I struggle to see the appeal of this franchise. I get the charm, but at this point in my life, I need more than just charm from a game. The speed of combat being fast is nice, and it becomes kinda relaxing and enjoyable to play. My problem comes from everything outside of the combat. Every time I play a dragon quest game, I get confused where to go then end up having to talk to every fucking npc to figure it out. Maybe I just don't have it in me anymore to deal with this tedious stuff. I don't care for this story at all and if you find any of these characters interesting or fun, you probably like watching grass grow. All the DQ games I have played all have varying issues that makes them unenjoyable. 8 is REALLY slow and combat drags on, 7 is REALLY long and vague, and this is confusing and mind-numbing. I'll probably play 12 though when it becomes an action game.