My favorite part of the ending is when eight says “this has truly been a dragon quest”

I NEED this game to be remastered on modern consoles! This is one of my favourite all time games and I think a remaster of it would still sell so well as it has so many fans!

Dragon Quest 8 is the reason my oldest brother got sober from drug abuse. Such an amazing RPG

I can't explain how much this game shaped my adolescence and my perception on what a videogame should be
Easily one of my favorite games of all time

Dragon Quest VIII is my favorite video game of all time. Growing up, the game was practically my third parent for how often I watched my dad/brother/uncle play it. I remember that when I was little, I would always be scared of the boss fights when I played. It was the first video game I ever played and it served as a gateway to the rest of the series. I'm an adult now and I consider the cast of DQ VIII as part of my family. It will always have a place in my heart

I think the important thing to note about the censorship in the 3DS version is that it was NOT done just for the English version, the Japanese version has the same changes because there have been changes to how games are rated

The idea that Sack once never knew what dragon quest was sounds like such a crazy thought to me 💀. I feel like he was born with the game in his hands

A girl with huge talents....I can't believe they got away with that

This game man.....its something special. Not only it was the most ambitious DQ game at its time, but also was the first title to actually realize the experience usually told in the manuals and box art perfectly into game-form; it pushed everything the series is known and loved for to an extreme; the models finally look 1:1 to Toriyama's style, the world looks just as enticing to jump and explore as it is on the trailers and artworks cause of the jump to 3D and the atmosphere of its solid art direction, music-wise, it was one of Sugiyama's greatest hits, full orchestral music for DQ back then was something crazy to see, I believe DQVIII is Toriyama's true vision for the series; how the world and NPCs interacts with you on a deeper level with changing dialogue depending on your actions and time of day conversations containing either juicy info or interesting knowledge to keep with moving on, how there is technically "no side quests" in hindsight, as there isn't any indicators or markers of the former, but instead hidden so you can find them on your own and the design for these quests was made to engage you with the characters to start thinking more in non-linear fashion to approach the upcoming adventures, its so well done, truly how a regular adventure works in stories and mangas.


Definitely my favorite game of the series, and one of my personal fav games of all time. A wonderful lightning in a bottle type  fairy tale, no DQ managed to perfect the adventuring aspect as VIII did.

Hey Sackchief, I know this video is a year old, and I'm not sure if you check comments here anymore, but the mobile version for Android is absolutely fantastic now. I'm not sure if you heard, but a VERY dedicated fan overhauled the entire game with a Remaster mod. He brought back ALL the voices, including an option to switch to the 3DS dub for those who prefer it. The full orchestral suite is back as well. He also redid ALL of the textures in full HD, and they look very sharp. He also made a number of other quality life & balancing changes on his own. One thing I really like, even if some may argue about it ruining the difficulty, is that he turned on auto-saving after every battle. One of the coolest things is he actually fixed the poor framerate, and you can play it up to 60fps now if you so desire. It runs and looks beautifully. He's looking at adding more playable characters now, such as Marcello, who he already added. Updates aren't super frequent, but are fairly sizeable as he releases them. I implore you to check it out. If you like it enough, maybe make a video on it to spread awareness?

Omg more retrospectives, I wanna hear a retrospective on DQ2 and DQ6 😂

I love that Angelo and Alvis from Xenoblade have the same voice actor, even though they have very different personalities.

This is one of the greatest games of all time. I recently bought a PS2 along with this game again with the strategy guide just to do everything I didn't do as a kid lol..Almost 20 yrs later this game will always have a special place in my heart.

This is my favorite game of all time. I really wish they remade it from the ground up on modern platforms including the added content. It deserves it.

This game is truly amazing. The progression and the monster summoning is purely addictive.

I'm really glad I watched this video. There's so many things that I missed in my playthrough of VIII that I didn't know you could do. For example, Munchie being able to attack in battle. There are still sidequests I never completed, and the logo being Medea was another thing I never noticed. Really great video Sack.

It STILL looks good, especially on PS2 emulators that can soup up the visual settings.

I think the cel shading is why it aged so much better than other PS2 games.

You didn't need to tell the horse was a princess. It just came out of nowhere but for those who have not played the game it takes away the surprise.

The amount of care and detail you put into these videos is great and deserves more love keep it up man

DQ8 and FF12 together cemented in my mind that a game world functions best when it shows it could feasibly exist in such a world.  Houses for people to live in, farmland to feed them, rivers to keep them alive ... every bit of it is crucial to the overall experience.

DQ8 may have been the first to use somewhat ridiculous spell names (the same ones we still have now) but the move from top-down 2D to full-on 3D was jaw dropping and so masterfully done.