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84-418: DQ8 may refer to: Dragon Quest VIII , a 2004 role-playing game. HLA-DQ8 , an HLA-DQ receptor serotype associated with coeliac disease. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

168-645: A Famitsu score of 36/40 or above up until 1992. The PS2 remake received a score of 34 out of 40 from Famitsu , while they gave the DS remake a score of 36 out of 40, with all four reviewers giving it 9 out of 10. The way the story is divided by different periods of time has been praised, something that has appeared in very few video games. The game's execution of its coming of age theme has also been praised, with Gamasutra stating that "never has it been executed so magnificently as Dragon Quest V ." Dragon Quest V has also been acknowledged as Yuji Horii's favourite in

252-524: A first-person perspective mode. The visual controls allow players to examine people and objects more closely than the top-down perspective of the game's predecessors. With a new fully integrated world, towns and dungeons are no longer identified by two-dimensional icons found on the world maps. Players can guide the Hero across vast landscapes to reach full-size towns and buildings. Battles are randomly occurring and turn-based . When encountering an enemy,

336-509: A "more mature and experienced" perspective going through similar phases in their own life. The updated 3D environments with rotable camera have also received praise. In 2006, the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu had readers vote on the top one hundred games of all time , Dragon Quest V coming in at number 11 and the PS2 remake at number 40. In 2014, Sony Computer Entertainment conducted

420-409: A Cockney accent). Unlike some earlier games in the series, which were censored during localization for North America, Dragon Quest VIII had no such censorship. The English translation is credited to Plus Alpha Translations and AltJapan Co., Ltd. Richard Honeywood, of Square Enix's localization office and famous for his work with Final Fantasy VIII and Chocobo Racing , was the main force behind

504-505: A character "nobody in their right mind would pick!" and that "it was the perfect way to torment players just a little more." The iOS and Android versions replaced the orchestrated music with the synthesized MIDI music in the title screen, which is performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra . However, the synthesized music is entirely remastered in the iOS and Android versions, other than

588-466: A character during battle. This command allows the player to skip a character's turn in order to build "tension", making that character's next attack stronger. By using it multiple times in succession, the character's attack will do more damage. Another new feature, the Alchemy Pot allows players to mix items in order to create new, stronger items. This can be done while walking on the world map. There

672-427: A collapsing bridge; Jessica, a mage seeking to avenge her brother; and Angelo, a Templar Knight with a penchant for flirting and gambling. Tracking Dhoulmagus' murderous path, the party journeys west, across the ocean. Eventually, the group hunts down Dhoulmagus and kills him, but Dhoulmagus' death fails to break the spell. Jessica claims Dhoulmagus' scepter, and soon after disappears. Jessica later returns, possessed by

756-483: A fairy village, a mansion made of ice, several caves, and a volcano. The party eventually makes its way to Zenithia, which is a castle in each game of the Zenithian Trilogy. Similar to the previous two entries in the series, the final enemies reside in a dark world, separate from the main map. Dragon Quest V begins with a brief scene of the Hero's birth in which the player gives the Hero a name. Afterwards,

840-421: A first-person perspective while choosing what to do, but the view then shifts to a third-person perspective with all of the members of the Hero's party shown on the screen along with the enemies. During battle, each character in the party has the ability to attack, use items, or use magic and skills. Dragon Quest VIII also introduced the tension system, which allows the player to choose the "Psyche Up" command for

924-406: A poll with over 10,000 Japanese fans, where Dragon Quest V was voted the favorite PlayStation game of all time, the fourth best game that impressed "more than a movie or a novel", and the sixth most wanted remake. In a 2021 poll conducted by TV Asahi , polling over 50,000 Japanese users, Dragon Quest V was voted the second best console game of all time, just below The Legend of Zelda: Breath of

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1008-416: A spell on Trodain castle. The spell turns the king, King Trode, into a troll; the princess, Medea, into a horse; and the rest of the castle's inhabitants into plants. The only one left unaffected is the unnamed protagonist, a Trodain guard. The guard, King Trode, and Princess Medea set out on a quest to track down Dhoulmagus and break the spell. They are joined by Yangus, a bandit whose life the hero saves from

