The BLUE DRAGON Thread!

[ThatDamnDave]

For the record, I've only scratched the surface of this game (Mural Town is next up) and I love it.

[Layd Dly]

For the record, I've only scratched the surface of this game (Mural Town is next up) and I love it.

Yup im playing through the same area.

[paz9x]

i really want this. but i wont have time to play it until after xmas.
im tryign to wait as im sure it can be had for cheaper then, but im very impatient.

[asianxcore]

Anyone know if the 6 Handy Treasures DLC is worth downloading?

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164000

List of each item there.

None of them look game-breaking.

[io]

For the record, I've only scratched the surface of this game (Mural Town is next up) and I love it.

Mural Town is when you'll really appreciate this game is in HD. Enjoy!

As for the DLC, as much as I loved this game, it is definitely not worth it to me. Maybe if I was just starting out. At this point, all I'd be playing for is the leveling achievements and the monster list (since I have all but the one boss the game glitched me out of having in my list for some reason). Now if they come out with some bonus dungeons that might be a different matter.

[ighosty]

I'm about 16 hours into this game. Am really lossing time to play tho with classes and so many games coming out. Just got Rachet from gamefly and with COD 4 and Assassins coming out soon I might have to put this on hold for a little while, unfortunatly.

[ThatDamnDave]

What shadow classes did you guys combine for the chars? I've followed this thread a bit for ideas and I'm sure it'll even out in the end, but are any combos generally looked at as the best for each char?

[terribledeli]

What shadow classes did you guys combine for the chars? I've followed this thread a bit for ideas and I'm sure it'll even out in the end, but are any combos generally looked at as the best for each char?

I just keep everyone at their given shadow class. However, during each quest...I'll stop and grind up the Generalist. I think Maro's Monk shadow has peaked on new skills so I may be moving him over Guardian. I'm also slowly leveling Kluke under white magic to get the HP regen skill and Jiro under black magic to get MP regen. But for basic questing, etc...I just keep them with their usual ones.

[linkpwns]

So, you guys are enjoying the game? I can't decide whether or not I want to keep it...

[paz9x]

if you have it, give it a try and see if you like it

[looploop]

I borrowed this game from someone recently. The demo turned me off, but surprisingly I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
If only the boss music weren't the most awful sound ever created by man.

[ThatDamnDave]

That song does get annoying. What's worse is I sometimes find myself humming it after I shut off the game.

That said, I'm on to the period of the disk 3 where you're set free to do all the optional stuff. Next up: Sea Cube fun

[dios]

Does anyone know where i can find the lyrics to the final boss song " the seal is broken? " i just passed the game and have been having this song on loop on my pc for awhile. very fun game. liked it way more than i thought i would.

[Ryukahn]

Videogame deals forum has a TRU ad with this for $40 this Friday and Saturday.

[io]

Does anyone know what the DLC dungeon is all about? 400 points...

[Nelo Ice]

all i kno is from the description its a random dungeon that changes everytime u enter

[LinkinPrime]

Does anyone know what the DLC dungeon is all about? 400 points...

Here's all the info I could find:
Blue Dragon Shuffle Dungeon (400 MS Points) - 11/16
Download this new content featuring a dungeon that changes every time you enter. Along with more than 30 new items, powerful monsters, and more than 10 hard-to-beat bosses, there are certainly some challenges in store for you.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/marketplace/ticker.htm

[io]

Thanks, Linkin. It sounds interesting. All I have left to do in the game is grind levels for the achievements and I've stopped playing as a result. This may help out a bit. But man, I am reluctant to pay even 400 points for this...

[62t]

the funny thing is all the DLC are free on the Japanese marketplace. Probably only works on Japanese version

[Mrcapcom]

the funny thing is all the DLC are free on the Japanese marketplace. Probably only works on Japanese version

Has anyone tested this?

[Ryukahn]

Blue Dragon just had a Price Drop at Gamestop (Universal I'm guessing) to $39.99 New and $34.99 Used. Can pick this up as part of Gamestop's After Christmas Buy 2 Get 1 Free Used Games, or get it at CC this Sunday for $31.49 New.

Credit goes to buckythekat (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=112307) for posting the Price Drop on the Video Game Deals forum (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164592) .

[Rodimus]

I borrowed this game from someone recently. The demo turned me off, but surprisingly I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
If only the boss music weren't the most awful sound ever created by man.

Totally agreed. The demo slaped you into the game with nothing to go on. I would've prefered to just play the first hour of the game.

I just started playing a few days ago and despite all the b*tching and moaning I heard from Blue Dragon this is a soild game. Most CAGs I talked to were recomending Eternal Sonata over this so I took their advice and now I wish I didn't. Played about 20 hours of ES hoping it would pick up and get exciting but no luck. Switched over to Blue Dragon and I can clealy see it's a much better game.

I normaly don't buy guides but I picked this on up. Seems like it would benefit from it

[Spades22]

I'm near the end of the game and completed all the sidequests but the aurora ruins forest one. (I havent used a guide but I looked after and I ended up doing the sea cube first and going to the easier parts instead after that...), but, if I want to complete my monster record/item record and all that stuff, after I beat the rest of the game will it let me continue playing, or do I have to get everything before I enter the final parts of the game?

[62t]

Well I been telling people that Blue Dragon is a lot better than ES. I also got the game guide. Usually on gamefaqs there is enough info but for this game the faq on gamefaqs isnt that good. The guide is also handy to make sure you dont miss any of the one time monster/item/achievement.

There is a warp device before the final boss. But if you havent been using there guide there is a very good chance you missed some of the one time item/monster. You can also start a new game plus i think.

[Spades22]

Don't think I missed anything. I used an online guide only for possible missable things (as well as this thread especially...on one page someone mentions the missable stuff), and I also examined everything/talked to everyone over and over so when I found the guide I had everything anyway.

But if theres a warp point thats good...I guess thats the last place to go back and get everything then?

[Rodimus]

I'm near the end of the game and completed all the sidequests but the aurora ruins forest one. (I havent used a guide but I looked after and I ended up doing the sea cube first and going to the easier parts instead after that...), but, if I want to complete my monster record/item record and all that stuff, after I beat the rest of the game will it let me continue playing, or do I have to get everything before I enter the final parts of the game?

