Dragon Quest III

In Japan people skipped work to buy it. The JRPG that created a social phenomenon.

★★★★★9/10

The Story

Dragon Quest III caused a social phenomenon in Japan: miles-long lines, students skipping school, the government asked Enix to release games only on weekends. The class system with job changing was revolutionary. The final revelation — the world 'above' is DQ1's Alefgard — is one of RPG history's most celebrated twists. Akira Toriyama created a bestiary that became genre iconography.