This week, we're talking all about SPOILER! Like, seriously, if you haven't played Dragon Quest XI yet, you might want to do that first. This entire episode is just one gigantic spoiler. Don't even read these notes! These notes have spoilers too! We start the episode by giving a Real Nice Thank You to our newest Patreon patron, JayJBOY. Remember, you can become a Patron too, by following this nifty link! We also have new coffee mugs available to all our patrons who've been with us for a full yea...
May 15, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 18
This week, we're talking all about Jade! We start the episode by talking about the ways we used Jade in combat, the alt outfits we loved (or didn't love), and how our play styles varied. After that, it's off to the Internet to find out why YOU love Jade so much! Thanks to everyone who submitted answers! We also have a new Patreon patron, Elinzia! (She is a co-host of the to podcast, which also provides good DQ content.) We give a shoutout to her, talk about Austin's daily mini-cast episodes, and...
May 08, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this week's episode, we're talking all about Rab, the dirty old grandpa you can't help but love! We start the episode by discussing how we used Rab in combat, and then we talk about our favorite outfits for him. After that, we take to Twitter again to see why YOU love Rab so much. Thanks to everyone who replied! Austin is working on a Dragon Quest. He's currently gathering up stories from within the fandom. So if you've got a story to share, head over to dragonquestaustin.com for more details...
May 01, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 16
This week on Dragon Quest FM we're celebrating Sylvando! He is everyone's favorite character (well, maybe not everyone, but he ranked #1 in the poll from Famitsu), and he has some of the most personality of any JRPG character we've ever seen. Or maybe even any video game character, if we're being honest. Austin says that Sylvando is his favorite video game character ever . Ever. Possibly (probably?) even surpassing Vivi from Final Fantasy IX. Which is absurd because he is insanely in love with F...
Apr 24, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This week, we’re talking about Veronica’s other half, her twin sister Serena. Like Veronica, Serena is a Keeper from Arboria. Serena is the sweeter, more naive of the twins. She follows Veronica around, which is ironic since Veronica now has the appearance of a child. You’d expect it to go the other way. She is the priest in terms of classic DQ vocations and is voiced by Jessica Clark, whose credits include being a regular on Versailles and appearances in other BBC shows like Call the Midwife. S...
Apr 17, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 14
It's our second character spotlight for Dragon Quest XI! This time around, we're talking all about Veronica, the sassy mage with a small stature and a big personality. Naturally, there are going to be spoilers in this episode, so consider yourselves warned! We start the episode by asking "Who is Veronica?" Turns out, it's kind of an interesting answer, especially considering the backstory Veronica and her sister have, as well as the Great Sage's soul they share. After that, we take to Twitter ag...
Apr 10, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Character Spotlights for the cast of Dragon Quest XI! We’re going in the order that they join our hero’s party, so this first week is all about Erik! REAL NICE THANK YOU to our two new patrons, Citrus C and Matthias! We appreciate you so much, You rock. Keep in mind that we have LOTS OF SPOILERS AHEAD! Each character in XI, although not officially designated with a job, has a job that goes back to classic DQ vocations. Erik is a thief. But who is Erik? A blue-haired thief who’s super loyal to th...
Apr 03, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 12
It's a new week, and both Austin and B.J. have been in quarantine (like a lot of folks out there). So what have we been doing with our time? Well, for a lot of it, we've been playing Final Fantasy XIV (on the Leviathan server, if you're interested). Austin has been putting out the Daily Quarantine Cast on our Patreon page , and he's been playing quite a bit of Dragon Quest X. That's what a lot of this episode is about: discussing all the cool stuff that he's seen during his travels into the Dwar...
Mar 27, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This week, we continue our discussion of Dragon Quest X. We bring in a special guest, Ryan Molina, from Battle Geek Plus on YouTube, to help us out with our DQ10 questions and to share his own Dragon Quest stories with us. Ryan has been playing DQ10 for several months now and is over halfway through all of the content the five versions have to offer! We also ask Ryan questions, like how did he get into Dragon Quest, what's his favorite DQ game, and what got him into playing Dragon Quest X in the...
Mar 20, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week on Dragon Quest FM we're discussing Dragon Quest X ! Austin started the game on Nintendo Switch a few weeks ago, and B.J. booted it up over the weekend. Yes, the game is still completely in Japanese, but you can play it without a VPN and the trial version lets you get through all of the content of 1.0 and more! If you want to read how to do that, you can read all about it right here . Picking up from last week, we start our discussion with how to play the game itself. Austin breaks it ...
