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Who is the best dragon quest and why is it Alena Tsarevna?
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Who is the best dragon quest and why is it Alena Tsarevna?
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>>319381938
>Le fighting girl
>best
Fuck off with your feminist propaganda.
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>>319381938
>Alena becomes the 2nd Square-Enix rep for Smash
>Ends up fighting like Goku
How much would you want this?
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>>319382086
I can assure you if SE ever got another rep it won't be DQ.
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>>319382086
Fuck off, you got GODDAMN CLOUD, stop trying to double dip.
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>>319382065
>Caring for fighting skills

Alena a cute. CUTE!
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>>319382065
>Fuck off with your feminist propaganda.
Leave this bullshit out of DQ threads you dumb fuck.
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>>319381938

Every time she opens her mouth I want to shove a potato in it to shut her up.

Her entire way of talking and attacking is beyond annoying and her hat is stupid.
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>>319382504
She sounds adorable. I love when she gets her grammar wrong.
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>>319382065
Nigga, this game came out in like 1990. JRPG tropes were well established and the most common is that women must always be squishy mages.

Hell, Alena's goddamn hat looks like a magician's hat. So you think "Fuck, I bet this bitch is gonna be a piece of shit that dies in 3 hits and can't do a cat's share of damage" and you think this at first, but you become wrong. Dead wrong. Horii and Toriyama have fucking rused you with the most useful ingame character who pulls her weight more than the hero. That attack rating, that critical rate and in Heroes that moveset.

All doubts about Alena you might have had at first glance? Words can't express what you could do to make it up to her, but you'd be damn proud to use her.
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>>319382204
and why not?

Dragon Quest is a household icon in Japan and even had some crossovers with Mario + crew.
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>>319382572
Premium gaities, friend
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>>319382464
Stop telling me to like characters built on lies and propaganda.
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>>319382603
>JRPG tropes were well established and the most common is that women must always be squishy mages.
Yes
because women fucking suck at fighting, this is fact
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>>319382204

To be honest, having the Hero from Dragon Quest X would make even more sense than Cloud. As Dragon Quest X is a major MMO on both Wii and Wii U.

The problem is, SquareEnix goes out of its way to block Dragon Quest in the west. But still, it would hardly be the first character in Smash Bros based on a game only in Japan.

It could also be good because the alternate costume could be the female version. It could also be good as free advertising for DQX before a western launch. All things that will never happen because SquareEnix is too stubborn and prideful.
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>mfw /v/ lied to me about a game being bad again

/v/ pls
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>>319383819

>/v/ bitches all day about DQHeroes being a bad musou
>I love it precisely because it isn't like a typical musou

This is the first musou game I ever liked. And 99% of that is the Dragon Quest nostalgia pandering.
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>teleport option won't appear
>stuck for the last two hours
Is this a bug or what? Send help.

>>319381938
Because Shoryuken.
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>>319383819
I can't beat this fucker. Help me, /v/.
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>>319383945
It's pretty fun so far. I wish I could remove Lucius from my party though, he's not that great besides being able to Zap killing machines.

Is it just me or is Yangus fucking broken as hell?
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>>319384216
>Is it just me or is Yangus fucking broken as hell?
I don't use him much but he's been able to get me out of a pickle or two.
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>Implying the best party isn't Aurora, Jessica, and Alena.

The amount of ass rape this team produces is absurd.

I'm trying to grind to level 30 because the quests are kicking my shit in.

Is recruit or captain better for xp farming? recruit is too easy, yet captain is too hard.
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>Based Alena
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>>319384093
>playing le knight girl
Fucking faggot
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SFM rips when?
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>>319384386
Parallax sweeps a huge line out of the way which is nice, but the real kicker is Helm Splitter and his charged attacks. Like in the stage where you need to defend those two villagers in Isla's town, and a green dragon shows up at the end? Hit an enemy with Helm Splitter and knock them down and each fully charged swing on his YYY combo will do at least 700 per swing (and I'm only at like level 35 right now)

Hell I got a crit on a Green Dragon's tail for fucking 4k with Hatchet Man. He fucking melts big enemies.
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>>319384560

>mfw no one uses Isla or Doric
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>>319384093
Anyone?

