through the story. I think it took me about 215 hours to get the side questions and extra things I wanted. It had the longest intro before you actually got into your first battle. That's interesting how you said you had just lost your job because I did too. That was how I was able to put so much time into this game. Of those games you show, I bought DW7, PSO, FFX that year.
I remember skipping school and seeing this game at game stop and buying it. Good times. Good times.
I have 2 copes of dw 7...one to play and a back up. This one might be my favorite because of the length and how mysterious the world is. The class system was so good
Great video, kudos to you! DW7 was the first time I really got into the series (I played 1 on the NES but I was too young to get it) I was very hyped prior to its release, I too was following up its development on magazines so I got it practically on day 1, and wasn't disappointed, I loved the plot and all the mini stories of each new place, music, you showing the game manual reminded me of all the art inside of it, I miss game manuals like this, even the graphics, although I do share the sentiment that is way too long, DW7 will always have a soft spot in my heart
Awesome skit. Would love to see more. You two did a great job.
Happy Halloween, good sir! 🎃
Why did Johnny look so horrified during that skit once he started looking at Kim? Lmao
Right! Was Kim an evil sorceress with the power to turn anyone who looked at her to stone? Was she the end boss? Regardless, it's a fun skit to watch. Yet another award winning John&Kim production(R).
Because her look said give me that dq7 copy your hiding out or its no funtime in bed for you :) Who needs jedi-shit when you can have slimes and puff-puffs :D
2 of my favourite people on RUclips
I finally picked this up on the 3DS! (it was not cheap…)I’m about 7 hours in and really enjoying it so far.
I really wanna get the ds and 3ds games but damn gonna have to spend over $500 for 4 thru 9 lol
7 hours damn thats barely the intro :D But yeah it is a good game.
the 3DS Versions get more expensive as the months go by, I am glad I picked up 7 and 8 a couple of months ago.
I just bought the 3ds version of this and DQVIII for 40$ each. Do you think it was a good price?
@@nakazo9929 that’s an amazing price! I paid more than double your amount per each title….
This was the first DQ game I played.
Even though its so long, the way the story and the world grabbed my imagination was beyond than any other game I played up to that point.
I also really enjoyed the 3DS version.
Amazing gaming year and gaming memories, that was truly a unforgettable time for gamage.
I had no idea this game came out so late! People definitely had their eyes on next gen by that point.
Wow 2001 was absolutely nuts.
Thanks for pointing that out
I remember getting lost so many times on my first walkthrough of the 3DS version, I had to watch so many videos on how to get through VII's story. But it was very satisfying defeating the final boss after my +80 hour journey. Despite a few things that could've been done better overall, the 3DS version was a solid experience.
Go Johnny go go go!
Actually replaying right now, loving everything about it, brings me back to 2000 easy, simple exploration, lots of skills and jobs to master, time traveling story, many hours of play .
OMG 20 years ago...dang I had this day it came out on ps1, I was so happy as snes in the US did not get V & VI, and the last one we got was IV on nes which was way too long ago.
what great timing, i am in the middle of my first playthrough on 3DS, it is the last DQ game I needed to play in the series.
That skit is easily one of my top 3 favorite happy console gamer moments of all time
I remember beating the game in a little under 100 hours back on the PS1 and loving it. On the 3DS, I gave up not even halfway through. XD
WHAT THE HECK MAN?! That's absolutely crazy
I love how detailed they made the culture of every single island. They each have their own sufficiently developed religion and local dialect.
One game very near and dear to my heart. I was 20-21 when this game came out. I was getting really sick of modern RPGs and this literally scratched every itch I had. The way Enix teased it back in the day….you went to their website and they had a single image of Estard island for quite a long time hinting they were working on it. Hype was huge! We won’t talk about the ad in the back of the instruction manual……
sometimes you need to go back to the past to rekindle that love for games!
