Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will be brought to the Nintendo 3DS as announced by Square-Enix come 27th of August 2015 in Japan. Originally, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King was released for the PlayStation 2 back in 2004. December last year, a mobile version of the game was released. The 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII is priced at 5,980 yen.
The 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will have new party members, as well as new scenarios. The two known additional party member, as of this writing, is Garda, a female thief and Morrie, a character from Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road. Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road is a series of arcade games based on the Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
There will be full voice-overs, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra will be providing the full voice-overs, and Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will also take advantage of the 3DS' StreetPass feature. The "Candy Cane", a weapon for Yangus, a spear that has mysterious origins that causes damage, and is more effective on monsters with affinity to metals, is available for anyone pre-ordering the game in the Square-Enix e-Store.
Aside from the official Square-Enix store, there are numerous retail stores that offer pre-order bonus for those who pre-order Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. Amazon Japan with have the Healie T-Shirt, an armor which everyone can wear, believed to be a shirt that recovers rudimentary HP while the party is walking. For the people that is buying the game in Aeon, the Healie Cap is the bonus.
The Healie Cap increases the dexterity and the maximum HP of the wearer. The Golden Bamboo Spear is the bonus given away by Game Tsuyata. The Golden Bamboo Spear is a weapon for the protagonist, is made of pure gold, hence it is expensive and can be sold for 5,000 gold. 7-Eleven will have the Lucky Pendant, an accessory for everyone that increases evasion for the wearer. And finally, the Metal Slime, a shield wearable by any of the party members that provides defense against magic attacks is the bonus for anyone pre-ordering the game at Yodobashi Camera.
As of this moment, there is no announcement for the game to be released in Western territories. This announcement is exclusive only to Japan. Watch out for further announcements and new details.
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