1092-710: A week, becoming the fastest-selling PlayStation 2 title in Japan. By September 2008, total worldwide shipments of Dragon Quest VIII surpassed 4.9 million copies, of which over 430,000 were from the North American release. Dragon Quest VIII is the biggest selling game ever for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It was the first Dragon Quest game to receive a score of 39 out of 40 from Famitsu . It won both 1UP.com ' s and GameSpy 's "Best RPG of E3 2005" award, ahead of runner-up Kingdom Hearts II . During

1176-469: Is Dhoulmagus, a jester who steals an ancient scepter from Trodain Castle and uses its power to curse the inhabitants of the castle, setting the game's events in motion. He proceeds to embark on a murder spree as the protagonists chase him. Dhoulmagus is eventually revealed to be a pawn of Rhapthorne, a demonic lord and the game's true antagonist, who is manipulating the jester in an attempt to free himself from

1260-429: Is Rhapthorne, and not Dhoulmagus, who maintains the curse on Trodain: therefore, Rhapthorne must be defeated if the curse is to be broken. When Jessica explains this, the scepter takes control of a magician's dog, Sir Leopold, and kills the magician's assistant, who was one of the descendants of the sages. The party attempts to seek out and defend the remaining descendants, but Leopold manages to murder another descendant of

1344-543: Is also a monster capturing feature, but it is not as fundamental to the gameplay as it was in Dragon Quest V . The player may find enemies visible on the world map that can be recruited if defeated and used during the Monster Arena mini-game and during battle. Through the traditional experience point system, characters advance through experience levels and develop their abilities, similar to previous games in

1428-530: Is also the only character who can change her appearance in battle through various costumes, with the exception of one costume for the Hero. Angelo is a womanizing noble who was raised in a monastery following both his parents' deaths by a plague . He is a member of the Knights Templar and decides to battle against Dhoulmagus when the villain sets fire to his abbey and kills the abbot. In battle, he can use both magic and physical attacks effectively and has

1512-480: Is available in Japan as an Ultimate Hits title. The remake was developed by former Dragon Quest VII art directors, Artepiazza . It features 3D graphics that are similar to Dragon Quest VII , but it utilizes the extra PlayStation 2 graphical capabilities. The Hero and his companions have to fight more monsters in the PlayStation 2 remake than they did in the Super Famicom original, but the character limit on

1596-564: Is defeated, the party is informed by him that the Hero's mother, Madalena ( マーサ , Martha ) remains in the dark world of Nadiria, and that the god of darkness, Grandmaster Nimzo ( ミルドラース , Mirudorāsu ) , is lying in wait for the Legendary Hero there. The Hero, his wife, and their children agree not to leave Madalena in the Nadiria, so together they travel there via a portal near Lofty Peak, soon reaching Mt. Zugzwang. Madalena

1680-466: Is found within, but is killed by Nimzo shortly after meeting the Hero and his family. The party continues on to confront and destroy Nimzo. They return to Gotha, and have a joyful party. As the family celebrates, Pankraz and Mada watch their son and his family from the heavens, happy and content with their progeny. As with the other main games in the Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest V's scenario

1764-409: Is kidnapped by monsters. When the Hero comes to rescue her, both are turned to stone by the monsters. The Hero is found by his two children eight years later and is revived. Travelling the world to collect the legendary Zenithian armaments for the Legendary Hero, it is discovered that the Hero's son is indeed the Legendary Hero sought by Pankraz almost twenty years ago. During this stage of the journey,

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1848-475: Is one of four Dragon Quest protagonists that collectively share a moveset and the moniker of "Hero". To further differentiate him from the other protagonists, he is also referred to by the name "Eight". He was specifically included due to Dragon Quest VIII being the most popular entry in the West. The character would be voiced for the first time by Yuki Kaji who, according to director Masahiro Sakurai , said it

1932-826: The Itadaki Street franchise, a cross-over board game spanning multiple platforms. Appearances include Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable for the PlayStation Portable , Itadaki Street DS for the Nintendo DS and Itadaki Street Wii/Fortune Street , an enhanced remake of Itadaki Street DS for the Wii . Dragon Quest VIII characters also make appearances in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of

2016-590: The 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (now known as the D.I.C.E. Awards ), Dragon Quest VIII received a nomination for " Role-Playing Game of the Year ". The iOS version became the 2nd top-seller of Japan AppStore in the debut half day, highlighting the influence of the series. The Nintendo 3DS version was nominated for "Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards , for "Best Portable Game" at Destructoid ' s Game of

