When comparing DRAGON QUEST VIII vs TeamThunder, the Slant community recommends DRAGON QUEST VIII for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” DRAGON QUEST VIII is ranked 43rd while TeamThunder is ranked 140th. 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.
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Pros
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.
Pro The gunner infra red night vision + target aquisition and selection is wonderful
Gunner can select between different view modes. The gunner view automatically puts a red box around enemies. The gunner can then select one at a time for missile lock.
Pro Missions are creative and original
Pro Nice graphics
Pro Control scheme can be customized
It is rare for a game to give you this much control over your control scheme preferences. This game offers full control. Even tilt controls can be used (but not required).
Pro Feels like flying a real helicopter
The controls feel realistic with an amazing hover function.
Pro Co-op is fantastic
It's surprisingly easy to connect 2 devices. The person hosting the game can pick who is gunner and who is pilot. Playing as gunner the camera is somehow stabilized and maintains its aim. LAN co-op is also fully supported.
Cons
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.
Con Reward system is primitive
Go up in rank by gaining experience points in missions, but no actual useful rewards.