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Should I Keep Playing Dragon Quest IX?
The other day I was perusing my intimidating gaming backlog. I’m the proud owner of a new 3DS XL, and one game on my shelf stood out: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. I have only ever play a bit of the first Dragon Quest in the Game Boy Color reboot, but I don’t feel it gave me a sense of the series. I heard fans pumped hundreds of hours into Dragon Quest IX, so it sounded like the perfect opportunity to experiment with the series. After investing about 5-6 hours, I’m looking for reasons to continue with it.
Before I continue, let me summarize my feelings on the game:
Like:
- Art style
- Music
- Quirky writing
- Funny enemies
- JRPG nostalgia
Don’t Like:
- Overly simplistic battle system
- Unexciting battles
- Generic, seemingly random party members
- Micromanaging my party's equipment
For a sense of how far I am, I just recently filled up my party. However, the battles I’ve fought have been too easy to get a sense of how extra characters change the flow. So if I’m not impressed at this point, is there some greatness around the corner? I want to catch the Dragon Quest fever everyone seemed to come down with playing this title. I know there's a job system that's yet to be integrated, but is that a real deal-breaker?
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
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