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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

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First release
Aug 27, 2015
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Strategy · Fantasy
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS

This is a portable version of the classic RPG, with added content and other 3DS enhancements.

Also known as Dragon Quest : Die Reise des verwunschenen Königs, Dragon Quest VIII Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi, Dragon Quest 8, DQ8
… See more, DQVIII, 勇者斗恶龙VIII, Dragon Quest : L'Odyssée du Roi Maudit, Dragon Quest : L'Odissea del Re Maledetto, Dragon Quest VIII: The Sky, the Ocean, the Earth, and the Cursed Princess, Dragon Quest VIII: El periplo del Rey Maldito, Dragon Quest VIII 3DS, DQ8 3DS, DQVIII 3DS

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Storyline
The court jester Dhoulmagus of the kingdom of Trodain stole a powerful magical scepter sealed beneath the royal castle. Using the power of the scepter, Dhoulmagus destroyed the castle, placed a curse upon the kingdom and its people, and turned King Trode into a troll and the princess into a horse. A sole surviving castle guard journeys with the king, the princess, a reformed bandit named Yangus and a few other companions in search of the evil jester and a way to break the curse.Read more

The court jester Dhoulmagus of the kingdom of Trodain stole a powerful magical scepter sealed beneath the royal castle. Using the power of the scepter, Dhoulmagus destroyed the castle, placed a curse upon the kingdom and its people, and turned King Trode into a troll and the princess into a horse. A sole surviving castle guard journeys with the king, the princess, a reformed bandit named Yangus and a few other companions in search of the evil jester and a way to break the curse.

Release dates
Nintendo 3DS
Aug 27, 2015
Nintendo 3DS
Jan 19, 2017
Nintendo 3DS
Jan 20, 2017
All 4 release dates
Nintendo 3DS
Jan 21, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
40h
Main + Extras
60h
Completionist
90h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
dragon, turn-based combat, hero, battle, turn-based rpg
… All 6, streetpass support

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Main Story (IGDB)
40h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
60h
Completionist (IGDB)
90h
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Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026
Also in 4 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026