Dragon Quest XI Review! (PS4) The Game Collection!
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- In this spoiler-free review of Dragon Quest XI, SuperDerek examines whether or not Dragon Quest XI delivers that AAA role-playing experience he's been waiting for!
Welcome back to The Game Collection! Dragon Quest XI is a game that I've been excited to take a look at since it was first announced. After all, it was the first numbered Dragon Quest to make its way to the West on a console since my all-time favorite, Dragon Quest VIII! Does Dragon Quest XI deliver the AAA role-playing experience I've been waiting for? Let's find out!
SuperDerek Intro
In Dragon Quest XI the game begins with our teenaged protagonist taking part in a coming of age ritual in the village of Cobblestone, alongside his lifelong friend Gema. During the ritual, a monster attacks the two. In his attempt to save Gema from careening off the side of the spire, a new power awakens from within our hero, saving the day. Our hero soon sets off to find out what this power is, what it's for, and what it means to be The Luminary.
The story of the game builds slowly, and somewhat predictably, at least at first. There's a strange sense of familiarity to the way the story unfurls, echoing the stories we've been hearing since childhood. I think that lulled me into a false sense of security because just when I least expected it, the game managed to completely blindside me, sending me reeling. Dragon Quest XI is the kind of game that feels like the story was composed thoughtfully. It has a certain rhythm to it that sucked me into the world of Erdria for hours on end.
#DragonQuestXI
One of the best games this year and it gets no love or attention from the mainstream gaming press.
For reals! Everybody is just praising red dead 2 to the the high heavens
TheRosswise - I know; it’s very unfortunate
Dont worry about it too much bud, the game has actually sold quite well. Besides, the mainstream gaming media is a joke these days anyway. I don't even go to those sites anymore.
@@Jerrel28 You got that right! I'm beginning to think by 2020 quite literally almost no one will pay attention to the mainstream gaming media.
James Russell 😂😂😂😂😂😂
"...soft place to land." shows Jade's puff puff animation. Quality write edit sync.
I wrote that into the script from day 1. xD
'Tis a stunning feat of opportunism my lad. X'D
This was the first Dragon Quest I finished, or i should say completed. I enjoyed my self so much that i platinumed it, than i played through Dragon Quest 8 for the first time on my 3ds. Now im playing Final Fantasy on my nes classic. What im trying to say is that Dragon Quest 11 re-ignited my passion for the classic turn based rpg, and I love it.
Same for me. I was a bit unsure if I still liked turn-based rpgs but DQ XI really revived my love for it
This game did the exact same for me. I just bought it during the quarantine, and it’s the first game I’ve ever fully completed too. It’s the best game I’ve ever played, and now I’m planing to play dragon quest 7 on the 3ds.
DQ was huge for me too. i also commonly use the term "re-ignited" when talking about it's impact on my interest in the genre. incredible stuff.
I've had the game since launch on PC, applied the orchestral mod. 10/10 experience.
For a series so deeply entrenched in tradition, they did an exceptional job having this installment just full of surprises. I only noticed the non orchestrated track in in Phnom Nohn since it's a dead ringer for the town music that appears in Dragon Quest VIII, outside of that It didn't even register. All in all, Dragon Quest XI successfully inherited the status of Crown Jewel for the Dragon Quest series.
Absolutely. Well put man!
Bloodborne, Nier Automata and Dragon Quest XI are my top 3 this generation. 120+ hours and still going, the post game is just another game. No dlc, no season's pass, no bs. I highly recommend activate the draconian quest for a truly challenging experience like NES's jrpg challenging.
To bad the ost is so low quality. Still, best jrpg I have played in years. Hell, in a decade.
This game is phenomenal! I love it so much! I think it might be my favourite game of all time
Alec Burton I think you mean, Phnom Nal? XD
This game might actually make me want to get back into Dragon quest one day after having not played any games in the series for several years.
Game of the year 2018 dragon quest for life.
100% Agree!!!
god of war 4 got it
I'm loving the game on PC at 4K, unlocked framerate and best of all the Orchestral mod. That mod makes a huge difference.
spawn calibur I want that mod sooo bad
I never liked Dragon Quest series. Even DQ 8 which everyone says is so good - was too boring for me to finish. Don't know what I expected when I was buying DQ 11 but I have to say that for me it is Game of The Year. Didn't have as much fun playing anything other than this last year. Not God of War. Not Spiderman. Not RDR2. Most fun I had was with this. I don't even understand why but when I got my hands on it I spent the next 10 days playing every single hour I had free totaling a little over 90 hours. And I loved every second of it. I'm shocked myself.
