Dangit Rodo, you always preempt exactly what I want to say, so I never post, but no more! You're going down idea-thief!

I don't know why I force myself to play the Dragonquest games. VIII though was better than many of the previous games so maybe IX will continue the trend and be the best DQ yet...which still won't amount to much, the best DQ still isn't any better than the worst FF.