Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides)
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Author: BradyGamesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-08
ISBN: 074401039X
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: BRADY GAMES
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Book Review: Immensely Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
Dragon Quest games are huge. The world is vast, filled with tons of side areas to go through and secrets. Finding all that stuff on your own can be tricky. Luckily, there's this helpful little guide that can help you along just about every step of the way.
The guide begins with details on all the characters. It doesn't just list their spells, but all the things they can equip through the journey as well as their stat growth (though it looks a little weird looking at their HP as the line for every character is literally off the chart). So there's a good deal of information. The guide also gives a bio for each of the supporting characters as well.
After that we get into all the preliminary things about the game. This is where all the basics get explained. The guide doesn't spend too much time here, and any veteran of the RPG genre won't really need it at all. However, if for some reason you find there's something you don't quite understand about Dragon Quest IV's mechanics, it's here.
The walkthrough itself is very well done. It's divided into chapters. First there is the prologue and then there is each and every character's prologue explained as well. The main quest is also broken up into little chapters. Each chapter begins with a quick run through of all the things you'll eventually have to do and all the places you'll have to go. You can think of it like a flowchart. There's much more, of course. The guide does have sections for each town and dungeon. There's an items list for each area you have to venture to. It'll also tell you where to find the item. Unfortunately, despite some pretty detailed maps (especially of the towns) the guide doesn't exactly show you where the items are on the map. It simply tells you.
At the very least you get all the basic necessities from the walkthrough. They call out new monsters when you see them and provide some excellent boss strategies. It's also helpful that the guide is always suggesting a level for your characters to be at as well as what equipment they should have. It's pretty helpful stuff.
After the walkthrough we get into all the side quests and mini games. There are some pretty good descriptions here with some clear screen shots. The data for all this is very well laid out. There's also a complete list of Mini-Medals if you're interested in finding each and every one of them. Also, there's coverage of Hoffman's Place.
Afterwards the guide goes into a list of all the items and equipment. It's a pretty good, standard list that just about every RPG guide includes. Although there are some tips on how to effectively use some of the items. There's also an all inclusive bestiary that covers every creature in the game. Unfortunately it's done by number and not alphabetically. It can cause for some page flipping, but with new enemies constantly being called out in the walkthrough, it's really not such a bad thing.
Finally, at the very back is a list of secrets and other goodies such as hidden bosses. The difference between this secrets section and the side quests section is that here is where the guide covers all that there is to do after the final boss has been defeated. So there's good reason why they didn't mesh it in with all the other side quests.
When all is said and done, this is almost a perfect guide for Dragon Quest IV. All the basic information is here as well as plenty of useful tips to help you through the game.
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Summary of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides)
Five Tales from Diverse Adventurers Destined to Save the World
Conquer the Monster Arena.
Fight through the Fungeon.
Boss strategies.
All-Inclusive Bestiary: Complete statistical breakdown of every foe in the game. Learn where to find them and what items they drop in defeat.
Every Side Quest: Learn the ins-and-outs of all the Casino games, the location of every mini medal, and the workings of the Monster Arena.
Equipment and Item Listings: Illustrated breakdown shows which character can equip which pieces of equipment. Plus, coverage of all the Zenithian equipment!
Game Secrets: Discover what it takes to complete the Fungeon, the game?s bonus dungeon. Find all the rare enemies to complete the Big Book of Beasts!
Complete Walkthrough: Proven strategies and tips for every chapter in the game. Utilize the area maps to pinpoint item locations with ease. Defeat every powerful boss with game-tested tactics.
Character Analysis: Complete spell listings and usable equipment for every playable character in the game
Platform: Nintendo DS
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