This year, an INCREDIBLE patch/romhck has been released for the DS version that adds party chat, and it's now one-to-one with the English mobile version. The DS version is now the ultimate version in every aspect. Works perfectly with an emulator OR on original hardware as well! (I know there's a few other comments here mentioning this already, but the more who see this, the better.)
I am 2 years late, but thank you for this video, i am a huge DQ fan and i am currently playing the 8th game on my channel and all, this series is so good.
@@ScarletDeclan i am playing the ps2 version, runs better from me, but the 3DS version looks great too. I am enjoying it, i an still only 2 hours into the game, but i am loving it
@@RecantoSombrio I prefer the 3DS better I have done both of them to completion. The 3DS is more complete from all angles. Even though the graphics and music aren't as good
I really like the mobile version. I think the only issue I have with it is the fact that the character pictures are waaay too small compared to the DS version.
Also, would love to play the PS1 release. Didn't know about the dynamic camera angles in certain areas. Hopefully someone ends up making a translation patch
The ds version actually looks great, as you can see on the right. The thing is it was made to be played in a small screen so it looks bad if you force it into a big screen.
In the NES version the only character you can give direct commands is the Hero, the others will always decide according to the AI and tactic you've selected, but no direct orders.
It's way better on mobile tbh. Better graphics, better sound quality for the music and music is slightly extended (a lot of tracks have intros in mobile that is not present in DS), and the biggest and obvious change between the two versions is the party chat being present only in the mobile version.
Thank you for this video. I never know what versions to play of dq because their are so many of them. I new to the series and i cannot stop playing them.
Honestly the mobile version of DQ4 is the best because it takes the DS version and adds the party chat feature, which was removed from the english version on DS for whatever reason
Nice, I wonder if there are differences in DQ5 since it has four versions SNES, PS2, DS, and Mobile (IOS). Didn't even know that there was a audio flaw in the PSX version of DQ4 which could of been back if it was released DW4 good thing the Devs fixed it later though a few things were missed. Hope Square Enix has a anniversary release for Zenithian Trilogy that has original and PSX graphics with no missing content and additional roaming enounter mode to switch from random to roaming to all three DQ (4,5,and6).
yeah it would be great if we could finally play the ps1 version after all this time. and some new features would be a good reason to port it again. also i guess i could make a differences between all 4 versions of dq5 also. good idea
@Scott Beck there are 2 different style dq5 patches for ps2. A dragon quest style and a dragon warrior style translation. It really is too bad for dq4 ps1 because I want to play it so much
This is exactly what I was looking for. Gave you a thumbs up on the excellent review. I have this for both the DS and the mobile version. So, was wondering which version I would like the best. One feature that wasn't mentioned was the instant save that I think may be on the mobile like it is for the 1st 3 games. I see the option in the load screen, but haven't seen the instant save in the menus. I will have to research to see if this is enabled in the mobile. Maybe only available after you get to a point in the story?
I like it's personality and charm but I really have a hard time getting into it when you have to DOOR every time you want to leave a house lolol. The menu gets annoying for stuff like that
Yeah well in general NES tends to be extra super bright colors. My issues with the original is the super slow walking speed and having to open menus for every tiny detail
I wish we could get a definitive version of DQ4... give me the ps1 version but the battle animation sprites of the ds / mobile versions with the party chat translated this time Cause my gripe with the mobile version is we can't move the camera while moving, making it feel like tank controls, having to stop to look around and never got any sort of controller support with them :(
Yeah for me a translation of the PS1 would be close enough. I'd play it on a real PS2. But alas I doubt this will ever happen. Square enix seems to care more about dq3 being remade every 4 years
@@ScarletDeclan DQ 3 and the oldder Final fantasy games feels like it definitely! But gotta hope they eventually do DQ 4, 5 or 6 in some way right? like 4 does come after 3, so fingers crossed 🤞
@@ScarletDeclani need to play that one, my 3ds got stolen, i got pretty far on that version of 7 but i now have a snes mini and a retroid pocket so I´m limited in what i can play. I think there is no translation.
