mickagau33
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What's with Japan and effeminate tall guys? First P5, now DQ11...is it trendy or something? Sylvia is awesome BTW : sissy as hell but also strong and confident. I love him already (his victory pose is the best)
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Most equipment doesn't change character appearance. Weapons do change, and there are various costumes.
FWIW, the official hashtag is #DQ11 so it would seem SQEX agrees with you!
PumpkinSpice
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Someone in this thread already managed to call the game "DQ4" accidentally.
That's been the focus as far as I've played. I was actually going to comment that this makes the game feel pretty unique as far as Dragon Quest stories go. There's a much firmer focus on the hero and his story than any sort of vignettes thus far. But I'm not super far in at this point, so it remains to be seen how long this will go on for. It's very interesting, regardless.
It makes sense for an hastag, since it's abbreviated anyway. The official title is still Dragon Quest XI.
I see the point in using 11 though. Never thought confusing low roman numbers would be a thing.
Just got an e-mail saying I should have this game by the end of the day. Original estimate was August 1 or August 2. For about $10 more than I would pay for a USA game at launch I'm getting an imported game 3 days after it's Japanese release. Based Amazon.jp. How they're getting this game to me from Osaka to New York this quickly for this cheap I have no idea.
Don't mean any harm, I just find the XI more aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
YankeeDonB
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Really like the sound of this. I appreciate the side stories in prior DQs, but it's sometimes hard for me to follow an rpg all the way to the end if there isn't a strong and relatively well paced character-driven throughline (particularly as an adult w/ kids and a demanding job - if I can play in big chunks, it doesn't seem to matter as much as long as gameplay is fun. But once I'm down to an hour or two a day or less, I need that narrative to keep me coming back).
Much as I love FF XII (and I've completed it twice), I've just run aground at Archades in Zodiac Age. Having lots of fun, but I know there aren't a whole lot of story beats left, and the dungeon crawling alone isn't a major motivator.
I managed to do the quest where you have to beat the wyvern dog with beast mode at night. First time I managed to get zone on the hero/Camus/Senya, the wyvern dog killed Camus before he could act. Second time I got it, Silvia killed the thing before Camus could act (stupid guest characters). Third time, finally. Sheesh.
It occurs to me that both of the most recent quests I did are going to be quite a bit more difficult to do in 2D mode, because battles are random and you can't choose what to encounter. I do think that certain encounters are relegated to certain parts of the map at times, though, and it seems like the wyvern dog always spawns at one particular spot in the desert in 3D mode, so maybe that'll help. But the gold cactus ball one? Lawd.
It occurs to me that both of the most recent quests I did are going to be quite a bit more difficult to do in 2D mode, because battles are random and you can't choose what to encounter. I do think that certain encounters are relegated to certain parts of the map at times, though, and it seems like the wyvern dog always spawns at one particular spot in the desert in 3D mode, so maybe that'll help. But the gold cactus ball one? Lawd.
DriftingSpirit
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Right, 2018.
This looks so good, cant wait to get into this but 2017 is already quite stacked.
MP heal on level up makes this game rather too easy early to mid game. Leveling up is frequent enough that you can keep grinding forever without much regard for MP. Also, I wish all those stat ailment reduction accessories made a bigger difference tactically. No bosses have encouraged me to wear any of those. Other than the difficulty, loving every aspect of this game thus far. Replaying this on PS4 is going to be such a treat.
In general, DQ11 has no sense of resource management at all. Character inventories are enormous, they brought over the smaller MP restoratives from DQ10, and you still have the ability to restore MP by melee attacking with staves as in DQ9/DQ10. That plus the abundance of camps and full healing on level up means that MP should rarely if ever be an issue.
It's a bit of a bummer as a long-time fan, because the series started out with a keen focus on resource management. But I suppose people just don't enjoy that, so now it's not really a thing anymore.
It's a bit of a bummer as a long-time fan, because the series started out with a keen focus on resource management. But I suppose people just don't enjoy that, so now it's not really a thing anymore.
Congrats!IT'S HERE
Now my husband just needs to get home from work and we can get started!!!!
