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I like Veronica, actually? Serena is pretty boring, though.
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Hendrik (spoiler for last team member) kinda grew on me over the course of the game. Mostly because he has absolutely no social skills, and it leads to some funny situations.
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Sep 9, 2018 23:29
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I like everyone in the party a whole lot. So far I feel like Jade is kind of the weakest link because she's just kinda stoic and boring.
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Sep 9, 2018 23:29
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Erg posted:Veronica’s dominant personality traits being strong sense of justice and ANGRY, owns actually Her dominant traits are being a dumb rear end in a top hat to everyone around her, having a wildly undeserved opinion of herself, and also possessing exactly 3 animations that she does in every cutscene she's in; hands on hips, pointing, and flippant hand guesture.
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Sep 9, 2018 23:38
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Erg posted:Veronica’s dominant personality traits being strong sense of justice and ANGRY, owns actually Yeah Veronica owns. Hard. She doesn't take poo poo from people and she doesn't suffer fools. Plus she blows poo poo up real good. And Serena is a nice person who keeps us all from being dead 
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Sep 9, 2018 23:40
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Failboattootoot posted:Her dominant traits are being a dumb rear end in a top hat to everyone around her, having a wildly undeserved opinion of herself, and also possessing exactly 3 animations that she does in every cutscene she's in; hands on hips, pointing, and flippant hand guesture. Veronica owns, sorry
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Sep 9, 2018 23:41
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kirbysuperstar posted:Veronica owns, sorry 
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Sep 9, 2018 23:45
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Failboattootoot posted:Her dominant traits are being a dumb rear end in a top hat to everyone around her, having a wildly undeserved opinion of herself, and also possessing exactly 3 animations that she does in every cutscene she's in; hands on hips, pointing, and flippant hand guesture. exactly, she rules
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Sep 9, 2018 23:49
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Serena’s cool and chilled-out, but at least early on she doesn’t say that much so you gotta do party chat to learn more about her. Like when you get the boat she’s just thinking about the cake she just ate rather than the task at hand, and i can definitely relate. Another party chat (post-boat spoilers) Go to Cobblestone and speak to Sylvando and unlike everyone else he reacts with visible fury. Made me want to learn more about him even more than I already did.
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Sep 9, 2018 23:50
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Gumdrop Larry posted:I like everyone in the party a whole lot. So far I feel like Jade is kind of the weakest link because she's just kinda stoic and boring. Jade's strongest moments seem to be totally centered around the period where she joins and after that she's just kinda there? Even during certain story bits in the mid game that she has no hand in but it feels like she really should.
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Sep 10, 2018 00:15
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 On the third slot pull today  Almost bought out the whole place.
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Sep 10, 2018 00:25
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The tournament in Octagonia playing the DQIV battle theme (Octagonia spoilers) is a really neat touch that I like a lot.
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Caidin posted:Jade's strongest moments seem to be totally centered around the period where she joins and after that she's just kinda there? Even during certain story bits in the mid game that she has no hand in but it feels like she really should. It's pretty disappointing. Jade starts out really strong character wise, but doesn't really develop from there. She doesn't even get good commentary like Sylv and Rab do, despite being incredibly relevant during certain parts of the story. Also I think I missed a permanently missable mini medal 
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Sep 10, 2018 00:30
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gently caress, there are missable medals?
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Sep 10, 2018 00:34
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GrandpaPants posted:It's pretty disappointing. Jade starts out really strong character wise, but doesn't really develop from there. She doesn't even get good commentary like Sylv and Rab do, despite being incredibly relevant during certain parts of the story. Strange, I actually looked this up and according to The Internet there isn't actually anything missable in this game...
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Sep 10, 2018 00:35
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There's a mini medal (second half spoilers) when you go back to Dundrasil, so unless you can go back to the area that part of the game takes place somehow, then I don't know if you can get that medal.
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Sep 10, 2018 00:40
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I like how Dai no Daibōken the hero's crest looks, and also a bunch of his sword skills
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GrandpaPants posted:There's a mini medal (second half spoilers) when you go back to Dundrasil, so unless you can go back to the area that part of the game takes place somehow, then I don't know if you can get that medal. I looked it up cuz I got worried and apparently the deal is there is a Post-Game way to just grind the drat things, which is simultaneously relieving and irritating.
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Sep 10, 2018 02:23
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uiru posted:I'm in what I guess is the second half of the game, a little bit into it but not that far and just learned that holy poo poo there is another party member. Everyone has done such a good job not talking about what skills to focus on for him that I had no idea. I knew there was still SOMEBODY left to be recruited because the Fun-Sized Forge option in the Info screen lists axes as weapons but nobody in the advertised party can equip them. I didn't suspect it was who it was until the Sniflheim quest, though. Speaking of which, he gets to be an axe and shield user for me because holy poo poo his shield skills are great and he's the only one who can use axes.
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Sep 10, 2018 02:54
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I wonder if we will ever reach a time in gaming when the pre rendered stuff won't be noticeably more detailed than the in engine.
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Sep 10, 2018 02:55
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Shugojin posted:I wonder if we will ever reach a time in gaming when the pre rendered stuff won't be noticeably more detailed than the in engine. I remember thinking there was no way a game could look better than FF7
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Sep 10, 2018 03:03
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(Very soon after getting the boat) Nhou Wat had me laughing like an idiot.
