I've discovered the joy of Dragon Quest, thanks to Xbox Game Pass.
Dragon Quest is one of those franchises I had a peripheral awareness of, but never indulged. While the colorful art style is gorgeous, for whatever reason, I somehow decided that the game wasn't designed for me. Perhaps years of grey and grimdark western RPGs shaped my idea of what games meant for me should look like. Thanks to the advent of Xbox Game Pass, though, I've discovered an entire gaming universe and community that I otherwise might've never experienced.
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