Dragon Quest FM

It's the first in our Deep Dive series of Dragon Quest IV! This week, we're starting off by discussing the history of Dragon Quest IV (Dragon Warrior IV on the NES in the States) and some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that was happening while the game was being made, as well as the making of the DS Remake and Enix's failed attempt to get a PS1 remake to the West in 2002. We also discuss some of t...

This week, we're bringing you another one of our "vs." episodes! This time around, we're comparing two Square Enix MMORPGs we love: Final Fantasy XIV and Dragon Quest X . Turns out, they have a LOT in common! We also compare them to other MMOs we've played, like Neverwinter, Elder Scrolls Online, World of Warcraft, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. We discuss things like job systems, story beats, c...

This week on Dragon Quest FM we're talking about Fortune Street for the Wii, and the Itadaki Street series of games! For the third time in the podcast's history, B.J. and Austin are in the same room again! We start the episode by giving some quick facts about the series. Then, Austin shares how he and his wife Grace got super into Fortune Street during quarantine. Because of a family emergency, th...

This week, we are doing something a little different. Austin has a family emergency, and we have been unable to record a new episode. But that doesn't mean you don't get cool stuff to listen to. We've compiled some of the best of Austin's DQ Quarantine Cast and put them together for you to hear as one long episode. Make sure that you check out our Patreon page where you can listen to all fifty (50...

Surprise! This week's episode is a little early, since we couldn't want to talk about the Adventure of Dai announcements we got on Dragon Quest Day. Plus, today is the anniversary of our podcast! In this episode, we discuss the new Dai anime series, the mobile game, the arcade game (and cards!), and the console action-RPG that's scheduled to release in 2021. You can hear all our reactions to that...

Welcome to Dragon Quest FM! This week, it's our final character spotlight for Dragon Quest XI, and it's all about the Luminary! We start the episode by discussing the various ways we used him in combat, whether we think he's TOO powerful, and our favorite alt outfits. Then, we head over to Twitter to see why everyone else loves him. Special thanks to everyone who participated! Then, we discuss the...

This week, we're talking all about SPOILER!  Like, seriously, if you haven't played Dragon Quest XI yet, you might want to do that first. This entire episode is just one gigantic spoiler. Don't even read these notes! These notes have spoilers too!  We start the episode by giving a Real Nice Thank You to our newest Patreon patron, JayJBOY. Remember, you can become a Patron too, by followi...

This week, we're talking all about Jade! We start the episode by talking about the ways we used Jade in combat, the alt outfits we loved (or didn't love), and how our play styles varied. After that, it's off to the Internet to find out why YOU love Jade so much! Thanks to everyone who submitted answers! We also have a new Patreon patron, Elinzia! (She is a co-host of the to  podcast, which al...

In this week's episode, we're talking all about Rab, the dirty old grandpa you can't help but love! We start the episode by discussing how we used Rab in combat, and then we talk about our favorite outfits for him. After that, we take to Twitter again to see why YOU love Rab so much. Thanks to everyone who replied! Austin is working on a Dragon Quest. He's currently gathering up stories from withi...

This week on Dragon Quest FM we're celebrating Sylvando! He is everyone's favorite character (well, maybe not everyone, but he ranked #1 in the poll from Famitsu), and he has some of the most personality of any JRPG character we've ever seen. Or maybe even any video game character, if we're being honest. Austin says that Sylvando is his favorite video game character ever . Ever. Possibly (probably...

This week, we’re talking about Veronica’s other half, her twin sister Serena. Like Veronica, Serena is a Keeper from Arboria. Serena is the sweeter, more naive of the twins. She follows Veronica around, which is ironic since Veronica now has the appearance of a child. You’d expect it to go the other way. She is the priest in terms of classic DQ vocations and is voiced by Jessica Clark, whose credi...

It's our second character spotlight for Dragon Quest XI! This time around, we're talking all about Veronica, the sassy mage with a small stature and a big personality. Naturally, there are going to be spoilers in this episode, so consider yourselves warned! We start the episode by asking "Who is Veronica?" Turns out, it's kind of an interesting answer, especially considering the backstory Ver...

Character Spotlights for the cast of Dragon Quest XI! We’re going in the order that they join our hero’s party, so this first week is all about Erik! REAL NICE THANK YOU to our two new patrons, Citrus C and Matthias! We appreciate you so much, You rock. Keep in mind that we have LOTS OF SPOILERS AHEAD! Each character in XI, although not officially designated with a job, has a job that goes back to...

