Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest 8. Best. Game. Ever. Definitely the best RPG, anyway.
It’s been a looong time since I’ve played a game so excellently compelling.
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September 8th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Recommend playing through DQ7 first? If I recall, the stories/characters continue for 3 games?
September 8th, 2006 at 10:31 am
No, 7 is awful. I almost didn’t buy 8 because of that. But Laura bought it for me, and it’s the bestest ever. :)
September 8th, 2006 at 10:39 am
Oops, that was me.
September 8th, 2006 at 10:56 am
PS2-only?
September 8th, 2006 at 11:00 am
Yeah.
September 8th, 2006 at 11:00 am
And I must say, it’s got some of the best graphics I’ve ever seen on PS2.
September 8th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
Yes. Yes, it is.
September 8th, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Is it worth buying a PS2 for?
September 8th, 2006 at 7:34 pm
No. But DQ8, Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, and Katamari Damacy are.
September 8th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
Depends on how much money you have, how much you value RPGs, etc. :) For me, it was 90 hours of awesome.
September 8th, 2006 at 11:37 pm
Never heard of Ico.
September 8th, 2006 at 11:38 pm
Well, I’ve been kinda wanting a PS2 for a while. I got a DS instead a while back, but now I have money again. I may want a bigger TV first though, since I know I’m getting a wii, and it won’t be very fun if I have to sit two feet from the TV to play.
September 9th, 2006 at 12:39 am
I changed my mind. DQ8 is totally worth a PS2. I’m 95.5 hours in.
September 11th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
I picked up a PS2 and DQ8 on Saturday. Got about seven hours it. It is indeed pretty awesome. It reminded me why I prefered DQ to FF. The biggest one is the fact that the random battles occur much less frequently. Invariably in an FF game I will get tired of fighting, start running from all the battles, then I get to an area where I get creamed constantly because I’m not strong enough.
They need to redo 4 and 5 with this engine. (4 is my favorite game of all time, BTW).
Also, it came with an FF12 demo disk. If it’s any indication, FF12 may actually be worth buying. The battle system is very MMORPG-like and not the “Haha! I’m going to stop your progress every second step for a battle!” crap that prior FFs get down to.
September 11th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
Cool! :) I thought the game was pretty sweet until halfway through, and then it became simply incredible. Solid gameplay throughout, unlike so many games that peter out.
Your perspective on FF12 is interesting. I thought it was very strange and boring. But, as always, I’ll buy it. :)
September 11th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
I think the standard RPG battle system is pretty boring myself.
September 12th, 2006 at 12:52 am
Chad has even gotten me playing and pretty well addicted to DQ8. I think that he likes to watch me play almost as much as he likes to play himeself, because the game is just about as fun to watch as it is to play.
December 3rd, 2006 at 11:58 pm
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