Yes, the previous Dragon Quest games were referred to as "Dragon Warrior" in North America, but now they are called "Dragon Quest". (Although NA didn't get DQ V and VI though.) Many people hated DQ VII because it had graphics of poor quality for a PS1 game, even though it came out near when the PS1 was just released, and was originally planned to be a SNES game.

Yes, burglaring other peoples' houses is strangely exciting and nostalgic.