Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- November 27, 2004
- Square Enix Product Development Division 9
- 50h median play time
Dragon Quest VIII maintains its status as one of the finest JRPGs in this fine 3DS edition.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is a single-player Fantasy RPG offering 50 hours of playtime, with a continuous world and full camera rotation. It features traditional turn-based combat, character class management, and interactive environments, where objects can be physically manipulated to discover hidden items. The game is the eighth installment in the Dragon Quest series and washeld on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS.
PlayStation
Playstation 2
Reviews
- story6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- gameplay3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Cor Blimey! Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII is a massive world with well over 50 hours of gameplay. It stands out thanks to stellar voice acting and a huge, quirky set of monsters to battle. While there's plenty to do, both the plot and the majority of the characters are flat and uninteresting. The quicksave feature and the ability to increase battle speed are significant quality of life improvements over the original, making this a solid title sure to entertain JRPG fans, but the dated and grind-heavy mechanics can make it a bit of a slog.
65%Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Review
Whether you’re returning, or you’ve always wanted to play a Dragon Quest game, this is the perfect place to start.
80%Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Review
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is pure classic role-playing with some great Nintendo 3DS features that make this title very enjoyable!
86%
