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As I said on another board, I think DQ8 would be a better game without any fighting at all. Outside of the graphics, there's no essential difference between the fights here and in the original Phantasy Star. I was trying to do the mission in the demo, but the whole cave was just so boring, especially when you don't have any special abilities at that point. I loved the story and presentation, but the severely old school battles just kill it for me.
Without any fighting? Then what the hell would you do? You want to talk about boring? How about 50 hours just spent walking straight through boring dungeons just to get to dialogue and then a 'fight' with a boss that happens automatically and thus has no suspense or weight?
Don't worry, the battles get much better once you start getting new equipment, new characters (I'm not sure what characters you can play with on the demo), and new skills. They're a lot of fun actually. I just bought this game back and I'm playing it again, and this time I'm determined to finish it! I'm talking about the Japanese release of course. I sold it last summer after I only finished 12 hours but I recently realised that was a stupid decision and now that I have it again I'm quite happy indeed. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ammadeau
I was thinking more of a 10-20 story with some exploration and more adventure game related activities. Obviously removal of the pointless fighting would remove the need for pointless dungeons. The game has a lot of personality, but that's all I really like about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by g0zen
The demo does let you play the group with more abilities and such, but it really doesn't make the fights any more interesting or challenging. Nocturne has spoiled me rotten for turn-based melees, though DQ8's encounter rate is thankfully much lower.
i think the battles in the dq series are pretty stategic. it's not like in final fantasy where you can hit any enemy on screen. enemies are broken up into groups....sometimes odly numbered groups...like a group of 2 slimes then 3 right next to them. pluss with all the new animations for the characters and enemies they're gonna be much more fun. i like that the main characters don't have the same attacking animations for whatever wheapon that they have. i think i saw 3 different attacks with the main character using the sword.
I've also found that the ally AI in the past few games has been acceptable enough to set on Auto for most situations. That makes the battles go that much faster.
So when does this hit the streets? the 15th or the 23rd?
the 15th
Tight.
I got my keychain in the mail today when I had given up all hope. I haven't opened it yet, so I have no idea which one I got, but I'll post some pics later if my camera isn't dead.
Here's hoping it's the metal slime.