Dragon Quest

[Daith]

The focus on the III HD2D pushed me back into finishing XI and I've put hours into farming Metal slimes and now have all my team nearly at max level. Yet I'm annoyed that you can't finish everyone's character boards at 99 without seeds of skill. Rab is going to irk me with the few left to grind out.

 

[Caldwin]

I got XI physically but XI S via PS+. When I realized recently that it's no longer a part of the PS+ catalog I was rather disappointed. After all, I was post-game with everyone at lvl 99. It was my perfect save.

Fortunately it's at a pretty decent discount on PSN at the moment, so I bit the bullet and bought it.

Yeah, I remember being kind of annoyed that you couldn't unlock all skills by simple virtue of being level 99. I'd have to check. I honestly don't remember if I ground for skill seeds or if I decided to leave well enough alone. By the time you reach level 99, you don't really have much to worry about.

Right now I'm at work just dying to get back home. As whiny as I might have sounded in my past couple posts, I am excited to get into a new DQ game.

 

[Caldwin]

So I am enjoying DQ3 HD2D. I can't wait until I get to Alltrades Abbey so I can either change the name or the gender. But I am enjoying this.

I did take the difficulty down to Dracky difficulty not because Normal was too hard. One thing I love about classic JRPG's is that if you grind enough, you will get to the point where you're absolutely spanking the enemy. But in my limited playtime, it was feeling a bit too grindy.

But I am totally having an absolute blast.

Edit:
Something I was beginning to suspect but just now Googled to confirm...you absolutely can not die on Dracky level. I may have to bump it back up when I get home. I like my games mild, but being absolutely unable to die feels cheaty in a bad way.

 

[Caldwin]

Edit:
Something I was beginning to suspect but just now Googled to confirm...you absolutely can not die on Dracky level. I may have to bump it back up when I get home. I like my games mild, but being absolutely unable to die feels cheaty in a bad way.

Belay that. New plan. I'm gonna abuse the hell out of it!

 

[Caldwin]

I finally made it to Alltrades Abbey and changed the hero's name to something a bit more fitting the avatar's gender. Smooth sailing from here.

I really hope they give 4-6 the same treatment. I still have so much love for V yet I'm stuck with my only way to play it being on my iPad.

 

[Caldwin]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BSL95RMZ/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3GZEOQINOCL0Y&psc=1

I see this and I want it soooooooo bad. But it's $24 and measures 1.6 inches. Basically, I could balance it on my finger. It's tiny. And it's $24.

But the picture is soooooo cute.

 

[Caldwin]

That moment when a remake of an old game has voice acting and you find out you've been pronouncing "Tentegel" wrong for all.these.years!

 

[Caldwin]

And finished! That was actually pretty fun. I'll give it a solid 4.5 out of 5. I can't wait to see what they do with I&II...though to be honest, what I really want is V. But this was honestly a really good game. I'm glad I got it.