It seems that Dragon Quest IX, ninth entry of the most popular Japanese RPG series in Japan Dragon Quest is slated for release for the Nintendo DS. The new game comes equipped with the subtitle: Defender of the Stars. Level-5 seems to be handlign the development again

From what I can tell from Jeux-France’s article, it seems to be some sort of Action-RPG. I guess that means that the Dragon Quest series will no longer be retro, which puzzles me since many people who love the games love them because they are so nostalgic. I’m actually kind of hoping that Jeux-France is just being inaccurate and that DQ is still turn-based.

The graphics seems to be pretty good for a DS game. It would look just as pretty as the PS2’s DQ VIII if it weren’t for the ugly lines outlining the characters and all. Oh well, I’ll be looking for it in the future. The original article can be found here.