Dragon's Crown

Started as Dwarf and soloing it has been a cakewalk so far. Also, Tasio is right: Best beat em up ever.


One thing I wanted to ask on here is about the loot. I know S rank stuff has the best stats, and the glowy golden aura around an item usually means it has the most modifiers....but last night I found a set of hammers for the dwarf that was not only S ranked but also had a silver-bluish aura and a SHITLOAD of modifiers.

Does anyone know anything about the auras and how high they go? Or is that platinum aura as good as it gets?

Damn I'm gonna have to go buy this shit on my lunch break today. Real talk.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Also, Tasio is right: Best beat em up ever.

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I am having a hard time not putting this one at the top of the heap. Every last line of code in this game is infused with Vanillaware's most loving efforts. As an already considerably talented studio, this is not a little thing to say.

The only problem I have with the game is the implementation of the mouse hand functionality.

Not that it shouldn't be in there. I like the idea that if I want to spend time in a room looking for hidden loot, the game affords me the opportunity to do that. Part of adventuring in the fantasy genre is looting the places you are exploring, and this detail is highly appreciated by the stuffquester in me.

I just consider the implementation a little awkward. It's much nicer on the Vita, where all of that stuff is managed by touch. But you can't do that on PS3 so this is what we're left with.

The equipment list could use an autosort function, as well. Another thing about RPGs and stuffquesting games is the irrational need to have everything properly sorted into neat, organized lists. It's not a problem with the game, but it would have been nice.

Oh, Japanese narrator option would have been apreciated, too, since you can give the characers Japanese voices at creation. The dub is actually pretty good in this game, but I still would like to hear the Japanese dungeon master.

But for the most part, this game is as good as anything I've played this year. It's nice when games come out that are totally worth the wait.

Taiso did you download the alternate voice narration DLC? You can't get the Japanese track but you can have the narrators voice replaced by each one of characters. I have the Wizard narrating my story currently. I really like the narration but hearing your objective each time you exit a building is tiring.

Especially when you get to a point where your objective is "You need X more talismans to defeat the dragon."

I gave my Dwarf the Japanese voice. I think he sounds badass.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Started as Dwarf and soloing it has been a cakewalk so far. Also, Tasio is right: Best beat em up ever.


One thing I wanted to ask on here is about the loot. I know S rank stuff has the best stats, and the glowy golden aura around an item usually means it has the most modifiers....but last night I found a set of hammers for the dwarf that was not only S ranked but also had a silver-bluish aura and a SHITLOAD of modifiers.

Does anyone know anything about the auras and how high they go? Or is that platinum aura as good as it gets?

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I would like to know this too.

I feel like I'm only starting to dive in to the loot system and I at level 27 on my Dwarf with 3 of the Talisman's collected.

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

Taiso did you download the alternate voice narration DLC? You can't get the Japanese track but you can have the narrators voice replaced by each one of characters. I have the Wizard narrating my story currently. I really like the narration but hearing your objective each time you exit a building is tiring.

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I did indeed. Wasn't missing out on that. It's a neat element.

Anyone been able to hook with their friends for multi yet?

Eh, my internet connection is dogshite atm...just going offline for now.

Finished the game with Dwarf and on hard difficulty the game just pushed my shit in. Even those tiny goblin fags chop down the dwarf like a bitch. Ridiculous!

Been playing a lot of co-op. Finished the main game and I'm working on hard. My sorceress is level 36 right now. I've already got 3 talismans on hard. The bosses jump quite a bit in level. For example the Dragon is lvl 30 on normal, lvl 60 on hard. I've not managed to hook-up with any friends online yet. I've almost completed 9 sets of armour. You get a ridiculous amount of loot chain running dungeons.

Anyone fought the boss that's an awesome reference to Monty Python's Holy Grail? Very funny and awesome boss.

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Originally Posted by northernsoul

Anyone fought the boss that's an awesome reference to Monty Python's Holy Grail? Very funny and awesome boss.

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I just stumbled upon him. I was getting scared as I walked in to what I knew was the boss area...that huge, huge, huge pile of corpses...and then the boss.

LOL!

That dude is tough!

