You return to the last place you saved at but keep all of your items and EXP you earned before you died. You do lose half of your gold though.
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Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past |OT| Roman numerals are hard
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You return to the last place you saved at but keep all of your items and EXP you earned before you died. You do lose half of your gold though.
Robin64
Member
You'll go back to town with half your money but keep everything else.
If you die, the only thing you lose is half of the gold you have on hand. You keep your experience and everything. If you put gold in the bank then the death penalty is minimal.
It's not game over. When you die, you lose half of the money you were holding when you died and respawn in the nearest town/checkpoint. You keep everything else - experience points, found items etc.
e: i was the slowest so clearly i put the most thought in my answer and thus my answer was the best
Aarglefarg
Member
You can quick save to create a checkpoint, as it doesn't delete itself when you load it. But you probably don't need to worry about doing that.
Also with keeping the items and experience you got, you don't get items back that you used on a failed run.
Having played about 3 hours so far. My main gripe with the intro is pretty much that you're just going back and forth between places for the latter half of it. Which is made worse by the fact even though I've never played DQVII before, I can clearly see they removed puzzles. There was multiple times where I was wandering around thinking there has to be more to these rooms and there just wasn't. Which just made the walking back and forth even more irritating, because you're literally walking for more time than you are doing the said task. xD
Other random annoyance - I swear every time I use heal, the AI party member you can't control decides to do it as well, on the exact same person no less!
Besides that, seems interesting enough so far. Hopefully it stays that way, the only other DQ game I've played was VIII and I wasn't much of a fan. The graphics are better than I was expecting, looks fairly decent for a 3ds game especially considering it's a remake of an old game.
Other random annoyance - I swear every time I use heal, the AI party member you can't control decides to do it as well, on the exact same person no less!
Besides that, seems interesting enough so far. Hopefully it stays that way, the only other DQ game I've played was VIII and I wasn't much of a fan. The graphics are better than I was expecting, looks fairly decent for a 3ds game especially considering it's a remake of an old game.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
You can switch the party members to manual control or change the AI patterns in the battle menu. Usually I keep them on no-magic for normal encoounters and switch to manual for bosses.
I'd imagine Zafir's talking about the guest members in this case. The ones that don't even appear in the party menu.
Because the same thing kept happening to me with
Hanlon
Evenbillybob
Neo Member
So quick question: On the worldmap, North of (Second Island spoilers)
I have a blinking "point of interest", but there is nothing at the location. Anybody know what it is?
Emberdale Island
Sammy Samusu
Member
I really like how you can get different scenes depending on your actions.
For example, after you get the stone from your father you can talk to Kiefer and have him join you, or you can go straight to the temple, your friends will then show up asking why you came alone.
For example, after you get the stone from your father you can talk to Kiefer and have him join you, or you can go straight to the temple, your friends will then show up asking why you came alone.
JebaÄBiedÄ
Banned
-the game looks beautiful
-the world is charming
-no random encounters
-battles are fast
-music is beautiful
-well written characters
What is there not to like? Fantastic game.
-the world is charming
-no random encounters
-battles are fast
-music is beautiful
-well written characters
What is there not to like? Fantastic game.
Baloonatic
Member
Yeah I totally forgot to go to the castle and tell Kiefer about the fragment and went to the shrine. I felt kind of bad when they showed up but he was pretty forgiving.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Jesus, give me strength.
Sweet, first island has 'shown up' in the world.
I adore that regardless of what event occurs, NPCs always have something new, interesting or rather useful to add. It's fantastically written and it keeps on giving.
I've said it before, but I'm a massive fan of the story so far text. The third person narrative looking on in the game is marvellous.
I adore that regardless of what event occurs, NPCs always have something new, interesting or rather useful to add. It's fantastically written and it keeps on giving.
I've said it before, but I'm a massive fan of the story so far text. The third person narrative looking on in the game is marvellous.
You're expected to talk to NPCs in Dragon Quest. You're going to have a hard time if you don't. They would have told you about the hero's layabout uncle, he's mentioned by several townspeople. You're also going to get a lot of clues from townspeople in general.
That doesn't mean you have to talk to the same people over and over again, but at least a once-through in each new town is extremely beneficial.
Glass Rebel
Member
Finished the second island and it's pretty damn great ao far. Loving the characters and all the work that went into creating an interesting world.
The only issue I have so far is that the menu feels a little sluggish. Was that the same in the Japanese release?
The only issue I have so far is that the menu feels a little sluggish. Was that the same in the Japanese release?
Cindi Mayweather
Member
She's a spell caster.
I can understand that sentiment, since talking to NPCs has become a huge waste of time in most RPGs by now. This isn't the case in DQ, though, so do yourself a favor and speak to people. Otherwise you'll miss out on a lot of the little details that make this game great in the first place.
Dragonborn
Member
Are here multiple save files available on the game or just one?
