Dragon Quest VIII

[ChimneyFish]

<p>I know I'm setting myself up for a good bashing, but am I the only nerd playing this game????</p><p>If you're into &quot;oldschool&quot; RPGs, it's a good title.</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>This is the only video game I've heard of in the last few years that had me excited to try.&nbsp; Love the Dragon Warrior series even if I haven't played one since 3 on my Gameboy Advanced.&nbsp; When I heard about the game I went right to the official site and thought the demo movies looked fucking awesome.</p><p>Only problem is, the last few RPG's I started on the PS2 I put down and never picked up again. Final Fantasy 7, 8, Parasite Eve and even Resident Evil 4 on the Gamecube.&nbsp; Not sure why but I got out of videogames big time within the past few years.</p><p>But I have to check this game out.</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

And not really sure why you figured you'd get bashed on this one.&nbsp; I'm sure a few one liners or sarcastic comments might slip in, but no one's going to bash you for this.

[TheRealEddie]

<p>What!?! You didn't finish FFVII?!?!?!?! Did you even cry when Aeris dies????<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<strong>TheRealEddie</strong> wrote:<br /><p>What!?! You didn't finish FFVII?!?!?!?! Did you even cry when Aeris dies????</p><p>You think I got that far?</p><p>zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....Wee wee wee wee boring.</p>

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br />And not really sure why you figured you'd get bashed on this one.&nbsp; I'm sure a few one liners or sarcastic comments might slip in, but no one's going to bash you for this. <p>Just the ol' paranoia, I guess.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The game is awesome, in my opinion. The graphics were drawn by the guy that does the DagonBall Z series(not a fan, but great artwork).</p><p>The play is oldshcool &quot;turn-based&quot; fighting.</p><p>Story is very interesting, too. Kind of dark in parts. I recommend it, Moe.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then again, it's a very long game.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by ChimneyFish on 3-2-06 @ 3:24 PM</span>

[TheRealEddie]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><br /><p>zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....Wee wee wee wee boring.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>HERESEY!!!! </p><p>Ah, 1997..a time when spikey hair and huge swords were all the rage.</p><p><img width="325" height="325" border="0" src="http://www.finalfantasy.us/images/ffvii/main/boxart_usa.jpg" />&nbsp;</p>

[HBox]

Never got into the Dragon Quest. Instead I'm waiting for Kingdom Hearts 2, and then for Final Fantasy 12 if it's ever released.<br />

[Furtherman]

<p>B-14</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Boom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You sank my battleship!</p>

[King Imp]

<p>I recently finished Dragon Quest VIII. Was much better than I expected. Didn't care too much for the graphics though. That whole anime style looks too childish to me. Final Fantasy, Grandia, &amp; Shadow Hearts&nbsp;are much more realistic looking. </p><p>Still, it was a good game and I would recommend it to all turn-based RPG fans. On a side note, I am now playing Grandia 3. I suggest trying this one out as well. I'm having much more fun with this than I did DQ8. The combat is so much better. </p>

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>King Imp</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I recently finished Dragon Quest VIII. Was much better than I expected. Didn't care too much for the graphics though. That whole anime style looks too childish to me. Final Fantasy, Grandia, &amp; Shadow Hearts&nbsp;are much more realistic looking. </p><p>Still, it was a good game and I would recommend it to all turn-based RPG fans. On a side note, I am now playing Grandia 3. I suggest trying this one out as well. I'm having much more fun with this than I did DQ8. The combat is so much better. </p><p>Never played the Grandia series. I'll have to check that out.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone ever play Radiata Stories???? Wondering if I should get it or not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Can't wait for FFXII. From what I've read, it's going back to a 1 player game, with a new battle system.</p><p>I say good. I don't play games so I can deal with other people.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just remembered that a demo of FFXII is included with DQVIII.</p><p>I forgot about it, and haven't even popped it in.</p><p>Silly me.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/huh.gif" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by ChimneyFish on 3-8-06 @ 3:01 PM</span>

[ChimneyFish]

<p>Just read that Square Enix is putting out a title based on Yangus later on this year. </p><p>It's called &quot;Young Yangus and the Dungeons of Mystery&quot;.</p><p>It takes place when Yangus is a kid, and one of the other players in the game is Red.(if you've played DQVIII, you should know who I'm talking about)</p><p>Looks like it could turn out to be a&nbsp;cool little&nbsp;game.</p>