Lukasz Weglarczyk That is beautiful, I too love the game. Did you play dq8 on 3ds?
@@targetdemographic1257 PS2, been a long time ago.
Lukasz Weglarczyk I would say revisit 8 on 3ds, it fixes so many things about it and is worth buying the system just for this game alone.
@@targetdemographic1257 No ofense and shit but I am a serious nintendo hater - so much so that I will not buy any nintendo console (I have a lot of reasons and it would take like an hour to list them all). Till this day the only game I did play on a nintendo console was Radiant Historia because this game was amazing and totaly worth it. I still had to rinse my body in bleach after touching a nintendo console though.
Lukasz Weglarczyk So like why? Its worth it
I love you're thorough approach to these reviews! (I also love the heck out of this game too)
I've been playing on Draconian difficulty since the start (Enemies super hard, and no experience points from weaker enemies - for maximum fun) and don't regret a single second of it; even when I died like a dozen times in a row against Dora-in-Grey. I love the world of Erdrea and the game just feel like it was made with care and experience behind it. I'm 235 hours in and about to start the post-game. I'm gonna be sad when it all ends. I just hope there's a couple more maddeningly difficult battles ahead.
Overall, the game feels classic and modern at the same time. The ensemble cast has to go down as one of the best in a JRPG. And even though like with all RPG's there's some grinding involved, I don't think I've minded any of it in my 200+ hours.
Just a well made, beautiful and satisfying package. Now I wanna go back and finish DQVIII (can't remember why I stopped playing it more than 10 years ago) and maybe even play some of the other entries in the series.
The post game changes everything. Hold onto your butt, dude! :)
I actually did see the beginning of the post-game, but then I decided to go back and finish all of the Quest missions first, but I have been kinda stalling since then. The Quests are probably the only drag in the game; most of them are more if a nuisance than anything else. But I will get into the post-game real soon.
this is the game that should have won RPG of the year, not Monster Hunter World. blah.
100% agree - this should have won RPG of the year for sure. I still question whether Monster Hunter World is even a true RPG.
@@markphillips8605 I'm sure it's good game, but awards are more about clout and popularity than quality.
Absolutely, Dragon Quest 11 is the best RPG in 2018. The story is amazing
AGREED
@@jamesrussell2936 exactly
Dude, I love your channel, it gets me all nostalgic for the 90's RPG's, it brings me back to that time before internet, lol
dq11 is my 2018 goty and my second favorite game of all time, the first being dark cloud 2
DQ11 absolutely deserves to be up there with Chrono Trigger and Suikoden 2. It's THAT good.
Everyone says its amazing but why? What makes it so good? I loved dq8 but this one didn't grip me as much. I only played to gondolia and left it a few months ago, does it get any better or if I played that far will it pretty much be the same.
So you didn't even finish Act 1? The entire first act is just you going around and meeting people. The plot doesn't kick in until you get to act 2. The game goes full FF6.
@@kainhighwind2 No, it just didn't gel with me. I really want to give it another try but I'm just wondering if it got a lot better, I just felt like it was pretty rushed (grab a person find new town rinse repeat) all in a few hours. Also I found the towns quite small and pretty bare(heliodor aside). So it's worth me giving it another go then
@@sladey21 Definitely. Like I said, I happily rank this up there with the likes of CT and Suikoden 2. The plot hasn't even kicked in for you yet.
@@kainhighwind2 ct is a big one to live up to for me. I'll give it another go tonight I think. Thanks.
It’s my favorite game of all time. Just because it’s the only rpg thus far that I wanted to finish really kept me interested.
0:28 OMFG who grabs a disc like that?!!? You monster!
People who only have one hand to grab with since they're holding the camera with the other hand. Notice how the disc wasn't even clicked into place? I'm not a real monster, I promise! xD
@@SuperDerek Haha I know, just busting balls. Love your vids. Just realized I did not have the bell checked. Was wondering why I did not see more from you. You gonna do a Monster Boy and The Cursed Kingdom review/play? The game is excellent.
