Dragon Quest I - The Mother of All JRPGs | Retrospective Review

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? #DragonQuest #JRPG #retrospective – ✅😍 Want to help my channel grow? Subscribe! It's totally FREE and it helps me a lot! Click this link to subscribe to my channel:    / @altercatetv   – 🎦 You might like some of my other video essays: ▶ The blueprint to Square’s success (Final Fantasy IV Retrospective) -    • The blueprint to Square’s success (Final F...   ▶ The last great adventure (Final Fantasy V Retrospective) -    • The last great adventure (Final Fantasy V ...   ▶ The first masterpiece JRPG (Final Fantasy VI Retrospective) -    • Final Fantasy VI - The first true masterpi...   – 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