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Sep 10, 2018 03:25
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Hard mode eases up a bit after you get Sylvando, at least for a little while. The following few areas felt more like most Dragon Quest games in terms of difficulty. Between the Hero's getting Zap and Veronica learning Sizzle I now have an easy way to severely weaken or take out small groups. If the Enemy is vulnerable to Sleep then Erik can set them up for a nice 180 damage hit as well. The Slime Knights are extremely cute in this game.
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Sep 10, 2018 03:53
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Jesus Christ Serena (part 2 spoilers): Yeah, just get ALL the skills, why don't you. Oh gently caress she gets PASSIVE SPELL ECHO!?
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Sep 10, 2018 04:06
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2nd half, arboria spoilers: holy poo poo, i wasn't expecting that for veronica. and they top it with another sad detail: the couple with the baby you meet the first time in arboria apparently lost that child. 
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Sep 10, 2018 04:28
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Is Erik's steal ability really useful at all? I just got to Gallopolis and I really haven't gotten good returns on it so far.
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Sep 10, 2018 05:15
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Once you get gear that increases the steal rate it gets better, but at the base rate I never successfully stole anything.
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Sep 10, 2018 05:22
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bear named tators posted:Is Erik's steal ability really useful at all? I just got to Gallopolis and I really haven't gotten good returns on it so far. You can in theory get good stuff early with it but in practice it's mostly for weird Post-Game item grinding stuff. Still take that tree because it contains Divide and Erik's bonus panel.
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Sep 10, 2018 05:24
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Been able to steal those colored eye materials which are stupid expensive if you buy them and a lot of magic water. I was barely able to steal anything until I bumped his deftness by about 20 more points and now he can somewhat reliably do so.
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Sep 10, 2018 05:24
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Got to Octagonia and when the arena began playing the music from the Endor tournament, and the fights used Alena's DQ4 combat theme it was so good.Levantine posted:It's really glaring because of how polished every other inch of the game feels. The world map has those lovely, farty trumpets that grate really quickly and it really takes some of the sheen off an otherwise perfect DQ game. With any luck someone's going to make a mod that replaces the current music with the orchestra tracks. Calaveron posted:I like how Dai no Daibōken the hero's crest looks, and also a bunch of his sword skills I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this. I'd be surprised if the crest activation at the start of the game isn't an intentional reference.
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Sep 10, 2018 05:33
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In the early game it's best to steal stuff using the pep power you get from having Flame Slash on the MC.
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Infinity Gaia posted:You can in theory get good stuff early with it but in practice it's mostly for weird Post-Game item grinding stuff. Still take that tree because it contains Divide and Erik's bonus panel.
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Sep 10, 2018 06:03
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Just beat the Slayer of the Sands. It was really easy at level 17 with good gear. Onward!
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Sep 10, 2018 06:24
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Bit disappointed that the orbs are just inside random chests instead of being guarded by something.
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Marogareh posted:Bit disappointed that the orbs are just inside random chests instead of being guarded by something. That's like 1 orb
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Just got to the 2nd half. This game is so good.Zurai posted:I knew there was still SOMEBODY left to be recruited because the Fun-Sized Forge option in the Info screen lists axes as weapons but nobody in the advertised party can equip them. I didn't suspect it was who it was until the Sniflheim quest, though. Yeah, that was super telegraphed by a bunch of stuff. Only the hero being able to use heavy armor/shields was a glaring red flag for me, and there's a clear space for an 8th character in most UI screens.
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Sep 10, 2018 07:35
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Started playing this tonight, and you guys were not kidding about the music. It's just...bad. I'm not sure even orchestral versions could save it since half the time, it also doesn't even match the right mood so far. Sugiyama was either lazy or spiteful on this one. Otherwise, game has been fun so far. I'm using less/no exp for lower level monsters and and harder monsters modifiers and it feels about right at this point, but that is with the DLC also working for me. We'll see how that goes.
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Sep 10, 2018 08:50
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I just unlocked crafting and this is very weirdly engrossing? I'm sitting at a camp with a merchant who sells the materials for Templar clothes and I kind of just want to keep doing a loop of making and selling them (though the returns on that aren't really worth it).
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Zurai posted:I knew there was still SOMEBODY left to be recruited because the Fun-Sized Forge option in the Info screen lists axes as weapons but nobody in the advertised party can equip them. I didn't suspect it was who it was until the Sniflheim quest, though. Yeah, I'm just retarded I suppose. I noticed axes but not the empty space in the UI for some reason. I just assumed someone else would get axes, maybe Erik's weird dark skill section that wasn't available yet? But in hindsight I shouldn't have been so surprised. Though I can't complain, being surprised is cool, especially by a DQ game that you can pretty much predict 99.99% of the time. Like I knew Hendrik would end up being a pal, I just didn't think the game was going to make him a party member. Nemo2342 posted:I just unlocked crafting and this is very weirdly engrossing? I'm sitting at a camp with a merchant who sells the materials for Templar clothes and I kind of just want to keep doing a loop of making and selling them (though the returns on that aren't really worth it). It is the best crafting system of any game I've ever played. I've never had fun crafting poo poo in a game before. They found a way to make it fun.
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Nemo2342 posted:I just unlocked crafting and this is very weirdly engrossing? I'm sitting at a camp with a merchant who sells the materials for Templar clothes and I kind of just want to keep doing a loop of making and selling them (though the returns on that aren't really worth it). Crafting is great. Reminds me of a really simplified version of FFXIV's crafting system.
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