I’m sure at one point the Dragon part of the title of this series meant something. At this point there are more slimes running around than dragons so it would be more appropriately named Slime Quest. But, for unexplained reasons, Square Enix have stuck with Dragon Quest and it remains the second most popular role-playing game series in Japan after nine entries. In fact, this ninth entry is the most popular entry in the series so far. And yet, Dragon Quest is still really niche in the West. The two remakes on the DS, Dragon Quest IV: The Chapters of the Chosen and Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, have hardly registered on the collective consciousness of most Western RPG gamers. Will Sentinels of the Starry Skies be the one to change this? It certainly deserves more attention – I found it quite a bit more appealing than the earlier remakes.

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