A couple of characters also stand out: King Trode has plenty of potential to be annoying and hateful, but his delightfully over the top voice acts like a balm, turning him into a hilarious and endearing character. Every bit of plot, every significant scene, and an impressive portion of of the less important scenes play out with some truly stellar talent. One thing I simply cannot praise enough about this game is the stellar voice acting. When your party needs to sail across the monster-infested sea, rather than heading to a port town and offering to hire and protect a ship from monsters, as you had done previously, your team decides it’s best to wander into the middle of a landlocked desert and investigate a ship which has been left to rot on dry land for centuries. You are granted one wish by a magical being, but instead of using that wish to do away with the evil, murderous Dhoulmagus, you use it to give a grieving king a vision of his departed wife. There is also a lot of odd logic within the game. On paper, the plot has everything necessary to craft an epic and captivating story, yet in actuality, the plot meanders along without provoking a great deal of emotion or suspense. No sooner have you retrieved the artifact then you discover that it’s lost all its magic and you must go on yet another quest to re-infuse it. You need to enter this temple, but you must first locate a magical artifact to unlock it. The plot flows smoothly, though it does occasionally feel like you end up doing a great deal of backtracking. This jester from hell single handedly laid waste to an entire kingdom, cursed your traveling companion and liege lord, King Trode and his daughter, and continues to spread death, ruin, and suffering as he travels the world. Your journey follows a silent hero on a quest to track down the evil wizard Dhoulmagus. What hasn’t changed are the classic quirks and charm native to the Dragon Quest series, and the Cursed King’s journey is still overflowing with unique characters and diverse creatures to do battle with. It also includes two more teammates to recruit, the ability to take and share pictures, an entirely new dungeon, and the option to speed up battles. The 3DS remake of DQVIII comes loaded with more content and gameplay than the already impressively long original release. It has a long, winding plot, some memorable characters, a host of colorful monsters, and a plethora of side quests and features, yet at the end of the day seems to be better described with a simple shrug. I desperately want to say that Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is one of those titles, but it somehow falls just short.
Some games are classic and ageless, standing the test of time, and shining bright remake after remake.
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