>>319384715
I use Isla. Gotta love that dumb tornado.
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>Get Jessica
>No bounce

>>319384715
I'd use em more if I could take the MC out of my party. For now my fourth slot gets shuffled between Alena/Maya/Doric/Isla, I can't get rid of Yangus or Jessica since they're too good.
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>>319384715
Isla is a shitty ranged character that everyone out performs, and Doric is just meh.

I tried using Doric, but he usually runs up to things and never attacks.

Sometimes the allies do that, where they don't attack while you're wailing away on something. But Doric straight up NEVER attacked for me.

I swear to god my game is goofed.
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>>319384827

evac harder
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>>319384875
I hope the MC you are using is Aurora, she keeps everything frozen 24/7.
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>>319381938
That terrible accent gets me rock hard.
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>>319384973

Can you switch protagonists in Newgame+? I didn't realize that there was an actual benefit to picking one protag over the other.
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>>319384885
Nah that's definitely a problem with the game, your allies are almost as dumb as your average Musou mook unless they're near a big enemy for a minute. I wish there was a way to command them to spread out and defend stuff instead of having to rely on monsters.

>>319384973
Nah, Lucius. Either way their damage ain't all that great and I haven't had much of a reason to rely on freezing with Yangus tearing ass all over the map.

>>319385090
It's the spats that do it to me. Although her pantyhose will be missed.
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>>319381938
Hi I'm Daisy
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>>319384894
Evac the fuck out of that stage 10 times, still can't teleport.

Also, for some reason I can't switch party member in battle too.
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>>319385258
Try alt tabbing out and back in.
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Bianca's daughter of course
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Party management girl a cute
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>>319385904
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Pantyshot?
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>>319382065
FUCK OFF MY DQ THREAD
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>>319385904
Those lovely android eyes.
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>>319386307
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God tier
>Aurora
>Alena
>Yangus
>Jessica

Shit tier
>Anything Terry the Terrible
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>>319384715
I use Doric for his one skill that raises Tension generation. It makes quick work of alot of bosses thanks to the mass Tension chains you can do with it.
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>>319386350
Stop buying propaganda and make women fuck off
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>>319383509
Say that to my face, not online, see what happens...
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>>319384642
You can already get the models out of the PS3 version, tools don't support PC version yet
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>>319384157

>show up
>leaves 5 seconds later

for what purpose
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>>319386742
He'd beat your ass and you'd play the victim card to throw him in prison.
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>>319386853
Not yet, but it's just a matter of time.
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>>319386742
You cannot deny hard scientific back data
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>>319384157
git gud
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>>319382204
>Tsarevna
Fuck off.
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Why is every single swordsman in this game sucks?
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So how's the PC port of Heroes? I'm hoping it's really good, since Square Enix published games usually have really good PC ports.
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>>319387225
Theres an exception
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>>319387225
Because its feminist propaganda, swordsmen suck despite clearly being more fit to fight while barbie dolls somehow don't
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>>319387261
Functional. Not ideal, but functional.
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>>319386770
Sounds like what he did in DQ4.
Kill Estark, Psaro shows up
>I'M GONNA BUST YOUR ASS
ringring, phone call for Psaro
>Hold up, gotta take this call. MY WIFE IS DEAD?! NOOOO
>FUCK YOU GUYS I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME
Psaro leaves until the end of the game

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>>319387225

T E R R Y
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So is there anything worth dumping my mini medals into or should I just grab the weapons and a Metal King Shield?
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>>319387225
Because swords are always shit in TK games.

Pic related is da bes.
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>>319387457
Does it run well? I've heard there's no in-game AA. Is it possible to force AA through video card settings?
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>>319387574

recipes/ingredients
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>>319387630
But Zoro and Tashigi are top tier in Pirate Warriors
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So I've been playing DQ6 recently and holy shit was Terry the biggest fucking disappointment I've ever come across in the series.
The game hypes him up so goddamn much and he ends up being average as fuck.
Even the Sunderbolt Blade was underwhelming,
And to top it off his party chat is as boring as Nevan's. He's just some boring ass edgelord that reacts to everything with a "hmph... I don't care".

