The graphics are quite good, in my opinion.
The graphics are quite good, in my opinion.
The art style is similer to Dark Chronicle, Thats good by the way ....
This game, I feel, is slightly a step back in the Dragon Quest series. So far, IV is still my favorite (curses the fact that the PS Remake wasn't released.) I am saddened that there is not job system, but also happy. I have 119 hours in DQVII and still cannot beat it because job leveling takes for ages. This is sort of a good thing about DQVIII but I wish they wouldn't have taken away jobs, but rather just changed how you gained skills, or made it slightly easier. This one seems very straight forward. The world seems a little too big though. Finding those out of the way treasure chests on the world map is a bit tedious and time consuming, and most aren't even worth the find.
The alchemy pot is nice, and it's good that you can't abuse it to get rich quick. It takes time for recipes to finish themselves, and you can only access it via the carriage. This is a nice touch when you need some extra cash and have the time to wait around and battle. I really don't like the time it takes to level, but considering it's like all dragon quests, I'm okay with it.
The character design is really nice. Cell Shading is definitely the greatest thing to come graphically since 2-D.
The number of skills were toned down a lot as well. There aren't so many useless and overlapping skills that were presented in DQVI and DQVII. This is a good thing.
Well, with those things said, I dunno if you'll like it. You seem a little fixated on the wrong things about gameplay, but regardless, it's a good game.
This is a great game, however, as mentioned earlier, the necessary levelling and money saving is a bit excessive.
As well, I've found the music to get a bit annoying at times. That same old la-ti-da classical music, playing for hours non-stop, because your exploring some town, or trying to level up becomes annoying. I even gave this game a break, and started a quest in FFVII!
Those few negatives aside, it is a great game, with great graphics (and this is coming from someone who really does not care for anime, or cartoons, as I call it). As well, the battle system is great, with not too many different useless skills as found in games like FFIX. The idea of having a few different types of weapons that each character is capable of using, like the sword, spear and boomerang that the hero is capable of weilding is a nice change.
The alchemy pot is a neat idea. However its only flaw is that there seems to be SO many different weapons, armour and items that can go in the pot for so many potential recipes, very few of which I actually know about. I therefore keep holding onto weapons, armour and items (that I could otherwise sell) in hopes of creating a powerful weapon, only to find that my resulting concoction is mediocre, at best sometimes. This always makes for a dissapointing result to a recipe.
That said, its great game. A very good RPG, with a good storyline, so far. Definitely worth buying. There's loads to explore in each town, village or castle, and on the world map. Everything is to scale too, so that you're actually running through trees that tower over you as you run beside each tree trunk, and when you come to a town, it is to scale, with the buildings towering over you, instead of you looking bigger than the town.
The monster arena seems to be a good sidequest too, even though I still haven't finished that one.
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People can be quite silly when it comes to their RPG tastes.
Take Final Fantasy X. There is literally no way you can possibly lose to the final boss. Yu Yevon is so easy that I managed to OHK him WITHOUT having break damage limit. That's just silly. Final Fantasy VI is the same way. The game has a reputation for being laughably easy. So naturally, people complain that you're being over-rewarded.
So then when people play games like Dragon Quest VIII, they criticize it for not spoiling you enough. Sure, the graphics, music, story, characters, voice acting, combat system, translation and pretty much everything else are top notch, but having to level up? In an RPG? THIS GAME IS TERRIBLE!
Dragon Quest has always made you level up a lot. The theory is that you're NOT playing with a strategy guide, and just exploring on your own. Because of this, the challenge isn't in the levelling up itself, it's in seeing if you've levelled up enough for the next boss or not. And unlike in Final Fantasy, you DON'T get a game over when you're defeated in combat. That's right, the game actually continues. They might as well put a "keep trying! almost there!" sign on the churches.
But oh well, people will have their own taste in games, no matter how much those tastes perplex me.
I absolutely love this game, though I'm not always fond of constant levelling. For instance, at 48 hours I just got to a new town and can't afford even one new item at the weapon/armor shop. I'm in for a bit of fighting. Yay. But I still love this game.Originally Posted by DJZen
Yeah. The alchemy pot is definintely cool, but I agree. I don't use a strategy guide or FAQ for an RPG usually (well, not on the first play through at least) but I have found myself looking at an alchemy pot FAQ to see if it's worth my time to hold on to certain items.
Braska's Final Aeon is the real last boss of FFX; Yu Yevon is just a storyline battle. You may as well make the same complaint of the shirtless Sephiroth battle at the end of FFVII.
It also stands to point out that FFVI didn’t give you a game-over when you were defeated, either. But I agree that I have a hard time taking the people who complain about difficulty seriously. It’s a Dragon Quest game, it’s not supposed to be easy.
Ive been told that there is going to be a UK release sometime next year!
I cant wait!
My thoughts about the game:
The story is far too simplistic. I mean, I'm not expecting some FFVII type complex story, and unless there's far more coming that I'm not seeing, it thus far hasn't done anything to make me even CARE what's happening. Chase Dhoulmagus, find out he caused some problems and left, chase Dhoulmagus... what's so special about this story, other than that it's so sound? Yeah, there are some intriguing things, but if this were a book... I would have stopped reading it long ago.
Leveling and money, yes, a problem, but not as big a deal as some people make it out to be. I spent my time leveling also exploring, trying to get all the chests around me, and generally seeing every part of the world. Yes, it took a long time to level, but by the time I was finished exploring, I had leveled up to a point that it was really necessary to do anymore. I think this is so incredibly balanced that, if you play the game the way they intended (at least, I assume that's what they intended), it's not a big deal. Then again, I NEVER have enough money, so that part's a complaint...
The alchemy pot is cool, but not enough combinations. It's hard finding stuff that works! It has to be so precise, too... Dagger+boomerang, NOT sharp dagger+boomerang... It doesn't make sense to me.
Graphics = Teh Awesome
Gameplay = Teh Awesome
Difficulty = Perfect
Skill system = Good
I love the sidequests, and I absolutely adore how large the world is. I want plenty of sidequests and plenty to explore, and this game delivers.
Overall (thus far), I give this game a 8/10. Good stuffages!
Elionai Eli Adullam
I think that they should not have revealed that Yorde is the king sooo early in the game. And then we go to different places and something bad happens and the guys go "i wonder who did it!!???" And everytime its Dhoulmagus. Very unsuspenseful.
I've been playing this game for most of the week, and I must say I love it. Characters, graphics, battle system, all great. True, the storyline is anything special yet, but I have a feeling that there will be something deeper. Particularly since it appears that Dhoulmagus needs certain people to gain power. I also wonder how the hero survived the curse. These questions and more...
I don't actually mind the leveling, though I have a feeling that I'm a bit underleveled at this point, as my characters have been dying more often than usual. BTW, I've just gotten passed the point where you obtain your boat.
So yeah, at this point, I'm giving it a 7.5-8/10. I'll need to get further to make an official decision.
Oh my god. I alwazs thought that Dhoulmagus wore a blueish blackish costume but its actually redish and purple!!! WTF?!!! This villan is gay!
Does that look like evil to you?
Is this a trick question?Oh my god. I alwazs thought that Dhoulmagus wore a blueish blackish costume but its actually redish and purple!!! WTF?!!! This villan is gay!
Does that look like evil to you?
Does that look like some bad a$$ evil person? -_-
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