The monster & item records have several moments in the game that give you 1 chance to fight a certian monster or obtain a specific item (most by stealing rare items from bosses). If you missed that 1 chance you gotta start over from the begining and without a guide or FAQs it's likely you missed one.

[Spades22]

Aren't the "stealing items" ones only present in the 3rd disc mainly at the end with the Nene items? If not maybe I did miss one...eh...isn't there also a downloadable thing called "New plus" or something?

Not sure what it does, but hopefully it allows you to keep the current item/monster record you have and start from any save game on your HD. I have my saves all full and generally I've kept saves no more than like 2 hours between each other in case I needed to go back

I'm quite sure I didn't miss the monster one though. I used a guide from loc or something on gamefaqs for that and it seemed complete.
For the items, I just used this threa...on a someone lists the missable items.

[Rodimus]

You're probably right about the items. I'm halfway through Disc 2 and I haven't encountered a boss that has a missable item yet (I hope so) And I've been paying close attention to the guide.

But with those bosses you only get one shot at stealing that "rare" item. If you by chance get the common item you have to resart and challenge the boss again. That sounds like a pain.

[Spades22]

ooh really? I tried getting the black belt from the Eat Yeet boss and once I tried for half an hour, getting this crappy item first then never getting the black belt. (with steal and treasure hunt...and loot also).

I tried again later and I got it on my 2nd steal in like 1 minute...so maybe that boss falls into that category also. (i.e. if you get the crap item first you can't get the black belt)

The game has been pretty easy for me, but right after the one point in disc 3 where I fought this other extra ghost yeet boss and was around level 40 I found him quite tough. I lost twice, so then I had to change everyone out of their generalist/suckier classes, put them on their best ones with highest attack/defense, and equip the accessories that prevent petrify and stuff. I used 3 corporeals and barely beat him in the end as everyone had about 100 hp left. I don't think that ghost yeet had any good items though,...

[EvyLou]

i'm surprised this thread isn't getting any $14.98 or $9.98 Target love..........

unfortunately i got mine last fall in the TRU b2g1 - but still think it was well worth it. started it up last week and have already clocked nearly 18 hours.......and this is coming from someone who got bored of DQ8 after about 15 hours or so. the battle system is just so customizable (swapping skills and shadow classes is fun!), the graphics are amazing, and the story isn't THAT bad so far. if the story doesn't pick up until disc 2 like some say, then i'll surely enjoy the rest of the game.

I don't think I've ever been so excited to find "nothing" before in a game.........

[SL4IN]

I've been playing this quite a lot as well.

Finished Disc 1 at 17 hours exactly and I'm at the end of Disc 2 at 22 hours.

Hoping to finish sometime next week.

[io]

I've been playing this again to rack up the level achievements. Since I'm so close I'd like to get 1000 points but the monster list one glitched on me as one of the mandatory bosses did not show up on my list. Fortunately it is near the beginning (end of disc 1 I think). Has anyone started a New Game +? I assume I have all my levels and items and thus I can breeze though the early levels and get to the end of disc 1 without too much time or trouble. I'm assuming I can use the Field Barrier and just blow through any enemies. It is one of the 4 robot bosses on the ship that I am missing. Also, I assume the New Game + adds monsters to the list you already have so once I get that one I ought to get the achievement. I am about an hour from racking up the 99 level shadows from each character (by sitting on the Poo Snake island with the barrier on while I do something else like play SSBB ;)). That should leave me at 980/1000 which is just frustrating. It will be a lot of work to get to 1000 but I feel like I'm so close I might as well get it done.

[ThatDamnDave]

Such a great game. I might pick it back up to do some achievement pursuit, but at the time I finished it I was just ready to move on to something else after the hours invested.

Love it though, highly recommend it to anyone that can find it for cheap.

[Allnatural]

i'm surprised this thread isn't getting any $14.98 or $9.98 Target love..........
wat?! I need to check the clearance threads more often. Time to check the local Targets.

[paz9x]

i got it at 29.98 and feel like i got a GREAT deal on it. currently one of my favorites by a big margin.

[Rodimus]

I got to disc 4 months ago and haven't touched it since. I really wanna finish this and be done with it. Anyone know what level is good enough to finish it at?

[io]

I got to disc 4 months ago and haven't touched it since. I really wanna finish this and be done with it. Anyone know what level is good enough to finish it at?

If you got to disc 4 then you DID finish as it only has 3 discs ;).

In terms of finishing, wow, I dunno as I'm at 99 across the board now. I did the final parts at a much lower level though - maybe in the 50's or 60's though it is hard to remember. Next time I have it running I can look at my save files to see where I was.

I think I'll give the New Game + a shot tonight - it seems maybe no one else has ever done this on CAG.

[Rodimus]

You're right, I ment disc 3. Anyways I'm at level 40 with everyone, guess I need to level some more.

[io]

You're right, I ment disc 3. Anyways I'm at level 40 with everyone, guess I need to level some more.

I could be wrong - I'll have to check later tonight. It may have been in the 40's. Except for hunting down the optional bosses I didn't do any grinding (before doing the ending the first time).

[Layd Dly]

I just started Disc 3 and am at around 57-58 Hours, and about level 48.

[Ragekod]

Just got this about a week ago for $14.99 at frys and I can't wait to play it soon but with all the new games I have it looks like I'm pretty much back tracked right now.

[io]

You're right, I ment disc 3. Anyways I'm at level 40 with everyone, guess I need to level some more.

OK, I looked at all my save files and it is kind of hard to tell but I was certainly pretty far along while my chars were still in the mid-40's. I honestly don't remember when I did the ending but I do know that the New Game + allowed me to select quite a few of my saves going back to when I was in the 40's (all on Disc 3). I'm guessing maybe that was when I finished??

