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[cabottemp]

alright, i got it.

hope this is good...

 

[brandonh83]

Heavily considering building my whip attribute, but I love swords so much :lol

edit: swords it is, because I'm thinking metal slash will come in handy later.

 

[Soroc]

Got my copy at TRU today. I knew about the 15 dollar giftcard but did everyone else get the game for 19.99 too? I couldn't believe it when she rung it up and game me my giftcard that all I owed was 20 bucks.

Best damn 20 bucks I've spent in awhile, only put 2 hours in but I'm already in love :lol

 

[Revolutionary]

Once I saw that pink hair was an option, I couldn't resist...

Not quite perfect but eh, it'll do.
Now, to find some green pants...

 

[Aeana]

I want to see more character photo posts!

 

[Boney]

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/usr/1/13254/jimmy-dean-pancake-sausage-chocolate-chip-736804.0.jpg

Let it never be forgotten.[/QUOTE]
What the hell is wrong with you!!!!!!

Every time!!!!

cmon!!!

 

[Gravijah]

I want to see more character photo posts!

I'm still unsure if I should make a male or female main character... Ah who am I kidding, female it is!

What the hell is wrong with you!!!!!!

Every time!!!!

cmon!!!

Don't you have some sucking and blowing to be doing?

 

[Boney]

suck on this

 

[ShineALight]

I want to see more character photo posts!

I'm going to later on, once I have more exciting equips than what you can buy four hours into the game.

 

[Philthy]

DQ games are traditional rpgs that emphasize adventure. Think Chrono Trigger.

It was a fair question, all the store stands and advertising list the amount of loot in the game as a primary feature. There are news articles saying the designers were inspired by Diablo and Oblivion. Yes, they've upped the loot considerably. but it's still a DQ game at heart.

As for the battles being faster. I don't see it. If anything, they're slower than 8. I was playing it last week in preparation for this, and 9 is SLOW. The text is slow, the battles are slow, everything is slow.

I still love it so far, though.

 

[Yaweee]

As for the battles being faster. I don't see it. If anything, they're slower than 8. I was playing it last week in preparation for this, and 9 is SLOW. The text is slow, the battles are slow, everything is slow.

I still love it so far, though.

Yeah, it's sooo slow. I can't even say much about the battle speed, but holy fuck at the text crawl.

Plus, the grace period of not having the necessarily long and repetitive save dialogue has come to an end. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[Aeana]

It was a fair question, all the store stands and advertising list the amount of loot in the game as a primary feature. There are news articles saying the designers were inspired by Diablo and Oblivion. Yes, they've upped the loot considerably. but it's still a DQ game at heart.

As for the battles being faster. I don't see it. If anything, they're slower than 8. I was playing it last week in preparation for this, and 9 is SLOW. The text is slow, the battles are slow, everything is slow.

I still love it so far, though.

Battles are definitely faster than 8, but it's primarily due to lack of load times. They could stand to be way faster, but I blame the people who claim they can't get into RPGs unless they can see their characters. You guys got your wish.

Text speed is perfect for me.

 

[RoryDropkick]

Got my copy! Went and actually traded in some stuff I didn't want, and got it basically for free, paid $1.99 to even out the $5 preorder on Etrian Odyssey 3

 

[Big One]

Man, where the fuck is that lizard in the desert city? I can't find the fucker.

 

[ITA84]

Yeah, it's sooo slow. I can't even say much about the battle speed, but holy fuck at the text crawl.

Isn't there a text speed option? Or even that isn't fast enough?

 

[Kad5]

Im so excited to get this today!

Im actually gonna be visiting Germany and Iran so this game will be perfect for the plane rides!

Ill try to put it on tag mode a lot too.

 

[epmode]

I'm astounded that the game doesn't allow you to increase the text speed.

Otherwise, seems fun.

 

[thefil]

Battles are definitely faster than 8, but it's primarily due to lack of load times. They could stand to be way faster, but I blame the people who claim they can't get into RPGs unless they can see their characters. You guys got your wish.

