Dragon Quest VIII

[quote name='yester'] i am still amazed, how somebody could finish the whole game in 60 hours???[/QUOTE]
it's not terribly hard... just gotta not level up =P
I think mine was about 65h? I was also pretty lazy about everything though... didn't get Monster Arena till I had flight... but at the same time I left the game on while I did random chores...
 
I've just hit the 50-hour mark, and I can fly. I'm supposed to go see the High Priest, but screw that...I want to fly and explore!

I'm level 36, it wasn't too bad...and I complained on the first page of this thread about Dhoulmagus, but I appreciate the challenge. I only had my hero up to level 30 at that point, and everyone else lower...Angelo having Multiheal would have made it too easy.


Someone asked why everyone loves this game, with the plot basically boiling down to chasing Dhoulmagus everywhere...and the answer is the characters make the game. It's much harder to write and give characters great personalities than it is to make an interesting plot. From where I am in the game, I find I care deeply about everyone involved (except Angelo...he doesn't seem to have too much depth). Even most of the smaller characters all have something great about them, giving the whole world much more personality than, say, Radiata Stories had.
 
[quote name='Blind the Thief']I've just hit the 50-hour mark, and I can fly. I'm supposed to go see the High Priest, but screw that...I want to fly and explore!

I'm level 36, it wasn't too bad...and I complained on the first page of this thread about Dhoulmagus, but I appreciate the challenge. I only had my hero up to level 30 at that point, and everyone else lower...Angelo having Multiheal would have made it too easy.


Someone asked why everyone loves this game, with the plot basically boiling down to chasing Dhoulmagus everywhere...and the answer is the characters make the game. It's much harder to write and give characters great personalities than it is to make an interesting plot. From where I am in the game, I find I care deeply about everyone involved (except Angelo...he doesn't seem to have too much depth). Even most of the smaller characters all have something great about them, giving the whole world much more personality than, say, Radiata Stories had.[/QUOTE]

Hey,
i just finished the game yesterday with 74 hours played. I just put the game in my box and go ahead to finish FFX2.
As my final word to DQ8, it was just awesome. One of the games which drags you into the story and always want to coming back to kick some ass. :))
At the end i had level 40 (yangus had 41). I think you could level up to 50 if i am right. but i am not sure about that. As a small tip (not a spoiler) you should boost one ability of each character to 100. It pays off. In my opinion.
 
[quote name='yester']Hey,
i just finished the game yesterday with 74 hours played. I just put the game in my box and go ahead to finish FFX2.
As my final word to DQ8, it was just awesome. One of the games which drags you into the story and always want to coming back to kick some ass. :))
At the end i had level 40 (yangus had 41). I think you could level up to 50 if i am right. but i am not sure about that. As a small tip (not a spoiler) you should boost one ability of each character to 100. It pays off. In my opinion.[/QUOTE]

I don't think you should close the case yet. Or rather, don't close it so the plastic clangs shut and gets discarded in a sea of old PS2 RPG's. Personal experience.

Did you do the Monster Arena? Dragovian Trials? Casino, even?

Sounds like you've got a lot of content to go through.
 
[quote name='Moxio']I don't think you should close the case yet. Or rather, don't close it so the plastic clangs shut and gets discarded in a sea of old PS2 RPG's. Personal experience.

Did you do the Monster Arena? Dragovian Trials? Casino, even?

Sounds like you've got a lot of content to go through.[/QUOTE]

Well, thats right i guess.
I went to the Monster Arena and achived so far rank c. I have to get more monsters for my team.
Casino...mmm... i found i a little boring. But maybe i will give it a try again.
I know, that know i could go ahead and go to the dragon quests. But i really want to complete FFX2.
DQ8 has more potential than just the main quest, but i need also to play (and finish) my other games.
By the way. Should i give DQ7 a try? They go for outridges prices.
 
the trials are kinda boring...

but the extra dungeon with added story is great.

i think it's kinda cool how they put it in after the game too =P i get the feeling that if it were included in the main story arc it would feel out of place, at least regarding the tempo of the game.
 
