Other games emphasize choice, but few showed the effects of those choices over the long game quite like Dragon Quest V did when it launched for the Super Famiconm. The tale here spans an entire three decades, with the hero changing in alignment with the paths taken. It also marks the introduction of the Dragon Quest series' now-familiar ability to let monsters you fight join your party much in the style of the later Pokémon series. It's also remarkable for having a playable pregnancy, a concept that would later influence games like Fable II and The Sims.
- Dragon Quest V was initially the first Dragon Quest game not sold outside of Japan.
- A PlayStation 2 update allowed you to have four characters in your party instead of three.
- It was the first Dragon Quest game to launch with a bonus dungeon.