Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Image
Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 389 Ratings

Summary: The world of Dragon Quest VIII is created with breakthrough 3D graphics. The world, which includes fields, towns and dungeons, allow players to move around seamlessly. The graphics are of a high-quality animation, and players can feel as if they are walking around inside the world created by Character Designer, Akira Toriyama. The battle scenes and monsters make users feel as if they were actually facing them All of the monsters and characters are transformed with 3D graphics. Battle scenes provide astrong presence of characters and monsters due to its stunning visuals. Moreover, both new andfamiliar monsters have been recreated with uniquely detailed animation. Characteristic monsters popular among fans of Dragon Quest VIII come alive with a fresh breath of life. An entirely new original score by Koichi SugiyamaKoichi Sugiyama, the composer of Dragon Quest VIII and all of the music from previous titles in the series, composed an entirely original score. A classic and elegant score, the music is also memorable and will leave people humming the tunes. The impressive score makes the journey much more adventurous and paints each scene with emotion. [Square Enix]
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Rating: T
Official Site: http://www.dragonquest8.com/
Developer: Level 5
Genre(s): Role-Playing, Console-style RPG
Number of Players:1 Player
ESRB Descriptors:Alcohol Reference Fantasy Violence Mild Language Simulated Gambling Suggestive Themes
Cast Credit
Akihiro Hino Director
Yoshiaki Kusuda Monster Models And Motion
Tomohiro Misei Main Programmer
Masahiro Noda Scenario Script
Tomohito Nishiura Sound Production Support
Kazunari Matsuo Art Director
Hidenobu Sasaki Map Graphics
Takayuki Sameshima Art Director
Kengo Okabe Map Graphics
Jun Maeda Monster Models And Motion
Takeshi Akasaka Monster Models And Motion
Miyuki Sumiyoshi Map Graphics
Jun Sonobe Character Director
Hiroshi Matsuyama Map Graphics
Takayuki Kobayashi Battle System Programmer
Jun Suzuki Sub-Character Models And Motion
Yasuhiro Akasaka Programming Director
Kenji Matsusue 3d System Programmer
Naohiro Ikeda Scenario Script
Kengo Todaka Sub-Character Models And Motion
Koichi Sugiyama Music
Yuji Horii Producer
Yuji Horii Scenario & Game Design
Yuji Horii Scenario & Game Design
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Music
Jun Fujisawa Scenario Staff
Atsushi Narita Scenario Staff
Amo Kamimura Scenario Staff
Shigeki Nakadera Scenario Staff
Youichi Kawaguchi Main Programmer
Koji Chado Battle System Programmer
Mamoru Shikasho Battle System Programmer
Yoshio Fukushima Scenario Script
Tetsu Konno Scenario Script
Yukinori Yamaguchi Scenario Script
Keiji Noda Scenario Script
Takaharu Takesada Scenario Script
Kiyonori Tsutsumi Scenario Script
Kazuma Shinkawa Scenario Script
Usuke Kumagai Programming Support
Akiyuki Tomita Main Character Models And Motion
Tomokazu Arisaka Sub-Character Design
Shinya Hayakawa Sub-Character Models And Motion
Chie Sasaki Sub-Character Models And Motion
Hiroto Jinnouchi Sub-Character Models And Motion
Akiko Shigeto Sub-Character Models And Motion
Emiko Ikeuchi Event Motion
Takashi Hara Event Motion
Noriaki Sonada 2d Graphics Designer
Miho Tanaka 2d Graphics Designer
Noriko Maruya 2d Graphics Designer
Kazuyuki Koga 2d Graphics Designer
Takahiro Koshio 2d Graphics Designer
Yukari Fujiki 2d Graphics Designer
Eiji Ishii Event Movie Arrangement
Takahiro Fujimatsu Monster Models And Motion
Takehiro Fujii Monster Models And Motion
Tomoe Ueda Monster Models And Motion
Hiroshi Niwa Monster Models And Motion
Hiroshi Sawano Monster Models And Motion
Takayoshi Hirose Monster Models And Motion
Kenichi Kurakari Monster Models And Motion
Yuuki Kokubu Monster Models And Motion
Mineaki Sugata Monster Models And Motion
Yoshiaki Koya Effects Designer
Rika Yamashita Effects Designer
Yohei Fujimura Effects Designer
Mitsuhito Nakajo Effects Designer
Shinichi Matsumoto Original Backgrounds
Nobuyuki Yanai Original Backgrounds
Kaoru Minami Original Backgrounds
Noboru Tsuda Map Graphics
Tadahiro Masuya Map Graphics
Wataru Shimanouchi Map Graphics
Akari Uchino Map Graphics
Hisami Miyamoto Map Graphics
Daisuke Koga Map Graphics
Kousuke Uemura Map Graphics
Yasuyoshi Sasaki Map Graphics
Tatsuya Asano Map Graphics
Yasuhito Tsugimoto Map Graphics
Tetsuya Maeda Map Graphics
Nahoko Kawabata Map Graphics
Satoshi Baba Map Graphics
Masako Arakawa Map Graphics
Daisuke Simakawa Map Graphics
Naotsugu Zushi Map Graphics
Yasuhiro Fukuyama Map Graphics
Dai Yamanaka Sound Effects
Yumiko Hashizume Sound Production Support
Takeshi Inou Sound Production Support
Koichi Sagiyama Music Programmer
Hidenori Miyanaga Music Programmer
Ryoue Takagi Music Programmer
Ricky Grover Voice: Yangus
Emma Ferguson Voice: Jessica Albert
Blake Riston Voice: Angelo
Jon Glover Voice: King Trode
Keith Wickham Voice: Dhoulmagus
Josh Cohen Voice: Marcello
Richard Pearce Voice: Prince Charmles
Jessica Martin Voice: Empyrea
Jonathan Keeble Voice: Rhapthorne
Brian Bowels Voice: Morrie
Naoko Mori Map Graphics
Victoria Shalet Voice: Princess Medea
Akira Toriyama Artist
Akira Toriyama Character & Monster Design
Akira Toriyama Character & Monster Design
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