Probarbly the one of the best free roaming games in the world, plus very fun to play

User Rating: 9.4 | Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi PS2
this game nearly includes everything that a game needs, i gave the gameplay 9 because it is an amazing game to play on but as you get near the end on completing it, it gets a bit boring because most of the missions are the same, but its great for about three quarters of the way through it, the graphics are very colourful and it shows alot of detail on the characters, the sound is very clear and the music is extremely relaxing and fun to listen to, the value is no problem as the price for this game has gone straight down, and the tilt simply cant get any better, you can see everything around you.
At the start of the game, you have your first battle, with some slimes that are very weak, this lets you practice for future battles, once you have killed them, you go to a city with your guide king trode who has been turned into a monster and yangus your companion,you are searching for a man called Dhoulmagus who is a jester and is the one that turned king trode into a monster, anyway in that city you have to do a few missions, train up and get some new moves and things like that, then you set off to the next city, im not telling you anymore but its extremely addictive at the beggining.

If your taking my advice, GET IT, you will love it, its a challenging game that you wil have fun playing with it.