Just wanna say thanks so much to everyone who's watched this! never thought this video would get as much support as it has so thank you. I can also confirm that Eric the mage is officially suing for defamation of character after I slandered him in this video so if you would please press F to pay respects.

This game was practically my childhood. My mom got herself a copy, and after realizing it had co-op, she got me my own copy for Christmas and we worked together to finish the game in record time. I say that, but she actually made me fight Corvus on my own, and after 20 failed attempts, she jumped in and helped me put him down. After we had both beaten the game, we did the grottoes together for years after that. This game is a masterpiece.

And then you spend hundreds of hours in grottoes and fighting legacy bosses.

Hey, someone else who played this game to death! DQIX is an underrated gem, and I hope it one day gets more recognition.

when you realise that you have to go to the quarantomb with the boys to end corona virus

Me: has played over 500  hours of DQ9
also me: * clicks on this video to see what he has to say *

5-8 got Remade, give us a 9 Remake. Imagine 9 with the engine of 11.

"And then the game ends"
No. That's when the game *begins*.

Fun Fact:
Swine -> Hogs
Dimples -> Warts
Swinedimples -> Hogwarts

Literally spent days upon days hunting and farming metal slimes and never not once got sick of doing so. Thanks for the memories!

This game honestly hit harder than anything else, the graphics are a bit outdated but the story is incredible and I love the characters so much. It’s just such a creative story with a lot of feeling, I’d kill for a remake with updated graphics

cries in 900 hours without having completed all quests

Correction: my first dragon quest and introduction to the series creating a life long love of the series yet one I never beat, grinding up a sage at the end takes a minute

Kudos for you playing most of the game without a dedicated healer.

Dragon quest IX is definitely one of the best games I've ever played. The customization, the amount of content, the stories (I felt so sad with the one about the doll) where all incredible. But there's something that no mather how hard I search for it, no one seems to appreciate it. I'm talking about the battle animations.
In most turn-based rpgs your team and the enemies stay still, and when they attack they leap forward, do the animation and then leap backwards like they where proffesional athletes. On the other hand, in dragon quest IX there is a complete battle coreography with camera movement wich makes the battle look a lot more real and fluid. So far no other RPG, or at least most of them, have this feature, apparently because "It makes grinding too time consuming".
I hope this feature comes back in the next game of the series, because not even dragon quest XI had it, which really surprised me, as there is free movement when attacking (thought it's useless).
Anyway, let me know in the comments if you also love this feature as much as I do.

the coffinwell quest really hits different in 2020...

its amazing that you literally just read the plot and i am sat here laughing cause the story is literally that obsurd

hope they remaster this someday

Nothing makes me sadder than the fact that I will never get that spicy dlc stuff because the DS shop closed down

Its crazy how this game is still soo many years ahead of its time. There isnt a single JRPGs that delivers the same experience as Dragon Quest 9.
And I am not talking about quality. There are a lot of amazing JRPGs but noone is like DQ9.