DRAGON QUEST VIII

My fav DQ game :)
I only wish there was voice acting sounds implemented in the game. Otherwise I would rate it with 5 stars. Other than that, its fun and addictive. One of the greatest rpg game ever.
Regards
FatCow

This favorite RPG of all time. So when I saw it was available on iOS I instantly bought it although the price was a bit high for a ps2 port. But they made the game completely unplayable for me. It's not the controls, I can get used to this. It's not the lack of voice-over, although they should add it to the game. It's the forced portrait mode that's annoying me the most. I've got this beautiful 12.9 inch iPad and I love playing games in landscape like Fahrenheit and Roller Coaster. And I want to spend another 50 hours in Dragon Quest but not like this! Please bring us the update and I'll give this game 5 stars.

I could compare DQ8 to its original PS2 game and complain about the lack of its well missed voices. I've decided not to.
The game is beautiful on an iPad air 2. It has a huge overworld, interesting characters and a simple yet nice story. The characters and monsters are designed by the guy who made Dragon Ball Z and that clearly shows. It works pretty well in landscape mode, i even find it refreshing as you can play with one hand. It has an hidden auto save function in case your iPad crashes and i really appreciate it.
The game has a number of technical flaws. The framerate is low and that feels clunky. It becomes less notable when playing for some time. The cutscenes are pretty ugly compared to the rest of the game.
I would suggest this game to everyone with a slightly more powerful iPad who want one of the best jRPG's ever made. I can't wait for Dragon Quest 6 and 9 on IOS!

I like the game, but its only playable in portrait mode, i hope that there will be an update where you can play it in landscape mode. Thats why i give it three stars.

Het is op de PS2 heel anders en bij veel dingen meer plaatjes ik vind dat er meer hetzelfde moet worden

I own this game for PS2 and I have to say that it is still the most fun game I've ever played. I love this traditional turn based rpg and spent over 100 hours on it when I first bought it. My expectations therefore were very high when it came to the App store. The price is fine from my point of view as I am now able to take this game with me anywhere. But I do miss something in the game: the voices... They really added to the emotional connection I had to the original game. They were great and funny. I wouldn't mind to download an extra 1 Gig just to get the voices back. Such a pity...

It has every single bit that the orginal game has on the PS2. Everything i have been through ( 1/2 the game ) has been going really smooth. No lagg spikes or anything so far. The only thing that keeps me from giving 5 stars is that i miss the voice acting in cut scenes or anywhere. I do recomment it to people who are in to the series of dragon quest. But because of the price you should think about it carefully. All though the story is great and it's a long game ( unexperienced 40 maybe 50 hours + ) it might not be for everyone.

How do i reload a saved game? I frequently saved my game at the church by the priest. The next day i tried to load my saved gamefile, but i could not find it in the start screen. I use the iPad 3 retina. Please help.