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[olimario]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20041112/dq.htm

 

[Defensor]

Wind Waker owned.

 

[Jonnyram]

Another day, another DQ8 screen splooge.
Too... much... to... take... in.
Just gimme the game.

 

[MarkMacD]

Fuck the boat--the tiger!

(Who appears, from the first pic anyway, to be sweetly retarded.)

 

[etiolate]

That tiger rocks.

 

[Amir0x]

Fuck the boat--the tiger!

(Who appears, from the first pic anyway, to be sweetly retarded.)

Hahaha, that made me :lol

Anyway, very impressive pictures. Can't stand the art or designs behind the characters, but the cel-shading is top notch and of course it is DQVIII.

 

[duderon]

When's the approximate release date for NA?

 

[Naked Snake]

Hahaha, that made me :lol

Anyway, very impressive pictures. Can't stand the art or designs behind the characters, but the cel-shading is top notch and of course it is DQVIII.

You're quickly becoming one of my favorite new posters.

 

[ferricide]

boy, i am hoping this game doesn't suck.

 

[jiggle]

I hope the leopard/boat moves fast cuz the overworld looks huge.

 

[Vieo]

Is this a random battle turn based RPG?

 

[jiggle]

Is this a random battle turn based RPG?

Yep.

 

[RiZ III]

this game is looking really hawt

 

[luxsol]

That tiger rocks.

Tigers have strips, leopards have spots.

 

[mumu]

FF:CC boat is way better. Anyway i must have this game.

 

[Ranger X]

Damn, i wanna play this game. I suppose it will be my first "good enough for my picky taste" Dragon Warrior since errr... the fourth one?

 

[madara]

5 and 6 were good, we just never go them.

 

[olimario]

This really isn't cel shaded.

 

[Ranger X]

This really isn't cel shaded.

You serious there? lol

 

[SantaC]

is this game coming to the US again?

 

[element]

You serious there? lol

he is actually right. They are simply adding a thick line around the character, and being smart about their texture colors in how it relates to the model. The entire world isn't cel shaded.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

looks really good, but i think it might look better in still pics than in motion. From the short amount of video i've seen, it seems to have the same kind of stiff, robotic animation as Dark Cloud 2.

 

[olimario]

You serious there? lol

omg yes i am lol
and i is right, too

 

[Mermandala]

sweetly retarded is great. describes a lot of posters.

 

[Speevy]

Reminds me of Hyrule Field from OoT.

 

[olimario]

Reminds me of Hyrule Field from OoT.

I'm in the same boat. Level 5 have a very distinct 'oot-ish' style.
It was evident in TFLO and it is evident here.

 

[Timbuktu]

just in terms of looks, Wind Waker looks better, just has more integrity. The characters and the landscape looks like they're from a different universe. It looks like they wanted to do Wind Waker cel-shading but didn't bother to go the full length because they know the game will sell anyway. But this reminds me why I want a Wind Waker style game with darker, more sophisticated themes and designs.

Edit: Yeah, it does remind of OoT, especially with the landscape looking quite sparse and not very populated

 

[Mike Works]

Good GOD that looks boring

 

[SantaC]

I'm in the same boat. Level 5 have a very distinct 'oot-ish' style.
It was evident in TFLO and it is evident here.

god, I can't wait for the return of a great hyrule field again. I remember the time when I first walked into the field ala 1998. What a moment.

 

[Ranger X]

omg yes i am lol
and i is right, too

That's interesting because it does look cel-shaded! (well, the characters)

 

[krypt0nian]

That's interesting because it does look cel-shaded! (well, the characters)

Thats interesting because its not cel shaded.

 

[belgurdo]

Good GOD that looks boring

Welcome to Dragon Quest

 

[Discharger]

My most anticipated up and coming game period, even over Halflife 2

DQVII was the best RPG I've ever played, although between it and Skies of Arcadia Legends, it's a tough one to call; KOTOR gets a honourable mention as well.

This game can't come soon enough

 

[0wn3d]

If Nintendo would make a Pokemon game in this style...

 

[snapty00]

Man, those graphics are awesome...at first glance, some parts really do look like they were drawn by hand.

Of course, I'd bet anything this entire game oozes boredom.

 

[ferricide]

Of course, I'd bet anything this entire game oozes boredom.

can't wait!

when people complain about JRPGs being all about hitting X, i usually want to argue, but here's the main offender.

i still get queasy when i think about DWVII for too long.

god, this is pretty, though. i really do hope it's good. surely it can't be so basic and boring as the last one? it's on PS2. it's 2004. there's no way. right? ....... right?

 

[etiolate]

Tigers have strips, leopards have spots.

d'oh

 

[firex]

hey now, we all know DQ games aren't just hitting X over and over again. I mean they added the auto battle stuff for a reason!

 

[Speevy]

It's the Sabretooth Leopard of Time.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I don't like the Dragon Ball-style character art, but otherwise, it's very pretty.

 

[jett]

I can't wait for this game, I freaking loved DQ7, shit, I even liked the graphics(I found them "charming")...but for some reason the more I see of DQ8 the more uninspired it looks.

 

[ferricide]

shit, I even liked the graphics(I found them "charming")...but for some reason the more I see of DQ8 the more uninspired it looks.

someone reversed the polarity of your optic nerve.

 

[BobbyRobby]

I'm expecting this to be one of the greatest games of all time.

 

[Warm Machine]

It looks great to me! I'm just hoping the NA release will be soon in coming.

 

[Ranger X]

Thats interesting because its not cel shaded.

I wasn't sarcastic or joking. It's really something i'm curious about.
Tks for "parroting".