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  • Wow. This is incredibly inaccurate on many points.

    I have to say that IGN was never my favourite source of reviews, and it's getting worse.

  • This is a great game and if you see that NOBODY looked your reviews, maybe you shouldn't be s sensitive. It's possibly the best video game I have ever even played so I would give it a 10/10!!!!!!!

  • Video Game reviews are never going to be either right or wrong, you gotta find that out for your self

  • Season 2, Episode 21!

  • im sorry bit i totally disagree with u when u said that playin the game on their on is a snooze i myself actually play the game on my own and its really fun

  • ANYONE PLEASE GO ON WIRELESS NOW ON DRAGON QUEST

  • I love how people rag on IGN for talking about CoD, and they're actually the one bringing it up.

    IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RPG'S DAMMIT

  • Oh, it's IGN, sorry... Wrong turn.

  • I saw this game in a magazine and the gave it 5/5 so i went to the store and bought it. I bought it 2010 and now I'm done with the main quest line the game lasted so long and was so good. Then my friends at school bought it and then play'd together fighting against slimes and legacy bosses. A brilliant masterpiece that you just can't stop playing! 10/10

  • its better than call of duty

  • played this game solo too

    as good as DQ5,screw IGN

  • i looooved this game i mean best game ever

  • @ Arijahn767 I think that subtraction makes sense. A level grinding RPG isn't as fun without decent characters to get behind. The world itself isn't exactly a character like it is in something like Skyrim or Fallout.

  • wtf? they gave it an 8? Dragon quest 9 sucks so hard... I only played half of it and then i couldn't finish it because the story is stupid and the game is just boring.

    im sorry but this game ist just bad. I like all the other ones but this one sucks

  • @shirye

    LOL!

    So different can it be viewed. I played every other DQ and IX is just the best of 'em all. So far - after 550 hours - there's still plenty to do in this masterpiece. Maybe you should've completed the main-story, because after that the game really just begins! :-)

  • My friends called me a dragon quest loser. Its their loss they skipped a perfect rpg. :) but boy is it hard! :(. Not to sound noobish, this is the first dragon quest game I own.

  • excuse me why after defeating corvus i cant zoom anymore wtf? O_O_O

  • I need to download more DS games.

  • All I have to say is that withen the first week i got the game i played a total of 28 hours.

  • Huff! This is why I hate IGN. Stop trashing perfectly well-made and fun games!! Everyone likes Dragon Quest IX anyway!! It's what got me interested in the series.

  • Dragon Quest nine is the beast, so please do shut up, tyvm

  • why in the heelllllllllllll cant they do just another game like dragon quest 8 whyyyyyy ???

  • this was the game that got me into dragon quest. I still play it today. :)

  • this and Skyrim best RPG's ever

  • best game ever

  • @therayray246 DQ fucking sucks ass.

  • Totally forgot to mention all the extra post-game quests. This is truly one of the longest RPGs I've played for that factor...in fact, what am I saying? I'm still playing the damn thing, and loving every moment of it :D I also will have to say, the multiplayer is EXTREMELY fun if you can find someone else to play with you.

  • LOL I've always played this game solo and literally never interacted with any other players, yet it's as enjoyable as ever! :D

  • what a loa of crap. DQ IX is one of the best games i have ever played. The battles are great, and what is wrong with Generic Heroes? Most games these days have them. i would have gave this a 10!

  • The most content you will ever get from a game! Currently have 189 hrs logged in, havent gotten a single %100 on any of the tasks.

  • lol i comes from Gintama :)

  • Hey can anyone help me? I'm thinking of getting this game but I've not played any of the other dragon quests before. Will this matter much or is this game and entire new story and doesn't follow on from the others? also if each game is it's own story which dragon quest is the best for ds?

  • @MrBewsh Get this game. it is amazing. It does not link onto any other DQ games, exept after you finish it and fight legacy bosses, which are bosses from older games. No DQ knowledge needed.

