Dragon Quest IX yɛ saa DS RPGs no mu baako a ɛbata wo ho kɛkɛ. Wofi ase sɛ ɔbɔfo a ɔhwɛ so a wahwe ase —yeah, aseresɛm biara nni hɔ —na ɛsɛ sɛ wosan kyekye wo ntaban denam mmoa a wobɛboa nkurɔfo wɔ wiase kɛse a ɛyɛ fɛ yi so no so. Nkyerɛwde a wɔayɛ no sɛnea wɔpɛ no yɛ wuram de; Wubetumi ayɛ w’apontow no nyinaa afi mfiase, apaw adesua ahorow te sɛ Minstrels anaa Warriors, na gear no da adi ankasa wɔ wo chibi sprites ketewa no so. Mede bere pii yɛɛ wɔn ho fɛfɛɛfɛ dodo.

Combat's classic turn-based stuff, nanso ɛnam saa cool tension system yi so a wobɛtumi ama attacks ahoɔden sɛ wowɔ abotare a. Na wiase no nso ɛ? Nsɛm nketenkete ahyɛ mu ma —wɔyɛ nkwaseasɛm, ebi yɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ efi komam. Ɛwɔ hɔ mpo local co-op sɛ wobɛtumi anya nnamfo a wɔwɔ bi (good luck in 2024). Adeɛ no nyinaa oozes saa Old-School Dragon Quest charm no ara kwa, nanso ɛwɔ tweaks a ɛdɔɔso a ɛbɛma ayɛ foforɔ. Still holds up sɛ wowɔ slow-burn RPGs a ɛwɔ nipasu mu a.