Best Dragon Quest game?

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I am in the middle of 5 on DS. I played only III and IV on NES back in the day. The next Dragon Quest game I played was 7 but didn't finish it when I found out that after around 30-40 hours I was only a quarter through. I played the re-release of Dragon Quest 3 on GBC which was a nice return to classics and finished it. Then I got 8 but still have yet to get around to it. I finished the DS remmake of 4 twice, love it. I am currently in the teen years of Dragon Quest 5 which is what I am playing now.