  • why is there more likes than dislikes?this review sucks plain and simple you people need to put more dislikes on this review not more likes.449 likes and 119 dislikes ?WTF it should be 119 likes and 449 dislikes, everyone should thumbs down this video, plus there are other reviewers on you tube that give it a better rating, by giving this review more likes than dislike you support IGN, dont support them, give more dislikes, your not disliking the game .your disliking the review

  • he sure talks about multi player alot, i never even playd it online

  • What a tool, this is how every Dragon Quest game's combat is. They've always been simple and addictive. Loved this game, but still like VIII the most. This was my second favorite game of 2010, with #1 going to another portable game, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker. Great year for portable gaming.

  • I freaking hate ign reviews sometimes, they said for a Pokemon ds remake of a game boy version, they said a negative was same Pokemon. WTF too generic? What about cod? Its just point and click for gods sake!

  • Your quality makes the game look like shit and I have it

  • Famitsu: Perfect 40/40

    IGN: 8.0!!!

  • I don't get this review.

    (1) He talks like this is a multiplayer game, when it is a single-player game at its core.

    (2) He says nothing about the fun character creation / dress-up and vocation systems and instead says the characters are all generic.

    (3) He says nothing about the unique story and all the interesting characters you meet (which would make his "generic characters" statement less credible)

    (4) The battle system is quite different from DQ's traditional style.

  • @sailorhell Because the IGN team only likes Call Of Duty, Activision and EA have deep pockets there for get the best reviews.

  • this guy is a moron, basically you are complaining on turn based rpg? WHAT IS DQ WITHOUT THAT? and then you say it's boring if you play by yourself well I never got bored.

  • no character...I think this editor never played dragon quest games before -_-

  • its ok cuz i skip alot of parts so no spoil here ^_^

  • no personalities! get an imagination...

  • Looks fun

  • this reminds me to dagron ball Z

  • @SmashMan108 because Akira Toriyama the animator of dragonball and dragonball z,made the art design with all dragon quest games,and blue dragon games.

  • @MrRatedRRedneck ooow yes blue dragon is awesome two

  • Atleast 9.0... The game is still very fun alone and amazingly fun with friends

  • IGN really your rating sucks... this is one of the best games for DS and you rated it only 8 ??? WTF did they not pay you enough money for a good review? stupid people.

  • THIS IS THE 9TH MAIN GAME IN THE DRAGON WARRIOR SEIRES

  • Does this use Wi-Fi?

  • @EndlessBeato yes

  • IGN are soooo jealous of this game and thats why they gave the game a bad review.

  • generic heroes? simplistic combat? two words. @":! you

  • Should have giving it a 4 at max.

  • @MrPannlob go away. youre not cool.

  • so ignorant! maybe if you acually got far in the game and tried it would be better!

  • 0:00

  • IGNorant.

  • can somebody tell if this games is free roam and can you play it after you complete the game?

  • @lfcdons1 Yes you can.

  • Did he just miss a metal slime at 1:22? That's just DUMB

  • @TheSimsbins it really makes sense to fight the metal slime, can be rewarding

  • EXTREMELY underrated IGN, extremely underrated.

  • Wait, you have to work hard to beat a boss?....Ohhhh Noooo!....Random enemies are easier?....Nooooo Waaaaaay....*enters super sarcasm mode*

  • it deserves a nine, like if you agree

  • Well, Celestrians must be nice and follow orders, or rather they don't know anything but that. Because of that, it makes the main character more dynamic than static, as you implied.

  • a bit of a snooze? yeah i fall asleep playing videogames all the time... its a pretty healthy thing to do. ( what the hell is this dude talking about?)

