Dragon Quest 8

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Originally Posted by Spuuky

Fantastic game. I love it so much. Everything that non-RPG fans hate about Dragon Quest is the reason I love it. I love thoroughly searching every pot. I love random encounters. I love long dungeons and semi-pointless fetch quests. Everything about the Dragon Quest series is what I am looking for in an RPG, and it's just so rare these days.

For every Dragon Quest VIII, there are fifty Enchanted Arms. Its a good game in its own right, sure, but it's SO linear and SO "cinematic" for lack of a better word. At least that particular example has an interesting combat system.

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Finally, somebody who understands what an RPG is supposed to be.

Those things are rare for the same reason games without save features are rare. RPGs have evolved past the need to make everything into a chore.

I liked the game. The music was excellent and the design was easy on the eyes. Plus, it was nice to have such a large world to explore - my only complaints was the amount of level grinding needed for certain bosses. Not to mention the save system. (If I had to go do something, I'd end up having to leave the game switched on for a few hours because you couldn't save in the middle of a dungeon.)

I really enjoyed it though.

After a year and a half long break from this game I finally decided to pick it up again. It is the first game I've played this year and it's not bad. Yay, maybe I can finally accomplish my goal of beating every game I own.