amphibious_ReViews

Dragon Quest was not that fun for me. It was absolutely a worthwhile experience, and I'm glad that I played it, but I have been spoiled by the likes of Final Fantasy and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 , so I know how amazing JRPG's can be. However, all of those games have roots somewhere, and Dragon Quest is almost indisputably the granddaddy of my favorite genre. The whole game was rather short, extensive grinding was an absolute must (not really my cup of tea), and the story was simple, but all of the bones were there and they were strong. Dragon Quest offered a relatively large world to both explore and interact with, it had opportunities to grow stronger with experience or better gear, and it had a grand villain to defeat. That was enough to keep me playing to the end. After playing through the whole game, I concluded that it earned its place as a milestone, but everything that it offers can be found better somewhere else, so it really only holds a place as a relic. I rec