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Dragon Quest 6 DS |OT| of Tax-Free 2DS Valentine's Slime Curling
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Risible
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I decided to give Dragon Quest IX a chance due to all the GAF-love and ended up absolutely loving it. I'm not a big JRPG guy, but I found the leveling up of the various jobs to be a lot of fun. For me game mechanics tend to come before story elements - story is generally just icing on the cake for me, so to speak.
I bought V afterward because I knew it would be hard to get should I change my mind later, and my copy of VI comes in today. My copy of DQ V is unplayed at this point.
Given the above, are their any others in the series I should be getting? The rest seem very old school, and I'm not sure they'd be my cup of tea.
I bought V afterward because I knew it would be hard to get should I change my mind later, and my copy of VI comes in today. My copy of DQ V is unplayed at this point.
Given the above, are their any others in the series I should be getting? The rest seem very old school, and I'm not sure they'd be my cup of tea.
Risible said:
Not an expert in DQ, and I have not played IX, but I share with you the "not a big JRPG guy" (and I love Mario Sunshine).
My opinion of what I played in the series:
- Dragon Quest IVr (DS): loved it
- Dragon Quest Vr (DS): loved it even more (though I thought it was too easy)
- Dragon Quest VIII (PS2): liked it in a different way, a bit too long
- Dragon Quest IIIr (SNES): loved it
I wouldn't call the DS remake of DQIV more old-school than the ones of V and VI. It's a great game, give it a go. As someone who loved DQIX you'd probably love DQIII too, it shares the focus on the job system (and there's a nice fan-translation of the SNES version out there).Risible said:
GregLombardi
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I was very impressed with 9 at first, and then became much less so. But I played it as a single player, and I feel like multiplayer is where its at.madara said:
I'm about to play 5 and 6 for the first time, I have already played 1 - 4.
multiplayer and the NFC support made DQ IX my favorite one so far. I love 3 though. Just a heads up, DQ IV has no class changing system, though it does have very unique characters with different abilities and fun personalities.
DQ6: Any trick to passing the slime minigame for slime jumping stage? Do you just have to get lucky with the pepper layout?
BS! I just posted that and I missed one pepper and got 299. Its 300 to pass! :-(
2nd EDIT: never mind, I did it! Just have to rub the whole way, get all peppers that you can.
DQ6: Any trick to passing the slime minigame for slime jumping stage? Do you just have to get lucky with the pepper layout?
BS! I just posted that and I missed one pepper and got 299. Its 300 to pass! :-(
2nd EDIT: never mind, I did it! Just have to rub the whole way, get all peppers that you can.
patrickthehedgehog
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I'm having a hard time getting a hold of this game. I recently changed phone numbers so I wasn't expecting a call from GS about my preorder, but I just walked down to the store on release day and of course they hadn't gotten it in yet. Yesterday I was sure they'd have it so I made another trip. The guy working told me that their store was closing in two weeks so they probably wouldn't be receiving the game. He gave me a refund and my slime which was the only reason I chose to buy the game at GS anyway. So I guess I'll be placing an order on Amazon soon.
Several hours later I remembered that this is the location my 3DS preorder is at. Ughhh... Looks like I'm back to the end of the line on that now. I'd better go get my refund for that too.
Several hours later I remembered that this is the location my 3DS preorder is at. Ughhh... Looks like I'm back to the end of the line on that now. I'd better go get my refund for that too.
Like the hat?
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got my amazon order about an hour ago. still have to play IV and V though, heh.
I now own english copies of all DQ games except for 7.
I now own english copies of all DQ games except for 7.
They're still so much shorter than a lot of other RPG series, but yeah, in the DQ realm, 8 and 9 are slugs... 8 in particular. I enjoyed the anticipation of seeing whether Hatchet Man or Thunder Thrust would connect with MKSs and Gem Slimes in 9. After thousands and thousands of battles, that never got old, which is incredible to think back on.wrowa said:
Crazymoogle
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Synless said:
If you're trying to answer the question posed by the Chancellor
they are all wrong. He's trapping you.
Mr. Wonderful
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So hard to start this with Tactics Ogre.
lucablight
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Just started this after playing it on SNES years ago. Did the SNES version have such a "bassy" guitar riff at the start of the battle theme? I don't remember it being like that.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
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12 hours in, and I'm starting to sour on this again......the moment to moment gameplay with the little stories in the towns is good, but the characters are just awfully cardboard even by dragon quest standards, and I feel like I'm randomly meandering around the world with no pressing goals or sense of urgency.........