I love his design though
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>>319385904
Patty and Isla have the best eyes.
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>>319382086
>not erdrick
let's be real
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>playing DQH
>get to Serpent of the Scales fight
>beat him
>get one shot during the Darkling fight
>have to fight the dragon AGAIN
Fuckin alt+f4'd right there. Time to do the classic DQ strat of grinding for hours until the boss can't touch me
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>>319387676
The recipes are all just the "Quick" version though
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>>319387638

you have to force FXAA or SMAA

or you can drop this in your DQH folder for SMAA

https://mega.nz/#!1VdQGCBa!0CaaJfImwHoZjSQOeFVBI4MRYEgMBupEL3rCrX296QE

doesn't seem to be captured right in screenshots though.
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>>319387691
Swords aren't katanas, which are the "super magical fuck you" of japanese animu weapons.
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>>319381938
>That moveset in DQH
She's my main.
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>>319387865
Git gud at blocking and charge up your healstones. If you hit LB in the middle of an attack you'll still block even if the block animation hasn't actually started yet.
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So I'm playing Dragon Quest IX right now and I'm actually really enjoying it. Should I look into the rest of the DS games and the two coming out on 3DS?
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>>319387638
I can't get 60 fps no matter what setting I'm on. I'm not sure if it's meant to be that way or the spec requirement is stupidly high.

For the record, I use i5 4690 and GTX 760.

>>319387630
>are always shit in TK games
Except PW. Tashigi is Zhou Tai on roids, easily the best sword user in KT games. Shanks and Fuji don't count, those fuckers have hax ability
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>>319381938

>Tsarevna

Jesus, what did they do you you in the English version, Alena?
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>>319388130
Mihawk is pretty good too. Infinite combos out the ass.
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>>319388129

>Should I look into the rest of the DS games and the two coming out on 3DS?
Yes. You should play all the games.
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Her accent is so best holy shit I love her.
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>>319382086
To be honest, it would be nice if Alena become a Mii Figther costume
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>>319388284
What do you mean?
"Tsarevna" means "princess" in russian.
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>>319387720
>he ends up being average as fuck.
That's the joke. His super-strong power was never truly his, it was Dhuran's enhancements. Terry's entire backstory revolves around being too weak to make a difference in a fight, got the shit kicked out of him, and thus Milly gets taken into slavery and probably raped or at least tortured. He spent his entire life from that point on trying to get stronger to find her, save her, and get revenge on those who hurt her, but became so lost in his pursuit of power that he forgot why he even wanted to get stronger in the first place. He doesn't even recognize his sister when you first meet him. This is why Terry in DQM warns you when he does (though it's probably not/alt canon, given how DQM2 happens and all), because he realizes he fucked up and likely recognizes you post-fight.
>Even the Sunderbolt Blade was underwhelming
It's actually pretty high-tier as a weapon, but the best use of it is free zap spells. Clears out random battles for cheap, saving you on MP
>He's just some boring ass edgelord that reacts to everything with a "hmph... I don't care".
Not everything.
If you remember to visit that bunny girl that he saved in one of the earliest towns, he goes spaghetti as fuck.
Also. if you talk with him in the last dungeon, he sincerely thanks you for giving him a chance and is glad he traveled with you. I think he might have a bit of extra dialogue with Milly sometimes, but I don't remember. Maybe Lizzie too?

Also, they actually buffed him quite a bit in DQ6 on mobile. His stats are somewhat higher, he starts off at a higher level, and has more abilities and I believe a few more jobs mastered as well.

Also, Nevan may be Brainy Smurf, but he can kick some ass in a fight, and is the only male human who can use the echo hat for those sweet ass double blazemosts/kafrizzles.
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>>319388129

I enjoyed VII 3DS and really enjoyed VIII 3DS. I never played their original versions so I can't compare to them though.

Do you have to play DQ IX before all the others to enjoy it? It seems like most people who like it played it first. I played I-VIII for the first time this year and liked most of them (II was eh, VI bored me to tears, but I finished it). IX I was unable to finish though, I couldn't push myself to play long beyond getting the jobs unlocked.

