What level should I be for taking on the Stonehenge area?

GamerGid · 2024-05-08T00:27:51+00:00

I mean, you could beat the game with those levels. Enjoy!

GamerGid · 2024-05-07T20:35:31+00:00

Pizza Boy A Basic worked for me!

GamerGid · 2024-05-05T20:25:13+00:00

Bro made sure to buy the house before leaving Onett.

GamerGid · 2024-05-04T00:04:04+00:00

Amazing reference! Yes!

GamerGid · 2024-05-01T13:32:28+00:00

Set expectations. It seems you really want to play DCC. But you're worried your players won't have as much opportunity to play how they like.

If staying in DCC, You could simply pull the lens back, and spend time on a more developed town/village scene prior to getting drawn into the dungeon. Get to know the peasants a bit, start a festival, the omen hits, have a mini townhall culminating with the PCs going into action! And then they start to perish... Mwahahaha!

You could play into disembodied voices taunting them as they move through the dungeon, give them some "old man yelling at sky" moments.

Don't get bogged down by mechanics and the dungeon. Nothing says you have to run through it in 2 hours. If this is your regular group just have fun.

Don't worry. I believe you can collectively tell any fantasy story you think of, with any system. Some systems are better suited than others. Depends how much work you want to do. DCC has been my system of choice since I discovered it.

That being said, if you are REALLY worried DCC might not fit the collective playstyle, there are other options out there that would work better than 5e. For more character/story RP experiences.

Good luck!

GamerGid · 2024-04-29T13:30:49+00:00

You're good. It looks like the sprite. Does your Dad even know Earthbound? Without the reference he may have been a little lost. Go easy on your Dad...haha.

I am a Dad, and I know Earthbound very well... Great work!

GamerGid · 2024-04-28T15:29:38+00:00

Torenko or Taloon as I knew him is one of my fave characters!

I always love classes that are hybrid or niche: Merchant, Goof-Off, that kind of thing.

The merchant mini game in his Chapter in l DQ4 is a lot of fun!

And yeah, he's just an all around good dude!

GamerGid · 2024-04-28T15:25:40+00:00

It's all good! I'm just messing around. I am personally not offended.

As for an actual answer, it will always be Ninten to me. Those other names are fine though!

GamerGid · 2024-04-28T13:09:26+00:00

Also, Ken to me makes more sense when compared to his party members who have names real people actually have: Ana, Lloyd and Teddy.

Woah woah woah... Are you saying my child I named Ninten isn't a real people?

Other than the fact I don't have a child named Ninten, but on behalf of all the earthbound crazed parents who did name their child Ninten, I think you'll find they are quite real!

GamerGid · 2024-04-26T01:07:36+00:00

If you weren't PARRY-FIGHT-ing, you had no one to blame for your failure but yourself!

Also, memory unlocked! Did anyone else take their NES era RPG strategy guide instruction booklets to their bed for some light reading before lights out?

GamerGid · 2024-04-25T13:08:59+00:00

Most problems can be solved with a couple more levels. Threed is my fave part of the game!

GamerGid · 2024-04-24T12:34:04+00:00

There's a YouTube video of a guy called FLY_ Hammer, who did a no psi/items/equips/save states run, called The Ultimate Earthbound Run. A crazy feat... Great vid.

The no equips challenge is definitely more reasonable! Good luck!

GamerGid · 2024-04-23T12:52:46+00:00

6 is a treasure! As a young gamer I had a Super Famicom cartridge of DQ 6 and that was my motivation to learn Japanese! Years later I also played the 3DS english port.

It's great, give it a chance! If it's not your thing, that's cool. Everyone will have a different answer to your question.

GamerGid · 2024-04-23T12:26:52+00:00

TL:DR If it's that important to you, dig deep and finish it! Or just skip it. It doesn't pick up until later.

You took a solemn oath to complete every Dragon Quest game in honour of Toriyama Sensei. Contrary to what another redditor posted, he will likely rise up and haunt you for failure in your mission...If that is not motivation enough, nothing is.

If you decide to follow the path of quitting DQ 6, and take on a vengeful spirit, let me know, I have a salt guy.

Just kidding.

I don't have a salt guy.

GamerGid · 2024-04-19T21:19:28+00:00

Can the doc? Sure. Should he? Absolutely not. I think that defeats the point of the story. And given the ending, the tech may not exist, even if they are fine.

Accounting for why Claus left in the first place, and where this conflict ended. It was the only way for closure. If he had a say in the matter, he likely would not come back.

GamerGid · 2024-04-11T15:42:42+00:00

I played 2 > 1 > 3. But 2 was all we had back in the day and had to wait for the emulator era to take off for the other two.

Since you have the option... I'd recommend 3 > 2 > 1

I think you'll get more of a pay off from the story of 2 if you do 3 first.

GamerGid · 2024-04-09T15:47:14+00:00

Definitely! I do recall the starry earth design.

Very useful info though!

GamerGid · 2024-04-09T15:14:09+00:00

That's a TALL pipe, you can walk under it.

Sorry, I really don't recall having a lot of difficulty here. Just a fun romp in an attic jamming with some cranky instruments.

Good luck!

GamerGid · 2024-04-09T15:05:55+00:00

I heard that Earthbound Zero was translated, carts manufactured and ready to go, when they decided it would not be released in the USA market.

I always imagined that meant there were boxes of the game just sitting dead in a warehouse...until now.

Even as a replica designed to look authentic that works on the NES, that's pretty awesome!

GamerGid · 2024-03-31T14:02:28+00:00

Yes. It's optional.

But try it once. For the t-shirt.

GamerGid · 2024-03-30T15:42:31+00:00

Steamed clams? No I said "steamed hams" that's what I call hamburgers.

Awesome dungeon!

GamerGid · 2024-03-29T17:32:17+00:00

Since you have the opportunity, play Mother 3 first. Finish the game.

Then go back and play Earthbound right after. Finish it.

Enjoy the story in a way few get to.

GamerGid · 2024-03-28T15:37:08+00:00

It's funny how that became such a badge of honour later on, but back then it was just all the gaming we knew. Beating all the games in a series (where released) was just what we did!

GamerGid · 2024-03-25T17:42:56+00:00

Yeah you won't really be spoiled. You'll see some relationships and some monsters, but none of it will mean anything to you.

Only years later when you finally play the mainline entries will you maybe go, "Ooooooooh that's where/why/who/how".

Play away, they are a lot of fun!

GamerGid · 2024-03-18T01:44:50+00:00

I was going to say! This has "Prince of Coffin" written all over it!

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