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Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past |OT| Roman numerals are hard
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Donniewahlberg
Banned
It didn't work in the present
town you get the magic carpet
That ya couldn't Zoom away off that mountaintop place in the present and instead had to walk back through a multi-floor dungeon for the howmany-th time is just treating the player like crap. An why? Okays so the players gotten used to this games unintuitive event triggers, so maybe you're thinking something down in presnet
Providence
I'm only burnt out from going back and forth through the same dungeon a ton of times because, idk maybe the game designers were drunk that day?
It doesn't make sense but Zoom not working in the present when not being plot-blocked makes even less sense!
Thats how I always think when playing these games! "Wow I've got so much gold I'm go ta go for the endgame!" then it comes up and I end up regretting purchases here and there lol. Luckily skills are pretty great in this game so I've been saving money not upgrading weapons for a long time now. Scorch/Thin Air = who needs regular attacks?
bagandscalpel
Member
Iron axe get!
...after scrapping 372 automatons.
Worth it? Probably not in the long run, but the hunt is finally over.
...after scrapping 372 automatons.
Worth it? Probably not in the long run, but the hunt is finally over.
At this map where there is a foggy forest and the town has a monster priest and, I gotten locked up.
So just managed to escape from Mount Gora and the size of the maps full of monsters are some of the games biggest and complex yet... T_____T
EDIT
The green are entrance/exits for underground cave maps and I don't feel like exploring all of it..
So just managed to escape from Mount Gora and the size of the maps full of monsters are some of the games biggest and complex yet... T_____T
EDIT
The green are entrance/exits for underground cave maps and I don't feel like exploring all of it..
I feel like I got one of these on my first automaton kill. Why are people going after them?
themagicalkitsune
Member
Honestly I haven't seen you do anything else but complain in this OT, not sure why you keep playing something that annoys you lol
Megalosaro
Banned
Not subtle at all.
Megalosaro
Banned
Bonus dungeon
bagandscalpel
Member
Thanks for that. The axe itself is reward in itself on top of being able to make robots run away from me on the map for going over the level cap.
Pretty sure the weapon isn't available for purchase from stores for another couple of islands, if I recall. Also, having not gotten it in the PSX version, I wanted to fill out the Automaton encyclopedia entry with at least one item drop before they vanish for good.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Couple of questions about Frobisher/Faraday...
Defeated the boss. Where does Autonymous go after he storms out of the King's throne room
A girl in Frobisher says her little brother is missing. Is this a side quest?
Envoy can get ****ed, fought him and he used speed cheese and spammed my characters to sleep on top of kaswoosh doing tons of damage despite being able to double down on magic barrier twice a turn. It was like the barrier moves did nothing to minimize his damage with that move.
First time I died in the game, went back with agility rings and he still causes issues but I stacked oomph, focus strenght and knuckle sandwhich and basically killed him in two attacks. Lol.
First time I died in the game, went back with agility rings and he still causes issues but I stacked oomph, focus strenght and knuckle sandwhich and basically killed him in two attacks. Lol.
Elaugaufein
Member
Are there any heart or tamweable monsters that can be permanently missed ?2
goldenpp72
Member
So I just reached an area named providence, and am about 40 hours in and have a party of 4 right now. How far in would this clock me? I have filled in almost all the stone tablets I can reach at the moment, so just curious to see where i'm at. I just finally figured out how to progress here after 2 days, made a mistake on my end for once, heh.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
I know, they're so cheap as well!
I don't think enough people know where the Vendor is - you have to clear El Ciclo (Past), then head over to Wilted Heart and find the item vendor on the balcony of the biggest house in town.
goldenpp72
Member
I just checked this area and don't even see a balcony, am I in the wrong spot?
Jeebus, took me about 81 hours but I finally beat the supremely hard post game content.
Man, the Almighty is undoubtedly the hardest boss in the game and it makes me wonder how he lost/made a draw to the Demon King lol. Its true RNG hell even if you have the best equipment on. Fuck his lightning bolt attack, got no way to cover for that and it can end up wasting my party in a snap. I would get more annoyed at his One Liners and Boogeying but I had quite a few free turns from that so I'm not quite as mad haha. Beating him 3 times in under 20 turns is utterly ridiculous, I mean even though I beat him the first 2 times no problem he started being a pain after the 3rd try. Got him on my 5th, so I'm supremely lucky on that haha.
The 4 Spirits are not as bad compared to their master although the start and the Wind Spirit gave me a hard time. I started toying around with the Fire Spirit since he couldn't do squat to my party, but sad I couldn't pull off Pearly Gates before Mervyn killed him lol.
Not sure if I should complete mastering the Druid Class for Mervyn and the Prism Peacock class for Maribel now, lol.
