Dragon Quest IX continues to strive for a quick pace. After climbing up the volcano called Magmaroo to see Greygnarl (and discovering that he's a dragon), you fight off some goons from the Gittish Empire.
Ah, the Gittish Empire. After a game full of English dialects and puns, this send up of the British Empire comes as no surprise at all. From the looks of its soldiers, though, it appears to be an empire of undead creatures ruled over (at least in part) by an anthropomorphic owl. That adds some bite to the satire, I think.
But the game's combat isn't as polished as its dialogue writing is.
Beating the dragon Greygnarl with relative ease with a party of characters ranging from level 31 to 34 makes old Greygnarl seem less than spectacular. The fact that it's possible to go to the inn and church between the fight with Greygnarl and the fight with the Gittish soldiers really takes away from the situation's urgency, too.
Yet, despite the ease of the last few fights I've been through, I can feel the endgame starting. There's one more major spot on the map to venture to, and apparently all of the McGuffins just need to be recovered. Oh, and I suppose your tutor's motives for handing the fyggs over to the Gittish Empire need to be found out as well. But that seems secondary to simply getting them back.
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