Editing Dragon Quest V

{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Dragon Quest V:<br>Hand of the Heavenly Bride
| image = Dragon Quest V Super Famicom front cover.jpg
| caption = Box art of the original Super Famicom release
| developer = [[Chunsoft]] (SFC)<br/>[[ArtePiazza]] (PS2, DS, iOS, Android)<br/>[[Matrix Software]] (PS2)
| publisher = [[Enix]] (SFC) <br />[[Square Enix]] (PS2, DS, iOS, Android)
| director = Manabu Yamana
| producer = Yukinobu Chida
| designer = [[Yuji Horii]]
| programmer = Kenichi Masuta<br>Togo Narita
| writer = Yuji Horii
| artist = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| composer = [[Koichi Sugiyama]]
| engine =
| platforms = [[Super Famicom]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
| released = '''Super Famicom''' {{vgrelease|JP|September 27, 1992|KOR|Late 1992<ref name="Famitsu89"/>}} '''PlayStation 2'''{{vgrelease|JP|March 25, 2004}}'''Nintendo DS'''{{Video game release|JP|July 17, 2008<ref name="DSrelease">{{cite web | publisher=Famitsu.com | year=2008 | title=『ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁』が2008年7月17日に発売決定！ | url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1214674_1124.html | access-date=2008-04-15}}</ref>|NA|February 17, 2009<ref name="na-release-date">{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/story/rescue?SourceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fstory%2Fseoindex%3Fseoheadline%3D |title=Square Enix Updates 2009 Q1 Lineup |date=2008-11-11 |access-date=2008-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520073335/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/story/rescue?SourceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fstory%2Fseoindex%3Fseoheadline%3D |archive-date=May 20, 2009 }}</ref>|AU|February 19, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/dragonquestv/similar.html?mode=versions |title= Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride Related Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515215016/http://au.gamespot.com/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride/related/platform/ds/|archive-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref>|EU|February 20, 2009<ref name="pal-release-date">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=205521 |title=New Dragon Quest DS in Feb |date=2009-01-08 |access-date=2009-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025020154/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/205521/new-dragon-quest-ds-in-feb/ |archive-date=2012-10-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}'''Android''', '''iOS'''{{vgrelease|JP|December 12, 2014<ref name="dq1-8-mobile">{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/news/2013/html/56a7abe635cc1de7c0719e76f250d640.html|title=SQUARE ENIX announces DRAGON QUEST titles including DRAGON QUEST VIII for smartphones (For Japan)|publisher=[[Square Enix]]|date=2013-10-08|access-date=2013-10-08|language=ja}}</ref>|WW|January 22, 2015}}
| genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| series = ''[[Dragon Quest]]''
}}

'''''Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome'''''|ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁|lead=yes}} and in Europe as '''''Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride'''''.<ref name="eurorelease" />}} is a 1992 [[role-playing video game]] and the fifth installment in the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' [[video game]] series, second of the Zenithian Trilogy. Originally developed by [[Chunsoft]] and published by [[Enix]] Corporation, ''Dragon Quest V'' was the first title in the series to be released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] [[video game console]] in Japan in September 1992. ''Dragon Quest V'' was the first game in the series to not be released in America due to programming issues at the time.<ref name="warriorworld">{{cite web| year=1994 | title=Enix America Newsletter | url=https://www.woodus.com/den/gallery/graphics/warriorworld/scan/1994_spring_summer_2.jpg | access-date=November 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515215103/https://www.woodus.com/den/gallery/graphics/warriorworld/scan/1994_spring_summer_2.jpg | archive-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref>

It later had an enhanced remake only in Japan for the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2004; which was developed by [[ArtePiazza]] and [[Matrix Software]].<ref name="matrixsoft">{{cite web| year=2004 | title=Dragon Quest V for the PS2 | url=http://www.matrixsoft.co.jp/c009.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113182851/http://www.matrixsoft.co.jp/c009.html | archive-date=2007-11-13 | access-date=2007-08-28}}</ref> Another remake was made for the [[Nintendo DS]], which was released in Japan in July 2008 and worldwide in February 2009, marking the first time the game had officially released in English.<ref name="DSrelease" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Joe Keiser |date=2008-05-21 |title=Square Enix Brings Dragon Quest DS West |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/news/square-enix-brings-dragon-quest-ds-west |publisher=Next Generation |access-date=May 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508012049/http://www.next-gen.biz/news/square-enix-brings-dragon-quest-ds-west |archive-date=May 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="eurorelease">{{cite web | title=Experience Dragon Quest in the Palm of Your Hand Zenithia Trilogy Announced for Europe| url=http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/37219/DRAGON-QUEST-The-Chapters-of-the-Chosen | publisher=MCV | date=2008-05-21 | access-date=2008-05-22}}</ref> In addition, ports for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] were released in Japan in December 2014, and worldwide the following month.<ref name="dq1-8-mobile"/>

