Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King - PS2 review

In Europe, we’ve had to wait a long time to play a Dragon Quest. Those of us who really started playing these things with Final Fantasy VII have long wondered what it would be like to play Japan’s other big RPG, but without a detailed knowledge of the language we’ve been left out in the cold. As a result, the release of Dragon Quest VIII (Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King) – the first entry seen over here and the first on PS2 – couldn’t have been any more anticipated.

…It might look back to simpler times, but few RPGs of any kind are this engaging. Get through the first few hours and, provided you can stomach its wide-eyed charm, Dragon Quest VIII will hold you captive with a strength you might not initially credit.

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