I know I should be thinking of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride as a remake, but it’s impossible. The original game was never released outside of Japan, and neither was the PS2 remake. So instead of feeling like some rehash, it comes across as an entirely new, and wonderful, property.

The most striking part of Dragon Quest V is how realistic it is. Well, you know, for a fantasy game set in a medieval world populated with monsters and other mystical creatures. Instead of having some young kid set out to save the world in one grand adventure, you’re instead looking at the life of a warrior over a substantial period of time. You grow attached to your character, his family and their struggles – a rarity in games.

Players begin Dragon Quest V as…

With the anticipation of the release of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the Nintendo DS next month (February 17, 2009), what better way to excite the gaming masses than with an intriguing little sweepstakes?

Eager beavers should hurry over to the official Dragon Quest V monsters page to locate a collection of 16 mysterious monsters to try and win groovy Dragon Quest prizes…

Siliconera is reporting that the next installment of the Dragon Quest/Warrior franchise is on its way to North American shores.

Titled Dragon Quest V: Hand in the Heavenly Bride, the game will be ported to the Nintendo DS like the series’ last release, Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, and has the release date of February 17, 2009.

The game was earlier ported to DSes in Japan only but now…