Oof really don't like what they did with the opening segment. The puzzle stuff was cool, a sort of tomb raidery feel.
Was surprised by the speed boost you get on the overworld, as soon as I pushed foward I was like "woah chill out Sonic". Also surprised by how bad the camera can be.
Was surprised by the speed boost you get on the overworld, as soon as I pushed foward I was like "woah chill out Sonic". Also surprised by how bad the camera can be.
Um so I've played for an hour, and nothing's happened. Thing I'll go back to Ace Attorney and finish that first.
No real opinion on the game, except I liked the bit of dialogue where the soldiers reason with the prince about their jobs instead of just brute forcing. It's cute.
No real opinion on the game, except I liked the bit of dialogue where the soldiers reason with the prince about their jobs instead of just brute forcing. It's cute.
Keep going. It'll all happen by your second hour.
There's no way to increase the text speed, is there?
I don't know it is. Is text getting slower in the series, or am I just used to games that have basic QOL issues? I thought 9's was bad, but not this bad, and I recall the mobile parts having substantially increased text speed.
I don't know it is. Is text getting slower in the series, or am I just used to games that have basic QOL issues? I thought 9's was bad, but not this bad, and I recall the mobile parts having substantially increased text speed.
In settings you can speed up battle text, though I'm not sure if this also speeds up field text.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
Well, the boss fight of the game was sorta silly for me. My guest character assessed the situation most of the time, but both times he attacked he critical hit for 150 damage.
MissDeviling
Member
Small annoyance, but the menus feel more sluggish than the DS games. Like there's a delay when I click something.
Game is OK so far, and I can't believe I forgot
. Argh.
Game is OK so far, and I can't believe I forgot
to use the wooden doll in battle
It does not. It's like every other DQ in this regard. Why do battles have QOL options, but not the bulk of the game? I don't get it =(
Looking at videos, its like half the speed of the Japanese version.
That's definitely compounding my frustrations.
I'm definitely just going to return the game now rather than sticking it out. The mobile version will probably be an improvement.
I noticed that as well. It's a bit annoying but I got used to it...kinda.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
He'll either be in the bar or crashing at his house.
Velcro Fly
Member
Breaking pots and barrels and looting everyone's wardrobe and dresser for stuff.
I feel bad I stole the old couple's seed of resilience in the first 5 minutes of the game though.
It truly is one of the simple joys of Dragon Quest to scrounge for as much stuff as you can before you actually set off on your adventure.
I feel bad I stole the old couple's seed of resilience in the first 5 minutes of the game though.
It truly is one of the simple joys of Dragon Quest to scrounge for as much stuff as you can before you actually set off on your adventure.
DaddyDonuts
Neo Member
I'm about an hour and a half in and loving this so far. No battles yet, but just exploring and talking to people is a great time. I love the layout of Estard Castle and the island itself. Just got to
. The writing is so good. I love the changes to dialogue as you do different things, it makes the towns seem more alive than, say, DQIV (which I just finished).
Having a bunch of people talk about Uncle Pike in the way that they do before you meet him feels like the setup to a joke - the punchline coming when you actually meet him or stumble into his house strewn with liquor bottles and spider webs.
There's just so much to love already.
open the door to the ruins with Prince Keifer
Having a bunch of people talk about Uncle Pike in the way that they do before you meet him feels like the setup to a joke - the punchline coming when you actually meet him or stumble into his house strewn with liquor bottles and spider webs.
There's just so much to love already.
Yeah I totally forgot about it.
What actually happens if you do use it?
It
ends the fight and you get a special cutscene.
Hahaha! Yeah... I still need to finish V and a few other rpgs. Getting harder as I get older
enoirmeplz
Member
I think I'm just going to go ahead and pick this up. I don't want it to be difficult to find in a couple months when I'll actually have time to play...
I was able to grab the last copy of Dragon Quest IX at my local GameStop. Not very far into it (also playing Trails of Heros: Cold Steel I), but I can see that I'm going to like it. I love RPGs, but I'm seriously glad I finally got over my dislike of turn based fighting. I missed SO much.
Question: Should I go back and also grab IV - VI?
I was able to grab the last copy of Dragon Quest IX at my local GameStop. Not very far into it (also playing Trails of Heros: Cold Steel I), but I can see that I'm going to like it. I love RPGs, but I'm seriously glad I finally got over my dislike of turn based fighting. I missed SO much.
Question: Should I go back and also grab IV - VI?
CharminUltra
Member
4 is really good, but 5 is fantastic (a must play IMO.) 6 can be a hit or miss, but personally I enjoyed it a lot and didn't know it was disliked by some way after I beat it.
Ah right, oh well!
Sammy Samusu
Member
Question about the story on the first island:
Why did Maever kidnap all the women?
DaddyDonuts
Neo Member
V is especially great. Up there with Earthbound and Chrono Trigger.
Check the 'story so far' section. It tells you the reason why. Follow it as you progress.