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Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS) |OT| Cor Blimey!
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That's what I just said.
Mine shipped like a half hour after you posted. Took them fuckers long enough.
SinCityAssassin
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Good times will be had this weekend.
enoirmeplz
Member
I really feel like I'll never get through all the Dragon Quest games. I'll pick this and vii up down the road.
Dakhil
Member
Yeah, I just noticed that. That's what I get for not reading carefully.
Dr. Giggles
Member
Still not shipped.Amazon has shipped late like this before and delivered.... really hope they don't fuck this up.
They fucked up for me. Mine won't be here until Monday. Just gonna pick it up tomorrow at GS and return the Amazon one.
Boomerangs are overwhelmingly better for regular fights. You will get through them much faster with boomerangs than any single target weapon (boomerangs hit all enemies). Yangus's club skills in general are pretty blah, I strongly recommend going axes for him. His first axe skill is an ability that lowers enemy defense (invaluable), and he also learns a skill to crit or miss, which is great for hunting metal enemies.
Awesome, thanks for the info. Just went into town and purchased my first boomerang. Looks like there's no axes for purchase just yet though.
Sorry to hear that. They finally shipped mine to arrive tomorrow. I hope you are going to complain to their CS and get a free month of Prime or some credit.
Weirdly I live in MA and it is shipping from Texas. I guess they're going to overnight it.
First axe will be available at the second town.
MrMephistoX
Member
Might get this eventually...but am holding out hope for an HD PS2 port to PS4 or Switch. Loved this game until my launch PS3 died before I could back up my saves.
I was about 30 hours in and never beat it.
I was about 30 hours in and never beat it.
Agent Unknown
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Pre-ordered at GameStop a few days ago so I could get the bonus 3DS carrying pouch. Sad to say I just recently unlocked All Trades Abbey in DQ VII so I am gonna have my hands full. Heck, I'll tackle both! This game just looks too fun.
People who have played the original version might be interested in knowing that there were a couple of skill nerfs in this version. Helm splitter now reduces defense by 25% per use instead of 50%, and twin dragon lash is weaker than it was (but still good, just not completely insane like before). None of the changes affected my personal preferred skill set up, though. Morrie and Red have some great skills too.
I would say that people who have played the game before but never tried a fisticuffs build with any of the characters should definitely give it a try. It's super fun, and thin air attack is ridiculous.
I would say that people who have played the game before but never tried a fisticuffs build with any of the characters should definitely give it a try. It's super fun, and thin air attack is ridiculous.
Clubs were buffed a bit and Helm Splitter was nerfed, which makes Clubs relatively more appealing than they were in the PS2 version. I doubt it's enough to make them better than Axes, but I haven't played this version yet.
Megalosaro
Banned
I need some suggestions for main character names, I'm bad at naming
And don't say Eight
Megalosaro
I'm thinking about cutting spears on hero to try fisticuffs.
EDIT: eShop version can be played now!
I mentioned the helm splitter nerf above, but I'm not aware of any club buff. The skills themselves are the same, and they're too specific to be particularly great IMO, requiring specific families of monsters and such. I wouldn't even use them on Morrie considering his other skill lines.
ladyluthien
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meltingparappa
Member
Is there any character who's a better candidate than the rest to invest in fisticuffs?
I'd love to give Jessica something to do during mob fights instead of just hoarding MP, but does the main damage stat pull from the character's strength?
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
I need some suggestions for main character names, I'm bad at naming
And don't say Eight
Ocho
I need some suggestions for main character names, I'm bad at naming
And don't say Eight
How about Huit
I need some suggestions for main character names, I'm bad at naming
And don't say Eight
I always name my jrpg hero name as Heero, unless he/she has an official name that is.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
Anyone know where/when the new monster:
shows up once you've killed 30
?
I've been all over, can't seem to see it, and I really wanted to finish all the photo challenges before I go to the next area.
Never mind. Found it. Night time at the crossroads south of Farebury. Might not require night, but eh.