The skit @6:00 still gives me goosebumps! I know its a parody, but the shots actually line up with the music really well haha
Swede here... I imported the US ntsc version back in the day. We europeans never got the cool RPGs back in the SNES days so we who were in to that stuff usually had modded consoles. still in the ps1 days that continued (although we finally saw a European release of a final fantasy gsme) and many had a collection of those US released bangers!
Cheers! 🔥❤🔥
I love dragon quest vii, possibly my favorite of the series. Kim is a queen. Johnny is a lucky man.
7 is my favorite entry in the series by far. It was made for the hardcore Dragon Quest fans. Lots of content, no hand holding, and a great class system.
Agree, people that play it for the first time should follow a guide, at least for the shards, i spent a whole day my first time playing it just to find one shard that i had missed but i got through the whole game without guides. Lots of people find it to long, but thats one of the things i really like, finding a game today that last more than 10 hours is a challenge, and not very many turnbased is made anymore unfortunately.
Im not a hardcore fan at all but I beat without any guide it's just a really long game
@@blakefenslerjr4858 I didnt use a guide either and yeah its long thats why i suggest to use a guide for where shards are located if you play it for the first time, i spent a whole day looking for one i missed my first time playing it.
@@armorvil If you meant trails of cold steel games i never played one of those but i guess they are long then :D
@@fredrik357 Ya it's so dam long think I will play it again sometime with a guide to 100%. Probably take more then a year with me only having so much time 😆
Nothing like a Dragon Quest game to warm a heart. 🥰
You know you’re getting old when… you remember watching the skit when the review dropped. Lololol
This was my first DQ game let alone my first jrpg back in 2016. I adore this game because it bloomed my interest in rpgs to later make it my favorite video game genre.
6:00 That skit is was lovely haha
As a fan of both RPG games and Halo it was kind of surreal to hear you even briefly talk about Halo, I would definitely be interested in watching a review/retrospective of the Halos you played
Love Kim's face on the thumbnail 😂
Wow I had no clue that this year was the 20th anniversary of DQVII. The irony is that I'm actually replaying the 3DS remake right now. Its a Master-Piece.
I traded my n64 for a ps1.
And bought dragon warrior 7
Best decision I ever made back in those days.
Let's just hope Nintendo releases dq7 and dq 8 on the switch.
Also it would be nice to get 4 5 and 6 in a collection for the switch.
Dragon Quest VII is my favorite Dragon Quest! I saw this video and clicked on it immediately. I def think that the remake on 3ds is LESS confounding (due to the little thing that helps you find landshards). I love the artstyle of both. I'm a pretty big fan of DQVII. The 3ds version is the better version, as y'all said. ANd lastly, if this were to be remade again, I would be first in line to buy a collectors' edition.
You both looked great in those costumes! Kim looked beautiful
I only played it on the 3DS and it was my second Dragon Quest game that I finished. Yeah, it drags on a bit but I still remember it fondly. The thing about Dragon Quest VII is that it's not about the main story but rather the smaller ones. The lives that the protagonists interact with and change along the way, those are the ones that shine. It's a different kind of JRPG and maybe because of that is one which pops into my head from time to time. I really liked it. Heck, I think the more time passes, the more I understand how much I enjoyed it.
Both Dragon Quest and it’s sibling series Final Fantasy are great to get into.. Thankfully they continue going strong even today..
Kim, you really got good at explaining those games you got into. You got it absolutely narrowed down in the first two to three sentences.
You two got really good at doing those episodes together. I "request" you two doing more of those ones Johnny traditionally does on its own together. Thinking especially 'New Game Stuff' here.
It wozld be awesome having someone there, that has not been around when you, Johnny, played the early classics, and watched early Anime. Would be so much better than you just talking to the camera.
To make sure:
I am from the early days, and I still would love to see this happen.
Anyway...
Thanks so much for what you do
Hey Johnny!! Would you please do a video on your 2004? Somebody commented on a reply of mine and made me realized just that. 2004, at least for me, has been one of the best years in gaming for sure! Would love to hear your thoughts on the year that brought GTA San Andreas, Half Life 2, MGS Snake Eater, Kotor and tons more!!
only game I needed a guide for. Got lost so many times.
