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* ''Dark Cloud 2'': a title developer by DQ alumni [[Level-5]] prior to their work on the series.

==Controversy of Localization Changes==

~~A handful of older~~ fans of the series have ~~taken umbrage with~~ Plus Alpha's localization style, expressing their opinion that the use of puns and British English undermines the serious nature of the games. ~~Holders of this opinion are typically ignorant that~~ the original Japanese scripts house several puns and jokes of their own, and ~~that~~ ''Dragon Quest'' is famous in Japan for being atypical of more standard RPG syntax.

Older fans of the series have criticized Plus Alpha's localization style, expressing their opinion that the use of puns and British English undermines the serious nature of the games. However, the original Japanese scripts house several puns and jokes of their own, and ''Dragon Quest'' is famous in Japan for being atypical of more standard RPG syntax.

~~While the opinions of the more scorned fans are perfectly valid, it should be known that all~~ of Plus Alpha's edits are done under supervision from [[Square Enix]], and permission must be given by [[Yuji Horii]] himself before any change can be made official. ~~In addition to this,~~ Plus Alpha's work has received ~~great~~ praise from professional critics and ~~done much~~ to distinguish ''Dragon Quest'' among its peers in ~~a market saturated with~~ role-playing ~~games~~.

All of Plus Alpha's edits are done under supervision from [[Square Enix]], and permission must be given by [[Yuji Horii]] himself before any change can be made official. Plus Alpha's work has received praise from professional critics and been said to distinguish ''Dragon Quest'' among its peers in the role-playing game market.

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 * ''Dark Cloud 2'': a title developer by DQ alumni [[Level-5]] prior to their work on the series.
 ==Controversy of Localization Changes==
-A handful of older fans of the series have taken umbrage with Plus Alpha's localization style, expressing their opinion that the use of puns and British English undermines the serious nature of the games. Holders of this opinion are typically ignorant that the original Japanese scripts house several puns and jokes of their own, and that ''Dragon Quest'' is famous in Japan for being atypical of more standard RPG syntax.
+Older fans of the series have criticized Plus Alpha's localization style, expressing their opinion that the use of puns and British English undermines the serious nature of the games. However, the original Japanese scripts house several puns and jokes of their own, and ''Dragon Quest'' is famous in Japan for being atypical of more standard RPG syntax.
-While the opinions of the more scorned fans are perfectly valid, it should be known that all of Plus Alpha's edits are done under supervision from [[Square Enix]], and permission must be given by [[Yuji Horii]] himself before any change can be made official. In addition to this, Plus Alpha's work has received great praise from professional critics and done much to distinguish ''Dragon Quest'' among its peers in a market saturated with role-playing games.
+All of Plus Alpha's edits are done under supervision from [[Square Enix]], and permission must be given by [[Yuji Horii]] himself before any change can be made official. Plus Alpha's work has received praise from professional critics and been said to distinguish ''Dragon Quest'' among its peers in the role-playing game market.
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