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Detective No. 27 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUFO5uE2FeM How to Train Your Dragon Quest
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Apr 3, 2019 23:56
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I can't wait to see the Kon fight.  
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Apr 4, 2019 00:06
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So I guess they’ll probably go with Bianca as the wife? If they’re bringing in all three gens, kinda have to go with one of them, and she has box art preference.
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Apr 4, 2019 03:16
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I get the feeling that a bunch of Japanese movie theaters might get burned down to the ground if they don't go with Bianca.
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Apr 4, 2019 03:29
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Detective No. 27 posted:I get the feeling that a bunch of Japanese movie theaters might get burned down to the ground if they don't go with Bianca. No, come on, these're people who actually gave Deltarune a day before posting videos spoiling everything, I'm sure things'll be fine.
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Apr 4, 2019 03:49
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wow, a dq hero who isn't an unsettling mute.
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Apr 4, 2019 20:08
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Five should be using a gnarled, beat up wooden staff as a weapon not some dumb sword im pissed
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Apr 4, 2019 21:14
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No Debora No sale
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Apr 4, 2019 21:18
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That looks great! People are obviously already complaining that the style isn’t 1:1 Toriyama, but I think it’s refreshing. I honestly think DQXI pushed that style as far as it could go.
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Apr 4, 2019 23:45
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Mover posted:Five should be using a gnarled, beat up wooden staff as a weapon not some dumb sword im pissed
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Apr 5, 2019 00:02
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HPanda posted:So I guess they’ll probably go with Bianca as the wife? If they’re bringing in all three gens, kinda have to go with one of them, and she has box art preference. Probably, unless they nix the kids entirely. I'm just happy it looks like my boys Saber and Slime1 get a pretty big role.
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Apr 5, 2019 01:15
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BabyRyoga posted:I just got word that most of the stuff broken in our translation patch of DQMj3 on the 3DS as far as gameplay goes has been fixed, and I was told if I finish up the polish our programmer will build a patch for the PROFESSIONAL version. Do keep us updated on the project! I'm not into 3DS hacking at all, but by god I will get into it if it means I can play a fully translated version of Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Professional, and I will spend the eighty bucks or whatever on a real, official copy.
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Apr 5, 2019 01:31
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So I'm now on DQXI Act 3 and I'm having some trouble with the plot specifically with Erdwin's legend. How does everybody apparently know Erdwin was a legendary hero and yet nobody knows what he fought? I basically spent all of Acts 1 and 2 under the impression that Mordegon was the great legendary evil that Erdwin was fighting (as evidenced by his control over monsters, basically just an embodiment of chaos) but apparently he didn't even start being a thing until Erdwin was already dead? And Rab had to do a bunch of research to figure out Mordegon's name, and the party are the only non-Watchers on Earth who know what Calasmos even is? What does everyone else in the world think Erdwin DID, exactly? Can someone tell me whether this will make more sense by the end of the game? I dunno I only just got my whale armor but so far I liked the plot better in Act 2, with there being ONE ultimate evil trying to bring down the world tree instead of two. And honestly gameplay-wise I liked Serena being a supermage better than having her and Veronica taking up two party slots. The part of Act 2 where Mordegon kept Calasmos from awakening without the cast or player knowing wtf was happening was pretty cool though.
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Apr 6, 2019 04:02
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loquacius posted:So I'm now on DQXI Act 3 and I'm having some trouble with the plot I think the idea there is that Calasmos is only known as The Most Evil Thing Ever, Harbinger Of General Suckiness, so when he died and wizard man became Mordegon that title was blurred together
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Apr 6, 2019 07:11
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Last Celebration posted:more DQXI plot discussion This could work, except Mordegon seems to think he was the great evil from the legend too, or otherwise he wouldn't be so obsessed with the Luminary that he shows up literally the day he was born to destroy Dundrasil over it. A lot of the way Mordegon acts in Act 1 sort of doesn't make a lot of sense when I think about it, really -- his number one goal from the MC's birth up until Yggdrasil is to kill him, but then right at the end of Act 1 he gets to steal the Sword of Light and launch his campaign of world chaos with the power that gives him. Why was he trying to kill him earlier, then? Shouldn't his number one goal from the beginning of the game have been to get the main character to Yggdrasil as soon as humanly possible so he can steal that sword? Act 3 is great gameplay-wise because I get to craft endgame gear and I love that kind of poo poo, but the plot kind of feels like a not-fully-fleshed-out sequel. e: Also as long as I'm complaining, at the beginning of Act 2 I was super stoked for post-apocalypse Dragon Quest, but then it turns out by "the whole world has been destroyed" they actually meant "Heliodor has been destroyed, also Octagonia is under new management". I showed up to Puerto Valor and it was exactly the same and I was like "oh come on  "I wouldn't get so hung up on this kind of stuff if I wasn't really into the game, though. DQ8 was my favorite game of my college years, and DQXI is pretty much DQ8 but better. They just should have hired me as a consultant to prevent some of these decisions 
