Wait till you defeat all the veteran bosses then you'll unlock a special boss and trust me it's ridiculously difficult.
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Dragon Quest Heroes |OT| - The World Tree's Woe and Some Heroes We Know
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Wait till you defeat all the veteran bosses then you'll unlock a special boss and trust me it's ridiculously difficult.
On the world map click the touchpad over available missions in cities and it displays a list of monsters that will spawn in that location. Those city missions have endless spawns of whatever monsters are available until you manually extract from the pause menu, so you can farm freely. Sidequest descriptions should tell you what monsters drop whatever items, so all the information you ever need is definitely in the game at your fingertips.
Oh my, I'm playing the game for over 20 hours now but never bothered to press the touchpad over a mission, haha. My life just got easier, thanks
Oh my, I'm playing the game for over 20 hours now but never bothered to press the touchpad over a mission, haha. My life just got easier, thanks
One of the crew members of the Stone Cloud actually offers this in a line of dialogue the first time one visits a city that has already been liberated/protected, but I can see how a person could easily skip past it. I'm just one of those weird people that reads all of the dialogue and talks to everyone in town/etc in JRPG's. Old habits die hard.
I totally ignored it and now I'm full of "Kill x monsters" quests. Time for some farming then.
anyone? Iirc they planned to release some sub-stories as free (?) dlcs so I'd assume they're all in this english version but I just wanted to confirm. not sure if they released them all either.
I have the English version of the slime collector's edition. As far as I can tell it's just weapons and a few extra maps. The maps didn't really add any additional story, just places to grind for particular items and treasure.
TheSpoiler
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Finally hit the end. What a ride. Defintely one of my favorite games of this year. Somehow, my final team ended up being Terry, Isla, Luc, and JessicaDaGawd.
Loved how the ending was like
Still, corny but enjoyable all the same.
I have some very small gripes. Like accessories being hard to get throughout the entire first run (I mean, you CAN spend the medals to get some of them but it's better to hoard them all on the second run), leveling being a slower pace than I'm used to (even if you get a truckload of skill points per level), and a scant few levels requiring you to sit by the camp and fight it out there.
But overall, I enjoyed my time with it, and I hope Omega Force gets more work like this in the future. They might be my own personal Platinum Games-tier developers.
At any rate, Terry is my next writeup when I'm not getting lazy and can pull myself away from NG+
Loved how the ending was like
WHEN WILL WE SEE YOU GUISE AGAIN when they already confirmed a sequel lol.
I have some very small gripes. Like accessories being hard to get throughout the entire first run (I mean, you CAN spend the medals to get some of them but it's better to hoard them all on the second run), leveling being a slower pace than I'm used to (even if you get a truckload of skill points per level), and a scant few levels requiring you to sit by the camp and fight it out there.
But overall, I enjoyed my time with it, and I hope Omega Force gets more work like this in the future. They might be my own personal Platinum Games-tier developers.
At any rate, Terry is my next writeup when I'm not getting lazy and can pull myself away from NG+
gunstarhero
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There's a weekend XP boost? Where/how?
No clue either. I've been playing all day today and I have no idea if I'm actually getting the XP/gold boost or not. It says to check the site for details but there isn't shit on the site.
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Hm, the last time I tried to play a Musou was on the PS2 and didn't much care for it. I do like action RPGs though,and I was just about sold on Hyrule Warrirors. Everything I'm seeing/reading about Dragon Quest Heroes has me sold. I hope i'm not disappointed.
I do have a question though, how great does this game look in motion? I tried watching it on a couple Twitch streams but compression makes it hard to tell how the aliasing is.
I do have a question though, how great does this game look in motion? I tried watching it on a couple Twitch streams but compression makes it hard to tell how the aliasing is.
Started playing last night and I'm having a lot of fun. DQ is my favorite game series, and I can't help but have a stupid grin on my face while I play. There's something really great about seeing all of these DQ monsters moving around in real-time, and the way some of their quirks are translated here, like the Brownies' crit-or-miss attacks, is really charming. Been maining my boy Terry.
Literally go to any location that isn't a story mission and you're getting double exp. there is a small message that appears in the top right corner that says exp event or something.
Story areas were saying "rare item" event as well. I found a little glowing crystal in a wall but couldn't do anything with it. Was only able to play an hour tonight before leaving the house.
Ok I guess any level has it. It will show in a text box as soon as it loads X event on now at the top middle of the screen. It has switched to Rare Item event now for me.
FarEastOfTengai
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I'm on my first play through and have 100 mini medals now. Should I spend them? I am always worried even in the main DQ games I will spend them wrong. Should I spend them on recipes or the high end weapons/shield?
It really depends on whether you want to do NG+, because medal-exchanged weapons don't carry over but medals themselves do.
That being said you can platinum the game on the first round, then concentrate to beat post-game missions those are too difficult to be counted within trophies on third round.
FarEastOfTengai
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So don't bother with recipes or go after them instead of weapons since they don't carry over? I've noticed I've been getting some recipes on the medal list even without buying them.
