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With the new year comes new quests and great adventures, and 2017 will be no different when the DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King game comes to the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on Jan. 20. This handheld retelling of the classic RPG will be back and bigger than ever, with two new playable characters, more side quests and the ability to battle monsters on the go.

Returning heroes may also find that elements of DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King have been streamlined for this hand-held outing. The new Quick-Save function allows players to save and exit the game at any time. And for warriors in a hurry, battling foes is also much faster with the introduction of the “Speed Up” feature, allowing heroes to cut their way through each encounter with much greater haste.

Those who wish to capture mementos of their quest to restore peace to the land will now find it’s easier than ever before, as at any time outside of battles and cutscenes players can pause the action and take a photo of their adventure thus far. These photos can be customized in a variety of different ways, including allowing The Hero and his companions to perform special poses, adding stickers and filters, or putting a frame around the image to add a personal touch to their memory. Once the player meets Cameron Obscura in Port Prospect they’ll also be able to unlock Cameron’s Codex, where they’ll be rewarded for taking pictures of certain subjects, monsters and situations.

 

[random25]

Finally a release date!

 

[Santar]

That's pretty soon, hopefully EU date is around the same time!

 

[LordOfLore]

Can't get it then due to GR2 and KH.

 

[Aeana]

Glad it's soon, although it's in another packed time period.

 

[Eternal Flame]

Oh wow I didn't think it would be so soon. This is the only game I wanted a 3ds for cause the ps2 version is a top 5 rpg for me. Time to buy one.

Too bad about the music though.

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

I had a feeling it was going to be soon after VII. Glad to hear I'll give my 3DS one last go before Switch in March

 

[Dark Cloud]

Yessss!!!

 

[Stairouais]

VII came out the same day in EU as in US didn't it?

 

[Scrawnton]

Niiiiiiiiiice. Leaves enough time for Persona still before Switch.

 

[Ridley327]

Glad it's soon, although it's in another packed time period.

To be fair, if it got the normal 3DS February RPG slot, it would have been straight-up slaughtered by all of the other RPGs hitting that month. Releasing ahead of them is not a bad move.

 

[LaneDS]

I might be halfway through VII by that time, but still excited to replay it!

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

Will Buy

 

[ZeroX03]

I might pick this up, but I got like fours hour into DQVII and completely dropped it when I found out Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D got an English patch and haven't looked back.

I love DQM so much, wish the main series clicked for me in the same way.

 

[cw_sasuke]

VII came out the same day in EU as in US didn't it?

Think it was a week later - but i might be wrong. But we will likely get it also in January.

 

[oti]

What a great time for RPG's. DQ7, Pokémon, FF XV, DQ8 and Persona 5. I'm currently playing Tokyo Mirage so this is even more perfect for me.

 

[Terrorblot]

But I'm not even halfway done with DQVII!

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day 1

 

[Zhao_Yun]

January 20: Gravity Rush 2, DQ VIII
January 24: Yakuza 0, RE7, KH HD 2.8, Tales of Berseria

I can't remember ever being interested in so many games in January.

 

[Newtype-001]

Too many games q1.
Have to pass for now if same date for EU

 

[Hero Prinny]

I might be halfway through VII by that time, but still excited to replay it!

Man i cant even change my class yet, im up to the island thats having a robot problem, the boss has a lot of health man

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

This must mean Europe is soon after. Why would you do this?

 

[LaneDS]

Man i cant even change my class yet, im up to the island thats having a robot problem, the boss has a lot of health man

Almost there, sort of! That game is huge (and great).

 

[Seth]

how different is this than 7? I played about halfway through 7 and gave up, it was just really boring to me.

 

[Hero of Legend]

HQ NA box:

Edit: Paired it with VII.

 

[oti]

I might be halfway through VII by that time, but still excited to replay it!

I skipped 7 because it's so long. Have no idea how long 8 is but I've never played and people love it. So I'm getting that 100%.

 

[Kouriozan]

RIP social life in January, so much good releases.

 

[LordKano]

I hope it will be around the same in Europe.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

Definitely in for it.

 

[Maniel]

All done with 7. Now I'm working through 9 for the first time. I'll be getting this day 1

 

[Benzychenz]

Assuming EU has the same date, that's less than a month before Persona 5. Gonna be tough staying on top of all these JRPGs.

 

[bomblord1]

Just in time to announce a switch port

 

[Joqu]

January will be the death of me.

So many games.

 

[wagamer]

Is there a recap somewhere about what all is new in 3DS version? Or is it just those mentioned in the OP? Don't know if I should play this on P

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2 or 3DS.

 

[Aeana]

I skipped 7 because it's so long. Have no idea how long 8 is but I've never played and people love it. So I'm getting that 100%.

People love 7 too, though.

8 isn't a short game either, but not as long as 7. The speed improvements in the EDS version and instant alchemy help a lot though.

 

[DNAbro]

HQ NA box:

That's a pretty nice box art.

I should get VII.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Really wanted to get this, but after seeing the graphical downgrade I think I'd rather play the PS2 version instead. Or at least wait for a price cut.

 

[LaneDS]

I skipped 7 because it's so long. Have no idea how long 8 is but I've never played and people love it. So I'm getting that 100%.

VIII isn't nearly as long and also doesn't take nearly as long to get going, for whatever that's worth. Thirty hours into VII and I prefer VIII over it, but they're both quality entries.

 

[Dsyndrome]

Should be done with DQ7 by then, the main story anyway.

Never had much luck with

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God

.

 

[PikkonX]

I slacked off on DQVII, so hopefully I'll have time to finish it before this drops. I always wanted to check out this out on PS2, but never got the chance.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Awesome. Many months before MHXX!

 

[kurahador]

Oh fuck yes!!!! Q1 2017 is brutal.

 

[oti]

People love 7 too, though.

8 isn't a short game either, but not as long as 7. The speed improvements in the EDS version and instant alchemy help a lot though.

Sure, but I distinctly remember seeing DQ8 praise back in the day but I never played it for some reason. Since I heard on 8-4 that DQ7 takes FOREVER I lost interest.

 

[2San]

So which game tends to higher rated by DQ fans, 7 or 8? I do know that 8 has more focus on the overarching story

 

[Maniel]

Does anyone know if this game has laggy menus like 7. It's not a deal breaker (I still loved 7), but it would be nice if it didn't.

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

Cool.

Day 1.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Nice. Definitely getting this.

 

[LordKano]

Sure, but I distinctly remember seeing DQ8 praise back in the day but I never played it for some reason. Since I heard on 8-4 that DQ7 takes FOREVER I lost interest.

Does it really change wether it's 65h for DQVIII or 85h for DQVII ? Both are massive games anyway.

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

how different is this than 7? I played about halfway through 7 and gave up, it was just really boring to me.

It's more central story based and has probably the most character development in a DQ game. It's what some fans suggest to people who really like Final Fantasy. Gone are classes and in weapon-based skills and abilities. Overall, a much different experience compared to VII.

 

[GasProblem]

Oh man, if this releases in the EU around the same time...

I won't be finished with FFXV and Pokemon in January. Then you have Persona 5 in February. KH 1.5 + 2.5 in March.

Tales of Berseria, Nier and Horizon too.

Oh well, luckily these are all singeplayer games so I can play them whenever. I can see myself playing DQ8 at the end of the year or something.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

one of the best Turn-based RPG ever made!