Kingofwale you're getting away with some "lite" trolling in this topic. Watch it. The platform the game is on does not determine whether it's a spinoff or not, and you're strongly implying that the DS automatically lowers the standards of the franchise and makes it a spinoff.
This is the main DQ game in the franchise. Remember, DQ is the hardcore RPG franchise in Japan. FF is the casual RPG franchise. DQIX has never left the number 1 spot of the Famitsu most wanted list since its announcement. If you want to see spinoffs look at Crisis Core and Dissidia. This is not, and it's a much bigger game than anything else Square Enix is currently developing in Japan. Including FFXIII.








