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Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past |OT| Roman numerals are hard
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Go to a church and talk to the priest. It will tell you hoy many EXP each party member needs to reach the next level.
Agent Unknown
Member
Can't wait to get home and play the game later. Also wanted to give a huge thanks to Colonel Mustard who was kind enough to give me his 3DS theme. 
Sir Griffith
Member
Wait a second, does this game posses the same level of party talk that DQ VI had???
As in, talking to every NPC offers a unique party talk conversation?
As in, talking to every NPC offers a unique party talk conversation?
Incitemaybe
Member
Still on the fence about this game, mostly because I'm somewhere in the middle of DQ5 after a year and haven't really felt like going back. I enjoy reading all your experiences with the game however 🙂
Everytime I talk to my party members (I don't do it that often) after talking to a NPC, they seem to react to what they said, so I think that's in.
Sir Griffith
Member
Holy cow.... I am now even more stoked than before. This feature adds so much life to the game.
ShadowElliot
Banned
My copy just arrived! But I have to work for another 6 hours! I need my DQ fix!
Megalosaro
Banned
This is the Dragon Quest that party chat originated in.
Btw... I really like dragon quest.
Not sure, or at least that hasn't been my experience so far. A few NPCs offer unique party talk conversations, but a lot of them haven't. I've only been checking whenever an NPC says something that sounds "important" now.
Also, I knew you visited islands both in the past and the present in this game but I didn't know the exact details, so when I saw Ballymolloy's island suddenly appearing on the world map I was like "OOOOH, I get it!". I thought the islands were just really far from each other or something, but now it makes a lot more sense. Color me intrigued, that's such a cool concept for a game like this. I already liked Maeve's story a lot so I can only imagine how much I'll like this game when I get to the best vignettes. So far I see a lot of potential for good storytelling.
nikos
Member
How's the difficulty? Can I play through and enjoy it with ease, or does it require grinding, crafting, gear/job management, etc.
Time is limited these days, so most of my gameplay would probably be done during my commute. I don't want to get into anything too crazy, given my list of abandoned games is endless.
EDIT: I couldn't help myself and opened it. That GAF hype. Been wanting to play this forever anyway.
Time is limited these days, so most of my gameplay would probably be done during my commute. I don't want to get into anything too crazy, given my list of abandoned games is endless.
EDIT: I couldn't help myself and opened it. That GAF hype. Been wanting to play this forever anyway.
You mean play Dragon Quest?
I'm noticing a distinct lack of seeds in the starting towns.
Megalosaro
Banned
It seems significantly more easier this version. I haven't had to grind yet.
The game doesn't have a crafting system. There is a job system, but I can't really comment in job grinding in this version. I had to job grind in the psx version.
My go to strategy for the psx version was to master shepherd with everyone and then spam stampede. NOT sure I'm gonna go that route in this version.
There hasn't been nearly as much of the party chat stuff as there was in the DS DQ games, though, which has been bumming the hell out of me.
In the first vignette part, the first new island, maybe 5-10% of the town NPCs' unique lines added something new to the party chat. The only ones I can remember are
Three unique party chats from maybe 10 NPCs who all have a new line of dialogue between story events. Other than that, it was always something about what we're supposed to do next. I recall the party chat having something new in it after almost literally every single new line of dialogue the NPCs got in the DS games.
In the first vignette part, the first new island, maybe 5-10% of the town NPCs' unique lines added something new to the party chat. The only ones I can remember are
"what's going on with the town folk" chat after talking to the guy digging up his cabbage patch, "oh so that's what happened" chat right after that when the old guy tells you what's up and the chat about people remembering Maeve positively after her death from the dude standing in front of the inn.
Three unique party chats from maybe 10 NPCs who all have a new line of dialogue between story events. Other than that, it was always something about what we're supposed to do next. I recall the party chat having something new in it after almost literally every single new line of dialogue the NPCs got in the DS games.
It doesn't require grinding at all, but yes there is a class system and managing your classes is going to be very beneficial. No crafting.
nikos
Member
Thanks! Going to start today and hope it grabs me. My DQ experience is a bit limited, and I want to become more familiar with it before Builders arrives.
Flying Toaster
Member
Picked up my copy this morning. There was a father and son at the store picking up their copies as well. Oh the feels.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Because this game released in early 2013
I hate that idiotic castle layout. I always get lost in there.
By the way, I stumbled across a nice old school text-based Let's Play of the original:
http://lparchive.org/Dragon-Warrior-VII/
By the way, I stumbled across a nice old school text-based Let's Play of the original:
http://lparchive.org/Dragon-Warrior-VII/
Flying Toaster
Member
Boot up game... see barrel. Zelda training kicks in. No jar or barrel is safe.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Playing it on 3ds is so much better than on mobile. omg.
I don't think the castle layout is the issue. The issue is the game is very zoomed in so its hard to see enough of the layout to get a good idea of where things are.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'm contemplating this game, but I've never really played a DQ game. I played a few hours of DQ8, but that was during college days so I didn't have a TON of time to devote to a JRPG. For this game, how much missable stuff exists? I don't want to feel like I have to play with a guide next to me in order to get the most out of it.
Also, I played some 9 and remember something about maps, but I didn't really get too much into that because I quit playing after like 10 hours. What's the equivalent of that in this game?
Also, I played some 9 and remember something about maps, but I didn't really get too much into that because I quit playing after like 10 hours. What's the equivalent of that in this game?
Things aren't really missable in DQ like they are in other JRPGs. Think of DQ as a big open world type metroidvania game. You can always backtrack. Not sure about this specific game but the other games have been like this.
Kadin
Member
I never played the original and maybe this is a feature that wasn't in that game but I'm not sure I'm a fan of having the map revealed already when in a dungeon area. On one hand it's nice to see exactly where I think I need to go, on the other hand, I feel compelled to go in the complete opposite direction to see if if there's anything hidden.
And this goes along with the rather clumsy rotation system and camera height at times. I wish it would pan down a bit to see out further but I guess I can see why it is the way it is for performance reasons.
And this goes along with the rather clumsy rotation system and camera height at times. I wish it would pan down a bit to see out further but I guess I can see why it is the way it is for performance reasons.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Oh that's pretty awesome, thanks. Makes it an easier sell for me.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Not sure why people are having issues with the camera.
a few reasons
- If you have a N3DS, it's right there, always taunting you
- ZL/ZR don't work
- L/R to center
- You can't zoom out
Cindi Mayweather
Member
I'm still not seeing the issue. L/R to center is pretty standard for old rpgs. I've got an N3ds and find it pretty comfy. Zooming out I can see but it's not a big deal.
Natural reactions on what to do with controls you have.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
L/R is preferable to that crum-sized nipple analog.
I actually prefer L/R for camera to using a right-stick in general. I wish more modern games did that control scheme.
I actually prefer L/R for camera to using a right-stick in general. I wish more modern games did that control scheme.
Spiritwalker
Member
Aww yiss, just got my copy a few hours ago. Wasn't expecting it until next week.
I like having the dungeon maps, or all maps for that matter, completely revealed from the get-go. No need to stumble around getting lost all the time.
Especially with this zoomed-in camera. Definitely wish you could zoom out a bit.
The n00b Avenger
Member
Yeah, DQ8 3Ds let's you use that little nub to change the camera but I don't think I ever touched it more than a few times since it's pretty awkward.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Nah. It's just a common feature in a lot of jrpgs. It's just standard to me.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Lmao I didn't even notice that.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Still haven't played a game that uses it. It doesn't seem that comfortable. Nipples are more flexible than it.