Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

[lordofelemental]

Final Fantasy XII has way better graphics then DQ8 imo, but whatever xD.

yeah, i know about that.. but i did not even tried to play it.. maybe i should consider it when im back home.

but there is a huge difference in the world map of DQVIII and FFXII... the kind of world map system that's been forgotten from the playstation era.

anyway, those are both games released by square-enix so it's good.

(yawns... time too sleep, it's around 12:00 midnight here , see yah)

[Kid Ryan]

I've beaten FFXII twice, storyline wise only though.

Anyways, back on topic, I'll try to get some game time in tonight.

[Jeza104]

This game was great! I got stuck at the castle though, i dont think i grinded enough. Oh, PROTIP: Max BOOMERANGS for hero. You will not Look back.

[Kid Ryan]

This game was great! I got stuck at the castle though, i dont think i grinded enough. Oh, PROTIP: Max BOOMERANGS for hero. You will not Look back.

I'd rather max out swords and courage first.

[Koby]

I'd rather max out swords and courage first.

Here is some information of what you need courage to be to learn certain spells.

Courage 8 - Zoom

Courage 16 - Tingle

Courage 28 - Holy Protection

Courage 40 - Fizzle

Courage 48 - Zap

Courage 70 - Kamikazee

Courage 82 - Omniheal

Courage 100 - Kazap

Here is what Hero learns based on his level:

3- Heal

4 - Squelch

6 - Evac

11 - Sizz

18 - Midheal

20 - Sizzle

27 - Fullheal

29 - Zing

32 - Kasizzle

So essentially at lvl 32, Hero could have learned all of his abilities. Then by lvl 34 you could have beaten the game, and very easily I might add, with no trouble at all. Especially if you do the Monster Arena side-quest and get 3 monster teams with the best setup for battles.

Also boomerangs are great, because like Jessica's whip, they can attack multiple enemies at a time. Really good and essential for dungeons where 8+ enemies show up in one battle. You can take them out much easier and much faster. I'd say probably get Swords up to 66 where you learn +25 Sword Attack, then move over to Boomerangs to get their skill up as well. Get Boomerangs up to 66 to learn +20 Boomerang Attack, then go back and finish up maxing out Swords.

[lordofelemental]

I'd rather max out swords and courage first.

that's also what i master for the weaponry of the hero and here's what i got after maxing it out:

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[Kid Ryan]

Here is some information of what you need courage to be to learn certain spells.

Courage 8 - Zoom

Courage 16 - Tingle

Courage 28 - Holy Protection

Courage 40 - Fizzle

Courage 48 - Zap

Courage 70 - Kamikazee

Courage 82 - Omniheal

Courage 100 - Kazap

Here is what Hero learns based on his level:

3- Heal

4 - Squelch

6 - Evac

11 - Sizz

18 - Midheal

20 - Sizzle

27 - Fullheal

29 - Zing

32 - Kasizzle

So essentially at lvl 32, Hero could have learned all of his abilities. Then by lvl 34 you could have beaten the game, and very easily I might add, with no trouble at all. Especially if you do the Monster Arena side-quest and get 3 monster teams with the best setup for battles.

Also boomerangs are great, because like Jessica's whip, they can attack multiple enemies at a time. Really good and essential for dungeons where 8+ enemies show up in one battle. You can take them out much easier and much faster. I'd say probably get Swords up to 66 where you learn +25 Sword Attack, then move over to Boomerangs to get their skill up as well. Get Boomerangs up to 66 to learn +20 Boomerang Attack, then go back and finish up maxing out Swords.

Thanks alot for the advice Koby, I'll definitely use it if I can.

[Kid Ryan]

I am still playing Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2), I am currently grinding all of my characters and raising enough money for better equipment, before facing off against Dhoulmagus at the Dark Ruins.