The game takes place over roughly thirty years of the main character's life, from when he is born through to when he gets married and has a family. The title introduced a gameplay dynamic in which monsters from random encounters may offer to join the player's party. This concept was used in later ''Dragon Quest'' games, as well as in the ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]'' series as the primary way to form a party. The game's monster-collecting concept had been used before in the ''[[Megami Tensei]]'' series and appeared in many later franchises such as ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[Digimon]]'' and ''[[Dokapon]]''.<ref name="gr6"/> In turn, the concept of collecting everything in a game, in the form of [[Achievement (video gaming)|achievements]] or similar rewards, has since become a common trend in video games.<ref name="gr6">[http://www.gamesradar.com/f/gamings-most-important-evolutions/a-20101008102331322035/p-6 Gaming's most important evolutions], [[GamesRadar]] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20110615222925/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/gamings-most-important-evolutions/a-20101008102331322035/p-6 |date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> ''Dragon Quest V'' has also been credited as the first known video game to feature a playable [[pregnancy]], a concept that has since appeared in later games such as ''[[Story of Seasons (series)|Story of Seasons]]'', ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and ''[[Fable II]]''.<ref>A. J. Glasser, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211223414/http://kotaku.com/5149307/knocked-up-a-look-at-pregnancy-in-video-games Knocked Up: A Look At Pregnancy In Video Games], [[Kotaku]]</ref> In 2019, an animated film adaptation, ''[[Dragon Quest: Your Story]]'', was released in Japan. The film was later released digitally for other regions through [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Messner|first=Steven|date=2020-02-13|title=The full-length Dragon Quest: Your Story movie is now on Netflix and it sure looks cute|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-full-length-dragon-quest-your-story-movie-is-now-on-netflix-and-it-sure-looks-cute/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608034250/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-full-length-dragon-quest-your-story-movie-is-now-on-netflix-and-it-sure-looks-cute/|archive-date=2020-06-08|access-date=2020-06-08|magazine=PC Gamer|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==

[[File:Dragon Quest V.png|thumb|250px|left|The Hero on an overworld area with two monsters as his companions and a wagon in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] version]]
''Dragon Quest V'' uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining [[experience points]] through battle, first person [[turn-based strategy|turn-based]] battles, and equipping weapons and armor. Something new to the ''Dragon Quest'' series is the ability to tame monsters into the player's party. The monsters can be used in battle and level-up like the human characters. Monsters sometimes request to join the Hero after battles if the party is strong enough. There are a total of 40 monsters that are capable of joining the Hero's party in the Super Famicom version, with 71 in the PlayStation 2 [[remake]].<ref name="hg" /><ref name="boz" />

Several party management features from ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' are carried forward. Like ''IV'', this game has a wagon where members of the Hero's party can rest while exploring the world. The tactics system also returns, but with the added option of controlling allies manually for the entire game. It also expanded the tactics system by allowing the [[artificial intelligence]] routines to be set individually for each ally rather than for the party as a whole.<ref>Glenn Wilson, [http://www.rpgamer.com/games/dq/dq5ds/reviews/dq5dsstrev1.html Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride - Staff Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205547/http://www.rpgamer.com/games/dq/dq5ds/reviews/dq5dsstrev1.html |date=2011-07-15 }}, RPGamer, accessed 2011-02-23</ref> Unlike ''IV'', the original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] version of ''V'' has a maximum of three active party members; this was changed in the remakes on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS to include up to four members in an active party.

After beating the game, players can gain access to the bonus dungeon. ''Dragon Quest V'' was the first ''Dragon Quest'' game to have a bonus dungeon (although the remakes of ''Dragon Quest III'' and ''IV'' added bonus dungeons later).

== Story ==

[[File:Dqv battle.jpg|thumb|The DS version uses both screens to depict a battle.]]