[quote name='yester']Hey,
i just finished the game yesterday with 74 hours played. I just put the game in my box and go ahead to finish FFX2.
As my final word to DQ8, it was just awesome. One of the games which drags you into the story and always want to coming back to kick some ass. :))
At the end i had level 40 (yangus had 41). I think you could level up to 50 if i am right. but i am not sure about that. As a small tip (not a spoiler) you should boost one ability of each character to 100. It pays off. In my opinion.[/QUOTE]

I agree with Moxio, you have more DQ8 to go. The real challenge in the game is the Dragovian stuff.

And yes, you can most definitely level beyond 50. Mine are around 51-53 right now. I think you can get them to level 99. I'm doing some power-levelling so I can defeat that damn Darksteel dragon. I figure I'll give it a shot when I get everyone to 55. I finished the first ending at 82 hours (and I had completed the Monster Arena). Now I'm at 105.

Vegan, are you using the elevating shoes when power levelling? I'm not sure exactly what they do, but they seem to make levelling much faster (my guess is they lower the level requirements by half). I bumped my Hero up 2 levels last night in about 1 1/2 hours. And for much of the first level-up I was having terrible luck finding metal slimes (keep getting those damn dark slimes and dark sabercats). Only right at the end did I get a couple Metal Kings with Yangus, and that was pretty much after Hero levelled the last time (so I might be close to another level soon). I figure another couple of hours and I'll be ready to try the Dragovian's again.
 
[quote name='io']I agree with Moxio, you have more DQ8 to go. The real challenge in the game is the Dragovian stuff.

And yes, you can most definitely level beyond 50. Mine are around 51-53 right now. I think you can get them to level 99. I'm doing some power-levelling so I can defeat that damn Darksteel dragon. I figure I'll give it a shot when I get everyone to 55. I finished the first ending at 82 hours (and I had completed the Monster Arena). Now I'm at 105.

Vegan, are you using the elevating shoes when power levelling? I'm not sure exactly what they do, but they seem to make levelling much faster (my guess is they lower the level requirements by half). I bumped my Hero up 2 levels last night in about 1 1/2 hours. And for much of the first level-up I was having terrible luck finding metal slimes (keep getting those damn dark slimes and dark sabercats). Only right at the end did I get a couple Metal Kings with Yangus, and that was pretty much after Hero levelled the last time (so I might be close to another level soon). I figure another couple of hours and I'll be ready to try the Dragovian's again.[/QUOTE]

Ok. Yes i will play it further :)
Like i said, i just pause till i finish FFX2.
Regarding Metal Slimes. There are two places i found, where you actually find some more.
One location is by the tower, before you go ahead to the snow mountain. Just between tower and church, you will see a hill which you could access by landing. Especially in the night you find more there. Even Metal King Slimes.
The other location is on the island where you get involved with Empheria. Its east on the island where you find a chest with a skullhelm. Altough there they did not pop up in high numbers.
Perhaps it has also something todo with day and night apperance.
My only problem was, that they flew after one turn away.l But its indead a good hunt for leveling.
 
[quote name='yester']One location is by the tower, before you go ahead to the snow mountain. Just between tower and church, you will see a hill which you could access by landing. Especially in the night you find more there. Even Metal King Slimes.[/QUOTE]

That would be where I've spent the last 4-5 hours of game time :D. I'm not sure if they show up more at night or not (though when I play again it will be evening so hopefully they do), but they definitely show up in clusters. I'll get several liquid/kings in a row, then none for 30 battles. It is kind of annoying. At least you get regular ones pretty frequently so you can get 3000-5000 exp or so while waiting for the big buys to show up. I criticalled 2 metal kings with Yangus last night right at the end, so it was worth it.

And I understand what you are saying about getting to other games. Here's a partial list of games I have sitting here sealed, as of yet unplayed: FF X, FFX-2, Disgaea, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle, Atelier Iris, Stella Deus, Baldurs Gate, Champions of Norrath, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Suikoden III and IV, Makai Kingdom, Bard's Tale, LOTR Third Age, Baten Kaitos, and Kingdom Hearts.

