Dragon Quest FM

So what's coming this year? Do we get DQ12 finally? Even a demo? What about a Zenithian trilogy? It's the 40th anniversary of Dragon Quest, so we're due for something. But what?!

Austin kicks off this episode of Dragon Quest FM by unboxing the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Collector’s Edition live on air, finally cracking open a box that’s been taunting him in his office for over a day. We walk through each item—the slime plushie, PS5 physical copy, slime steelbook, and the wonderfully elaborate ship-in-a-bottle display. Austin's dog Olive is terrified of bubble wrap, and we tangent into downloading Final Fantasy XIV on a PS3 in BJ's office because of sketchy rural internet.From there, the conversation shifts into BJ’s early impressions of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined on Switch 2, including his frustration with game key cards on unreliable internet (which triggered the tangent), using “easy mode” boosts to XP and vocation points unashamedly, and enjoying Maribel’s alternate “day off” outfit unlocked via the demo save transfer. Austin vents about some pacing issues, arguing that some of the remake’s “streamlining” still leaves tedious sequences intact.

Austin was able to play Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined early and he's here with a review for us! We talk about what's good, what could be better, and what was surprising about playing through his third version of DQ7.
Beej's copy of the game should arrive soon, so we'll dive deeper as he gets to play it and see more of the game.
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The DQ7 Reimagined Demo has been out for a few weeks, and we haven't had a chance to cover it because of sickness! So now we can, and boy do we have opinions. From Switch, Switch 2, to PS5, let's talk about which of the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo versions is best, and what we think about the game so far.

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Well, that's a wrap. Season 7 is over, and we're moving into Season 8 nextg week. But as for now, let's talk about video games. We did our first Best of 2025 episode a couple of weeks ago and never even got to video games. And we're a video games podcast! So here we are fixing that, talking about all the games that we think are worth talking about this year (unless we forgot something we played, which is also entirely possible). Austin gave some really good indie suggestions at the end, too, that you should totally pick up.Check out our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@dqfm, and our Patreon at https://patreon.com/dragonquestfm