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In the North American release of ''Dragon Quest VIII'', Square Enix replaced the original soundtrack with an orchestral version, and removed certain sound effects such as the screen transition. Battle sound effects, movement effects, and the three octave degrees used for unvoiced men, women, and children were retained. | In the North American release of ''Dragon Quest VIII'', Square Enix replaced the original soundtrack with an orchestral version, and removed certain sound effects such as the screen transition. Battle sound effects, movement effects, and the three octave degrees used for unvoiced men, women, and children were retained. | ||
The orchestral soundtrack was well received by international audiences, but due to hardware limitations this could not be replicated with the release of the [[Zenithia trilogy]] and the ninth game on the | The orchestral soundtrack was well received by international audiences, but due to hardware limitations this could not be replicated with the release of the [[Zenithia trilogy]] and the ninth game on the [[Nintendo DS]]. It would be implemented in all international versions of the eleventh game, however, with the Japanese receiving the feature as a part of the Nintendo Switch version. It is currently unknown if the orchestral soundtrack will be featured in a future update of ''Dragon Quest X'' or will be the worldwide default in the next numbered title. | ||
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