@@ScarletDeclan honestly feel like they are practically the same other then some enhanced camera angles, it's pretty clear with the ds remakes they made a lot of use of old assets from the playstaion versions of 4 and 5 for DS, though it does shock me despite of that 6 ds had less development time and only had the SFC to go off of and probably recreated the entire thing
I'd prefer to play on a ps1 emulador with my phone instead of the mobile version, but it's full japanese. I don't think the mobile or ds version is bad, I just think the ps1 looks better.
@@Princescyther I see. Well my friends are looking into it and they even translate things but they are no good at hacking a PS1 game so it is sort of dead in the water from what I know
cool comparison video. i have the ds version which i beat and mobile as well which i only got to chapter 2. so far of the dragon quest games ive played (yet to play vii, viii, ix, and just started vi) dq iv has my favourite music. really neat to hear the differences in all 4 versions.
@@donotseemecricket oh ok. Well just so you're aware 1,2,3 are all part of a series and 4,5,6 are all part of a series. But the 7,8,9,10 are all completely separate from other games in the franchise. And of course 11 is basically related to every other dq
@@ScarletDeclan Yes, I started with XI when it came to the west then this year I decided to play them all in order. I beat the first 3 and IV and V very recently. I have IV on my phone as I said, which has the party chat, but I had just played the first 3 on my phone and wanted to use the 2ds xl i got to play them. Also, the mobile version of IV I have is the Chinese version so it takes me a bit longer to play cos my Chinese is still intermediate level so I have to look up a lot of words. Still, it's good to play games in foreign languages you're learning to help improve reading skills, especially games like these which are all text based. I also have I, II, III on my ps4 in Chinese but they are based on the mobile ports so I'll probably revisit them later.
I know I have played and completed NES version and one of the other versions - God knows which - that I have on my Nintendo 3DS: the tone I call the super BROKEN English version
Do you know if Dragon Quest ports has fast foward? For me this was the only reason I played DQ1&2 SNES Version (Probably staying on that on 3), and when I play DQ4, I don't know which version to play, as I don't know for DQ4, but at least the first and second one, fast foward it's A MUST.
@@ScarletDeclan Yes, I know. But on DS emulator there's fast forward. If DQ4 is so grinding dependent as earlier games, I would need a lot of time if there's no fast forward on it. So unfortunately for me this is the most important. I would play the mobile versions if they had FF.
@@ScarletDeclan Okay thanks, I kind of figured it out, that it was Bluestacks. But how do play it so there two screens at once like you do? I can´t find something like that in the settings=\
The localization is worth mentioning. Many people who played the original first (like myself) absolutely cannot stand the other versions' localization redo. The accents, for one. And the name changes, for another. Most of the main character names got butchered, but I think the most egregious being Saro Manslayer? Blechhhh.. He'll always be Necrosaro to me. And it was kind of a reveal at one point in the story that Saro became Necrosaro. You who never played the original NES version really don't know what you're missing out on. Yae git wut I mean, guv?
You're right I only wanted to talk aesthetics for this comparison but yeah the accents piss me off for sure. You're right I didn't start with the NES version but there is a translation for nintendo DS that uses the NES dialogue and names and spells and such. It helps a lot
@@ScarletDeclan True, but that translation is only complete through about half of chapter 5 and development ceased years ago. I managed to get said translation, then my 2DS was stolen (by Maryland police if you believe that) but anyways, DS emulation on a PC just isn't that great mostly because of the dual screen, so... ugh. As far as I can tell, nobody has done an English translation on the PS version to this day, and that just leaves the android version, which again has the accents and name changes. DW4 will always be my favorite in the series.