>>319388825

Oh I thought they gave her a really out of place last name. I've seen a bit of the English DS version of IV and that Russian "accent" was so bad I honestly thought I had accidentally loaded up a video of some horrible fan-translation I'd never heard of.
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>>319388825
Ignore him. He's just a jackass weeb.
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>>319388825

Alena isn't Russian. Nothing in the story even hints at it. Alena isn't even a Russian name. It has its roots in Germanic/Celtic languages.

The western team made her Russian just because of her hat. That is one of the dumbest changes in video game history and should be retconned.
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>>319389051
Eat a dick, honeywood.
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>>319388015
>healstones
I completely forgot about those. Thanks
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>>319388838
>That's the joke. His super-strong power was never truly his, it was Dhuran's enhancements.
Good point. I never really thought about that. I was too busy being disappointed.
Horii got me good.

Also Nevan is awesome despite being on the boring side.
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>>319388987
No, DQ9 is mediocre.
10 does literally everything better, but
>japan-only
>online-only
>subscription
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>>319389083

I'm so glad I'm not forced to play Dragon Quest in English. I've never played a single one of them in English ever.
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>>319389083
Fuck you, that accent's amazing.
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>>319387720
That's what I thought first but oh my GOD is he OP.

His Falcon attack where he multiplies into three Terry and his wind attack and repeated smash of the slash button and he will kill EVERYTHING within seconds. He's fucking powerful.
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>>319389236
^this
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>>319389130
Another curious thing is that if you use the "goof-off" action with Terry, he has a few of the best skills in the game for 0 MP.
One of which is Sword Dance from DQ7 and the other is Lightning Storm, which takes a lot of effort to learn normally. The latter of which though, has the description say he learned it from Dhuran.
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>>319388129
Play all the games.
Even 2.
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>>319389236

Even if her accent was good (which it isn't), changing a character to make an accent work is not acceptable. If she had a Russian accent in the original Japanese, then it would be fine. But she didn't. It was changed just for the western release. Which is not acceptable in any circumstances.
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>>319389236
Congrats. you contribute to DQ taking forever to be localized and that huge ass drought we had for years.
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>>319389265
he's talking about 6, not Heroes
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>>319389461
You're welcome.
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>>319389609
>not yore
Try harder
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>>319387720
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>>319388603
>No Dragon Warrior Monsters.

That game defined my childhood.
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>>319389083
> Alena isn't even a Russian name.
Except it is.
Not too popular, but a russian name none the less.

>Nothing in the story even hints at it.
Doesnt have to.
Plenty of other games/anime where the authors decide to use the russian theme for no reason what so ever.
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>>319389685
It just covers the main series. He'd go over the filesize limit if he had to do spinoffs.
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>>319389671

I-I'd like one...

>>319389685

Read the bottom paragraph of that image.
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I've always wondered why Yangus starts with a club in DQ8 when his official art and everything else has had him using an axe
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>>319389423

How does giving her an accent change her character?
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>>319389728

>Doesnt have to.
>Plenty of other games/anime where the authors decide to use the russian theme for no reason what so ever.
Read my post again. Yuji Horii didn't cme up with the idea of making Alena Russian. The western localization team did it.

Once again, since people can't read, if Alena was Russian in the original version of the game, then making her Russian would make sense. Instead, in the Japanese version she is from a country that has no ties to Russia (or even Earth). And in the English version, she randomly has a Russian accent and her country has a Russian name. With absolutely zero story reasons.