Mar 13, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week, we’re talking about two games we’ve been playing a ton: Level’-5’s Snack World and the mobile game Dragon Quest of the Stars ! Last week, we geeked out over Dragon Quest of the Stars . Since then, we’ve spent a quite a bit of time with the game. So, this week we share where we’re at in the main story, our progress against defeating the Dragonlord and Malroth, and cool gear drops we’ve gotten. We also give a REAL NICE THANK YOU to Lindsey Dohse, our newest patron. We announce the winne...
Mar 06, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week on Dragon Quest FM, we're geeking out about the new mobile RPG, Dragon Quest of the Stars ! The game released on the night of February 24 for us, so we we managed to log in quite a few hours before recording the episode. As usual, our play styles are really different. B.J. is chugging through content and unlocking stuff left and right, while Austin is sidetracked by side quests. We discuss the combat system, treasure maps, RNG, "Gacha" mechanics, cool gear, and new characters. Along th...
Feb 28, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week, we're discussing Dragon Quest Your Story, the movie that released on Netflix on February 13, 2020. We were both super excited to watch it (Austin watched it three times already), so this week's episode is all about the first-ever Dragon Quest movie! Warning: There will be spoilers--and lots of 'em! So, if you haven't watched the movie yet, you maybe want to boot up Netflix first and then listen to this episode. We start things off with a REAL NICE THANK YOU to our newest Patreon patro...
Feb 21, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome to a special Valentine's Day episode of Dragon Quest FM! This week, we're counting down the Ten Reasons We LOVE Dragon Quest. B.J. was sick and didn't have a voice, so Austin's wife Grace fills in for him. It's Valentine's, after all, so it makes perfect sense! So, what's our top ten reasons for loving DQ? You'll have to listen to find out! Plus, we share comments from folks online who were kind enough to share their own reasons for loving Dragon Quest: whether it's that special feeling ...
Feb 14, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome to our follow-up episode on the Dragon Quest anime series, Legend of the Hero Abel. Once again, this is a mostly spoiler-free discussion of the show, and what we’ve seen so. In today’s episode we’re concentrating on how the anime series ties into Dragon Quest 3, and even DQ 4 and DQ 6, neither of which had released when the anime originally aired. We wanted to discuss it last week, and just kinda ran out of time, so this week we’re doing an entire episode on it! We also have a new logo f...
Feb 06, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome to a special anime-focused episode of Dragon Quest FM! This week, we're discussing the Dragon Quest anime series, known as The Legend of the Hero Abel. The first thirteen episodes aired in English as Dragon Warrior in the early '90s, and we've been streaming the Japanese episodes with English subtitles. We've also been discussing this a TON in our Binge Club of the anime on Twitter and Discord, which you can still join! In this week's (mostly) spoiler free episode, we're discussing the m...
Jan 31, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This week, Austin starts playing Dragon Quest Monsters Joker on the Nintendo DS and talks to B.J. about it. While keeping spoilers to a minimum, we cover the first three hours of the game and Austin's initial impressions of the first few islands. But first! We kick off our episode with updates for Dragon Quest Your Story movie on Netflix, Dragon Quest of the Stars on mobile, and the new Dragon Quest Monsters game! So if you're looking for a news round-up, look no further than the first few minut...
Jan 25, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to Season Two of Dragon Quest FM! To kick off the new year, we're discussing all the confirmed and rumored Dragon Quest content we're getting in 2020, plus the surprises we may get before the year is up! Austin was sick, but we didn't let that stop us from nerding out about our favorite series! A lot of this episode is based off of a blog post Austin did a few weeks ago, which you find right here. Remember you can support us on Patreon by clicking this link ....
Jan 17, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This week, we reach our fifth and final episode in our Dragon Quest IX Deep Dive! We start off the episode by discussing our recent fun times with co-op mode over the holidays. After that, we answer a few listener questions about the possible IX remake. We also talk about all the listener polls we've held on DQ IX, give our own thoughts on the results, and answer some Patreon patron questions along the way! Jeezum Crow! Link to Dragon Warrior/Nintendo vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RghAlM...
Jan 10, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Welcome to the fourth episode in our deep dive of Dragon Quest IX! In this episode we talk about the Gortress and all the Gittish Empire goodness we loved. Then we discuss grottos, treasure maps, and a bunch of the online stuff IX used to offer. It's officially the new year, which means we also discuss our Top 5 games that released in 2019. We give brief rundowns of each one, and then we discuss WHY those games made it when others didn't. Remember, you can always support this podcast on Patreon:...