Crème caraslime
slimes
I've been all over, can't seem to see it, and I really wanted to finish all the photo challenges before I go to the next area.
Never mind. Found it. Night time at the crossroads south of Farebury. Might not require night, but eh.
Apoleptica
Banned
I have a couple questions. Is the storyline good? For a lengthy rpg that has been so praised I expect that it is. Also is the combat fun or does it become a chore after 30+ hours? And how's the exploration? I've never played a dragon quest game before.
Is "Le Club Puff-Puff" censored in the 3DS version?
The hidden Club Puff-Puff requires the Ultimate Key to enter.
PS2 version shown in the video link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGDR9ZXunKU
It seems like something they would do considering a lot of outfits, and at least one major cutscene was censored in the 3DS version.
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The hidden Club Puff-Puff requires the Ultimate Key to enter.
PS2 version shown in the video link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGDR9ZXunKU
It seems like something they would do considering a lot of outfits, and at least one major cutscene was censored in the 3DS version.
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KirbYuuYuu
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Copy just shipped earlier today and is arriving tomorrow. Rather surprising given Amazon normally doesn't do this for me
Any other particular builds worth trying?
Any other particular builds worth trying?
Slight buffs to Monster Masher and Devil Crusher, as noted in post #3 here:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/160146-dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king/74285610
Agreed, though, in that they're still not very good; Axes are still more versatile.
Thin Air in particular doesn't rely on stats, and does 2*Level + 30 damage to all enemies. Getting Thin Air on Jessica does have a relatively high opportunity cost as she has valuable skills in the Staff and Sex Appeal trees, but she does have the MP to use the skill pretty liberally.
Yangus has less opportunity cost, but his MP pool isn't very large and he's pretty slow. The Hero could invest in Boomerangs and get Super Throw as an alternative to Thin Air.
meltingparappa
Member
Thank you very much for this.
It does sound like it'll be hard to break the set of skill investments I had in the PS2 game. Hero/Boomerang, Yangus/Axe, Jessica/Staff, Angelo/Sword just seem so completely optimized to my playstyle.
SolVanderlyn
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What are some build recommendations for Jessica and Angelo?
I went Swords/Courage for the hero and Axes for Yangus... yes, I know, I'm boring.
I went Swords/Courage for the hero and Axes for Yangus... yes, I know, I'm boring.
I went with "Hiro", when I first played it on the PS2. It's close enough to "Hero", without it actually being it. I'll probably do the same thing here.I need some suggestions for main character names, I'm bad at naming
And don't say Eight
Actually, I'll likely just call him "Hero" and be done with it. Creativity be damned.
For silent protagonists, I usually just use my own name since the character's not an actual character anyway unless it's one of the games with a selectable gender where I always pick female (for the DQ games anyway).
I named him Nemo. That's a good name that fits him well I feel.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Why on Earth? The game would be PEGI 12/Teen regardless. It's because of everything they cut for a CERO A, sure, but it's stupid to do that in the West.
With those builds, you'll be set for single target coverage, so some support and mob coverage would be helpful. You could invest in Fisticuffs for Jessica for Thin Air (probably pick up Acceleratle at 3 Staves first), and then move on to Staves. For Angelo, I'd start with either Staves for support and early Caduceus, or Bows for some MP regen and a bit more offense.
squattingdonkey
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Haven't played Dragon Quest VIII in a very long time. Probably won't get to it for awhil, but I can't help but buy these to support the franchise. Probably the only franchise I do that with.
RareFantasy64
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I have never heard about this. What is this exactly?
Pesmerga00
Member
I need some suggestions for main character names, I'm bad at naming
And don't say Eight
Guv.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Ok, give it to me straight. I played through Dragon Quest VII and half enjoyed it, but not enough to go into a game in the same series of equal length.
Should I pick up DQ8 or just play SMT Apocalypse
Should I pick up DQ8 or just play SMT Apocalypse
DQ8 is one of the best JRPG's of all time.