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ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

a Loving Dog posted:

I love this game so much

:same:

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Frenz
Jan 14, 2009

I'm the Crossbow Colossus

MagusDraco
Nov 11, 2011

even speedwagon was trolled
Octagonia Oh my god the tournament. Oh my god the Bullion brothers. Sterling Sylva is such an amazing name. I'm loving this so much.

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

I haven't had too much of a hard time so far but Indignus completely kicked my rear end :stare:

Chilled Milk
Jun 22, 2003

No one here is alone,
satellites in every home

Pablo Nergigante posted:

I haven't had too much of a hard time so far but Indignus completely kicked my rear end :stare:

i didn't have too hard of a time with him, but i've only wiped twice so far. once against tentacular, and once against the second form of final boss. i had all 3 characters with zing on the field and he loving wiped them all from near full health in a double turn

Frenz
Jan 14, 2009

The last few bosses of act 2 really ramp up the difficulty imo. I didn’t wipe at all until post game but I felt like I got some lucky breaks before that.

Frenz
Jan 14, 2009

One big thing I learned from a loading screen tip that other dq noobs may not be aware of is that party members take less damage the farther to the right in the lineup they are.

Your mages will still be destroyed if a boss attacks them directly but I’m sure it helps with aoe

extremebuff
Jun 20, 2010

i love that act 2 wraps up with a big, proper final dungeon that takes a long while to complete, but is smartly full of unlockable shortcuts (unlike 5's final dungeon that was a huge brutal gauntlet with no checkpoints) so that you can leave and make stuff with all the mats and recipes you find as you chip away at it

i also love (postgame ending)that there's an Uber version of the castle for the final luminary trial :twisted:

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

Frenz posted:

One big thing I learned from a loading screen tip that other dq noobs may not be aware of is that party members take less damage the farther to the right in the lineup they are.

Your mages will still be destroyed if a boss attacks them directly but I�m sure it helps with aoe

Yeah I keep forgetting that fact. I kicked his rear end the second time by sticking my tanks at the front and Rab at the back.

Mia Wasikowska
Oct 7, 2006

i'm only like halfway through but man the trash mobs in this game have more memorable designs than like other RPG's bosses and main characters

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011
true. but they have been in every dragon quest game since world war 2

Daikatana Ritsu
Aug 1, 2008

I.N.R.I posted:

true. but they have been in every dragon quest game since world war 2

lol ya, and there's still some that aren't in

sector_corrector
Jan 18, 2012

by Nyc_Tattoo
the craft they put into every character design and animation really pays off. small things like the first monster in a pack having a different entrance animation than the others, or each monster having a stupid, goofy sleep animation.

mysterious loyall X
Jul 8, 2003

Daikatana Ritsu posted:

lol ya, and there's still some that aren't in

I want the poltergeist and warlocks from dq1 back

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!

I.N.R.I posted:

true. but they have been in every dragon quest game since world war 2

There's some new ones too. I like the professaurus and his little class of monsters

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

my favorite monster didn’t even appear until dq9 (cruelcumber)

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

ROFL Octopus posted:

my favorite monster didn’t even appear until dq9 (cruelcumber)
Those weren't in 8?

Chilled Milk
Jun 22, 2003

No one here is alone,
satellites in every home

corn in the bible posted:

There's some new ones too. I like the professaurus and his little class of monsters

that's another little touch i appreciate, having fun with the visible monsters

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

FactsAreUseless posted:

Those weren't in 8?

Nope: http://dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Cruelcumber

They feel like instant classics though

e: shout outs to zumeanie as well

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011

FactsAreUseless posted:

Those weren't in 8?

youre thinking of the bell pepper guys. that are basically 2 bell peppers fused together

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

I.N.R.I posted:

youre thinking of the bell pepper guys. that are basically 2 bell peppers fused together

theyre cool too. two bros impaled together and theyre pretty chill about it

Fargield
Sep 27, 2008
Sham Hatwitch is my favorite

Frenz
Jan 14, 2009

I like the pandas and I don't even get mad when my party members get mesmerized by them playing with their big beautiful ball

sector_corrector
Jan 18, 2012

by Nyc_Tattoo

Frenz posted:

I like the pandas and I don't even get mad when my party members get mesmerized by them playing with their big beautiful ball

... there are pandas?

extremebuff
Jun 20, 2010

Fargield posted:

Sham Hatwitch is my favorite

its a good one

Daikatana Ritsu
Aug 1, 2008

sector_corrector posted:

... there are pandas?

they're very rare..

ROFL Octopus
Jun 20, 2014

LET ME EXPLAIN

sector_corrector posted:

... there are pandas?

rarified ursa minors, they look drat cool tho

sector_corrector
Jan 18, 2012

by Nyc_Tattoo
i got a ring that makes rare monsters show up, so i might try to find one before i finish the game out

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

I.N.R.I posted:

youre thinking of the bell pepper guys. that are basically 2 bell peppers fused together
Oh, yeah. That makes sense.

Chilled Milk
Jun 22, 2003

No one here is alone,
satellites in every home
got the ultimate key and can finally get into all those places i found 30 game hours ago :yeshaha:


going out of town for the weekend instead home on the computer :blastu:

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

Just got the credits... wonderful game, I understand there’s a ton left to do in the postgame though.

an actual dog
Nov 18, 2014

big update in the patch notes:

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011

Fargield posted:

Sham Hatwitch is my favorite

i love that one. i also like drackys and bag of laugh enemies

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011
the academy dracky in 11 cracks me up. even though its supposed to be an angelic singer it only knows 1 song. it probably practised the song for 10 hours a day until it got really good at it

Michael Transactions
Nov 11, 2013

This game is cool. Want to talk to all of the people

dangerdoom volvo
Nov 5, 2009
Wow i just got to I guess the 2nd act and I am Captivated

my morning jackass
Aug 24, 2009

the luminary has taken a dark path into gambling degeneracy.

is here any prizes in the first casino that are exceptional? Any I shouldn’t bother with?

Regy Rusty
Apr 26, 2010

my morning jackass posted:

the luminary has taken a dark path into gambling degeneracy.

is here any prizes in the first casino that are exceptional? Any I shouldn’t bother with?

Aside from the recipes there's nothing in the first line of casino items that won't be quickly outclassed. I wouldn't spend more time than is enjoyable trying to get the more expensive stuff.

Michael Transactions
Nov 11, 2013

Trying to get Erik to dual wield.

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dangerdoom volvo
Nov 5, 2009
Rodrigo is annoyed att having a bunch of gays all over his house

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