2100-598: The Dragon Quest trademark in the US, making the Dragon Warrior name obsolete. As this installment of the series was the first after 2003 to be released outside Japan, it was the first to receive the Quest in its title. Unlike the original Japanese version, the North American and European localizations of the game mark a departure from previous Dragon Quest titles due to the inclusion of voice acting in certain parts of

2184-468: The "only exception in the game's mass list of progression is the plotline," explaining that it has one of the more basic Dragon Quest stories; but he also mentions that the game still manages to take a simple plot and make it entertaining. Characters from the game have made appearances in other Square Enix properties. Jessica and Yangus are playable characters in Dragon Quest Heroes . In

2268-619: The 3DS in 2016. Dragon Quest VIII was the first game in the series to bear the Dragon Quest name (rather than Dragon Warrior ) in North America. Dragon Quest' s North American name had been changed due to a trademark conflict with the pen-and-paper role-playing game DragonQuest , published by wargame publisher Simulation Publications in the 1980s, until the company's bankruptcy in 1982 and purchase by TSR, Inc. , which then published it as an alternate line to Dungeons & Dragons until 1987. In 2003, Square Enix registered

2352-589: The Cursed King is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 . It was released in Japan in 2004, in North America in 2005, and in PAL regions in 2006. It is the eighth installment of the Dragon Quest series and it is the first English version of a Dragon Quest game to drop the Dragon Warrior title. A version of the game for Android and iOS

2436-615: The Heavenly Bride was the seventh best-selling game of Japan in 2008, selling 1,176,082 copies that year. The game went on to sell 1.35 million copies worldwide by 2009, including 1.22 million in Japan, 70,000 in Europe, and 60,000 in North America. To date, it has sold 1.36 million in Japan, adding up to 1.49 million worldwide for the DS version. All three versions of the game have combined sales of 5.8 million units in Japan, and at least 5.93 million units worldwide. Dragon Quest V

2520-632: The Heavens~ Symphonic Suite , which was released in Japan in October 1992, and included both the original SFC soundtrack as well as an symphonic arrangement. Being the first mainline Dragon Quest game on the Super Famicom , it had noticeably improved graphics and sound quality due to the Super Famicom 's superior hardware and it having more available RAM to work with. The completion of Dragon Quest V' s production also marked

2604-670: The Hero avenges Pankraz by killing Ladja, and restores the Dragon God, as well as Zenithia castle, to their proper homes in the sky. To accomplish this, the Hero has to enter a time warp to retrieve the Golden Orb from his child self. After returning to the temple the Hero helped build as a slave, the Zenithian armor is found, as well as the statue of his wife. After the king of the Order of Zugzwang, Korol ( イブール , Ibuul ) ,

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2688-592: The Hero's who owes the Hero a life debt after the Hero rescues him from the side of a cliff. Yangus is a physically strong character and speaks with a Cockney accent in the English versions, and wields axes, clubs, and scythes. His special attribute is humanity. Jessica Albert, the only woman to join the party, is a sorceress from the town of Alexandria who seeks to avenge her murdered brother, Alistair. She uses magic but can also equip whips and knives, and she can stun enemies with her special attribute Sex Appeal skills. She

2772-457: The Hero, as a child, and his father, Pankraz travel to meet Sancho, an old friend. The Hero meets Bianca and the two explore the haunted Uptaten Towers ( レヌール , Renūru ) , where they obtain a mysterious Golden Orb. The next day, the Hero notices a man in the town who looks similar to him, albeit much older. That man asks the Hero to show him the Golden Orb and, after returning it, asks him to take care of his father Pankraz. The first section of

2856-608: The Hero, who has been turned to stone. This manga fills in the 10-year gap presented between generations two and three in the game Dragon Quest V . Like the other games in the series, Dragon Quest V was very popular in Japan. Prior to release, it reportedly had 300,000 pre-orders . Upon release, long queues formed outside stores across Japan, with Computer and Video Games reporting queues up to 3 miles long in certain locations, along with ten reported incidents of theft on release day. The game sold out over 1.3 million cartridges within one day of its release in Japan, higher than

2940-559: The Hero. Munchie, the Hero's pet mouse, becomes temporarily playable under certain circumstances. Other important non-player characters include Empyrea, a powerful god-like bird; Marcello, Angelo's illegitimate half-brother and the Captain of the Templars; Red, a female bandit and former colleague of Yangus' with whom she shares a rivalry; and Morrie, the proprietor of an underground monster-fighting arena. The antagonist of Dragon Quest VIII