I had it pre ordered back in 01. Played the heck out of it.
I bought 7 the day it came out and it was the first DQ game I fully played. I had previously mostly just watched friends play the first 3 on NES, and played little bits here & there.
I think it's a great game, and have since played all the main series games
I feel like DQVII is three or four great DQ games smashed together into something that's WAY too long. It's probably my least favorite DQ game, but that's not saying much considering how high quality the series is!
Love this channel!
That’s crazy DQ7 came out the same time as those other awesome games on NEXT GEN SYSTEMS….
It doesn't feel like 20 years, that's scary.
Dragon Quest 8 was the first game i played, as it was the first game in the series, that came out in Europe, though i've never completed the game. I recently bought DQ11: Definitive Edition S for PS4
Im so glad I preordered Dragon Quest 7 and 8 for 3ds when they released I think my GameStop only got like three copies of them and they sure have shot up in price
Man I really wanted to like this game. I love Dragon Quest but man this one drags on a while. The overwhelming amount of backtracking just soured my experience with it. Got about 70 hours into the 3DS version and couldn't take it anymore.
2001 was such an amazing year. I remember getting super smash bros and i was hooked.
The one thing I hated about the 3ds remake you didn’t keep the skills that you learned when you changed classes
Yeah 2001 also has Devil May Cry 1, Silent Hill 2, Jak & Daxter 1, Ace Combat 4, GTA III, Onimusha 1, Tony Hawk 3, Max Payne 1, Fatal Frame 1, Gran Turismo 3, ICO, and CvS 2. It was a big year for video games. Although i never played DQ VII and nowadays a brand new copy of 3DS version is very expensives 😓
Wow. Someone should do a video on heavy hitter games released each year.
Always loved Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest.
I still remember I spent over 120+ hrs on this game to beat it back in 2014 as my backlog goes. I couldn't realize at that time "DQ Warrior VII" as one of the Dragon Quest saga series!
Personally I loved this game. Probably my third favorite behind 11 and 8. The depth and the amount of things you could do in 7 was absolutely amazing
IIRC the anecdote about DQ7 choosing to release on PS1 vs N64 was true of FF7 as well. Square was originally set to maintain their relationship with Nintendo but after realizing the cost savings of the PS1 disc-format, they shifted gears. Rumor had it that Nintendo held a grudge against Square for years!
what a masterpiece, my favorite dq game
Kim-chan is here!!
I've never played 7! I started the series at 8!
Phantasy Star online was so much fun. I miss some of my friends from online.
I just played DW7 on ps1 for the first time these past several weeks and beat it a couple days ago. I reviewed it on my channel and gave it a 9.5 out of ten. I loved it.
Canada looks stunning (and that's not even a wild area right?). From Australia here and we are way too dry,not a lot of green in most areas.
Since 7 never came out here in the UK, my first time playing it was on 3DS and I LOVED IT. Honestly feel its the most underrated game in the mainline series. Also only took me 77 hours to beat. No idea what people are doing putting in over 100 hours into it lol! Maybe the OG PS1 version since I hear the pacing is considerably slower, but the 3DS version?
The PS1 version is way slower, even mastering vocations is slower (like, WAY slower)
The PS1 version took me 215 hours to beat and collect the things I wanted. It was longest RPG I ever played.
Dragon quest VII is the final boss of my backlog! I'm compelled to finish it one day.
Vancouver looks beautiful ❤️
It's a SUUUUUUPER long game, which probably turns a lot of people off. But if you break down your playing sessions such that you focus on each fragment of the past as it's own smaller game, you can make the game feel much more manageable. Some of the islands/fragments only need like 30 minutes of investment, others need a few hours, but none of them require more than that. It's much easier to to manage "Ok, in an hour or two, I'll have this island completed." rather than "I'm 20 hours in, shoot, still 60 hours to go..."
You and Kim should do a whole unboxing and review for dragon quest treasures