Jan 03, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Welcome to our third episode of our deep dive into Dragon Quest IX! This week, we're talking about crafting with the Krak Pot. Austin and B.J. share their stories of crafting in other Dragon Quest games, too, and find out how the Krak Pot stacks up against the likes of the Fun-Sized Forge in XI or the alchemy pot in VIII! We also talk about monsters--A LOT! Dragon Quest IX introduced a whole lot of new monsters. Some of them we love (like the Slime Stack), and some make us feel weird (like the T...
Dec 27, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Welcome to our second episode of our Deep Dive into Dragon Quest IX! This week, we're talking about Alltrades Abbey and the Quester's Rest! We also discuss our favorite costumes (and there are a TON to choose from), and which Vocations we used the most in our separate playthroughs. We also discuss topics suggested to us by Twitter, from the likes of @sackchief, @gameapartment1C, and @kentonagbone. Oh, and Austin recounts his favorite DQ IX Seth Green commercial. "It's a poncho!" Be sure to enter...
Dec 23, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Welcome to our first episode in our "Deep Dive" series. For the next few weeks, we'll be discussing the excellent Dragon Quest IX! It's B.J.'s favorite mainline game, and it's one of Austin's Top 5, so it seemed like the perfect game to start with. This week, we're focusing on characters! In the first half of the show, we discuss the heroes/boon companions, as well as some of our favorite stories from the many towns you visit on your journey. In the second half, we're talking about our favorite ...
Dec 13, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week on Dragon Quest FM, B.J. wasn’t available. Thankfully, we already had plans to hang out with Dan from Game Apartment 1C! Dan hung out with Austin, where they talked about Dan’s history with the Dragon Quest series, including his favorite mainline and spin-off games! From there, we discuss topics like fairytales in the DQ series, games like Wizardry and Ultima, and where they think Dragon Quest games will go after XI. In the second half of the show, Dan and Austin talk about Mother/Eart...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Since this episode is airing on Black Friday, we figured it’s the perfect time to put together our wishlist! Not of TVs or new smartphones, but what we WISH we’d see in Dragon Quest XII! We talk about our wishes for the new protagonist, whether or not we want voiceover acting for our hero, Vocations vs. Skill System, and much more! Austin and B.J. have different opinions on almost everything, so we try to cover as much ground as possible. Plus, Dragon Quest Holiday Sweaters and a special thank y...
Nov 29, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week, we’re discussing our favorite Dragon Quest games (so far)! We’re not just counting them down, though; we’re discussing WHY we love them so much! Each of us came up with a Top 3, for time’s sake. So what were our Top 3 lists? No spoilers here! You’ll have to listen to find out! There’s a little overlap, but we mostly had our own lists, which led to a great discussion about just WHAT exactly makes a Dragon Quest good to us. ~~Patreon very special thank you to Wesley Rea! [Henshin Dad] p...
Nov 23, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Welcome to Dragon Quest FM! This is a special episode request for our newest Patreon patron, Todd Sullivan. This week, we’re running through the tips and tricks that have worked for us in Dragon Quest XI S! They may not be the best route, but they worked for us! And fair warning: there are some spoilers ahead! First, we discuss ways to efficiently side quest, and then it’s on to farming! That’s right: farming! We’ve got tips on how to farm metal monsters, farm gold, farm mini-medals, farm rare i...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Last week, B.J. and I were both a little busy, but we hope you guys enjoyed taking a trip back in time and hearing us discuss DQ on the Geek to Geek Podcast . This week, we’re just kind of expounding upon that, discussing how our opinions and thoughts may have changed in the last year. We touch on DQ 7 and 8, as well as all the stuff that works about DQXI on Switch that just makes it better. (And worse? Who knows?!) We also got announce the winner of our $20 Nintendo eShop gift card giveaway! Yo...
Nov 08, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Early in the year, way before DQFM was a twinkle in our eyes, Austin and Beej did a Dragon Quest podcast for Beej’s other show, Geek to Geek. Austin was just started off on his yearlong journey to play every mainline Dragon Quest game. Since Austin has had a crazy birthday week and Beej is off to the beach for his 10th wedding anniversary, y’all get the privilege of listening to what might be considered a trial run for your favorite? DQ podcast (this one, in case that wasn’t clear). Enjoy!...
Nov 02, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Dragon Quest FM! For this episode, we’re going to be talking about spooooooooooooky stuff, from our favorite scary moments in Dragon Quest games to our favorite Halloween-ish stuff in non-DQ games. We’ve got several moments to talk about from the mainline Dragon Quest games, like the Ghost Ship in DQ III and Uptaten Towers in DQ V. We also discuss some ghostly moments from DQ IX and XI/XI S! Along the way, we talk about some of our favorite (and not-so-f...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 23