I can confirm that New Game + allows you to keep your levels and all items. But it is still a bit odd because I had to re-find the Creature Compendium to get the monster list to show back up and of course you can't use your skills until you acquire the shadows. Also, you can't use field skills until the "tutorial" pops up but fortunately that is pretty early. So from that point on I just activated the field barrier and cruised through nearly all of Disc 1 in about 2 1/2 hours (skipping cut scenes obviously).

The monster that glitched on me was Heat Wave Sai who is the last of the 4 robot mini-bosses Szabo sends after you on the flying fortress right at the end of disc 1 (not spoiler tagged because if you haven't gotten that far the names are meaningless and I want to warn people looking for the achievements to be aware of this). Note that this is an absolutely mandatory boss that drops in on you after you complete a certain task. And yet in my original playthrough he did not show up in my Monster list after I beat him. I was very careful to snag all the optional and missable monsters (see a FAQ for those if you care about that achievement at least by the end of disc 1).

Fortunately that achievement chimed in right after I beat him this time. So there's more confirmation that you can build on the monster list (and presumably item list as well though I did complete that one the first time) in a New Game +. Extrapolating from my 2 1/2 hours on disc 1 I would imagine you could blow through the game in 7-8 hours total with a New Game + and high-level chars. Actually, probably less since I think Disc 1 is the longest part.

[Rodimus]

Thanks io, I'll do a few side mission then head for the ending. That monster Compendium achievement is a pain. I was doing great with it until I fought a boss that lets lose little skeletons and I killed him before he could summon them.

[ThatDamnDave]

If I see this at a Target, I might pick it back up to go through on a New Game + run. I tackled most of the monsters, but would be interested in finishing off that and a few other achievements.

[Callandor]

Man, all this talk makes me want to pull the game out, finish my level/shadow grinding achievements, figure out what items (I think just that damn Shield Ring) and monsters I apparently missed, and finish the 1000/1000 in a speed run on new game+.

[jalu6]

I just picked this up for 14.98 at my local Target. Looks like a lot of fun although the beginning seems a little slow. Just a quick question: I usually get guides for the harder RPGs I play, so is one recommended for this? Basically I'm asking if there are a lot of misable items you can't go back and find later, or if the game doesn't give you and direction as to what to do next, or if it ever gets frustrating.

[EvyLou]

io's run for 1000 is giving me some motivation and hope that hopefully i can get there (currently at 80 :-() i'm surprised that i managed to do the 1st mechat stage (pretty fun) on my 2nd try, but i've heard they get much harder.......

I just beat Jeelala, am at level 29, and 23 hours in. i have a feeling that i'm spending too much time exploring and fighting, but it's hard not to when there are so many different attacks and spells to try.

and so far so good on the monsters/items lists - i don't think i've missed any yet. glad to hear that a new game+ won't take long if i do happen to miss something though....

[smarkbran]

I found this game for around 14 bucks at target, but I didnt bite. I played the demo and didnt think it wasnt that fun, does the action pick up during the actual game? How is the pacing of the story and combat?

[io]

I just picked this up for 14.98 at my local Target. Looks like a lot of fun although the beginning seems a little slow. Just a quick question: I usually get guides for the harder RPGs I play, so is one recommended for this? Basically I'm asking if there are a lot of misable items you can't go back and find later, or if the game doesn't give you and direction as to what to do next, or if it ever gets frustrating.

There are most definitely missable items and monsters. You can get by with a FAQ though. There was a nice one that listed what monsters and items you should have at certain points (by their number in the Compendium) and at what point you can miss them. It was very useful for me and if it was not for the glitch I had happen I would have had both lists done on my first playthrough.

I wouldn't say it gets frustrating but you do need to know where to go/what to do in a few cases so it is good to know ahead of time.

Some of the "action" achievements are a real pain - though in every case there is a save right before so make sure you use those so you can go back and redo if necessary. I had to redo the wagon protection one about 3-4 times and the Mechat shooting ones a few times as well (I think you can't take ANY damage in those and it gets pretty challenging - I think the 2nd is easier than the 1st, but the 3rd is harder). Heck, I even had to redo the "push A real fast" one near the beginning of the game as I let a robot through just a split second before I got the door closed.

[Callandor]

There are most definitely missable items and monsters. You can get by with a FAQ though. There was a nice one that listed what monsters and items you should have at certain points (by their number in the Compendium) and at what point you can miss them. It was very useful for me and if it was not for the glitch I had happen I would have had both lists done on my first playthrough.

I wouldn't say it gets frustrating but you do need to know where to go/what to do in a few cases so it is good to know ahead of time.

Some of the "action" achievements are a real pain - though in every case there is a save right before so make sure you use those so you can go back and redo if necessary. I had to redo the wagon protection one about 3-4 times and the Mechat shooting ones a few times as well (I think you can't take ANY damage in those and it gets pretty challenging - I think the 2nd is easier than the 1st, but the 3rd is harder). Heck, I even had to redo the "push A real fast" one near the beginning of the game as I let a robot through just a split second before I got the door closed.

If memory serves, you CAN take damage in the third [EDIT, I DUMB] second Mechat stage. The requirement there is that you have to destroy EVERYTHING instead: all the guns, missile launchers, etc.

[io]

If memory serves, you CAN take damage in the third Mechat stage. The requirement there is that you have to destroy EVERYTHING instead: all the guns, missile launchers, etc.

Ah, OK, so maybe that is the easy one and the second one is hard. It is the one where you are flying down a tube-like thing and you have to shoot down a ton of missiles coming at you and can't get hit once.

[Callandor]

Ah, OK, so maybe that is the easy one and the second one is hard. It is the one where you are flying down a tube-like thing and you have to shoot down a ton of missiles coming at you and can't get hit once.

Oh yeah, that is the third one. I was thinking of the second, the optional shooting state to get into the Upper Mecha base. The third is the tunnel fight against a land shark to get to the final areas, which is a PAIN.

Reminder: Never post info about a game you finished half a year ago without the guide in front of you. :D

[thorbahn3]

The Blue Dragon anime series will start showing on Cartoon Netwrok next Saturday morning.

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/bluedragon/index.html

[Nelo Ice]

The Blue Dragon anime series will start showing on Cartoon Netwrok next Saturday morning.

