A remake of the OG JRPG, and almost certainly the earliest version of this game that I'd recommend playing due to the numerous quality of life and pacing improvements in this port. It's a simple premise: we are the descendant of the legendary hero Loto / Erdrick and we've got a villainous Dracolord to stop. It's old-fashioned but then again, so is Dragon Warrior as a franchise, and it's partly what it keeps it so popular over all this time - you can always rely on a Dragon Quest game to give you a solid high fantasy time.
Gameplay is precisely what you'd expect from the Ur-JRPG. Our hero wanders about towns across the land, fighting monsters and hoovering gold to exchange for better equipment, and occasionally you come across some legendary items to help your quest. Combat is strictly turn-based and very menu-heavy. It might not be a game for everyone, but as a lover of both JRPGs and of pieces of videogame history, I think Dragon Warrior (or at least its later ports) hold up remarkably well.
Gameplay is precisely what you'd expect from the Ur-JRPG. Our hero wanders about towns across the land, fighting monsters and hoovering gold to exchange for better equipment, and occasionally you come across some legendary items to help your quest. Combat is strictly turn-based and very menu-heavy. It might not be a game for everyone, but as a lover of both JRPGs and of pieces of videogame history, I think Dragon Warrior (or at least its later ports) hold up remarkably well.