Dragon Quest IX/YMMV: Difference between revisions

** Just about every enemy that insists on chasing after you, no matter how weak they are, beginning with the Teeny Sanguinis around Angel Falls. Especially annoying in the Bad Cave where every enemy is one of these, and in the Bowhole where you can expect the Sculpture Vultures to get in the way of Liquid Metal Slime hunting. They do eventually start running away from you once your level is high enough, but you're normally able to easily decimate them long before that arbitrary point.

** This trope is very much at play in the grottos. While searching for treasure, monsters pop up everywhere. There seems to be a particularly high number of large monsters in cramped hallways. You can use holy water to stop the monsters from chasing you, but if you bump into one, you still get into a fight and the holy water wears off. This becomes particularly irritating when you reach very high level, and the monsters on the upper floors of the grotto are weak. You get knocked into a fight with a monster that is just about worthless and not at all challenging. Not that bumping into the tough monsters lower in the grotto is any better.

* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]: When Half-Inch works, it's very satisfying, and so is the sound effect.

* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Not only were fans [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|complaining about the game based on early design screens long before its release]], the fact that it has only one save slot led to screams of bloody murder. ([[Sarcasm Mode|Because, of course, this]] ''[[Sarcasm Mode|couldn't possibly be]]'' [[Sarcasm Mode|because the game's multiplayer aspects combined with multiple save slots]] ''[[Sarcasm Mode|might]]'' [[Sarcasm Mode|have led to abuse...]])

* [[Shipping]]: In Japan, there's already a blossoming fandom for [[Player Character|Your Hero]]/[[The Mentor|Aquila]].

* [[Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer]]: While ''IX'' doesn't have a Casino, it's very easy to get distracted by playing with the Alchemy Pot, rooting out sidequests, spelunking in the grottoes or simply exploring the world once you've got a boat.

* [[That One Attack]]: The final boss's Magic Burst, used when he's low on health. The attack unloads all his MP into a single attack that hits your entire party... oh, and he'll remove all your buffs before casting it, then restore his MP to max right after. Have fun if you're under-leveled.

** You can actually learn this move yourself, and even spam it. As long as you have enough Elfin Elixirs to do so.