Dragon Quest Treasures had its issues, but it succeeded as a Dragon Quest prequel that highlights the issue with sequels.
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Why is Dragon Quest Not Popular in the West?
Let’s dive into a few of the reasons why the influential Dragon Quest series never became as popular in the West as other JRPG franchises like Final Fantasy did
Dragon Quest Austin Is Back! (Kind Of)
I know it's been a long time since I've updated Dragon Quest Austin, and people still ask me about it from time to time, but this was originally meant to just be a chronicle of me playing every single DQ game in a single year. I did that, I started the Dragon Quest FM...
Who Wants To Be A Slime-illionaire! Play Dragon Quest Trivia With DQFM
For a special episode of Dragon Quest FM in March, we're playing a game show we like to call "Who Wants To Be A Sime-illionaire!" It's just like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, but all the questions are based off of Dragon Quest trivia (and you won't really win a...
Dragon Quest FM, S2 E38 – All By Myself: The Orphan Hero Archetype in Dragon Quest
This week on Dragon Quest FM, we're continuing our discussion on archetypes within the series. For our final episode on the subject, we're talking about the orphan hero! Hero orphan? Orphaned hero? Whatever. You get it. The hero whose parents are either dead or...
Dragon Quest FM S2 E33 – No Country For Old Dragons: The Old Man Archetype in Dragon Quest
After our Twitter poll on Old Men in Dragon Quest, we had to do an episode on it. The results were fun to see, and y’all cared A LOT.
Ten Reasons I Love Dragon Quest (And You Should Too!)
This past weekend has seen the 31st Anniversary of Dragon Quest III and the 29th Anniversary of Dragon Quest IV. Plus, it's almost Valentine's Day. So, in honor of all the mushy love-love that comes with Valentine's Day and anniversaries, this week I want to share the...
Dragon Quest 11 S: Best Reasons To Love The Game
It's a secret to absolutely no one, but I really love Dragon Quest 11 S. Even when I first played the vanilla version, I fell in love with DQ11 almost instantly. There are plenty of reasons to love the game, and I've tried to narrow down the best ones - the ones that...
Dragon Quest Characters – Spotlight on DQXI
For the past few months, we have done individual episodes about the playable characters in Dragon Quest XI. If you know us, then you're aware that DQXI is one of our favorite JRPGs out there. And a lot of that is because the cast is simply phenomenal. There isn't a...
Dragon Quest FM S2 E19 – All About the Luminary (Dragon Quest XI Character Spotlight)
Welcome to Dragon Quest FM! This week, it's our final character spotlight for Dragon Quest XI, and it's all about the Luminary! We start the episode by discussing the various ways we used him in combat, whether we think he's TOO powerful, and our favorite alt outfits....
