The franchise has also maintained a decent cult following in North America, which is continuing to grow after the Hero’s introduction in Super Smash Bros. The ending was also a bizarre choice considering that Dragon Quest is known for being an incredibly straightforward franchise that sticks with its traditional fantasy settings. Aside from the slightly scatterbrained pacing, there wasn’t anything offensively bad or fundamentally broken about the film and I’m sure most fans would look on the film fondly if not for how it ended. save. While the incredible visuals and fun story might be enticing for some fans, most people are much better off playing the original ‘Dragon Quest V’ if they want to experience the narrative in its unadulterated form. "Your story"apparently refers to this; the story of you as a gamer. I can’t wait until I can see the film in some context. Plus their interactions with each other with the party chat was adorable and it's shame that they won't show that in game. Since the first game was released in 1986, the series has become a cultural phenomenon in Japan and the foundation for the JRPG genre as we know it today. Okay so to preface SPOILERS obviously. Whose team are you on? 137 votes, 255 comments. The ending was also a bizarre choice considering that, is known for being an incredibly straightforward franchise that sticks with its traditional fantasy settings. Bianca comes to his rescue and that's how they meet again, he initially proposes to Nera since that was the plan, but is convinced at the inn to marry the woman who he has real feelings for, Bianca, instead, Bianca has just a son. Top 200 of all time 150 Essential Comedies. Normally, I don't really mind spoilers but I prefer not to know them. So, that ending of Dragon Quest Your Story. the story chronicles the life of the Hero, who is named Luca in. It's not DQ5: The Movie. The particle effects in particular stand out and give the iconic Dragon Quest spells a ton of visual flare. However, that ending felt kinda out of place. Considering how much of a monolith the franchise is in its home country, it’s a pretty big deal to have a piece of Dragon Quest media that wasn’t well-received upon its release. Katherine is a Graphic Design major at Ball State University. I played them because I didn't need to be fast to play them. That kind of meta twist just doesn't work in a movie like this. Right before the weekend, the English version of Dragon Quest Your Story landed on Netflix. While that might not have been Your Story’s end-goal, keeping that in mind would have helped the film stand out as its own product instead of as a companion-piece to an already existing narrative. The characters are actually allowed time to breathe and their personalities start to shine through. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Thanks for that OP. Dragon Quest, formally published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005, is a series of Japanese role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii.The games are published by Square Enix (formerly Enix), with localized remakes and ports of later installments for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch being published by Nintendo outside of Japan. The removal of aspects from the story. If they were going to do that, at least confine all the real world stuff to the beginning, so audiences will forget about it if they get wrapped up in the drama. Everything about it sounds awful, that's really disappointing. Considering I am now the age he was when he beat it, that ending hit me like a ton of bricks. One of my earliest gaming memories includes my dad coming home from work, laying out the map and Nintendo Power issue on the floor and playing Dragon Warrior each night until he beat it. i'm honestly SHOCKED! Midway through the game, the bad guy wins. + The ending. Pandering to the game being very special for the main protagonist and that dragon quest is amazing lol. In this instance, I'm very glad to know about this "twist" before seeing the movie. Toho, Square Enix. . It doesn't help the movie was already creatively confused before the big twist. Much more of a fantastical storyline that fits the whimsy of Dragon Quest imo. While the, series doesn’t have the thematic or mechanical depth of most modern JRPGs, its simple mechanics and engaging stories help the series withstand the test of time and remain fresh while sticking close to its roots. Just finished watching Netflix “Dragon quest: Your story” and that ending fucked me up real bad…this your story concept if really weird. It could be argued that because Your Story was made for Dragon Quest fans first and foremost, introductions aren’t entirely necessary as most of the audience is already familiar with the characters. The most notable compromise is with the first ten minutes of the film, which is delivered through a quick exposition dump made up of clips from the original Super Nintendo game. Dragon Quest 4 (Well, Dragon Warrior 4 for me) being the one I loved the most as a kid. And it's DQ Your Story, after all. She was always in it plenty in all of my playthroughs. They really did that? From this point on, I will be going into heavy spoilers for the last few minutes of the film. I usually try to avoid major spoilers in these reviews, but considering that my main criticism of the film stems from how the ending was handled, it’s impossible for me to not bring it up. Near the end of the film, it’s revealed by a virus infecting the game that the whole story was actually a virtual reality game and that the film’s world wasn’t actually real. The latest of these is the CG animated 'Dragon Quest: Your Story' and while it is technically impressive, it undoes all of that with a bizarrely awful ending. Cross that with some VR and Iseki-mania, and that could be a reason, but your guess is as good as mine. JavaScript is disabled. I didnt think the ending was terrible, but I deffo believe it didnt land how they intended it too.