@@brianchristopher1414 nah the DS translation was complete. I talked to the guy who did it while he was working on it. At least he made it seem done. And no unfortunately the ps version never got finished though some friends of mine are working on it very very very slowly. Maybe one day So I use my 3ds hacked to play DS games. It's pretty good
@@ScarletDeclan where do we get this translation , so hard to read tae know aboot yae and yeah i played nes and i really want necrosaro to be necrosaro lol , i also just saw a babble beeing called a bubble slime while playing first chapter....
I would say PS1 is best but since it is japanese only I'll have to put it last. Nes is ok but a little barebones compared to the others. DS is good but is lacking party chat and doesn't have as good of graphics or music. If you have a phone and don't have the hatred of mobile games definitely mobile is best
@@ScarletDeclan Yes, indeed they didn't bother to read. Some people are weird and just like to tell others what to do, even when it makes no sense. This was certainly one of those cases. IoI
This year, an INCREDIBLE patch/romhck has been released for the DS version that adds party chat, and it's now one-to-one with the English mobile version. The DS version is now the ultimate version in every aspect. Works perfectly with an emulator OR on original hardware as well! (I know there's a few other comments here mentioning this already, but the more who see this, the better.)
I am 2 years late, but thank you for this video, i am a huge DQ fan and i am currently playing the 8th game on my channel and all, this series is so good.
Appreciate the comment :) and yeah you'll probably like 8 for sure. I hope it's 3DS
@@ScarletDeclan i am playing the ps2 version, runs better from me, but the 3DS version looks great too. I am enjoying it, i an still only 2 hours into the game, but i am loving it
@@RecantoSombrio I prefer the 3DS better I have done both of them to completion. The 3DS is more complete from all angles. Even though the graphics and music aren't as good
@@ScarletDeclan oh i see, do you have a video on the 3DS vs ps2 version ?
@@RecantoSombrio no I don't. I don't have any way to record either 3DS or PS2 so I can't do it
I really like the mobile version. I think the only issue I have with it is the fact that the character pictures are waaay too small compared to the DS version.
Also, would love to play the PS1 release. Didn't know about the dynamic camera angles in certain areas. Hopefully someone ends up making a translation patch
@@gamerprince-tl5hg god I hope so. I agree with you it would be the best even over mobile but no translation yet. I have dreamt of it for years
Not even a Fan Translation?@@ScarletDeclan
@@dariovargas9477 nope. There isn't one yet unfortunately
The ds version actually looks great, as you can see on the right. The thing is it was made to be played in a small screen so it looks bad if you force it into a big screen.
It looks perfectly fine for DS. The mobile just looks cleaner since it displays at a higher resolution
In the NES version the only character you can give direct commands is the Hero, the others will always decide according to the AI and tactic you've selected, but no direct orders.
Yes I didn't mention this on accident
My favorite is the DS version. Now if they would just rerelease them on switch that would be awesome.
meh DS is missing party chat. it is a big deal to me
@@ScarletDeclan I'm playing it, right after V and VI and I really miss the chat 😢
@@JoAn-mq4gi exactly. That's why mobile is better. I wish they would just put all of them on PS4 or switch or both
It's way better on mobile tbh. Better graphics, better sound quality for the music and music is slightly extended (a lot of tracks have intros in mobile that is not present in DS), and the biggest and obvious change between the two versions is the party chat being present only in the mobile version.
Pc too
Thank you for this video. I never know what versions to play of dq because their are so many of them. I new to the series and i cannot stop playing them.
you're very welcome. and i hope my video made it easier for #4 at least
Honestly the mobile version of DQ4 is the best because it takes the DS version and adds the party chat feature, which was removed from the english version on DS for whatever reason
The heavy Scottish accents they have in Ragnar's town are quite funny.
I disagree. I find them infuriating. I can't tell what is happening and it slows my reading to a crawl when half the words are nonsense to me
Reading skill issue
wow ive got respect for u this vids been out for a year and u still reply to comments from 2 weeks to 2 days ago
haha yeah its what i do. i always reply to comments if my phone gives me the notification
@@ScarletDeclan nice
Nice, I wonder if there are differences in DQ5 since it has four versions SNES, PS2, DS, and Mobile (IOS).
