Nachtfalke
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Loved 4-6 on the DS but 7 felt sluggish in many ways. I hope 8 will run more fluid on the 3DS especially when I'm used to the PS2 version.
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Dragon Quest VIII 3DS - review thread
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Jonneh3003
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For sure, DQ7 is a much cleaner game but DQ8 is far more ambitious.
uncle_koploski
Banned
I've beaten DQVII.
I would like to beat SMTIV: Apocalypse before picking up Dragon Quest VIII.
Wish me luck.
I would like to beat SMTIV: Apocalypse before picking up Dragon Quest VIII.
Wish me luck.
And remove Jessica?! You monster...
DQVII was very clean but I felt like the camera was too zoomed it. It was very disorienting to me.
Is there any menu lag like there was in the VII remake? It ended up being a bigger deal that I thought it would be.
...man. I mean, we've known this for a while, but this might actually be a deal breaker for me. In all the preview videos I keep hearing the midi music and immediately having a negative reaction. Maybe I'd get used to it? (probably not).
...man. I mean, we've known this for a while, but this might actually be a deal breaker for me. In all the preview videos I keep hearing the midi music and immediately having a negative reaction. Maybe I'd get used to it? (probably not).
I don't remember seeing anything like that personally.
Also forgot to mention that exp/gold rate is just slightly higher, but the visible enemies make it kind of even out unless you're really aggressive.
This game is quite different, and in most people's opinion (including mine), way better than DQVII.
I know, I can't believe they got it done so much quicker than it normally takes for a DQ game to come to the west either.
Ehh. Gold rates don't really matter much to me. It's easy as heck to make loads of money scamming vendors with alchemizing medicines and selling them.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Almost forgot this was releasing this month. I'll probably finish up DQVII this weekend (about 60hrs into it). Never played DQVIII so I'm expecting a fantastic experience.
Really? I'm kicking Angelo to the curb the moment I can...
Also, the music is midi in this version so you can't compare it to any previous versions; (maybe the mobile version, which I still hummed along to while playing).
I wouldn't look at it that way. This is using the same script that they did for the PS2 version, albeit with some additions and needing to recast Jessica. This is really more on Squenix being a butt about DQ in general than any localization issues that could have possibly have arisen at any point.
7 hate doesn't surprise me, but it makes me sad. I love DQ8, but DQ7 is extremely special too. The stories in that game are among the best in the entire series.
Honestly, the series is so consistent though that any opinion that says one game is dramatically better than the others is strange to me, unless spectacle (audio/visual) quality is really the most important thing.
Honestly, the series is so consistent though that any opinion that says one game is dramatically better than the others is strange to me, unless spectacle (audio/visual) quality is really the most important thing.
Dialogue is voiced so you won't have to read that much.
This game is nowhere near as chatty as DQVII and this game opens up very very quickly. This game just starts the moment you make a new game. It takes about 20 minutes until they let the leash off for you to do whatever.
The original Japanese PS2 release used sequenced music.
shnurgleton
Member
Oh man, forgot this was coming out! Enjoyed VII on 3DS despite the sluggish menus.
sensui-tomo
Member
if people care badly enough about the music, dont forget there is soundhax/all that stuff to fix it to be the orchestral version (not sure how that exactly works on the 3ds but i've heard hacking it isnt a chore like it used to be)
DQVIII is by far my favorite in the series but my second is DQVI. I think I am the only person who rates VI that highly. The game was fantastic.
robotzombie
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you heard me
SuperInuit
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*sigh*
sold, was not a fan of 7's gameplay or narrative, but 8 already seems better than 7 and i'm itching for a decent RPG.
Already Torn
Banned
See this is why I'm skeptical when people say VIII is still worth picking up.
Just native C-stick support on the n3DS. No performance upgrades at all.
I thought that was true up until IX, that game was really lacking something for me
I strongly disagree, I think DQVIII is one of the weakest game in the series, while DQVII is amongst the best. The story is way less interesting than in the other games, because there's no real novelty in the way it's told, and the characters (besides the party) aren't as well developed and unique as in others DQ games, including DQVII.
I think people like more DQVIII because it was more beginners-friendly than the others games.
6 is well-liked by many who played the original version. It's really the remake that gives kind of a poor impression.
It's one of my favorites.
Thanks. Good news for me since I have o3DS.
I wonder why they were so slow. Open more than 3 and it becomes so damned janky.
One more Q for VIII- how important is C-Stick camera control? My nub kinda sucks. Can you use L/R as in VII?
sixteen-bit
Member
Good reviews so far. That's great to hear.
I guess Dragon Quest is just one of those series. I put 120 hours into the 3DS version and I loved the game, but I place it near the bottom half of my list.
thequickandthedead
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Which DQ game do you not like?
PixyJunket
Member
VII is the worst game in the mainline series (in my opinion); not sure how the remake held up, but I wouldn't necessarily judge any other Dragon Quest game on VII.
Well yeah, there's not a mainline DQ that isn't at least a good game (besides DQX, even though I've heard it was quite good).
Jonneh3003
Banned
Here's the new midi arrangement of the overworld theme
I started playing the PS2 verison yesterday in order to compare the two games and while the original soundtrack is certainly grand I quite like how much clearer the 3DS version sounds.
I started playing the PS2 verison yesterday in order to compare the two games and while the original soundtrack is certainly grand I quite like how much clearer the 3DS version sounds.
I'm not talking about instrumentation, just wondering what kind of file format Square Enix will use in the US version.
Most 3DS games use ADPCM compression for music, where you can have a 3 minute looping song take about 3 MBs.
Japanese version of Dragon Quest VIII uses 16bit PCM for some reason, where the same 3 minute looping song takes ~12 MB.
I'm not sure if the game is getting eShop release in the States, if so, people might get pissed off at having to download and secure SD space for ~500 MB of unneeded data.
I think to me VIII stands out the most because of its immersion. The world is designed so well that it really feels like you're on an adventure in this massive world. DQVII did a lot of things better but the overworld travel felt very secondary to me. World design and immersion is really important to me and I think that's why I'm excited for BotW on a level I never was for certain other games in that series.
Nachtfalke
Member
What's up with the remake? Any changes for the worse?
It's available for pre-load now on the eShop.
purseowner
Member
Out of curiosity - those in the thread who reviewed it or played the JP 3DS version, how long did it take you?
Audioboxer
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Dragon quest 8 is an amazing game. Not the kind of game I'd get through on a 3DS but I'm glad to hear the port is really well done. Please buy this 3DS owners who haven't played it before.