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Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX updates have become more frequent over in Japan. Following months of silence, eager RPG fanatics waiting for the the game that could top the five million mark when it hits Tokyo retailers in March 2009 are now being given weekly updates, the latest of which hit while we were stuffing ourselves with turkey.
The major area of this update concerns character customization. Unlike past DQ games, DQIX lets players create a unique main character prior to the start of play. You can set areas like gender, body type, face type, hair style and color, skin color and eye color.
Once you have a character set to your liking, you'll find yourself in a pub known as Ruida's Pub. Staffed by three ladies, Ruida, Rika and Roxanne, this place serves as your base of operations for your adventure.
While Rika and Roxanne's functions aren't known at the moment, Ruida will offer you pre-set party member choices. Going through her, you can assemble a party quickly and head out on adventures with little wait.
Ruida's pre-set characters can't be modified aside from changes to equipment and accessories in eight areas. Those who want to spend time creating their party members from scratch can also do so using the same tools they used to create the main character.
In addition to a look at the character customization and pub area, the screens we've included in our media section below offer a look at five of the game's character classes. During character creation, you're free to assign a class, or job, to your character. As in most RPGs, the class affects battle style and strength. So far, Square Enix has detailed Warrior, Mag, Monk, Martial Artist and Thief jobs.
While getting new screens and details DQIX late last week probably made fans very happy, it turns out that the big news was being held back for today. Square Enix confirmed today that DQIX will make its playable debut at this year's Jump Festa event, which is being held on the 20th and 21st at the Makuhari Messe just outside Tokyo. We'll be sure and sample the game to let you know if Japan's biggest RPG has been worth the wait.
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this game will be great.
The major area of this update concerns character customization. Unlike past DQ games, DQIX lets players create a unique main character prior to the start of play. You can set areas like gender, body type, face type, hair style and color, skin color and eye color.
Once you have a character set to your liking, you'll find yourself in a pub known as Ruida's Pub. Staffed by three ladies, Ruida, Rika and Roxanne, this place serves as your base of operations for your adventure.
While Rika and Roxanne's functions aren't known at the moment, Ruida will offer you pre-set party member choices. Going through her, you can assemble a party quickly and head out on adventures with little wait.
Ruida's pre-set characters can't be modified aside from changes to equipment and accessories in eight areas. Those who want to spend time creating their party members from scratch can also do so using the same tools they used to create the main character.
In addition to a look at the character customization and pub area, the screens we've included in our media section below offer a look at five of the game's character classes. During character creation, you're free to assign a class, or job, to your character. As in most RPGs, the class affects battle style and strength. So far, Square Enix has detailed Warrior, Mag, Monk, Martial Artist and Thief jobs.
While getting new screens and details DQIX late last week probably made fans very happy, it turns out that the big news was being held back for today. Square Enix confirmed today that DQIX will make its playable debut at this year's Jump Festa event, which is being held on the 20th and 21st at the Makuhari Messe just outside Tokyo. We'll be sure and sample the game to let you know if Japan's biggest RPG has been worth the wait.
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this game will be great.