Text speed is perfect for me.

Yeah, I definitely find the battles slow as the last three DQs I played were 4/5/7.

 

[Aeana]

Isn't there a text speed option? Or even that isn't fast enough?

DQ games don't tend to have message speed options (though some do) - just battle text speed. 9 has neither.

I don't see what the big deal is though; the speed is fine to me.

EDIT: Although the framerate drops DO affect text scroll, which is unfortunate.

 

[Philthy]

I don't see what the big deal is though; the speed is fine to me.

It's probably the slowest text scroll i've seen in a game. The fact that pushing a button doesn't speed it up, nor an option to set it faster is... annoying.

 

[Aeana]

It's probably the slowest text scroll i've seen in a game. The fact that pushing a button doesn't speed it up, nor an option to set it faster is... annoying.

Phoenix Wright, Hotel Dusk are two games I can think of right off the top of my head with much, much slower text. DQ9's is pretty natural to me.

 

[Teknoman]

I got around it on past Dragon Quest games, but I kinda like being able to see your character attack.

 

[ITA84]

DQ games don't tend to have message speed options (though some do) - just battle text speed. 9 has neither.

:/

Come to think of it, I saw some battle videos where buff spells were slowed down a bit by the text. Definitely not a deal breaker, but I'm going to miss it.

 

[Aeana]

Anyway, I'm sorry you guys are finding it annoying, and I hope it doesn't negatively impact your experience too much.

Now post character photos.

 

[brandonh83]

Nothing about the game is bothering me just yet, aside from how addictive and fun it is.

 

[chaostrophy]

I have to work until 7 tonight and the place I preordered from closes at 6. Have to wait all the way until 10 tomorrow morning to get my DQ9.

 

[Kaldea]

My webcam is awful. :lol I obviously just started, but really fun so far!

And thank goodness this game has at least one hairstyle I like. :lol I'm ridiculously picky when it comes to hair customization.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

This thread and the GiantBomb QL is going to make the next 13 days very hard.

 

[Freyjadour]

Not one bit. Also, I thought the lower 3DS screen was the size of a phat DS' screens?

And... Madcatz just made those fightpads with good d-pads, didn't they? :lol

Because GAF interest is a fantastic parallel to real commercial success. And yeah it is, but the XL is twice as big as that, so it's still really nice!

I dunno, I'm recalling the terrible offbrand 64 and ps1 controllers. Madkatz came to mind.

 

[Dineren]

Here is my totally unoriginal looking character. I couldn't resist going with the SSJ.

 

[Celine]

This thread and the GiantBomb QL is going to make the next 13 days very hard.

I share your sorrow :-\

 

[Freyjadour]

I got around it on past Dragon Quest games, but I kinda like being able to see your character attack.

It's fast enough for me to like it. VIII's was achingly slow.

 

[Door2Dawn]

Spoiler

Uh so I take it you're not suppose to fight the black knightt by yourself?

 

[Drkirby]

It's fast enough for me to like it. VIII's was achingly slow.

In Retrospect, I don't recall 8 being slow, but I haven't played it in years. Though I think I may of been comparing it to the NES version of Dragon Warrior 1 at the time where I had to use the menu to go down stairs.

 

[Freyjadour]

My webcam is awful. :lol I obviously just started, but really fun so far!

And thank goodness this game has at least one hairstyle I like. :lol I'm ridiculously picky when it comes to hair customization.

Some of the Toriyama hairstyles just don't translate as well to the DS graphics. In the drawn art they look really cool :/

In Retrospect, I don't recall 8 being slow, but I haven't played it in years. Though I think I may of been comparing it to the NES version of Dragon Warrior 1 at the time where I had to use the menu to go down stairs.

Recent games have spoiled me on battle speeds . Legend of Legaia battles made me cry a few months back.

 

[Chocoboko]

Ya, as soon as I could I created 3 other party members....not sure if that is best or not but it has made the fights a lot easier.

EDIT: err this is in response to Door2Dawn.

