What do you think of Dragon Quest 8?

Not the best RPG on PS2, but it's an excellent game. I gave it a 9.0: 

http://www.gamespot.com/dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king/user-reviews/807840/platform/ps2

I thought the visuals and its sense of adventure was amazing and the combat and customization were very well balanced. 

The story was slightly weak, but the incredibly sharp writing and the humor made up for it. 

I thought the grinding was too slow but I loved how meaty the game was. 

Not the best RPG on PS2, but it's an excellent game. I gave it a 9.0: 

http://www.gamespot.com/dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king/user-reviews/807840/platform/ps2

I thought the visuals and its sense of adventure was amazing and the combat and customization were very well balanced. 

The story was slightly weak, but the incredibly sharp writing and the humor made up for it. 

I thought the grinding was too slow but I loved how meaty the game was. 

GreySeal9

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Not the best RPG on PS2, but it's an excellent game. I gave it a 9.0: 

http://www.gamespot.com/dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king/user-reviews/807840/platform/ps2

I thought the visuals and its sense of adventure was amazing and the combat and customization were very well balanced. 

The story was slightly weak, but the incredibly sharp writing and the humor made up for it. 

I thought the grinding was too slow but I loved how meaty the game was. 

Yo-SUP

Yeah, but the thing is: if the grinding would have been a bit faster, it would have shaved maybe about 10 hours or so off the game, still leaving a huge 60 hour game.  

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"][QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

Not the best RPG on PS2, but it's an excellent game. I gave it a 9.0: 

http://www.gamespot.com/dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king/user-reviews/807840/platform/ps2

I thought the visuals and its sense of adventure was amazing and the combat and customization were very well balanced. 

The story was slightly weak, but the incredibly sharp writing and the humor made up for it. 

I thought the grinding was too slow but I loved how meaty the game was. 

GreySeal9

Yeah, but the thing is: if the grinding would have been a bit faster, it would have shaved maybe about 10 hours or so off the game, still leaving a huge 60 hour game.  

One of my favorite games of all time period. 

Great RPG. But like others have said, a bit too grindy.AcidSoldner

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]Great RPG. But like others have said, a bit too grindy.Yo-SUP

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"][QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]Great RPG. But like others have said, a bit too grindy.Dudersaper

Great RPG. But like others have said, a bit too grindy.AcidSoldner

The graphics and animation really do make Dragon Quest VIII stand out perfect for being a JRPG. It was also the first Dragon Quest game we got in the UK back in 2006 and loved it ever since

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]Great RPG. But like others have said, a bit too grindy.Allicrombie

The graphics and animation really do make Dragon Quest VIII stand out perfect for being a JRPG. It was also the first Dragon Quest game we got in the UK back in 2006 and loved it ever since

benleslie5

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The graphics and animation really do make Dragon Quest VIII stand out perfect for being a JRPG. It was also the first Dragon Quest game we got in the UK back in 2006 and loved it ever since

Yo-SUP

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"][QUOTE="benleslie5"]

The graphics and animation really do make Dragon Quest VIII stand out perfect for being a JRPG. It was also the first Dragon Quest game we got in the UK back in 2006 and loved it ever since

Allicrombie

Best RPG on PS2 and in the top 10 of all time. 

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]Great RPG. But like others have said, a bit too grindy.Allicrombie

It was a charming game, with likable characters, light-hearted humurous writing, and enjoyable simple gameplay.

However, the plot was quite weak and cliched (Dragon Quest V had the best storytelling in the series, IMO).

Only got to play the one hour demo but it looked pretty solid.

Best RPG on PS2 and in the top 10 of all time.

DealRogers

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Best RPG on PS2 and in the top 10 of all time.

TheKungFool

Damn you guys are making me want to play this game now. I haven't played IV, VII or VIII yet. But I love the series.

I didn't like it. The day I bought it I was really happy, I thought I was going to have a blast with it, and I was very hyped thanks to Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2), but when I played it...meh.

I have given it many chances over the years, but I still don't like it (I have played for around 12- 14h ).

The story is really weak and I really hated the British accents in the game, they were awful. I blame Square on that one, since DC 2 had some really good voices. 

But what really annoys me is the grinding. It's too much, too slow to level up, and you can't carry many items. They really should have made it more accessible, it's way too frustrating (and I played BOF V, which everyone thinks it's hard, and it's not and Ephemeral Fantasia which is very frustrating too, and I still like it more than DQ8). And the random encounter rate is too 90's!!!

I have to admit it's still a good game, around 8.0/10, but it isn't my cup of tea. They made it too Japanese on its difficulty, they should have changed a thing or two. 

