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TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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I never noticed that they actually made separate left- and right-facing sprites for the protagonist. That's more detail than I would have expected. It's always interesting with these "prototypical" genre-founding games to look at what the devs decided to spend their attention on.

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TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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Shitenshi posted:

This is the first time I've seen a screenshot of the original JP DQ, and man. What a difference. I don't think it's just down to screenshot quality either.

Am I reading it correctly that the player's sprite is just a recolor of the generic guard sprite?

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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Shitenshi posted:

Does the Cursed Belt actually have any stat boosts to compensate? Because without anything to make it worthwhile, a name like that is just asking for trouble.

It's worth 180 gold? :shrug:

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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FoolyCharged posted:

Oh, that was a kiss. And here I was thinking we'd have to carry her across the threshold continent newly wed style.

I dimly recall a DW1 LP where the LPer never returned Gwaelin to the king, and completed the game while carrying her.

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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So this town surrounded by horrifyingly powerful monsters is guarded by thick walls, except for one narrow passage which was protected by the Golem.

Y'all better stop that Dragonlord quickly.

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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DGM_2 posted:

Oh hell, if we're going all Star Trek crossover here then search for phasers!

You're thinking of the Ultima series. Or Might & Magic.

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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Thanks for the LP!

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TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

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Reinbach posted:

Dragon warrior 2 was rough. You are just a lot tougher. I mean you played through final fantasy legend 2.

My impression of the Legend games (and of SaGa in general) is that they're abusable as hell, so long as you know the rules. The rules of course are not officially documented, but these days every remotely popular game has been decompiled and mined for every bit of data it can possibly hold, so that's not really a problem any more.

Knowing how Dragon Warrior 2 works will not save you from it.

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