=== Characters ===

* The {{nihongo|'''[[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]]'''|主人公|shujinkō}} is, in the early chapters of the game, a six-year-old boy who travels all around the world along with his father, Pankraz. After Pankraz's death, the Hero becomes enslaved and is forced to undergo hard labor in the building of a great temple. Ten years later, he finally escapes, and he starts a journey to find out the secrets of his father's past. Soon he finds out that his mother, {{nihongo|'''Mada'''|マーサ|''Māsa''}}, who was said to have died soon after the Hero was born, is still alive and so he sets forth to rescue her from the underworld and locate the fabled Legendary Hero.
* {{nihongo|'''Pankraz Gotha'''|パパス|''Papasu''}}<ref name="DQ5Site">{{cite web|author=Square-Enix |year=2009 |title=Dragon Quest V (Official Site) |url=http://na.square-enix.com/dq5/ |access-date=January 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122210302/http://na.square-enix.com/dq5/ |archive-date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="DQ5Game">{{cite video game| title = Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride| developer = ArtePiazza| publisher = Square Enix| date = 2009-02-17| platform = Nintendo DS| quote = "I am Pankraz Gotha of Whealbrook."}}</ref> is the father of the Hero. Though he was once the king of {{nihongo|Gotha<ref name="brady" />|グランバニア|''Guranbania''}}, he left his homeland to search for his wife and for the Legendary Hero.
*{{nihongo|'''Sancho'''|サンチョ}} is Pankranz's loyal attendant, who later aids the Hero and his children.
* {{nihongo|'''[[Bianca, Nera, and Debora|Bianca Whitaker]]'''|ビアンカ|''Bianka''}}<ref name="NP238">{{cite magazine |last= Loe |first= Casey|date=February 2009|title= Days of Slimes and Roses |magazine= [[Nintendo Power]] |issue=238 |pages= 56–60| publisher= Future USA, Inc.}}</ref> is the tomboy daughter of innkeepers of {{nihongo|Roundbeck<ref name="brady" />|アルカパ|''Arukapa''}} and a childhood friend of the Hero. She helps the Hero save the Great Sabercub from two bullies, and asks the Hero to take it with him.<ref name="hg" /> After growing up, she moves to a mountainside village to aid in her father's recuperation, during which time her mother died. After meeting the grown-up Hero, Bianca briefly joins him in his quest. Bianca is one of two (three in the Nintendo DS version) women whom the player can choose to marry the Hero.
* {{nihongo|'''[[Bianca, Nera, and Debora|Nera Briscoletti]]'''|フローラ|''Furōra''}}<ref name="DQ5Site" /><ref name="NP238" /> is a gentle and modest girl, and the daughter of {{nihongo|'''Rodrigo Briscoletti'''|ルドマン|''Rudoman''}}.<ref name="NP238" /> Her father is a wealthy man who seeks his daughter's bridegroom, but will only accept a man who is able to pass his trial. She is the second of the player's choices for the Hero's bride.<ref name="hg" />
* {{nihongo|'''[[Bianca, Nera, and Debora|Debora Briscoletti]]'''|デボラ|Debora}}<ref name="DQ5Site" /><ref name="NP238" /> is Nera's haughty and materialistic older sister and the third choice for the Hero's bride. Debora constantly berates the Hero and makes it evident that she is the dominant one in the relationship; however, she expresses her love in humorous ways such as telling him he is the best servant she has had and would never replace him. Debora actually has a motherly side when with the children and truly supports the Hero in his quest to save his mother. She was neither in the original version nor the PS2 remake, but was added in the Nintendo DS remake.
* '''Prince''' {{nihongo|'''Harry'''|ヘンリー|''Henrī''}} is the elder son of the King of Coburg. When he first met the hero, he was initially very mean to him and stuck up. He is sold into slavery along with the Hero, as a result of his time as a slave, he becomes more responsible and forms a strong friendship with the Hero. He is with the Hero when he begins his quest to find his mother, but the responsibility to his people keeps him from staying on the team for very long. He also falls in love with Maria, the slave he and the Hero saved, and shortly after restoring order to Coburg, proposes to her. Harry later has a son named Kendrick, who resembles Harry as a boy.<ref name="brady" />
* The {{nihongo|'''Hero's Son'''|男の子|otokonoko}} is the Legendary Hero that Pankraz was originally searching for, but was not born until much later.<ref name="brady" /> He wields the Zenithian Sword and wears the Zenithian armour.
* The {{nihongo|'''Hero's Daughter'''|女の子|onnanoko}} is the twin sister of the Hero's Son. Like her father, she has the ability to understand animals and monsters.<ref name="brady">{{cite book | author= Lummis, Michael and Owen, Michael | title = BradyGames: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Official Strategy Guide | publisher = Brady Games| series = Strategy Guides | year = 2009 | isbn = 978-0-7440-1098-5 }}</ref>

=== Setting ===

Like the first Dragon Quest trilogy, where Alefgard appeared in games [[Dragon Quest (video game)|I]], [[Dragon Quest II|II]], and [[Dragon Quest III|III]] with roughly similar geography in each game, the worlds of IV, V, and [[Dragon Quest VI|VI]] are connected in that the sky castle [[Zenithia]] appears in each game, although the base geography is largely different between the three games. Like all other Dragon Quest games, this one takes place in a medieval world with scarce modern technology. Characters fight with [[sword]]s, clubs, and magic instead of guns or other modern weapons.

