This is my first time playing through this game in maybe 11 or 12 years? I found it for $7 at a GameStop years ago back when $10 games were all I could afford as a kid and big-name JRPGs were the apple of my eye. It’s some of the best sprite work I’ve seen in a 2D game on the DS. Great animations and designs for characters and the tanks. I wish so badly that this used the touch screen more since there are clear opportunities for it, but for a goofy spin-off aimed at younger audiences it is a great RPG and honestly stays really true to the Dragon Quest series, as well. I think where I have issues is that the tank battle gameplay is the only interesting gameplay, and exploring the overworld doesn’t come with many hurdles besides it being a bit of a slog and its puzzles a little obvious. But the tank gameplay is just stellar and I wish this game was out and about more because it seems like something that could’ve really developed a meta! Now that I’ve completed the story and saved all the slimes, I might take a break from this one, but I’d really like to come back and finish a lot of the side-stuff and dig my teeth deep into this one.