Dragon Quest wasn’t the first Japanese RPG. And depending on how you keep score, it might not even have been the first console RPG made in Japan. But it’s often regarded as the father of the JRPG genre, and with good reason.

In this retrospective review, we’ll take a thorough look at the original Dragon Quest – the mother of all JRPGs. What was so great about the game? Why did it have such a huge impact? And how does the experience hold up today?

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 The first JRPG?
06:23 Enix from the ashes
11:14 From PC to console
16:04 Development
22:07 A series of fortunate events
28:18 The urban legend
33:41 Localization
38:15 Dragon Warrior
43:18 Accessibility over complexity
47:48 Freedom of movement
52:45 The critical path
57:51 The spirit of exploration
1:02:28 Flaws
1:08:00 Grinding
1:13:53 A warm, inviting world
1:18:25 You
1:24:03 The mother of all JRPGs