How Dragon Quest VIII Stacks up on 3DS

By Jorge Ba-oh 13.06.2015 2

How Dragon Quest VIII Stacks up on 3DS on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

With new footage released of Dragon Quest VIII on 3DS, fans have stacked up the two versions of the game.

Whilst the Nintendo 3DS release does have additional content and system-specific features, the game is essentially still Dragon Quest VIII at its core. The latest comparison video shows just how the portable release stacks up compared to the PS2 original, with an amusing bar brawl. 

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The 3DS remake includes two new playable characters, full voice acting and additional scenarios to chew through.


 

How do you think the 3DS version compares to the PS2 original?

Box art for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Developer

Square Enix

Publisher

Square Enix

Genre

Turn Based RPG

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1

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RudyC3 is offline. RudyC3 13.06.2015#1

Inside buildings, where the console doesn't have to draw stuff quite as far away from the camera, it'll hold its own compared to the original methinks (though character models seem to have less polygons), but in wide open areas, you can definitely see a lot of details are missing. Makes you wonder how some other games which are far more in line with PS2 style of visuals like Metal Gear Solid 3D can run on the system, with higher polygon count characters (though this resulted in choppier frame-rate in places).

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Luna Eriksson is offline. Luna Eriksson 13.06.2015#2

The big differences from what I see are art direction choices. If those are based on the fact that the hardware is weaker or based on looking better on a portable system (brighter colours are always a better choice on a portable device to make things clearer due to the smaller screens and tiny details are not as visible on a portable system and might therefore be removed for a cleaner look) I cannot judge.

The difference between illusion and reality is vague to the one who suffers from the former and questionable for the one suffering form the later.
 

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