Dragon Quest 8: new pics
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Level 5 is awesome. They did amazing things with Dark Cloud 2, and it looks like they have outdone themselves again with Dragon Quest VIII. Thanks for the pics.
Semjaza Azazel
Member
I can't wait. I still watch those huge movies from way back sometimes.
Raise Havok
Banned
Looks sexy.
solarplexus
Member
They say you've an alternative 1st person view in the fields.
Looks absolutely incredible... The DQ series has never been known for having good graphics, but this installment totally disregards that tradition. Dark Cloud 2 was a good game (probably my favorite PS2 game so far), if this game becomes more of a fixed narrative like 4, 5 and 6 (my 3 favorite DQ games), than the jumbled and slow-paced mess of DQ7, this game is gonna OWN. Like many of the Japanese, I've always preferred the DQ games to the FF games.
you tell it, Jarrod!
it's amazing how much ignorance there is about the Dragon Quest series in the US. I guess we have Vestal's history of RPGs article to blame for that.
BTW I love how night/day is back in the series. It was a sorely missed feature, and hopefully there will be the usual gameplay scenarios involved (where certain things are only available at night, for instance).
it's amazing how much ignorance there is about the Dragon Quest series in the US. I guess we have Vestal's history of RPGs article to blame for that.
BTW I love how night/day is back in the series. It was a sorely missed feature, and hopefully there will be the usual gameplay scenarios involved (where certain things are only available at night, for instance).
Littleberu
Banned
So awesome.
Actually, you're right about some of the DQ games looking nice... DQ6 looked really good... graphics may haven't been as detailed as FF6 but they had much less of a "grainy" look to them. DQ3 remix has amazing graphics and animation though, it's definitely the best looking out of any DQ games up until 8.
Been looking forward to this ever since forever.
Funny to think that both DQ8 and FF12 are not only the newer releases in the series (both being developed by different companies/sections than the previous), but also taking the backbone of the existing formula yet evolving it to the next step. Two thumbs up from me.
Funny to think that both DQ8 and FF12 are not only the newer releases in the series (both being developed by different companies/sections than the previous), but also taking the backbone of the existing formula yet evolving it to the next step. Two thumbs up from me.
Doom_Bringer
Banned
can't wait! I want this more than FFXII 
Korranator
Member
Can't wait.
I beat DQ6 like two weeks ago. It indeed was a very pretty game for it's time. But I dunno, FFVI to me, has better art direction. I haven't played FFVI in over 10 years though so I'm not sure.
I concur.....Halo what? Doom what?
op_ivy said:
I concur.....Halo what? Doom what?
Necroscope
Member
I like how DQ8 has the same "world map" that FF and older console RPGs used to have before their PS2 incarnations. I think that's the reason why the PS2 FFs have lost its "adventure" and "travelling and sight seeing" feeling when you play them.
Necroscope said:
I disagree. Baldurs Gate games had a similar world map, in the sense that you don't travel on the map, only visit locations, but still had the "adventure" and "travelling and sight seeing" feeling you speak of. I think it was more attributable to the extreme linearity of FFX's world that completely sucked the exploration out of the game.
belgurdo said:
Yeah, I hope DF and the DeJap team gets cracking on this.
By the way, I finally beat DQ I and II Remix for the SFC just minutes ago. That makes I, II, V and VI conquered with III, IV and VII. But I'm burnt out on this series for now so those will likely not get played....for a while! Fuck that I'm moving onto VIII.
I was a nice charming little game. But II, man, talk about an excercise in tedium!
I got to the last little shrine in Rhone, then talked to the priest, healed and saved my game. Then talked to the lady, who told me I can enter the portal to return to Beran. So I did. The problem? You need the jailor's key to get back into Beran, and like a crack angel I fucked around deposited it into the fucking VAULT!!!!
This meant that I could not get back into Beran and thus could not travel back to any towns NO MATTER WHAT, because I did not possess the damn key and there was NO way around it! You're probably wondering, why do I need to go back to Beran why not just continue on to Hargon's castle? Well, I would have, only problem is I also deposited the fucking Eye of Malroth and could not continue onto the second floor of the castle without it!
So... I looked at my save state inventory and realized that I used ALL my save slots while in the Rhone cave and still could not get back into Beran! I tried casting return but the problem is I fucked that up by saving the normal way at the shrine in Rhone, thus warping me back there.
I had to start the fucking game ALL OVER FROM SCRATCH and begin a new quest just because of one fucking Key!!
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
Dragon Warrior VIII is the reason why I will have a merry Christmas.
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
what about IV remake (I hate 'remix')?