3024-494: The Japanese release of the Dragon Quest V remake. The Dragon Quest V remake for the Nintendo DS was announced in late 2007 by Square Enix, to be developed by ArtePiazza. The game uses the same engine as the DS remake of Dragon Quest IV . On April 23, 2008, it was reported that Square Enix had applied for the trademark "Hand of the Heavenly Bride" at the United States Patent and Trademark Office . It

3108-455: The King of Argonia decides to allow the protagonist to marry Medea. In the 3DS version, the player can choose to instead begin a romance with Jessica. In the traditional ending the hero goes traveling the world with Jessica while in the unlockable ending the hero can choose to marry Jessica instead of Medea. Dragon Quest VIII focuses on four main characters, each joining the battle party early in

3192-493: The PAL region. In an interview with Horii, he mentioned that the 2003 merger between Squaresoft and Enix (creating Square Enix) allowed the company to release more games in more localities, with producer Ryutaro Ichimura adding that "European tastes have changed because of the influence of anime and cartoons, so Europeans are more willing to receive this type of artwork." As with most Dragon Quest games, Koichi Sugiyama wrote

3276-632: The Starry Skies : Jessica, Angelo, and King Trode appear as special Wi-Fi guests in the Quester's Rest inn in Stornway, Dhoulmagus and Rhapthorne appear as optional legacy bosses, and the player can acquire a "Trodain Royal Guard" costume to dress as VIII' s Hero. The protagonist also appears as a playable character in the 2018 crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . He

3360-428: The Super Famicom version of Street Fighter II earlier the same year. Dragon Quest V was Japan's top-selling game from October to November 1992. It became a multi-million seller by December 1992, and ended the year as the best-selling home video game of 1992 in Japan. The success of Dragon Quest V led to rising demand for the Super Famicom, which increased in price following the game's release. The game

3444-462: The Year Awards 2017, and for " Handheld Game of the Year " at the 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards . In 2023, Time Extension included the game on their "Best JRPGs of All Time" list. The US release of Dragon Quest VIII received mostly positive reviews, receiving a score of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic . Critics were quick to praise the 3D cel shaded visuals, noting that it was the first game in

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3528-456: The adventure pertaining to the advancement of the storyline. The game retains the series' tradition of allowing the player to name the lead character, reconciling the two by having the voice acting script skip incidences of the Hero's name, (e.g. the line "Okay, Hero, my boy..." appears on-screen, while the voice acting says, "Okay, my boy...") and occasionally replacing the name with Yangus' nickname for him, "guv" (as in "governor", pronounced with

3612-448: The event, and several of the first buyers in line received a toy Slime . From August through October before the game's US release, the " Simon dTOUR Live " Mall Tour featured playable demos at participating malls across the US. These free events gave away Dragon Quest merchandise and also featured live entertainment. A demo disc for Dragon Quest VIII was also released during the fall of 2005 through Shonen Jump magazine. The game

3696-413: The form of achievements or similar rewards, has since become a common trend in video games. Dragon Quest V has also been credited as the first known video game to feature a playable pregnancy , a concept that has since appeared in later games such as Story of Seasons , The Sims 2 and Fable II . In 2019, an animated film adaptation, Dragon Quest: Your Story , was released in Japan. The film

3780-472: The game had officially released in English. In addition, ports for Android and iOS were released in Japan in December 2014, and worldwide the following month. The game takes place over roughly thirty years of the main character's life, from when he is born through to when he gets married and has a family. The title introduced a gameplay dynamic in which monsters from random encounters may offer to join

3864-405: The game switches to a battle scene with the enemies facing the party where characters from both sides take turns attacking each other. These battle scenes have visually changed dramatically from earlier games in the series, yet retain a similar text based menu system for battles. In the earlier games, battles were shown from a first-person perspective . For this installment, the battles are shown in

3948-504: The game's English localization. The iOS and Android version removed the voice acting, akin to the original Japanese PS2 version due to hardware limitations at the time. Dragon Quest VIII was released in PAL regions in April 2006 under the title Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King , dropping the Roman numeral. This marked the first time a main game in the series had been released in

