I'm buying the fuck out of 7 and builders. also have all the dq phone ports installed bc it's awesome to have them all right there in my hand
I'm buying the fuck out of 7 and builders. also have all the dq phone ports installed bc it's awesome to have them all right there in my hand
How are the phone ports? I've heard that they either have weird scaling/stretching issues or are missing content from their other releases.
I'm just gonna wait 4 more days and get SMT4 instead :3
I'm buying the fuck out of 7 and builders. also have all the dq phone ports installed bc it's awesome to have them all right there in my hand
How are the phone ports? I've heard that they either have weird scaling/stretching issues or are missing content from their other releases.
The lack of party chat in DQ4 wasn't a big deal to me. I'd rather have good controls than more dialogue.
The lack of party chat in DQ4 wasn't a big deal to me. I'd rather have good controls than more dialogue.
Does the phone port have the extremely overdone accents that the DS version does? In that case I'd definitely prefer physical buttons to more dialogue :P
Preordered ages ago... Gotta wait for tomorrow for it to ship tho.
Feels bad man. [/sekritnazipepe]
Yawn, it starts off as slow as the PS1 version.I have my copy but haven't started yet. I thought I heard it was supposed to start faster than PS1?
I'm now past the first real dungeon, and it is indeed faster. Still, there is an awful lot of running back and forth in the beginning that feels entirely unnecessary.
lol the intro is just as long, except the removed the first dungeon. all the conversation triggers are all the same. i dont mind, it's just that i knew that passed a lot of people off and turned them off to the game.
damn did ANYONE finish this game back in the day? the original version was still fantastic...
damn did ANYONE finish this game back in the day? the original version was still fantastic...
Do you need to pre plan and stress out about your class selection or can you pretty much wing it? DQ8 drove me nuts with that.
Do you need to pre plan and stress out about your class selection or can you pretty much wing it? DQ8 drove me nuts with that.
Bought this but playing FF4 now so won't start right away.
8 starts off pretty quickly and it's a better game overall. The 3DS port is gimped in comparison with the PS2 and has inferior graphics. If you just want to play 8 and don't care if it's on a handheld then get the PS2 version instead, it's still the best version and is cheaper.
The mobile version is a pretty interesting port which has a few drawbacks that prevent it from being a clear recommendation. Most notably the framerate along with lack of VO and orchestrated score are the big negatives with the forced portrait mode and touch-screen integration being surprising positives. If you have a 6 Plus sized screen then the resolution and size of the display are pretty big advantages as the game is easier to play and the visuals looks really nice and sharp. If you have an older phone then the performance might might it unplayable.
8 starts off pretty quickly and it's a better game overall. The 3DS port is gimped in comparison with the PS2 and has inferior graphics. If you just want to play 8 and don't care if it's on a handheld then get the PS2 version instead, it's still the best version and is cheaper.
The mobile version is a pretty interesting port which has a few drawbacks that prevent it from being a clear recommendation. Most notably the framerate along with lack of VO and orchestrated score are the big negatives with the forced portrait mode and touch-screen integration being surprising positives. If you have a 6 Plus sized screen then the resolution and size of the display are pretty big advantages as the game is easier to play and the visuals looks really nice and sharp. If you have an older phone then the performance might might it unplayable.
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/retronauts-explores-the-slow-burn-strength-of-dragon-quest-vii
Jeremy Parish wrote up an article talking about how he liked the games intro, and I'd agree. it's not perfect and even the 3ds version could have some bullshit removed, but to me it feels just like any other dq vignette minutes the monsters. it's also sets up the game world in a better way than a 10 minute intro or a text crawl could've. in the context of the game and the series i think it works great.
and bork if you're not liking 7 then you prolly won't enjoy 8. 8 is by far the most-loved game in the series in the West, but it doesn't play all that different that the first 7. same game progression (talk a lot at a town, fight thru a short dungeon, repeat) and the battle system is similar except there's no classes in 8. i never played 9 or 10, but the first 8 games in the series have iterative differences in pacing and combat, not major changes.
dq8 is not a better game than dq7 in any sense of the word. ps2 version of dq8 blows. You have to wait for the alchemy pot. Added voice acting and orchestrated ost adds load times and ui sluggishness. slower battles. dq8 in general is more padded than 7. In 7, generally things happen for a reason. It has a slow burn to its storytelling. 8? Not so much. When you want to get the ship, enjoy. You'll have to backtrack and do a dungeon just to use it. A lot of the stories feel like filler and the game needed to be edited. There's a part where you can't do something in a castle, so you have to go and get a harp, do a dungeon, go back just to use the harp. So much of 8 is stretched and dragged out for no reason. 7, despite its infamous length, has far more brevity if you can imagine. dq7 also has better stories and writing. dq8 has a plot focus where almost every town/city is ravaged by the villain Dhoulmagus, so it gets boring after a while. It lacks not only 7's emotional highs but also its story variety. Complaining about dq7's slow burn storytelling but giving dq8 a pass is pretty LOL to me.