I have completed Radiata Stories though!

I'm really trying to finish up DQ8 so I can play Legendia when it comes out next week :D.
 
How do you get the Elevating Shoes? If it's an Alchemy Recipe, where do you get it? Is it something I "unlocked" in the Trials, kinda like how you "earn" the recipe for the Timbrel of Tension?
 
[quote name='Vegan']How do you get the Elevating Shoes? If it's an Alchemy Recipe, where do you get it? Is it something I "unlocked" in the Trials, kinda like how you "earn" the recipe for the Timbrel of Tension?[/QUOTE]

It is a recipe, though I'm not sure where it is found, if anywhere. I got it from Gamefaqs :D. They can also, apparently, be dropped by (and presumably stolen from) liquid metal slimes (who knew?).

One FAQ I just read claims that they give you experience as you WALK on the overworld or in dungeons. Hmmmm... I did run around a bit in the beginning last night before I remembered the whistle spell, and then used that. So I wasn't actually doing any walking for half of my battles last night. Oh well, I guess I will stick to walking around for encounters next time.

I won't spoil it for you but the recipe invoves a hat and a piece of clothing. Next time I play I will try to add up my experience points and see what it takes to go from one level to the next, whilst running in between battles.
 
The only hard part is finding this game for a decent price. I currently cannot find it in my town.. and I'll probably have to go to Gamestop and get robbed again :roll: :lol:

I want this game by friday, but shippin from online makes this game $70.

VS

Wasting all the gas to find a Walmart that has a copy of it.

(Meijer, Blockbuster, even my local Wamart doesn't have it.. is this game this un-common?)
 
Hmm normally I try not to use the alchemy pot to make things that I'm not supposed to know how to make yet, but I may make an exception for this since I've been lowered to hours of mindless level grinding and that's really not fun.
 
[quote name='The Dord']The only hard part is finding this game for a decent price. I currently cannot find it in my town.. and I'll probably have to go to Gamestop and get robbed again :roll: :lol:

I want this game by friday, but shippin from online makes this game $70.

VS

Wasting all the gas to find a Walmart that has a copy of it.

(Meijer, Blockbuster, even my local Wamart doesn't have it.. is this game this un-common?)[/QUOTE]

Damn, you're right! Neither EB or GS even pretends it exists, meaning they have no new or used copies for sale. And there are pretty much no listings on eBay. Here is one though:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DRAGON-QUEST-VI...ryZ62053QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Less than $50 shipped. I have no idea who this is so I can't vouch for them - buyer beware :D.

I think my Gamerush still has a copy. Haven't really looked anywhere else, but it is interesting that it is running low. I'm sure it will be reprinted or made GH some day though.

And Vegan - my sentiments exactly. I mean, if you've stopped playing because it is becoming a grind, you might as well use a cheat this once. Also, I'm pretty sure I've been everywhere and I don't think I found the receipt (edit - d'oh, recipe I mean) for elevating shoes, so I'm pretty sure it isn't to be found. It is just one of those hidden things you need a guide or FAQ for :D.
 
[quote name='io']Damn, you're right! Neither EB or GS even pretends it exists, meaning they have no new or used copies for sale. And there are pretty much no listings on eBay. Here is one though:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DRAGON-QUEST-VIII-8-DRAGONQUEST-CURSED-KING-NEW-SEALED_W0QQitemZ8255397777QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Less than $50 shipped. I have no idea who this is so I can't vouch for them - buyer beware :D.

I think my Gamerush still has a copy. Haven't really looked anywhere else, but it is interesting that it is running low. I'm sure it will be reprinted or made GH some day though.

And Vegan - my sentiments exactly. I mean, if you've stopped playing because it is becoming a grind, you might as well use a cheat this once. Also, I'm pretty sure I've been everywhere and I don't think I found the receipt for elevating shoes, so I'm pretty sure it isn't to be found. It is just one of those hidden things you need a guide or FAQ for :D.[/QUOTE]

Well, Target has for sure copies too. At least the one close to my house has copies. They are not on sale, just regular price, which is 49.99.
But if you have a Target around, give it a try.
 
