Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Page 2

Kenryoku_Maxis · 09-21-2006, 02:03 AM

Well..thanks for the warning. However, when I booted the game up, I had Pokemon Emerald, which had ALL my good Pokemon from playing Sapphire/Leaf/Emerald (350+ hours) on it. And the save file seems ok (just turned on the game, no corrupt file and I could load the save).

But thanks for the warning and I'm taking out my GBA cart now.

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Originally Posted by Random Ninja

So, wait...this sounds like FFT. Or have you never played FFT?

I have played FFTactics and I'm not saying its like FFTactics because I don't feel it is. Its not like Fire Emblem, Tactics Ogre or any other SRPG either. Its semi-turn based, not full on.

Random Ninja · 09-21-2006, 04:34 AM

...well...I guess I'll have to play someone else's before I try it.

...maybe I can find a place that rents 'em.

Axl · 09-21-2006, 03:55 PM

On the note of PMD, I was lurkin' it up at the PMD GameFAQS boards the other day and was confused to see a barrage of topics containing the phrase "Rescue Needed." So people can help each other out in case people die in a dungeoun? That is the coolest thing! Building community!

Kenryoku_Maxis · 09-22-2006, 06:10 PM

Yup. I think its going to become a nissesity later in the game when you get some uber rare accessory or a bunch of food items you need to survive a 100 lvl dungeon and you don't want to lose them at a respawn.

Personally, I find it easier to just restart from the last save since you save after every mission....

Ravenlock · 09-24-2006, 07:39 AM

What this is, for those of you trying to wonder if it's like FFT or like Pokemon or what the heck is going on, is Nethack-lite. Seriously, this is a roguelike game with a Pokemon skin.

You take missions that send you into partially randomized dungeons (enemies are always the same in each dungeon, but layouts are random and probably item drops), and then movement and combat takes place exactly as it does in a roguelike - you take a step or make an attack, then everyone else (your NPC pal, all enemies, etc) takes a step or makes an attack. You can move/attack in the standard 8 directions, and everything happens on an invisible horizontal/vertical grid.

Seriously, if you want to know how it plays the best advice I can give you is to go download Nethack for free, and play it a bit. Obviously this game is a LOT less complicated, but the basic ideas are the same except you have a secondary Pokemon instead of a pet. Personally, I'm a big fan of that type of gameplay, but it's NOT like anything you've played in the Pokemon series before. Apparently the "Mystery Dungeon" series, however, is generally like this - this is just the first one to come out in the states.

Kroze Gamegod · 09-24-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravenlock

Apparently the "Mystery Dungeon" series, however, is generally like this - this is just the first one to come out in the states.

Actually, there is one other Mystery Dungeon game to come out in the US...
It was the one based on the Fat Merchant dude from Dragon Quest IV (Dragon Warrior IV for all you non-purists out there). It came out for the original Playstation...
In america, it didn't have the Mystery Dungeon name though since many people have never heard of the series before...
There was also a game made by Konami that was pretty much a Mystery Dungeon clone that was also released in the US..
It was called Azure Dreams for the Playstation...
I actually found Azure Dreams pretty fun for some odd reason....

PyrosNine · 09-24-2006, 03:40 PM

There was also Chocobo's mysterious dungeon. Ya know, by Square. Same premise and everything, except you played as Chocobo and Mog.

VioletArrows · 09-24-2006, 03:50 PM

I'm thinking about getting red since my roommate has blue, and I haven't had a pokemon game since Silver (and it sucked). But I kind of want to wait for Diamond and Pearl.

Ravenlock · 09-25-2006, 05:18 AM

Hunh. Okay, so there were some other Americanized Mystery Dungeon games. My bad. I amend my statement: this is the first Mystery Dungeon game to come out on a Nintendo system here in the states. I think that covers it.

Regardless, yeah, it's a roguelike dungeon crawl.

09-21-2006, 03:55 PM	#13
Axl Cat Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: No Posts: 428	On the note of PMD, I was lurkin' it up at the PMD GameFAQS boards the other day and was confused to see a barrage of topics containing the phrase "Rescue Needed." So people can help each other out in case people die in a dungeoun? That is the coolest thing! Building community! __________________

09-22-2006, 06:10 PM	#14
Kenryoku_Maxis 87% Pokemon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: California, Somewhere Therin Posts: 2,405	Yup. I think its going to become a nissesity later in the game when you get some uber rare accessory or a bunch of food items you need to survive a 100 lvl dungeon and you don't want to lose them at a respawn. Personally, I find it easier to just restart from the last save since you save after every mission.... __________________ "You fight pretty tough for someone without Health Insurance." -Homer Simpson Star Trek > Star Wars. But both are irreversibly off-track. Just realize we can always trust in the sanctity of Indiana Jones and the Simpsons! Oh wait...

09-24-2006, 03:40 PM	#17
PyrosNine Zettai Hero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A figment of my own imagination Posts: 6,103	There was also Chocobo's mysterious dungeon. Ya know, by Square. Same premise and everything, except you played as Chocobo and Mog. __________________ Pyrosnine.blogspot.com: An experimental blog of writing. Updated possibly daily. Possibly. A fair chance. Current Works for reading: War Between them, Karma Police. PyrosNine: Weirdo Magnet Extraordinaire!

09-21-2006, 04:34 AM	#12
Random Ninja Canada's Secret Weapon. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 278	...well...I guess I'll have to play someone else's before I try it. ...maybe I can find a place that rents 'em.

09-24-2006, 07:39 AM	#15
Ravenlock Goomba Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4	What this is, for those of you trying to wonder if it's like FFT or like Pokemon or what the heck is going on, is Nethack-lite. Seriously, this is a roguelike game with a Pokemon skin. You take missions that send you into partially randomized dungeons (enemies are always the same in each dungeon, but layouts are random and probably item drops), and then movement and combat takes place exactly as it does in a roguelike - you take a step or make an attack, then everyone else (your NPC pal, all enemies, etc) takes a step or makes an attack. You can move/attack in the standard 8 directions, and everything happens on an invisible horizontal/vertical grid. Seriously, if you want to know how it plays the best advice I can give you is to go download Nethack for free, and play it a bit. Obviously this game is a LOT less complicated, but the basic ideas are the same except you have a secondary Pokemon instead of a pet. Personally, I'm a big fan of that type of gameplay, but it's NOT like anything you've played in the Pokemon series before. Apparently the "Mystery Dungeon" series, however, is generally like this - this is just the first one to come out in the states.

09-24-2006, 03:50 PM	#18
VioletArrows Goomba Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10	I'm thinking about getting red since my roommate has blue, and I haven't had a pokemon game since Silver (and it sucked). But I kind of want to wait for Diamond and Pearl.

09-25-2006, 05:18 AM	#19
Ravenlock Goomba Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4	Hunh. Okay, so there were some other Americanized Mystery Dungeon games. My bad. I amend my statement: this is the first Mystery Dungeon game to come out on a Nintendo system here in the states. I think that covers it. Regardless, yeah, it's a roguelike dungeon crawl.