What would you want to play again? Dragon Quest or Octopath?
I think I'd be more likely to go back to Dragon Quest and explore it with new difficulty options. :)
Trick question. Both!
Dragon warrior 11
Dragon Quest XI 100%. I don't really like Octopath. The game feels like a boring chore to play.
Great video Derek. You can definitely tell you're a DW/DQ fan and it makes me happy :D
I just beat mordegon and it looks like its just the beggining! Gosh! What a game!!! Cheers from Poland!
Loved the review, this barley edged Dragon Quest 8 as our favorite Dragon Quest game wife and i played. Subbed too as we want to support any rpg jrpg review and spotlight channel :) since that is our main love in games. The ONLY thing in Dragon Quest 11 that was lame was the music, so much was flat compared to other titles.... I only wish we would see Dragon Quest 10 their mmo one day here in the USA. Might be the only mmo to grab my attention away from ff14 sometimes, I heard it is great fun to play single player or with others. Thanks again for the quality in depth review on this gem.
Thank you sir! I heard SQ was considering making DQX a single player game for the West, knock on wood! :)
@@SuperDerek I would adore it either way, apparently like the Dogma multi player i have heard you can "partner" with people's character's that are offline and they would keep the xp and loot you got them when they were "borrowed" for those who thru anxiety or choice want the choice to do a mmo 90% as a single player. I will take any Dragon Quest game I can get here in the states, they have always rivaled Final Fantasy in my heart as a fan of the rpg and jrpg. Thanks again for doing an putting the quality into all these videos.
Nice review! ^^ And i see Xenosaga box O_O
I KNEW you were going to like this game a lot! I‘m still battling my way through it and i also adore every second of it! Especially after Final Fantasy XV was such a letdown in my eyes.
Thanks for another super review, Super Derek! Much love from Germany!
Final Fantasy is not an RPG anymore.
The last FF game i played was FF9 when the series was an RPG.
Austin Lyles True! Well, FF X wasn‘t bad either! But i know what you mean! It‘s especially disasterous if you think about what kind of game the remake of FF VII will turn out to be, once it‘s finally out...
The amount of detail in this game alone made it a top tier game.
I always love your reviews, I’m sad I haven’t finished this game yet :’(
My PS4 keeps spitting out my discs :O
Easy. Fix open up your PS4 and put a piece of electrical tape on the eject sensor problem solved
You had a really really great 2018 in terms of entertaining and great content Derek. You grew alot and I admire what you've achieved. You sir, are sharp 👌
Bought this game recently. I haven’t been able to play it yet due to Grandia 1 but I am so excited!!!!
Great game only had 2 gripes with it:
1 Was the music yeah, a bit limited and repetitive but it almost became a meme for me as I was playing which was fun.
2 Was the random sea battles, those got kinda annoying as you were sailing around catching up and doing quests.
they should have just added monster spawns on map to dodge if needed on the water.
Other than that I give this game solid 9/10
MHW is a great game, but DQ11 is my rpg of the year. Both deserve more media exposure
4:49 this is why DQ is incredible. you can just auto battle thru grinding and control your party in boss fights. some of my friends made fun of me for using "fight wisely" - as if grinding in jrpg's isn't the worst part of the genre...
This game is amazing I really enjoyed playing it. Great review!!
I have been waiting for this! : D Definitely my game of the year!
Edit: Your comment on the soundtrack is precisely how I feel about it, was never bothered once and felt some people took that too far (but again to each their own).
Great review. Purposely waiting until Christmas vacation to play this game. Going to sink a number of hours into Dragon Quest XI.
Such a great game! Good review man
Just a correction: Monsters on the overworld isn't new to the Dragon Quest series. VII and VIII on the 3DS have this as a QoL improvement, and I'm pretty sure that IX on the DS has it, although it's been a while since I played IX
Yes, IX had it as well.
DQ11 was the first game where you can strike an enemy outside of battle to start it
This game was awesome! 120 hrs. in and still have to play post-game bit. So great to play turn-based again.
Cheers from Tacoma 👍 found you via Happy Console Gamer’s channel.
That's awesome! Man I miss the PNW! Cheers! :D
Outstanding review, Derek!
I just picked this up. Cant wait to get started on it myself. Keep up the good work. I also agree that this is a much better choice for game of the year than monster hunter world.