I wish I was you and could read japanese.
PumpkinSpice
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IT'S HERE
Now my husband just needs to get home from work and we can get started!!!!
Mine's out for delivery. Next business day delivery from Japan is pretty crazy.
I mentioned in the VIII 3DS thread a while back that I wasn't a huge fan of levelling up restoring mp, I don't think any of my characters ever came close to running out in the game
Setzer
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I thought it added an element of strategy and challenge to the game so that's disappointing to hear. I always loved doing dungeons in DQ games with multiple floors because you had to be prepared with having enough healing herbs, antidotes, and manage your MP usage. If you didn't conserve you could end up in big trouble especially when you got to a boss fight.
Played for 6 hours today, I beat. Loved every second of it. Well, except for that hour where I had to repeat quests, find and kill one liquid metal and do some exploration twice, because I loaded the wrong save.
Remember kids, always finish your play sessions on the PS4 with a hard save, because it's way too easy to load your last regular save instead of the auto save (the cursor defaults to the former when launching the game). Well, I learned my lesson.
I think my highlight of today was the
, really funny stuff.
For those interested - I updated my playthrough archive with today's streams.
Remember kids, always finish your play sessions on the PS4 with a hard save, because it's way too easy to load your last regular save instead of the auto save (the cursor defaults to the former when launching the game). Well, I learned my lesson.
I think my highlight of today was the
medal academy
For those interested - I updated my playthrough archive with today's streams.
Well, that gives me a funny little idea on how to choose my better halfI can't, but my husband can.
I picked up these in Akihabara yesterday...
You know, that fan looked extremely familiar to me and I believed I had one from a while ago, but I couldn't place it.
Looked in a drawer I rarely go into just now, and there were two. It's the same King Slime, but it says "DRAGON QUEST SUMMER FESTIVAL 2010" instead of "DRAGON QUEST XI". We got them on our honeymoon, either at the Square Enix Store or the DQ cafe. <3
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Is it? I just unlocked the feature last night, but I believe it's possible to get a worse result than the one you うちなおした. Isn't it just a "re-roll" that consumes a different generic resource than the specific resources required to craft an entirely new one?
DriftingSpirit
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Stop hyping me up!
No, you can't get a worse result. The worst case is that it says you failed to redo, and you keep the item the same as before. Using the examine option in the forge when you're on track for a worse result just says "it's likely to be the same as before."
dragonchild
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Uh, john tv should I change my avatar or is there enough room in this thread for two spikey-haired silent protagonists?
Hippopuncher12
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Setzer
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Get the Google translate app for your phone and then just hold it up to the screen. =)
I know it's not gonna be that accurate but I'm assuming the literature in DQXI isn't gonna be that difficult to decipher if the translation is poor?
This is very interesting.
what ???? never tried it, no way this could work, that would totally change my life...
Okay so I'm already going back on this. I just can't resist playing them all together! I'll just make the gap between switching larger. Just had Silvia join on 3DS 3D, time to play PS4 up to that point~
I hope this is sarcasm.
Is there a better way? Do people have translate books next to them that don't understand the language? Or am I better off just waiting?
Setzer
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Kinda. It isn't entirely accurate but it does give you a general idea of what is going on with the story. It's quite helpful for navigating the menus though. So if you import the game and don't know any Japanese I would at least use the app for this. It does the translation in real-time using your phone's camera so you don't have to first take a screenshot and then use the app to translate it.
purseowner
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I've done this with many games to great success, so it's not a ridiculous idea.
mickagau33
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The yocchi side quest is more addictive than I thought it would be in the 3DS version lol. I wonder how the little guys are implemented in the PS4 version...are they only story related or is there also a game mechanic specific to them?
Yes
I haven't done many so not much that I can comment, they're a lot better than IX's at least.
In looks character customization is limited in the way VIII was, 30 hours in I've found 5 costumes, not even for the whole cast, there are the skills though, but it doesn't change how the characters look.
Weapon variety doesn't seem any higher or lower than previous games.
Cool, yes, challenging, no.
DriftingSpirit
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No difficulty options, right?
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