I remember liking Maribel in the PSX and I was pretty bummed when
she left
I plan to use her again in the 3DS remake endgame, she's a fairly unique character, personality-wise, but as a human being? She's trash.
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I remember liking Maribel in the PSX and I was pretty bummed when
I plan to use her again in the 3DS remake endgame, she's a fairly unique character, personality-wise, but as a human being? She's trash.
KittenMaster
Member
Meribel's attack is bad, but there are enough ways to work around it and agility is the most useful stat, IMO.
Benzychenz
Member
Oh I just realised I may have missed something.
Is Sharkeye's wife anywhere in the present? I feel like she should have turned up again so it's probably a sidequest I missed.
Also, who was that priest that had lost his memory that got killed by the monster? He's never brought up again but he seemed important.
Also, who was that priest that had lost his memory that got killed by the monster? He's never brought up again but he seemed important.
darkmark1987
Member
Good God I hate the hate new 3ds design. Just finished a long story sequence get near the church and the power button is pressed gently as i move just a fraction sat in bed) and kicks me out the game losing an hours progress
She turns up during the credits. You don't actually meet her as far as I know.
He was the priest from Volgograd, the statue Luka gives him is the statue from Providence. He sacrifices himself twice.
He was the priest from Volgograd, the statue Luka gives him is the statue from Providence. He sacrifices himself twice.
darkmark1987
Member
Persevered and did the dungeon again. Now in buccanham how far am I in the game?
Benzychenz
Member
Oh, I mustn't have been paying enough attention during the credits, whoops.
And ohhhhhhhhhhhh!! Wow, I completely failed to put that together.
And ohhhhhhhhhhhh!! Wow, I completely failed to put that together.
Thanks.
Finished the main game last night, thoughts below:
Overall I really enjoyed it but DQ8 is still number 1. For reference I have played all the ds remakes too.
A few issues with the game however:
The music; whilst it was good, there seemed to be only a handful of tracks...perhaps my memory fails me but DQ8 didn't feel like this.
There were a few occasions where in order to progress required talking to an npc that didn't feel logical but generally I think this is more to do with the original game's development roots and era (ie a snes/Ps1 mix)
The overall level progression felt kind of restrained/modest (ie you can kill the demon king at roughly level 36 which feels a little low) but this is likely more to do with it being a game from the Ps1.
The job system was nice; I had hero & Ruff as heros and Aishe & Mervyn as champions....dat blade of ultimate power...using it twice per turn felt godlike
I look forward to replaying DQ8!
A few issues with the game however:
The music; whilst it was good, there seemed to be only a handful of tracks...perhaps my memory fails me but DQ8 didn't feel like this.
There were a few occasions where in order to progress required talking to an npc that didn't feel logical but generally I think this is more to do with the original game's development roots and era (ie a snes/Ps1 mix)
The overall level progression felt kind of restrained/modest (ie you can kill the demon king at roughly level 36 which feels a little low) but this is likely more to do with it being a game from the Ps1.
The job system was nice; I had hero & Ruff as heros and Aishe & Mervyn as champions....dat blade of ultimate power...using it twice per turn felt godlike
I look forward to replaying DQ8!
Megalosaro
Banned
You still have a bit of game left, but you're nearing the endish. Maybe 15-20 hours tops.
I could have sworn I ran into an npc in the coral cave or c something that was strongly implied to be her
Sammy Samusu
Member
75h in!
Playing as
.
And the one thing that I hate about JRPGs is
Playing as
Sir Mervyn right now
And the one thing that I hate about JRPGs is
the obsession with gods. I knew from the very beginning that the almighty would do something bad. Predictable as fuck. It happens in every JRPG!
Question: I wasn't a fan of the original DQ7 PSX (the storyline never seemed to go anywhere and the game was too much of a time sink for the wrong reasons I felt), but I loved DQ8 and DQ9. Does this remake play more like those latter two games or is it more like the original? Because if it takes 20 hours to unlock classes I would probably just play DQ9 again.
Megalosaro
Banned
It's definitely a lot faster paced. I'm at the final dungeon 80 hours in. Before that took me like 150 hours
darkmark1987
Member
Awesome thanks megalosaro
my party keeps warming me this is a long quest so will play more laterMegalosaro
Banned
That never bothered me. The class system in dq isn't like the one in ff. IT'S always been something that is unlocked 1/3rd of the way into the game. While it would have been nice to learn a few more skills, the point it comes is at a point where it injects a refreshing g element in to propEl you the next 30 hours.
Plus the story where you unlock it is epic as shit.
Btw on an unrelated note,
Is there a difference between the two? The descriptions are the same
Plus the story where you unlock it is epic as shit.
Btw on an unrelated note,
any point teach in the wiz The Greater Leveller? Does it unlock The Greatest Leveller?
