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Written by ScottAG on Sunday, November 13, 2005
The official Dragon Quest VIII website has finally been updated, and there’s a bunch of new videos and shit, showing off some gameplay and the newly orchestrated soundtrack. I received the game a few days ago, and I have to say, for someone who has never played or cared about the Dragon Quest/Warrior games, this latest installment is fantastic.
Level 5 should be hailed for what they’ve accomplished with the game’s visuals. The environments are absolutely gorgeous and the characters/enemies have such incredible animation and fluidity; it’s fun just to look at this game. Many fans were worried about the changes Square-Enix made to the North American version, and although I’m not a long time fan of the series, I think I can safely say that each and every change (save for maybe the spell names) was done for the better. The voices are hilarious, the new menu and interface looks clean, fun, and still appropriately old-school, and the now fully orchestrated soundtrack blows my mind. I can’t imagine what a long time series fan might experience when first hearing the classic DQ theme almost exploding onto the scene as the game opens and goes to the title screen.
I’m really hoping this title does well over here in the western market; Square-Enix has gone to such lengths to make it standout amongst the overwhelming number of holiday titles popping up in stores every week. I commend their efforts.
Oh yeah, and the FFXII demo is kick-ass too. Matsuno is the fucking man.
posted November 13, 2005