I got mine at Bestbuy during the sale, plus the 10% off coupon, for $25.

PLUS, when I was there, a friend gave me a $20 gift card, so overall I paid $7, including tax. Heh.
 
[quote name='Blind the Thief']I got mine at Bestbuy during the sale, plus the 10% off coupon, for $25.

PLUS, when I was there, a friend gave me a $20 gift card, so overall I paid $7, including tax. Heh.[/QUOTE]

I smack you NOW! :lol:
 
I was at level 40, about 65 hours, and finally beat it late Thursday night/early Friday morning...and all I'll say is: one of the best RPG endings EVAR.


...time to do the Dragovian stuff!
 
[quote name='Blind the Thief']I was at level 40, about 65 hours, and finally beat it late Thursday night/early Friday morning...and all I'll say is: one of the best RPG endings EVAR.


...time to do the Dragovian stuff![/QUOTE]

Ok, you might appreciate the following info then. Some background: I beat the game around 82 hours, I think at level 43 or so. Then I went on to the Dragovian stuff, gained a few levels doing the normal progression of that, then attempted the Dragovian trials. The first 2 weren't too bad, but I got stuck for a bit at the Silver dragon. I finally beat him and then the Gold was easy. Then I got absolutely destroyed by the Darksteel, which is the second to last one. So I decided to spend a while power-levelling.

As discussed previously I made some elevating shoes, which may add exp. when walking around. Here are the results of my power-levelling in the slime hills (near the tower) last night:

Started off with some piddly blue slime/dark slime battle that levelled Hero to 53, so apparently I had stopped one battle short of levelling the previous session.

Then I got the following exp. points, running in between each battle (so the shoes would work):

1300
4224, Jessica -> 51
261
1357
507
0
30010
397
10050, Angelo -> 53
10050
261
4693
5487
507
89
330
0
0
89
330
507
6890
2972, Yangus -> 55
30010, Hero -> 54

Those of you accustomed to fighting metal slimes can probably recognize what some of those battles were :D.

So, I participated in 24 battles, running in between. This all took 27 minutes. Then I continued on for another level, and was cursed with very bad luck finding liquid and king metals. It took me 47 minutes to gain another level.

The total exp from level 53 to 54 was 110321 (though with that 30010 at the end the actual might have been a bit less). The total exp from 54 to 55 was 121995 (though again I finished with a 20100 exp battle, so it might be less). It seems that it is around 100,000 to 110,000 to gain levels. This does not count any levelling the shoes may have done while running.

Hope this info helps :D.
 
So then, at level 55 I attempted the Darksteel dragon again and was utterly destroyed. I don't think I even did as well as when I tried it at level 48 or so. The problem is that you gain very little HP with levelling (maybe 4 or so). His 3 bite attacks per turn hit for 250-280, so most characters die if bit twice, and don't even get an attack in (since he goes first). There must be some better strategy to use on him. I even managed to get Yangus tensioned to 100 and get a hit in with Parallax - did a whopping 130 damage. Then the dragon killed 3 characters the next turn leaving Jessica there with no way of ressurecting anyone else. She lasted 2 bites :D.
 
I don't really see the point of beating him everytime, though. I'd like ot get the helmet and armor to see an alternate costume on my hero, and I know once I beat him the first time I can see the "good" ending...but I don't see any point in going any further, other than to prove I can.

Sadly, in an RPG "proving you can" usually just means you're willing to spend more time leveling up than others...and I have too many games to focus on at the moment. Still gotta see that other ending though, even if it's only slightly different.
 
[quote name='Blind the Thief']I don't really see the point of beating him everytime, though. I'd like ot get the helmet and armor to see an alternate costume on my hero, and I know once I beat him the first time I can see the "good" ending...but I don't see any point in going any further, other than to prove I can.