  • im still only playing dq 8 cause when i got i said i will only get another dq game after i beat this one i got it 2 years ago and im still playing it!!!! !"£"££$% is up with it its so freaking long i beat the main boss and theres still so much to do its like a never ending game if anyone has ever beaten every single detail in it let me know

  • @Kdude7100

    Here! Hello, I did it, and I think many others did so, too. It's pretty normal for a Dragon Quest-Game to continue after the main-story, but compared to what's going on in DQ 9 after the end, every other game looks small and tiny. DQ 8 is the second-best RPG I ever played, but DQ 9 is just the BEST! Go and get it, your life will be too short to wait any longer! ;-)

    (Time I played DQ 8 to get everything: 140 hours. Time I played DQ 9 so far (and still not finished):514 hours.)

  • Best videogame on earth. The developers must be crazy to put so much content into one tiny cartridge. One and a half year after release and over 500 hours of playing this gem still has so much to offer. CRAZY!!! :-)

  • playing by yourself is a snooze?? WTF is wrong with this idiot. I just bought the game two days ago and I can't stop playing it.....I'm waking up in the middle of the night with withdrawals. speaking of which gotta get back to my "boring" game.

  • This was my first Dragon Quest game. I'm officially a fan no thanks to IGN.

  • Dragon quest 8 + 5 FTW

  • Subtracted points for "Generic heroes"? So that means that every single Call of Duty game should lose a ton of points, right?

    Can't spell Ignorant without IGN.

  • @Arjahn767

    I don't wanna defend cod but a rpg does rely a bit more on the main characters than a fps does xD. If a rpg doesn't have any supporting characters then the game can become pretty lame

  • yea true that dq is not a co-op game that was a big thing i didnt like about dq9, i am content with dq being a solo endeavor always have been it just works, its like if elder scrolls was co-op it wouldnt work its more of a solo type game.

  • yes i am a dq fan for life, but i really wish they would bring back dq 3 r in america dragon warrior 3 gamestyle honestly thats still my favorite of all time it just had this constant sense of mystery like you never knew what you might find and so many secrets it was ridiculous.

  • ....ign im never watching ur reviews again this game rules and the battles....omg its amazing

  • This game was a disappointment for me. Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic game on its own, but as a Dragon Quest title, it failed to captivate me. It had no memorable or likable characters, something I really liked about Dragon Quest 8. The story was really lame and doesn't compare at all to DQ8. I also hated that it was multiplayer-centric. No one I know likes Dragon Quest (they all hate exp grinding lol) so I never got to play co-op mode. Single player mode felt very lacking.

  • agrre with you ign sucks alright

  • Dragon Quest 8 will always be my favourite.

  • @xGummiBearsx have you ever played dq8 cursed king? now thts the best.

  • @xGummiBearsx nvr mind. brain fart. pretend i didnt say tht.

  • becoz of lots of good comments i will going to play this game look cool!

  • I love the graphics in this game.

  • That boss is easily done solo

    Get the Magic Mirror Sheild ability and set it up then let Ragin' Contagion weaken its self while you kick his butt

  • Be fast and win Nintendo 3DS: goo.gl\oUcPQ

  • One man's opinion will not change anyone else's opinion. -_-

  • Y'know what's funny.....He said that they're only going to show you the beginning of the game to avoid spoilers....but I'm about 18-19 hours in and the beginning has the most story or the main plot. The other hours are sub-plots (which I love).

  • @XJbLIVEfilmsX yeah I'm about 14hours into the game and I'm still rolling solo

  • does anyone know if you can get another of the weapon/vocation scrolls, and if so how? thnk you

  • Arg 10 is gonna be an online game. I don't want all the fucking good rpg series turning into shitty mmos!

  • 8.0?? what do you guys expect it to be? final fantasy??

    my review, the game: 10/10

    IGN: 4/10

  • @KingdomHearts499 NOO! It's extremely fun solo! It's only boring if you first played multiplayer; then it'll feel less fun. I never touched multiplayer and it's probably one of the best DS games out there/I've played.

  • Rejoice everyone. DQ X was announced for Wii and Wii U.

