Hey, I'm a sucker for art books. The last time I counted, I had something like fifty video game art books on my shelf--a good chunk of them from Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Xeno games. And since I love art books so much, and since Dragon Quest is my favorite...
Adventures in Astoltia
How To Play Dragon Quest X Once the Free Trial Ends [Nintendo Switch]
A while back, I wrote about how to play the free trial version of Dragon Quest X on the Nintendo Switch. You can read about that here, if you want. Since then, lots of folks have asked me additional questions about the game as well as sending me some info regarding...
How to Subscribe to Dragon Quest X
Since I wrote about how to play Dragon Quest X on the Switch for free, and then how to keep playing once "Easy Play" is over without losing your character data, this time around I wanted to show folks how to subscribe to the MMO. Step One - Purchase the Game Before...
Adventures in Astoltia (Part Four): Ogres Have Layers
Welcome back! It's now week four of my playthrough of Dragon Quest X, and we've finally arrived in the big ogre city! There are plenty of problems going on in this desert kingdom. Even the king seems to have caught a bad case of the "rage." And by that, I mean he's...
How to Unlock More Party Members in Dragon Quest X
One of my favorite parts of Dragon Quest X is that it can be played completely solo, even though it's technically an MMO. This doesn't mean that you have to go on the journey alone, however. Dragon Quest X implements a system which allows you to hire AI party members...
How To Unlock Version 2.0 Content in Dragon Quest X
All right, so you've beaten all of Version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X, and now you're looking to get into the rest of the content. The free trial extends into 2.0 now, so you can play a bit of it before that expires. You'll still have to do a quest to unlock the content,...
Adventures in Astoltia (Part 1): Playing the Prologue in Dragon Quest X
Starting now, I'm going to try to chronicle my adventures in Astoltia, the world of Dragon Quest X. I began playing the game a couple of weeks ago. If you're interested in trying out the game for free yourself, then you can read last week's post on getting DQX to run...
How to Switch Jobs in Dragon Quest X
Adventures in Astoltia (Part 6): It Ain’t Easy Being Green
Now that we've gotten three of our five key emblems, it's time to go get a fourth. This time, let's head to the dwarf town Gakuto Gatara. It looks like a mining town with some Aztec art influences. There's a brief scene about a hoarder named Dustan who might have our...
Dragon Quest FM, S2 E10: Dragon Quest X (Part Two): With Ryan Molina of Battle Geek Plus!
This week, we continue our discussion of Dragon Quest X. We bring in a special guest, Ryan Molina, from Battle Geek Plus on YouTube, to help us out with our DQ10 questions and to share his own Dragon Quest stories with us. Ryan has been playing DQ10 for several months...