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/bluedragon/index.html

JUST saw the commercial for this :lol:

[io]

The Blue Dragon anime series will start showing on Cartoon Netwrok next Saturday morning.

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/bluedragon/index.html

Wow - my youngest son (who watched me play the whole game) will be thrilled. I had no idea such a thing existed.

[Krohboy]

I saw it too, it looks like a good watch.

[paz9x]

funny, as the 360 forum was opening the commercial came on and this topic was at the top of the page.

[ryosnk]

Just got this game for 15 at target. I'm not much of a rpg player but this game gots me hook so far.

[Khalid]

Just finished up a few achievements, now Im 1000/1000!

[io]

Well, I watched the first two episodes of the cartoon with my youngest son last weekend. He's the one who watched me play pretty much the whole game so he knows all the characters and such.

The cartoon is a bit strange because, while the characters look the same and have the same names, they are voiced differently and the plot has been changed up. There's still Nene as the bad guy, but it starts off with Zola as a shadow-master (my term for it as she is being very mysterious in the first 2 eps) with Jiro as her apprentice (!). Jiro and Shu don't much like each other and are trying to beat each other up at first. Soon they discover Shu can summon the Blue Dragon (much to his surprise) but cannot control it. As a result Nene wants to find him so they leave Shu's village (with Kluke tagging along without any powers as of yet) to keep it safe from Nene's attacks. Very strange plot mixup when you have played the game... But there's still land sharks and Szabo and Nene's robot forces and whatnot. So my son got a big kick out of it.

[Allnatural]

I'm having a hard time figuring out the reviews for this game. Haven't played it yet, but based on everything I've read, heard, and seen (trailers, gameplay videos), it looks, feels, and plays much like DQVIII (a game which I adored btw). Yet, sites that praised DQVIII for its old-school sensibilities criticize BD for the very same reasons. Boogles the mind.

[spoo]

I want/need a guide if anyone has one. Send me a PM with details if you have one.

[io]

I'm having a hard time figuring out the reviews for this game. Haven't played it yet, but based on everything I've read, heard, and seen (trailers, gameplay videos), it looks, feels, and plays much like DQVIII (a game which I adored btw). Yet, sites that praised DQVIII for its old-school sensibilities criticize BD for the very same reasons. Boogles the mind.

That's exactly what I thought. But having played it I'd say for sure if you liked DQ VIII (as I did - probably my favorite PS2 game) then by all means play Blue Dragon. I would say it isn't quite as good, but then that's a tall order ;). It does have one advantage (over DQVIII and Lost Odyssey) - no random battles!

[jkanownik]

I'm having a hard time figuring out the reviews for this game. Haven't played it yet, but based on everything I've read, heard, and seen (trailers, gameplay videos), it looks, feels, and plays much like DQVIII (a game which I adored btw). Yet, sites that praised DQVIII for its old-school sensibilities criticize BD for the very same reasons. Boogles the mind.

One major disadvantage in that the characters can be extremely annoying. I thought I could look past the characters and was actually enjoying the gameplay quite a bit, but I got 15 hours in and realized I didn't care about the story at all because I absolutely hated the main characters. My wife was also looking at me the whole time I was playing a game with such annoying characters. It wouldn't have bothered me if I wasn't thinking the same thing in my head.

With that being said I can easily see how reviewers could try and look past the characters and think they were being objective, but would knock other aspects of the game as a result.

If I have a hankering for a JRPG I will be trying LO or ES before I come back to this game. If I do come back to it I will be turning off the volume and listening to a custom soundtrack. I will also skip all cutscenes.

[lanzarlaluna]

Just picked up the game last night on clearance at TRU. Got about 10 minutes into the game, and it froze. =[ Thought it might be a fluke, so I rebooted. Froze again in the same spot!

At this point I'm thinking, if it freezes in the same exact spot, there might be a problem with the disc. Sure enough, there were scuffs on there, a few of them deep-ish. Hooray for stacking discs on top of each other!

So now I have to go back to TRU today and exchange it, burning my $5 off coupon in gas money in the process. =[

Anyone else have a scratched disc problem with this game?

[Spades22]

Just picked up the game last night on clearance at TRU. Got about 10 minutes into the game, and it froze. =[ Thought it might be a fluke, so I rebooted. Froze again in the same spot!

At this point I'm thinking, if it freezes in the same exact spot, there might be a problem with the disc. Sure enough, there were scuffs on there, a few of them deep-ish. Hooray for stacking discs on top of each other!

So now I have to go back to TRU today and exchange it, burning my $5 off coupon in gas money in the process. =[

Anyone else have a scratched disc problem with this game?

Nope game worked flawlessly for me. Maybe TRU repackaged a return or something =/

[xtreme_Zr2]

Out of the 10 minutes you got, what did you think?

I just got it from the Amazon deal yesterday and have yet to open it up. Ive got about 10 games I need to play, but this may jump to the front.

[Allnatural]

Just picked up the game last night on clearance at TRU. Got about 10 minutes into the game, and it froze. =[ Thought it might be a fluke, so I rebooted. Froze again in the same spot!

At this point I'm thinking, if it freezes in the same exact spot, there might be a problem with the disc. Sure enough, there were scuffs on there, a few of them deep-ish. Hooray for stacking discs on top of each other!

So now I have to go back to TRU today and exchange it, burning my $5 off coupon in gas money in the process. =[

Anyone else have a scratched disc problem with this game?
Yup.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179272&page=5#94

In my case, the third disc has the most blemishes, so I'll be deep into it before (if) problems start. Don't think I can do anything about it since I bought the last copy...

[lanzarlaluna]

Out of the 10 minutes you got, what did you think?

I just got it from the Amazon deal yesterday and have yet to open it up. Ive got about 10 games I need to play, but this may jump to the front.Honestly, it wasn't enough time to have a valid opinion on the game. I will say that I wanted to play some more and find out. =]

So I went back to TRU, and it turns out I bought the last copy. For fuck's sake. I had a decision to make: try to run the disc through Skip Doctor or an equivalent, or get a refund. I decided to get my money back and pick up the game at a later date. If I can find it for $20 somewhere else, I'll pick it up. Maybe Amazon will drop the price again in the near future.

