Category Archives: Dragon Quest

The Vanderdecker Policy

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Since the most recent book I’ve read involves the legend of the Flying Dutchman, I figure I should give an overview of that story. I actually thought I already had, but I can’t find it through a Google search. The … Continue reading →

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Games and Gods

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

There are some interesting thoughts in this video. I haven’t played all of the Final Fantasy games, but fighting gods or god-like beings is pretty common in the ones I have. In some ways, I don’t think it’s necessarily anti-religious … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Hobbit

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

I just finished re-reading The Hobbit in preparation for the upcoming movie. For anyone curious, it was the annotated edition with notes by Douglas Anderson. Honestly, I think the annotations are a bit sparse. It took me a while to … Continue reading →

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Babes in Torland

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

The back story for the second Dragon Quest is that, after the events of the first game, the hero and the Princess left Alefgard [1] and founded their own kingdom. In the original Japanese, the new country was called Lorasia, … Continue reading →

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Quester’s References

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Anyone who’s played the Dragon Quest games (or just about any fantasy role-playing games, really) knows that there are a lot of references in them to classical mythology and the like. While playing through Dragon Quest VI, I came across … Continue reading →

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The Ragnar Rag

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

One of the characters you play in Dragon Quest IV is a knight named Ragnar, and this is also one of the default names for a soldier in Dragon Quest III. And in HeroQuest, one of the quests in the … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Jobs

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

I’ve played through much of Final Fantasy III for DS (the original Japanese FF3, not the FF3 that’s really FF6), but I think I’ve reached a point where I have to take a break because it’s become more frustrating than … Continue reading →

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Fall Into the Phantom World

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

I’ve recently started playing Dragon Quest VI, which means I’ve played at least some of every title in the series except DQ8. Someday I’ll have to get a PlayStation and play that one as well. But for now, I’m talking … Continue reading →

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The Crow and the Cup

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Since I mentioned the constellation Corvus in a recent post, I might as well say a little more about the mythology surrounding this constellation. If you recall, Corvus is also the main villain of Dragon Quest IX, as the Celestrians … Continue reading →

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Nerd Rock with Erdrick

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Descendants of Erdrick, Down Right Heavy – It seems like bands covering themes from video games is now a trend, and one that I welcome. After all, there’s plenty of nostalgic value in hearing this music again. Even back in … Continue reading →

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