I wanna know from people: it has been getting the same review across the board- great overall, multiplayer is superb, but combat is too simplistic to last the whole adventure.
 
I wanna know if I should get this. As a foundation, my top 3 favorite RPGs are Chrono Trigger, FFTA, and Mario and Luigi: Bowser's inside story.

How did you like the other Dragon Quest games?

It has a very traditional battle system and you seem to like games with non-traditional ones.

" How did you like the other Dragon Quest games? "

" It has a very traditional battle system and you seem to like games with non-traditional ones. "

"I say just play through Chrono Trigger again. "

Looks pretty awful. I say forget.  
 
I really loved DQVIII too...

I bought it and am liking it so far. It's an acquired taste, though. One of my main complaints is that you don't have a shared item inventory. Items you get go into a bag and you have to assign them to particular party members if you want to use them in battle. It's not a huge deal, just a little annoying. That's pretty much how I feel about most of the game. No one big problem, just a lot of little annoyances that stick out. If you're a fan of the classic JRPG genre then that's nothing new and you'll be able to overlook the small flaws and still have fun. If you're new to the genre then this game probably isn't one you want to start off with.

I like it, but it does kinda feel like I am going to be playing for 100 hours or the equivalent of 3-4 DW3 runs and get the same thing from it. The story line is better, but that is not saying so much, since three had barely a story line. DW4 would be better for you. BB had a sale for buy one DS game get the other half off so a buddy was already buying a copy and did not want another game and let me get this for $15, so I am happy with it in that respect. 
 
Maybe I am just getting less patient as i get older, but I feel compelled to alchemise better equipment. This takes a long time when you have to scour the world for ingredients and have a thief steal them as well. The worst part of this, and I realize it too, is that if I would probably be better, and faster, to advance the story and get to a new town with better armor than anything I could previously create. However the games balance of money and cost of weapons (and selling back a weapon only gives you 10% what you paid) make it necessary to at least alchemise 25% of your equipment I would say, or else your going to be grinding forever.
 
Now that equipment you can make is better than what you can buy, and most of the stuff you make, you can not buy. Also as is traditional, in the end, I am betting you can make the best and greatest weapons only through this process. I will hold reserve on judgment for this as well because I may go to the next town and see that my equipment is still better, or as good.... But I am bucking on finding out I need to buy that equipment to make even better stuff lol.  
 
@Ratcabbage said:

" I bought it and am liking it so far. It's an acquired taste, though. One of my main complaints is that you don't have a shared item inventory. Items you get go into a bag and you have to assign them to particular party members if you want to use them in battle.