USgamer's RPG Podcast Celebrates Dragon Quest's 30th Anniversary

Axe of the Blood God is our weekly RPG podcast hosted by Kat Bailey. You can find the previous episodes here.

In this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God (download link here), Bob and Nadia join me to celebrate Dragon Quest's 30th Anniversary while Mike discusses the new DLC for Witcher 3 and Far Harbor.

If you've been following me on social media, you'll know that I'm kind of... uh... obsessed with Fallout 4 again. My impetus for getting back into the Commonwealth was the new Far Harbor DLC, which came out last week. I'm almost done with it; but in keeping with every Bethesday RPG ever, I'm getting constantly sidetracked. I currently have a giant list of things to do, including finishing my castle, building a death robot, and nuking a bunch of scary cultists. Busy busy! Mike, meanwhile, is in the middle of Blood and Wine, which he is reviewing over here. He seems to like it!

For those of you wanting to skip directly of the Dragon Quest conversation, the second segment begins around the 28 minute mark. Bob, Nadia, and I all get together to share our favorite things from Dragon Quest, including our favorite monsters, our favorite moments, and of course, our favorite games. If you're looking for a more complete retrospective, I recommend checking out the Retronauts podcast from last year.

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Show Description

Nadia, Bob, and Kat share all of their favorite things from 30 years of Dragon Quest while also getting input from the fans. Favorite monsters, favorite moments, and of course, our favorite games - it's a podcast of love and positivity for a foundational JRPG. Plus: Mike drops by to talk Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 DLC.

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#1 capedconstable A year ago

Be my guide for a Dragon Quest noob! Love the podcast and have gone back and been listening through the library. You talked about Persona 5 and now I am replaying Persona Q on the 3DS and can't wait for the new Persona.

#2 SatelliteOfLove A year ago

11 is what I'm guessing I'm giving it another shot in. IX quickly degraded into the worst parts of Oblivion after the kinda modest main quest was over.

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#3 Godots17thCup A year ago

Every time you folks at USGamer talk about Dragon Quest IX, I get just a little envious. While I did buy the game at launch, I really didn't get into it until last year, after the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection had been shut down and obviously well after everyone else had stopped carrying their carts around. Missing out on all of the free DLC as well as the whole community aspect of the game, I couldn't help feeling that I was playing a compromised version of a great game.

The base version of DQIX is still excellent - the classic Dragon Quest vignettes are as wonderful and melancholy as ever - but without anyone to share it with, the grindy nature of the grottos and alchemy pot weren't enough to hold my attention for very long after the main quest was over.

So yeah, a 3DS remaster or something similar would most certainly be welcome by me, if only so I could get a second chance at getting the "full" Dragon Quest IX experience.

#4 kidgorilla A year ago

I'm pulling out DQ3 tonight. Never played much of it, but now I'm convinced I missed out

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#5 Lord-Bob-Bree A year ago

7 gets a bad rap, but I guess I'm a little weird (and was in my "more is more" phase when I played it), since I really like it. Part of it is how there are so many different little stories there are as you explore the world (Loomin fits right up there with the saddest parts of the series, at least if you're like me and can't take a hint). I kind of like the slower pace of it as well. The extended opening didn't bother me, I loved it. Maybe I was more patient when I was younger.

And Underpants Dance isn't even the best part of Yangus's skills:

#6 TernBird A year ago

There's one Dragon Warrior related memory I wanted to send in that I ultimately never did, seeing as I thought it was too rambly. It's actually my favorite gaming memory.

See, I was introduced to Dragon Warrior 1 and 2 via a preview in issue 133 of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Something about the pictures made me WANT to play it. So a few years later, I picked it up at a local Blockbuster. That night, I was sprawled out on my grandma's couch, reading the instruction manual and marveling at all the cool weapons available in the game (the Flame Sword, the Sickle, the Club). Grandma's house was brand new at the time, so the cement had this fresh, "basement"-y smell to it. To this day, that smell makes me think of Dragon Warrior.