Is there a difference between the two? The descriptions are the same
Sammy Samusu
Member
Damn, lots of story sequences in the final hours.
After this part, the game isn't exceedingly difficult. Alltrades Abbey is just kind of a kick in the pants.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I feel like the game expected you to buy
two of the 2400 boomerang and get some gear from the memory game
I beat the final boss handily
then
I def made a point of always having two of the highest available boomerangs in my party
in the long run is better than buying other good weapons that hit a single enemy or group, and you are given the best swords
then
the Almighty cleaned my clock in like five turns
what the actual fuck I saw the 'rude awakening' skill fail to wake up Maribel
goddamn you almighty you cheating bastard
what the actual fuck I saw the 'rude awakening' skill fail to wake up Maribel
goddamn you almighty you cheating bastard
I def made a point of always having two of the highest available boomerangs in my party
in the long run is better than buying other good weapons that hit a single enemy or group, and you are given the best swords
I never did the memory game the whole game. Boomerangs are great early game though.
I didn't have nearly as hard of a time at Alltrades as most people did. And I'm not really sure why since I didn't grind or anything. Probably due to RNGesus.
Megalosaro
Banned
Scorch is more op
Benzychenz
Member
What class gets scorch? Never used that.
Three party members with thin air made the game easy enough already though
Three party members with thin air made the game easy enough already though
KittenMaster
Member
You have to get permission from the king to climb the tower and grab a bit of the flame at the top. Once you do that it'll put you back to the main party.
Maribel at the start was pretty trash at the start but later on when she gets spells she becomes really useful. Her speed is really good too, prolly second to Ruff.
And yeah, if I met someone like her IRL I dunno if I can tolerate lol. She's pretty hilarious though her with sass and constant insults to the hero.
As people have said, Scorch is even more absurdly powerful. Once I got Monster Masher fully mastered on Ruff, I just Scorched my way to victory from normal encounters until Buccanham I think? The downside was that Ruff was pretty useless to me for the final dungeon since I never leveled any other classes with him.
I went to the king and he just talked about not believing the almighty. Nothing about permission.
KittenMaster
Member
IIRC you have to select the correct option there before he'll let you into the tower.
The remake had some previously free abilities have some MP costs added to them.
I'm stunned that Thin Air wasn't one of them.
Dsyndrome
Member
Just wait until you get Scorch. Game's become trivial due to that number, since both Ruff and the Protagonist are fully-classed heroes.
Edit: Beaten like a dead horse.
Scorch is ridiculous! And it costs Zero!
I don't know if I leveled bad classes in my original play-through in the PSX version or if this game is just way easier than the original.
Maribel as a Sage and MC as a Monster Masher was just devastating to all enemies.
I changed Maribel to a Jester and MC to a Priest, but the game thus far has been eazy peazy. Way easier than I remembered, but I may have just remembered it being harder than it actually was.
I think making every character learn a Monster Class or two to get a free ability like Scorch or Lightening is crucial, but it also makes me feel too OP.
Tizoc
Member
Id say so yes but there is an even more overpowered spell
Note that thin air wont damage certain enemies
KittenMaster
Member
I managed to get a very lucky rare drop in an endgame area that recovers MP with steps, so now I can just have the AI have fun with actual spells (which end up much, much stronger than Scorch).
Megalosaro
Banned
It's a bonus dungeon
You should have found a few "Mysterious Shards". They go into an alter at the bottom of the Shrine of Mysteries. One of the shards you get during the credits
Magicpaint
Member
Thin Air starts being less effective towards the end though. Like many enemies become immune to it. But yeah, mid-game it basically lets you one-shot almost everything.
So I literally spent Saturday grinding vocations .
My party is now Champion/Monster smasher/Paladin/Paladin lvl is 35/34/32/32
I maxed heal slime for the main character so he could get multi-heal permanently
My Main character has almost maxed champion (1 lvl away) Ruff, I kept him Monster Smasher because I like this vocation abilities and I recruit monster way easier too and the other 2 are almost maxed paladin I was thinking about switching them to Champion after that .
What lvl should I be for last boss ?
I just beat the
with no problem at all .
Also I know
I really hope her lvl will be the same as my current party otherwise I'm no gonna switch back I already did toot much grinding in this game lol
My party is now Champion/Monster smasher/Paladin/Paladin lvl is 35/34/32/32
I maxed heal slime for the main character so he could get multi-heal permanently
My Main character has almost maxed champion (1 lvl away) Ruff, I kept him Monster Smasher because I like this vocation abilities and I recruit monster way easier too and the other 2 are almost maxed paladin I was thinking about switching them to Champion after that .
What lvl should I be for last boss ?
I just beat the
Demon lord under the excavation site
Also I know
Maribel will be back
Megalosaro
Banned
She doesn't level scale, but she does catch up quick. Plus it's worth it since maribel is the best