Overview
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is the eighth installment in the Dragon Quest series, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was also later released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015.
It is a traditional Japanese-style role-playing game with random enemy encounters, simple turn-based combat mechanics, and management of a party consisting of four characters, each belonging to a clearly defined class. Unlike its predecessors in the series and most Japanese RPGs in general, the game features a continuous world with fairly vast landscapes and integrated towns and dungeons, as opposed to world map traveling and locations represented by icons. The game features full camera rotation and optional first-person view.
Like in the previous Dragon Quest games, many objects can be interacted with; for example, barrels can be physically lifted, carried, and broken, to reveal items hidden within.
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Dragon Quest VIII: Tips and Secrets
• At the Pickham casino, grind tokens patiently on the slot machines; prizes include powerful gear such as the Dragovian king sword line of weapons.
• The Alchemy Pot creates strong items: try combining combinations like Iron sword + Thorn whip or other recipes to forge rare equipment.
• Collect Mini medals hidden across the world (pots, barrels, and with the Liki/Lilly pot and ship travel) and trade them at Daryille's explorer's house for unique rewards.
• Level up Yangus's Humanity skill to learn Whipping Boy and other useful support abilities.
• Raise Jessica's Whip skill to learn Twin Dragon Lash and other attacks that hit all enemies, great for random battles.
• Save often at churches, and rest at inns before long dungeons; late-game bosses require solid levels and equipment.
