Can I just ask a few things about Dragon Quest VIII:

1) Is it similar to the FF series?

2) If not or if there are similarities, how does it play? What is the levelling up like?

3) Does anyone know if there any plans to release DQ VIII in PAL regions. I know for a fact that DQ VII wasn't released here, and there appears to be no information on Amazon.co.uk or Play.com (two UK websites) about this game being released.

I'm playing through FFX just now, and after that, I NEED A NEW RPG!