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

===Player conveniences===
*Random encounters are suppressed as long as the {{Party 8}} is on a road.
*There is an automap feature in dungeons, and complete maps of all towns. The locations and contents of chests are marked on the map. Also, it is possible to browse the inventory of the shops while looking at the town map.
*[[Party Chat|Party conversation]]s return from the previous installment, but it is now possible to either select which {{Party 8}} member to talk to, or cycle through them in order.
*All items now have specific icons and illustrations, which can be viewed in the menu.
*The player can now select how long they wish to stay at an [[Inn]], changing the [[Day-night cycle|time of day]].
*In the event of a full {{Party 8}} wipe out, all characters are automatically revived at the last [[church]] the game was saved at.