[D4rkewolfe]

Well, I watched the first two episodes of the cartoon with my youngest son last weekend. He's the one who watched me play pretty much the whole game so he knows all the characters and such.

The cartoon is a bit strange because, while the characters look the same and have the same names, they are voiced differently and the plot has been changed up. There's still Nene as the bad guy, but it starts off with Zola as a shadow-master (my term for it as she is being very mysterious in the first 2 eps) with Jiro as her apprentice (!). Jiro and Shu don't much like each other and are trying to beat each other up at first. Soon they discover Shu can summon the Blue Dragon (much to his surprise) but cannot control it. As a result Nene wants to find him so they leave Shu's village (with Kluke tagging along without any powers as of yet) to keep it safe from Nene's attacks. Very strange plot mixup when you have played the game... But there's still land sharks and Szabo and Nene's robot forces and whatnot. So my son got a big kick out of it.

Yeah...see I actually saw the first couple episodes before getting my copy of the game. Still I actually am enjoying both stories...I dunno, I actually like it unlike some of the others here.

Today's episode was great though...I kinda wanted to see the unedited version to know what was actually said in this episode. Marumaro is just the character I expected him to be, a complete perv. See...in the show you could totally tell that they edited and made that fake flag. You could tell it was Kluke's panties in the way she put her hands in front of her skirt and when Marumaro got them off the pole and stretched the "flag" you could totally figure out it was her panties. Not to mention you know he groped her instead of the whole saying she was weak and that his fingers had cramps.

[io]

^^ I haven't watched today's yet - sounds interesting ;). Is Maru obsessed with Zola like he is in the game? That was probably the funniest part of the game.

[D4rkewolfe]

Nope, he is obsessed with all cute girls. Zola I guess goes into more of the woman category and not a girl...so he doesn't seem to be too interested in her. He is obsessed with Kluke instead. Since like I said he pretty much enjoys groping her and they lured him with some of her panties (though it was edited like I said, by making his hand movements just saying he had finger cramps...and then the flag thing). Also, he wanted to get revenge on the Shu and others because he thought he destroyed the town they were in (and not just cause the town was great...but cause the town was filled with cute girls as he put it).

The whole obsessed with Zola thing was amusing and cute, his obsession with Kluke is definitely funny though, since it is filled with perversion and not admiration.

[craven_fiend]

Speaking of the cartoon, what avenues can I use to watch the episodes that I've missed?

[D4rkewolfe]

http://www.toonamijetstream.com/ but they only have episode 2 there. I'm sure they will put more as time goes on. Otherwise I guess torrents?

[craven_fiend]

http://www.toonamijetstream.com/ but they only have episode 2 there. I'm sure they will put more as time goes on. Otherwise I guess torrents?

I had a feeling torrents were my only real options. I'll take a look on my cable box and see what it says as far as older episodes.

[GizmoGC]

What channel is the show airing on?

[io]

The whole obsessed with Zola thing was amusing and cute, his obsession with Kluke is definitely funny though, since it is filled with perversion and not admiration.

Yeah, finally watched it last night. Of course, his voice seems all wrong. And the perversion is definitely a wierd (and slightly disturbing) thing compared to how innocent he was in the game. It all seems very strange and off to me ;).

What channel is the show airing on?

Cartoon Network at 9am Saturdays.

[D4rkewolfe]

It also shows at 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays during Toonami.

Guess I will post something about the game so it evens out lol. I'm on disc two now...so yeah.

Now back to the show XD

Seeing as how I started with the show...for some reason as soon as I saw that model character I expected him to be just like he is in the show. I met him first in the game and saw how wrong I was...then when he came on the show I was like "oh yeah...now that's what I thought Maru to be like".

[xtreme_Zr2]

Just started playing this game and I gotta say its awesome. Its my first JRPG and I have about 4 hours into it.

For those of you who have played/completed..at what shadow level did you switch to another class? Do you stagger who is a generalist to obtain the additional slots? Im only at the Ancient Hospital now after the drill and everyone is I think shadow level 12 - reg level 10.

[Layd Dly]

Just started playing this game and I gotta say its awesome. Its my first JRPG and I have about 4 hours into it.

For those of you who have played/completed..at what shadow level did you switch to another class? Do you stagger who is a generalist to obtain the additional slots? Im only at the Ancient Hospital now after the drill and everyone is I think shadow level 12 - reg level 10.

At the begininging of the game i stuck with their initial for a little bit and then i switched everyone to generealist to get the additional skill slots. you really wont get to expand upon them until you get field barrier 3 from there on its a cake walk to level them up. You learn all the skills for each at around level 32-35.

On another note I rolled to about 90 hours tonight and im right at the very very end everyones levels are in the high 70's , but i also got all the achievements and side quests minus the max all shadows and get everyone to level 99.

[D4rkewolfe]

Once I got the 360 I was really into getting achievements but this game I could care less. I'm just enjoying it as it is...I could not see myself playing it over again just to get all the achievements. I'm actually enjoying the game as it is. I don't play it as often as I'd like, but the times I do I have fun, even if it is just skilling up.

I almost got generalist to 36 (got Maru there first) with everyone without a field barrier. I just wanted that done with and then level up my jobs.

[wowimsocute]

fyi, if anyone is having trouble with the button mashing achievements, try using the guitar hero 2 controller. (not my idea, read it somewhere)

i was having a hell of a time getting away from the giant stomping bird, and failed 10+ times. did it on my first try with the guitar.

i like the game.

[xtreme_Zr2]

I'm with you, Im really liking the game, but I hate I won't be playing it that much since tonight GTA comes out. Its my first real RPG since I played FFVII way back in the day, wish I would have started this sooner.

[UCLAevo]

game saves - are they only available at save points? there's a 'save' option in the main menu, but it's disabled for me. as much as i like the game, sometimes (like when i'm a bit tipsy) i don't want to keep playing just to get to a save point.

