Playing a Dragon Quest game immediately lightens the mood and lifts the soul. I’d credit the culmination of its color palette, the boisterous soundtrack filling every scene, and the whimsical designs and dialogue. Perfection. Dragon Quest is comfort gaming at its finest.
@paulw It’s easy to see why Japan loves these games so much. Also, it’s hard to get that frustrated during a tough boss battle when the boss in question is a dragon with a speech impediment. It’s a very “Saturday morning cartoon” approach to storytelling and I’m all for it!
@jacks It’s from the Steam Deck. I played DQ XI when it was released on PS4 years ago, but recently got a Deck and craved getting back into it with the updated release. Wish they’d do a remake for VIII — loved that one.
@paulw the Deck has been an awesome-sauce addition to my gaming - it plays just about everything you can throw at it and can be a small computer if you want. thanks for the DQ info - never played and its time to try it :) 🎮
@metalslimes.bsky.social Hadn’t thought of the “Saturday morning cartoon” angle, but I like it. Very on point with its light-heartedness, learn-a-lesson episodic pacing.