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Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King (2004)

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This is video #064 in my playthrough of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King for the Nintendo 3DS. This video contains commentary. To view the non-commentary version, click here: https://youtu.be/Q9WSLv_aNeA

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Previously, the party entered the Royal Hunting Ground. They gathered the treasures and hunted the first two Argon Lizards. Unfortunately, Charmles thinks that bigger is better and wants the biggest Argon Heart ever seen. I'd say the little prince is compensating for something.

After resuming, the party heads to the northeastern part of the Royal Hunting Ground.

A scene takes place as they cross the natural bridge (time 1:46). Charmles wants the party to lure a sleeping Argon Lizard out of its alcove.

Fortunately, there is a salamango grove in the area north of the bridge (time 2:15). The party grabs one.

They throw it west off the bridge (time 2:29). The lizard can't resist popping out to eat it. It goes to sleep.

The party jumps off the bridge to confront the third Argon Lizard (time 2:40). It is just like the previous two Argon Lizards. Charmles isn't worthy of a cool name like Damon.

At the end of the battle, Angelo reaches Level 23 (time 4:57). He obtains 5 skill points. He puts them into Staves for a total of 35. The Argon Lizard drops the third Argon Heart.

Charmles causes another scene after the Argon Lizard's defeat (time 5:27). He wants a yet bigger Argon Heart, but not yet. He insists that they camp for the night.

Another scene takes place in the morning (time 6:37). I see Charmles is channeling his inner Joffrey. Poor Medea. Fortunately, before things get too ugly, Yangus arrives with report of a giant Argon Lizard. Charmles wants the party to defeat it ASAP.

We regain control of the party after the scene (time 9:29).

After leaving the campsite and dropping off the bridge, the party finds the Great Argon Lizard to the west (time 11:02). They approach it and initiate the next boss battle. Methinks it was upset about the poaching of its lesser brethren. Its normal attack deals a good amount of damage to a single ally, but its flying leap is even stronger. Its mow down attack is slightly weaker, but it hits the entire party.

Two or more Kabuffs from Angelo will help protect the party from the lizard's attacks. Jessica can Oomph the protagonist and Yangus to boost their attacks, and she can also Sap the lizard to reduce its defence. The protagonist and Yangus can psyche up to 50 tension and use their best attacks to cut the lizard down to size in short order.

The party soon defeats the Great Argon Lizard (time 14:15). Davilas reaches Level 25. He obtains 5 skill points. He puts them into Courage for a total of 41. At 40 points in Courage, he becomes Courageous and learns the spell Fizzle. The Great Argon Lizard drops the Great Big Argon Heart.

A scene takes place after the battle (time 15:03). Charm-lay is finally pleased with his senselessly Great Big Argon Heart. Time to get back to the castle.

The party Evacs out of the Royal Hunting Ground (time 16:52).

A brief scene takes place when they address the farmer (time 17:43).

Before leaving, the party spends the night in the farm house. The woman at the table has some interesting dialogue.

The party Zooms back to Argonia (time 19:43).

A scene takes place when they enter the town of Argonia (time 21:33). Charmless notices that the bazaar is on, so he plans to do a little shopping. Um, doesn't he want to report in to his royal father first?

Afterwards, the party checks around town. The bazaar has some excellent items on offer. Too bad the party is not all that rich right now.

In the "permanent" equipment shop, the party can speak with the equipment merchant from behind the counter (time 24:33). He will teach them the recipe for the Bandit Axe if they have not already made one: Bandit Axe = Battle-axe + Thief's Key.

If you look up at the castle balcony, you may notice a royal personage observing the crowd with his spyglass.

The party saves at the church. Next time, they will report in to King Clavius and hopefully get the Magic Mirror. But will it serve their purposes?

Thanks for watching!

Recording date: October 29, 2019

This video is part of my Dragon Quest VIII playthrough. I am playing the North American version of the game released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2017. All characters, story, music, artwork, and other components of this game are the property of their respective owners.

Played on the Nintendo New 3DS with a Katsukity game capture card. Recorded with the Elgato Game Capture HD device and software. Produced with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

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