[Callandor]

game saves - are they only available at save points? there's a 'save' option in the main menu, but it's disabled for me. as much as i like the game, sometimes (like when i'm a bit tipsy) i don't want to keep playing just to get to a save point.

You can only save at save points and on the overworld.

[MasterSprtn117]

I just picked this game at Target...but GTAIV came out...arghh..

[RedDog]

Just got this game from Goozex and it's such a great traditional RPG. I'm only a few hours in but I really love the graphics and the fact that there are no random encounters. This'll keep me busy while I wait (hope) GTA 4 comes down in price.

[MasterSprtn117]

Good luck waiting...maybe the Special Edition will come down......maybe.

[MasterSprtn117]

Do any of you set the voice to Japanese?

[UCLAevo]

yeah, i set the voice to jp, but i like anime and the sound of the jp language. i think, once i dl the hard version, i'll go english to see what the difference is in meaning and in tone/inflection.

[Layd Dly]

w00t 1000/1000 finally got everything to 99 today.

[MasterSprtn117]

When I had it on English, it always seems that the pauses between the characters talking was a little unnatural. When I set it to Japanese, it seemed to flow better. But maybe that's because I just like listening to the Japanese voices more than the English ones.

[MasterSprtn117]

Can you steal more than once from an enemy?

[D4rkewolfe]

Yes, dunno if all enemies have 2 items, but like certain do. The crappy and good item. If you have loot and treasure hunter then by simply attacking (using attack and not magic sword or spells) you steal and cause of TH increase your chance for the better item.

I just beat this at 2 a.m. today. Felt it very enjoyable and actually liked the story. Reminded me of playing RPGs on my SNES. I keep hearing people bad mouth the story and everything, but well, I thoroughly enjoyed all of it.

[Layd Dly]

You can only steal once, if you get the common item and were trying for a rare item you will need to reload in order to attempt stealing for the rare item again.

[MasterSprtn117]

I just beat this at 2 a.m. today. Felt it very enjoyable and actually liked the story. Reminded me of playing RPGs on my SNES. I keep hearing people bad mouth the story and everything, but well, I thoroughly enjoyed all of it.

Same here...I heard that it was a bad game and such, but now that I'm playing through it, I think it's a really fun game.

You can only steal once, if you get the common item and were trying for a rare item you will need to reload in order to attempt stealing for the rare item again.

Which disk should I start looking for the multiple item steals?

[UCLAevo]

You can only steal once, if you get the common item and were trying for a rare item you will need to reload in order to attempt stealing for the rare item again.

you could 'flee', leave the area, and come back and steal some more...

[EvyLou]

Same here...I heard that it was a bad game and such, but now that I'm playing through it, I think it's a really fun game.



Which disk should I start looking for the multiple item steals?

if you're just going for all of the achievements, then there are really only two steals you HAVE to do. both of them are on disc 3, nearish the end. one of the dragons, and the second-last boss

and yeah, in order to get one you can flee from the enemy, but the other one you can't, so you have to reset/reload to try again.

[wowimsocute]

after you finish the game (beat last boss), can you save and then hunt for things/grind to get achievements?

[EvyLou]

after you finish the game (beat last boss), can you save and then hunt for things/grind to get achievements?

nope. if you download some of the extra content you can use your last save before the final boss to start a new game plus. you do start with the same character/skill levels, and your item and monster logs are exactly the same as your last save was, but you have to go through the whole story again.

if you want to grind for levels, you should just do that before the final boss (or beat it and then reload your last save to grind). if you're missing an item from earlier in the story that cannot be found later in the story (like i was) - the final item you get after beating it can only be gotten again by going through the game again with the new game plus. :bomb:

[Lokki]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I recently really got going in Blue Dragon. I had picked it up in December and stuck it in my backlog. I started playing it a couple of weeks ago in my spare time and I'm about half way through disc 2 now. I'm really enjoying it so far. The story is interesting and it's keeping me into it. I just recently swapped all of my shadows over to Generalist and have been trying to get them skilled up now.

Did you all work on all of the classes for all of the shadows? I had gotten everyone past 36 for their original shadows so that they got all of the skills from them. I had started Kluke on Barrier and she was about 16 on it before I swapped her to Generalist. I had started Maro on Sword Master before moving him to Generalist, but I'd like to get him further down Sword Master as well. Having him able to Mow Down with Shu's type of damage on it would be nice.

[wowimsocute]

I had started Maro on Sword Master before moving him to Generalist, but I'd like to get him further down Sword Master as well. Having him able to Mow Down with Shu's type of damage on it would be nice.
in the end, attack amp (monk) is better usually better than mow down. with that, if you charge your attack, you can hit enemies in a circular range, meaning more in front, more in back; and there doesn't seem to be a damage penatly.

double strike (assassin)+attack amp is MUCH better than mow down. then you can hit a bunch of enemies twice.

[babycarlitos]

so i went to all 3 toys r us near me and none had blue dragon.....:cry::cry:
then i went online and it is sold out....:bomb::bomb::bomb:

ugh.... i guess I have to wait longer....

[blitz6speed]

I just finished this, took me ~48 hours. Loved it. Did every side quest except for one of them, and really had a blast with it. It is seriously filled with bugs and riddled with framerate problems tho. The game needs more polish bigtime, but otherwise i enjoyed it a lot and hope for a BD2.

[Lokki]

in the end, attack amp (monk) is better usually better than mow down. with that, if you charge your attack, you can hit enemies in a circular range, meaning more in front, more in back; and there doesn't seem to be a damage penatly.

double strike (assassin)+attack amp is MUCH better than mow down. then you can hit a bunch of enemies twice.


Yeah, I've seriously leveled up multiple classes for each character in the last week. I've been working on the side quests and the exp & SP are coming at a great rate. Plus, it helps that I have 2 Black Belts and 1 Eyepatch spread out on 3 characters to double their SP.

I've done most of the sidequests now. I don't think that I will work toward 1000/1000. I like the game a lot, but I have a huge backlog of games and I'm ready to start on some of them. I have about 45 hours into this one now.

