RMMV Dragon Quest 8 - MV Edition

[Morpheus]

Dragon Quest 8 MV
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Dragon Quest 8 is my favorite game of all time. It deserves every bit of praise it gets. It also deserves a tribute in the MV engine!​

Notes

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It is almost impossible to bring a completely 3D world into 2D format without having to make sacrifices. For this reason, not everything is a 1:1 scale/recreation of Dragon Quest 8. Several things had to be cut, edited or changed to make the game 'work". I tried my best to recreate everything as close as possible to the source material but ultimately sacrifices had to be made in terms of some gameplay or maps.

Some things come as a result from this such. Such things are...

• Less Grind - As a result of downsizing the maps, battles are less often but yield more Gold and Experience.
• Faster Gameplay - Cut animations (such as the Hero able to pick up barrels and vases) mean a faster gameplay experience.
• New UI - Bringing the game to the MV Engine means a brand new UI experience to the game. (I hope you like it)

Story

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Dragon Quest 8 is a story about a traveling company trying to find the evil jester Dhoulmagus, who stole a Scepter from the Kingdom of Trodain. With the scepters power, he turned the King of Trodain into a small, green creature, and his only daughter, Medea, into a horse. Along with those powers, came thorns that covered the castle with it's tight grasp, turning everyone to stone, except for the King, Medea and a random soldier...

IMAGES/SCREENSHOTS

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Here are 30 minutes of gameplay. (Please note that this is PRE-ALPHA footage. There will be typos, bugs, placeholders, etc)

You may notice some voices in the beginning. This was a test done by me to make the game feel more like the source material. Of course I wish to have the voices in the game but it is a very tedious and time consuming process taking every line of dialogue and injecting it into the game and therefor either would be added very late in development or not at all.

CHARACTERS

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  Playable Characters
  • Hero - The hero is a royal guard of Trodain, who journeys with King Trode to hunt down Dhoulmagus and make him pay for his crimes. His pet mouse, Munchie, usually rides in his right coat pocket.
  • Yangus - Yangus is a former bandit who journeys with the Hero and King Trode. Like the hero, he is a party member from the start of the game.
  • Jessica - A voluptuous, short-tempered, and tomboyish sorceress born to a wealthy family in the town of Alexandria, and the third party member. She seeks to avenge her brother Alistair, who is slain by Dhoulmagus.
  • Angelo - Angelo is one of Maella Abbey's Templar Knights and the fourth party member. Though unable to live with the strict moral code of the Templars, with his lust for gambling and women, he is faithfully devoted to Abbot Francisco.
  Important Side Characters
  • King Trode - King Trode is the King of Trodain, and the titular character of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. He was transformed into a toad-like creature by the evil wizard Dhoulmagus, and is trying to find a way to lift the curse upon him. During parts of the game, if you press the Select button, King Trode will give you helpful advice.
  • Princess Medea - Medea is the daughter of King Trode. She was turned into a horse when her father was cursed by Dhoulmagus. She travels with the heroes by pulling the cart with their supplies. She and the Hero are close childhood friends.
  • Dhoulmagus - Dhoulmagus is a jester who, in order to get revenge on those who insulted him, stole a magical sceptre from Trodain Castle. However, when he attempted to unleash its power, it overwhelmed him, and allowed Rhapthorne to take over his body.

DEMO

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There will be a Demo coming soon where the entire first part of the game will be playable up to when Jessica joins the party. (Right after the giant squid is defeated)