4032-418: The game's original score. An official soundtrack for Dragon Quest VIII was released in December 2005, published by Aniplex . In the Japanese release of the game, the game features sequenced music, whereas the North American and PAL versions contained the symphonic suite orchestral recordings performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra , with Sugiyama serving as the conductor. The 3DS versions swaps

4116-426: The game. The main protagonist of the game, an eighteen-year-old royal guard of Trodain and the only person present in the castle to escape Dhoulmagus' wrath unscathed, is a silent hero, and named by the player. He is the most balanced party member, able to equip swords, spears, boomerangs and use magic. He is immune to all curses. His special attribute is courage. He is accompanied by Yangus, a former thief and friend of

4200-474: The goal of defeating the wicked Dhoulmagus, who cursed the kingdom of Trodain and its people. Dragon Quest VIII was a critical and commercial success, later being released under the Sony Greatest Hits brand. In Dragon Quest VIII , the player controls the Hero in a fully three-dimensional environment. Players are able to pan the camera a full 360 degrees around the character, as well as look in

4284-433: The human characters. Monsters sometimes request to join the Hero after battles if the party is strong enough. There are a total of 40 monsters that are capable of joining the Hero's party in the Super Famicom version, with 71 in the PlayStation 2 remake . Several party management features from Dragon Quest IV are carried forward. Like IV , this game has a wagon where members of the Hero's party can rest while exploring

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4368-419: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DQ8&oldid=736457968 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of

4452-421: The main characters. Edge magazine, however, commented that the game's substance seemed out of place for 2005. A majority of reviewers cited the English localization of the game as one of its best qualities. Nich Maragos of 1UP.com praised the game's British tinted localization, saying how the humor is often successful except for "a few puns that will, on occasion, make you want to die." Parkin described

4536-424: The moment of time where game developer Chunsoft had stepped away from the Dragon Quest series so they could pursue independently developing their own games. Square Enix released a PlayStation 2 enhanced remake of Dragon Quest V on March 25, 2004, with first day sales of 722,000. As of April 2004, the game has sold over 1.5 million copies making it the top selling Dragon Quest remake game of all-time, and

4620-417: The most healing spells. He can wield swords, bows, or staffs. His special attribute is charisma. Two non-player characters journey with the protagonists: Trode, the titular cursed king who rules over Trodain but was transformed into a toad-like creature by Dhoulmagus; and Medea, Trode's daughter, who is the same age as the Hero. Medea was transformed into a horse by Dhoulmagus and has a romantic interest in

4704-498: The name Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride . It was released on July 17, 2008 in Japan., February 17, 2009 in North America, and February 20, 2009 in Europe. Included with the remake is the PlayStation 2 update of being able to have four members in a party at a time instead of just three. Also, there is a new third girl Debora Briscoletti (Deborah in Japan), who is available for the Hero to marry. Yuji Horii described her as

4788-492: The party has been increased from three to four. Also, there were only 40 monsters available to the player's party in the Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest V due to ROM limitations. The PlayStation 2 remake, however, does not suffer from this restriction. The music was orchestrated and is performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra . Another new feature in the remake is the famous local trinkets museum where

4872-433: The people of Trodain are returned to normal. Months later, the protagonist escorts Medea to Savella Cathedral for her arranged marriage to the spoiled Prince Charmles of Argonia, but before the ceremony can take place, the protagonist and Medea escape from Savella Cathedral and live happily together. In an unlockable extended ending, it is discovered that the protagonist is the lost prince of Argonia, and upon this revelation,

4956-425: The player chooses among five different skills—three different weapon skills (which vary from character to character), "fisticuffs", and a character-specific special attribute. Gaining enough points in a skill can allow the character to gain strength in weapons and learn new abilities and magic spells. The game begins with the court jester of the kingdom of Trodain, Dhoulmagus, stealing an ancient scepter and casting

5040-533: The player has to collect local specialties from all around the world, return the items back to a character named "Yuujii" (literally old man ghost), and receive rewards for them. The Dragon Quest V remake was the third Dragon Quest to be released in the Square Enix name (after Kenshin Dragon Quest and Slime Morimori Dragon Quest ). Lastly, a Dragon Quest VIII preview video disc was included in

