Dragon Quest IX Battle System Revealed

1up is reporting on the combat system for the upcoming Dragon Quest IX . Rumoured to be a departure from the classic turn-based style, the DS title is now confirmed to be much more like previous iterations of the game than initially thought. "Enemies will be visible on the field, and players will enter into battle once in contact with them. Like Dragon Quest VIII, the battle will be presented in 3D with players selecting commands for attacking enemies, casting spells and others. In the case of multiplayer, each of the players will select commands for their characters shown at the bottom part of the screen. Dragon Quest IX will also be the first time players can customize their appearance including physical features such as your height, weight, face, hair as well as your costume. It is not yet known whether the costumes will be dependent on the class you have selected."

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Revolutionary

[Anonymous Coward]

Like Dragon Quest VIII, the battle will be presented in 3D with players selecting commands for attacking enemies, casting spells and others. What a revolutionary combat system.

In other news, leaked gameplay footage from the new Quake reveal that the all of the action will take place from the perspective of the main character. The player will also have a wide selection of weapons made available to them for killing their enemies. This sort of "shooting" in the "first person" perspective will truly revolutionize the gaming industry.

RTFA

[MeanderingMind]

There's so much more to this than the summary. I was simply amazed by the wealth of information. There is no way on earth anyone could have possibly done the article justice in any summation, and I'm amazed as good a quote was to be found as was used. We learn so much, and yet are left hungering for more. /sarcasm