And Dark Chronicle, Final Fantasy XII and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are way better games to play on the Ps2, how can you play DQ8 if you have those?  

I didn't like it. The day I bought it I was really happy, I thought I was going to have a blast with it, and I was very hyped thanks to Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2), but when I played it...meh.

I have given it many chances over the years, but I still don't like it (I have played for around 12- 14h ).

The story is really weak and I really hated the British accents in the game, they were awful. I blame Square on that one, since DC 2 had some really good voices. 

But what really annoys me is the grinding. It's too much, too slow to level up, and you can't carry many items. They really should have made it more accessible, it's way too frustrating (and I played BOF V, which everyone thinks it's hard, and it's not and Ephemeral Fantasia which is very frustrating too, and I still like it more than DQ8). And the random encounter rate is too 90's!!!

I have to admit it's still a good game, around 8.0/10, but it isn't my cup of tea. They made it too Japanese on its difficulty, they should have changed a thing or two. 

And Dark Chronicle, Final Fantasy XII and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are way better games to play on the Ps2, how can you play DQ8 if you have those?  

saosebastiao

I have Final Fantasy XII and I can play Dragon Quest VIII just fine.

About the random encounter rate: it's actually quite relaxed, especially compared to other games in the genre.

I didn't like it. The day I bought it I was really happy, I thought I was going to have a blast with it, and I was very hyped thanks to Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2), but when I played it...meh.

I have given it many chances over the years, but I still don't like it (I have played for around 12- 14h ).

The story is really weak and I really hated the British accents in the game, they were awful. I blame Square on that one, since DC 2 had some really good voices. 

But what really annoys me is the grinding. It's too much, too slow to level up, and you can't carry many items. They really should have made it more accessible, it's way too frustrating (and I played BOF V, which everyone thinks it's hard, and it's not and Ephemeral Fantasia which is very frustrating too, and I still like it more than DQ8). And the random encounter rate is too 90's!!!

I have to admit it's still a good game, around 8.0/10, but it isn't my cup of tea. They made it too Japanese on its difficulty, they should have changed a thing or two. 

And Dark Chronicle, Final Fantasy XII and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are way better games to play on the Ps2, how can you play DQ8 if you have those?  

saosebastiao

About the random encounter rate: it's actually quite relaxed, especially compared to other games in the genre.

GreySeal9

Yes, it's true it's better than many other games (like Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call and Digital Devil Saga), but I still it has a high enconter rate with low experience points given ratio.

Most of what you said are fair points, and they're perfect reasons to dislike the game. I just want to point out that your inventory is infinite. Unless you're talking about each character individually, which I don't really see why you'd need much more space than they give you for each character :PDudersaper

Yup, items on characters individually, I think they should have gone with a infinite item option while in battle.

The thing is, I really don't get any motivation from this game. It's something difficult to explain, I can't have much fun with the game, sometimes the game is fun, but other times it gets really frustrating while in battles, sometimes the enemies are too cheap and you need a considerable time to level up in order to defeat them (with ease).

SMT: Lucifer's Call is actually more fun to me and I think it might be a more difficult game than DQ8. But I don't mind the grinding on that game as much as in DQ8. 

I know a lot of people really like this game, but for me it isn't that good. I have around 70% of all Ps2 and Ps1 Rpg's (Pal versions), and agree on most of the general opinion on them, but DQ8 is the one where I totally disagree on everyone saying it's a 90% plus game. 

strange how people complain about the grinding, when I don't remember it being any more grindy than any other DQ game.Allicrombie

It's more of a personal taste thing. For some, it was their first DQ game, so they weren't used to the grinding. 

Although, i've got to say, most of the main series games don't require a huge amount of grinding, unless you simply must have the best equipment possible (which is often times not necessary) in which case, yeah, grinding for gold takes a while.

I didn't like it. The day I bought it I was really happy, I thought I was going to have a blast with it, and I was very hyped thanks to Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2), but when I played it...meh.

I have given it many chances over the years, but I still don't like it (I have played for around 12- 14h ).

The story is really weak and I really hated the British accents in the game, they were awful. I blame Square on that one, since DC 2 had some really good voices. 

But what really annoys me is the grinding. It's too much, too slow to level up, and you can't carry many items. They really should have made it more accessible, it's way too frustrating (and I played BOF V, which everyone thinks it's hard, and it's not and Ephemeral Fantasia which is very frustrating too, and I still like it more than DQ8). And the random encounter rate is too 90's!!!

I have to admit it's still a good game, around 8.0/10, but it isn't my cup of tea. They made it too Japanese on its difficulty, they should have changed a thing or two. 

