Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
The groundbreaking generational RPG where players experience the protagonist's life from childhood to parenthood, featuring monster recruitment years before Pokémon.
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About This Retro Game
First RPG to span three generations of a family, with time jumps showing childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Innovative monster recruitment system allowing defeated enemies to join your party (pre-dating Pokémon by 4 years).
Marriage system where your choice of bride (Bianca, Nera or Debora) affects story events and offspring stats.
SNES version features Yuji Horii's definitive scenario with Akira Toriyama's iconic monster designs and Koichi Sugiyama's orchestral score.
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