Can we expect bodies a/b on DQXII?

[t3gk]

I guess this game hasn't the quality of last DQ translations, it would be a real problem if in the next DQ you are just body a/b

[Jazzman]

There is no choosing in DQ / DQ2. They are not identified in any manor other than Prince / Princess which can be construed as male or female, but I have seen MANY male princesses on this forum so... can never tell anyway. If it upsets you, it would be best to suck it up princess.

[GespenstKAF]

Originally posted by Jazzman:

There is no choosing in DQ / DQ2. They are not identified in any manor other than Prince / Princess which can be construed as male or female, but I have seen MANY male princesses on this forum so... can never tell anyway. If it upsets you, it would be best to suck it up princess.

Pretty sure they meant Dragon Quest 12, and not the upcoming 1+2 remake

[hopefuldeath]

If DQ12 actually lets you freely pick the gender of your characters then yes. That's sort of been the norm for Dragon Quest for the past few years after all. I think 12 will probably have defined characters like 1/2/5/6/7/8/11 though

[Sage Pirotess]

Ummm... noobs dq x launched on steam in 2022. It had a b bodies. But 2 years later you complain to se.

[Do It For Hargon]

one hopes. and i hope we get even more extra customization too.

[Minneyar]

Originally posted by LexCondran:

11 already had a flamboyant guy, who was a main character in the group
no one really cared, its just what it is, and will become of gaming now

Oh no, not a flamboyant guy! How scary!

I appreciate that you're at least not beating around the bush and just outright admitting you don't want games to acknowledge the existence of gay/black/trans people.

Originally posted by LexCondran:

even though, its a failing business direction, massive losses all around

Reminding everybody yet again that if you're going by max concurrent player count, DQ3 is already the second most popular game Square-Enix has ever released on Steam: https://steamdb.info/developer/Square+Enix/?sort=peak_desc

And SE is not taking losses at all. People who don't know how numbers work are freaking out because their profits have dropped significantly from 2022/2023, but they're still very much profitable, their numbers have just returned to normal after their two best years ever.

[Lucas the Thief]

Originally posted by LexCondran:

Originally posted by Minneyar:

Oh no, not a flamboyant guy! How scary!

I appreciate that you're at least not beating around the bush and just outright admitting you don't want games to acknowledge the existence of gay/black/trans people.

Reminding everybody yet again that if you're going by max concurrent player count, DQ3 is already the second most popular game Square-Enix has ever released on Steam: https://steamdb.info/developer/Square+Enix/?sort=peak_desc

And SE is not taking losses at all. People who don't know how numbers work are freaking out because their profits have dropped significantly from 2022/2023, but they're still very much profitable, their numbers have just returned to normal after their two best years ever.

dude, i know its a text screen, but dont come at someone if you cant understand context
i dont care about the flamboyant flamingo dude, no one does

just stating facts, text cant get across anyones real attrition, or whatever
i had a gay friend who worked with me, he died of a heart attack
i cried

people are born straight, lesbian, or gay. its just the way things are

the woke dei stuff, "is" costing companies money, because, people do not like it

i myself, i like women, and yeah, flamboyant dudes, put me off, but thats them
they are themselves, and either side, straight, or not, should respect the other

i just do not agree with changing past games, history, to suit "dei" politics of today

rewriting the past, is just lying to make money, or appease an audience

Can you define woke/DEI?

[Metadigital]

DQ3 (DW3) was far more censored in the original localization, but people today are just looking to be offended by every little thing I guess.

[LordKaiserX0]

Originally posted by LexCondran:

Originally posted by GespenstKAF:

Pretty sure they meant Dragon Quest 12, and not the upcoming 1+2 remake

guarantee the next dq will have a trans black man and also the A/B system
its just the only thing corporations care about anymore
even though, its a failing business direction, massive losses all around

11 already had a flamboyant guy, who was a main character in the group
no one really cared, its just what it is, and will become of gaming now

Sylvia was ok, he never felt out of place in that game and and served as a comic relief character. He din't felt forced and was cohesive to the story.

Hopefully DQ 12 don't even have the option to switch genders and just use a male protagonist and if they want they could break the silent protagonist tradition as well.

[Sage Pirotess]

A and b body type are not new. Dragon quest x offline, steam 2022 has this at start of the game.

[Lucas the Thief]

Originally posted by LordKaiserX0:

Originally posted by LexCondran:

guarantee the next dq will have a trans black man and also the A/B system
its just the only thing corporations care about anymore
even though, its a failing business direction, massive losses all around

11 already had a flamboyant guy, who was a main character in the group
no one really cared, its just what it is, and will become of gaming now

Sylvia was ok, he never felt out of place in that game and and served as a comic relief character. He din't felt forced and was cohesive to the story.

Hopefully DQ 12 don't even have the option to switch genders and just use a male protagonist and if they want they could break the silent protagonist tradition as well.

Sylvando, not Sylvia. Also your feelings on what is forced or not is irrelevant and highly subjective.

[deadbeef]

Originally posted by Sage Pirotess:

A and b body type are not new. Dragon quest x offline, steam 2022 has this at start of the game.

they don't care because they are only here to complain not because they are fans of DQ.

[Lucas the Thief]

Originally posted by deadbeef:

Originally posted by Sage Pirotess:

A and b body type are not new. Dragon quest x offline, steam 2022 has this at start of the game.

they don't care because they are only here to complain not because they are fans of DQ.

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