Kind of an odd Dragon Quest - the main story is not the bulk of the gameplay. Playing through to finish the plot goes by surprisingly quickly (especially relative to VIII or XI), yet this game probably has the most content of any Dragon Quest, technically speaking, as the grottos make the game immensely large. The job system in this game is very solid, so if you like dungeon-crawling and turn-based battle without too much plot, this was a great one. Unfortunately, a lot of this content is locked behind online play, so now that the Nintendo servers are shut down, you need to do some homebrew work-arounds to get this content back.
Really cool game. Every time I start a Dragon Quest game I always find myself surprised by how good they are. This game in particular has a ton of customization in terms of your party. You just create 4 custom characters and can make them into whatever job you want. For example, I got through a majority of this game without even having healing spells because I was able to build a party that could handle that. Spending several hours crafting gear admittedly helps with that, but still. Speaking of the crafting, it was a pretty major part of my playthrough. I got super into it, tbh. Created a dedicated spreadsheet to tracking things that I want/need that could calculate the number of each ingredient that I need. That's not to say that doing that level of crafting, or any crafting at all, is required to enjoy the game, but I thought it was really satisfying.
This game also got really creative with multiplayer. In a way, I think they were experimenting with some MMO stuff in this game before they made X. I unfortunately played this years after the online was shut down, but traces of the game's roguelike-y dungeon generation content still remain and seem pretty integral to post-game. Similar to an MMO, 100%ing this game also seems grindy as hell. I hear some people say that a majority of this game's content is in the post-game, so I definitely intend to check that out.
This game also got really creative with multiplayer. In a way, I think they were experimenting with some MMO stuff in this game before they made X. I unfortunately played this years after the online was shut down, but traces of the game's roguelike-y dungeon generation content still remain and seem pretty integral to post-game. Similar to an MMO, 100%ing this game also seems grindy as hell. I hear some people say that a majority of this game's content is in the post-game, so I definitely intend to check that out.
Meu Dragon Quest favorito, as cutscenes são muito bem feitas pra um jogo de DS (igual o remake de FFIV), o prólogo é longo, chato e maçante mas é necessário pra dar todo o contexto ao jogo, criar sua própria party é algo bem daora desse jogo e que deveria ter nas sequências, o sistema de classes é bem completa porém dividiu opiniões sobre o level resetar ao mudar de classes, criar e customizar seu próprio personagem também é algo muito legal e um ponto bastante positivo do jogo e que dá muita imersão ao roleplay, o mapa é grande, cheio de segredos e lugares pra explorar, os bosses são moderados na dificuldade e pode exigir muito grinding, enfim, esse jogo teve várias adições e é um prato cheio pra quem gosta de RPG e é um jogo bem completo pra os moldes do Nintendo DS, recomendo totalmente
After so many Dragon Quest games centered around its core party, it's odd to get one we're but a loose cog in the mechanism of the plot. Our hero is a Celestrian - essentially an angel - assigned to the small village of Angel Falls, but when a cataclysm happens in their home, they find themselves cast down to the world below and stripped of their Celestrian powers. They're then forced to journey around the world, helping people to restore their faith and send the powerful energy of "benevolessence" back to the Celestrian world above.
I actually like the plot here despite the lack of any characterization to our entirely player-created party, plus there's also a really robust job system to boot, which I love! However, the game wants you to engage not just with its main narrative but also a pseudo-MMORPG style system of extremely grindy quests. If you can get into these you'll find Dragon Quest IX to have massive longevity far after the game concludes its narrative, but I found them off-putting and time-wasting.
I actually like the plot here despite the lack of any characterization to our entirely player-created party, plus there's also a really robust job system to boot, which I love! However, the game wants you to engage not just with its main narrative but also a pseudo-MMORPG style system of extremely grindy quests. If you can get into these you'll find Dragon Quest IX to have massive longevity far after the game concludes its narrative, but I found them off-putting and time-wasting.
Not much to say on this one. I liked the story, ideas and setting quite a bit. Sadly that was often muddied by the gameplay experience being structured far more for postgame and multiplayer experiences that cause the single player experience to suffer. This was the last dq game I had yet to play and while I liked it, it left me feeling unaccomplished and unimpressed
Mi primer Dragon Quest, me lo regalaron en navidades del año 2010 si no recuerdo mal, me ha marcado de por vida, eras un aprendiz de ángel y tu misión era heredar un pueblo para proteger, pero un día te caes del observatorio de los ángeles por un accidente al entregar un yggo a Yggdrasil, y te caes al mundo de los mortales perdiendo tu halo y tus alas pero conservando tus poderes de celestial, así comienza tu aventura entre dos reinos. Adoro a Luzbel 10/10
Probably the peak of DQ gameplay in the main games (haven't played X or XI yet as of writing, can't comment on them yet).
Music's great, story's nice, tons of side content that extend the lifespan of the game a lot, especially once you get into grotto exploring.
Tied with V for my favorite of the series.
Music's great, story's nice, tons of side content that extend the lifespan of the game a lot, especially once you get into grotto exploring.
Tied with V for my favorite of the series.