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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Game Reviews

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

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Overall Critic Score:3.6128
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Critic Reviews

PSX Extreme
While not terribly original in terms of storytelling, Dragon Quest VIII offers enough variety in presentation and gameplay to make it worth playing, especially if you're fanatic about your Japanese RPGs....read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at PSX Extreme
The New York Times
game also works hard to root out the most annoying traits of role-playing games. Unlike games in which you spend an hour fighting monsters, gaining better weaponry and skills only to die in a big battle and lose all your progress, in this game the death o...read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at The New York Times
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
DQ8 is so freaking big that it's almost like the dandy RPG fan's answer to "Grand Theft Auto: San...read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
Siliconera
/>Square-Enix couldn’t pick a better Dragon Quest game to sell the series to the US. DQVII didn’t look impressive when it was released on the Playstation and while Dragon Quest V has the best story it relies to heavily on series nostalgia....read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at Siliconera
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Just RPG
It's a huge, old-fashioned monster of a game, which both makes the game work and provides a fair bit of frustration. However, none of that can really deny how much fun the game can be when it's really on top of things....read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at Just RPG
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GamePro
this title, and a profound love for the genre is evident in every zany frame of attack animation and prejudiced-against-goblins townsperson. There is even a charming mini-game wherein players must control the protagonist's pet, a pint-sized mouse named Mu...read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at GamePro
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RewiredMind
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NTSC-uk
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Sydney Morning Herald
many interesting characters to meet.There are countless quests, battles and secrets during your 50-hour search for an evil wizard. Battle difficulty is perfectly scaled according to your party's gradually improving abilities, with boss encounters proving ...read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at Sydney Morning Herald
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Gameplanet
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Console Obsession
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Netjak
Both in terms of plot and in terms of battle engine, this could have been easily done in the 8-bit days. While certainly a workman's RPG, it's one best suited for those who want something like they were fifteen years ago....read the complete Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review at Netjak
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