Best DQ? Yes
Best Remake? Not sure. It's mostly better. However a few changes are for the worse. DQIV is probably the better remake. DQIII SNES too. But again, this remake is very good
DQV DS is the best remake by virtue of adding a new wife/kids. I am not a fan of the new chapter in DQIV to be honest
DQIII on GBC is also a strong contender for best remake
I have to agree some changes in DQVII 3DS are for the worse, and they missed the chance to fix some of the DQ7 problems by not adding a character to fill the party most of the time (or let you recruit monsters), or putting Dharma earlier or other stuff
the shard detector is really nice however, as is the 'next fragment hint' sub menu, but they should have let you walk to each plint to put the shards by hand. the old dungeon without the weird fairy thingie was much more haunting (altho I don't miss the old puzzles in there)
Also the DS version uses the same tired NPC sprites as the other remakes/DQVII, and doesn't have the sweet orchestral score of the PS2. Those are big minuses. On the plus though I prefer the menu in the DS remake, and also it bugs me that the hero never walked with his staff in the PS2 remake like he does in SFC/DS.
Yeah, that really isn't a reason to make DQV the best remake . Unless you are playing it as a waifu simulator, but that would be a shame since DQV is much more than that.
Yeah, that really isn't a reason to make DQV the best remake . Unless you are playing it as a waifu simulator, but that would be a shame since DQV is much more than that.
I'm just really glad to have all of the remakes, they're all stellar in their own ways. I think that the removal of random battles (outside of the ocean) is a huge feather in VII's cap, though.
So I'm in the town with the first casino. Anyone has some tips for me? No luck at the slot machine and pairs isn't my style. Had some luck with my first win at Poker and the double or nothing. But only the first time. Now I always have to find the cards which is higher than a Queen or King.
I don't even like random encounters, but I'm not liking the change to visible enemies here. I feel like I'm having to fight a lot more here since enemies pop everywhere which you can't avoid, especially in narrow corridors where they chase after you. I could be remembering it wrongly, but I don't think the encounter rate in the original worked out to that high.
incase you still stuck here iirc it's fake. There is a scenario where you speak to the maid and she tells you she has hidden the real one and requests you provide something I think was called the Mermaid's moon but you get that much later on in the game.
I don't even like random encounters, but I'm not liking the change to visible enemies here. I feel like I'm having to fight a lot more here since enemies pop everywhere which you can't avoid, especially in narrow corridors where they chase after you. I could be remembering it wrongly, but I don't think the encounter rate in the original worked out to that high.
If you let them chase you and you're running in a straight line, you can usually make them despawn, but I always just fight them since I want the job class levels anyway.
Took a break for a few days and got back to playing suring my afternoon ahifts
Decided to master the monster masher class by fsrming in a tabet
I just learned scorch
Holy shit.....
Took a break for a few days and got back to playing suring my afternoon ahifts
Decided to master the monster masher class by fsrming in a tabet
I just learned scorch
Holy shit.....
I don't even like random encounters, but I'm not liking the change to visible enemies here. I feel like I'm having to fight a lot more here since enemies pop everywhere which you can't avoid, especially in narrow corridors where they chase after you. I could be remembering it wrongly, but I don't think the encounter rate in the original worked out to that high.
Encounters were pretty damn frequent in the original. I notice a pretty good mix of encounters that happen quickly one after another, and then rather long stretches where nothing spawns. Getting in and out of combat's so fast though, so it doesn't bother me.
Yeah, that move is great. (And maybe a bit op) Used it on the thieves at the ruins near alltrades in present day. Probably wouldn't have won without it.
Yeah, that move is great. (And maybe a bit op) Used it on the thieves at the ruins near alltrades in present day. Probably wouldn't have won without it.
Thats a guide for the ps1 version. Are there no differences aparts from the names of some of the classes?
People weren't joking about the difficulty spikes at All Trades Abbey. I wiped at Rasher and Stripes, and when I made my way back I didn't heal, thinking I'd get healed up again by Jacqeline, but nope, wiped out even quicker. Thankfully I actually remembered to quick save prior to the encounter the second time and did eventually off them, third time lucky (although I think hit lucky with them attacking Eustace a lot more often). I'm so looking forward to unlocking the class system. I genuinely find the whole experience of unlocking areas in the current timeline very rewarding.
Working my way through Greenthumb Gardens at the moment. Couldn't stop rolling my eyes. Such drama! Will she? Won't she? Will he?!? It's almost too much!
I died at the very first fight in that area. I rolled in at level 13 or so (and Ruff is at like level 7). I've barely skated out of a few of the earlier dungeons hauling a couple of coffins, but that's how it goes when you don't grind at all. Just the right difficulty. Alltrades seems to be a spike, but then again, it's not too hard to get some better equipment from the Casino.
That said, I restored my save and did some Casino save-scumming for some much-needed upgrades. Working on extra coins now.
I'll try it again in a day or two after I get some more fat Casino gear.
I don't have a great memory but it's funny how little of this game I remember. I played it on PS2 right when it came out. I remember the Casino in the well, and the intro, the bit of bad CGI for the Roamers/underwater temple scene and not a lot else.
Envoy is RNG hell if you're unprepared. But if you have armor that reduces magic that helps a lot as his spells don't hit as hard. I'm not sure if it's possible to have bounce at that point. But if not then it's just best to hope he doesn't spam kasnooze/kaswoosh and just hit him hard with high damage skills like knuckle sandwich.
Just finished this, with a final time of 56 hours for the main story. I haven't really touched the monster meadows, traveller tablets and post game dungeons yet though.
To be honest I'm not sure if I will- the story was rounded off so nicely in the end sequence/credits, with a couple of nods to plot points I wasn't sure would get another mention (specifically,
a final mention of Kiefer and showing Sharkeye reunited with his wife)
that I'm happy to put it down for now. What an amazing game, really strong writing throughout. I can remember so many of the scenarios and their key players when other RPGs have had me forget about them almost as soon as I've reached the next chapter. Having you continually welcomed back as legendary heroes in
the desert
was really nice, and refreshing rather than ego-stroking considering that another town has you briefly recast as the villains of the piece!
Final boss was tough, but it required me to dig deeper into my skill and spell lists (as well as finally equip the rarer consumables like Yggdrasil Dew and Prayer Rings.) so it felt like a suitably epic battle. Better than having a walkover.
One point on the final dungeon, that I noticed only due to failing on the final boss the first time around and then reviving rather than reloading.
Which amulet you use at a certain point seems to dictate which section and treasure you will find next - I used the water amulet first time through and found a tablet piece, but used the earth amulet next and that gave me a powerful set of Gaia armour. Maybe the tablet piece appears regardless? No idea!
Anyway, I really enjoyed it, easily one of the best JRPGs I've played, and on the system. Thanks to everyone who answered my questions during my run
One point on the final dungeon, that I noticed only due to failing on the final boss the first time around and then reviving rather than reloading.
Which amulet you use at a certain point seems to dictate which section and treasure you will find next - I used the water amulet first time through and found a tablet piece, but used the earth amulet next and that gave me a powerful set of Gaia armour. Maybe the tablet piece appears regardless? No idea!
It's only in the water one. Each route also contains a piece of legendary equipment. The water route has the strongest sword in the game as well but you must have missed it.
It's only in the water one. Each route also contains a piece of legendary equipment. The water route has the strongest sword in the game as well but you must have missed it.
Ah, I wondered about that, that explains a lot! I saw a
circular light patch and a door after coming down some steps on the water route. Stepped into the light thinking it was a 'heal all party members' spot with the door being the way forward, but to my horror it took me to the final boss rather than grabbing that treasure!
