TheLeon Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I've played a little over 4 hours, and I'm really liking it so far. There are a couple things that I want to highlight that make this game a lot more enjoyable for me over the last couple DQ games I've played. Speed - running, riding a horse, getting into and out battle - everything just feels a little faster. There's not really any down time. Convenience - camp sites are great. Being able to save and heal and forge all in the same place without having to trudge back to town is so good. I've also run into item vendors and priests scattered around on their own. You never seem to be too far from what you need. And of course it just looks fantastic. I know it's not fair comparing it to PS1/PS2 games played on a 3DS, but just being in this world feels great. I like how there's been some shade thrown in this thread about peoples gaming habits. I admit that I start a lot of JRPGs and finish almost none of them. I probably don't even cross this 4 hour mark with a lot of them. But this one so far is such a smooth, enjoyable experience, I'll probably end up seeing it through to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I hope the music gets a lot better. The early music is really... bad? Like, actually bad. I'm not used to JRPGs with music that I don't like. Even the cheapest ones have catchy tunes. This almost sounds like parody Dragon Quest music designed specifically to be bleating and irritating. Other than that, having a great time so far. It's definitely picking up a lot faster than previous games and they added just enough to make it feel modern without overdoing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I lowered the music to setting #4. Makes it much more tolerable as subtle background music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 That sounds like a good idea. But it kinda bums me out. Maybe someone will release an alternate OST mod pack or something. This one is probably my least favorite. Particularly starting at like 43 seconds in. It sounds soooo bad. Compare that with Ys 8's first overworld tune which I found to be totally awesome, a bit cheesy but I like cheesy (hence why I like most JRPG music!): Luckily that's the only part of DQXI I'm not loving so far. I don't even know if the DQ music sounds bad on its own, but I feel like it doesn't fit what I look for in an overworld theme at all. The overworld theme sounds like stodgy music for an ornate castle interior or some sort of ceremony, not some big adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 Nice, I just got a second pair of rubber gloves! They're a rare drop from the first rabbit enemies you come across. My steal rate should be above 30% now. ... It's quite a grind to get the second pair though. You'll want to use a dual pep power (itemized kill) between the Hero and Erik. You learn it once you unlock the first sword skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 7 hours ago, Xbob42 said: This almost sounds like parody Dragon Quest music designed specifically to be bleating and irritating. So true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 It sounds so much better with a real orchestra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 6 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: It sounds so much better with a real orchestra I mean, the quality of the instruments is better, but it still sounds like ass because it's not good music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Dragon Quest games always kinda felt like a game would feel like if Nintendo made a super traditional JRPG. This one so far is no different. I wish they had a quicker ramp up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 DQXI's beginning isn't a slog. I think it's pretty well paced so far. Only major gripe I have is the first two dungeons looking so similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I increased camera turn speed up to 9. It felt so sluggish before the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 58 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: DQXI's beginning isn't a slog. I think it's pretty well paced so far. Walk 10 feet, cutscene. Walk 10 feet, cutscene. Fight 2 monsters. Climb a ladder very slowly. Cutscene. Walk 10 feet. Cutscene. That is barely an exaggeration. My guess is this will end up being one of my favorite games ever. But it’s a slog to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 For the first 30 minutes maybe, but that's a lot of games. Exposition is exposition. There's still very little tutorial, and they give you a horse pretty much the moment you step out of the first town. It really doesn't take long at to get going, and you get a giant city to explore soon after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 23 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: For the first 30 minutes maybe, but that's a lot of games. Exposition is exposition. There's still very little tutorial, and they give you a horse pretty much the moment you step out of the first town. It really doesn't take long at to get going, and you get a giant city to explore soon after that. The slog continues in the first big city. Just because other games do it doesn’t mean it’s not a slog. It’s nice you can explore a little bit but it’s not a lack of variety that makes it bad, it’s bad in and of itself. Again, it’s totally expected and I still love the game. But I’m not gonna make excuses for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 I just don't see any egregious faults here. There's a few cutscenes? It's not overload, and they don't drag on or overly tutorialize. There's typically a good bit of exploration in cities/fields/dungeons to pad them out (unlike say, FFXIII). Which is absolutely true by the first big city, which has plenty to see ransack. The only thing that's bugged me so far is that some of non-party characters take too long to deliver their voice lines. I'm thinking of one specific part maybe 10 hours in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I guess I could see the slow start complaint, but I didn't really feel that way at all. In fact, for what I expect out of a Dragon Quest game, this has gotten pretty much straight to the point. I feel like the first hour of DQ8 was running around a small town doing chores. Also I enjoyed exploring the big city in this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 9/7/2018 at 7:45 AM, Xbob42 said: This one is probably my least favorite. Yikes On 9/7/2018 at 7:45 AM, Xbob42 said: Compare that with Ys 8' Damn, that's nice. Anime Jrock is life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Spoiler So past MC has a voice but not current MC?! Come on. Just give him a voice. Regardless that whole part of the story was really well done. Completed the first area. The enemy design is fantastic. I think the only design I don’t care for is the MC. I wish Erik was MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 hour ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: Hide contents So past MC has a voice but not current MC?! Come on. Just