Mobile version (specicially, ios, not android) is better than dq8 ps2 western version because it's faster, and the alchemy pot is instant like in 9 and a more balanced (read: challenging) game difficulty. dq8 3ds is the best version of the game. It has the added bonuses of dq8 mobile, including instant alchemy pot, added stories, and two bonus characters, and a turbo battle mode. Still highly suggest for a first dq, but if 7 isn't working for you, which is the most story-based dq, then there's small chance dq8 will.
bebpo is also crazy again, dq7 3ds has the fastest battle system in the series.
dq8 is not a better game than dq7 in any sense of the word. ps2 version of dq8 blows. You have to wait for the alchemy pot. Added voice acting and orchestrated ost adds load times and ui sluggishness. slower battles. dq8 in general is more padded than 7. In 7, generally things happen for a reason. It has a slow burn to its storytelling. 8? Not so much. When you want to get the ship, enjoy. You'll have to backtrack and do a dungeon just to use it. A lot of the stories feel like filler and the game needed to be edited. There's a part where you can't do something in a castle, so you have to go and get a harp, do a dungeon, go back just to use the harp. So much of 8 is stretched and dragged out for no reason. 7, despite its infamous length, has far more brevity if you can imagine. dq7 also has better stories and writing. dq8 has a plot focus where almost every town/city is ravaged by the villain Dhoulmagus, so it gets boring after a while. It lacks not only 7's emotional highs but also its story variety. Complaining about dq7's slow burn storytelling but giving dq8 a pass is pretty LOL to me.
Mobile version (specicially, ios, not android) is better than dq8 ps2 western version because it's faster, and the alchemy pot is instant like in 9 and a more balanced (read: challenging) game difficulty. dq8 3ds is the best version of the game. It has the added bonuses of dq8 mobile, including instant alchemy pot, added stories, and two bonus characters, and a turbo battle mode. Still highly suggest for a first dq, but if 7 isn't working for you, which is the most story-based dq, then there's small chance dq8 will.
bebpo is also crazy again, dq7 3ds has the fastest battle system in the series.
Man, that's a lot of words for "I'm wrong".
50 hours? That seems REALLY short.
I'm just hitting my stride now at 12.
Is it just me or does the game seem a lot easier but at the same time it seems the random encounter rate is a bit higher? I know it's not really random but in dungeons they always spawn in an unavoidable spot.
Apparently it's due the save file size. The game size is small...the save size is 2GB.
:dead
I'm concurrently playing three 50-80 hour jrpgs with Persona 5, Tokyo Xanadu, and Tales of Berseria
DQB is good
DQB is good
Yup, almost done with chapter 1 and totally loving it. I need an orange flower and I can't remember where they are :( The game could use a few minor UI improvements (but what DQ game couldn't?) but the overall package is quite good.
Over the weekend, any time I'd turn on my PS4, my entire friendlist was just a giant WALL of DQB. I can't remember the last game that had so many people all playing it. GTAV? I wonder if DQB is gonna do alright in sales.
I made it to Rimuldar in DQB. They nailed the nostalgia aspect in the game... some fussy camera issues and an (imo) too short weapon length are my only issues with the game so far.
I made it to Rimuldar in DQB. They nailed the nostalgia aspect in the game... some fussy camera issues and an (imo) too short weapon length are my only issues with the game so far.
What system you playing on?
I made it to Rimuldar in DQB. They nailed the nostalgia aspect in the game... some fussy camera issues and an (imo) too short weapon length are my only issues with the game so far.
What system you playing on?
PS4... are there issues with the Vita ver?
I don't get the hate DQVIII gets. It's fuckin lovely.
I don't get the hate DQVIII gets. It's fuckin lovely.
Got to the boss of chapter 2 in builders and got destroyed, haven't touched it since :(
Anyone got tips for him?
Now at the final dungeon in VII. Trying to decide whether I take my party in with their current jobs I'm leveling up so I don't waste fights. Or if I just go in full bear with the jobs I've mastered and blast through the end.Be careful. You can't use Evac once you've reached the final boss. If you want to collect all the treasures, then you have to teleport out of the dungeon and go back before the branching point.
On the 3DS version? I don't think it is grindy at all, the difficulty dropped pretty drastically for most of the game.
On the PS1 version? That was probably one of the first difficulty spikes.
3ds version is pretty easy. I'm like a third of the way thru and no grinding at all. just get better at dodging enemies
I prefer combat systems where you have to exploit enemy weaknesses or consider strategic placement. There you have to put in some thought even if you're facing trash mobs.
Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Switch being published here by Nintendo:
http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-switch/games/dragon-quest-heroes-1-2/141912
Is there really that much to randomize?