Let's talk about Metal Slimes and it's equivalents in the other JRPGs.I feel like this mechanic could've been explored much more, and expanded into the lore on why they are like that.Even fighting Metal Slimes is pretty cool challenge on its own, since they:-have a chance to randomly flee on every turn they have.-every attacks will either do 0 / 1 damage (early game)-pretty rare unless it's event basedDisclaimer: Not a fan of DQ as a series due to its repetitive nature but I liked this mechanic, the best way to make grinding actually fun (maybe technically erasing it)
>>3997445In the later Wild ARMs games there are metal slime equivalents that act how you list except>-every attacks will either do 0 / 1 damage (early game)they have 1 hp and 0 defenseyou get as much XP as you deal damage, later variants give 10x as much xp as you dealt damageboss fights you lose for plot reasons also reward you in XP for how much damage you deal in their turn limitthe games also have a late game shop that lets you exchange levels for items
>>3997445Breath of fire has gold slimes and Lufia had gelatinous cubes which are essentially the same thing. The metal slime is pretty common JRPG trope.Even final fantasy's cactuars are a sort of metal slime as they have high evasion and defense tend to flee and give higher than normal experience for when you first encounter them.These sorts of encounters add welcome dopamine hits to the grind.
>>3997445>BOF 3The Goo King, had a great steal too>Chrono Trigger Rubble, Turrets; they were in areas you could never return to>Final Fantasy Magic Pot, they were literally only at the end of the game in seven and you could only fight a limited number of times in five. >Paper Mario Amazy Dayzee>M&L RPGGold Beanie>Kingdom Heartswhite mushroomThis archetype really isn't as common as you are making it out to be. Many games don't have them; however they should be implemented more so.
>>3997526Well OP here, I didn't mention it was common, this guy did >>3997467I am more interested in how this design can be furtherly improved / expanded on.But your examples are nice, I knew some of them beforehand too (FF and KH in particular).
>>3997537>Expand upon itWhat if you have to buy expensive bait for them and they can eat it in and run (but you can get it back by killing them)Or what if they eat your accessories, and flee?What if they will only appear and attack if you are wearing no ar.or or weapons, (but you can take a turn in battle to equip gear)?What if they call friends in battle that give similar xp but are much tougher and deadlier?What if they were heavy hitters but casting heal spells or using items made the run? What if they also had a sandworm mechanic from ff5 and 6 where they eat a party member, and run. What if you get your whole party eaten and you go to another place (like ff6/gogos lair). What if they only eat party members who are tasty?What if they don't run but the hp reward halves every turn?Etc.
>>3997526>Rubnles and Turrets from CT.One strategy that grows out of this is ditching both Marle and Lucca. When everyone is getting low percentage hits, the hits need to be strong. There is only a limited amount of time before those things run away.
>>3997587I had been ditched Marle, she's dogshit. Robo is my day one dude!
>>3997445>Metal Slimes and it's equivalents in other JRPGAtelier Iris series for the PS2 has red slimes as the basic ones and IIRC, the other colored ones are the tougher slimes.
