r/Steam • u/dabor11 • 4h ago

Fluff What game surprised you how long it was?

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u/JACOBOY2006 4h ago

Dragon quest 11, was my first Jrpg and I was like "Wait there's more game? I'm more than 24 hours in, holy crap!"

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u/forever_a10ne 1h ago

I beat what I think is the final boss, and I’m currently at a point in the game where the objective is just to explore the world. Knowing how these games go, I’ve probably barely scratched the surface.

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u/ParliamenttFnkadelic 1h ago

They even do a credits pump-fake. There are still people who insist that the game is over after act 2 and act 3 is a prologue.

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u/JACOBOY2006 53m ago

Nah it's definitely part of the game, I just haven't beaten act 3 yet cause every time - "everytime" is an exaggeration, I've gotten to act 3 like twice - I've gotten to it I ended up getting distracted by another game and when I come back I'm like "I have no clue what's going on"

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u/TheGasquatch 2h ago

Right? You think you're ramping up to the final boss. Turns out you just finished the first act.

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u/Bryanishired 1h ago

The Dragon Quest series does this a lot too. You can never be sure if the first guy the game builds to actually the final boss.

Just off the top of my head, this happens with: DQIII’s Barmaros, DQIV’s Murdaw, DQVIII’s Dhoulmagus, and DQXI’s Mordegon, to name some examples. :P

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u/JJay9454 33m ago

Then you go through the whole game, get through the final boss, then Definitive Edition goes "lmao, now go fight timewyrm, scrub"

Has to be my second favorite secret boss ever. Even with several important stats maxed out across all characters, what an insane fight!

You know its gonna be hard when the RECOMMENDED strategy is to cheese it every turn with VERY VERY EXPENSIVE items that basically give everyone their "ultimate" which you can use for 1 or 2 turns of invincibility

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u/Fake_Diesel 24m ago

I remember beating DQ8 as a teenager, and a friend informed me about 6 months later that I still had a "true" ending to unlock. A true joy to learn that I had another 20-30 hours of a game I loved to enjoy.

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u/pimppapy 47m ago

Ni No Kuni did the same thing.