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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
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LEVEL-5 · Square Enix

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

● ReleasedPS2
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Turn-based JRPG where you chase a jester who cursed a kingdom, turning its king into a troll and princess into a horse. You control a castle guard traveling with these transformed royals plus a reformed bandit and other recruits. Combat uses simple turn-based mechanics with a four-character party, each filling a distinct class role. Random encounters punctuate exploration. The world is continuous rather than icon-based—towns and dungeons connect to sprawling landscapes you traverse directly. Camera rotates 360 degrees, with optional first-person perspective. Environmental interaction lets you lift and smash barrels for hidden loot. It's classic Dragon Quest structure given fuller spatial freedom, trading abstracted travel for ground you actually walk across.

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LEVEL-5
Publisher
Square Enix
Release
Nov 27, 2004
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116 ratings
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IGDB Rating
87/100
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Critic Score
87/100
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Time to Beat
~73h
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Platforms
PS2
Franchise
Dragon Quest
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