Dragon Quest

The Erdrick Trilogy still holds up as some of the best RPGs to this day. While copious amounts of grinding, a lack of direction, and gross new artwork hold these games back from true greatness, they are still worth playing through to see the roots of the JRPG genre. They’re charming, fun, silly, and just a little bit sad.

Dragon Quest is a fun, light-hearted JRPG with simple and enjoyable combat and classic Dragon Quest charm, though the lack of play time mixed with its other flaws leaves something to be desired, though at just £3.99 you really can’t go wrong.

A historic role-playing game appeared in 1986, now re-staged on Nintendo Switch console.

The first Dragon Quest feels like a relic from the past with its incessant grinding and tiring dialogue. But it’s hard not to recommend: it does have that Dragon Quest appeal that many games in the series have, and the soundtrack and visuals (save the character models) give this release a great classic feel. There’s no doubt this 33-year-old game shows its age, but Dragon Quest presents a simple, straightforward experience that’s worth playing if you can forgive its dated flaws.

Unfortunately, the technical issues and art do take away enjoyment from playing this otherwise fantastic retro throwback. While diehard fans of the series may enjoy it, a more casual player might be a little bit lost when faced with its 30-year old design.

I give Dragon Quest a point as a piece of video game history, a point for the music, another for its DNA in Fortune Street, and one more because I’m feeling charitable. But beyond that, I just think this is a subpar port of a dated game, especially with no nostalgic value attached to it. It’s definitely not for me. With the graphical issues, I’m not even sure it’s for fans either.

I love the classic Dragon Quest titles with a passion, but there is nothing that redeems these poor ports. They fail as an archive of classics, since the redesign fundamentally changes them. They fail as pieces of entertainment, because they're so ugly and poorly made. Finally, they fail as Dragon Quest, because Dragon Quest fans will be insulted by this trash being passed off as their memories.

A short but charming JRPG that defined the genre. Its nostalgic vibe, simple yet beautiful world, and timeless sense of adventure make it a classic worth revisiting. Sometimes, less really is more.

Game: Dragon Quest IGenre: RPGDeveloper: Square EnixPublisher: Square EnixSystem: Nintendo Switch (NS)Year of Release: 2019Length of Playthrough: 8 HoursTotal Score: 69/100Value Score: 6.9/10• Story: 7/10• Characters: 5/10• GamePlay: 7/10• Graphics: 8/10• Sound: 8/10• Music: 8/10• Length: 5/10• Replay Value: 4/10• Player Value: 7/10Pros+Remade visuals+Leveling up experience needed and cost of items reduced to make grinding not much of an issue as the original+OST and sound effects remade+Quick save feature+Items from the GBC version including the ability to see experience needed exist in this versionCons-Half of the game is still grinding for gold and experience-Although the game's lore is told throughout the npcs - not much is shown or told in the main story, interactions-Very short---Score wise comparison sake....Dragon Quest I (NES): 62Dragon Quest I (NS): 69Dragon Quest II (NES): 65Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS): 98

A slow burn, but once you begin to appreciate the grindy gameplay of this early RPG as a Zen-type experience, the more you will enjoy Dragon Quest. It has charming dialog, quaint art design, reminiscent of the Golden Sun saga, and a simple fighting mechanic that allows the 5-10 hours of gameplay a peaceful experience, if not the most exciting.

+ Classic RPG+ Actually hide a lot of puzzles / quests really well+ Enemy design(s) are iconic~ World was incredibly big for it's time~ Princess isn't even in a castle~ Growth stats were based on your name~ Older Versions have you use the menu for every command~ Older Versions are far heavier on grinding- No matter what version, grinding is the key to this game- A lot of the later game items are too cryptic to find on your own

I like rpg games and i was very disapointing to discover this bland switch version made with rpgmaker. I wanted the original experience !