I never played a Dragon Quest game before

[Waifu4Life]

While I own some, I never played a Dragon Quest game before. From what I've been reading, the order is III, I and then II. What about IV, V and VI, are those sequels as well and are they a brand new trilogy?

[aleksay85]

IV, V, and VI are a new trilogy, although some argue that VI does not deserve to be in the trilogy :P.

[deuxhero]

DQ3 is recommended. 1 and 2 are very, very primitive.

I'd wait for this to be out for a while before buying. SE is really, really good at making remakes and re-releases worse than the original (see: Chrono Cross).

[CeliriaRose]

The first three Dragon Quest games make up a trilogy. Personally i would say release order (1, 2, 3) is the best play order for reasons I can't elaborate on due to some spoilers, however chronological order (3, 1, 2) works fine and I wouldn't say it's a major issue which you play in.

Dragon Quest 4-6 are also a trilogy though more loosely connected so it really doesn't matter what order you play them.

Outside of that 7, 8, 9, and 11 are all standalone (DQ 11 has a slight connection to DQ3 though it's nothing that's going to make any real difference as to which you play first).

And Dragon Quest 10 is an MMO (though there is also an singleplayer offline version). Neither has been officially localized for the west.

[Waifu4Life]

Originally posted by CeliriaRose:

The first three Dragon Quest games make up a trilogy. Personally i would say release order (1, 2, 3) is the best play order for reasons I can't elaborate on due to some spoilers, however chronological order (3, 1, 2) works fine and I wouldn't say it's a major issue which you play in.

Dragon Quest 4-6 are also a trilogy though more loosely connected so it really doesn't matter what order you play them.

Outside of that 7, 8, 9, and 11 are all standalone (DQ 11 has a slight connection to DQ3 though it's nothing that's going to make any real difference as to which you play first).

And Dragon Quest 10 is an MMO (though there is also an singleplayer offline version). Neither has been officially localized for the west.

Thanks for the clarification. Let's hope that we get the other games as well.

[Nickakyoin]

DQ XI is actually perfect as a beginning entry. If you wanna go with that first all I'm gonna say is: it will make this game's hype worth it.

[Rialm]

Start with DQ XI, then many people like DQ VIII. I love DQ VII, I understand that this remake will modernize in someways the old games, because at that time jrpg were not so complex until mid 90'.

[AshaMarie]

I would not start with DQ 11 because if you do some of side content like the Tickington stuff, you will have a greater love for it if you played previous DQ games. I feel like the best DQ game to start with is actually Dragon Quest 3 then play DQ 1 and 2. You can then try the 4th game, then just go from there working way up to 11. I suppose you could skip DQ 10 since that's online game and no western version that I know of.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter too much where you start, but DQ3 happens before DQ 1 and DQ 2 far as story is concerned. I feel like DQ 11 would be enjoyed more if it was done last.

[Valinov]

Others have already stated the trilogies and chronological order, but I would like to add that if you play the games 1 through 3 (or 3, 1, 2 though I'd recommend 1 2 3 as what CeliriaRose said) and then 4, 5, 6, etc. you'll have a greater appreciation for games like X, XI etc.
Similar to how you can play Yakuza: Like a Dragon without playing any of the other games, but you will appreciate the nuances of some of the references far more if you had played the earlier games.

[Gamerdude535]

Originally posted by deuxhero:

DQ3 is recommended. 1 and 2 are very, very primitive.

I'd wait for this to be out for a while before buying. SE is really, really good at making remakes and re-releases worse than the original (see: Chrono Cross).

Considering what they're doing with DQIII HD-2D I'd imagine they're doing updated mechanics and new stuff for I+II HD-2D too. I can't wait to play all of these