  • love this game but only a few complaints

    1. Leveling up is EXTREMELY difficult. (enemies give little exp.)

    2. regular enemies TOO EASY! (and bosses so OP) (Like i said with #1 enemies drop little exp. which make bosses too powerful)

    Really other then those two reasons, great game (My favourite game for the DS)

  • @TitanicNeoTyphlosion You kidding me? leveling up was pretty easy in this one. I had the feeling metal slime hunting was waaaay easier in IX then in others. Also.. the final boss was one of the easiest final bosses i ever fought. But thats probably because it was fun the do quests and became strong really quick^^

  • Dam i wont get it if its boring to play solo:|

  • @KingdomHearts499

    it's not boring to play solo. i have it. play it by myself all the damn time. i think it's great. hell i've already beaten it a couple of times and i'm still hooked on it. Worst thing you can do is judge a game by it's reviews. play it for yourself then decide. might surprise yourself.

  • Japanese pronounce Dragon Quest as Dragon Crystal lol xD

  • @yukiharvestfans Actually its, Duragon Ku-esto

  • Non-Japanese people can't understand why Dragon Quest is popular in Japan.

  • He subtracted points for "generic heroes"? Well, maybe if he didn't make his guy so generic, that wouldn't be a problem.

    But seriously, YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CHARACTER! What more could you ask for?

  • @Ashanmaril Maybe he's not talking only about looks dumbass?

  • @Ashanmaril indeed, this game is the best rpg for ds

  • @Ashanmaril very right

  • Are you crazy? You passed up a metal slime at 1:21

  • Iv'e never played a dragon quest game. So you could call me a newbie, but i'm really interested in the series now and i'm thinking of buying this. Is this a good game for someone completely new to the series? And can you do multiplayer with ds download play on this game or does someone else have to have the same game aswell? :D

  • @theoddone887 If you are new to the series I really reccomend that you play Dragon Quest 8 if you have a ps2.

  • @Ext3rmin8er101 I don't have a Ps2 :/ Thanks anyway

  • @theoddone887 well i was new too! I brought the game in the shop GAME and i loved it!!! im still playing it now!

    its a little long for me though lol.

  • @theoddone887 its a great game to start off with! its by far one of the best ds games evar! i have 150+ hours on it and still playing it!

  • Can someone please tell me if i can do the multiplayer around the world? Or does it have to be by someone else you know who has the game?

  • i love this game i have it its a bit hard im stuck on a evil whale thing

  • Man this brings really good memory's of dragon quest 8 :(

  • @kidalatorre as are you :3

  • is this game worth getting to play on my own?

  • @PorcupinePileup325 I think so. I have never done multiplayer with this game, (though I want to) but I've had tons of fun myself.

  • @MarthofGermania ok thanks

  • @PorcupinePileup325 Yeah, Dragon Quest is built to be a single player experience, this one just has some multiplayer functionality :)

  • @dylan3520 Cheers

  • i love dq9 and was very into the story and i think its cool that the story keeps going through the extra quests. i hope that the next dragon quest will be along the same lines or even better, the hero in dq9 could train the hero in dq10 or something

  • this game has some frame rate issues

  • Omg >_< I just got the game today and planned to play for like 30 minutes and the next thing I know 4 hours passed. It's super addicting, tons of fun, love the characters customization, great story line, and npc interactions! :D And wtf at the review, he disprove of the battle system? -_- I think the battle system fits Dragon Quest!

  • im so pissed that this game doesnt work on my R4 :l

  • @eriklovessof2 lol 

  • @eriklovessof2

    Go and buy the game. It's worth it every penny, would be a shame to "steal" this great game!

  • @223martynas a man pass it 100%... he took 732 hours :)

  • men this review sucks-ass... that voice its just annoying

  • this is the worst review i have every seen i have the game what u say is a load of bullshit I restart this game 4 times and its still fun this game is worth taking about.

  • what i love playing by myself well i dont know anyone who has this game but its still fun playing by myself it not a huge downer.

  • @223martynas

    Considering all the training and grotto's and more, yes it is.

