ap_puff
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Why not just keep monster wrangler in case there's some cool late game abilities?
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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake |OT| Timeless JRPG that's fun for body types A and B alike
Duellist
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Ok Gaf, should I grab this or the new Y’s? Gonna have 6 weeks off work(surgery). Didn’t like Y’s 9 but thought 8 was awesome. Loved Dragon Quest 8 and 11. Was raised on old school rpgs but haven’t been able to get into one lately. Thought sea of stars was good but lost interest. Can you hunt metal slimes in this one?
ap_puff
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Yes there are metal slimes and metal babbles but they're fairly rare
Duellist
Member
Actually a better question for you all is should I pick up Dragon Quest 3hd, Octopath Traveller 2 or maybe Unicorn Overlord? lol
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Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Danjin44
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It not helpful but I personally picked up all three......My favourite is Unicorn Overlord but you need ask yourself what you in mood for because all these three games are very different from each other.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Oh, great catch! I was about to order the Switch physical. To Play-Asia I go!
Little Mac
Gold Member
All 3 are probably worth picking up. Demos are available for both OT2 and UO on PSN. I bought OT2 on sale, but haven't started it yet, and I have UO wishlisted. There are a few members here at GAF who consider Unicorn Overlord GOTY material.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Octopath II was my favorite between that and Unicorn, but both are very good. DQ III is a classic and this will be by far the best version. So it’s very hard to decide.
If you want more strategy go with Unicorn, newer take on classics, Octopath and for that refined classic feel, DQ3.
One consideration is that you can pick up Unicorn and Octopath cheaper vs DQ3 if they matters. Also Star Ocean 2 Remake was very good as well for similar kinds of vibes.
Duellist
Member
Thanks for the info. Ya not big on strategy rpgs anymore. Watched the unicorn overlord trailer and don’t think that one’s for me. Gonna have a go at Octopath 2 demo next.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Octopath 2 is pretty great. I also recommend trying Star Ocean 2 and Chained Echoes. The latter is a new release but I enjoyed it a lot more va Sea of Stars.
I also very much recommend Wandering Sword which is a Chinese take on the new 2D-HD pixel art. It’s a Wuxia RPG and it’s great.
Duellist
Member
I will check out the demo of star ocean 2 as well.
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StereoVsn
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Duellist
Member
Will do thanks man.
Check out Wandering Sword as well, I think it has a demo as well.
Duellist
Member
Well I tried all demos I could and Star ocean kind of got my attention right away. At first I was WTF with the hd redone backgrounds with the old school 2d sprites but it grew on me and it’s really cool actually. I think I’m going to dive into that one first. Is it a pretty meaty RPG? Lots of armor’s and weapons to try out etc?
StereoVsn
Gold Member
It’s a pretty great JRPG. As far as armor and weapons, it’s going to be fairly standard fare for its time, but combat system and story are very good.
Duellist
Member
Ya that’s fair, guess by meaty I should have said stuff to do, side quests etc. looking online it seems it’s around. Looks like it’s around 60 hrs for 100% completion so for me since I’m slower I should closer to 100 hrs lol
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Oh yeah, there is plenty to do and it’s a good sized RPG. Definitely worth the time investment.
Duellist
Member
Nice, may buy octopath 2 as well seeing as I could buy both for not much more than Dragon Quest 3. lol That should give me plenty of JRPG goodness while I’m laid out for 6 weeks. Thanks for all your help!
StereoVsn
Gold Member
That’s another great game. And good luck!
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
I better not say anything. 
Duellist
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If it’s about what I’ve been asking speak your mind. If not never mindI better not say anything.
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phant0m
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I’d also recommend Bravely Default II.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Yeah. Gonna grab the physical version for PS5 probably next month when I'm doing my last round of imports from Japan. Btw, here's a closer look at the reversible cover art.