5124-531: The player's party. This concept was used in later Dragon Quest games, as well as in the Dragon Quest Monsters series as the primary way to form a party. The game's monster-collecting concept had been used before in the Megami Tensei series and appeared in many later franchises such as Pokémon , Digimon and Dokapon . In turn, the concept of collecting everything in a game, in

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5208-465: The remakes on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS to include up to four members in an active party. After beating the game, players can gain access to the bonus dungeon. Dragon Quest V was the first Dragon Quest game to have a bonus dungeon (although the remakes of Dragon Quest III and IV added bonus dungeons later). Like the first Dragon Quest trilogy, where Alefgard appeared in games I , II , and III with roughly similar geography in each game,

5292-514: The sages. Eventually, the scepter comes into the possession of Marcello, Angelo's power hungry half-brother. Marcello kills the last remaining descendant of the sages, but manages to contain Rhapthorne for a time. Eventually, the party engages Marcello and exhaust him to the point of losing control and releasing Rhapthorne. The party, aided by the godbird Empyrea, faces Rhapthorne and defeats him. With Rhapthorne dead, King Trode, Princess Medea, and

5376-580: The scepter inside of which he has been imprisoned. Like the other games in the series, Yuji Horii was staffed as the scenario director. Critics praised the colorful designs done by art designer Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame. Koichi Sugiyama composed the music for the game. Dragon Quest VIII was released in Japan on the morning of November 27, 2004, with a celebration at Starbucks in Shibuya, Tokyo , starting at 6:30 am. Horii and Square Enix President Yoichi Wada both made appearances at

5460-402: The sequel Dragon Quest Heroes II , Jessica is instead accompanied by Angelo. Dragon Quest Yangus , a roguelike Mystery Dungeon game by Cavia for the PlayStation 2, follows the storyline of a young Yangus. It was released in Japan in 2006. Jessica, Angelo, and Yangus also appear opposite other Dragon Quest characters, as well as Final Fantasy and Mario characters in titles of

5544-429: The series to be fully three-dimensional. A staple of the Dragon Quest series is the simplicity of its gameplay, a factor which has been criticized in the past. However, several critics pointed out that the simple gameplay works for Dragon Quest VIII . Bethany Massimilla of GameSpot wrote that the lack of "dozens of characters of all types" allows the game to remain simple, letting the player become very familiar with

5628-488: The series. The Nintendo DS remake has been called one of the best RPGs on the DS and has been said to have "some of the best story telling on the system". Although critics agreed that the game's interface feels archaic and overly simple at times, many cite that the emotional plot more than makes up for the game's flaws, stated that it is one of the "greatest classic RPGs". 1UP praised it for its mature storytelling that "gets better with age" and resonates with players with

5712-399: The series. Defeating enemies grants experience points and gold to the party, which allows the player to purchase items and weapons at in-game shops. In addition to this, Level-5 incorporated a secondary skill development system to allow players a chance to customize each character to their liking. After characters gain an experience level past level four, they accrue skill points distributed as

5796-584: The soundtracks with the Japanese version using the symphonic suite orchestral recordings, while the North American and PAL versions use the sequenced music, which was entirely remastered, other than the original sequenced music in the Japanese PS2 version. The iOS and Android version uses the sequenced music from the Japanese PS2 version. Released for the PlayStation 2 on November 27, 2004, in Japan, Dragon Quest VIII sold 2,167,072 units in two days, 3 million in three days, and more than 3 million within

5880-453: The staff and battles the remaining party members in an attempt to murder a young man. After the party releases Jessica from her possession, Jessica tells them that the scepter contains the spirit of Rhapthorne, the Lord of Darkness, who was imprisoned in the scepter long ago by seven sages. He seeks to escape from his prison by killing the descendants of the sages. She proceeds to speculate that it

5964-416: The story ends with Pankraz being killed by Ladja ( ゲマ , Gema ) , a mysterious member of the Order of Zugzwang, when he tries to protect his son and Prince Harry. The two children are then taken into slavery. The story continues ten years later, and the Hero and Harry have grown up working on a giant temple , but escape as the scene opens. The Hero travels to the west to the town of Mostroferrato, where

6048-426: The synthesized music in the DS version. Doragon Kuesuto Tenkū Monogatari ( ドラゴンクエスト天空物語 , lit. Dragon Quest: Tale of Heaven , Dragon Quest: Tale of Zenithia) is an eleven volume manga series based on Dragon Quest V by Chino Yukimiya, which ran in 1997, and again in 2001. The story follows the travels of the Hero's children Sora (空), the daughter, and Ten (天), the son, along with retainer Sancho (サンチョ) to find

