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mark_asphodel

Final Contract Update/Dragon Quest IX

Jul 25, 2010 00:36

So, the votes are in, and both contracts passed with overwhelming margins. I can finally relax... until Monday, when I have to execute my duty of enforcing these contracts. I kicked back Friday night with lobster steamed in white wine (cooked it myself, mind) followed by cream sherry. Then I rewarded myself with some DQIX.

I hated Dragon Warrior ( Read more... )

work sucks, dqix, food

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mark_asphodel July 25 2010, 12:25:17 UTC

Thanks! I just have to keep repeating to myself, "My job is not to make people happy. My job is to enforce the contract."

Beating that game as a lad in '89 was one of the great satisfactions of my youth, since it was so damn hard and so damn tedious.

Congratulations for beating it. I decided I had better things to do with my time, like making little model villages out of acorns and setting them on fire with a magnifying glass.

Create-a-characters in DQ9?

You create your protagonist and have the option to create all the supporting party members, or you can obtain pre-assembled party members from the inn that serves as your base of operations.

penandpaper71 July 25 2010, 05:46:24 UTC

Congratulations! I'm glad that the contracts passed. Good luck with the rest of it. Hopefully, you're passed the hardest part ( ... )

mark_asphodel July 25 2010, 12:30:05 UTC

Good luck with the rest of it. Hopefully, you're passed the hardest part.

Thank you!

.But I'm no expert on the series as I've only ever played DQ4 and DQ5 for the DS.

I have the DQ5 remake and have barely even touched it-- didn't quite grab me. How is it?

(Seriously, the next person to whine at me that Shadow Dragon had no characterization is getting this game shoved at them because this game is a perfect example of no or next to no characterization

Your thoughts match mine exactly here. The parallel was... unavoidable.

There were also a few gameplay things that I wasn't fond of, but I won't specify as I don't wish to say too much.

If it's related to the multi-player thing, my husband is around to solve that, as he's playing his own copy (at a much faster rate than me, too).

But it's probably the least favorite of the three games that I've played.

Interesting. I may have to dust off my copy of DQ5 and give it another chance, then.

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mark_asphodel July 25 2010, 19:13:19 UTC

I'd love that, actually. My most excellent spouse told me the secret to the First Trilogy a while ago, and it almost made up for my hatred of DQ1.

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myaru July 25 2010, 10:07:09 UTC

Dragon Quest never got me. However, I came into RPG gaming with Final Fantasy IV, and by that time I think the DQ games were losing their following over here. At least, I don't recall hearing much about them, despite watching the magazines for games to grab.

To be fair, though, I had to buy these things with my allowance, and I didn't get very much. Each game I owned was the result of months saving, so naturally I stuck to the big name classics.

one of the most exquisite Mexican dishes I have ever encountered is Chiles en Nogado

... I have to try this. NOW.

mark_asphodel July 25 2010, 13:02:31 UTC

... I have to try this. NOW.

There are a number of online recipes, all of them different and none of them exactly like the recipe I'm familiar with, which comes from the state of Hidalgo. And of course I don't have said recipe, because it's the house specialty of the best little Mexican restaurant in metro Detroit. But it's truly amazing and probably any of the recipes would work. Happy hunting!