Dragon Quest VI: Difference between revisions

In July 2007, Square Enix announced a series of remakes of ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest V|V]]'' and ''VI'' for the Nintendo DS. This marks the first time the game will be available on another console and outside of Japan. Prior to this, it has only been available through [[fan translation|fan translations]].  Dragon Quest VI will be the final game of the 3 to be released, following Dragon Quest IV in 2008 and Dragon Quest V in 2009.   

As the sixth installment to the ''Dragon Quest'' series, the graphics and gameplay remain close to the other games, with minor additions and upgrades. The graphics were improved from ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', which was also for the SNES, but had only a 16-megabit cartridge. ''Dragon Quest VI'' uses a 32-megabit cartridge instead. Navigation remains largely unchanged from the previous games and the turn-based battles are still only in first-person. The class system from ''Dragon Quest III'' returns, with minor adjustments.

===Classes===

This Dragon Quest, like ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'', has a class system. The system is different than the one in Dragon Quest III, but similar to the one in Dragon Quest VII. Once the party gets to [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest VI)|Alltrades Abbey]], they have the option of becoming one of nine starter classes. Joining a particular class causes certain stats to increase and others to decrease. Once a character has mastered two or three starter classes, they can change into a "hybrid" class, for example, a warrior and a martial artist make a gladiator. To master a class, the character must fight a set number of battles as that class. Once certain hybrid classes are mastered, a stat relating to that class will permanently go up. There are two secret classes as well, obtained using special tomes.

After fighting a certain number of battles in a given class, the PC will be promoted to the next level in the class, gaining a new title and some new spells and skills associated with the class. Level within a class is indicated by a number of stars (★) in the status screen. Gaining eight stars marks a character as having mastered the class. Experience in a class is retained when the PC changes class, and can be further increased by returning to the class. Battles with weak monsters do not necessarily increase a character's class experience; the monsters must be higher level than the character in question. But in the some of the later dungeons in the game, this rule is overturned and all battles will increase the party's experience.

Changing classes will change the PC's allowable equipment, but will not cause the PC to lose any spells or skills from the old class. However, special powers such as the Thief's ability to steal items will be lost when the PC is not in the appropriate class.

Not all characters are suited to every class, since their base stats may be too low to be effective, even after the increase from joining the class.

====Starter Classes====

*[[Warrior]]: Strength and [[Hit Points|HP]] go up and several basic fighting skills are learned.

*[[Martial Artist]]: Speed goes up and kick/punch skills are learned.

*[[Mage]]: Most stats go down, except wisdom and [[Magic points|MP]], and basic attack and status spells are learned.

*[[Priest]]: Most stats go down, but less weak than the wizard, and healing and status spells are learned.

*[[Dancer]]: Style and speed go up and several dance-style skills are learned.

*[[Thief]]: Speed goes up, but most stats go down, and skills that help outside battle, such as Hawkeye, are learned. The thief may also steal an item from an enemy at the end of a battle.

*[[Monster Master]]: Most stats go down and skills associated with monsters are learned. In the original SFC version, monsters may join the party when there is a Beastmaster present.

*[[Gadabout]]: Style slightly goes up, but most stats dramatically drop. Skills learned are quite random and the Goof-off has a tendency to not listen to the party's commands. Sometimes, instead of doing nothing, the Goof-off will use a technique, such as paralyzing all the enemies or putting them to sleep.

*[[Ranger]] (Merchant+Thief+Monster Master): Speed and wisdom go up and an assortment of battle skills are learned.