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Apr 6, 2019 19:55
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loquacius posted:This could work, except Mordegon seems to think he was the great evil from the legend too, or otherwise he wouldn't be so obsessed with the Luminary that he shows up literally the day he was born to destroy Dundrasil over it. A lot of the way Mordegon acts in Act 1 sort of doesn't make a lot of sense when I think about it, really -- his number one goal from the MC's birth up until Yggdrasil is to kill him, but then right at the end of Act 1 he gets to steal the Sword of Light and launch his campaign of world chaos with the power that gives him. Why was he trying to kill him earlier, then? Shouldn't his number one goal from the beginning of the game have been to get the main character to Yggdrasil as soon as humanly possible so he can steal that sword? Also attacked mermaid land, that one city the twins come from, hot spring town being on the verge of collapse from a dragon, Gondolia overrun with monsters, one city that has much of its population converted into a dragon horde, one city currently being turned to gold, one city about to be crushed by the real great evil, etc. Not all of the apocalypse is complete yet. There’s just a few places where the hero is more helping them recover, and others where he’s preventing things from falling apart completely. It’s more late apocalypse Dragon Quest than post apocalypse. Also Puerto Valor was the home of the greatest knight to ever knight, and his kid is also in the general area keeping things in check.
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Apr 6, 2019 20:28
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loquacius posted:e: Also as long as I'm complaining, at the beginning of Act 2 I was super stoked for post-apocalypse Dragon Quest, but then it turns out by "the whole world has been destroyed" they actually meant "Heliodor has been destroyed, also Octagonia is under new management". I showed up to Puerto Valor and it was exactly the same and I was like "oh come on Act 2 seems to be shooting more for the feel of DQI-III than FFVI's World of Ruin. Human civilization is weak and isolated and the Dark Lord menaces the world from atop his throne as his armies advance. The game would be stronger if Act 2 had more content and Act 1 had less because Act 2 has a tone that compliments the gameplay while Act 1 doesn't know what it wants to be.
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Apr 7, 2019 01:55
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Microcline posted:The game would be stronger if Act 2 had more content and Act 1 had less because Act 2 has a tone that compliments the gameplay while Act 1 doesn't know what it wants to be. This is also true because it would mean more Hendrik content, who along with Sylvando steals every single scene he's in. 
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Apr 8, 2019 00:09
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It really is amazing how completely my opinion of Hendrik flipped around over the course of Act 2, he owns Sylvando is great in cutscenes but needs to be better in combat though, once I got better sources of full-party healing, Oomph, and AoE damage I p much stopped using him.
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Apr 8, 2019 15:43
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Yall are crazy. I can't deal with this lol. Act 2 is full of gloom even if it isn't post-apoc, there's paranoia everywhere and I think that's a good feel. Like there's a giant glowing orb over Gallopolis, it isn't like there's no stakes here. The pacing of the first act introducing the world and Act 2 pulling the lid off is also extremely good. And finally, both Hendrik and Sylvando are great in combat and cutscenes and I used them together a lot! It's a good game!
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Apr 8, 2019 16:34
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On character ballance: I found the character balance in DQ11 to be freaky good. Like not just every character being viable and fun and having interesting synergy with everyone else, but like the pacing of character introductions and reintroductions keeping things fresh until you were ready to take a deep dive in Act 3. Act 2 having this funky pace where it de-emphasises magic until you get Serena and suddenly you have a superpowered magic character going into the first ending is super cool. lol sorry to gush I just really like this game.
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Apr 8, 2019 16:59
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It's a top tier RPG
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Apr 8, 2019 18:01
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Finally discussing something that doesn't need to be (entirely) spoiler-blocked: My meta for Act 2 was all Oomphle, Sap, and physical techs, even with supermage Serena, but Veronica's superspells, spoiler-blocked for anyone playing Act 2 who doesn't know Veronica comes back have me rethinking that for Act 3 Jade spinning in circles and hornying enemies to death was really my main source of magic damage through most of Act 2 lol
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Apr 8, 2019 18:19
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Question about the start of the Post Game vignettes: Prior to going to the mysterious ruins and kicking off that whole storyline, the map marks several pink dots that correspond to small cutscenes with various characters reuniting. There's a marker at The Last Bastion and a cutscene with King Carnelian and Jade, a marker north of Sniflheim with Erik and Mia, a marker in Puerto Valor with Sylvando and Dadvando (a great scene), and then there are two more map markers near Dundrasil. One of the two is definitely marking the Mysterious Ruins, but I can't figure out how to get to the other. What am I missing? I can't see it on any of the maps near Dundrasil and it doesn't appear to be in Octagonia. It also isn't in the Haven's Above area. Did I miss it in the Ruins of Dundrasil? It looks to be southwest of Dundrasil but the map only allows you to go southeast, to the Zwaardsrust region and the Warrior's Rest Inn. Sidenote: I really don't like that the map markers go away as soon as you go the mysterious ruins. It makes a lot of this stuff easy to miss. No one should miss the scene with Sylvando's Dad and the Soldiers of Smile.
