Since Dragon Quest Your Story just arrived on Netflix around two weeks ago, it seemed like the perfect time to post an appreciation of one of my favorite characters from any Dragon Quest game–a bit of an unsung hero who's always putting his needs before others, and always willing to…

Before we start, you should probably know two things about me: (1) I have an addictive personality and (2) I really, really LOVE JRPGs and hate very few of them (I’m looking at you, Final Fantasy III for the DS). So, whenever I get into a series, I go all…

As promised, I'm here to write (A LOT!) about Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. This is going to be as close to spoiler free as possible. There are characters and events I'd love to talk about, but…the game is only six months old and I don't want…

This week, I'm skipping ahead a bit to talk about the postgame (which is A LOT of game) in Dragon Quest XI, as well as some of the small gripes I had with an otherwise amazing entry in the series. Once again, I'm going to try to keep this as…

Just a quick note: we did a first impressions episode of DQ Builders 2 Dragon Quest FM (my DQ podcast, for those who don't know), and it works as a sort of companion piece to this post. This week, I want to talk about my SPOILER FREE! early impressions of…

Most video games are not about the NPCs. They're called non-playable characters for a reason. You aren't supposed to play as them, much less get attached to them. For the most part, you don't even have to talk to them. In a lot of video games, NPCs are set dressings.…

I recently started playing Dragon Quest X on the Nintendo Switch…in the United States…for free. Yes, it's still in Japanese and there are some language barriers to overcome, but it's surprisingly simple and easy to do. I've gotten a lot of people asking me how to do this, so it…

I recently beat version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X, commonly called “Awakening of the Five Tribes.” It was a fun journey that sometimes took a frustrating amount of effort, but felt mostly worthwhile. I'm working on a review of the game (and still summing stuff up in the “Adventures in…

As you might have heard, I've been working on a book –and it's all about Dragon Quest, my relationship with the series, and the fandom in the West. I started working on this book around June 2019, and now that it's been a year, the book is finished. Now, I'm…

Quick View Release Date: September 20, 2019 Price: $49.99 Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and up) System(s): Nintendo Switch/Playstation 4/Steam What's It All About? Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a sprawling masterpiece about a boy named Oliver, who's swept into another world full of magical creatures…