I got this last week new cheap so happy with thi purchase. Also got no no kuni 2 for 9 bucks I had 10 off at game stop has sale for 20$ such a steal. I cant decide what I wanna play first.
*Jade and Rab’s history in particular still has a lot of blank spaces that could have made an interesting story*
Me: *laughs in DQ 11 Switch*
Awesome review as always! I'm going to buy this game
Hey Derek, been awhile since I last watched a video of you. Nice new gameroom. Everything turned out ok eventually with the moving company and all of that stuff?
I love this game! Playing it for my first time on Hard Enemies mode. Better than DQVIII? Maybe.
Also, your editing game has really improved!
I think this game has usurped VIII's title as best Dragon Quest game. :)
@@SuperDerek VIII has Yangus... but XI has Sylvando... VIII has the Monster Arena... but XI has SYLVANDO!... I can't decide
I wonder if this is the JRPG of the year pretty dam AWESOME 👍👌👍
The music was a non issue for me as well. Turn it to 0 and play Final Fantasy music from my phone while playing DQXI 😂
Great review, just one major correction: it’s not true that the only DQ that has had orquestrated soundtrack was the western PS2 release of 8. The Japanese ports (but not the western ones for some reason!) of 7 and 8 to 3DS as well as the Japan exclusive DQ5 remake for PS2 all have full orquestrated OSTs as well.
Overall DQXI is indeed a masterpiece and my favorite DQ of all time but let’s not mince words when it comes to its music and Koichi Sugiyama the composer: they both suck but for very different reasons. This old man has too much say over this series’ music and keeps putting out inferior products on purpose just so he can sell more tickets to his Japan-only concerts and copies of his orquestrated soundtrack CDs.
This game should win Best RPG 2018, not Monster Hunter World. I don't know what they think. I mean.. Man, seriously?!!
hoping luminairee and slime make it into ultimate
Waiting for the switch one. Found you on beatemups channel :)
Dragon quest 11 was instantly one of my favorite games of all times
Dragon Quest 11 or Ni Nu Kuni 2 should been Best RPG game of the year❗️😔
Ni Nu Kuni 2 was such a disappointment. Agree with DQ11
Ni No Kuni 2 was nothing against the prequel
John Snow it doesn’t matter! The comment about 2018 rpg game NOT prequel vs sequel.
@@SpJrD haha bro i mean with that, that ni no Kuni 2 is a shit worth for game of the year
John Snow yet it’s still worth enough to be in top 5 best rpg of 2018
Great job on lighting
wooot! :D glad to see you enjoy it, even though I can't because it has Denuvo.
This game is so fucking cozy.
This game Looks 100 times better on PC AMAZING 😲😲😲
I have it on ps4 Pro and the blurring is terrible. :(
I know this is an old video, but for 3 days ive been watching your videos and watched your video the whole day and noticed that you didnt do chrono trigger series? When would you do it?
We're getting there. I was thinking maybe for my 100th review. I didn't want to tackle the game too soon, because I wanted to be sure I had built up the chops to review it properly first. :)
keep it up derek thx 4 the reviews
Loving the game so far, though one thing bugs me. In DQVIII, the building interiors mostly made sense for the building, even when exploring a ruined castle. It really added to the immersion. A lot of buildings in XI have some really weird and silly interior designs that don't make sense. This is definitely a personal nitpick, though. Also, Sylvando should've gotten hip drop and sexy beam.
Sylv does get That's Amore, which is his version of Sexy Beam. :)
The wait for the Switch port is killing me.
Get it on PS4 switch bitch
Lol monster hunter is a great game but wtf how did dragon quest not win last night
Shane O'Sullivan because monster hunter world is more repetetive as dq11
Thanks good review Derek :)
This game gets no freaking love
Sadly the Dragon Quest series never does here in the west. Truly a shame.
Honestly, the bad music caused me to stopped playing around 20 hrs in
Hey the last dragon quest released in the us was dragon quest IX for the nintendo ds
I did specify "on a console" during the intro. :)
In my opinion a great RPG for kids (or for DQ nostalgics/fans) but I am afraid I have outgrown Dragon Quest loooong ago. Sylvando saved the day and had me finish the game but gimme Berseria or Shin Megami over DQ any time! (Toriyama's monsters still cute tho, I give u that... everything else very run of the mill in my opinion... even the music I mean nowadays we have things like Nier or Bloodborne that raised the bar so much higher)
Ok, I’m sold!!!
