IX is WHY I finally got into DQ. I LOVE multiplayer RPGs (my childhood friend and I have been playing them together since we were kids and still do ((playing FFIV:TAY together now)) all these years alter).

So when I heard that DQ IX was a multiplayer, I decided to give VIII a shot. For some reason I'm not 100% into it. I play it for a few days and then don't for a month or two. And then pick it up again for a few days, etc.

I just bought IV for the DS and I think I like it a LOT better than VIII.