The 4 Spirits are not as bad compared to their master although the start and the Wind Spirit gave me a hard time. I started toying around with the Fire Spirit since he couldn't do squat to my party, but sad I couldn't pull off Pearly Gates before Mervyn killed him lol.
Not sure if I should complete mastering the Druid Class for Mervyn and the Prism Peacock class for Maribel now, lol.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Embarrassingly, I had to have someone point it out to me in here...and I still didn't get it straight away :L great scenario though, one of my favourites so far.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
You need to be in El Ciclo (Past) to access the correct location, just going to Wilted Heart in the Present won't do much.
Although it is amusing, if I recall correctly, it is the same balcony area where the current mansion owner chases maids around all day.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I'm still early in the game, around the part where you meet the wolf boy. Does the game get harder after a while? I enjoy DQ7 a lot so far (although the beginning was rough) but the fights are a bit lackluster, there's no challenge at all, even during the boss fights.
Need help after completing all the tablets.
It says there's a temple in the sky where I probably have to go to use the mysterious fragments that I'm currently finding around the world but I have no idea how to reach it or even where to startcan anybody help me pls?
Head for
the shrine at the pool of piety, which is east of Faraday Castle. It looks like a shrine with a pool behind it as you approach on the flying carpet, but you can just walk there too. There's a door that requires you to have the sacred stone from the Vale. An underwater path will lead you to the temple.
I actually went there immediately after getting that item, as I had previously explored that shrine way back when exploring that island first time around, and remembered the door and an npc talking about it!
Electrichapel
Member
Took a break for a few days and beat the area with the Ygg. Had my first party wipe out not being prepared for multiple group attacks in a row from the boss. Wasn't to difficult when I was fully healed the next battle tho. Hurt losing half my gold tho.
The vignette style of this game is nice for a handheld device. Each island is the perfect length for what I want to play each night.
The vignette style of this game is nice for a handheld device. Each island is the perfect length for what I want to play each night.
Yes, it does get harder. For me there was a noticable jump when bosses start use attacks that hit all party members, as suddenly I was using two party members as healers or the Paladin multi-heal ability a lot more, and also use of king/ka-zing (revive). Basic enemy fights haven't had any challenge at all throughout the game though, but then I've had the party on AI, maybe it makes them too good at selecting abilities to inflict the most damage.
I'm still early in the game (20 hours in) and was wondering about this end-game content. Does the game have an main ending story-wise and them content you can continue to do after that? Or is it really super uber huge?
When you reach jobs, is that considered midway in terms of story or not even?
When you reach jobs, is that considered midway in terms of story or not even?
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Thanks, that's good to know. I don't mind the basic fights being easy (I use the party AI as well as I usually do in DQ games) but I have been a little bit disappointed by the boss fights so far so I'm looking forward to the jump in difficulty.
And aside from that, I just want to mention that I love the english localization. The integration of german and italian idioms is hilarious but it also helps to differentiate every region. I love the DQ games because every town has its own history and they always offer some very memorable micro-adventures.
He goes talks with the Princess.
Her little brother was killed in the sacking, bro.
Cheers, really saved my life lol
I had the same question and Googled it, the answer is100. But I don't know if it's a fragment that's required to complete the game. I'm thinking it's not, but if it is, I guess I'm not finishing the game
It's actually 85.
It's for an optional post game area.
Turn and follow tails.
I just completed the Sphinx dungeon.
The boss difficulty continues to climb, which I appreciate, but leveling up classes so quickly makes random mobs too easy. Between MC's Lightening and Gabo's Wolf calls, mobs get wiped easy peazy.
I played a few battles in the next area and it does seem like random mobs are getting fast enough to get a few attacks in.
I'm hoping to see the difficulty of the mobs rise, but if the bosses keep going how they are, I think the boss difficulty is looking good. A little scary, if anything.
The boss difficulty continues to climb, which I appreciate, but leveling up classes so quickly makes random mobs too easy. Between MC's Lightening and Gabo's Wolf calls, mobs get wiped easy peazy.
I played a few battles in the next area and it does seem like random mobs are getting fast enough to get a few attacks in.
I'm hoping to see the difficulty of the mobs rise, but if the bosses keep going how they are, I think the boss difficulty is looking good. A little scary, if anything.
oh. thanks lol. That seems kind of misleading especially when getting it wrong makes you fall down a hole and have to trek all the way back.
One more quick question to potentially save myself some time. Is there anywhere to heal myself in the area immediately after? That boss drained a lot of my resources and I'm thinking about using evac and resting up before continuing on. But I won't bother if there's something to restore myself in the next part.
Tizoc
Member
Well there was kabuff which boosts all allies defnse
Lord of Ostia
Member
No idea what to do in
. Any help?
Grognar
Kabuff still exists