I just hit level 30 but don't have all the talismans yet. Still doing quests.

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

I just stumbled upon him. I was getting scared as I walked in to what I knew was the boss area...that huge, huge, huge pile of corpses...and then the boss.

LOL!

That dude is tough!

I just hit level 30 but don't have all the talismans yet. Still doing quests.

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I've noticed the quests get super complicated. They require you to very specific things.

Also, some of the quests require you to use specific runes, in certain places. I need to print out the runes and their effects. I can't remember them all.

I figure some of the quests will have to be done solo because if you have A.I or players with you, they kill off certain enemies needed for the quests too quick.

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Originally Posted by northernsoul

I figure some of the quests will have to be done solo because if you have A.I or players with you, they kill off certain enemies needed for the quests too quick.

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I noticed that somewhat early on in the quest where you have to use the large shield to reflect magic to open the secret door. By the time I had knocked down a shield and picked it up my party had killed all the mages. LOL.

Some quests also require going to the same stage multiple times.

Are there any multi-stage quests?

I was playing my Dwarf and selected no party members earlier today and three AI dwarves joined me, lol, it was hilarious. I usually don't like to run with another dwarf (gets waaay to confusing) but four dwarves was just epic.

15 elf
I'm killing it.

I started playing with my Bro who picked Wizard. The Wizard obviously dominates in mutliplayer right now.

One thing I really enjoy is that the quests don't tell you 100% how to complete them, sometimes not even telling you where to go. I tire of quests in other RPGs that give you waypoints every single step of the way. I know it's necessary (to some extent) in larger games but in weakens storytelling and immersion since every quest becomes go to this waypoint do or kill something here, go to next waypoint, lather, rinse, repeat.

I've also really been enjoying finishing quests to unlock the art. At first I skipped the text that came up on the art like a dummy, until I realized the art furthered the story of the quest or told some backstory in the Dragon's Crown world. Really makes unlocking the art worthwhile.

Any tips on defeating the Red Dragon?

I've got him sooo close but then I always get to the bridge section where it doesn't seem you can really do damage to him.

Should I start the fight from his slumbering state?

Level 22 and finally got multi unlocked.

Warrior is 24 now.

I fucking love so much about this game.

It is a beautiful game.

This thing is a work of art, in my opinion.

Switched shit up and trying the wizard...I knew he was frail, but holy fuck. Not even a glass cannon, even his attacks barely get the job done.
As soon as I got to the gazer with him I had to quit the game outta frustration.


Even then I gotta say he's the coolest character in the game. Teleporting and flying is pretty neat...like he's part ninja or something.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Switched shit up and trying the wizard...I knew he was frail, but holy fuck. Not even a glass cannon, even his attacks barely get the job done.
As soon as I got to the gazer with him I had to quit the game outta frustration.


Even then I gotta say he's the coolest character in the game. Teleporting and flying is pretty neat...like he's part ninja or something.

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Not having used him yet, I felt he would be the one character that would be best with multiplayer, I guarantee at high levels he's a fucking monster.

Gazer seems to be able to do a lot of damage.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Switched shit up and trying the wizard...I knew he was frail, but holy fuck. Not even a glass cannon, even his attacks barely get the job done.
As soon as I got to the gazer with him I had to quit the game outta frustration.


Even then I gotta say he's the coolest character in the game. Teleporting and flying is pretty neat...like he's part ninja or something.

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It could be the Gazer has some serious MR? The wizard destroys whole rooms of enemies in my playthrough.


The elf is serious fun, but it also lacks punch. Dagger and Arrows are limited supply.

Played last night for like 5 hours as the wizard and loved it.

Finally beat the first playthrough with my Dwarf.

I had a couple quests I was somewhat stumped on.

What happens in the Ghost Ship Cove when you go Route B and fend off the Kraken from the ship? I think I need to play through that part with humans. The computer is just too damn stupid to help prevent the ship from capsizing. Either that or I suck at dodging the tentacles.

The Ancient Dragon took me less tries (1) than the Red Dragon (about 5).

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

Finally beat the first playthrough with my Dwarf.

I had a couple quests I was somewhat stumped on.

