Dragon Quest V, and a rant about the state of the handheld RPG market
So I just finished playing through DRAGON QUEST V: HAND OF THE HEAVENLY BRIDE on the DS. As far as insight goes, I have little to say. It's DRAGON QUEST. It's the quintessence of Traditional JRPG.
Okay, okay, it does have some different features to it. DQV's big novelty is the "generation" setup. You start as a young child, adventuring alongside your father. Then you get older, and you get married, and you have some kids, and then your whole family takes on a world-threatening evil power. And since the art's done by Akira Toriyama, you may as well name yourself Goku and your son Gohan. There's even a golden orb you have to find at one point to bring the dragon back to his proper place. Come on!
But that's not really what I want to talk about. What I do want to talk about is the dilemma of RPGs, particularly on handheld devices, at this current juncture.