[Lokki]

Ugh, I was running around tonight to tie up a few loose ends before going after Nene. I grabbed the last few Mysterious items that I needed for the bracelet and necklace and worked on some missing barriers. I went looking for the cave with the corrosive poo and king poo and I guess I ended up in the wrong cave and ran into the Spark dragon.

Yay for me running around for an hour and a half without saving it at all. Needless to say, I died a horrible death to the spark dragon and lost everything that I had done tonight. It's my own fault, but I still turned it off in disgust and went and slaughtered bad guys on Heavenly Sword. They should've put a checkpoint before the Spark dragon though. :bomb:

[Lokki]

I put Nene to rest tonight. I'm missing a ton of achievements in this game, but I'm not going to grind out for hours on end to pad my gamerscore. I enjoyed the game though.

[MasterSprtn117]

Same here, I'm missing alot of the achievements, but don't want to go after them right now. Maybe in a month or so.

[MoltenMan]

Hooray for being paranoid!

I bought Blue Dragon yesterday, and I have a question for those of you who purchase the NTSC version of Blue Dragon.

I was wondering, the wrapper on Blue Dragon isn't like other wrappers found on 360 games. It almost looks resealed, but the MS sticker is still intact. I noticed the other copies the store had looked like this, so I looked on Ebay for auctions with new copies of the game and they look like this too. I even went to Circuit City and the one copy they had was the same way.

Is this like this due to the game having multiple discs? Is it supposed to be like that? I THINK it's manufactured that way, but I wanted to ask you guys since, well, you bought the game.

[Lokki]

I don't remember how mine was. I bought it back in January. I had read about them coming like that though, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

It is a great game though. Enjoy it.

[Allnatural]

Hooray for being paranoid!

I bought Blue Dragon yesterday, and I have a question for those of you who purchase the NTSC version of Blue Dragon.

I was wondering, the wrapper on Blue Dragon isn't like other wrappers found on 360 games. It almost looks resealed, but the MS sticker is still intact. I noticed the other copies the store had looked like this, so I looked on Ebay for auctions with new copies of the game and they look like this too. I even went to Circuit City and the one copy they had was the same way.

Is this like this due to the game having multiple discs? Is it supposed to be like that? I THINK it's manufactured that way, but I wanted to ask you guys since, well, you bought the game.
It's normal, though I don't know the reason for it.

Come to think of it, when Shadow of the Colossus was released, every copy at BB was shrinkwrapped. *shrug*

[Droogs]

Just got this from goozex a few days ago and have sunk around 10 hours into it. I'm liking it so far and don't see myself putting it down anytime soon.

I think my favorite feature is the time it takes from loading the game to actually being in the game. There's no branding in the beginning of who made the game or watching any of their self righteous advertisements.

[Layd Dly]

Just got this from goozex a few days ago and have sunk around 10 hours into it. I'm liking it so far and don't see myself putting it down anytime soon.

I think my favorite feature is the time it takes from loading the game to actually being in the game. There's no branding in the beginning of who made the game or watching any of their self righteous advertisements.

The first 10-20 hours are probably the most boring so if your liking that it will only get better once it picks up.

[MSUHitman]

so i went to all 3 toys r us near me and none had blue dragon.....:cry::cry:
then i went online and it is sold out....:bomb::bomb::bomb:

ugh.... i guess I have to wait longer....

Well it is $20 new and $18 used at Gamestop right now. If you use the coupon (with Edge card) that expires at close of business on Thursday, then you can get a used copy for $12.50 plus tax.

[REL1203]

I just got to disk 3 of this game, around 40 hours in (lots of leveling up) and I love this game. It really reminds me of the great Final Fantasy games for the PSX (yes, I know Mist walker was created by the guy primarily responsible for FF)...

Any word of sequals coming out?

[Methadon]

I just got to disk 3 of this game, around 40 hours in (lots of leveling up) and I love this game. It really reminds me of the great Final Fantasy games for the PSX (yes, I know Mist walker was created by the guy primarily responsible for FF)...

Any word of sequals coming out?

I remember hearing plans of a part 2 before part 1 launched, but I also think it's success was a bit underwhelming in Japan, so not totally sure, now.

[62t]

well there is blue dragon ds

[GizmoGC]

Tempted to play this one again...I heard Lost Odyssey was similar - any remarks on that one

[Layd Dly]

lost odyssey is a great rpg to play. hard to compare it to blue dragon though as they are so different. im just finishing up the 3rd disc now, the pacing is much better than BD. if you like jrpg's i suggest picking it up since its pretty cheap now.

[io]

Play 'em both Gizmo - they are both 2 of my favorite 360 games. But then I'm weird that way ;).

I do need to go back to LO to play the DLC dungeon but I'm afraid I've forgotten how to play and that dungeon is supposed to be pretty damn tough.

As for Blue Dragon, I played that to death (got my 1000 cheese out of it). If they came out with new content I'd get it in a heartbeat but I don't think that's gonna happen.

[bjstucker]

Finally finished the first disc again. Now to tackle the second. Before my xbox was on its last dying limb I had just gotten the mechant. Because it was on its dying limb I decided to sell all of my xbox things (instead of just keeping the HD and games and buying a new one). Oh well i appreciate the game a lot more now and with my wife playing Chrono Trigger on her DS we are seeing a lot of the similarities between the 2 games.

[Logg]

I would like to get back into this game but with some much to play, I don't know if I ever will. I really liked what I played of it though.

[Mr Unoriginal]

I've been playing this quite a bit myself. It's been a while since I've really gotten into a JRPG. To be honest, I'm not sure what I really like about the game. The story and characters are basically crap. I think it's the simple battle mechanics as well as the job system that has kept it interesting for me.

I just started disc 3, I don't plan on doing much or any optional or end game type quests. About how long do you think I have left in the game? Took me about 23 hours to get through the first two discs.

[MasterSprtn117]

Around 15 hrs...

[Mr Unoriginal]

Around 15 hrs...

Wow really? Without doing sidequests the last disc is longer than either of the other two? I thought I was almost done...

