Dragon Quest VIII Release Date Revealed

Nintendo revealed the release date for the upcoming remaster for the Dragon Quest series for Square Enix's popular role-playing video game series Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King for January 20, 2017.

Dragon Quest VIII Release Date Revealed
Nintendo revealed the release date for the upcoming remaster for the Dragon Quest series for Square Enix's popular role-playing video game series Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King for January 20, 2017.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King is a remaster of the Playstation 2 version, with some new features added sust as a new quick save, speed up, new side quests, two new playable characters, and the ability to send photos through Streetpass.

The story begins when a jester, Dhoulmagus, comes to Castle Trodain and steals the King’s sceptre. He then uses its power to turn his majesty into a troll, the Princess into a horse and the castle inhabitants into plants. The only one left unscathed from this attack is a castle guard who escaped the curse and must now step up to save the kingdom he’s sworn to protect. Only by traveling the lands, recruiting allies and following the trail of destruction that Dhoulmagus leaves in his wake will The Hero be able to retrieve the sceptre in order to restore Trodain back to its former glory.


Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of The Cursed King will be available for the Nintendo 3DS on January 20, 2017. The game is already available for Playstation 2, iOS, and Android.

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