6132-470: The voice acting as "a mash up of Monty Python and The Princess Bride : fantasy farce driving the cute narrative in the ideal aural vehicle." The game's world map has also been a major topic of praise for critics. The 1UP.com staff suggested that the player stop playing "to just look around and absorb the scenery" and said that it rivals Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ' map of San Andreas in size and detail. IGN writer Jeremy Dunham wrote that

6216-550: The wealthy nobleman Rodrigo Briscoletti and his daughter Nera live. Rodrigo sends the Hero on a quest to retrieve two magic rings, called the Circle of Fire and the Circle of Water, as a test of his worthiness as a suitor for Nera. The Hero accomplishes this and Rodrigo offers the Hero the chance to marry Nera, but it is also possible for him to marry Bianca or Debora (DS). After the marriage, the Hero travels to his homeland of Gotha, where they make him king. His wife has two children, but

6300-406: The world. The tactics system also returns, but with the added option of controlling allies manually for the entire game. It also expanded the tactics system by allowing the artificial intelligence routines to be set individually for each ally rather than for the party as a whole. Unlike IV , the original Super Famicom version of V has a maximum of three active party members; this was changed in

6384-445: The worlds of IV, V, and VI are connected in that the sky castle Zenithia appears in each game, although the base geography is largely different between the three games. Like all other Dragon Quest games, this one takes place in a medieval world with scarce modern technology. Characters fight with swords , clubs, and magic instead of guns or other modern weapons. The quest takes the Hero and his party to many exotic locations, such as

6468-579: Was a dream of his to do voicework for both the Super Smash Bros. and Dragon Quest series. Dragon Quest V It later had an enhanced remake only in Japan for the PlayStation 2 in 2004; which was developed by ArtePiazza and Matrix Software . Another remake was made for the Nintendo DS , which was released in Japan in July 2008 and worldwide in February 2009, marking the first time

6552-567: Was also a commercial success overseas in South Korea , where it was the third best-selling game of 1992, below Street Fighter II and Final Fantasy V . By 1993, the original Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest V had sold 2.8 million cartridges in Japan, and nearly 3 million copies worldwide, grossing several hundred million dollars (about $ 650 million adjusted for inflation). The PS2 remake sold an additional 1.64 million copies. The Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest V: Hand of

6636-409: Was confirmed to be a reference to Dragon Quest V by a listing from Nintendo of third-party titles for Nintendo platforms. On May 20, 2008, Square Enix opened up the North American site featuring the three Dragon Quest DS remakes, acknowledging the game would see a release in North America. On the following day, Square Enix sent out a press release saying that the game would be released in Europe under

6720-405: Was designed by Yuji Horii , whereas the artwork was done by Akira Toriyama , of Dragon Ball fame. When designing the sprites for the game, they were given outlines to give it a manga style. As with every previous Dragon Quest game, Koichi Sugiyama composed the music and directed all the associated spinoffs. A compilation of the game's music was put on the album Dragon Quest V ~Bride of

6804-457: Was later released digitally for other regions through Netflix . Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor. Something new to the Dragon Quest series is the ability to tame monsters into the player's party. The monsters can be used in battle and level-up like

6888-475: Was met with critical acclaim. Famitsu ' s panel of four reviewers gave the original Super Famicom version ratings of 9, 10, 9 and 8 out of 10, adding up to 36 out of 40 overall. This made it one of their three highest-rated games of 1992, along with Shin Megami Tensei and World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck . Dragon Quest V was also one of only eleven games to have received

6972-504: Was released in Japan in December 2013, and worldwide in May 2014. Dragon Quest VIII uses cel shading for the characters and scenery and is the first game in the series to have fully 3D environments and character models. The game retains most of the series' role-playing game elements, such as turn-based combat and the experience level system. Dragon Quest VIII follows the silent protagonist and his party of allies as they journey towards

7056-466: Was released in North America on November 15, 2005, and shipped with a playable Final Fantasy XII demo disc. Additions and changes to the North American version of Dragon Quest VIII included voice acting, new animations, enhanced music and sound effects, additional spells and attacks, and a new menu interface. In a Nintendo Direct in November 2015, it was shown that the game would be releasing for

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