Its really sad the length people go to defend alterations for dubbed products. Yet if Lucas changes one thing in Star Wars, these same people throw a fit.
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>>319389728
And it's shit.
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>>319389839
Horii is retarded.
>even uses an axe in the fucking flashback
Come the fuck on, DQ8.
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what's a duckie
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>>319389423

>If she had a Russian accent in the original Japanese, then it would be fine

Eh, this argument doesn't really work at all. Japanese doesn't use accents in entertainment, they use dialects.Take MGS Peace Walker for example, they all spoke in perfectly normal Japanese in the Japanese version, but had clear Spanish accent in the English version because it made sense to give it to them. They didn't have to do it, but it's a case of localizers going above and beyond. Adding accents is fine as long as it makes sense (and if the game is set in a fantasy world, there's no real reason why these particular people can't have a Russian accent), and isn't obnoxious. Unfortunately, Plus Alpha fails at that second part. They don't try to add anything with accents, not like the MGS example. They just shove them into games for some misguided attempt at being creative, and they lay it on thick, which isn't hard to read if you're a native English speaker, but it does get annoying. Balancing accents in text can be difficult, because go too far and it'll just be obnoxious.
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>>319390139
I guess it's just cause the weakest club is shittier than the weakest axe. Anyone know if they changed that in the 3DS version?
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>>319390142
Britfaggot slang, and even more shit that wasn't in the original.
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>>319389815
>>319389764
>Read the bottom paragraph of that image.

Herp.
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>>319390219
Because it was translated by UK fags, it suffers from horrible translations and voices just like Xenoblade.

FUCKIN JOKA'S.
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>>319390165
This basically. Adding accents is fine if it makes sense but basically every DQ localization has gone way overboard on it. Everyone being some level of British/Cockney is fine but throwing in a dozen accents on top of that, and not even doing them particularly well, is stupid.
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>>319389907

>How does giving her an accent change her character?
Holy crap, I seriously have to spell this out?

Imagine if Homer Simpson suddenly started talking like a hick. Not just in one random episode, but for every episode. Your perception of him as a character would drastically change from what it has been the last 27 years. Not to mention you would become annoyed at the creators for changing his voice.

In the original Japanese, Alena has no accent compared to the rest of the cast. But in the western release, she has a huge shift. This changes your perception of her as a character and you associate her with a 1920s stereotype of Russians. In short, her identity as a faux Russian becomes more important than her actual dialogue and character development. Especially since in the DS game, you don't even get the party chat to develop her character.
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>>319390219
I figured it was brits translating this. I've seen over-used of "u's" in certain words.
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>>319390165
>isn't obnoxious
ACH! Ragnar McRyan, ye bett'r git teh gittin dose wee bairns. Ye gotta find em, laddie. Me wee lassie cannae sleep wi'out er wee teddie baer, she'll cry 'erself all night, she will.
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>>319390382
>In short, her identity as a faux Russian becomes more important than her actual dialogue and character development.
Dats raycist

I'm not defending the accents (or the localization being shit and cutting party chat) but your arguments against it are pretty retarded.
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>>319390556

Didje reed th' whole poost, laddie?
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>>319390209
Probably not.
I mean, if you were stupid, you could say that he lost it on that bridge scene, but remember that Yangus says that was only part of the story, and there was a whole nother tale of smiles and tears and whatnot afterwards on how he went straight (too bad we never heard it).

Also
>governor horsefucker uses spears as a trodain guard
>starts with a fucking sword
Fucking jap sentiments. Goddamnit. "Hurr the hero has to use a sword or we send death threats". Literally WHY. Especially when spears are stronger than early swords anyways.

Hell, they could honestly just make "unique" really weak starter weapons with 1 ATK, like a "dull axe" or "broken spear" to make shit balanced, thus giving you inclination to try other stuff, but they couldn't even do that.
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>>319390165

It still doesn't make any sense that a person who lives in a fantasy world with no ties to Earth would specifically have a Russian accent.

The original Japanese just has her speak normally because an accent or dialect wouldn't add anything to the story or her character. And this should have been retained in the western version.

To also prove how bullshit Plus Alpha (and the Japanese localization) staff are, the few characters who do have dialects/accents in the Japanese games didn't have them in the western version. Like Torneko or Sally. They're so obsessed with changing things, they even change characters who already have a dialect and don't give them a dialect in the English version. Holy shit.
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>>319390680
Ah jest want'd too complehn aboot th' scots, das all.
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>>319390165
>Arguing with a weeb
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>>319390564

>Dats raycist
The way accents in DQIV are handled can actually be considered racist. On the level of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars. Just few people know about it and so few people complain.

