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masterplum posted...

I just really disagree with this. I've played tons of Atlus games and never felt as bogged down as playing DQXI

It's not about the length of the game, it's the tightness of the story. It felt like I played DQXI for 10 hours and achieved basically nothing. I ran errands for a town or something. It's filler.

Dragon Quest is all about your characters on a journey, with stops that may or may not immediately advance the overarching narrative. So yes, you might have to spend time in a town solving their town-specific mystery. In this way, it's a lot like (early) One Piece. Is "Sky Island" filler? Some people say yes, some say no.

Having a "loose" story rather than a tight narrative like Persona 5 is just a different approach to storytelling. I think it's calming but people are fair to say they find it boring. In some cases this approach has worked out poorly (like DQVII - which the above poster mentioned). If you think nothing happens in DQXI, just try playing that one. However, I think both XI and VIII do this type of storytelling pretty well.

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