Dragon Quest V is the best game in the series that I've experienced so far. It's incredibly charming with a main story element that is just so original and works so well that I'm really surprised it isn't done more often. I mean, yeah, it is done sometimes, like in Fable, but I don't think there was any game that pulled off growing up, getting married and having kids so well. Maybe that's because your family members aren't parrty members there. But yeah - your whole party consists of people close to you that you've encountered on your travels, as well as any monsters you befriended. It's one of the most organic ways to build a party I've ever seen. I'd say more, because there is so much to love about this game, but I need to write a review of this soon so I don't want to spill all the beans here