Dragon Quest 9 thoughts after 140 hours of play

[lestatdark]

Jumpin said:

The only time when I had a massive save deleted by someone else was way back on the NES; although I have lost large game files due to memory card or cartridges mysteriously deleting all data.

The game, was actually Dragon Quest 3, and this was about 20 years ago. I made it very clear that NES games could not be removed from the system (I was even hesitant to turn the game off), otherwise the save battery would be erased (as was also true with Final Fantasy 1, but FF1 was so short that it could be finished in 2-3 sittings - this game was 5-10 times bigger). So I invested a huge amount of time into the game, gambling at the monster fights (I miss those from the later DQ games), leveling up, etc.... I had just got into the second world, which was a HUGE distance into the game. Then my sister comes along and decides she wants to play the Snoopy sports game; as the story goes, the save file was erased the moment the cartridge was removed from the system - it was perhaps my one moment of true videogame related rage. Nothing to date has angered me as much (minus attempting to set up DSi WiFi, which for me, NEVER seems to work right on my first 70 attempts).

 

Anyway, thanks for the tip on the Tower of Nod, I have heard about it before, but figured the Metal Slime Kings were too rare in order for the trip to be worth it. I have been wondering how to wake the dragon/demon up in that tower as well.

 

To others who haven't done it: As for playing this game for 170 hours, I am over 150 hours now.... It is different with this game than with other games. I often get the feeling "alright, this game has gone on long enough" by the time I hit the 35 hour-45 hour mark in a game, this game really is very different. I sometimes wonder if maybe time is exagerated - because it does not feel like I have played nearly that long.... Then I consider that I do probably play this game every weekday morning for about 45 minutes to an hour and a half before work (I am an early bird) - along with many other play sessions.

 

The game is very relaxing for the most part, it is the relaxing turn-based nature of RPGs that allows me to play them for so long, and they always keep me coming back.

I had some bad memories from NES cartridge saves as well. Basically, I've had bad luck with massive save files since I started gaming.

That beast you're talking about, in the Tower of Nod, can only be awakened in an Extra Quest that's yet to be available for DLC.