The quest takes the Hero and his party to many exotic locations, such as a fairy village, a mansion made of ice, several caves, and a volcano. The party eventually makes its way to Zenithia, which is a castle in each game of the Zenithian Trilogy. Similar to the previous two entries in the series, the final enemies reside in a dark world, separate from the main map.

=== Plot ===

''Dragon Quest V'' begins with a brief scene of the Hero's birth in which the player gives the Hero a name. Afterwards, the Hero, as a child, and his father, Pankraz travel to meet Sancho, an old friend. The Hero meets Bianca and the two explore the haunted {{nihongo|Uptaten Towers|レヌール |''Renūru''}}, where they obtain a mysterious Golden Orb. The next day, the Hero notices a man in the town who looks similar to him, albeit much older. That man asks the Hero to show him the Golden Orb and, after returning it, asks him to take care of his father Pankraz. The first section of the story ends with Pankraz being killed by {{nihongo|[[Ladja]]|ゲマ|''Gema''}}, a mysterious member of the Order of Zugzwang, when he tries to protect his son and Prince Harry. The two children are then taken into slavery.

The story continues ten years later, and the Hero and Harry have grown up working on a giant [[temple]], but escape as the scene opens. The Hero travels to the west to the town of Mostroferrato, where the wealthy nobleman Rodrigo Briscoletti and his daughter Nera live. Rodrigo sends the Hero on a quest to retrieve two magic rings, called the Circle of Fire and the Circle of Water, as a test of his worthiness as a suitor for Nera. The Hero accomplishes this and Rodrigo offers the Hero the chance to marry Nera, but it is also possible for him to marry Bianca or Debora (DS). After the marriage, the Hero travels to his homeland of Gotha, where they make him king. His wife has two children, but is kidnapped by monsters. When the Hero comes to rescue her, both are turned to stone by the monsters.

The Hero is found by his two children eight years later and is revived. Travelling the world to collect the legendary Zenithian armaments for the Legendary Hero, it is discovered that the Hero's son is indeed the Legendary Hero sought by Pankraz almost twenty years ago. During this stage of the journey, the Hero avenges Pankraz by killing Ladja, and restores the Dragon God, as well as [[Zenithia]] castle, to their proper homes in the sky. To accomplish this, the Hero has to enter a time warp to retrieve the Golden Orb from his child self.

After returning to the temple the Hero helped build as a slave, the Zenithian armor is found, as well as the statue of his wife. After the king of the Order of Zugzwang, {{nihongo|Korol|イブール|''Ibuul''}}, is defeated, the party is informed by him that the Hero's mother, {{nihongo|Madalena|マーサ|''Martha''}} remains in the dark world of Nadiria, and that the god of darkness, {{nihongo|Grandmaster Nimzo|ミルドラース|''Mirudorāsu''}}, is lying in wait for the Legendary Hero there. The Hero, his wife, and their children agree not to leave Madalena in the Nadiria, so together they travel there via a portal near Lofty Peak, soon reaching Mt. Zugzwang. Madalena is found within, but is killed by Nimzo shortly after meeting the Hero and his family. The party continues on to confront and destroy Nimzo. They return to Gotha, and have a joyful party. As the family celebrates, Pankraz and Mada watch their son and his family from the heavens, happy and content with their progeny.