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Apr 16, 2019 14:28
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I missed it in the Ruins of Dundrasil. I forgot about the well that allows you to access more of the area. The scene is Rab and the Luminary at Eleanor's grave.
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Apr 17, 2019 03:01
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I got to the Fortress of Fear at level 45 and got whipped by the first blue demon boss. Is this not the very end of the game? Should I have already been informed of the trials? I have to have missed something to suddenly be so low level for the story. I've annihilated everything up until now.
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May 6, 2019 01:06
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me your dad posted:I got to the Fortress of Fear at level 45 and got whipped by the first blue demon boss. If you can get to the Fortress you haven't missed anything. Who are you using, what equipment, what strategy, etc? e: Anything in the plot, I should say. You may have missed some items that are helpful. Shugojin fucked around with this message at 01:29 on May 6, 2019 |
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May 6, 2019 01:26
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I've honestly been playing pretty casually with no real strategy. Somehow it's worked out until now. I'm using the main character, Hendrik, Sylvando and Rab. I'm wearing whatever armor I've been finding except I did buy the dragon mail (I think that's the name) for MC. My MC is 2 hander. So is the spoiler person mentioned above. Sylvando is swords. I can't remember what Rab is using at the moment. He spams the sword move and heals everyone so I haven't been too worried about his weapon. Sorry for a lack of real information. It's been a ridiculously easy game and I haven't had to worry about much until now.
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May 6, 2019 03:39
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me your dad posted:I got to the Fortress of Fear at level 45 and got whipped by the first blue demon boss. Have you used the forge to upgrade your equipment?
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May 6, 2019 07:08
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Yeah, forge your poo poo to +2/3. Also, buffs are real substantial if you’re not already using them, they can be stacked to two layers and with Hero/Sylvando/Eight/Rab you’re pretty much covered on everything except Sap (and even then you can respec Eight to axes for Helm Splitter/Scrap Mettle for that).
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May 6, 2019 10:04
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Dr.Smasher posted:Have you used the forge to upgrade your equipment? I have not. I didn't realize it would make much of a difference. I'll try upgrading my MC armor since it probably won't be replaced in a while.
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May 6, 2019 11:25
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me your dad posted:I have not. I didn't realize it would make much of a difference. I'll try upgrading my MC armor since it probably won't be replaced in a while. Also give everything craftable a look over to see if you can make it and it's better, iirc that's where most of your good poo poo will be coming from at this point.
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May 6, 2019 12:08
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Upgrade everything you possibly can. It's worth the time.
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May 6, 2019 13:13
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So I started DQ11 over the weekend. It seems to start a little slow but I feel like it's picking up. It's been a while since I've played a full on rpg so seems like a good time for me to really dive into one. I'm probably going to go for the platinum trophy. I see there's nothing missable but is there anything I should worry about specifically while I tackle the story? Just do all quests as I find them and try to explore to find as much as I can, yeah?
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May 6, 2019 14:58
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Ineffiable posted:So I started DQ11 over the weekend. It seems to start a little slow but I feel like it's picking up. It's been a while since I've played a full on rpg so seems like a good time for me to really dive into one. Enjoy it, it's a great game with a fantastic cast of characters. Just...just turn the music slider all the way down
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May 6, 2019 15:00
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lol i just don't get why so many people hate the music
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May 6, 2019 15:06
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cause it's bad midi with like the same four songs for most of the game. the war crime denying homophobe didnt even try this time
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May 6, 2019 15:56
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I wish more RPGs had Story Recap. I put this aside for awhile and had forgotten what exactly was currently happening, but the recap brought me up the speed.
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May 6, 2019 15:57
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midi is good and orchestra is overrated imo
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Thanks for the advice on gear. I'll see what the best stuff is that I can make and then I'll have to source the ingredients. That should have the side benefit of helping me level up a bit more. Regarding annoying sounds - nothing has been as bad as the first part of the game with Erik. I don't know why but his voice annoys the poo poo out of me.
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