Dragon Warrior 7

[kriggie32]

I need help! I have tried to find how to get into the underwater city in the present to fight Graco V. I have already fought the first Graco, but I can not find a way into it now. Please if ANYONE can help, PLEASE do....

[BG-57]

You do have a ship in the present right?

Start at Fishbel. Sail up the eastern coast of Estard Island until you can see the Ruins. Then sail due east and you'll eventually reach a whirlpool off the western shoreline of the Hamelia continent. That's the entrance.

[KuRt]

I played the game trough a loooooong looooooong time ago, but it sucked because of 2d fighting and also other graphics were kinda un-kool

[BG-57]

Dragon Warrior VII feels like a poor stepsister to the Final Fantasy series. It has the job system like Tactics, but not as well done. It has the 3-D dungeons, like Xenogears, but again not as well done.

It is very addictive nonetheless. I've got one game where I logged 200+ hours (mostly leveling up) and I still haven't gotten everything!

I'm starting a new one though because I figure it's easier to start a second game to trade citizens from Sim's city rather than try recruit all the right types within a single save.

[DJZen]

Dragon Warrior VII feels like a poor stepsister to the Final Fantasy series.

Oh what side-splitting irony...

[BG-57]

Oh what side-splitting irony...

Why, do you feel that statement can apply to Dragon Warrior games in general?

[DJZen]

Dragon Warrior 7 is like the best selling PS1 game ever or something like that. The DW/DQ series has, worldwide, amassed such great popularity that it vastly eclipses Final Fantasy in terms of sales in its native country.

[BG-57]

Doesn't surprise me. Tastes differ.

But I still think the PS1 Final Fantasy games are better than Dragon Warrior VII.

[Dignified Pauper]

I must disagree, the story in the DW games have surpassed the majority of recent FF's, even the older ones. (DW4 vs FF3... i think we know the winner)

Also, I have over 100 hours in this game, and still have not beaten it. This game is actually a challenge, which is something FF's don't really have. You actually have to work to level, and in this, one job skill CAN save your life.

[BG-57]

I was just talking about Dragon Warrior VII, I've never played any other Dragon Warriors in the series.

Mind you, I like this game; I just don't think it's as good as say, Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy Tactics.

[Classic Axe]

Dragon Warrior was better than Final Fantasy until FF4 came along. Dragon Warrior 4 is still one of my favorite games, and DW was much more 'personal' and adventerous than FF. Things all changed with 16-bit. Looking back, I think that FF4 was the best overall game of all time. There were only two 16-bit DWs, and they never made it stateside. DQ6 is really good too, but it is harder to get in to if you aren't a fan of the series.
When FF7 came along, the only RPG still worth playing became the Lunar series.
I had a memory card with DW7, but it was stolen. Now I have to start all over. The good thing about it is that it is still kind of personal and adventerous, and not so much of an interactive movie. I just hate to go through all of the slow parts again.

[The Time Assassin]

Final Fantasy VII sucks. I don't know why people like it so much.


DWVII is the bare essential RPG. It doesn't need fancy graphics or awesome FMVs and it is still the top selling PS1 game in Japan.

[BG-57]

Well, speaking for myself, FF VII has nice graphics, but what I really like about it is the engaging storyline. Also nice are the magic system, the interesting characters, the subquests (chocobo breeding/racing in particular), the weapons, the WEAPONS.

I like DW VII a lot too, but my reservations aren't about the graphics. It's the endless, tedious way that leveling up and acquiring spells/skills takes place. Even after 200 hours I still haven't mastered every job. I like everything else about the game though. I can see why it's so popular: very addictive gameplay, fun skills and spells, sense of humor.


EDIT: Might as well ask since this is a DW VII thread. I know you can trade Sims between two different saves, but can you choose who goes in both villages?

I want to eventually make two copies of each of my two saves so that I have four. Then I plan on trading Sims between the four so I get the quota of special Sims in one of the four saves. I can do that, right?

Example: In one save I have 5 merchants and in the other I have 6 merchants. I'll trade back and forth until I get 22 merchants in one save and no merchants in the other three.