[PS2] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

I haven't seen a better new (non-remake) RPG in 6 years. (since the 90's).

Music: Holy god it sounds like you are hearing music from a movie. 10/10.

Graphics: Excellent use of PS2. Full and giant world to go into with huge and realistic towns. 10/10.

Gameplay: Classic random battle & menu fighting with classic spells, weapons and armor. The only downfall is that I find many DQ games harder/more challenging, and thus better because of that. DQ8 was too easy. 9/10.

Story: Characters that I'll never forget, and a plot that I'd love to re-read over and over, unlike 99% of video games I've played. 10/10.

In my top 10 of RPG's ever.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I think only 50-60 for the regular game and 10 more for the bonus.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Matt

Yeah no kidding.
Those 20 zillion Japanese fans who bought DQ8 on day one knew what to expect, after all.

Hoping a DQ game will be a totally fresh experience is like buying a Metallica album and hoping that the lyrics have deep symbolic and emotional depth.

The gameplay is just as classic (with the new skill point idea and massive tension ability), but for a DQ game, we got something that we've never seen in DQ before:

Voice storyline
"Infamous" Monsters (enemies walking on worldmap)
Sabrecat (fast worldmap ride)
Alchemy Pot
Real / Full 3d Graphics
Orchestra Music
Story with Full Plot and memorable characters that have characterization

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.