Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King
SCORE: 59
RPG fans back in the day were Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy fans.
The two would argue endlessly over which franchise was better. Then
Squaresoft and Enix merged to create Square Enix. The two franchises
were under the same roof. Dragon Warrior became Dragon Quest.
Technically it had always been Dragon Quest in Japan. It was changed
when it was ported to America.
The most fascinating thing is companies will change some content, and
leave other content alone. Take the religious content in Dragon Quest
VIII Journey of the Cursed King for example. An intelligent business
person would look at America and say: "the majority of people in this
country claim to be Christian, we should change goddess to God to make
more sales." That did not happen in this role playing game.
Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King was originally a
Playstation 2 (PS2) home console video game. Families could purchase a
physical copy. This port of Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King
is a download only on the iPad, and iPhone. Please note you will need
one of the newest iOS devices to play this 1.3 gig quick battery
draining video game.
The ESRB is sort of like Swiss Cheese. They have so many holes and
mistakes that there is more wrong with them than right. Yet they found
these descriptors: Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language,
Simulated Gambling, and Suggestive Themes. They also gave Dragon Quest
VIII Journey of the Cursed King a 'T' for THIRTEEN and older ONLY. Apple
found way less content issues, and gave it a 9+ for NINE years old and
older ONLY. Was all the content removed? Nope. Apple did an even worse
job of rating than the ESRB does.
The good news concerning Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King is
the auto movement. This is really handy. Not sure where to go next? Put
it on auto movement and your character goes where you need to go. This
release is hopefully a sign of Dragon Quest games coming back to
America. Many RPG gamers have missed them, and want them released on
newer machines like the Wii U, 3DS, PS4, PS Vita, and Xbox One. Maybe a
compilation.
The bummer in Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King is violence,
enticement to lust, magic, fortune tellers, crystal balls, alcohol, bad
language, and the movement can be a pain - like in the tunnels. Plus
your device needs enough memory to house the rather expensive game.
Expect quite a lengthy story, tons of grinding, and leveling up weapons,
mind, spirit, and more. How difficult the turn based battles can be is
rather random. One time I would fight one enemy, and the next time five.
So Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King has some balance issues.
- RPG Master
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 75%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 40%
System: iPhone/iPad(tested)
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Enix
Rating: ‘9+' - Everyone 9+ and Older
{Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence}
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