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Dragon Quest 9 |OT| Last chance* to shine
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TurnipFritters said:
Southwest of Coffinwell.
For future reference this might help:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2686/materials.jpg
It's in Japanese but the pictures match up.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I got the game and put 4 hours on it today.
It is so addicting >_<
I have a female lead, a female priest, a female warrior, and a female thief.
It is so addicting >_<
I have a female lead, a female priest, a female warrior, and a female thief.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
So the accolade you get for leveling a mage to level 99 is "Grand Wizard"
Whoops :lol :lol :lol
Whoops :lol :lol :lol
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Well, I'm off to go try and find an English copy in Tokyo, wish me luck.
Micromegas
Member
About to boot it up. !
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Went to TRU to get the gift card... sold out. 
So I went to Best Buy and bought it. Luckily they had a copy. Actually, an abundance of copies. Like... a lot.
So I went to Best Buy and bought it. Luckily they had a copy. Actually, an abundance of copies. Like... a lot.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
VII sounds incredibly long and feature-filled. I gave up after about an hour, but would you say it's also as great as it is long?Segata Sanshiro said:
mattiewheels said:
It's a tough one man, I played it halfway through then quit for 4 years, when I came back something clicked for me and I absolutely loved it and it made me a DQ series fan.(First one I played)
If you like DQ's style definitely give VII a shot, although the graphics are the worst in the series :lol
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Loving the game, but what's with all the towns having diagonal paths? I understand that they don't want it to be as grid-like as that older games, but it's hell on the d-pad. Hmm...
PunjabiPlaya
Member
This is my first Dragon Quest game and I honestly was not going in with high hopes, but yeah this game is amazing.
I made my main character look like Gin from the anime Gintama, and my team is Kagura, Shinpachi, and Otae also from Gintama. I'd post a pic but I don't have a good enough camera at the moment.
I made my main character look like Gin from the anime Gintama, and my team is Kagura, Shinpachi, and Otae also from Gintama. I'd post a pic but I don't have a good enough camera at the moment.
Picked this up today and definitely just played for 4 hours straight :lol
Question for folks though, when do you get the ability to change your own hero's class? I really want to make him a martial artist, and those claw weapons are egging me on, but no dice yet.
I was hoping it would have been as soon as I got the ability to recruit party members, but it doesn't seem like it.
Question for folks though, when do you get the ability to change your own hero's class? I really want to make him a martial artist, and those claw weapons are egging me on, but no dice yet.
I was hoping it would have been as soon as I got the ability to recruit party members, but it doesn't seem like it.
Went in to GameStop today and got practically laughed out of the store because "I didn't preorder?!?" I was seething with anger, they, as a video game specialty (read: ONLY) store, only get 4 copies of a major Squeenix/Nintendo release? They told me 3 of them were for preorders and the extra got sold. What a bunch of bullshit. Fuck that, is TrU still having their "Buy 1 get a $15 Gift Card" deal for DQIX? Or was that also for preorders??
/rant
/rant
Automatisch
Member
This is my first major Dragon Quest purchase (I've rented V and VIII in the past) and so far I've been enjoying it a lot. I've hit lvl 14 and I'm grinding outside of Zere for the next area. After I saved I read online that I should be making party members by now, and now I'm wondering if I should go ahead and do that and grind them up as well, or just not worry about it til later? Playing alone so far hasn't been too bad and I only wiped 2x against the Knight, but maybe the extra help is necessary in this next boss.
^^@Stencil: I got the last copy at my store and went at around 4PM today. I'm almost positive I took the cashier's copy because she started to get nervous and check inventory after I got it. Either way I went into the other GS in the mall to pick up something they had this one didn't (yeah, we have 2 GS in one mall...) and they were sold out. It seems like this game is either severely understocked or DQ is catching on.
^^@Stencil: I got the last copy at my store and went at around 4PM today. I'm almost positive I took the cashier's copy because she started to get nervous and check inventory after I got it. Either way I went into the other GS in the mall to pick up something they had this one didn't (yeah, we have 2 GS in one mall...) and they were sold out. It seems like this game is either severely understocked or DQ is catching on.
polyh3dron
Banned
I hope you kicked over the magazine rack.Stencil said:
Why did you even set foot in that hellhole to begin with?
I went to Toys R Us.. Would have done Amazon if it was a Tuesday release tho.
polyh3dron
Banned
god dammit my DS spontaneously turned off (while plugged into the charger WTF) and i lost an hour of play. FFUUUUUUUUUU
Bloodworth
Member
I don't think GameStop really sells new games. Just used games, pre-orders, and membership cards.Stencil said:
Bloodworth
Member
I don't know about the general consensus, but I've stuck with one per class. You can try to cross classes that share weapon types too like the thief and martial artist.rush777 said:
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Playing the game for the first time. I'm just amazed at how good the graphics look on the DS. It's so clean and detailed.
I can imagine the pain-staking work Level 5 put into this. It must've been really tough for them to make a numbered DQ sequel for the DS.
Crazy but awesome!
I can imagine the pain-staking work Level 5 put into this. It must've been really tough for them to make a numbered DQ sequel for the DS.
Crazy but awesome!
Segata Sanshiro
Member
weep for segata
no English DQ9 for me this week
no English DQ9 for me this week
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I was on the fence, but decided to get it.
Overall, I like the pacing MUCH more than previous DQ games. I love the fact it's easy to avoid monsters on the overworld and that most bosses can be beaten without having to grind. My one complaint is that maybe it's TOO easy for the hardcore (hentaicore?!) gamer.
Graphics - Love them! I'm amazed at what the DS can pump out now. I also love the animation during the battle sequences and only wished there was more variety.
