The difficulty of Dragon Quest I greatly depends on your experience in classic JRPG gameplay. It set up the very basic outlines of that genre but I'd argue that it is actually very playable if you know those. Dragon Quest I is perfect for a quick playthrough that won't consume your time for many weeks contrary to the rest of the series - you could even finish it in one sitting. Just talk to every single NPC, take note of every little hint, keep grinding (not much of a hassle in the remakes - I especially like the GBC version), collect gold, buy weapons and armor and visit all the places you hear about from the NPCs (mostly in the order you hear about them) - you should never get stuck.
It's very fun to play Dragon Quest III right after the first one since there a many connections (and DQ3 is one of the most popular entries).
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The difficulty of Dragon Quest I greatly depends on your experience in classic JRPG gameplay. It set up the very basic outlines of that genre but I'd argue that it is actually very playable if you know those. Dragon Quest I is perfect for a quick playthrough that won't consume your time for many weeks contrary to the rest of the series - you could even finish it in one sitting. Just talk to every single NPC, take note of every little hint, keep grinding (not much of a hassle in the remakes - I especially like the GBC version), collect gold, buy weapons and armor and visit all the places you hear about from the NPCs (mostly in the order you hear about them) - you should never get stuck.
It's very fun to play Dragon Quest III right after the first one since there a many connections (and DQ3 is one of the most popular entries).