Sadly, in an RPG "proving you can" usually just means you're willing to spend more time leveling up than others...and I have too many games to focus on at the moment. Still gotta see that other ending though, even if it's only slightly different.[/QUOTE]

Well, it is the challenge of the thing too. Levelling doesn't seem to be making much difference, so I'm going to try different tactics. I think you need all the difference armor pieces for the appearance change, correct? And of course I had to get the Dragovian sword. I'm still missing one armor, so I wanted to get that for sure. I might not do the last dragon if it is any tougher than this one :D.

I have a TON of other games to play, but as long as I'm enjoying myself on this one why bother? Plus I'd like to do at least one game every once in a while to total completion.

Hey, I heard after you get through all the trials if you challenge him again you get all the dragon forms IN SUCCESSION. Now THAT would be a challenge!
 
OK, I finally beat the MOFO Darksteel Dragon. It took me about 4 tries LATE LATE Saturday night (OK, it is 5am Sunday now).

The levelling is not really critical. I probably could have done this 10 levels earlier. The key is to heal like mad with Hero and Angelo, use the Timbrel with Jessica, and ABOVE ALL use kabuff to the max (I think the most you can get out of it is 200). Then use Executioner with Yangus. You really don't even need to bother attacking with anyone else, though I managed to get a few 100+ hits in with Hero using metal slash when psyched to 50. Yangus will hit for about 333 with Executioner, and the Darksteel has about 1800 HP.

The kabuff is key though, and is what I was NOT doing before. With that you can withstand 2 bites on a single character. I also equipped Angelo and Hero with Meteorite bracers so they often went before the dragon. I read some info in a FAQ that suggested using Acceleratle - well, none of my chars has that, so that was not an option for me (apparently Jessica gets this with Stave skill, which I ignored).

So my main strategy change was the kabuff and really concentrating on having Yangus use Executioner. I would do Omniheal with Hero and Multiheal with Angelo even if it ended up being redundant. The first time through I was very unlucky and had 2 dead chars when the Dragovian turned into the Darksteel, so he wiped me out quick.

On my successful attempt, I also used my monster team and made sure Pa Troll was in there - he did one desperate attack that hit for 300. All the rest of the monsters on both teams combined for about 100, and most got killed :D.

I finally got the last Dragovian item and Hero looks quite cool in his new outfit. I snapped this picture at 4am - please pardon the kitchen lights reflected where the dragon statues are :D.



He's got the Dragovian King Sword slung on his back there too (Liquid Metal Sword + Dragovian Sword).

One FAQ I looked at makes it seem like I have 2 more dragons to go, but after I got the helm tonight, I only have one more prize to claim (the legendary monster). Hopefully I'll find out tomorrow what that's all about.
 
This is a very addictive game. I have put in about 20 hours. I bought when it first came out but set aside to play COD2, DOA4, and Kameo. This game kicks all of their asses (maybe not COD2). Haven't touched my 360 in days! I guess it not the system that counts but the games.
 
[quote name='The Dord']The only hard part is finding this game for a decent price. I currently cannot find it in my town.. and I'll probably have to go to Gamestop and get robbed again :roll: :lol:

I want this game by friday, but shippin from online makes this game $70.

VS

Wasting all the gas to find a Walmart that has a copy of it.

(Meijer, Blockbuster, even my local Wamart doesn't have it.. is this game this un-common?)[/QUOTE]

Where were you during the Best Buy sale? $34.99 in store + $10 off coupon. $24.99 + tax OTD. I consider this one of my best deals of 2005, maybe even the best. Just wish I had a Playstation 2 to play it.
 
The Dragon after Darksteel is the Divine Dragon. He was MUCH easier. Only 2 hits per round, though he would desperate attack occasionally. The Lord of the Dragovians told me I was done and should go take care of business, so I guess there was only one more. I went and got the "legendary monster" first though. He's a metal king slime named "Hev".

Here is the Divine dragon:



and, a great shot here (OUCH!):

 
And, some pics from the TRUE ending. Some minor spoilish type things in here so don't look if you don't want to...