>I'm not defending the accents (or the localization being shit and cutting party chat) but your arguments against it are pretty retarded.
Feel free to point out why. I've made very solid points. Its an alteration from what the original creator did and it changes the character drastically. How are those points wrong?
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>Playing Heroes and new character joins the party
>They're always levels above my highest leveled member
Not that I'm complaining but am I just really behind or something? I doesn't seem like I am under leveled since I can finish the missions rather straightforwardly. Also why do they start equipped with a weapon that's already stronger than their default first weapons?
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I kinda like dqh's female MC
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>>319390879
Sayin' 'at 'er accent somehaw becomes mair important than 'er character is feckin' glaikit. Th' other mince ye said was guid. .
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>>319390382

>This changes your perception of her as a character and you associate her with a 1920s stereotype of Russians. In short, her identity as a faux Russian becomes more important than her actual dialogue and character development

It really didn't because I learned beforehand that the accents were added.

>Especially since in the DS game, you don't even get the party chat to develop her character.

Good thing I played the Android version then.

In a way I can see how accents can alter perception somewhat, but that is only if you focus on them and not what the character is actually saying. Words and actions define a characters personality, not their accent.

I've played a good bit of DQIV, it's definitely not a masterful piece of writing where minor cosmetic changes can create drastically different interpretations.
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>>319383509
I know, it's almost like the developers thought they were making a fantasy game...
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>>319390723

Torneko had an accent? I don't remember him having any particularly special way of talking. Don't know about Sally, she's apparently from DQH and I've never played that one. I remember hearing people say that someone in IX had a Kansai dialect. I thought it was Sandy, but she spoke normal Japanese (albeit with a gyaru flavor) so it must have been someone else (I got bored and never finished that game).
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>>319391036
They also change what they're saying as well in terms of subject matter, so no,you're still wrong.
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>>319391036

>In a way I can see how accents can alter perception somewhat, but that is only if you focus on them and not what the character is actually saying. Words and actions define a characters personality, not their accent.
But how do you know the words being said are actually close to the original Japanese script?

The Japanese script may have simply had Alena say 'I like to fight'. But then the western localization made her say 'Fighting is spirit that makes me swell with pride'.

Oh sure, they sound similar at first glance. But contextually, they're miles apart. One is just a statement Alena makes about fighting. The second one makes her sound like her entire self worth is tied to fighting.

Now add up about 100 of these 'slight' changes and you basically develop a whole different view of the character than the original creator intended.
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>>319391130
Irish
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>>319391489
That was Irish? Huh. Didn't seem like it.
I always wondered what that accent was
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>>319390139
yea and he lost it in the flashback as well thats why he has the club
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>>319391130

Torneko had a dialect to make him stand out in the Japanese. Not an accent.

And when I say Sally, I meant Sandy from Dragon Quest IX. The fairy companion. She had a kansai dialect in the Japanese, which the Japanese actually hated. So one of the few times the Japanese game had a dialect change, it caused the Japanese fanbase to get mad. And in the west, we have entire games where every character has some cheesy dialect or accent...

Someone in SquareEnix localization department isn't getting the message.
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>>319391114
A lie is a lie and this spares false equality.
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>>319391725

Dialect. That's what I meant. What dialect? I really can't remember him sounding unusual, though I don't remember much about him other than his chapter and being a Jew.

Sandy had a Kansai dialect? Unless she started speaking in it later on in the game, it wasn't her. Her speech was gyarufied, but it definitely wasn't Kansai-ben, it wasn't even close.
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>>319391598
Yeah. Had to look it up, myself, but the slang matched.
>>319391663
Read the other post. A decent amount of time took place between that flashback and the beginning of the game.
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>>319390139

Yangus drops his axe after the bridge collapses under him. The hero pulls him out. And in terms of the story progression, you start the game literally minutes after this event. You can actually go back right at the start of the game and find the bridge to Trodian is broken. The enemies around that bridge also drop clubs as a weapon.