 

[Gravijah]

Because GAF interest is a fantastic parallel to real commercial success. And yeah it is, but the XL is twice as big as that, so it's still really nice!

I dunno, I'm recalling the terrible offbrand 64 and ps1 controllers. Madkatz came to mind.

Trust me I understood your madcatz complaints, it's just recently they've turned themselves around. In regards to GAF=commercial success... Not quite. :lol

Ya, as soon as I could I created 3 other party members....not sure if that is best or not but it has made the fights a lot easier.

EDIT: err this is in response to Door2Dawn.

Do you always create 3 other people or can you like... recruit three randomly generated from the pub or what?

 

[Drkirby]

Trust me I understood your madcatz complaints, it's just recently they've turned themselves around. In regards to GAF=commercial success... Not quite. :lol

Yeah, its one of the most jarring things to me. "Wait, Madcatz, the maker of controllers that would break by looking at them wrong and barely worked to start, now produces the highest quality mass market controllers? This is a joke, right?"

 

[Mejilan]

Well, I survived my 11 hour flight to Israel, and got my iPhone connected to my family's wifi. Not much new to report. I'm about two hours on, and supposed to be looking for one Patty. But honestly, I'm having fun farming gold to buy the surprisingly robust selection of equipment available in the first town.

I'm pleasantly surprised by how quickly this thread seems to be growing!

I had a hard time coming up with party member names, but fortunately I do at least have names I use for male and female heroes in all RPGs, so I never have to worry about that.

In games with character create modes, I tend to go with the following:
Male tank type: Rath-En
Female thief (or fighter/mage hybrid) type: Theusse
Female healer type: Firinel
Male mage type: Diamede

Even if I wind up dual-classing (whe supported by the game), I tend to stick with the above. For example, if both Firinel and Diamede eventually grow into both healers and mages, Firinel will remain my primary healer, with Diamede maining in offensive magic and only providing backup support as needed.

 

[grandjedi6]

Picked up a copy from Toys R Us (yay promotional credit!). Also checked out Walmart and Target for unrelated things and I noticed that they didn't have the game out or any mention of it at all. Makes me wonder if corporate gave them the wrong release date. Best Buy has a shit-ton of copies prominently displayed though.

 

[Freyjadour]

Trust me I understood your madcatz complaints, it's just recently they've turned themselves around. In regards to GAF=commercial success... Not quite. :lol



Do you always create 3 other people or can you like... recruit three randomly generated from the pub or what?

I think we're in agreement on the gaf interest thing and misunderstanding each other. :lol

Work is gonna be hell this week.

 

[Max]

Catarrhina

Spoiler

nooo!

 

[botticus]

Well, I survived my 11 hour flight to Israel, and got my iPhone connected to my family's wifi. Not much new to report. I'm about two hours on, and supposed to be looking for one Patty. But honestly, I'm having fun farming gold to buy the surprisingly robust selection of equipment available in the first town.

Yeah, I'm generally not in a big hurry to get to the next point since I'd like to fancy up my equipment. And of course I'm getting pretty beat up in the dungeon I'm supposed to be digging through, so I'm often making trips back to town anyway.

Do you always create 3 other people or can you like... recruit three randomly generated from the pub or what?

When you unlock the option to recruit/create characters, there are three characters premade that you can choose instead of creating your own.

 

[Scythesurge]

New Dragon Quest!

Loving it so far!

 

[Drkirby]

Most likely the main character will be Hero, and I'll use my other standardish names like Jackson and Joesph.

 

[Y2Kev]

My party....

 

[lordoftherink]

Whoooooooooooooo. Got it, the employee had to get it from the back...

Will post character image after the World Cup Final is over

 

[brandonh83]

I'm glad the character I made seems to "fit" with the general atmosphere of the game. But I dunno, maybe that pretty much applies to every possible character :lol

 

[Aeana]

Spoiler

Uh so I take it you're not suppose to fight the black knightt by yourself?

Nope. Go make/recruit some party members at the inn in Stornway.

 

[Crash Station]

So did anyone make Crono? I was thinking about it but then I decided against it.