DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
This is the first Dragon Quest game I've played in years. I think since VII for PS1 and I never beat that game, I stopped like 50 hours in.
Part of the reason I'm playing it is because this board recommended it as the best current "classic style JRPG" and so far it hasn't disappointed in that regard. It definitely feels like a classic JRPG. I've loving most things about it.
A couple things I dislike:
1. And I know this is just the Dragon Quest style of games, but it's a little less "mature" than I typically like in JRPGs. Maybe mature is the wrong word. Not sure how to describe what I'm talking about really. Like, I'm not expecting any themes where people have been kidnapped and experimented on or towns slaughtered by a mad man with trails of blood like happened in some FF games even. I've never felt like there's a ton at stake. But I get it, that's Dragon Quest.
2. Every character looks like they're out of Dragon Ball Z. Not a huge deal, but whatever.
3. This is the only thing I genuinely actively loathe about the game: the music. It's fucking terrible. Worst soundtrack I've ever heard in a game. I have to turn the volume all the way down when I'm out in the fields or towns and listen to other music or podcasts to keep me sane. Not only are the melodies bad, but they're short, so it makes the fact that they repeat over and over more quickly even worse. Just the worst towns and field themes I've ever heard in an RPG.
Other than that I'm really enjoying it. I can't wait until I start experimenting with no weapon paths to see how much it changes my style of play I'm currently doing right now. I like how the towns are all big and well designed and don't feel cut and pasted like some JRPGs I've played in recent years. The story is interesting enough.
Maybe I'll update this thread with some thoughts along the way to my completion.
Part of the reason I'm playing it is because this board recommended it as the best current "classic style JRPG" and so far it hasn't disappointed in that regard. It definitely feels like a classic JRPG. I've loving most things about it.
A couple things I dislike:
1. And I know this is just the Dragon Quest style of games, but it's a little less "mature" than I typically like in JRPGs. Maybe mature is the wrong word. Not sure how to describe what I'm talking about really. Like, I'm not expecting any themes where people have been kidnapped and experimented on or towns slaughtered by a mad man with trails of blood like happened in some FF games even. I've never felt like there's a ton at stake. But I get it, that's Dragon Quest.
2. Every character looks like they're out of Dragon Ball Z. Not a huge deal, but whatever.
3. This is the only thing I genuinely actively loathe about the game: the music. It's fucking terrible. Worst soundtrack I've ever heard in a game. I have to turn the volume all the way down when I'm out in the fields or towns and listen to other music or podcasts to keep me sane. Not only are the melodies bad, but they're short, so it makes the fact that they repeat over and over more quickly even worse. Just the worst towns and field themes I've ever heard in an RPG.
Other than that I'm really enjoying it. I can't wait until I start experimenting with no weapon paths to see how much it changes my style of play I'm currently doing right now. I like how the towns are all big and well designed and don't feel cut and pasted like some JRPGs I've played in recent years. The story is interesting enough.
Maybe I'll update this thread with some thoughts along the way to my completion.