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Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (1990)

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This is video #085 in my playthrough of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. This video contains commentary. To view the non-commentary version, click here: http://youtu.be/BcUwVX2vvmQ

The party has just resurrected Rose with the Yggdrasil Flower. With her help, they have not only ended Psaro's rampage, they have also recruited him! And he will be an amazing ally.

Before getting to business, the party buys Alena a set of Falcon Knife Earrings at the weapon shop in Rosehill. They also Zoom to the Pioneer Town Heorotsville (time index 1:07), where they find a second Falcon Blade hidden behind a tree on the western exterior of the castle. I missed this in video #078.

'The Big Book of Beasts' can now be completed with enemies in the Bonus Dungeon. At this point, only two enemies are missing from the book, and as luck would have it, both can be found in the Bonus Dungeon cavern with the graves just north of Pinnacle Chapel.

So, the party Zooms back to the Pinnacle Chapel (time index 2:19).

The first missing enemy is the Juggular, enemy #156 (time index 2:58). Besides the fact that it appears to be juggling huge eyeballs, there is nothing remarkable about it.

At the end of the next battle, Alena reaches Level 43 (time index 4:42).

In the next battle, far sooner than I anticipated, the party encounters the final missing enemy, the Platinum King Jewel, enemy #169 (time index 5:16). This creature is definitely worth mention. It is the strongest member of the Metal Slime family. These enemies drop 65,000 experience, so hunting them is definitely lucrative. Like other Metal Slime types, they run very quickly, but using the Sands of Time will rewind the battle to make them return. High agility is critical for hitting them. Alena should have Falcon Knife Earrings and no less than 255 agility. Pray for a critical hit; the Platinum King Jewel has 200 HP. Psaro's Hatchet Man ability may also help, if it actually lands.

After brutalizing the Platinum King Jewel, two party members gain a level (time index 8:04). Heorot reaches Level 41. Kiryl reaches Level 42.

The big drawback with Platinum King Jewels is that due to their location, reserve party members will not gain experience. However, it's just a short walk to go back to the chapel and switch party members.

Afterwards, the party Zooms back to Endor (time index 10:01). There, they show off 'The Big Book of Beasts', mostly unabridged. For filling out all 14 pages, the party earns a stupendous prize: 300,000 Casino Tokens! Then, they look at the book page for page.

The best use for those 300,000 Casino tokens is probably acquiring Liquid Metal Helmets from the Casino in the completed Pioneer Town, Heorotsville. The Gospel Ring allows the party to avoid random encounters, but that's more of a convenience than anything else at this stage of the game.

The next goal is to repeatedly defeat Foo Yung and Chow Mein to acquire Psaro's Pandemonium equipment.

Thanks for watching!

This video is part of my Dragon Quest IV Playthrough playlist. I am playing the DS version of the game released in 2008. I am playing on the DeSmuME emulator. All characters, story, music, artwork, and other components of this game are the property of their respective owners.

Played and recorded in DeSmuME version 0.9.8. Produced with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

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