So I got Dragon Quest IX yesterday. I'd never played any of the previous Dragon Quest games but I'd heard of them, mainly because the same person who did Dragon Ball Z designed the characters. Basically what happened was I realized all I had that was good for my DS was Phoenix Wright and Mario Kart. When I'm on a long trip my brain wont function enough for Phoenix wright and mario kart gets boring after a while. I said to myself "I need a new game...I really like RPGs especially the ones where you can design your characters". So I went to game stop and bought, at the recommendation of the staff, the New Dragon quest.
40 bucks well spent.
I started playing and so far I'm very impressed and pleased. The cutscene right after the opening part of the game just blew my mind. the fighting is fun, the characters are cute, the clothing is nifty. Its a great game. My only problem is with the navi like character that sticks with you.i don't know why she annoys me so much. she's supposed to be cute and Spunky I suppose but she just gets on my nerves. other then that i do giggle every time she says "flapping" or "what the flap" as a cuss. Also, I'm the type of gamer who loves games where you can completely customize a character down to their facial features. In oblivion I have tons of saves just from me making new characters. Now Dragon Quest only allows you one save file BUT you can create new characters at any time! Create them to be your party members (very reminiscent of Final Fantasy 1). this made me a very happy camper.
Its a very cute little game, with punny monsters and such. I really recommend it if you're into RPGs
