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Retronauts Micro 047: Dragon Quest VII and the Slow Burn

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Technology, Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2016

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Jeremy looks at how this classic RPG's 3DS remake compares to the unhappy reputation of the original version. Be sure to visit our blog at Retronauts.com, and check out our partner site, USgamer, for more great stuff. And if you'd like to send a few bucks our way, head on over to our Patreon page!

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0:00.0

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0:19.6

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0:27.6

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0:30.0

As we can return, it's Slime Takes Time.

1:00.4

Drag and quest has always been one of the great divides between East and West.

1:18.8

After all these years, the series remains one of Japan's favorites.

1:22.4

But in America, in Europe, its few successes have been hard fought and terribly fleeting.

1:27.4

Blame it on the long delay for localization back with the original NES game,

1:31.6

or on Americans insufficient love for the whimsical art of a curatoriama,

1:36.2

or just on plain old persnickadiness.

1:39.2

Drag and quest is the very definition of big in Japan,

1:42.2

even in the country's post-console gaming days.

1:45.2

And it's the very definition of niche in America.

1:48.6

If there's any one single drag and quest entry that totally embodies this divide,

1:53.8

it's Drag and quest 7.

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