For many of Dragon Quest VII's overwhelmingly depressing storylines, I spent time saving and hanging out with people I didn't give a crap about. It's not that they were lacking personality or angsty teens that so many JRPG characters embody -- no. It's that they were all really damned mean.
I've always had a soft spot for Dragon Quest, a turn-based RPG series full of silly names and adorable slime monsters. In Japan, the series is a cultural phenomenon. But for some reason it has never found the same popularity in other countries.
Dragon Quest VII was one of the biggest games of its time, a significant leap over its predecessors in terms of raw size. So when the developers at Square decided to remake it for 3DS, they ran into some issues.
Briefly: Well now here's some fan-fucking-tastic news for JRPG fans: the 3DS remakes of both Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII are actually coming to the West next year. Previously released in Japan, the two games have been lingering in the East for quite some time now, and most Western fans had lost hope of ever seeing them here. But it's happening.
