Cliche in a Good Way
posted by SocoLime (BARRE, MA) Jun 23, 2006
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The Dragon Quest series is widely popular in Japan, even more popular than Final Fantasy. So when a series that hasn't been released in the US for several years finally makes a return you know it's going to be good. In fact it was better than good it was near perfect. The story of DQ is very cliche, evil emperor, a kind, a reluctant hero blah blah. It's nothing new but it's just interesting enough to push the story along. What makes this game so good is the scale the world you travel in is built apon. There are basically no boundaries, you can literally venture off the main map for hours without invisible boarderes blocking you. Another positive are the battles, the battles are turn based but they are fast and fun. Leveling up is something you wont mind doing for once. There are tons of wacky characters, and there are plenty upgradeable weapons, items and armor.
I guess the only remaining downside is you may or may not like art choice for the game. If you don't like Dragonball then you probably wont like the character and art design. one more little negative is the game at first is a little slow moving and may take a little bit to get into the flow of things. Other than that this game is amazing. Everyone should give this game a chance so that more DQ games will see their way over to the US.
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