  • ive played through this game 5 times by myself and i still play it so i dont realy agree with this review

  • 8.0. WUT. DIS GAME IS THE BEST GAME EVAAAAR.

  • dragon quest is the perfect game i mean dragonball meets final fantasy ^^ But they should make that on the ps3 or xbox

  • plzz see my videos, im doing walkthroughs on dragon quest

  • IGN: Not CoD, dont like it, Full. Stop.

  • Damm. i want to play WiFi. like i did. before ii took a break. So who is still playing. and want to play WiFi with me?

    PM me

  • Epic game o give it a 9.5 one of the best ds games ever

  • I like the combat/battling stuff. I like that it's simple and easy to use, but it's fun to use different moves and stuff, especially the Coup de Grace. I have to say, this is one of my favorite games. I would give it a 9.5 only because it doesn't have more than one save slot, and the main story was pretty short. On the other hand, I absolutley loved The graphics, plot, (Even though it was short lol) eqiupment, ect. I also higly like the fact that you could create you own party and character. :D

  • Best DS game.

    Ign sucks, Stella had brilliant character and I played 500 hours and still rolling..

  • @SuperSah44

    I think so, too. So far I played 460 hours. Unbelievable game!!!

  • @SuperSah44 You are amazing.

  • @SuperSah44 They review many games , so they can't focus on 1 game.

  • @bzbilek12 It's different people doing the reviews stupid.

  • Im pretty sure any DS game can be played on a normal DS, this one can for sure.

  • can dragon quest 9 be played on the normal DS

    

  • @legomaniac353

    Of course!

  • @legomaniac353 i can play mines on DS lite so it should work

  • which is better. Dragon Quest IX or Dragon Quest VI????

  • @JazzyBabee10

    I would say Dragon Quest IX, just because it has such massiv content... really like never-ending if you wanna get everything (I played over 450 hours so far). But DQ 4,5 and 6 are also brilliant. Best is you get every DQ-game for the DS (and every other DQ for every other console as well). :-)

  • @Trondyard ok thanks:D

  • @tf2proffesional I guess we'll agree to disagree. But not trying to be only for PS3, just at least for some other console besides DS.

  • I agree with everyone hate ign review.

  • Fuck these IGN reviewers, if it's not CoD it's not up to their standards. This game is unbelievably fun and addictive in both single player and multiplayer.

  • i HATED ragin' contagin, i didnt add anyone to my party so it was just me kicking his ass, he did SO much damage thanks to this fact

  • am i the only one who went throough single player solo?

  • COMING THIS SUMMER 1993!!!!!

  • this game never gets boring. especially multiplayer. downside? playing hide and seek is hard lol! but fun!

  • @DarkAceKirby

    And this game never seems to end if you wanna get everything to 100%. It's unbelievable what's hiding in this tiny cardridge!

  • @Trondyard i'd have to agree :)

  • I hated this game... sorry... but for me, it was wasted money

  • 10.0 for never ending game....

  • umadbro? this games singleplayer is AMAZING, thats if your a big fan of this genre of games.

  • @Animelllover23456 OMG WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING? I H8 THIEVES! THEY ARE JUST HORRIBLE MEAN AND ASSHOLES

  • @Animelllover23456 where did u leave it last?

  • Fuck every type of criticism, this game is fun, and definitely can compete with games like FFXIII, and has an addictive, fun appeal, similar to DQVIII. period.

  • @DrEggbomb

    This game is much, much better than Final Fantasy XIII - except of the visuals this game is in every aspect MUCH better! =)

  • @Trondyard no final fantasy 13 is boss but this is beter than most of them

  • @ZackStrife101

    I see it different. FF XIII was a big disappoitment - great graphics, but too straight-away. DQ IX is - like every DQ-game - just pure fun with a perfect battle-systems, tons of things to do in a big world where you can travel wherever you want. So, I played 90 hours of FF XIII but in the meantime over 420 (!!!) hours of DQ IX. Cheers...