Emerald Dragon Guide and Menue translations?

[gbapalyer]

hello,

playing emerald dragon right now. i wonder if there are any good walkthougs and menue translations out there on the internet? the guide at gamefaqs.com doesnt start at the beginning of the game if iam right?
japanese walkthroughs would also be ok.

thanks
gbapalyer

[Necromancer]

I've been using this guide for the Super Famicom version; the two versions are close enough that I've been able to make it about halfway through so far.  As for menus, here are the ones I've figured out and needed so far:

 'select' menu -
 ____
|  1  |
|  2  |
|  3  |

   1 - talk amongst characters
   2 - map
   3 - save

'button II' menu -
 ___________
|  1    2    3  |
|  4    5    6  |

   1 - equip items
   2 - describe items
          submenu 1 - weapons/armor
          submenu 2 - useable items (potions, etc.)
          submenu 3 - story related items
   3 - character order
          submenu 1 - character list on left hand side of menus
          submenu 2 - battle formation
   4 - use items - pick character and item first, then:
          submenu 1 - use item, then pick who to use it on
          submenu 2 - give item, then pick who to give it to
          submenu 3 - drop item
   5 - character status
   6 - save/load
          submenu 1 - save
          submenu 2 - load
          submenu 3 -
          submenu 4 -

I'm not sure which one's which for the other options, so I'll check 'em out tonight and get back to ya.

[RegalSin]

Only thing you need to know about Emerald Dragon, is that it has fantastic sprites, but the battle takes you to that "Devil Man" PCE HU-card post apocolyptic RPG, that reminds of you of "Gain Ground" but without the movement.

Blah blah, your this dragon that grewed up with a human girl, and you will do anything to be with her.

[gbapalyer]

@necromancer: but the snes guide says something about a castle as the third place to visit? i was in the town 1 at first, then the temple and then the dungeon with the golem boss fight. now i went past these guards protecting the next dungeon (?) and iam in the next town where i had to battle to get access to a house. i will play it more this evening.

button 2:

1. euqip
2. ?
3. character battle formation change?
4. items > a. use b. give c. ?
5. status
6. save/load

thats what i figured out so far.

[esteban]

Only thing you need to know about Emerald Dragon, is that it has fantastic sprites, but the battle takes you to that "Devil Man" PCE HU-card post apocolyptic RPG, that reminds of you of "Gain Ground" but without the movement.

Blah blah, your this dragon that grewed up with a human girl, and you will do anything to be with her.

Excellent advice, tips and commentary.

[Necromancer]

Menus updated.

@necromancer: but the snes guide says something about a castle as the third place to visit? i was in the town 1 at first, then the temple and then the dungeon with the golem boss fight. now i went past these guards protecting the next dungeon (?) and iam in the next town where i had to battle to get access to a house. i will play it more this evening.

Fight your way through the house and beat the boss, after which you'll be taken to the castle to talk to the king.

[_joshuaTurbo]

oooh!!  Emerald Dragon!!  I just so happen to be playing this gem at the moment as well, and (here comes the cheap plug!!) I'm also blogging my experiences thus far over at the hupack website!!  Check it out!


http://hupack.blogspot.com/2011/08/emerald-dragon-journey-part-1.html

[gbapalyer]

@necromancer: thanks a lot. i played it for 3 hours now and iam in gildeel city now. do you also know the translations for the battle menues?

does anybody know how long this game is? and how is it possible to change to a dragon during battle?

[gbapalyer]

damn, iam stuck in the game.

i was in ELBARD city for the second time at FRAWARDS MANSION and met OSTRAGON, who told me i have to search for AVESTA in the DARDWA FOREST. the walkthrough says that ia have to go through ARBATH STRONGHOLD and by exiting it, YAMAN should join my party. but that does not happen and he is even not back at NANAI VILLAGE. what should i do now??? where to find YAMAN???

[Necromancer]

I'll make my reply small to hide it for anyone that wants to try figuring it out on their own:

Are you sure Yaman isn't in Nanai Village?  I'm reasonably certain I found him in the inn (second floor maybe?), but it coulda been in the Dardwa Forest Village instead.  In any case, I'm positive I found him standing inside a building in one of those two towns and had to go talk to him - there's no event trigger that'll get him to rejoin your party.

[Necromancer]

Another tip in case you get stuck a bit later (I did):

The Fairy Fuwaru doesn't really open a door to a cave.  I wandered around for a long time (two hours) trying to find a cave, but what you're looking for is the clearing south of the first town that you couldn't enter before but now can.

[gbapalyer]

thanks a lot, i will try to find him tomorrow.

the inn in nanai village does not have two floors i think.
do you know long the game as a whole is? iam 8 hours in right now.

[Necromancer]

do you know long the game as a whole is? iam 8 hours in right now.

I'm at 22 hours, but that includes two+ hours looking for Yaman and figuring out what's explained in the second tip.  Also, I don't think it stops the clock when it's idle on a menu and I'm off cooking dinner, showering, fapping, etc.

[gbapalyer]

you mean after i met the fairy fuwaru in the forest that i have to take all the way back through the forest and to the first town in the game? damn, i met her now...that sucks. XD

[gbapalyer]

ok that was not the case, i got teleported back..puhh.