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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The game lets players | The game lets players explore planet Brulia and experience various classic Dragon Quest events. | ||
In the Japanese version, players can explore other planets as well after finishing Chapter 7 of Season 1. | |||
===Customization=== | |||
Players can customize and develop their own character to fight against the star crisis that draws near. Character customization is similar to {{DQ9}}, in that armor is split between helmets, torso, leggings, and footwear. Equipment and appearance aren't actually linked, players can use any piece of equipment they have as a cosmetic piece, with only one limitation: the weapon type has to be the same that is currently equipped. | |||
After reaching a point in the story, players can also customize their vocation. The basic vocations are: | |||
*Warrior | |||
*Mage | |||
*Priest | |||
*Martial Artist | |||
*Sailor | |||
*Dancer | |||
*Ranger | |||
There's also the unlockable Gadabout vocation, which is a joke vocation but has great Luck and Evasion rate at lv99. | |||
Later on, players can unlock advanced vocations which require two of the basic vocations at lv50 or higher and a special item. These advanced vocations are: | |||
*Battlemaster (Warrior + Martial Artist) | |||
*Paladin (Priest + Martial Artist) | |||
*Sage (Mage + Priest) | |||
*Armamentalist (Warrior + Mage) | |||
*Pirate (Sailor + Dancer) | |||
*Monster Master (Sailor + Ranger) | |||
*Superstar (Dancer + Ranger) | |||
*Gladiator (Martial Artist + Sailor) | |||
*Astronomer (Priest + Ranger) | |||
The advanced vocations can be revocated three times, which means they can reach up to level 3*99. | |||
Vocations aren't the only important thing affecting, weapons are the other big thing. Each weapon has one or two main skills (usually something unique to that weapon), and a series of sub-skill slots that allow you to use other skills as long as they are the same type of skill (there are 4: physical attack, physical support, magic attack, magic support), are allowed for that weapon type and are of the same rank or lower than the slot. Some special weapons have slots that are hybrids, being able to hold 2 types of skill. | |||
===Combat=== | |||
Most of the game will be spent doing combats. In this game's battles, the player has to wait for the skill's timers to fill up before being able to use them. Each character does a simple auto-attack on each turn. Almost every vocation has 2 skills players can use in battle, like Anger, Sea Shanty, On Stage, Midheal, etc. After the vocational skills, both main and sub-skills for the character's equipped weapon are listed, and finally the shield's defending skill. | |||
The core mechanic is knowing the monster's weaknesses and using the skills in a timely manner, specially during the co-op multiplayer matches. | |||
Before each dungeon begins, players can choose which items they are bringing into the battle (up to 4), and if they want to use food with special properties such as raising a specific resistance or boosting some stats. | |||
Fight difficulty is divided in the following categories: Beginner, Advanced, Hero, Legendary. There are higher difficulties that require special one-time-use items to unlock: Giga-legendary, Fiend, Daemon and Archfiend. | |||
===Minigames=== | |||
There is a casino in Dragon Quest of the Stars. It offers these minigames: | |||
*'''King Splash - Coin Pusher''': A simple coin pusher. The gameplay is simple, players get chests, then befriend monsters, fight bosses from the trilogy of Erdrick, and try to get the jackpot. Each time you defeat Dragonlord (2nd form), Malroth or Zoma, the game softresets. After Zoma, the boss cycle starts again. | |||
*'''Cyril's One Two Hey!''': It's Rock, Paper, Scissors against some DQotS characters like Gaius or Cyril, with an added All or Nothing component. | |||
*'''Slime Darts''': Players throw slimes at a board, trying to aim for the prizes. | |||
*'''Line'Em Up! Flappy Slime''': It's a matching game. Players don't have much control over it, but occasionally a reroll chance will trigger and they can select where they want the new panel picture to be placed. | |||
All four minigames have normal and premium machines. The premium machines cost x3 the normal cost, but also have x3 higher prizes. These require a StarPass subscription* (*unavailable since March 31st, 2021 in the Global version), or waiting until it opens to everyone, which happens from time to time. | |||
==Global version== | ==Global version== | ||