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Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past |OT| Roman numerals are hard
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Awesome, it worked. Thanks very much!
Finished the intro in a little more than 2:45. Most people aren't going to take that long, as I spoke with pretty much every NPC after every event, and checked party chat multiple times after every talk. The intro definitely feels a bit cut, as you don't actually do anything in the "puzzle", but I still thought this intro was charming. It had a lot of character.
brandonh83
Banned
SERIOUS question... does the spine on the case match up with the DS Dragon Quest style?
The hero learns zoom at level 8.
dukeoflegs
Member
I was hoping amazon would deliver it early yesterday, nope. Today is going to be a long day.
You can't use Zoom when you are in the past, though, which makes the spell pretty useless for huge chunks of the game.
For the most part, you don't need it though, considering the small scope of each area. There's only a handful where you actually have to go back and forth a lot, the Emberdale scenario being one of them.
Terrorblot
Member
themagicalkitsune
Member
Not sure if it's a good idea for people to marathon the series (as in, play previous DQs right before VII). Though V is on the short end they're all quite lengthy games (with the exception of I) and you don't wanna get burnt out - VII is the biggest one easily.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
The game also flat out gives you half a dozen Chimera Wings in the intro sequence if you bother getting all the available treasure, which should easily hold anyone over until the Hero gets to 8.
Just finished
Emberdale (Past)
Not to mention it is immoral and a crime against humanity to suggest anyone rush through Dragon Quest V.
I’ve been going to my local Gamestop since the Wii was originally released and I do so as they’ve treated me well. As long as they continue to do so, they will continue to get my business.
Terrorblot
Member
I would also like to hear this answered.
As ridiculous as it sounds, sometimes they are the only ones to have copies of a game. But it won't be on release day, usually. A week or two after, yes.
But this is one I wanted to pre-order because I wanted to make sure I could get a retail copy and not take a chance with Target or Wal-mart or Best Buy who, around my area, have been ridiculously sloppy with 3DS games lately.
Flying get!!
If you mean puff puff, then yes
Took a pic straight out of the store since I couldn't wait lol.
YAY ^
I wanted to also get DQ IX but didn't feel like driving another 10 miles to the nearest GS that had a copy.
Now it's time to get started on VIIr, finally!
purseowner
Member
An hour in and loving it. Even if I never get to play an Opoona sequel, this is good.
FarEastOfTengai
Member
First battle right before 2hr mark. Pretty much checked every nook and cranny though along the way. Loving it so far!
ReddishGUI
Member
themagicalkitsune
Member
The dwarf? He lives in a hut to the west of Pilchard Bay (towards the south part).
Splash Wave
Member
Holy fuck I'm excited to play this today. I only ever rented the PS1 game, and I've been wanting to come back to it ever since. I'm thrilled this remake was localized!
What do you think the chances are of some of the other 3DS DQ games coming stateside after this one? Hard to tell if DQVII is actually selling well or if it just seems popular because I've been following it, but if it is doing well at retail, maybe we'll see the DQ Monsters remakes or Joker 3 or something?
I know it's a bad idea to get your hopes up (especially about the prospect of DQ games coming west), but it's fun to dream.
I know it's a bad idea to get your hopes up (especially about the prospect of DQ games coming west), but it's fun to dream.
Found it there, thanks. They kept referencing the town and not the island as a whole, so I kept looking inside the castle lol
PumpkinSpice
Banned
The DS DQ spines don't even match themselves. The inconsistency between DQ4/5 vs DQ6/9 really bothers me whenever I look at them.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
It looks a lot better than I was expecting it to. Hopefully this doesn't sell so poorly that SE decides not to release VIII, and considering that it, as in VIII, came out so long ago in Japan, I'm guessing it doesn't take advantage of the n3DS specs right?
brandonh83
Banned
If it didn't change. Go to the church for that.
FarEastOfTengai
Member
YAY ^
I wanted to also get DQ IX but didn't feel like driving another 10 miles to the nearest GS that had a copy.
Now it's time to get started on VIIr, finally!
The only reason I wish I went physical instead of digital since I have IV/V/VI and IX. Maybe I will pick up a physical copy later... =) For now though I will just be happy to be playing it at all.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Why haven't they remade 1-3 for 3ds? I'm hoping a remake of all three in one cart with 7's engine.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
I would settle for a VC release of the Gameboy games worldwide.
Because it's close by (a five minute drive) and the only other store that sells games nearby is wal mart. And they rarely get anything new on time.
I lucked out and was able to buy a copy.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
Either of these would be great for me, although I'm really struggling with VIIr's engine, would really prefer a more overhead camera especially on the world map. I was actually hoping for a remake of these for the 30th Anniversary.
I'd love them on a physical cart, but I'd settle for VC and Gameboy versions. The mobile versions aren't awful, but...Zero-Crescent
Member
Prince Kiefer
King Donald
heh heh.
King Donald
heh heh.
Just finished the first dungeon. It felt bad learning the first skills and not being able to use them except Kiefer's because the characters started at zero MP.
For me the highlights are the character designs and the localization (not playing in English, but I suppose it must be as polished). I can't wait for the battle side of the game to get more interesting but for now I'm pretty happy with it.
For me the highlights are the character designs and the localization (not playing in English, but I suppose it must be as polished). I can't wait for the battle side of the game to get more interesting but for now I'm pretty happy with it.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Just weapons. But, once you unlock changing classes, each class has a different appearance.