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.
It is not a very recognized game because it came out only for the nintendo ds, but it is very worthwhile.
It has a very entertaining story and a vocation system to customize your team with different classes, weapons and skills that gives a lot of versatility to the game.
It has a very entertaining story and a vocation system to customize your team with different classes, weapons and skills that gives a lot of versatility to the game.