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Topic	The Board 8 Discord Sports Chat Rank Their Top 100 Respective Video Games part 3
KCF0107 02/19/21 4:42:32 AM #177:	#41 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2, 2005) Unlike the vast majority of the board, I am not much of a fan of JRPGs. It's not like I hate them and have played dozens in my lifetime, but that was mostly back when I was a kid in the 2000s. These days, I have a lower tolerance for experiences that require me to put in a lot of time but give back just mild entertainment. It also doesn't help that they tend to have a higher emphasis on plot only for it to be inane in a bad way full of weak writing regurgitating the same banal themes with thin characters pretending to be deeper than they are. Now that I have everyone hating my gaming opinions more than usual, it probably comes as a surprise that my highest ranked RPG is a JRPG, that it landed as high as this, and that it is DQ VIII. It helps that series' signature charm that is always on full display. It may seem weird, but with its iconic enemy varities and their goofy appearances, I actually enjoyed the basic battle system. The story is also an enjoyable one. While there are some serious moments, it never felt too melodramtic, cringy, or more importantly undermine the overall tone of the game of a majestic adventure. The beautiful world full of awe-struck features ~~(Empyrea's shadow in particular stuck out with me)~~ may suck you in like it did me, but nearly everywhere you go, you will be in store for some silly puns and a lighthearted sense of humor that doesn't feel like they are trying too hard. This lengthy journey unfortunately doesn't have great XP distribution, and the stats of enemies really ramps up as the game goes on, so I have to bring up the dreadful concept of grinding. 95% of the time, I find it an irredeemable flaw with the game, but I have never truly minded it in Dragon Quest, only because the hunt for the infamous Metal Slimes is actually kind of fun. In the 3DS version of the game, you can see the monsters on the map, so you don't have to blindly get into battles hoping to get one. Developer Level 5 had a great showing for the PS2, but DQ VIII was head and shoulders above the rest. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu <cite>KCF0107 posted [p:950825777] in The Board ... [t:79281225]...</cite> <quote>#41 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2, 2005) Unlike the vast majority of the board, I am not much of a fan of JRPGs. It's not like I hate them and have played dozens in my lifetime, but that was mostly back when I was a kid in the 2000s. These days, I have a lower tolerance for experiences that require me to put in a lot of time but give back just mild entertainment. It also doesn't help that they tend to have a higher emphasis on plot only for it to be inane in a bad way full of weak writing regurgitating the same banal themes with thin characters pretending to be deeper than they are. Now that I have everyone hating my gaming opinions more than usual, it probably comes as a surprise that my highest ranked RPG is a JRPG, that it landed as high as this, and that it is DQ VIII. It helps that series' signature charm that is always on full display. It may seem weird, but with its iconic enemy varities and their goofy appearances, I actually enjoyed the basic battle system. The story is also an enjoyable one. While there are some serious moments, it never felt too melodramtic, cringy, or more importantly undermine the overall tone of the game of a majestic adventure. The beautiful world full of awe-struck features (Empyrea's shadow in particular stuck out with me) may suck you in like it did me, but nearly everywhere you go, you will be in store for some silly puns and a lighthearted sense of humor that doesn't feel like they are trying too hard. This lengthy journey unfortunately doesn't have great XP distribution, and the stats of enemies really ramps up as the game goes on, so I have to bring up the dreadful concept of grinding. 95% of the time, I find it an irredeemable flaw with the game, but I have never truly minded it in Dragon Quest, only because the hunt for the infamous Metal Slimes is actually kind of fun. In the 3DS version of the game, you can see the monsters on the map, so you don't have to blindly get into battles hoping to get one. Developer Level 5 had a great showing for the PS2, but DQ VIII was head and shoulders above the rest. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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