I played this game some time ago. and much of it has stayed with me. I loved every main character, their individual story arcs, and how they pulled together into a team. Sylvanado and Jade and Veronica were my favorites, but they'll all so great.

I love old school turn-based combat and DQXI has a perfect implementation, keeping it simple while layering on interesting systems that encourage different party mixes and strategies. Crafting is similarly deceptively simple, and ultimately very satisfying (and important!). Every game system is well thought out and realized, and ties into the whole seamlessly.

I could say more about the story (incredible) or the setting (memorable and fun to explore), or the characters (vividly realized) but in the end, this is basically a perfect RPG, where everything works. I loved it.

Played on retro mode (2D pixel art), through to the end credits. Did not play the epilogue as I was satisfied with the conclusion.