You're probably finding them in missions/drops from enemies. I found several this way.
For recipes you already have you don't have to buy them using medals. But recipes do carry over so at least they won't be wasted. Just buy those recipes by medals when you can't absolutely find them from monster drops.
FarEastOfTengai
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Great. Thanks!
BTW the general rule for NG+ carry over is, that you can't carry over anything you can't sell and still takes up stash slot (to avoid killing your stash obviously). IIRC Metal King's shield was quite strong, can be bought using medals, and you could sell it in Japanese version so it carries over. For such items you can spend medals and they won't be wasted at all.
So apparently this is the deal...
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2015...and_youll_get_bonus_experience_and_rare_items
I could tell I wasn't getting anything resembling double XP today while I was playing, so I'm gonna trust this.
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2015...and_youll_get_bonus_experience_and_rare_items
I could tell I wasn't getting anything resembling double XP today while I was playing, so I'm gonna trust this.
RoodyPooUS
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i wish they made these goddess statues at least a bit more hard some moves take 10-15% off it
robotzombie
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Does everyone have alt colors or just the main four?
Also, how do you get the secret character unlock quest?
Also, how do you get the secret character unlock quest?
All of them but mr secret. Just keep playing you'll know.
RoodyPooUS
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anyone find a list of all the sweet success effects yo can have
Megalosaro
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Alena does.
Cow Goes Moo
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if you're using the ps4 share, you can't stream the game at all I believe
Ghost Slayer
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Seeing lots of people like you purchased the game after playing demo at game stores, I think SE should make a public demo on PSN.
Does blocking even work against bosses? Unless I'm mistaken, Gigante's attacks are all unblockables.
Been trying to make use of Aurora's Rebuttal whenever possible but I'm starting to feel that skill is absolutely useless :/
Napalm_Frank
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I'm still very early in the game. I got the world map and am now in Arba doing some mook fighting. It's endless respawns right so I shouldn't keep going on in hopes of some loot?
zeopower6
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I think it's an issue with the music copyright.
Well big blue is an exception. But everyone else can be blocked and it makes a huge difference. Haven't really dabbled with spell blocking though.
Yea, all of those non-quest mission lists in towns you've already finished are just endless spawns.
This game is awesome.
A few things. Touchpad when selecting the map you want to go to tells you what monsters are in there. Handy as hell for finding out who is where.
Crit is awesome. Most of my time has near infinite mp now because they get a fair chunk back per crit. I almost always run with terry Jessica and Nera due to buffs and heals they can do.
I'm currently at
how far am I in the game?
A few things. Touchpad when selecting the map you want to go to tells you what monsters are in there. Handy as hell for finding out who is where.
Crit is awesome. Most of my time has near infinite mp now because they get a fair chunk back per crit. I almost always run with terry Jessica and Nera due to buffs and heals they can do.
I'm currently at
Shrine of Scales
Benzychenz
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So what games does this have major references to? I only got into the franchise this year and played 4 and 5 so far, going to play 6 and 8 next which covers all the playable characters in this, but if there more that would be important?
Iriscomeback
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Got the game a few days ago, my thoughts:
I love it!
Picked it up because I'm a huge Warriors fan, and this one doesn't disappoint. The pace of combat is somewhat slower than Samurai Warriors 4, but that's ok. First I missed Hyper attacks but not anymore. Casting spells is also a cool addition. You can really feel that with each game, they are perfecting the combat.
Also huge compliments to the localization. One of the best since Xenoblade I think, the voice-acting is really good (Yangus and King Dorric are my favorites so far).
Never played a Dragon Quest game and I must say that I really want to get into them now. The art style is really charming and has kind of a Zelda feel to it. Any advice where to start?
My only complaint so far is the hub area. Although I like the concept, it just takes too long to do something. Picking up quests, gear and saving the game feels like a chore. You have to scroll through lots of text to get something done. Could be improved.
I love it!
Picked it up because I'm a huge Warriors fan, and this one doesn't disappoint. The pace of combat is somewhat slower than Samurai Warriors 4, but that's ok. First I missed Hyper attacks but not anymore. Casting spells is also a cool addition. You can really feel that with each game, they are perfecting the combat.
Also huge compliments to the localization. One of the best since Xenoblade I think, the voice-acting is really good (Yangus and King Dorric are my favorites so far).
Never played a Dragon Quest game and I must say that I really want to get into them now. The art style is really charming and has kind of a Zelda feel to it. Any advice where to start?
My only complaint so far is the hub area. Although I like the concept, it just takes too long to do something. Picking up quests, gear and saving the game feels like a chore. You have to scroll through lots of text to get something done. Could be improved.
I'd say Dragon Warrior 3 is essential.
You should be fine with those.
Flightmare
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Played it for about 10 hours and I'm loving it. Wish there was a photo mode, it's such a beautiful game
Aarglefarg
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I would suggest Dragon Quest VIII, based on what you said you liked in this game. DQ8's art style more closely resembles Dragon Quest Heroes, and Yangus's voice actor is in it too if you get the English-language PS2 version.