I just couldn’t get myself to love this game. Dont like the story or characters very much. The battle system was pretty good, but the game just felt cliche in almost every sense. I got to the casino and just gave up. Is there anything past this that makes the game worthwhile if I only mildly enjoyed the previous part?
Great episode
Weaker enemies running away from you has hapened many times since Earthbound. Persona series. At least 3 the only one i've played.
I am at the part where the world goes to hell and I go for a swim
What if a person doesn't like this game what would you do?
Nothing. Games are an extremely subjective experience, not all games will jive with all people and I can accept that. There are some games people absolutely adore that didn't click for me, (Xenogears, for instance,) but that doesn't mean anybody has a wrong opinion. Just different experiences. :)
Good answer.
I hope this game releases on switch in 2019
What are available DLC's?
I missed that opening
Really wanna watch this review, but I haven't played it yet and want to go into it completely blind. Suffice to say, did you enjoy it?
He describes battle mechanics and certain features but nothing story related
Go in blind! It is worth it. I loved the game a lot and I’m not even a hardcore fan; this is my first Dragon Quest game.
I plugged 150 hours into the game, and didn't want the game to end. :)
@@SuperDerek 150 hours! Man, you'll probably be reviewing DQ 12 by the time I get round to finishing this one.
Doesn't help that I'm currently working my way through the huge Trails series of RPGs.
Love you videos bro you do great But why do you wait 6 months to review games lol
I would like to ask... is there any reason why I should play Dragon Quest VIII on 3ds before playing DQ XI? I know they are stand alone games, but will playing DQ8 first add anything (charm etc.) to playing XI after, or will playing XI first take something away from playing DQ8 after? Thanks!
Hmm.. Not really. There's a few song/outfit throwbacks, but since it's an anniversary title it's got throwbacks to all of the games. :)
@@SuperDerek Thank you so much for your reply! I am looking forward to playing this!
I found 8 better.
@@sladey21 I don't see how 8 is better when that game's story progresses so damn slowly. Playing it for the first time and after playing DQ11, I'm honestly getting bored 8. It's a very relaxing experience but the story progresses at a snail's pace
@@gamerprince-tl5hg Maybe that's why I preffered it because it was more relaxed while in 11 I feel like your in a new town every hour and a new character joins quick as well. Also I liked the characters in 8 more and the setting just was better for me.
I'm stuck in the battle with Tatsunaga part 2.
Already did every other quest available, to include flying whale and all.
Any hints on how to beat?
Are you playing on normal mode? Or draconian options enabled? I basically did that quest last I think, and had some pretty great gear iirc. I think I had some dragon 2 handed sword on Hendrick, I think. Eric was a damage beast using 2 maxed out hell swords with the off hand damage skill and divide. Make sure to buff and debuff as much as possible and keep Eric and Hendricks pain train hitting each round if you can manage it. I believe my whole play through is available on my SyperDerekStreams channel if you want to see exactly how I managed. But I can't really recall the specifics anymore.
@@SuperDerek
Thanks a lot!
I'm playing normal mode.
I have lost more than 50 times.
My hits only do like 250 damage per
So maybe I need to level up more. I think my heroes are level 41-43.
I have not played in 2 months because of how disheartening it has been to be stuck there.
I'll check out your playthrough and see what I'm lacking.
Thanks again!
Pretty sure I was near level 99 when I ended the game. Look into using the electro light pep skill in the Trials to fight some metal king slimes. Have Eric use critical blow, or whatever it's called, to kill the king slime instantly. You can even use the fortune pep skill first to boost exp gains. You can get to level 99 within just a couple hours if you do it that way. Then go to town! You got this. :)
Does the game get better after gondolia? I got bored around that point and haven't been back.
Very
@@Elchangito In what way? Without too many spoilers
Guess I’m moving on to ys 8 hope it’s good. Then again I also have octopath so don’t know which direction to go
Ys VIII has a similar tone, but Octopath is different in just about every way. Still a fantastic game though. :)
Thanks for the reply! Hugh fan of your vids. I also just bought persona 5 so many games I want to play lol. Anyway keep up the good work.
Ys
Go with Ys. Octopath isn't that fun imo
Glad I bought this.
