Sure, I would buy it on XONE.

Although I'd rather Dragon Warrior 1 get re-made, so its whatever I guess.

Yes, and I am still waiting for that 3DS remake of VII to make its way over here.

Yeah, I remember I bought it when it came out cause it got great reviews but I was like 10 at the time and my patience for RPGs that weren't Final Fantasy was pretty short. Would love to give it another chance.

@cmblasko: I really need to get that.

I sure would. It's still on my backlog, so having a prettier version of it would probably get me to play it.

Nah. It still looks plenty good.

Yes, it's one of my favourite games of all time.

You should really play IX too, that game has a ton of content and is really fun.

I'd rather have a new one or see the Vii port make it over here.

I got all I wanted out of Viii and frankly the game is probably one of the very few from the PS2 era that would not look a whole lot better today.

Yup. I remember trying it back in the day on my PS2 and really enjoying it but I got distracted by other stuff and never went back. If they did a $20 remake I would buy it.

Probably. Idk if that game would look much better with a remake though, it's still pretty good looking. Also I doubt I'd play through it again even if I did buy it. I would rather they made a new proper console game.

Hell yeah I would. The chances are a little unlikely though as they just ported it to phones in Japan. I would take the DQ7 3DS remake though over it. That and FF12 HD and I could probably die happy.

I own the game on PS2. For some reason I never got around to finishing it. I can't recall why. I liked it well enough. I guess I'd give the HD revision a go, if I'd find the time for it. I'd likely not find the time for it though. And it's not going to happen anyways, or is it?

I'd buy an HD remake for Ps3 or make it a classic

I've been thinking about getting it and playing it on an emulator recently. I've never played it before and it seems like a fairly good old-school JRPG.

Also, people keep calling for an FF12 HD edition, and I am always for that.

@believer258: I've played it on pcsx2, but haven't tried cranking up the resolution. It looks pretty damn good:

I should play FF12 again. I liked it a lot but got sidetracked somewhere in the middle, and never finished. I still have the FF12 demo disk in my DQVIII case.

Maybe I'm a complete idiot, but I could never even get to the first "cave" they referenced because I would die in the first few battles and have no heal/regen items.

Like I said, I'm probably a dumbass, but I didn't care or like it enough to fix that.

I liked the game quite a bit, and it certainly looks great, but I don't see HD doing a lot for it. I thought Tales of Symphonia looked good back when it came out, and there's and HD version of that now that looks maybe a little sharper, but not really enough to justify buying it again, although some of the content that wasn't in the GCN version interests me. So, I probably wouldn't buy and HD remake of DQVIII solely for the HD, even if it has a more substantial do-over, like Winder Waker.

I would buy a Vita version of it. I tried to complete it twice and would always get to the final stretch and just stop, so i would love to complete it without hooking up the old ps2. Id settle for DQ8 and Rogue Galaxy just being ps2 classics on the store.

Yeah running it on an emulator looks pretty nice, the graphics scale quite well thanks to the amazing art. A proper HD remake would only address the low res text, unless it was a complete re-make. Since I have completed the game 100% on PS2 I think I would rather another DQ entry. That being said I love DQVIII.

Hell yeah, DQ VIII is one of the best RPG's ever made if you ask me. If you took the random encounters out of it, I think it'd be near perfect. I doubt that would happen in a remaster, though.

I'd prefer them to make a fully 3D DQ XI on modern consoles, but that will never happen again.

@ch3burashka: One of VIII's biggest faults is its first hour or so if you ask me. It's boring and hilariously grindy. Not exactly something you want in the beginning of your game. It definitely picks up after that, but the grindy stuff never really lets up. Or maybe I just sucked!

DQVIII is an excellent game, and yet I have simply no desire to play it again. I probably wouldn't buy a remake. Would totally love a new single player Dragon Quest on PS4/Xbwan/WiiU, though.

