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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2009)

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Duration: 27:37

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This is video #110 in my playthrough of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. This video does not contain commentary. To view the commentary version, click here: http://youtu.be/lI_oxB2vHBA

Previously, Heorot became a Dragon Warrior and flew into battle on the back of the old dragon, Greygnarl. Unfortunately, the battle with Barbarus did not turn out well.

Heorot now finds himself in the Gortress, a prison cruelly managed by Hootingham-Gore's associate, Lieutenant Goreham-Hogg. Goreham-Hogg looks like he was inspired by Ganon. But the dumb hog doesn't seem to think Heorot is celestial, so instead of throwing him into solitary, he decides to put him to work. Yes, this is going to come back to bite him...

After the meeting with Goreham-Hogg, Heorot is escorted to his cell (time 2:46). Unlike in other proper prisons, like the Nalbina Dungeons in Final Fantasy XII, Heorot can re-equip his gear right away without having to retrieve it from a confiscatory. Don't you just love Dragon Quest?

After re-equipping himself, Heorot examines the cell door (time 3:57). This initiates a scene with his burly next-door neighbor. We'll be seeing a bit more of this guy quite soon.

The next morning, the guard rousts Heorot and sends him out to get started on his hard labor (time 4:59).

After heading upstairs, Heorot meets with his burly neighbor (time 5:49). This is Sterling. He is now going to give Heorot a guided tour of this fine prison facility. It seems that those prisoners who get in do not get out. There are a few things to see, including the gallows, the strange turning wheel, the southern exit, the guard in the cell pit, a prisoner trying to skive off work, and the graveyard.

However, the most important thing to examine is a shield field on one of the stairways leading up to the guard tower (time 16:12). The shield fields are for prisoner containment. On Sterling's suggestion, Heorot gets up close and personal to see what effect the shield field has (time 17:44). What's that? Aha! Greygnarl, thank you very much!

Afterwards, Heorot can take another short tour. To move on with the story, he talks with Sterling again (time 20:23).

That night, another scene takes place in the cells (time 20:57). Sterling and some of the prisoners have been working on an escape plan. Now that Heorot is here and can get through the shield fields, they're all set.

The next morning, it's time to get ready for another day of toil and drudgery (time 23:02). However, there is a dreadful racket coming from the direction of the gallows. Let's check it out.

Upstairs, Heorot finds folks gathered around the gallows, and one prisoner is being shoved up there. What will happen to the poor sod?

Thanks for watching!

This video is part of my Dragon Quest IX Playthrough playlist. I am playing the DS version of the game released in 2010. 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 0.9.9. Produced with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

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