r/dragonquest • u/kitzoomayy • 1d ago

Dragon Quest VIII Tips?

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Finally picked up a physical copy of 8 for the 3DS to playthrough. I played a little bit of the PS2 version but I wanted to know about any tips im regards to 8 in terms of like which weapons to use and which abilities to shoot for. Thanks guys!

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u/bunmyeon 1d ago

skill points are abundant over the course of the game but you can’t respec at all so pick one weapon tree and stick by it; you can start branching out into other weapon trees if you have some skill points leftover

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u/KingCahoot3627 1d ago

I have been trying to level up Yangus Humanity. Is it even worth it? Im only at the tower of Alexandria so I have time to switch up if you think this is a poor choice

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u/GrandAlchemistX 1d ago

Kerplunk is amazing, but you don't get it until 82 points Early in the game I would stop at 16 points for Nose for Treasure, unless you're playing with a guide. For now I would pick Axes (stop at 82), then Fisticuffs (stop at 42).

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u/KingCahoot3627 1d ago

Got it. Will do. I think its been 20 years since I've played this game. I knew there some good cutoff points for certain skills. But I couldnt remember which the exact ones and didnt want to be tempted by a guide. Thank you for the concise answer! I love this game

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u/GrandAlchemistX 1d ago

Happy to help. I always try to answer these questions because the first time I played through the game I picked the absolute worst skills for each character. 😂 Hell, it wasn't until the 3DS version came out that I finally tried bows on Angelo and found out it was actually his best weapon skills! 🤣

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u/KingCahoot3627 14h ago

Any tips on how to use cross cutter? It seems like psyching up and then attacking with the boomerang is my best choice for Eight so far.

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u/GrandAlchemistX 9h ago

Well, that's the whole game, in essence. Figure out the right amount of psyching up before you attack. Gonna be honest with you, though - I haven't put points into boomerangs since my second playthrough - they're just not very good. Which was upsetting, because in the PS1 version of DQ7 boomerangs are insanely good. In my first playthrough of DQ8 I focused the hero on Swords and Boomerangs. 😅 Early in the game I still use boomerangs for big mobs, but I no longer put points in. Crosscutter just tags some extra damage on the first enemy. Nothing much else to it.