I would have to play it first to actually give an honest opinion here, since even though I played the demo, liked it, and was really looking forward to it, for some reason I just never played it. But even still, I do feel like there are some older games that look pretty good still. There are certain art styles that just work, even after aging some.

I guess I'll just have to hook my PS2 up and play it.

@cmblasko: I'm still waiting for the 3DS versions of DQM I & II to come over...

Probably, i bought it around when it came out and never played it then, so it would be a good reason to actually start it now and get it off my backlog.

DQVIII already looks really good, don't really need another one but it would be good for people that haven't played it.

Remake or a hd re-release? doesn't need any remake to be honest. Wind Waker didn't even need that treatment in my opinion nor does DQVIII.

In any case you can play on iOS/Android with better resolution and a few improvements as long as you don't mind the lack of voice acting and orchestral score. No updated textures though :/

Needs a new console/PC re-release though.

Speaking of that iOS/Android port, how is it? Has anyone else here played it? I'm interested in it, but not sure if there are any downsides to playing this version over just digging out my PS2 and finally playing DQVIII. Also, how are the controls? The description said something about a one handed mode.

Buying a $20 game for my phone still seems real weird to me and Square loves charging a premium for all their games on phones.

I would buy it if it happened. The game itself like the video shows is awesome upscaled already. It just needs menu/ui fixes. It wouldn't even take a ton of work. It is still the best DQ ever made and the more recent entries are all hand held, we need a return to a classic console DQ and plenty of people never got to play this one to begin with.

I will make one edit... all the recent entries are all handheld, or just never leave japan ;p.

No it looks pretty nice already. I never actually finished that game. It is pretty much the only JRPG I have ever played but I got up to the part where the dog takes the staff and become evil and then lost interest.

@cdub901: it's only portrait mode but it actually gives a pretty good view. Doesn't cut the ps2 field of vision, only gives more vertically. It's easy to play one-handed. It's more of a port of the Japanese version so no voice acting and no orchestral score as I mentioned. Controls are fine when you get used to it. The menus are more easily accessible but could've looked better to fit with the game's design as in the ps2 version. Besides that it runs well but an old phone can make it a bit choppy at times. I tested on a old Galaxy SII too just to check that. It's got a quick save option too and a auto run outside town if needed. I wasn't sure at first but I believe now I'd rather play this version the go back to the ps2 one. Looks really sharp too even if it uses the same old textures. There are other minor gameplay improvements but nothing major. I heard a lot of whining of this port and I was pleasantly surprised when I finally got to play it.

I guess it's more about how much you miss the voice acting and the controller.

The price should be lower but at least you know you'll be playing for around 80 hours, possibly more so it doesn't hurt that much.

The best Dragon Quest. Though I haven't played 9, I doubt it compares. The whole series is mostly good, but VIII is unequivocally the most well-paced and well-balanced JRPG I've ever played, and I've played a boatload of JRPGs. And it's got a competently written, enjoyable story that never takes itself too seriously, unlike many others *coughFFXIIItrilogycough* do. I'd buy it and spend another 120 hours on it in a heartbeat.

Probably not, but only because I don't have time to devote to a game that long.

Probably not at full pop, but haven't played it before so I wouldn't mind giving it a whirl.

I would prefer to have a new one.

VIII is probably one of the best JRPGs I have ever played, so I would welcome a reedition, but I can't think how it can be made to look better.

Now this is what I really want, if they released an HD remake of Final Fantasy 12 I would be so happy. 12 is one of my favourite Final Fantasies.

As for a DQ8 remake, I would maybe pick it up if they released one. I never did get around to finishing it on PS2.

Not without a "Super Fast" option to let animation and text move very quickly if not instantly.

I might be in the minority but it was my favorite Dragon Quest and I wouldn't mind playing a remake if it added some new content.

One of my favorite JRPGs of all time. A great blend of interesting characters, beautiful visuals, an epic story, and engaging side quests.