When comparing Pocket Legends vs DRAGON QUEST VIII, the Slant community recommends DRAGON QUEST VIII for most people. In the question“What are the best Android RPGs?” DRAGON QUEST VIII is ranked 16th while Pocket Legends is ranked 46th. The most important reason people chose DRAGON QUEST VIII is:
Instead of a class system that is found in all of the previous Dragon Quest titles where players upgrade their player through beating monsters a certain amount of time, Dragon Quest VIII uses a skill system to level up the characters and learn new skills by placing skill points earned through battle into the available skill tree, this allows for a more fine grained approach of leveling a character up.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Pick up and play
This game is not as involved as some other games, and because of this it makes it perfect for shorter play sessions, this holds true all the way up until the higher levels of gameplay.
Pro Active playerbase
The official forums are still daily active, so there will never be a shortage of players in-game to play with.
Pro Engaging endgame
This comes in the form of "Endgame PvP" and is enough to keep a high level player occupied for some time.
Pro Fine grained controls over leveling each character
Instead of a class system that is found in all of the previous Dragon Quest titles where players upgrade their player through beating monsters a certain amount of time, Dragon Quest VIII uses a skill system to level up the characters and learn new skills by placing skill points earned through battle into the available skill tree, this allows for a more fine grained approach of leveling a character up.
Pro One handed gameplay design
The game plays in portrait mode to cater to the hardcore Japanese gaming audience that enjoy being able to play with one hand while commuting.
Pro Really long game
Including side quest the game can easily last over 100 hours.
Pro Classic JRPG battle system
As one would expect of a JRPG there are random battles on the map that are strictly turn based.
Cons
Con In app purchases required in later game
Players are required to purchase content packs after level 13 has been reached, which could be disruptive for some players unwilling to put forth the money to continue playing.
Con Only 3 classes
Being that there are only 3 classes to choose from in the game, many players will wish there were more choices.
Con Gets repetitive
This game, like many MMORPGs can become repetitive in the leveling process.
Con Removed content from North American PS2 release
Things like the original orchestrated music and voice acting that were in the original North American Playstation 2 release have been removed from the mobile version of the game. Most likely to save room.