Back in the day(tm), I was an avid Dragon Warrior fan. I owned and beat DW I-IV and once I got a PS2 I played and beat VIII. A year or so ago I went back and played through DW II and III again and found myself groaning from all the pointless grinding and weak storyline. Sure I beat them again, but I wasn't having as much fun as I did playing DQ VIII (I never did get back around to IV). I then decided to go and beat DW VII since it was the only one I had skipped (not owning a PS1 when it was released) and found myself absolutely hating it. The plot was weak, the dialouge was horrendous, and the whole game just seemed like one long joyless plod. I ended up beating it, but only to say I beat it (and to at least get some return on my 80 hours of life lost).
Now with the release of DQ IX around the corner, I'm looking back on the DQ games that I never played. I see that people have translated the roms for DQ V and VI, so I'm wondering if they're worth playing? Are the storylines interesting? Do they offer something worth seeing? Interesting gameplay mechanics? Or are they just graphically supped up versions of the same old DQ games? I don't want to start them only to find out it's DQ VII all over again.
Also, has anyone played the DS remakes? I see they put out DQ IV, and I was wondering if it was worth playing over the NES version I already own.
Tempest