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DoomTheGyarados 11/20/20 4:08:49 PM #1: |
This topic is too pure for the other topic.
Anyway Dragon Quest XI is easily my second favorite behind V, I haven't gotten around to playing the 2D version (I own every copy of the game released in English to make the point that I want more fucking Dragon Quest) and it was super close to being almost a tie with V but then the last bit of the game dragged just a bit too much for my liking. Have you beaten 3D already? --- Sir Chris Doom The Kanto Saga - Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH4wNFCrLM ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 11/20/20 4:13:22 PM #2: |
I got what I assume to be 70% of the way through 3D before tapping out - not any specific reason, it's just a very long game and I can't keep momentum going for games longer than 70 hours. I got a little past
2D mode is a lot more brisk though. I really adore the older 2D Dragon Quest games for how quick they are - voice acting and big battle animations are amazing but they also extend playtime by 3x as much. My current plan is to go 2D up until the point where I dropped off and then switch to 3D for the more cinematic experience in the final parts. Also I have the Draconian Trial where enemies are very strong and it was kicking my ass until very recently where I (mostly accidentally) killed a lot of liquid metal slimes. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoomTheGyarados 11/20/20 4:14:48 PM #3: |
Yeah that is in fact the part that starts to drag a bit. I beat the final boss around level 70.
--- Sir Chris Doom The Kanto Saga - Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH4wNFCrLM ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 11/20/20 4:19:27 PM #4: |
Some other random thoughts about DQ11...
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DoomTheGyarados 11/20/20 4:20:47 PM #5: |
Oh, you think Greatswords are better than Sword and board still.
<_< Spoiler for # 4 is great, my favorite is probably Jade. I tend to dig lancers in terms of design tho --- Sir Chris Doom The Kanto Saga - Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH4wNFCrLM ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 11/20/20 4:29:20 PM #6: |
They are at the point where I am now! Hero + Oomphle + Unbridled Blade craps out an absurd amount of damage
Also this may just be me searching for themes, but so far most of the conflicts in seem to be resolved through forgiveness in a shonen anime way that feels nice. People make big mistakes, most of them selfish and some of them catastrophic, as seen by Prince Faris, --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoomTheGyarados 11/20/20 4:35:08 PM #7: |
I didn't quite see it that way but it is a beautiful thought process and I think close to the spirit.
--- Sir Chris Doom The Kanto Saga - Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH4wNFCrLM ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Reg 11/20/20 4:43:05 PM #8: |
Japanese RPG that heavily features one of the classic shounen manga artists also heavily leans on a popular and well-liked shounen trope? You don't say lol
Also yeah the start of act 2 is super strong for exactly the reason KP gave ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 11/20/20 4:45:01 PM #9: |
Also this is B8 so a ranking of sorts is necessary!
DQV - This one is probably never topped for me. Top tier story not just in the series, but in gaming. Kind of cracks me up that it has a monster catching mechanic I never used because I never wanted to take the human characters out of the party. DQ3 and DQ Monsters - Just under V. Hugely nostalgic games for me that did so much right. Dragon Quest III *still* does things better than its contemporaries that have been chasing it for decades and I'm a huge fan of Monsters' randomized dungeons that give an experience that no game I've played has fully recreated. DQ4, DQ8, and DQ11 - The 'very good but falls short of amazing' tier. DQ4's multiple branching paths are fun, DQ8 does everything right but doesn't do anything amazing outside of the overworld/flying music, and I think DQ11 probably moves up a tier after this playthrough is finished. Actually, thinking back on it, DQ11 already would be one tier higher if its soundtrack was better. DQ1 - idk man it's simple and nostalgic. DQ7 - Played for like ten hours, seems fun but lacks focus and has iffy pacing. DQ2, DQ6, DQ9 - I don't remember 2 in the slightest and played a few hours of 6 / 9 without either grabbing me. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LordoftheMorons 11/20/20 5:08:13 PM #10: |
7 > 6 > M2 > M > 5 > 8/11 > 4 > 3 > 9 > 2 > 1
I got burnt out after part two of 11 because of my self imposed requirement to read all NPC dialogue and the fact that I needed to do an entire world tour at the beginning of part 3; need to go back and finish it before I see if it goes before or after 8 (or I guess possibly higher; it's safely above 4) --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cavedweller2000 11/20/20 6:15:12 PM #11: |
Funnily enough I have just started DQ11 Post Game.
First DQ game I have ever played and I'm loving it! --- Well done to azuarc for finishing 67 places above me in the 2020 GOTD Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Arti 11/20/20 6:18:40 PM #12: |
V > XI > IV > I > VI > IX
Pretty easy ranking --- http://backloggery.com/articuno2001/sig.gif azuarc may not know the strength of songs in VGMC, but he conquered the guru in Game of the Decade 2! Congrats! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheRock1525 11/20/20 6:18:47 PM #13: |
Dragon Quest Builders 2 for $14.
A) did I get a good deal? B) did they change much from the original cause I kinda got bored with it? --- TheRock ~ I had a name, my father called me Blues. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JonThePenguin 11/20/20 8:41:19 PM #14: |
This topic makes me wish I knew where my 3DS was. Im a pretty good ways into 7, just finished up the town frozen in time.
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Dancedreamer 11/20/20 9:39:21 PM #15: |
TheRock1525 posted...
A) did I get a good deal? Pretty good deal IMO. I loved Builders 2 more than 1. --- This isn't funny Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes! ~Alexandra ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 11/28/20 4:45:52 AM #16: |
Made it up to where I stopped in Playthrough 1
Quick thoughts: 2D battle system is much better 3D story is mostly better Overall 2D > 3D --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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