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Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG

RELEASE DATE

19/FEB/08

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol

DEVELOPER

Eighting Co., Ltd. (8ing)

PUBLISHER

Square Enix USA

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Dragon Quest universe 14
Fantasy 8

PLAYING AS #USES

Hero 15

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Slimes 10
NPC monsters 7

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

classic RPG 11
Whimsical 3

DESCRIPTION

The first Wii title from publisher Square Enix is an offshoot of the company's Dragon Quest series of role-playing games. Instead of leading a party from a third-person vantage point, players will instead trek across dungeons, forests, and other atmospheric locales from a first-person perspective. Combat is more action-oriented than in previous games, as players wield the Wii Remote like a sword, hacking and slashing at slimes, golems, and other fantastical creatures while blocking their attacks with a shield. More powerful weapons and even magic spells can be acquired as players fulfill quests, compete in mini-games, and discover new areas. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG
RELEASE DATE:

19/FEB/08
TOP TRAITS:

Hero, Dragon Quest universe, classic RPG
DESCRIPTION:

The first Wii title from publisher Square Enix is an offshoot of the company's Dragon Quest series of role-playing ga... more

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My Wiimote is dead! LONG LIVE THE WIIMOTE! by: KatrinaTheLamia

“*sighs* Aaand... my Wiimote is dead. That is right. Disco is more alive than my Wiimote. See that list of the games to the site >> Those are games I cannot play until I get a new...”

created 12/JUN/2010

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Bummer, the speaker on my launch Wii-mote went out in less than a week after I purchased my launch Wii, but this is uber fucked. If you want to play your gamecube games, those wireless wavebird controllers are decent, but it wouldn't serve the same broad purpose as just getting another remote.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“hmm--well, the main issue is getting to the disc channel once the disc is inside the machine.

I mean, I do have GameCube controllers... and wireless is not a requirement here...

Just something that allows me to select menu options on my Wii.”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Yeah, I never liked that 'feature' either.”

CrazyPhish was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“yeah, one of the Wii-motes I have acts screwy sometimes, but I think it's because I accidentally whacked it a couple times on a GameCube controller on the floor while playing bowling.”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 2 years ago...

“I still have my original Wiimote, I've been using the NYKO charging station.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 2 years ago... show previous hide previous

“@CrazyPhish @EarthboundX , yeah--it seems during times of great stress, electronics seem to start acting like they have been hit with an EMP bomb.

Or they have been hit with enough EMR interference to cause issues in their running.

I mean, looking at some of the weird crap that happens around me, looks like, if I were an X-Men my abilities would be:
* Electrokinesis
* Empathy
* Regeneration (on levels of various members of the Weapon X project)
* Night vision

That last bit pointing to the Weapon X project just creeps me the fvck out, as I live in the province that the fiction project takes place in. The odd thing is: I know a few other people in this province that have similar abilities to deal with injury.

But yeah--I would probably think I was nuts--if electronics did not end up acting like they were EMP'd every now and then. Also the fact that i can easily short out current reading equipment

Now, I merely hold this idea from my "Lack of Nirvana Fallacy Logical Fallacy". Once somebody can give a much more logical and reasonable explanation, I will probably latch onto that, like starving flesh eating weasels on some unsuspecting person's face.”

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII) by: KatrinaTheLamia

“I bought it as a possible easy introduction to the Dragon Quest series. Seemed to be a poorly done gimmick game that would better have served as Wiiware.”

created 21/AUG/2009

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII) by: demonx2d

“A fun game idea, but the horribly short length and inaccurate controls (good luck performing a stab with any accuracy) make this more of a glorified arcade game than a full RPG. One upside, though, is the full voiced cutscenes, which are decent.”

created 28/APR/2011

ThomWearsPants played Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors on 14/JUN/09

“Dragon Quest Swords in theory is a really good idea, but in practice not so much. Damn Wii Motion Plus not being backwards compatible.”

created 14/JUN/2009

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII) by: spookygirl

“A very unique entry in the series, it actually holds up pretty well though the swordplay can be a bit tricky with the motion controls.”

created 11/JUN/2009

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII) by: Knage

“And interestring take on the Dragon Quest universe. It makes heavy use of the Wii-mote and precise swinging of it. It's tough to be perfect in it because if you have the Wii-mote tilted slightly it will do all sorts of wrong things. Overall the game ”

created 19/FEB/2010

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