It's a new week, and both Austin and B.J. have been in quarantine (like a lot of folks out there). So what have we been doing with our time?  Well, for a lot of it, we've been playing Final Fantasy XIV (on the Leviathan server, if you're interested). Austin has been putting out the Daily Quarantine Cast on our Patreon page , and he's been playing quite a bit of Dragon Quest X. That's what a l...

This week, we continue our discussion of Dragon Quest X. We bring in a special guest, Ryan Molina, from Battle Geek Plus on YouTube, to help us out with our DQ10 questions and to share his own Dragon Quest stories with us. Ryan has been playing DQ10 for several months now and is over halfway through all of the content the five versions have to offer! We also ask Ryan questions, like how did he get...

This week on Dragon Quest FM we're discussing Dragon Quest X ! Austin started the game on Nintendo Switch a few weeks ago, and B.J. booted it up over the weekend. Yes, the game is still completely in Japanese, but you can play it without a VPN and the trial version lets you get through all of the content of 1.0 and more! If you want to read how to do that, you can read all about it right here . Pi...

This week, we’re talking about two games we’ve been playing a ton: Level’-5’s Snack World and the mobile game Dragon Quest of the Stars ! Last week, we geeked out over Dragon Quest of the Stars . Since then, we’ve spent a quite a bit of time with the game. So, this  week we share where we’re at in the main story, our progress against  defeating the Dragonlord and Malroth, and cool gear d...

This week on Dragon Quest FM, we're geeking out about the new mobile RPG, Dragon Quest of the Stars !  The game released on the night of February 24 for us, so we we managed to log in quite a few hours before recording the episode. As usual, our play styles are really different. B.J. is chugging through content and unlocking stuff left and right, while Austin is sidetracked by side quests. We...

This week, we're discussing Dragon Quest Your Story, the movie that released on Netflix on February 13, 2020. We were both super excited to watch it (Austin watched it three times already), so this week's episode is all about the first-ever Dragon Quest movie!  Warning: There will be spoilers--and lots of 'em! So, if you haven't watched the movie yet, you maybe want to boot up Netflix first a...

Welcome to a special Valentine's Day episode of Dragon Quest FM! This week, we're counting down the Ten Reasons We LOVE Dragon Quest. B.J. was sick and didn't have a voice, so Austin's wife Grace fills in for him. It's Valentine's, after all, so it makes perfect sense! So, what's our top ten reasons for loving DQ? You'll have to listen to find out! Plus, we share comments from folks online who wer...

Welcome to our follow-up episode on the Dragon Quest anime series, Legend of the Hero Abel. Once again, this is a mostly spoiler-free discussion of the show, and what we’ve seen so. In today’s episode we’re concentrating on how the anime series ties into Dragon Quest 3, and even DQ 4 and DQ 6, neither of which had released when the anime originally aired. We wanted to discuss it last week, and jus...

Welcome to a special anime-focused episode of Dragon Quest FM! This week, we're discussing the Dragon Quest anime series, known as The Legend of the Hero Abel. The first thirteen episodes aired in English as Dragon Warrior in the early '90s, and we've been streaming the Japanese episodes with English subtitles. We've also been discussing this a TON in our Binge Club of the anime on Twitter and Dis...

This week, Austin starts playing Dragon Quest Monsters Joker on the Nintendo DS and talks to B.J. about it. While keeping spoilers to a minimum, we cover the first three hours of the game and Austin's initial impressions of the first few islands. But first! We kick off our episode with updates for Dragon Quest Your Story movie on Netflix, Dragon Quest of the Stars on mobile, and the new Dragon Que...

Welcome to Season Two of Dragon Quest FM! To kick off the new year, we're discussing all the confirmed and rumored Dragon Quest content we're getting in 2020, plus the surprises we may get before the year is up! Austin was sick, but we didn't let that stop us from nerding out about our favorite series! A lot of this episode is based off of a blog post Austin did a few weeks ago, which you find rig...

This week, we reach our fifth and final episode in our Dragon Quest IX Deep Dive! We start off the episode by discussing our recent fun times with co-op mode over the holidays. After that, we answer a few listener questions about the possible IX remake. We also talk about all the listener polls we've held on DQ IX, give our own thoughts on the results, and answer some Patreon patron questions alon...