One of the Super Famicom’s most-celebrated RPGs turns 30 at the moment in Japan. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride was the collection’ first recreation on the 16-bit console, and even at the moment, Dragon Quest V is fondly remembered, regardless of the sport not receiving an official Western launch till its 2009 DS port.
The Super Famicom (or SNES) is not a slouch in the case of RPGs — with Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI, Secret of Mana, Terranigma, EarthBound, and the seminal Chrono Trigger being only a handful of names that Dragon Quest V has to compete with to be thought-about one of many system’s finest. Even so, it nonetheless manages to face out on a star-studded console due to Akira Toriyama’s distinctive artwork model, its cosy vibes, and grand, coming-of-age story.
Dragon Quest V launched one of many collection’ most-iconic parts — monster taming (inform us you spent hours making an attempt to get a Great Dragon, identical to us!). Not solely might you enterprise world wide with human companions, however you would additionally now deliver Slimes and Slime Knights and all kinds with you. And sure, we’re not forgetting Saber (or Purrcy, or no matter you resolve to call your Great Sabrecat!).
But what makes Dragon Quest V so beloved is its story, which follows one single boy from childhood all through to maturity. You expertise the world by a curious little boy’s eyes, expertise some fairly horrible issues within the first few hours of the sport, after which by adolescence and maturity, you get married, begin a household, and save the world.
For a very long time, the everlasting Dragon Quest query was — who did you marry? Your Hero might select between the tomboyish finest buddy Bianca, or the type daughter of a rich man Nera. The DS remake would additionally add Debora, a boisterous younger lady who berates the Hero incessantly.
This fifth entry in ChunSoft and Enix’s (and now Square Enix’s) franchise is among the hottest — and the Hero makes an look in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate within the Dragon Quest Hero’s Final Smash.
If you are a Dragon Quest fan, we count on you have received some fairly robust opinions on this iconic entry. And it charges fairly darn excessive in our reader-ranked checklist — no less than on the time of scripting this!
While there’s so much to sit up for in Dragon Quest’s future — with Dragon Quest Treasures releasing in December, and Dragon Quest XII and Dragon Quest III HD-2D someplace — we’re taking a second to look again at a Super Famicom favorite, and we need to hear from you.
Vote in our polls under and share your reminiscences of this recreation — whether or not you performed it on authentic {hardware}, the PS2, DS, or cellular — within the feedback!
