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Author: CoarseDragon
Posted: March 15, 2011 (11:27 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I completely agree this game is a 10. I would liked to have seen a bit more of a nod to recruiting the Slimes. Perhaps in the paragraph where you mention monsters from DQV.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: March 15, 2011 (11:38 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I've been writing a guide for the game, which I only have to revise before I submit it to my editor. Personally, I've much more than scratched the surface of the game, but when I started writing the review it came down to covering what I felt was most important, what I felt in a review could be communicated convincingly to readers who haven't had the opportunity to play the game for themselves.
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Author: joseph_valencia
Posted: March 15, 2011 (01:03 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Great review. Can't think of a better way to encapsulate the DQ6 experience, but maybe I'll try.
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Author: CoarseDragon
Posted: March 15, 2011 (04:56 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I agree and you did a fine job of pointing out the highlights of the game. It was just when I read the review it reminded me of the many things I enjoyed in the game.
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Author: threetimes
Posted: March 21, 2011 (03:23 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Very nice review. I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment of the game and I like the way you explain things without giving too much away.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: March 21, 2011 (11:03 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks, everyone! The agreement and compliments are gratifying. I wanted to give Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation the best review that I could, as a sort of way to finish off my "Zenithia Trilogy" series of reviews for the DS games here at HonestGamers. People liked the previous two reviews and it's a relief that they like this one, as well. I'm worried that if someday I get around to playing and reviewing Dragon Quest IX, my review won't stack up and I'll regret it... but I might give it a shot, anyway. After all, I already own that game. I just don't have time to play it anytime soon.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: March 21, 2011 (02:17 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Twas an excellent review. I'm still not sure whether I'd pick V or VI as the best old-school DQ game. VI had awesome character customizing and a lot of neat things. V had the superior plot, as it was focused almost completely around the hero and his family. VI could be a bit less focused, as various parts were designed around specific characters, giving it more of an unfocused ensemble story at times.
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Author: darketernal
Posted: March 22, 2011 (02:46 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
As someone who played the original game, is this port worth to play through once more? I loved the game, but I also remember it was quite long, so before I put hours and hours into it, besides a graphical update, are there new improvements to the actual game that make it worth it?
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Author: CoarseDragon
Posted: March 22, 2011 (05:35 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Every name is the game has changed. A new mini game called Slippin' Slime has been added. You only get to recruit a handfull of Slimes not like the original where you could recruit many monsters. All-in-all probably not, although I had fun with the game and, if you enjoyed the characters, have cash to spare and want to check out the new graphics then it is worth the buy - once the price comes down. Nintendo did not make good use of the stylus, reduced game world size and overall made the game easier by reducing monster hit points (not all of them but quite a few).
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Author: joseph_valencia
Posted: March 23, 2011 (08:48 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This port is the first professional localization of DQ6, and the script is really nice. The decade-old NoProgress patch of the SNES version was never finished, so it had about 10% of the script untranslated, not to mention a nasty menu bug that crashes the game.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: March 23, 2011 (09:07 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Cutting out the non-slime monster recruiting for the DS version is actually a good idea, since you have (assuming you get Amos) seven human party members by the game's end.
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Author: CoarseDragon
Posted: March 23, 2011 (01:11 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You can get Amos. Later in the game you can rename everyone if you want to. So you can give them the old NES names.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: July 21, 2011 (02:24 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Man, I've been playing this game practically since you sent it to me, and I just "finished" it (aside from a few post game stuff) the other day. Frankly, this game is amazing and absolutely does deserve the score, though part of me kind of toggles between 9 and 10 simply because of the game's sheer length, which did start to grate on me a little despite how fascinating the story was.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: July 21, 2011 (03:07 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm glad that you enjoyed the review, WQ. When someone posts a staff review on a site like this, there's a certain obligation to cover all of the pertinent bases, and that requires brevity where otherwise a user review might go into more depth regarding certain aspects. It's definitely a challenge to balance everything well, which is why it can be so helpful to have multiple reviews posted. It was exciting to me personally to be able to send the game out to someone who I knew might enjoy it, which is why I set up that contest the way I did. Dragon Quest VI is a great game and I wish more people knew it than do.
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