Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

The adventures of "IM GAY" continue.

Maybe my favourite JRPG? Not sure why. Maybe just well-balanced??? Consistently fun and a bit grindy, but not so much I get bored. The Gameboy version, with some tasteful added content, is especially good.

The last installment in this series where the plot at least notionally links back to the other entries, and the first to bring the concept of multiple worlds or time periods into play (thus introducing another JRPG cliché). This and Dragon Quest V seem to be the two that loom largest in the minds of the series's Japanese fans.

The Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior series continues to enjoyably expand and dip back into its Dungeons & Dragons roots by bringing alternate characters classes: Soldier, fighter, pilgrim/cleric, wizard, merchant, jester and sage. This, in addition to the way it delves into the backstory of the Dragon world years before Phantom Menace made such a concept (un)cool make for an interesting and enjoyable experience.