[Deets]

I use a flashcard for everything even if I buy a legit copy, so whatever, dais

[hyouko]

Legit copy. I get some definite slowdown when all four party members are out and I'm tooling around in visually busy parts of the map. Nothing showstopping, just reminiscent of the good old days of overly ambitious N64 games.

I can't help but find the mix of sprite and polygonal NPCs a bit odd. It does make it easy to know who I should talk to for the next big quest, though!

[Dark Age Iron Savior]

[Knurek]

[internisus]

I almost bought this the other day. Then I remembered that I still haven't played 4 or 5 because I'm waiting for 6 to complete the trilogy, and I'm much more interested in those. If I want to play 9, I should just rebuy 8 and actually finish it this time around. I realize this is all fascinating to everyone else; I'm kind of wondering if there's any real reason for me to get this. I live in a shitty minor city, and there are lots of college students, but I seriously doubt my DS would ever pick up someone else's with a copy of this game. The sense that I should play while it's current was the motivation that came closest to defeating my stinginess, but I don't think it's realistic.

And stop badmouthing Etrian Odyssey within my earshot.

[Family Computer]

[Endless]

No way to speed up text? That's like... a complete dealbreaker for me.

Man, you guys got me thinking about what a DQ with Zelda combat would've been like. Fucking puss Japanese don't like nothing new.
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[Knurek]

[SuperWes]

The biggest improvement by far is the ability to see and avoid monsters on the overworld. I didn't think it would be a big deal, but removing the frustration of running into an endless stream of enemies while you're exploring for treasure chests really encourages you to actually explore. There's almost never anything to be found in all of the little nooks and crannies at the edges of the map, but I don't mind looking since it doesn't mean I'm going to get into a battle every three steps.

-Wes
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[Knurek]

[Family Computer]

selectbutton: the place to complain about text speed and slowdown.
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[BalbanesBeoulve]

and fonts
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[Swimmy]

Nah, I'm more into complaining about the translation, which is OMG terrible.

The Wight Night does it too, the "subjective pronouns are formal" thing. He uses "I" as the object of a preposition. I don't think the translators realize how uneducated it makes all the nobility sound. Also, the instruction book fortells that Dharma Temple has been renamed to "Alltrades Abbey." Boo! The pun-centric nature of the modern DQ translations is simply awful. Although it will be difficult to top "Nun of the Above" from DQ5.

That said, I like going back to DQ3-style making my own party. Also, what I've gleaned of the class system online, it's a solid mix of DQ3's and DQ8's. Sounds great to me. I hope the ultimate strategy is still "Make everyone a sage." Superwes is spot on about visible battles. The game is much better. Combined with maps, it also reduces the pain of the "Oops I'm going the right way, better turn around for treasure!" design of jrpg dungeons.
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[BalbanesBeoulve]

Yeah, I was coming to complain about the attempted use of dialects. Why the fuck does this succubus have an indeterminate faux irish/scottish accent?

Why does the ganguro fairy talk like Yangus?

Should I be pissed at Nintendo or Square Enix? They could have used the people that did Paper Mario 2 or DQ8 and things would have been peachy.
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[Rud31]

I should pick back up the Japanese version maybe.
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[BalbanesBeoulve]

Probably.
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[secondpillow]

Yes, some of the attempts at dialects are ATROCIOUS. That fishing town with everyone who said YOOER just perplexed and irritated me. What were they trying to do?

[BotageL]

so is the dialect writing in DQ9 more dreadful than, say, DQ4? or DQ8? both of those games went from "well i guess you're trying to be charming" to "good god will you please shut up you're so obnoxious" in the space of a few towns
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[Monsieur Eek]

Hey, I loved 8's translation. Go to hell!
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[Swimmy]

As far as I can tell, it's mostly the same as DQ4's and 5's. I'm not far in, though.
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[Monsieur Eek]

Wait, you said "dreadful", so you're probably from some British place. Maybe the appeal is lost when you're already some place where everyone already has authentic cooky accents. I should travel more. Or at all.

But yeah, the dialects are actually annoying me in this game and it never did in 8.
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[secondpillow]

Dreadful is a wonderful word, and perfectly applicable to this game's attempts at humor and characterization. I'm still plaything the hell out of this game, and love the prospect of scouring the world for useful stuff and building my character and all that stuff. I just want that fairy DEAD.
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[Tulpa]

I would say DQ9 is about on par with DQ5 but no where near as bad as DQ4 re: translation accents.
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[Pijaibros]

[Knurek]

[Persona-sama]

Tell me more about this fiasco.
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[BenoitRen]

I liked Dragon Quest IV's translation with all those accents. :( It makes the dialogue more interesting and is a neat way to differentiate countries that usually speaking different languages.
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[boojiboy7]

DQ5 final boss had the best/worst accent. Fucking Cyrillic leet speak.

It was actually totally wonderful and made me smile a lot.

[secondpillow]

I couldn't finish DQ 5 because I put it down for a while and now have no idea what I was doing.
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[boojiboy7]

Man, you should finish it because it is easily the best DQ.

[Knurek]

[Toups]

I've got it on the NES :D
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[Family Computer]

There's some really sad parts in this game.

The doll that came to life and assumed the persona of her deceased owner.
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[HarveyQ]

man i thought the translation of DQ8 was pretty nice and charming. the voice acting could be a little too silly for my liking at times but yangus was awesome.

maybe they've gone a little too far since then but i prefer bad puns and silliness to bland overwrought JRPG whatever dialog.
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[Swimmy]

I actually enjoy lots of the bad puns, but in moderation. I think DQ7's translation is good. Unfortunately most of the townspeople are bland, but when the game's trying to be funny, it is funny. DQ8's was good as well, and it had the kind option of skipping the voice acting.
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[BalbanesBeoulve]

[boojiboy7]

DQ7 is a really sad game in parts.

[Toups]

I've found myself alternating between respecting and despising this game's translation.

The game itself, though, is very nice so far. Wish it wasn't so easy! Why can't they make it as hard as the original dragon quest!
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[culpalibri]

I made the original dragon quest extremely hard for myself by accidentally wandering in the wrong direction, thinking that's where I was supposed to go next. Nope! It was an insane grind. Fight one monster. Go back to town. Repeat. Man did I feel ridiculous when I found out I was doing things out of order.

One thing I do to make DQ IX a little harder is never equipping an item on a character unless it looks good on them. I have several characters who do not wear gloves or helmets, for instance, because it just doesn't go well with everything else they're wearing.

[Knurek]

Things that don't click with me:

1. Treasures in barrels/closets/pots respawn (and are generally not worth shit). Hated this in FFXII, I hate this even more here, since that's pretty much the spirit of Dragon Quest (all of you should remember that cave in DQ8 that had shitload of barrels to smash and how amazing it was).
2. No random fights is a great thing, but I'd much prefer having a system like the one in Lufia 2 - enemies spawning constantly just looks... weird.
3. Game doesn't remember your maps in the treasure maps dungeons - every time you enter one you've finished earlier you need to chart the map from the beginning. Also, treasure maps suck ass - no loot to speak of, so the motivation to clear them is very low.
4. Speaking of no loot - that they removed treasures/special enemies from the world map is a travesty. Hunting for both was a high point of DQ8.

[BalbanesBeoulve]