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StarOcean on 17 June 2017
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Hiku said:
StarOcean said:

It's a port, not a remake. That being said the best version is the PS2 original since it has Koichi Sugiyama's amazing music in it. 3DS version only uses MIDI. But still a good port, nonetheless. Definitely try VIII when you can. 

A port to me is simply enhanced graphics and not much else.
This has new additional playable characters, new story scenes, new post game dungeons, monster arena challenges, monsters, costumes, recipes, battles are no longer random encounters, a fast forward feature, etc, etc.

So that's very much a remake to me. Whatever you want to call it is fine. But I understand the changes that come with the 3DS version.

I did try DQ VIII ages ago when it was new, but I got turned off by how simplistic the combat system was and ended up not giving it a proper chance. But I heard so much good about it since that I realize I should have given it more of a chance. I intend to do that on 3DS.

Ehh... I don't know about that one XD it's a remake in the same sense as SMT: Devil Survivor DS -> 3DS Overclock ver. is. It's the exact same game, but has a few things added to entice people. Or maybe comparing it to Pokemon. R/S -> Emerald is a better comparison. The 2 new characters aren't that helpful for reasons I won't spoil, the new story scenes are okay. But adding new story scenes = remake is like saying Star Wars rereleases are remakes because of stuff like "Jedi Rocks"... *shudders*. 1 post game dungeon iirc, though DQ8 already has a cool post-game thingy anyway. Monster Arena isnt new unless they added more recruitable monsters which I havent noticed. New Costumes, recipes, no random encounters + fast forward is definitely a plus though. 

I encourage you to play any version. This is my favorite game so I own the PS2, iOS, and 3DS ver. And beat them all 100%. However... iOS ver lacks the orchastrated music AND the VA >~> so it's rough. 

But as I said, what they added isn't going to be as noticeable as you might think except the last 4 things. Actually, what's weird is they actually changed and rearranged scenes from the original for whatever reason. Some good, some, questionable