Metareview -- Dragon Quest VIII

By James Ransom-Wiley

Square Enix's Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, developed by Level-5, has finally made its way to North America, bringing its proper series' moniker with it (Dragon Quest, not Dragon Warrior).
Sometimes you don't gotta reinvent the wheel to make a smooth ride, ya kna' mean? Dragon Quest VIII has 8-bit nostalgia written all over it. And despite one nostalgia-hater (ummm... netjak), the critics are loving Dragon Quest VIII:

  • 1UP (95/100) – "[The] reason I know Dragon Quest VIII is 90 hours long is because that was my time when I finished it. It's that
    good."

  • GameSpy (100/100)
    - "[Dragon Quest VIII] shows us that radical rethinking isn't always the key—that developers can
    preserve the look, feel, and soul of a series across decades."

  • Worth
    Playing     (95/100) – "There's also a powerful shot of nostalgia for folks who grew up on NES Dragon
    Warrior    ... All told, Dragon Quest VIII is one of those rare games that can be fairly called a
    masterpiece. "

[via MetaCritic]

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