A look back at: Dragon Quest V

Plot of Dragon Quest I: Save a princess from a dragon and kill a dragonlord
Plot of Dragon Quest II: Find your cousins and fight off a demonic wizard
Plot of Dragon Quest III: Explore the real world until you find and defeat another demonic wizard
Plot of Dragon Quest IV: Join several protagonists on multiple journeys until your "chosen one/legendary hero" comes to the light, then make everyone unite against a demon king.

So far these plots have been cliche and likely the series is just gonna be this the whole way, with medieval settings and mountains and forests and monsters. DQ5 decides to improve on the plot, but not necessarily the gameplay since it's sort of the same deal, apart from taming monsters and joining them. I mean, that's the only really new aspect. Why did they shrink the party size down from 4 to 3? And I'll tell you, slow walking speed really does bother me. Not to forget all the grinding I have to do, especially for the main hero who tends to gain levels the slowest.

The plot rollercoasters quite a lot with hope spots, and it's so far the best plot in the series, but it leaves a load of speculation. How does the hero, during his time as a slave, manage to learn how to read? Did Henry help him with that? Also no matter who the hero marries, it still means that his son will always be the legendary hero? Not to mention the son always looks the same. And when he and the wife are turned to stone, years have passed, the son and daughter rescue the hero at their age of 8, this makes me wonder exactly when the hero and the wife marry (I mean what age and all), because they pretty much keep whatever age they were when restored. Moreso for the little kid that gets kidnapped during that sequence, since he's shown as a mindless slave later and looks no different from the other male slaves. Considering when he was kidnapped, and it takes about two years for the hero to reach that great temple destination, there's certainly something to ponder. And what on earth is the Master Dragon doing not only in human form, but apparently stuck in a mine cart that goes in circles and just HOW LONG was he in that thing for? The plot certainly has its memorable moments, and then it has the weird stuff that is all plot-holey and needs addressing.