Playstation 2 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey Of The Cursed King (PS2)

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 Best RPG 2005
If you're a fan of Jap RPG's like Final Fantasy or Shadow Hearts you will love this game. It is so playable and addictive, don't let the cartoon graphics or the seemingly straightforward plot put you off, this game is huge and wonderfully balenced with great characters and addictive gameplay, this really is the best RPG on any platform since FFX, the perfect game for xmas.
Submitted by nigel.heath (Farnborough, UK) 
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 Loved it!
I highly recommend buying this game. It's a long one, but well worth your time! The storyline is good and the action is never boring. Give it a try and you'll see it's a great game!
Submitted by Shane (Cullman, AL, USA)
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 Exceptional Game
This is as good as it gets within it's genre. It's a good old school style leveling up and dungeon crawling game with a few interesting twists and upgrades thrown in for good measure. A+ in overall presentation, A+ in ambition, and A+ in game play. Many of us still like to take on one of these old style epic journeys once in a while and this is an excellent one. I hope they never stop making them --- but they are becoming rare.
Submitted by raygunsky (Bloch Lake, USA)
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 awesome!!!
i never liked RPG games, but this is incredible and takes the player into an incredible universe of fantasy and dungeons!! if you've not bought it yet, it's time to get it!!
Submitted by alexinho9 (rome italy!!)
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 Above Average Level Builder
I really did anticipate this game heavily. After all Dragon Warrior on the NES is what got me hooked on RPGs years ago. The game is pretty to look at with decent cell-shading. The battle system is pretty straight forward Dungeon-crawling. Gameplay is open-ended and vast. The map itself is large with a lot of unrewarding territory to explore. The enemies are sightable so at least you can pick and choose your battles. The alchemy pot is an interesting idea and absolutely necessary for achieving the best weapons in the game. However this did cause my 1st Gen PS2 to start the death clicking.....and ultimately need repair once again. The plot is well done but comes across as kiddy. It doesn't seem the developers were willing to admit that this game was only going to appeal to those over 20. And instead chose to aim at 11-14 year olds. I enjoyed the voice acting...and Jessica's assets....the bad guy jester Dhoulmagus wasn't exactly frightful. The monster arena was also a welcome diversion. My major gripe is that I found myself being underleveled most of the time and having to run around for hours level building and gathering money. While I usually don't mind this but it was rather excessive. There was no easy way or area to do either in a timely manner (don't give me that Isle of Neos Gold Golem crap either). IMO this really affected the overall feel of the game and as I got to the end boss was completely annihiliated repeatedley (and yes I had all the best weapons and armor and all of the Level 100 skills). I have yet to bother picking it back up to level up again and beat the end boss. Instead I have moved on and beat a game with a much better pace in Grandia III. At some point in time I suppose I will finish it but an otherwise great game is ruined IMO by an obvious pacing flaw that Square seems to run into quite a bit. This could have been a great game with a little more work.
Submitted by harmfuljays (22 Acacia Ave.)
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