I died and corpses can’t use items and the party’s only WarpWing was on my corpse so
Dragon Warrior is amazing, this is one of the most intimate things I have ever experienced in a video game. Shame it happened while I was dead.
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Damn, heartbroken no one suggested GORM
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Why did I say no. Why did I break this old man’s heart.
Turns out pro-wrestling super himbo Kota Ibushi was right to fear books, huh
What do you think he’s dreaming about now? Aside from me. Like most people he’s probably dreaming about me. But if he isn’t…maybe his bookshelves have a clue?
Oh.
Rats tried reading this book but it didn’t interest him for some reason.
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Mine was always “Selfish, yet likable. This is you in a nutshell.”
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i just popped open the ios version and ran thru the quiz and i also got the lazy or “lazybones”) personality. tbh the description youre given scans less to me as “lazy” than “depressed”
oddly enough i chose not to push the old geezer’s boulder. because i would also not push a big rock IRL just because some old guy says it’ll be worth it. I’m sure this is why true enlightenment will always elude my grasp
whenever i play the game for real i try to always ensure my heroine has the “sexy” personality because it no joke has the best overall stat gains. again tho the callout the goddess gives you seems less “sexy” than “i know you like drawing butts you little pervert”
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You’re a treasure
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One of the reasons I mostly dislike post Dragon Quest VIII English localizations* is cuz this dude woulda had 10 text boxes written in some overdone dialect all about how he lost his heckin’ doggo. But here it’s 15 words of maybe the saddest, shortest story ever written.
This is the first time I’ve ever tried to visualize an 8-bit RPG NPC’s lips. That is powerful writing.
Don’t worry, the dog is only a few screens away on the East side of town. I couldn’t figure out how to reunite them though. So sad. But maybe it’s not my problem. Maybe these two have an understanding, and they’re just role playing. This is a role playing game, after all. Maybe they end up together when the sun sets.
Gonna use this if anyone ever compliments one of my selfies. Even though I don’t believe it. I’m very confident but I’ll pretend otherwise. It will all be a ploy to fish for more compliments. Don’t call me out on it! Just compliment me even more, thanks.
*#434 Game of All Times: Dragon Warrior
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i kinda think this is the prettiest version of the game? like it’s a downrezzed version of the SFC remake which is also very pretty and more detailed, but the simplicity works well and there’s still lots of nice background detail. Love that big attractive text font in the dialogue boxes. And those character sprites are just so cute! It’s definitely one of the best looking game boy color games
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the sprites look radically different with the background tiles, especially with their complete lack of pigmentation, and im here for it
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I’m imagining it as the vision of someone who pays more attention to the weeds and the sidewalk than the people around them.
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Yeah the simplicity of the graphics and the dialogue and the combat are a huge part of why I love this game. I think the Super Famicom version is lovely but I also don’t want to play it. It doesn’t need me. But there’s enough here to attract the eye but not so much you’re overwhelmed. I feel like I’m playing a part in bringing this world and my party to life. It’s perfect.
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Game boy rpg is probably the best videogame genre
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Is this problematic
There’s a king who says he’ll shower you with praise if you return his crown, which was stolen by a thief of some renown. When you bop the thief he returns the crown and asks if you’ll let him go. I did, because I am kind, and I want to see if this blows up in my face later.
Thank you slime for the best RPG name of all times.
As soon as I got back to this castle I thought “Why am I helping this dipshit get his crown back. This feels awful.” But then magic happened
This king rocks, this game rocks, this is the best thing that’s ever happened to me, long live the king.
This is where I belong.
Finally, someone has the guts to say it.
They even changed the search text.
You ever read that letter Benjamin Franklin wrote encouraging a younger man to bang old ladies? It’s pretty rude. The screen didn’t fade to black at any point and there was no puff puff talk but I’m still going to pretend I made out with a commoner, and loved it.
If, God forbid, my web browsing history ever gets shared with the world I will just post these screenshots and everyone will laugh and think I’m even cooler than before.
Everyone in this casino laughs like Wario and if that were also the case in the USA you better believe I would be living in Vegas. I would be the lowest rent 21st century Don Rickles.
I told the king I wasn’t interested in ruling responsibly and he reluctantly agreed to reclaim the throne. I wish you could just end the game here but I appreciate that this was an option at all. I totally forgot this was in the game. It was such a nice little moment that had no bearing on things mechanically. It was just a good time.
I laughed out loud at this. This is the stuff that makes me laugh…!!
I’m sorry Eska now you know that every single one of your party members stinks to high heaven. Adventuring is dirty business. If I made an RPG the first spells you’d learn would address your personal hygiene. I’d have a mage in my party just so they could summon a magic bidet.
I had to stop here cuz this sounds like the sexiest town in video gaming history and I didn’t wanna play such a thing while the sun was out. That’s something you want to experience…after dark.
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Dragon Quest III in retrospect feels like a game made up of things that become exponentially harder and more expensive to do in a as graphical fidelity increases.
It’s wild to me how big this game is. I think of Dragon Quest I as a bite sized treat – which of course isn’t actually the case if you’re playing the original release on original hardware without a guide – and I guess that’s colored my thinking of III too?
But this world is massive. I’ve barely filled it in! And there’s also the entire world from Dragon Quest I in this game too!
I suppose this isn’t wildly different from many 80s CRPGs but I’m coming off playing stuff like Final Fantasy IV and VII and Ys I & II, which aren’t really World Map games. They feel so compartmentalized compared to this. You don’t spend that much time building up a mental map of their worlds and how all their regions intersect cuz it’s not really necessary. And I appreciate that all these little side stories are incredibly brief and do not really have tangible rewards. It’s great I love Dragon Warrior III
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dqiii really is incredible
xi constantly exalts it in particular too, it’s great
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okay fine i’ll take the personality test
Yes
Do you spend more money on weapons than defensive stuff or whatever? Yeah
Rather than an expensive inn that is nearby, would you stay at some cheap place out in the boonies or wherever? I think I answered no here.
Do you often dream? Yes
Do you have dreams of being chased? No
Do you like physical activity? Yes (assuming I can get started)
Do little things irritate you? No. I love little things.
Do you think it is unforgivable to break a promise for any reason? I wouldn’t be so harsh as to say unforgivable, but I think I answered yes to this.
Do you believe in gods? Yes.
I’m not sure if this is all the questions or not (I’m basing this off of screenshots I took last night), but after this I got at least one more ~question~.
I got turned into a monster and crawled out of a well. Two folks by the well ran away, but this one bloke said some mean things to me:
He wouldn’t let me walk away, so in desperation I pressed a button and ended up incinerating him.
Being ashamed of my words and deeds, I ran away from the village.
Well, I guess you do.
Strong? Dude, can you even see my arms? I can barely hold this sword up.
I think this might be somewhat true, but dude I feel like you’re exaggerating just to make me feel good.
This is true at least. I give more blood potions than I receive. (that’s what you mean, right?)
*looks at massive backlog of quarter-or-half-completed projects collecting dust*
ok you’re just pulling my leg now.
i guess maybe i dunno — like how am i supposed to know if people actually trust me? tell me that mr. waterfall!
so you say that i’m fantastic, but i might not be fantastic? how am i supposed to believe you if you can’t make up your goshdamn mind!?
if you’re so sure about this then why did you need to repeat it? what about that, buddy?
i’m not sure “fantastic” even qualifies as a personality
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excellent game 10/10
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Damn I always got the rock pushing test…is it tied to birth date??