176: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover)

Support my work on Patreon Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi I didn't hear about Dragon Quest for a very long time, probably an embarrassingly long time, and once I played one, I didn't....get it. It all seemed too plain, too simple, too lacking in complexity, and while a part of me was relieved to suddenly have less "homework" to do as I'm forever catching up on RPGs that I missed, part of me felt an ever-present need to "get it". Yada yada yada, I finally had another reason to try Dragon Quest, starting with Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride on DS, and folks....I get it now. Tune in to find out how I got there. Guest info: Chris Coplien of Retro Hangover Listen to Retro Hangover https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Check out the first of Dragon Quest V's episodes in the King of Games 1992 tournament https://retrohangover.captivate.fm/episode/king-of-games-92-round-1-match-4-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-vs-dragon-quest-v Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/retrohangover.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:42 Intros 6:10 Personal Histories with Dragon Quest V 12:15 Opening Thoughts 14:54 Story Setup/Generational Structure 26:19 Overcoming Constraints/Presentation 34:26 Story Themes/Cozy Charm 45:16 Soundtrack/Influence 56:10 Gameplay- Combat/Monster Collecting 1:12:05 Final Thoughts/Recommendations 1:14:45 Retro Hangover Podcast 1:19:23 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-You's 1:21:15 Spoiler Section- Act 1 and 2 2:06:04 Spoiler Section- Act 3 and Closing Thoughts Music used in the episode is credited to Koichi Sugiyama. Tracks used: Overture, Overworld, Town, Battle, Melody in an Ancient Town, The Ocean, Zenithia, Saint Social Media: BlueSky Instagram Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!