Didn't even know that there was a audio flaw in the PSX version of DQ4 which could of been back if it was released DW4 good thing the Devs fixed it later though a few things were missed.
Hope Square Enix has a anniversary release for Zenithian Trilogy that has original and PSX graphics with no missing content and additional roaming enounter mode to switch from random to roaming to all three DQ (4,5,and6).
yeah it would be great if we could finally play the ps1 version after all this time. and some new features would be a good reason to port it again.
also i guess i could make a differences between all 4 versions of dq5 also. good idea
@Scott Beck there are 2 different style dq5 patches for ps2. A dragon quest style and a dragon warrior style translation.
It really is too bad for dq4 ps1 because I want to play it so much
There are a ton of differences for dq5 as well but I'm not super prepared to make a video about it lol
@Scott Beck well the dragon warrior style would have "blaze" "blazemore" and "blazemost" while dragon quest has "frizz" "frizzle" and "kafrizzle"
@Scott Beck yes stuff like that is what I mean
This is exactly what I was looking for. Gave you a thumbs up on the excellent review.
I have this for both the DS and the mobile version. So, was wondering which version I would like the best.
One feature that wasn't mentioned was the instant save that I think may be on the mobile like it is for the 1st 3 games. I see the option in the load screen, but haven't seen the instant save in the menus. I will have to research to see if this is enabled in the mobile. Maybe only available after you get to a point in the story?
thank you. and i believe it is there from the beginning on the world map but i could be wrong
All versions were awesome but I think NES version is the best for me~~!!
I like it's personality and charm but I really have a hard time getting into it when you have to DOOR every time you want to leave a house lolol. The menu gets annoying for stuff like that
I'm playing it, right after V and VI and I really miss the chat 😢
What do you think of ghost trick??
Worth a play?
Thanks for doing this!
I wish the mobile version has controller support. I hate touch controls
Yeah. But for me I get used to it.
I like playing these rpgs on my phone because I can play with just one hand.
Listen ye to the noise of the people
Its cool seeing how different the OG looks to the newer version. The OG's green color is little too bright for my liking.
Yeah well in general NES tends to be extra super bright colors. My issues with the original is the super slow walking speed and having to open menus for every tiny detail
I wish we could get a definitive version of DQ4...
give me the ps1 version but the battle animation sprites of the ds / mobile versions with the party chat translated this time
Cause my gripe with the mobile version is we can't move the camera while moving, making it feel like tank controls, having to stop to look around and never got any sort of controller support with them :(
Yeah for me a translation of the PS1 would be close enough. I'd play it on a real PS2. But alas I doubt this will ever happen. Square enix seems to care more about dq3 being remade every 4 years
@@ScarletDeclan DQ 3 and the oldder Final fantasy games feels like it definitely!
But gotta hope they eventually do DQ 4, 5 or 6 in some way right? like 4 does come after 3, so fingers crossed 🤞
@@joserachi96 hopefully they do
I prefer the DS version. I rarely use party chat so it's not a deal breaker for me
I prefer PS1 version......even better the the successor DS&Mobile ver...
I like the iOS just for the party chat
Exactly. Party chat makes the game better
I have nes complete both ntsc and Japan, ps1 Japan complete and DS complete with all strategy guides. One of my top ten favorite games
That's cool. I still wish they'd have released the PS1 version in English
@@ScarletDeclan me 2, at least we got ds though
@@aza1479 yeah at least that
I´m still in love with the look of those DS remakes. Would love to create a game that uses the same engine.
I see. Interesting. And I think they mostly look pretty good though I prefer dragon quest 7 PS1 graphics over the DS graphics of 4, 5, and 6
@@ScarletDeclani need to play that one, my 3ds got stolen, i got pretty far on that version of 7 but i now have a snes mini and a retroid pocket so I´m limited in what i can play. I think there is no translation.
