Anyway, the thing that makes Dragon Quest VIII superior to other PS2 RPGs is the battle system and skill system. Simple yet offective, definetly prooves that the phrase 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' still stands. Long as hell and one of the most customizable RPGs I ever played. Plus it's had, it's one of those games that you need to think to know what to do next, it doesn't hold your hand through the whole game like almost all of the other RPGs out there do beyond 1995.