What happens in the Ghost Ship Cove when you go Route B and fend off the Kraken from the ship? I think I need to play through that part with humans. The computer is just too damn stupid to help prevent the ship from capsizing. Either that or I suck at dodging the tentacles.

The Ancient Dragon took me less tries (1) than the Red Dragon (about 5).

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Fending off the kraken is a huge PITA, I pulled it off once and nothing happens....maybe when it wrecks your ship you lose a bit of health or something.
Staying on the boat in the lost woods pays off though....takes you to a cave of amethysts with an s-rank chest in there. As a dwarf, take a Sabertooth cat and just jump back and forth on the canoe to kill those fucking fish and lizard men. On the way there just dismount whenever you get mobbed then get back on your cat when its safe.

Glad to hear the wizard will be a beast as I level up, but I'm wondering which spell I have to pump up to become an absolute world destroyer.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Fending off the kraken is a huge PITA, I pulled it off once and nothing happens....maybe when it wrecks your ship you lose a bit of health or something.
Staying on the boat in the lost woods pays off though....takes you to a cave of amethysts with an s-rank chest in there. As a dwarf, take a Sabertooth cat and just jump back and forth on the canoe to kill those fucking fish and lizard men. On the way there just dismount whenever you get mobbed then get back on your cat when its safe.

Glad to hear the wizard will be a beast as I level up, but I'm wondering which spell I have to pump up to become an absolute world destroyer.

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That's dissapointing about the Kraken. I kept trying trying that part over and over precisely because there is an extra area in lost woods if your boat doesn't break.

Do you know if there is an extra area if you survive the carpet ride over the lava? That one I find difficult as well, mostly because it's extremely hard for me to tell which plane the lava attacks are coming from.

Anyone here playing on vita? Or everyone go ps3 on this one?

I'm about 3 hours in. I like it a lot so far but I hate how you can't really see what's happening when you and the AI characters all gang up on the bad guys and everything blends together.

Also, I'm confused as to how treasure rank is determined when you open a chest.

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

That's dissapointing about the Kraken. I kept trying trying that part over and over precisely because there is an extra area in lost woods if your boat doesn't break.

Do you know if there is an extra area if you survive the carpet ride over the lava? That one I find difficult as well, mostly because it's extremely hard for me to tell which plane the lava attacks are coming from.

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I almost never lose in the flying carpets and you get nothing for those. You just keep your health or whatever.
A wizard using an ice staff makes those boat rides really easy though. His upward magic attack stays up for a few seconds and the fish, lizard men, or lava dies right after touching it. Actually, that attack is so good I managed to finish 3 levels after all my equipment broke. It's too bad his luck blows though.

In case anyone wants a quick reference to the runes and hasn't found one yet:

http://imgur.com/WFjhJkm

gamefly just shipped my copy

should have it in a few days

i'll have to add you guys

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Originally Posted by Taiso

In case anyone wants a quick reference to the runes and hasn't found one yet:

http://imgur.com/WFjhJkm

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That's handy. The runes slow me down more than anything. It's seems like they really only come into play for quests, and when you are trying to Max Score on a level.

DIE was the only one I hadn't figured out. Thanks. I think that tells me how to beat a certain quest. I knew of SOD (Sigil of Death) but I'm assuming DIE is instant KO for enemies?

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

DIE was the only one I hadn't figured out. Thanks. I think that tells me how to beat a certain quest. I knew of SOD (Sigil of Death) but I'm assuming DIE is instant KO for enemies?

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DIE actually makes an s-rank treasure chest pop up every time I get it. Exactly like treasure hunters friend....no idea why.

Just beat the game on Normal with my 4-person local co-op crew tonight. Really epic. The thought of having to go through the entire game with each of the characters is sort of brutal.

Playing locally though, I have found out things about the save file that I'm not sure has been mentioned. Let's use my characters as an example.
I play as Laban, a dwarf. Let's say I play with my friend who uses Edie, a sorceress. We both start from the beginning of the game and we both get up to level 28. We have done story and side quests together and all is great within that realm.
If I decide to play as Edie the Sorceress, she starts from the very beginning of the game, needing to go to the adventurer's guild and doing the first dungeon again. She retains her level, her equipment, the money we shared, the side quests she had finished and the ones she was still working on.
It makes it faster to go through the game again to be so highly leveled and not having to do all the side quests again, but man. It would probably take a while, still.