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[quote name='Vegan'][sarcasm]The new ending is such a biiig surprise after the Dragovian extra story.[/sarcasm][/QUOTE]

Yes, this ending was obvious from the moment I saw Eltrio's grave on the way to the Dragovian town :D. But the Dragovian stuff was fun (and challenging) nonetheless.

The "true" ending is a bit flaky there at the very end. The shot I took is the last "new" part, then for some reason they revert back to the other ending, even so far as putting Hero back in his bandana outfit and having Trode drive him and Medea off saying they can now choose their own future or whatever. It is like they forgot they just got married :D.
 
Yeah, I thought the original ending was better than the "good" ending...which is strange, since technically the "good" one had everything I wanted.

If they'd combined them, so that Clavius pwned Charmles with the fake Argon Heart, there was still the guards chasing you, and Trode fighting with the stick...but THEN Clavius changes his mind once his son acts cowardly, and they end up gettin' married...that would have been the best thing ever.
 
So now that I'm pretty much completely done with DQ8, it is kind of a sad day. I've been playing it so often for so long, even though I have a ton of other games to get to I'll miss DQ8. (The only thing I could do if I wanted to extend my playing time is complete my defeated monster list - I was surpised at how many blanks there are in that thing!)

Are there any other RPG's similar in style to DQ8? I am probably going to start Tales of Legendia this week, assuming GR gets it in on time. I've played ToS before, so I know what to expect there. But after that, is there anything else that compares to DQ8? Basically, the only other PS2 RPG I've played is Radiata Stories.
 
I just finished the game in 90 hrs. What an awesome game!
Anyway, so there's a different ending that you can get by finishing the game a second time? Well, I guess I'm not completly done with it yet then :)
 
[quote name='Alastor']I just finished the game in 90 hrs. What an awesome game!
Anyway, so there's a different ending that you can get by finishing the game a second time? Well, I guess I'm not completly done with it yet then :)[/QUOTE]

You have to go do the Dragovian stuff - the dream you have at the end right before saving shows where that starts, though it is pretty obvious if you've explored everywhere. It is a rather large structure you can get to only by flying that served no purpose (till after the 1st ending). You are looking at a minimum of another 4 hours, and as many as 8-30 more if you try to do all the Dragovian trials (and spend time levelling up like Vegan and I).
 
[quote name='io']So now that I'm pretty much completely done with DQ8, it is kind of a sad day. I've been playing it so often for so long, even though I have a ton of other games to get to I'll miss DQ8. (The only thing I could do if I wanted to extend my playing time is complete my defeated monster list - I was surpised at how many blanks there are in that thing!)[/quote]

Yeah, seriously, I feel you on that one.

It was really fun playing DQ8 and exploring the world. I didn't really care for the Trials, but my brother really enjoyed levelling up for me and ended up beating Darksteel at 52... I dunno how or what he did, but he did in fact beat them.

I tried other RPGs and it's just not the same anymore. I was thoroughly disappointed with anything else I've touched... SO: TTEoT and Radiata Stories did little to appease the post-DQ8 syndrome.

I feel like starting DQ8 over again, but trying out new skill sets and having that additional challenge =P
 
[quote name='kainzero']Yeah, seriously, I feel you on that one.

It was really fun playing DQ8 and exploring the world. I didn't really care for the Trials, but my brother really enjoyed levelling up for me and ended up beating Darksteel at 52... I dunno how or what he did, but he did in fact beat them.

I tried other RPGs and it's just not the same anymore. I was thoroughly disappointed with anything else I've touched... SO: TTEoT and Radiata Stories did little to appease the post-DQ8 syndrome.

I feel like starting DQ8 over again, but trying out new skill sets and having that additional challenge =P[/QUOTE]

Hmmm... I didn't think of that. I didn't do anything with staffs, scythes, fisticuffs, and a few others. But Legendia comes out tomorrow and I think I will start on that. Maybe I can replay DQ8 in a year or so with the new skills, so it is a bit more fresh.
 
[quote name='yester']Personally, i would do what was pointed out in the second respond. Go next (west) from the Royal Hunting Ground and fight Metal Slims (sometimes they appear in 8 formation).[/QUOTE]

west from inside the Hunting Grounds, or just the location?