And Dark Chronicle, Final Fantasy XII and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are way better games to play on the Ps2, how can you play DQ8 if you have those?  

saosebastiao

What? The British voice acting was one of the best things about the game! I've never been too fond of American dubs, so it was a breath of fresh air to play a Japanese RPG with British accents... And it wasn't even a dub this time, since the original Japanese version never had any voice acting. Besides, a medieval fantasy setting with American accents just wouldn't sound right.

[QUOTE="saosebastiao"]

I didn't like it. The day I bought it I was really happy, I thought I was going to have a blast with it, and I was very hyped thanks to Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2), but when I played it...meh.

I have given it many chances over the years, but I still don't like it (I have played for around 12- 14h ).

The story is really weak and I really hated the British accents in the game, they were awful. I blame Square on that one, since DC 2 had some really good voices. 

But what really annoys me is the grinding. It's too much, too slow to level up, and you can't carry many items. They really should have made it more accessible, it's way too frustrating (and I played BOF V, which everyone thinks it's hard, and it's not and Ephemeral Fantasia which is very frustrating too, and I still like it more than DQ8). And the random encounter rate is too 90's!!!

I have to admit it's still a good game, around 8.0/10, but it isn't my cup of tea. They made it too Japanese on its difficulty, they should have changed a thing or two. 

And Dark Chronicle, Final Fantasy XII and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are way better games to play on the Ps2, how can you play DQ8 if you have those?  

Jag85

What? The British voice acting was one of the best things about the game! I've never been too fond of American dubs, so it was a breath of fresh air to play a Japanese RPG with British accents... And it wasn't even a dub this time, since the original Japanese version never had any voice acting. Besides, a medieval fantasy setting with American accents just wouldn't sound right.

The voice acting took some getting used to, but I really liked it as well.

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[QUOTE="saosebastiao"]

I didn't like it. The day I bought it I was really happy, I thought I was going to have a blast with it, and I was very hyped thanks to Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2), but when I played it...meh.

I have given it many chances over the years, but I still don't like it (I have played for around 12- 14h ).

The story is really weak and I really hated the British accents in the game, they were awful. I blame Square on that one, since DC 2 had some really good voices. 

But what really annoys me is the grinding. It's too much, too slow to level up, and you can't carry many items. They really should have made it more accessible, it's way too frustrating (and I played BOF V, which everyone thinks it's hard, and it's not and Ephemeral Fantasia which is very frustrating too, and I still like it more than DQ8). And the random encounter rate is too 90's!!!

I have to admit it's still a good game, around 8.0/10, but it isn't my cup of tea. They made it too Japanese on its difficulty, they should have changed a thing or two. 

And Dark Chronicle, Final Fantasy XII and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are way better games to play on the Ps2, how can you play DQ8 if you have those?  

GreySeal9

What? The British voice acting was one of the best things about the game! I've never been too fond of American dubs, so it was a breath of fresh air to play a Japanese RPG with British accents... And it wasn't even a dub this time, since the original Japanese version never had any voice acting. Besides, a medieval fantasy setting with American accents just wouldn't sound right.

The voice acting took some getting used to, but I really liked it as well.

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[QUOTE="Jag85"]

What? The British voice acting was one of the best things about the game! I've never been too fond of American dubs, so it was a breath of fresh air to play a Japanese RPG with British accents... And it wasn't even a dub this time, since the original Japanese version never had any voice acting. Besides, a medieval fantasy setting with American accents just wouldn't sound right.

Yo-SUP

The voice acting took some getting used to, but I really liked it as well.

Perhaps you would like one of the Breath of Fire games (except for Dragon Quarter).

If you haven't played it, FFIX, or maybe Super Mario RPG or Grandia since you seem to like lighthearted turn-based RPGs.

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"][QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

The voice acting took some getting used to, but I really liked it as well.

GreySeal9

Perhaps you would like one of the Breath of Fire games (except for Dragon Quarter).

If you haven't played it, FFIX, or maybe Super Mario RPG or Grandia since you seem to like lighthearted turn-based RPGs.

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[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"] Looking through the pages, you seem to be the rpg guy of the forum. I bet you could give.me recommendations. I like games such as this, DQ8, Final Fantasy 7, Chrono Trigger, 7th saga, dark cloud, and skies of Acadia being among my favorites. What do you suggest?Yo-SUP

Perhaps you would like one of the Breath of Fire games (except for Dragon Quarter).

If you haven't played it, FFIX, or maybe Super Mario RPG or Grandia since you seem to like lighthearted turn-based RPGs.

BoF 1-4 are traditional turn-based RPGs with dragon transformations thrown in; they are nothing like Dragon Quarter.  If you like DQ8's battle system, you will enjoy the battle systems in the BoF series.