[mike.m]

I just recently finished this game up. Didn't want to waste time on getting all characters to 99 or maxing out all classes. Did all the side stuff though so it probably took me about 60 or so hours to beat the game doing the sidestuff and maxing out 1 class for each character.

[OnyxPrimal]

I've been having a tough time trying to get into this game and I don't know why. I WANT to like it, but I feel like I am going through the motions. I start it up and then usually get something new and gladly put it down. I just finished the drill machine and I'm just like blah for the whole game so far. Should I keep slogging through or hang it up?

[Mr Unoriginal]

I've been having a tough time trying to get into this game and I don't know why. I WANT to like it, but I feel like I am going through the motions. I start it up and then usually get something new and gladly put it down. I just finished the drill machine and I'm just like blah for the whole game so far. Should I keep slogging through or hang it up?

Eh, I actually like the game a lot but I would say the gameplay never really changes significantly. Also, the story never gets anywhere near good, so don't play for that reason.

[Spades22]

I'd say just give it up...I also found it blah straight through. The story is pretty brutal (if there even is a story).

[blitz6speed]

One of my fav RPGs ive ever played, the fun battle system, good music, awesome graphics kept me going throughout. I think it took me 48 hours to finish and that was without a single side quest. I would LOVE a blue dragon 2!

[chubbyninja1319]

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just got this game today (for my birthday from my one year old son :) ). I have a question, but I'll preface by saying I am a father of two, work 10 hours a day, and I'm going to graduate school....I don't have a lot of time to play games, so I usually try to bust right through them. Thus, I usually get guides. A. Because they help me get through games with the minimal time I have and B. they make nice additions to the collections that compliment the game. So..

Would you recommend getting the guide for this game? I've played about two hours and didn't need one, but you know how JRPG's can get. Any thoughts???

[spoo]

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just got this game today (for my birthday from my one year old son :) ). I have a question, but I'll preface by saying I am a father of two, work 10 hours a day, and I'm going to graduate school....I don't have a lot of time to play games, so I usually try to bust right through them. Thus, I usually get guides. A. Because they help me get through games with the minimal time I have and B. they make nice additions to the collections that compliment the game. So..

Would you recommend getting the guide for this game? I've played about two hours and didn't need one, but you know how JRPG's can get. Any thoughts???

No you won't need the guide but I say go ahead and buy the guide. The guide has nice maps that are good for treasure hunting but the guide doesn't have the locations for the crazy amount of hidden items (the hidden items you search for on walls and stuff.)

[Flak]

Yeah, Blue Dragon is one of those games where you literally leave no stone un-turned. Check every pebble and every tree stump, usually it's only 10 gold but sometimes you find bonus experience or a +1 to one stat or another. Don't really need a guide to tell you that. Although, I've heard the strategy guide does help you with locating all those rare monsters so it might be worth it for that.

[chubbyninja1319]

Thanks, guys. I think I'll get it. Like I said, I like them as collectibles, as well.

[Azumangaman]

If you like everything in the game, I'd get the guide,
I have the guide, its pretty useful.
I beat the game a long time ago though.

[io]

Well, I finally did get a guide for it, about a year after I beat it. I was able to get 100% completion (and all the achievements) just using a FAQ or two. So that's another way to go (plus I find them easier to read - never feel like I want to mess up a nice guide by actually using it ;)).

If you just want to play through the game and not be a completist then you definitely don't need a guide of any sort. But there are several missable achievements so it helps to know when those occur. There are also some rare monsters and items (which are also part of an achievement). The game glitched on me and at the end I had every monster in my list except one. And that one was a mini-boss that you could not avoid! It simply didn't record him in the list. However, the game has a New Game + option and I was able to restart and blow through the first few hours and get him again (fortunately he was early on).

This reminds me, though, that I should give the DS game a spin. I picked that up used from GS several weeks ago.

[Matt Young]

I still need to open this game. If only I could go back and finish Fallout 3 after 3 months...

[Layd Dly]

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just got this game today (for my birthday from my one year old son :) ). I have a question, but I'll preface by saying I am a father of two, work 10 hours a day, and I'm going to graduate school....I don't have a lot of time to play games, so I usually try to bust right through them. Thus, I usually get guides. A. Because they help me get through games with the minimal time I have and B. they make nice additions to the collections that compliment the game. So..

Would you recommend getting the guide for this game? I've played about two hours and didn't need one, but you know how JRPG's can get. Any thoughts???

Only if you truly want to complete everything in the game, i used the guide and got all 1000gs. I also like to use the guides as place holders in my rpgs, since i often put them down and come back to them alter on (sometimes years later) lol. It was a pretty good guide though.

[freshzen]

I couldn't get the button mashing achievements in this game =(

[spoo]

I couldn't get the button mashing achievements in this game =(

I also gave up after about an hour of disappointment with my slow ass old thumbs.

[io]

I couldn't get the button mashing achievements in this game =(

I also gave up after about an hour of disappointment with my slow ass old thumbs.

I have slow ass old thumbs and can't play most twitch games or anything that requires multiple sticks/buttons at once (like most FPS and fighting games) worth a damn, but I still managed to get those achievements without too much trouble. Yeah, I had to do a few of them multiple times, but it wasn't too painful. That's not to say I didn't absolutely HATE doing them. I really despise it when games make those sorts of things into achievements. I'm playing Oblivion now and much prefer the way that one doles out achievements - though, dare I say, they are a little too easy in that game. I would have liked it if there had been more "completion" type achievements - like buying all the houses or completing X number of sidequests, etc... Except for the boss glitching on me in Blue Dragon I enjoyed that particular achievement (getting all the monsters on the list).

[utopianmachine]

Can anyone tell me if this game has captions or if there are mainly text bubbles without the requirement to hear voice-overs or anything? I'm a deaf gamer, and I've been itching to play this.

[Rodimus]

It's got subtitles even during cutscenes so your deafness shouldn't be a problem. Good for you picking this up and enjoy.

[utopianmachine]

It's got subtitles even during cutscenes so your deafness shouldn't be a problem. Good for you picking this up and enjoy.

Sweet! That makes my day. I'm so glad so many games have captions these days, with the notable exclusion of the first Assassin's Creed...