Horii is the exact opposite of a retard. His attention to detail is scary. A cutscene 10 hours into the game still has perfect consistency to the point where you start the game.
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>>319391981
>And in terms of the story progression, you start the game literally minutes after this event.
Wrong.

see >>319390721
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>>319391962
>>319391981
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>>319381938
I've only played DQ1 and DQH
she's the best character in DQH
her and female MC are the best
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>>319392063
Wrong.
Watch the end of the boat scene.
Jessica fucks off like a twat, thinking the story had ended, but it hadn't even started, and Yangus says that women just don't understand.
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>>319392151
That time would be the gap between Hero meeting Yangus and Jessica joining the party wouldn't it?
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>>319392042

The event at the bridge had to happen as they were on the way to the starting city. Trode and Medea are transformed and Yangus tries to block their path on the bridge. Hero saves Yangus and he joins their merry band. And literally 1000 feet away from that is the grove where you start the game.

You can also interpret Yangus' speech about having lots of adventures together could be all the events before you meet Jessica. Which is a good 6-8 hours of gameplay by then.
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>>319392151
You also realize that Jessica wasn't there for the farebury event and the cave so he could be talking about that
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>want to support Dragon Quest
>don't have $60 to buy the game
>need to save my money just to buy DQVII and VIII
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>>319392921

Stop being a poorfag. Seriously, I'm living that life, it's not fun.
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>>319384560
>Is recruit or captain better for xp farming? recruit is too easy, yet captain is too hard.

I don't get it
I'l lvl 20 and I farm on Hero without problems
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>>319382086
>DQ rep for smash
>anyone but DQ3 or 5 Hero
No, fuck off. I'd also argue Warrior but she's too lewd.
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>>319382086
I'd pay for it.
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DQ3 Heroine is best waifu

Also is the PC version a port of the PS3 version or PS4 version?
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>>319397449
DQ Heroes? The PS4 version, I believe
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>>319385904
She wasn't that beautiful before!
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>>319389685
>Dragon Warrior Monsters

my kingz n shiieeet
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>Aurora's hair lets down when she's in her trance thing

I'm very okay with this.
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>>319398234
Of course you are, you worthless waifufag
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Alena best girl.
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>>319387691
Zoro not so much, but Tashigi yes, but even then then Aokiji and Fujitora are so retardedly overpowered its not even funny
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Is that the new DQ game on Steam?
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Why DQV is so great?
Why DQII is so shit?
Why Jessica is so hot?
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So I just got back from grinding and Doric turned into Kiryl and isn't changing back.

What the fuck man.
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>>319400721
It's a good game.
It's not that bad.
Her... accent?
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>>319400721
is this a cosplay pic? what's with her bangs?
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>>319400993
thicker bangs makes my pepe happy
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Kinda wanna get into this franchise.

Where would be the best place to start?

Dragon Warrior on NES?
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>>319401142

I remember playing the original back in the 1987

>Dost thou
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>>319401142
Refer to >>319388603
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Why is attack magic useless? Seriously every mage just becomes an Oomph bot later in the game.
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>>319388603

God damn it. Start with 4 DS or phone if you want a good introduction to the series. 5 is a great game but it really breaks convention. It's more of an introduction to the monsters spin off series.
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So is the pc version the ps4 or ps3 version like every other koei game?
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>>319381938
I thought this was Aika from the thumbnail for some reason.
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God Tier:
Dragon Quest V (FUCKING MASTERPIECE)

High Tier:
Dragon Quest III (first great DQ here)
Dragon Quest IV (story is presented in a cool way)
Dragon Quest VIII (great grayfics! great battle system!)

Mid Tier:
Dragon Quest VI (bloated and boring design but good class system)
Dragon Quest VII (even more bloated but even greater jobs than 6 besides getting rid of monster-taming, fuck you)

Low Tier:
Dragon Quest (still good but practically almost every other DQ has improved upon it)

Shit Tier:
Dragon Quest II (bad map/dungeon design, poor party balance, and level-up bug, among other bugs, black sheep of the family)
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>>319402127
I disagree.
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>Dragon Quest IX
>get Alena's outfit
>put it on my male character
>visible boobs
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>>319388603
How is the 3ds version of VII better than the original ps1 version, i mean come on.
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