DRAGON QUEST VIII App Reviews

Portrait mode isnt as bad as it seems. This is the Japanese version of the game that did not have voice overs but the text is in English. That being said its a great RPG that doesnt baby you in the slightest. Highly enjoyable and once you learn how to use the camera in sync with character movement Im actually preferring the portrait mode. I initially held off in expectation of the 3DS version but Im glad I didnt wait.

Still no iPhone 6 optimization

I love this game and I used to play it a lot on PS2. Well, this game looks really beautiful and very well adapted to play on a iPhone 5/5S but I bought it to play on a iPad and its terrible. Its just a big version of the iPhone version. I was hopping for landscape and there is only portrait. The buttons are really big and far from the range of the fingers. There are black margins on the sides of the screen. I hope Square-Enix will fix this in the future. Another complain is that the game is very expensive, Square-Enix doesnt know how to put right prices in their mobile games. I just bought to play again and I really love the DQ series....

…on iOS. That’s it. On the downside: controls a little clumsy and no voice overs. But hey, it’s on iOS.

I really like that game but please add the German translation. Thank you

Why is only English available with this app? No German nor Japanese? I do wish Square Enix will update for multi language soon. At least you must state which languages are available!! Then many people can save money and time for downloading this game...

Thank you Square Enix!! But please improve the performance! It is even laggy on the IPad Air. Also the menus look pretty ugly compared to the original ones. Last bot not least I miss the voices, which were great on the PS2.

Since I never had the opportunity to play dragon quest on playstation, I can only say good things about this game (the same goes for all dragon quest games). Right now Im enjoying this game on iPhone 5 and so far I had no troubles or noticed any lags. Its a bit unusual playing vertically but I think its refreshing. I changed the control pad to the smaller one though. Its more accurate this way. The story seems interesting right from the start and I enjoy the funny conversations between the characters, although like always the hero is mute. Why, oh why. By the way, its not mentioned in the description, but you can manually synchronize save data via iCloud.

Awesome Port. Been waiting a long time to play this game again.

Dragon quest 8 on ios is a must have game for rpg fans. Huge world to explore with awesome characters and great story. Only problems with this version is the lower frame rate and no voice acting compared to the original release on ps2. Still very few rpgs on iPhone comes close to the quality of this game.

It feels really good to play with one hand and the visuals look amazing! I highly recommend this.

Yes, I’m a huge fan of the whole series so I’ve been waiting for any of the DQ series to show up on my iPad since Square-Enix started with the FF series. They could have released just about any of them and I would be just as excited and thrilled as I am! That’s not to say that this isn’t a good one. This is one of the more story rich of the series and was the first to resemble an anime cartoon rather than the classic 8/16-bit graphics I grew up with. Touch interface seems rather intuitive. Looking forward to playing it through to the end. I have an iPad 2 and iPhone 5s and it plays really well on both so far. I’m looking forward to other from the series (DQ 1-4 the most) but I’ll take just about anything DQ as it’s all awesome in or out of Japan.

DQ8 is the best part of the Dragon Quest series, in my opinion. Controls are easy on the iPad, also the auto-walk function is very comfortable (there are even quick-command buttons). The only two points which I dont like are: 1. The voice acting from the original PS2 game is missing. 2. The game crashes occasionally, especially when you encounter battles (but thanks to the auto-save file your progression is save even if it has crashed) All in the all a very good investment of 20€!

Just started playing. But the game play is amazing.

THE CONTROLS ARE TERRIBLE.... YOU CANT TURN THE GAME LONG WAYS MAKING IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. BE READY FOR AKWARDNESS MAKING HATE WHAT WAS ONCE AN AWESOME GAME... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED If they change the layout and control scheme to conventional like most games. Id give it 0 stars if possible. Way to go SE it onc was fun.

Very impressed with the movement and camera control implementation. Looking forward to replaying a classic

DQ8 was my favourite RPG of the PS2 era...and this is a very well considered port. I was worried about the locked portrait orientation but it works beautifully. The ability to play one handed is welcome and well implemented...probably one of the best console controller to touch screen interface translations Ive used. Since this is a new port of the Japanese version there is no voice acting or symphonic score...but its not a big deal (keeps the installed size down at least). If you never played the original youre in for a real treat!

The controls are a little hard to get used to. The orientation as well. But after an hour or two of play it feels alright. The graphics look fantastic on the 5s. And its just a fun game. Thanks square!

This game is a deal. Epic story, smooth controls, fun. Glad I bought it.

I cannot believe how awful the control system is. You cant play landscape which just makes playing on my ipad feel ridiculous and their whole gimmick of playing one hand on the phone is bad too! I was really sceptical and curious why the screen shots were only in portrait mode and now I know why. Id love to give this a higher rating but in just paid $20 for a game I cannot comfortably play... I want my money back if you guys dont fix it!