Dragon Quest: Your Actual Story Imported from my Letterboxd. If youre interested to see my other takes please consider checking out my Letterboxd profile https://letterboxd.com/Lutzayy/ Now Dragon Quest: Your Story... What an interesting experience. Catharsis and confusion and anxiety over how i actually think about this movie all in one. I saw this back in February the morning it came out eager to see what it was like. Im a fan of the franchise and Im well aware of the size and scale of Dragon Quest V. Condensing a 100 hour game that covers the protagonists life into almost 2 hours is... An ambitious task and it certainly hasnt pleased all fans though this can be attributed to many many reasons. I mean it has a 4/10 on imdb in Japan... Thats very rough. I feel despite this that the plot works well enough despite such restrictions though a lot of emotional value from the game is lost and pacing is a really big issue here. Dragon Quest is known for getting you invested in its cast in the games that dont make you hire party members at least and its pretty hard to care for any particular character. We lose most of the childhood introductory segment from V shown through a montage rendered in its NES form and its still treated as a major element that you need to know to understand how Luka relates to Bianca and Nera. I wouldnt have mind if they framed the story differently to accomodate for these cuts which is easy to do given how there are a few different perspectives in this movie from the game itself. And then theres the ending which is so notoriously unnecessary and basically ruins the movie in its last 10 minutes. Perhaps this is a case of the journey being better than the destination? It depends on your opinion of it and I would suggest knowing what happens before watching the movie. Personally I am still able to appreciate the movie regardless. I love Dragon Quest and seeing it this way is still cathartic for me and it should be for other DQ fans. Hearing Sugiyamas score regardless of my opinion of the man himself on screen is so amazing. Even if some battle tracks shouldnt be in this movie as theyre from different games this game is clearly a celebration of the franchise overall so I dont mind it. The movie is still so beautiful in its environments lighting animation and even the models despite not being faithful to Toriyamas designs. Theres still so much enjoyment and fun for anyone even more for fans of the franchise. I really want to watch this again. But I would also recommend getting DQV itself on the App Store for a better experience overall. Please give Dragon Quest some love Its an unforgettable series.