DRAGON QUEST VIII Reviews

Major Issues With Clarity Regarding Cloud Saves

Heavensno

This has been an absolute joke, I’ve played all weekend and try to synchronize save data which should just simply swap out whatever is the most recent save files between your device you’ve been playing on, and the cloud. However, this is not the case, and they make it very unclear as to what you’re supposed to do in order to not lose a weekend worth of save games! Does it make sense to deal with a system that doesn’t show you what kind of replacement file from the cloud you’re about about to get in exchange for your weekend worth of play? NO! I’ll be happy to give the fifth star back if square fixes this in an update, and that goes for all the other DQ titles with this problem. Some things are plain ruined by mobile.

Just wish It would rotate to landscape

Silly243hungbluelobster

This game is amazing, which is par for any dragon quest game, however I have a hard time enjoying any game in portrait mode it just feels unnatural, I know there must be a reason for this choice but it is still unfortunate and any effort it takes to fix this would be worth it.

Continuing My Quest

Stack

I’ve been playing this series sequentially since the original Dragon Warrior came to the US. It was time for VIII and I was glad I could play this on modern hardware. The camera can be rough, and some of the older textures / cut scenes look a bit rough stretched out on an iPad Pro. Despite that, the game was great to play on this platform and a fun play all around.

Great Game, Ok Port

HardHatMack

Possibly the best game in the series, barring XI. Black bars on iPad Pro. No landscape mode. No iCloud syncing of saves for cross device play. Controls are not very configurable.

Brilliant as ever, portrait mode a massive pain

Miss Misnomer

DQ8 is easily the most visually gorgeous game in the franchise: vast open world, lovely attention to detail, cutscenes that ooze personality, and Toriyama’s iconic art style. This app continues the series tradition of extremely high-quality mobile ports—I’ve had no crashes, no lag, just smooth sailing all the way. My only complaint is that the fixed portrait mode, a longtime quirk of the mobile versions, becomes wildly annoying in ways it hasn’t been in the past. Previous games have all been top-down, so while the aspect ratio has always been a little restrictive it has never truly gotten in the way; however in this eighth installment even the ability to toggle the camera can’t make visibility any less like looking through a crack in a door and it makes navigating frustrating. I don’t know how big a job it would be to offer a landscape orientation, but it would be deeply appreciated.

Awesome Experience!

sirrayiv

This game has a wonderful storyline, and well developed characters. It’s simplistic enough to for anyone to start playing, and yet complex enough to entertain even hard core gamers. The one let down that I have is that on the mobile app version of the game, the characters Voice’s have been removed, and everything is in text only. This is personally a huge disappointment for me, and I would really like to see the audio files added back to the game. It really helps players bond better with the characters and the storyline. Having said that, this is a game that you could play around the clock for weeks even months at a time, and it’s well worth every penny!

Happy but...

Eycndy

I love the game the updates and how they have been keeping the game up to date. I wish they could put back the voice acting. It might sound stupid but I always cracked up when yangus piped up with cod blimey.

Best JRPG on iOS!

Curtis R. Shideler

Dragon Quest VIII is not only one of the best JRPGs on mobile, it’s one of the best of all time, and my personal favorite. The game has a wonderful story, many fun characters, beautiful (synthesized) soundtrack, breath-taking art, and quality of life features like quicksaving. They update the app so it now utilizes the full screen on newer iPhones, again can save to the cloud to pick it up again on another device, and they made the FPS so so smooth compared to what it was. This is the best JRPG on the App Store, and having been introduced to it here first, easily my favorite game of all time.

Suggested improvements

MonkeyBoylw10

I’d pay an extra 5 bucks if you guys updated it with the original voice acting and soundtrack

Great RPG for iPhone X

Dubble07

I got this to play on my light rail commutes. Graphics are amazing and the story is ok. Battles are standard, turn-based affair and there's a little character customization. My only gripe is the music is kinda whack. As someone who grew up on final fantasy games, it's a nice entry into the dragon quest series.

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