Editing Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (section)

=={{3DS}} remake==
The game was remade for the Nintendo 3DS and released in Japan on August 27, 2015, and in the US and Europe on January 20, 2017.
*Two new playable characters: [[Red]] and [[Morrie]]. The former is recruited automatically at certain point in the story, while the later can be obtained after beating Rank S in the [[Monster Arena]].
**Due to this, the S Rank Battle is delayed until the {{Party 8}} defeats a [[Jessica Albert|boss]] in [[Arcadia]].
*This version has symbol encounters like most 3D {{Main Series}} games released after the first {{Joker}} game. To compensate for it's technical charge, the overall draw distance for trees and other elements was reduced.
*Colors are much more saturated than on any other version.
*Like in the mobile port, alchemy is instantaneous.
*New scenarios to get more context to the {{Hero 8}} and Princess [[Medea]]'s relationship, and [[Dhoulmagus]]'s original motives.
*A button on the lower screen allows players to access a variety of useful spells and items like [[Zoom]], [[Baumren's bell]] or the [[Alchemy Pot]] much faster.
*A side-story with [[Marcello]] and [[Juggerwroth]]. This sidestory is unlocked very near the end of the main story, and gives {{Party 8}} some insight on one of [[Rhapthorne]]'s strongest followers.
* A boss-rush type dungeon called [[Memories Lane]], available as a reward from the [[Lord of the Dragovians]]. This dungeon contains stronger versions of most of the bosses in the game, and a familiar [[Estark|superboss]].
* A new [[Monster Arena]] rank: Rank X. It becomes available after unlocking [[Morrie]].
*The Japanese release has orchestral soundtrack, by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. The Western release uses midi soundtracks.
*Japanese voice acting available for the first time.
*New English lines were recorded where needed (new scenarios, changes like Red's role, etc), and {{Jessica}}'s VA was replaced due to her original actress leaving the dubbing industry.
*New ending with [[Jessica Albert|a certain lady]] and some minor additional scenes leading to it were added.
*New sets of outfits for every playable character.
*The {{Hero 8}} keeps his bandana when going into high-[[tension]] mode, losing the super saiyan hair.
*Some of the most revealing outfits for {{Jessica}} were toned down or altered.
*Two scenes were toned down by censoring  [[David]] being forced to eat dog food and [[Marcello]] no longer stabbing himself with a dagger to snap himself out of [[Rhapthorne]]'s control.
*New [[Rarefied monster]]s that only appear under specific conditions, like [[Cherreevil blossom]], [[Crème caraslime]], or [[Morrimp]].
*A [[Cameron's Codex|new camera mode]] is available. There are several sidequests related to it, giving players rare rewards. The last few quests contain a [[Stella|a character]] from {{Dragon Quest IX}}. The game includes a limited photo editor for pictures taken with the new mode.
*There is DLC equipment in this release, most notably [[Erdrick's Sword]].
*New items were added. With a couple of the new items, players to ride a [[Silver sabrecat|silver]] and a black great sabrecats.
*Some bosses, skills and spells were re-balanced. The most notable example is the [[Twin Dragon Lash]] skill being nerfed considerably.
*Princess [[Minnie]]'s rewards are expanded. Some include new weapons and even costumes.
*A [[Walking corpse]] operates a night shop in [[Arcadia]] where a [[Seed of skill] can be purchased once every 24 hours in real time.