Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (2008)

ArtePiazza, Square Enix Product Development Division 9

Remake of Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome

Android · Nintendo DS · iOS

4.29 from 17 ratings

34 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 12 backlogged · 5 wish listed

How long? Main story 50h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor. Something new to the Dragon Quest series is the ability to tame monsters into the player's party. The monsters can be used in battle and … Read more
Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor. Something new to the Dragon Quest series is the ability to tame monsters into the player's party. The monsters can be used in battle and level-up like the human characters. Monsters sometimes request to join the Hero after battles if the party is strong enough. There are a total of 71 monsters that are capable of joining the Hero's party Read less
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Release dates

  • Jul 17, 2008 (Japan) Nintendo DS
  • Feb 17, 2009 (North_America) Nintendo DS
  • Feb 19, 2009 (Europe) Nintendo DS
  • Feb 20, 2009 (Europe) Nintendo DS
  • Dec 12, 2014 (Japan) Android, iOS
  • Jan 21, 2015 (Worldwide) Android
  • Jan 22, 2015 (Worldwide) iOS
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Rating distribution

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Status SIGINT Jan 13, 2021

I am more or less enjoying my time with this game, my first crack at the Dragon Quest series inspired by references in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The first few hours brought some unexpected quirky stuff, like a haunted mansion and a trip to a frozen fairy land — welcome surprises that definitely did not fit my preconceived notion …

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I am more or less enjoying my time with this game, my first crack at the Dragon Quest series inspired by references in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The first few hours brought some unexpected quirky stuff, like a haunted mansion and a trip to a frozen fairy land — welcome surprises that definitely did not fit my preconceived notion of this series.

Unfortunately, some nice enemy sprite animations can’t fix the fact that the combat, which happens more than I would like in general, is pretty dull. And as interesting as some of those individual moments in the story are, the broad strokes, which I’ve heard rave reviews about, have not particularly been to my taste. At least the pacing is pretty speedy.

It’s been hard to feel super motivated to play the game more than a couple times a week, but I’ll keep at it for a few more hours and see where it goes due to the acclaim.

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