As a huge Dragon Quest fan, I also agree that the battle system, which is from 1986 to be honest, could use a upgrade. But other series like Persona and Pokemon still use similar battle systems and that seems okay...
But I digress, Dragon Quest 9 on DS was supposed to be an Action RPG. There was footage of the game running as an Action RPG, but the Japanese absolutely detested it and Square Enix changed it back to Turn Based. I think if Dragon Quest is to evolve, it has to be approved by the Japanese first then the west. That being said, I did enjoy Dragon Quest XI, however again as a longtime Dragon Quest fan the game is a rehash of past Dragon Quest games. A lot of scenarios are re-used from previous Dragon Quest games, a lot of audio is re-used, and I get it it's JRPG comfort food.
But as a longtime fan, I can see that Horii needs to take inspiration from the series that he inspired to begin with. Dragon Quest sells insanely well in Japan still, XI is most likely still going to have outsold FFVII Remake there and of course P5 and Trials of Mana. In the west, 1M+ is not bad, but it should be better.
One thing I wish modern JRPGs would take from Dragon Quest is the freaking heal all button. Overall, I think once Sugiyama is eventually gone, and Horii is replaced then Dragon Quest will take a step in becoming more Action based without losing its roots. Something like a Zelda Dragon Quest style game would be great.
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