Spoiler:

One advantage of this is when you open up the B routes after the Lost Woods. We both got the side quest to kill the Harpy solo, or to kill the vampires in 2 minutes or less. If I started the game with Edie after accepting those quests, I could complete the quest by killing the Harpy that is on Level 1, instead of having to kill it on Level 17. Plus I wouldn't have to use Stables to go around, I could just use the gate.

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I still don't have a ps3. I can't have one of these pvc's either. somebody here might be allowed so just letting you know she's out there.

as long as you don't sew wedding dresses for them pvc's are ok right:crying:

You are not allowed to buy a statue? :scratch:

I wouldn't mind a statue of the Elf.

I know they'd never do it because he's a MALE character, but I would want one of the Dwarf and his flowing beard and gigantic hammer.

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I know they'd never do it because he's a MALE character, but I would want one of the Dwarf and his flowing beard and gigantic hammer.

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And that's fitting for you my friend ;)

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You are not allowed to buy a statue? :scratch:

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actually I haven't even asked because I don't want it enough to bring up the 'butttits' and skeleton to my wife.

Finally got dargon's crown from amazon this past monday :D Debated who to start with so i went with the amazon,since she has the speed and the parry.

Still it can be annoying,when her weapon get's knock out and there's such a delay to pick it up :hammer: Any one know how far i need to go to enable online play ? She's just level 11 currently also recommended skills ?

To unlock online multiplayer you need to beat all nine stages.

So it's based on story progression. I don't recall around what level that is at.

Make sure you take the common skill Deep Pockets when you can. You can get the first level fairly early but then can't choose it again until 30ish. Lets you carry an extra item.

2 down, 4 more to go.

Hard mode is a real BITCH when you start out.

I liked the challenge of hard mode when you start.

game is pretty cool

played it for a few hours this morning

started as the Fighter since that seemed the most basic

PSN name is JeetKuneJoe73 if anyone wants to add me

think i have a total of three PSN friends lol

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

To unlock online multiplayer you need to beat all nine stages.

So it's based on story progression. I don't recall around what level that is at.

Make sure you take the common skill Deep Pockets when you can. You can get the first level fairly early but then can't choose it again until 30ish. Lets you carry an extra item.

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Finish the 9th stage,though i should have leveled more i used to much gold for the continues.

Struggling to finish,defeated the red dragon finally but i'm having trouble with the archdemon :blow_top: Tips for melee class ?

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Originally Posted by Tron

Struggling to finish, defeated the red dragon finally but i'm having trouble with the archdemon :blow_top: Tips for melee class ?

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Spam dodge, always get behind him for a couple of cheap shots....but get away before he slashes or strikes you. weapon slam as much as possible, then dodge all over the place until its safe to pick up again....

lather rinse repeat.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Spam dodge, always get behind him for a couple of cheap shots....but get away before he slashes or strikes you. weapon slam as much as possible, then dodge all over the place until its safe to pick up again....

lather rinse repeat.

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Done and done level up a few times and did what you suggested.Now for that final boss,oh man he spams allot for fire etc beside once your continues run out it's game over.

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Originally Posted by Tron

Done and done level up a few times and did what you suggested.Now for that final boss,oh man he spams allot for fire etc beside once your continues run out it's game over.

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Pray to Althena for +1 lives, get your 3 toughest* CPU allies (if offline), get any items (like heal rings) that increase the longevity of your party, don't bother with magical scrolls.

*Make sure your allies are melee and highest level....preferably dwarves for their huge AOE weapon slams and big damage, maybe fighters for their aerial combos and high defence...definitely not Amazon...with no defence there is little to no possibility of comboing and unlocking her true strength, and the frail magic users....same deal.

my friend Erin Fitzgerald is going to be at jackocon in Albuquerque for halloween signing, she does voices for monster high and skullgirls plus is the voice of the sorcerers in dragons crown