give him a voice. Regardless that whole part of the story was really well done. Completed the first area. The enemy design is fantastic. I think the only design I don’t care for is the MC. I wish Erik was MC Erik is cool af Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaethos Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Now that I have vsync sorted I get a lovely 4k 60 everywhere. I'm really enjoying it so far, though my dislike of silent protagonists is still in full force. So much awkward staring and non-reactions. Erik asks if you're serious about being the Luminary, you stare at him with no emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, jaethos said: Now that I have vsync sorted I get a lovely 4k 60 everywhere. I'm really enjoying it so far, though my dislike of silent protagonists is still in full force. So much awkward staring and non-reactions. Erik asks if you're serious about being the Luminary, you stare at him with no emotion. I've been saying for decades that the silent protagonist shtick was never good and makes no goddamn sense in any context! Every game that employs it is worse for it unless it's a specific story-related element. (Meaning the story was designed with it in mind, not people making shitty jokes about how quiet you are.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I am enjoying the game so far. It is refreshing to play a JRPG that has so many thoughtful features that allows you to play how you want. For instance, you can choose before each fight whether to manually control each party member. Just grinding some XP and Gold? Set all party members to fight wisely and sit back. Fighting a boss? Set all party members to listen to commands. Tougher mob fight than expected? Turn on use big attacks for your party. It is great to have such control during a fight. You can changes these commands any time during a fight. I also love the ability to sprint anywhere in the world. A couple of times, I have been a bit over-leveled in the game so I just skipped fighting mobs and made my way to the boss. I am only about 15 hours in but it is quickly becoming my favorite JRPG this gen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 31 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: I am enjoying the game so far. It is refreshing to play a JRPG that has so many thoughtful features that allows you to play how you want. For instance, you can choose before each fight whether to manually control each party member. Just grinding some XP and Gold? Set all party members to fight wisely and sit back. Fighting a boss? Set all party members to listen to commands. Tougher mob fight than expected? Turn on use big attacks for your party. It is great to have such control during a fight. You can changes these commands any time during a fight. I also love the ability to sprint anywhere in the world. A couple of times, I have been a bit over-leveled in the game so I just skipped fighting mobs and made my way to the boss. I am only about 15 hours in but it is quickly becoming my favorite JRPG this gen. I didn't know a few of the things you mentioned in here. Thanks. I plan to get back to this after Spidey. Only put in 4 hours or so but loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 It’s very user friendly @ManUtdRedDevils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Auto-fight has been part of the series for a while, if I'm not mistaken. I definitely remember it in DQIX. ... I think I might like the forge more than anything else QoL related. It's just a smart way to balance out equipment, and changes up the typical buy-out-the-shop approach you usually take in RPGs this traditional. It's much more interesting than the alchemy pot used in the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDean84 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I purchased this last night on steam. Looks beautiful and runs like a dream. Solid 60fps. Fun too. This is going to be what I play while I have football on the big screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaethos Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I'm very glad they added voice acting. All the stuff with Faris wouldn't have been anywhere near as good just reading text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 2:08 PM, jaethos said: I'm very glad they added voice acting. All the stuff with Faris wouldn't have been anywhere near as good just reading text. That's the one character so far I never appreciated. He reads his lines so slowly, and is unlikable from the start. ... After playing more, there's some parts of DQXI that people adverse to JRPG tropes (and Japanese games in general) would absolutely hate. If the game wants to tell a story, it has no problem taking the reigns and trying to force you to care, even if its unrelated to the larger quest or even your party. That said, the localization is so good, and clever, that it's often easy to get caught up in it. The game is well paced around those moments too. Lots of exploration, stat tweaking, mini-games, etc, to pad them before and after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 PC version is $48 at the same site again. Not quite enough to match the launch discount, but close enough. https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/dragon-quest-xi-pc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Finished Spider-Man last night. Back to Dragon Quest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Making my way through this bad boy, couldn't wait for the Switch version. It's been JRPG bliss with this and Octopath Traveler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, Amazatron said: Making my way through this bad boy, couldn't wait for the Switch version. It's been JRPG bliss with this and Octopath Traveler. Where are you at? I just finished up with Prince Faris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, Biggie said: Where are you at? I just finished up with Prince Faris. A little bit further, setting sail from Gondolia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 46 minutes ago, Amazatron said: A little bit further, setting sail from Gondolia. I’ll be there tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Didn’t get as much playtime as I wanted last night because I fell asleep on the couch and didn’t wake up until 10. Did manage to play for a couple of hours and make it to Gondolia. It’s great when you enter a new city. How it opens up and sort of presents it’s self is great. Then exploring every inch of it and looking for chests/hidden items is extremely fun. So many townspeople to talk to also makes each city feel alive. This is giving Spider-Man a run for its money on GOTY. Also was wondering what type of battle-mode everyone chose to play with. Free-Form or Classic? @CastlevaniaNut18 @Amazatron @crispy4000 @Xbob42 @jaethos @AndrewDean84 @best3444 @ManUtdRedDevils I started the game using the default Free-Form but have since switched to the Classic mode. Classic feels more like Dragon Quest to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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