@@Luchiop I'm talking about the PS1 version. It is already in English. And it sucks about your 3ds
@@ScarletDeclan honestly feel like they are practically the same other then some enhanced camera angles, it's pretty clear with the ds remakes they made a lot of use of old assets from the playstaion versions of 4 and 5 for DS, though it does shock me despite of that 6 ds had less development time and only had the SFC to go off of and probably recreated the entire thing
Surprisingly, the Android version is the best. I've played all versions except for the NES one.
It is definitely
@eduardo Luckily I know english.
@eduardo that sucks
@@lestgo7950 right. Well no buttons is a fine trade off for better music and graphics and party chat
@@lestgo7950 yeah it isnt perfect either way. And I 100% agree the ps1 version would be the way to go if it had a translation
Apparently you can patch the Japanese DS version to have the English script with all party chat dialog restored
Nope. It has English but party chat doesn't work same as if it was in English. They just got lazy and removed party chat. Very sad
@@ScarletDeclan no, you can patch the party chat in 4 ds.
@@james441 how?
@@ScarletDeclan you use the ‘party chat’ patch which is a Google away
@@james441 ok I'll look into it. I'm interested
WAIT THERE DQ IN PS1
I BEEN MISSING OUT FOR SO LONG.....ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I'd prefer to play on a ps1 emulador with my phone instead of the mobile version, but it's full japanese. I don't think the mobile or ds version is bad, I just think the ps1 looks better.
I agree with you. I would totally play on my PlayStation classic if it was in English
Awesome video mate. Did the Playstation version ever get an English translation?
Unfortunately no it didn't yet. And who knows if it ever will
@@ScarletDeclan Apparently there is a project on going but it seems like it is just one guy so it will take a while.
@@Princescyther I see. Well my friends are looking into it and they even translate things but they are no good at hacking a PS1 game so it is sort of dead in the water from what I know
cool comparison video. i have the ds version which i beat and mobile as well which i only got to chapter 2. so far of the dragon quest games ive played (yet to play vii, viii, ix, and just started vi) dq iv has my favourite music. really neat to hear the differences in all 4 versions.
Thanks for commenting :) and you need to play 7 and 8 big time
@@ScarletDeclan Oh, I have them and definitly plan to, I'm playing them in order. So VII will be after VI.
@@donotseemecricket oh ok. Well just so you're aware 1,2,3 are all part of a series and 4,5,6 are all part of a series. But the 7,8,9,10 are all completely separate from other games in the franchise. And of course 11 is basically related to every other dq
@@ScarletDeclan Yes, I started with XI when it came to the west then this year I decided to play them all in order. I beat the first 3 and IV and V very recently. I have IV on my phone as I said, which has the party chat, but I had just played the first 3 on my phone and wanted to use the 2ds xl i got to play them. Also, the mobile version of IV I have is the Chinese version so it takes me a bit longer to play cos my Chinese is still intermediate level so I have to look up a lot of words. Still, it's good to play games in foreign languages you're learning to help improve reading skills, especially games like these which are all text based. I also have I, II, III on my ps4 in Chinese but they are based on the mobile ports so I'll probably revisit them later.
@@donotseemecricket great. That all sounds like a great plan to me. I hope you love them I know I do. And gl on learning chinese
I know I have played and completed NES version and one of the other versions - God knows which - that I have on my Nintendo 3DS: the tone I call the super BROKEN English version
You have the DS version. And yeah the accent system annoys me. Why do we have to read the king saying "what is this all aboot?" It is dumb honestly
Do you know if Dragon Quest ports has fast foward? For me this was the only reason I played DQ1&2 SNES Version (Probably staying on that on 3), and when I play DQ4, I don't know which version to play, as I don't know for DQ4, but at least the first and second one, fast foward it's A MUST.
only dq to have fast forward is 8 on 3ds and 11 on switch
@@ScarletDeclan So I'll have to play the DS Version on cellphone =(
@@tarcisiormedeiros no. i said the 3ds version of dragon quest 8 has fast forward.
the ds version of dragon quest 4 is ONLY worse than the mobile one
@@ScarletDeclan Yes, I know. But on DS emulator there's fast forward. If DQ4 is so grinding dependent as earlier games, I would need a lot of time if there's no fast forward on it. So unfortunately for me this is the most important. I would play the mobile versions if they had FF.