When the hell is this game coming to nintendo switch in English
I'm waiting for the switch version so I didn't watch your video I paused it. That's a shame we won't get the 3DS version
I'm waiting on switch as well, I wonder when that will be
Square Enix just announced "Dragon Quest XI S" for Switch. No release date hints, but S, according to developers, indicates "Switch" "Special" "Character voices (shaberu, in Japanese) as well as "Initial of voice actor(s)". "But S doesn't mean small," the firm says.
liked the game but got to a point where i had no idea where to go or what to do and the quest log told me nothing so i quit
Did you try party talk? Usually someone will tell you what you've just done, and what you ought to do next.
This game literally always tells you where to go. It's impossible to get lost or not know where to go.
Great Game but damn taking a BD out of its case like that hurts.
lol, I'm not *really* a monster, it's staged. The game wasn't clicked into place, so I could open it one-handed while holding the camera. :)
@@SuperDerek Glad to hear the Dragon Quest BD is ok :) Keep up the great work with your Game Collection Videos. So many good memories about JRPGs or discovering new ones.
I have to ask , you were at 140 hours ? ... is this doing “everything”? ... I was at 60 hrs for the main game and 20 hours in post game content ..
I didn't do everything, but I did most about 80-90% of everything, I think.
4 Metal Babbles draw near! (hold my beer)
Pretty good game good story - but gets super boring after you played until the very end. not repetetive like red dead redemption 2 or assassins creed odyssey
I've put off playing this entirely too long! 150 hours? Wow!
No he's wrong I completed the game in 70 hours (post ending included) given that you don't do any side quest and always run !
the grinding is what is concerning me, i don't have a lot of time to play :) i'm enjoying the demo so far on the switch but rpgs can be a big time sinker when it comes to grinding, haven't played them for years because of that.
Am I the only one having a hard time getting into the game? Im about 11 hours deep and just kind of.. bored.
You're either crazy or the game isn't for you. Probably the latter
jade is best waifu
This is the best JRPG on the PS4 and the best JRPG of the generation
This is definitely a case where I personally disagree with Derek.
I don't hate DQ XI but it is still in my top three least favorite main series Dragon Quest games. There are too many little annoyances that add up for me.
1: Enemies keep moving even when you have a menu open which can lead to you healing your party after a battle only to find yourself in a new battle as soon as the menu closes.
2: No job system.
3: You can still be surprised by the enemy giving them a free round before you can act when a battle begins despite starting the battle via a preemptive strike which makes no sense to me.
4: There are a few times where I felt like portions of a quest were added just to make the quest take a little longer with no real benefit to the game or story.
I stopped taking this comment seriously when I read "no job system" as a negative
Not taking a comment seriously just because someone likes a feature you apparently dislike is probably one of the most arrogant reply I've gotten on RUclips.
@@roguerifter9724 lol ok
It just has a lot of little things that annoy me and add up.
The lack of a job system, which isn't required for me to really like a Dragon Quest game, in fact my favorite lacks it, but having one never hurts.
Also the fact you can score preemptive strikes on enemies in the overworld but still somehow be surprised when the battle starts. Plus how enemies move while the menu is open which can lead to opening the menu to heal after a fight only to find yourself in another fight as soon as you close the menu.
And I feel that some quests had portions added just to make them take a little longer. Finally I don't feel any particular like for the party members.
Try play yokai watch 3
I want to love this game but it's so boring :(
The graphics remind me of Dragon Ball.
Same artist, akira toriyama
Waaa, awesome!
Negatives about DQ 11
-Music
-Pep (Too many useless peps)
-Lack of End game challenging "optional" bosses (You will have all the best op gears and weapons without tough challenging optional bosses to use them on)
-Whips and Claws are complete garbage that most knowledgeable gamers will completely ignore.
I'd say Claws were pretty useful. Whips on the other hand...
gamerprince1999 How? Rab is way better as a Mage. For Jade, her spears out scale claws in every damage category. Her highest single atk: Multifeet does less with claws equipped.
@@blue-phoenix115 I had Rab on claws on my Switch playthrough and they are better damage dealers for single enemies than his spells. They also have fairly high crit rates and can be used to steal MP which is useful on Stronger monsters
gamerprince1999 I guess that’s the case, though I always just use him for support and let better dps characters like MC, Jade, Eric, Veronica do the damage.