Dragon Quest VIII coming to 3DS

Really must they just rerelease everything, this was one of the best looking games on PS2 to me this is going to look bad, I'm not suprised but can we just get a sequel already and back on home consoles.

http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/12/dragon-quest-viii-announced-for-the-nintendo-3ds/

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Square Enix announced through a teaser site that Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, originally released on the PlayStation 2, will release for the Nintendo 3DS this August in Japan.

Dragon Quest VIII on 3DS will add new scenarios that weren’t told in the original title, and a new female thief party member named Gerda, along with Morrie, the owner of the Monster Arena, who’ll join as a new party member.

The upcoming 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII will also implement a new system that uses the Nintendo 3DS StreetPass function. There will be fully-voiced events, in addition to soundtrack by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.

Here’s a list of preorder bonuses from various retailers:

Square Enix e-Store: A “Candy Cane” weapon for Yangus that always hits. Best used against metal-type monsters.
Amazon Japan: A “Healie T-shirt” armor that can be equipped by any party member, and increases HP bits at a time while walking.
Aeon: A “Healie Cap” headgear that can be equipped by any party member, and increases Wisdom along with maximum MP.
Game Tsutaya: “Gold Bamboo Spear” that can be equipped by the protagonist. It’s a pricey spear that is made of all gold, and can be sold for 5,000 gold.
7-Eleven: A “Lucky Pendant,” an accessory that can be equipped by any party member. This magic item increases evasion from enemy attacks.
Yodobashi Camera: A “Metal Slime Tray” shield that can be equipped by all party members. It provides users with a little defense against magic damage.

Dragon Quest VIII will release for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on August 27, 2015 for 5,980 yen plus tax.

Just buy a 3ds already.

Fucking Nintendo. Fucking Square.

This is probably done by some other lesser team, so DQXI's development will probably be unaffected by it.

Having said that, I demand Dragon Quest VII 3DS be localized first, dammit!

SOK wrote:

This is probably done by some other lesser team, so DQXI's development will probably be unaffected by it.

Having said that, I demand Dragon Quest VII 3DS be localized first, dammit!

Good point:

Wouldn't it be amazing if DQXI winds up as a Wii U exclusive?

http://nintendoeverything.com/yuji-horii-confirms-dragon-quest-vii-and-viii-for-the-west-during-japan-expo-event/

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Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii just wrapped up a conference of sorts at the Japan Expo. At the very end of the event, he supposedly dropped a major bombshell. Horii said that the 3DS remakes Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII will be released “in French”.

That information comes from Twitter user Jérémie Kermarrec, who attended the conference. It’s backed up by fan site Final Fantasy Ring. Earlier today, the site posted an interview with Horii in which he stated that Square Enix is “thinking about” localizing Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII.

Kermarrec spoke with someone from Square Enix once things ended, and was told that Horii sharing the big news wasn’t planned. He nonetheless appears to have confirmed that the 3DS releases of Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII are both coming west.

Also:



Angelo keeps getting screwed on these covers.

SOK wrote:

Angelo keeps getting screwed on these covers.

Well he's no green slime a trademark of um Ghostbusters.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-two-best-dragon-quest-games-3ds-remakes-finall/1100-6432244/

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It's been a very long time coming, but two fan-favorite entries in the long-running Dragon Quest franchise are finally coming to the West. Nintendo confirmed during a Direct presentation today that Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will come to 3DS in America sometime in 2016.

DQ7 is due out first, slated sometime for early summer. DQ8 is already available as a port on mobile devices worldwide, and both games are already out on 3DS in Japan.

While the presentation provided few concrete details, the release of DQ8 in Japan included StreetPass functionality and a slew of preorder bonuses.

The game's director had previously stated that bringing the games to the West would depend on the performance of Dragon Quest Heroes (which was inadvertently revealed earlier today to be coming to Steam).