@@tarcisiormedeiros oh i see what you're saying. makes sense
Notice this thing here!
Which program are you using to show the gameplay of DQ4 mobile port? I am really curious, because I really wanted to play DQ4 :-0
It is BlueStacks. You can use Android on PC
@@ScarletDeclan Okay thanks, I kind of figured it out, that it was Bluestacks. But how do play it so there two screens at once like you do? I can´t find something like that in the settings=\
@@jespercooper9137 oh that is just video editing hahaha
@@ScarletDeclan Oh okay, thanks for replying anyway:)
@@jespercooper9137 yw
The localization is worth mentioning. Many people who played the original first (like myself) absolutely cannot stand the other versions' localization redo. The accents, for one. And the name changes, for another. Most of the main character names got butchered, but I think the most egregious being Saro Manslayer? Blechhhh.. He'll always be Necrosaro to me. And it was kind of a reveal at one point in the story that Saro became Necrosaro. You who never played the original NES version really don't know what you're missing out on. Yae git wut I mean, guv?
You're right I only wanted to talk aesthetics for this comparison but yeah the accents piss me off for sure. You're right I didn't start with the NES version but there is a translation for nintendo DS that uses the NES dialogue and names and spells and such. It helps a lot
@@ScarletDeclan True, but that translation is only complete through about half of chapter 5 and development ceased years ago. I managed to get said translation, then my 2DS was stolen (by Maryland police if you believe that) but anyways, DS emulation on a PC just isn't that great mostly because of the dual screen, so... ugh.
As far as I can tell, nobody has done an English translation on the PS version to this day, and that just leaves the android version, which again has the accents and name changes. DW4 will always be my favorite in the series.
@@brianchristopher1414 nah the DS translation was complete. I talked to the guy who did it while he was working on it. At least he made it seem done.
And no unfortunately the ps version never got finished though some friends of mine are working on it very very very slowly. Maybe one day
So I use my 3ds hacked to play DS games. It's pretty good
@@ScarletDeclan where do we get this translation , so hard to read tae know aboot yae and yeah i played nes and i really want necrosaro to be necrosaro lol , i also just saw a babble beeing called a bubble slime while playing first chapter....
By rank,
which one is the best to play?
I would say PS1 is best but since it is japanese only I'll have to put it last.
Nes is ok but a little barebones compared to the others.
DS is good but is lacking party chat and doesn't have as good of graphics or music.
If you have a phone and don't have the hatred of mobile games definitely mobile is best
Dragon quest IV have framedrop on the towns in ds?
Yes. The frame rate on DS version seems to be really bad even on a real DS
Too damn CONFUSING for me. Way Too many versions for me to keep up. Trying to find the right one is a Nightmare!
Just play mobile if you don't actually despise playing on a phone. Or play DS. Nes is very outdated and PS1 isn't in English.
Notice, the pirated software 🤣
i mean it is pretty impossible to get high quality video of each of these games...
fuck hit that nigga zach
..yeah, and? Why would you care if someone on RUclips didn't pay for some random software license? That's a weird thing to care about dude. Imao
You didnt even know how to rotate your screen in ds version. Just hold L or R
i literally forgot to do it. not i don't know how...
i even addressed the fact i forgot. but i guess you somehow didn't bother to read that?
Well i knew how to do it bc dragon quest 9 has the rotation function but not 360 but i tried this with same platform and it works
@@ScarletDeclan Yes, indeed they didn't bother to read. Some people are weird and just like to tell others what to do, even when it makes no sense. This was certainly one of those cases. IoI