Story - I'm not blown away by any one aspect of it, but I can say it is original and quite well put-together. I don't like the fucking faerie though. I also miss having story members as part of your team, but at least it's better than having a story member join you and then shoehorn them in. An aspect some may like or dislike is how episodic the stories tend to be. It's easier to pick up and play, but there's less connection between everything; there were some points in the fygg story where I had no idea whatsoever of where to go next.
Gameplay - Love the revamped battle system. It's clean and fresh and dynamic. It's not as fast as I would like it though, and I really wished they'd add more variety of animations in as well as having two characters attack at the same time instead of one after another to speed things up. I'm also thankful that the skill progression and job changes are more better than the previous games.
Music - Awesome! I only wished it was orchestrated like DQ8 was... I know, I know, that was PS2, but I still think whomever decided to plop the orchestrated soundtrack instead of using the VG version should be thanked since it greatly added to the experience. The music here is much better with headphones since the crappy DS speakers kinda distort the sounds.
What do I hate?
- Although I like the new skill progression, I still think they need to change it more. What's the point of poison if everyone is immune to it and it does minimal damage IF it strikes? Metal slash? For the 1% of the enemies out there? Dragon slash? Who needs it THAT early in the game? Barefists? Useless. I don't think FF ever had the BEST job system, but it was extremely well-managed and a lot of skills were actually useful Even White Knight Chronicles had tons of skills (some useless), but they could be used in a lot of situations. In DQ9, and most other DQ games, it's just mostly attack attack heal attack.
- Serious...we're in 2010 and I can't skip text? I also can't skip scenes I've seen already, and there are so many instances where I have to do ONE thing at a time whereas in other games I can do several at once. Case in point - Job change...UGH...sooooooo tedious having to swim through so much text to do such a simple act whereas in FFT it's less than a second. Buying and selling has always been tedious throughout the series, and I wish they'd just embrace a more streamlined experience.
- Extra jobs. I HATE the quests to get these jobs, and I think it'd be much more eloquent and meaningful to tie these jobs into side-story quests instead of 'KILL METAL SLIMES AFTER USING WIZARD WARD! Oh yeah...YOUR WIZARD HAS TO LAND THE KILLING BLOW LULZ'. They could've done an easy 'ghost ranger seeks help for his grieving widow. will grant you his benevolessence for your trouble'. I realize you can finish these quests with some thinking and preparation, but again, I just feel it could've been handled a LOT better.
- Quest markers. Maybe I'm just getting lazy, but I would've preferred them put a little triangle or something above NPCs that give quests instead of having me wade through ALL NPCs and all that text to see if they're going to offer me something.
Overall, I like the pacing MUCH more than previous DQ games. I love the fact it's easy to avoid monsters on the overworld and that most bosses can be beaten without having to grind. My one complaint is that maybe it's TOO easy for the hardcore (hentaicore?!) gamer.
Graphics - Love them! I'm amazed at what the DS can pump out now. I also love the animation during the battle sequences and only wished there was more variety.
Story - I'm not blown away by any one aspect of it, but I can say it is original and quite well put-together. I don't like the fucking faerie though. I also miss having story members as part of your team, but at least it's better than having a story member join you and then shoehorn them in. An aspect some may like or dislike is how episodic the stories tend to be. It's easier to pick up and play, but there's less connection between everything; there were some points in the fygg story where I had no idea whatsoever of where to go next.
Gameplay - Love the revamped battle system. It's clean and fresh and dynamic. It's not as fast as I would like it though, and I really wished they'd add more variety of animations in as well as having two characters attack at the same time instead of one after another to speed things up. I'm also thankful that the skill progression and job changes are more better than the previous games.
Music - Awesome! I only wished it was orchestrated like DQ8 was...
I know, I know, that was PS2, but I still think whomever decided to plop the orchestrated soundtrack instead of using the VG version should be thanked since it greatly added to the experience. The music here is much better with headphones since the crappy DS speakers kinda distort the sounds.What do I hate?
- Although I like the new skill progression, I still think they need to change it more. What's the point of poison if everyone is immune to it and it does minimal damage IF it strikes? Metal slash? For the 1% of the enemies out there? Dragon slash? Who needs it THAT early in the game? Barefists? Useless. I don't think FF ever had the BEST job system, but it was extremely well-managed and a lot of skills were actually useful
Even White Knight Chronicles had tons of skills (some useless), but they could be used in a lot of situations. In DQ9, and most other DQ games, it's just mostly attack attack heal attack.- Serious...we're in 2010 and I can't skip text? I also can't skip scenes I've seen already, and there are so many instances where I have to do ONE thing at a time whereas in other games I can do several at once. Case in point - Job change...UGH...sooooooo tedious having to swim through so much text to do such a simple act whereas in FFT it's less than a second. Buying and selling has always been tedious throughout the series, and I wish they'd just embrace a more streamlined experience.
- Extra jobs. I HATE the quests to get these jobs, and I think it'd be much more eloquent and meaningful to tie these jobs into side-story quests instead of 'KILL METAL SLIMES AFTER USING WIZARD WARD! Oh yeah...YOUR WIZARD HAS TO LAND THE KILLING BLOW LULZ'. They could've done an easy 'ghost ranger seeks help for his grieving widow. will grant you his benevolessence for your trouble'. I realize you can finish these quests with some thinking and preparation, but again, I just feel it could've been handled a LOT better.
- Quest markers. Maybe I'm just getting lazy, but I would've preferred them put a little triangle or something above NPCs that give quests instead of having me wade through ALL NPCs and all that text to see if they're going to offer me something.
MemoirsofMimi
Neo Member
I went to pick up this game yesterday and they never had any in stock. I'm assuming that they didn't get their shipment of the game as no one seemed to know about the game.
Regardless, I bought WarioWare: D.I.Y. instead.
Regardless, I bought WarioWare: D.I.Y. instead.