Finally recieved my pre-ordered copy from Gamestop today (shipped out two days late) but didn't come with the pre-order plushie bonus unfortunately - order page says it was "cancelled". I emailed asking about it, but not holding out much hope - a bit annoyed, because I could have saved on shipping charges if I'd bought the game from someplace else like Amazon.
In any case, looking forward to the game - I played through the DS versions of IV and V around the same time I was going through IX a couple of months ago, and I really enjoyed them. This and VII are the only mainline DQ games I haven't played and finished.
In any case, looking forward to the game - I played through the DS versions of IV and V around the same time I was going through IX a couple of months ago, and I really enjoyed them. This and VII are the only mainline DQ games I haven't played and finished.
DidntKnowJack
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Same here... I exclaimed to my wife in excitement the other day when I saw a funny DQ5 reference, to which she replied dryly, "That's nice, hun." LOL After all the creatures, bosses, and gear in DQ9, seeing the names in this game is really cool... now I understand the references and context of a lot of that stuff.Loto said:
I'm close to 10 hours in, but hit a minor wall with the
2nd form of Murdaw
Really enjoying it, but I kind of get annoyed when party members switch out and give you no choice in the matter. I really miss my ability to double-Sap.
Easystride
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Definitely, the party chat in this game is amazing since you always can have a human party. Party chat was awesome in Dragon Quest 5, too, but you only had a human party for like half of the game, and a much smaller selection of humans to choose from. Makes me really wish party chat wasn't cut from Dragon Quest IV DS.Johnas said:
11 hours in, and I am seriously loving this game. The music, the townspeople, the books in the shelves, and everything else! As much as I love Dragon Quest IX, I really hope Dragon Quest X is a more traditional DQ with pre-made characters.
malboroking
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ghibli99 said:
I just got past the 2nd form of Murdaw. I ended up having to level my team to around 22, and even then it required a bit of luck to beat him. I dedicated Nevan and Kiryl just to healing while Hero and Carver focused on offense. If you get unlucky and he keeps using his breath attack followed by his lightning spell you're pretty much fucked and have to start the fight over. The difficulty spike reminded me of the Dhoulmagus fight in DQ 8.
Loving the game so far. I'm about 10 hours in and have less than a 3rd of the map revealed.
I just got free reign of the ship, so I've got a lot of exploring to do. Hoping that I unlock Alltrades Abbey soon so that I can unlock the job system. The job system was my favorite part of DQ7 and I read that its very similar in DQ6.
Easystride
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One thing I found very helpful for Murdaw ismalboroking said:
there is a fire claw in the castle. You just have to kill some of those statues that are standing around, revealing a staircase. Using the fire claw in battle as an item does really good damage to Murdaw. Also, use Kabuff with Milly if she has it yet.
I know Horii and friends aren't affected by most of the Square Enix decision-making, but I could go for a Dragon Quest IX 2.ghibli99 said:Totally agree! And if they want to spin off another series that is more like DQ9 in terms of character creation, quests, and sheer content, a separate Dragon Quest Online series would actually make me take a bite of the MMO pie.
If only to let my investment in Foster, Haze, Bella, and Jessie transfer to new games Pokemon-style.
Easystride
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I talk to every NPC and party chat twice after each NPC. Good stuff.rpmurphy said:
Beat the boss I mentioned above! Just took some careful item/spell management, and yes, the weapon in that dungeon does help you a bit, although it's not ridiculously overpowered so as to make the fight easy. There were still times where I was close to death. I spent more time leveling up, though, so Hero/Carver were at 22 by the time I went in for the fight.
In traditional DQs, though, I definitely get attached and have my favorites.
Just took some careful item/spell management, and yes, the weapon in that dungeon does help you a bit, although it's not ridiculously overpowered so as to make the fight easy. There were still times where I was close to death. I spent more time leveling up, though, so Hero/Carver were at 22 by the time I went in for the fight.That'd be pretty cool, although to be honest, even after all that time I put into the game, I don't have any attachment to the characters themselves. In fact, after I realized just how much time I had already spent with them, in hindsight I would've put some extra time at the beginning designing them. As it stands, they're all default/random, like the ones churned out in DQ3. Plus, I've maxxed out every vocation/skill for all 4 characters, so they're basically carbon copies of each other.Oxx said:
In traditional DQs, though, I definitely get attached and have my favorites.