Here is a photo of my location on the map and a scarewolf on the bottom screen: http://imgur.com/6lcIa.jpgbotticus said:
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Dragon Quest 9 |OT| Last chance* to shine
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ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
When I play DQIX, I get instantly hyped for Ninokuni... I don't know why
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maybe it's because I don't have a Wii to play DQX so I get the next best thing from L5, which is Ninokuni
Dechaios said:
The ones I have found so far:
Gladiator:
Priest in front of door to the inn Alltrades Abbey
At the top of the stairs in Alltrades Abbey. The quest giver looks like a red mage
In front of the entrance to the dungeon that leads to Zere Rocks
The quests are pretty straightforward once you find the NPC to get you started.
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Just got to coffinwell.
Really loving this game so far.
Really loving this game so far.
http://ih.gyoruspy.com/SA/dq9_materials_e.jpg
Huh, that map says there's a mini medal on the west side of
but I can't find it.
Huh, that map says there's a mini medal on the west side of
doomingale forest
This and MGS: Peace Walker have the same problem of limiting the multiplayer into local wireless.
I am sure other than me, there are thousands and millions of other people that will never get to experience a huge chunk of the game because of this limitation.
This is like putting so much effort into a project but not able to present it. What a wasted effort.
I am sure other than me, there are thousands and millions of other people that will never get to experience a huge chunk of the game because of this limitation.
This is like putting so much effort into a project but not able to present it. What a wasted effort.
Jeels said:
My feeling everyday so far. I know it's selling alright around here, I saw people buying it both times I was out at Wal-mart this week, and it seemed like they were running low on supply. I just don't think anyone's tagging. It doesn't help that the game really fails to push it on the player, or make clear the rewards of going into tag mode; I'm sure most people are just ignoring it as a multiplayer thing. "Canvassing" is a horrible name, too.
rpmurphy said:
Yeah I just looked through the latest Nintendo Power and they explain it pretty well. You get treasure maps via side missions and doing treasure map dungeons nets you more treasure maps.
I was just surprised that everyone I knew was much further into the game than me, at 11+ hours and yet still had no treasure maps at all.
I just played some 4 player and it was damn awesomely fun. It's great to play with people who are taking a whole different skill tree route than you and to see what they can do. It gives you good ideas about how you should proceed in the future.
Also we discovered that raising someone's tension to a full 100 makes them go super saiyan and do a crap load of damage.:lol
seady said:
Ordinarily, I'm perfectly fine with local coop titles, but with something like this it presents a bit of a problem. I mean, I can't blame S-E for their decision - as this seems to work perfectly well in Japan by and large, and it's not their fault that I have so few friends who play games outside of Wii titles (which isn't a slight, BTW) - but for one of the first times ever I'm really wishing there were an online mode.
Online would be pretty damn hard because there's basically no chat options whatsoever (there's hello and goodbye and then a slew of silly waves etc). The game isn't designed for it.
MGS can be played over adhoc because the thing is so single task based and mission structured and as well there are a bunch of useful phrases you can equip and use. In DQ it's so wide open that it's really necessary to have the person there so that you can even say where the hell you are and where you're going.
MGS can be played over adhoc because the thing is so single task based and mission structured and as well there are a bunch of useful phrases you can equip and use. In DQ it's so wide open that it's really necessary to have the person there so that you can even say where the hell you are and where you're going.
Crazymoogle
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Gravijah said:
It's not accessible from the entrance to the ruins. You have to basically loop west around the bottom towards a little shrine at the northwest. Ran into it by accident while hunting for Drakemages.
seady said:
Yep,don`t want to derail the thread,this game is awesome on the DS but for the online/canvassing/tagging stuff,I can`t help to think how awesome it would be if it was as easy as the PS360...next one maybe,who knows...couldn`t play much sadly,even if I got a new DS XL yesterday but still loving the game,almost done with the White Knight/Simona stuff now.
Vinci said:
Yeah for sures it would have been rad. Even extra "follow me" in the party tricks in addition to "jump" and "clap" would have been good.
I think Hori may be opposed to the idea of internet play though.
This 1up interview is really interesting as it shows that he's concerned about cultural issues that are much more relevant in Japan than they are here, and he's clearly designing for that in mind.
Also while discussing a DQ MMO:
Full interview here: http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9037047
I think it's funny that recently Square Enix has been desperately trying to appeal to a Western audience, and yet they do this with stupid and pandering ideas like giving us gruffy main characters instead of understanding key obvious differences in the markets such as Americans craving online gameplay over local wireless (not always, but still). The multiplayer functions in this game are completely designed around Japanese tastes. Granted, DQ isn't as popular in America so they probably didn't want to go through the hassle of implementing a deeper online aspect, but if they really wanted it to be a hit with American audiences they should have kept it in mind.Tiktaalik said:
Forkball said:
Well, what Tiktaalik just posted seems reasonable enough. Horii appears genuinely concerned by too much online integration and I don't know that I think he's 100% wrong. And that's great for the Japanese audience, but it's a massively different story once you're talking about something the size of the States - particularly if you live in a place without a population of high density.
I respect the guy though. More power to him.
The interview is really interesting to me because this gen specifically it seems like the gap between typical western game attitudes and japanese game attitudes has gotten larger. On both sides of the Pacific it seems like folks are really wondering why Western and Japanese designers make the games in the way they do. This interview points out at least one example of a cultural difference that is driving a design direction in Japan to be different from what is typical in the west.
edit: quote for new page http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9037047
edit: quote for new page http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9037047
jaundicejuice
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So western DQ gamers don't get an online tag mode which is badly needed given the size of North America and the ludicrously small size of the NA DQ fanbase because of shut-in Japanese gamers. Okay.
Online wouldn't work for tag mode... the whole point is to pick up people as you pass them on the street. I'm not even sure how that would work online short of logging into the server and downloading a whole bunch of tags, which strikes me as kind of silly.
Online multiplayer, though, would have been really nice.
Online multiplayer, though, would have been really nice.
jaundicejuice
Member
I agree that IX simply needs online in general in NA, although I've been fairly fortunate in having a number of people to team up and play locally with. Two local multiplayer sessions so far, and they've been a total blast.
Aeana said:
Something that may have worked in North American is a system akin to Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Let us roam around and have wireless networks replace random strangers. Not exactly in the spirit of social connectivity, but better than not getting to use the feature at all.
BriareosGAF
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I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I wonder if the liability of the Japanese dev's immature networking technology could become a strength as the wider user base becomes more oriented towards mass market social gaming. The emphasis on antagonistic player vs player FPS here in the West doesn't really translate to that sphere but it's pretty clear how you could evolve that way from a setup like DQ9. It's really not that far off from some Facebook games.
Eteric Rice
Member
BriareosGAF said:
Would be interesting.
If I could write a letter to Yuji Horii, I'd ask him to put player housing in game, and let the player get items from quests, monsters, chests, etc, for their house to decorate it like they want. Then you could potentially let other players visit your house via wi-fi.
One thing DQIX has is a potential appeal to girls I think, due to the character creator and large variety of armor.
I just kind of feel that Nintendo/SE has yet to find the right kind of advertisement for it.