I want to level up before I go to the dark ruins
 
[quote name='asianxcore']I want to level up before I go to the dark ruins[/quote]

Oh yeah you definately want to. >:)
 
[quote name='Vegan']Oh yeah you definately want to. >:)[/QUOTE]

yea. 2 of my friends that I talked to that have finished the game recommended as well that I level up before the ruins, or at the ruins (high metal slime count?)

also, I found that Metal Slime spot that Yester was talking about. they are VERY common there, it's crazy. I think it took me only an hour to level up everyone 2-3 levels. woo.
 
I took me that long to start finish the game for the good ending.
I prepare right now for the final boss (hello again).

Just have the question, if i am right that these trials are not story related. Or?
I mean, i don't have to do them. I was reading in a guide, where it states that you should have level 65 to fight the last form.

Did anybody these trials?
 
What the fuck? Now I can't get out of Pickham in DQ8 since the screen just stays black when I try to get out of the town. I had saved it last time before going into the nearby cave since I didn't have the time to do that, but now it's impossible. Looks like I have to start over again and I may not do it for a while. :whistle2:(
 
[quote name='yester']I took me that long to start finish the game for the good ending.
I prepare right now for the final boss (hello again).

Just have the question, if i am right that these trials are not story related. Or?
I mean, i don't have to do them. I was reading in a guide, where it states that you should have level 65 to fight the last form.

Did anybody these trials?[/quote]

That's not a bad idea, as the "last form" of the dragovian lord makes you run through each form in order before you even get to fight it. It's a marathon session, and getting Dragon's Soul attack makes it quite a bit easier.

Of course, it really helps to get the Alchemy pot upgrade as your first reward and then make a second Timbrel of Tension.
 
[quote name='Vegan']Can you warp out?

I can't remember if you can warp from inside towns... But maybe that would work.[/QUOTE]
I didn't think about that. I'll try it and see if I can get out of this town. What's the name of the town comes before this one, where you help make the grieving King say his last goodbye to his wife and become happy again?
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']I didn't think about that. I'll try it and see if I can get out of this town. What's the name of the town comes before this one, where you help make the grieving King say his last goodbye to his wife and become happy again?[/QUOTE]

Ascantha, was it? I think that was the one.
 
[quote name='Blind the Thief']Ascantha, was it? I think that was the one.[/QUOTE]
That's it, but I can't zoom there, so I tried to zoom to Ruined Abbey and that didn't work either. Looks like I have to start all over again.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']That's it, but I can't zoom there, so I tried to zoom to Ruined Abbey and that didn't work either. Looks like I have to start all over again.[/quote]

Did you just get to Pickham? When you first get there, a guy steals the horse and wagon, and you're not allowed to leave Pickham until resolving that.
 
[quote name='JSweeney']Did you just get to Pickham? When you first get there, a guy steals the horse and wagon, and you're not allowed to leave Pickham until resolving that.[/QUOTE]
Did you read my first post? I was about to go into the cave, but decided to go back to Pickham to save and try the cave later. It's lets me go through the entrance to go out, but the screen stays black and I can hear ambient noises if I turn up the sound. I'm thinking this might be the disc, because I started a new game and it's running like shit during cutscenes in Farebury. It's gotten stuck at the moon twice when you're forced to leave the town and it's gotten stuck during the convo just after that, where the voice acting would stop halfway through the sentence and there would be a delay between switching to the next person and it stopped when the girl comes out after the group.

Edit: Got stuck again in that cutscene, with Yangus bobbing his head and Trode stomping on the ground. This is really fucking annoying. I think I'm about to give up on the game.

Edit 2: I checked the disc and saw some dust on it, so I wiped it off and it went through the cutscene without a problem. Hopefully this is the last trouble I see. I'll have to give the Pickham save another try.

Edit 3: Now I can get out of Pickham. :)
 
Bumped for DQVIII being $19.99 retail now! ($14.99 after GGC)

Now NO ONE has an excuse not to own it!
 
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