Dragon Quest V is said to be the best one time and time again. However, I just can't get into it like the rest of the series. The story is good, don't get me wrong. But the gameplay feels suffocating. It doesn't have the open exploration of other games in the series until much later in the game and the party is restricted to only three active members. Combine this with the game only having a small amount of playable characters with the bulk of party members being uncontrollable monsters, it feels a lot less fun to play compared to something like Dragon Quest VI, VIII, or XI. Granted, I've still played through the majority of it, because I'm stupid like that.