Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

Dragon Quest XI might be too long for my taste. It's probably because I enjoyed playing Dragon Quest Heroes entries more. I had fun switching between the hero/heroine. However, Dragon Quest 11 went for the silent protagonist -- presumably as an extension of the player. I usually skipped some things like the side quests and did them MUCH LATER. Yes, I did a lot of stuff only after post-game. It was depressing to see Veronica DIE in Act 2. However, trying to rewind time in Act 3 would also reveal a much bigger evil character -- CALASMOS! Mordegon reminded me of Dhoulmagus in Dragon Quest VIII -- the very first Dragon Quest game I ever finished. The PS1 Dragon Warrior VII game is WAY TOO SLOW for my taste! Mordegon was someone who got possessed by the more evil Calasmos. It's also revealed in Act 3 that Mordegon was the result of the wizard Morcant, getting corrupted by the evil Calasmos. Act 2 simply didn't get rid of the menace. Instead, it was but a DUNDUN plot twist. Howev...

Dragon Quest 11's Definitive Edition had a few minor changes. One quest changed the location of an inscription. The other interesting aspect is the Tickington Town -- which can only be played in 2D. Yes, 2D! I didn't grow up owning a Super NES, nor did I play  Dragon Quest on the Famicom (which would be in the JAPANESE language). I dropped Dragon Warrior VII all too soon. Now, it was time for me to go through Tickington's 16-bit SNES retro style.  It's an interesting sidequest I didn't do UNTIL I prepared too hard. I finished Act 2, did Act 3, and I spent time using the Electro Light PEP move. I reached up to Level 99 and prepared some really good weapons. It was kind of annoying for me at times. I was too used to Dragon Quest VIII's animated turn-based gameplay. Tickington used the classic SNES-style narrative -- which had limited animation and the like. It was also confusing without an Internet game guide. It also required me to find Tockles on the 3D world to...

Dragon Quest 11 is a game released last 2017. There's always my reason NOT to ride on the hype in gaming. I'm a casual gamer myself. That means I would prefer to get reviews first. I would always wait for a discount because I want to save. I decided to visit a game that may have gotten fans hyped over -- Dragon Quest 11 . I played Dragon Quest VIII for the PS2. I also played the Dragon Quest Heroes spinoff games, which, for me, were more enjoyable for casual gaming. I got into Dragon Quest XI -- a game that I found TOO LONG for my taste! Dragon Quest 11 is still enjoyable. I could name a lot of stuff that it improved on from Dragon Quest VIII. Given the significant amount of time between VIII and XI -- there's no excuse NOT to improve the game. Here they are when it comes to gameplay: Replacing random encounters with YOU picking fights against monster groups. However, it does not apply to the ocean sections. The game also makes it easier to get more money in the long run. D...

Here's a collage I found on Reddit. I decided to play Dragon Quest XI out of boredom. Suddenly, I realized that studying the international market hit me again. Certain games are rereleased for the American audience with some regional differences -- all the while retaining the storyline. One could think about these name changes: Rockman was renamed as Megaman (or also spelled as Mega Man but I prefer the one word spelling). It was probably to make it sound more appealing to the ENGLISH SPEAKING audiences. Rockman just felt too strange of a name. Street Fighter Zero was renamed into Street Fighter Alpha . It's kinda strange really to call the beginnings with a Zero and still go with 1-2-3. I prefer the name Street Fighter Alpha better. I assumed that Dragon Quest was renamed Dragon Warrior due to cultural context. I assumed it's because the name Dragon Warrior just sounded more badass and fitting for an American audience. However, this is one thing I discovered through watchi...

  Another game I missed playing is The Misdaventures of Tron Bonne . Yeah, that time when cheat codes became popular because games were super hard. Well, the PSX games weren't that hard compared to the NES and SNES days! The game was a spin-off prequel to Megaman Legends . This was a game to play as Tron Bonne. The Bonnes weren't exactly all too evil and were more of anti-villains. In fact, it's often hinted Tron Bonne has a Villainous Crush on Megaman Volnutt. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne featured two far more evil antagonists. One was Lex Loath -- an obvious reference to LEX Luthor from DC Comics . Glyde is the right-hand man. I found these two funny especially with their debt trap operation. Loath would charge interest on interest -- making him one of the best villains in the Legends series. I even felt he should've returned in Megaman Legends 2 . However, it seems that Glyde was more popular than Loath. However, I still feel Loath could've been an interesting...

I'm still inclined to believe that Megaman Legends is separate from the Classic Megaman series. It's because Barrell's diary reveals that Megaman Volnutt was found as a BABY and was called by Roll CASKETT by such -- after one of her favorite video game character. References from here and there suggest that the Classic Megaman timeline is a FICTION WITHIN A FICTION. A lot of stuff couldn't even fit into the OG timeline. One of them would be the Reaverbots. The Reaverbots are enemies found n the ruins. Call them the third wheel of the Megaman Legends franchise as they're enemies to both Megaman Volnutt and the Bonnes! Capcom has had a habit of releasing prequel games. For example, Megaman 7- 8 were released sometime after the first Megaman X series. Megaman 9-11 were released sometime after Megaman X8 . It seems Megaman ZX is an attempt to put the what could've been separate timeline into the Classic Megaman timeline. Ironically, Megaman Legends 3 never came to be...

There will always be generation gaps. I doubt it that modern-day children will be too interested in super old shows. That's why I even question Hasbro's decision to reignite Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers -- since the show's already DECADES OLD. Talk what if Toei decided to reignite Himitsu Sentai Goranger -- I'd berate Toei too if it happened! I watched Kaiketsu Zubat -- a show that happened in 1977. It was that year when Hiroshi Miyauchi was both Zubat and Big One. What makes Zubat unique? It had no MOTW. Instead, it was almost like an early foreshadowing of the short-lived Rescue Police Trilogy for the now-discontinued (but NEVER forgotten) Metal Hero franchise. The short-lived series felt more like a show for an older audience (such as how it only has 32 episodes). There were reminders NOT to imitate the stunts because they're dangerous. What also WTFed me was that we see a man GUNNED DOWN at the beginning. Goro Asuka is the protagonist Ken Hayakawa's bes...