== Development ==
=== Production ===

As with the other main games in the ''Dragon Quest'' series, ''Dragon Quest V's'' scenario was designed by [[Yuji Horii]],<ref>{{cite web | year=2007 | title=Dragon Quest V at IMDb | website=[[IMDb]] | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366386/ | access-date=August 29, 2007}}</ref> whereas the artwork was done by [[Akira Toriyama]], of [[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]] fame.<ref>{{cite web | year=2007 | title=Akira Toriyama at IMDb | website=[[IMDb]] | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868066/ | access-date=August 29, 2007}}</ref> When designing the [[sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]]s for the game, they were given outlines to give it a [[manga]] style.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1661613782261731329 |user=Hazuki_Kurikara |date=May 25, 2023 |title=SFC版ドラクエV、ゼロフローラ（初期案）と製品版フローラのドット絵比較。32×16ドットという小さな世界では、アウトラインを引くか否かで密度が変わる。製品版は敢えて全てのキャラクターをアウトラインで括り漫画的表現を狙った。試作版の方が気持ち表現の幅は広い。 |accessdate=May 28, 2024}}</ref> As with every previous ''Dragon Quest'' game, [[Koichi Sugiyama]] composed the music and directed all the associated spinoffs. A compilation of the game's music was put on the album ''Dragon Quest V ~Bride of the Heavens~ Symphonic Suite'', which was released in Japan in October 1992, and included both the original SFC soundtrack as well as an symphonic arrangement.<ref>{{cite web | author=Patrick Gann | year=2006 | title=Dragon Quest V soundtrack | url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/dq5-ss/index.html | access-date=August 28, 2007 | archive-date=June 8, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608062122/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/dq5-ss/index.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Being the first mainline ''Dragon Quest'' game on the [[Super Famicom]], it had noticeably improved graphics and sound quality due to the [[Super Famicom]]'s superior hardware and it having more available RAM to work with.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Future of RPGs – Developer Interviews |magazine=The Super Famicom |date=27 November 1992 |volume=3 |issue=22 |pages=89–97 |lang=ja |url=https://archive.org/details/thesuperfamicom1992no.22hq/TheSuperFamicom%201992%20No.22%20LQ/page/n92 |access-date=14 October 2021}} ([https://shmuplations.com/futureofrpgs/ Translated] by Shmuplations. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210127115802/http://shmuplations.com/futureofrpgs/ Archived] on 2021-01-27. Retrieved on 2023-03-14.)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shmuplations.com/miyamotohorii/ |title=Shigeru Miyamoto x Yuji Horii – 1990 Developer Interview |website=Shmuplations |access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> The completion of ''Dragon Quest V'''s production also marked the moment of time where game developer [[Chunsoft]] had stepped away from the [[Dragon Quest]] series so they could pursue independently developing their own games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-08 |title=すべては『ドアドア』から始まった――チュンソフト30周年のすべてを中村光一氏と振り返るロングインタビュー【前編】 {{!}} ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201406/08054671.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609010607/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201406/08054671.html |archive-date=2014-06-09 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=ファミ通.com |language=ja}} ([http://shmuplations.com/chunsoft30th Translated] by Shmuplations. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180929101840/http://shmuplations.com/chunsoft30th Archived] on 2018-09-29)</ref>

=== PlayStation 2 remake ===

[[File:Dragon Quest V PS2.png|thumb|In the PlayStation 2 version with updated graphics, while menu commands and character stats are displayed, the Hero travels at night on an overworld area with three monsters as his companions and a wagon.]]
Square Enix released a [[PlayStation 2]] [[enhanced remake]] of ''Dragon Quest V'' on March 25, 2004, with first day sales of 722,000.<ref>{{cite web | author=Rob Parton | year=2004 | title=Japandemonium | url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html | access-date=August 28, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202170610/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html | archive-date=February 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> As of April 2004, the game has sold over 1.5 million copies making it the top selling ''Dragon Quest'' remake game of all-time, and is available in Japan as an [[Square Enix budget ranges#Ultimate Hits|Ultimate Hits]] title. The remake was developed by former ''Dragon Quest VII'' art directors, [[Artepiazza]]. It features 3D graphics that are similar to ''Dragon Quest VII'', but it utilizes the extra PlayStation 2 graphical capabilities. The Hero and his companions have to fight more monsters in the PlayStation 2 remake than they did in the Super Famicom original, but the character limit on the party has been increased from three to four. Also, there were only 40 monsters available to the player's party in the Super Famicom version of ''Dragon Quest V'' due to [[Read-only memory|ROM]] limitations. The PlayStation 2 remake, however, does not suffer from this restriction. The music was orchestrated and is performed by the [[NHK Symphony Orchestra]].

Another new feature in the remake is the famous local trinkets museum where the player has to collect local specialties from all around the world, return the items back to a character named "Yuujii" (literally old man ghost), and receive rewards for them. The ''Dragon Quest V'' remake was the third ''Dragon Quest'' to be released in the Square Enix name (after ''[[Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken|Kenshin Dragon Quest]]'' and ''[[Slime (series)|Slime Morimori Dragon Quest]]''). Lastly, a ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King|Dragon Quest VIII]]'' preview video disc was included in the Japanese release of the ''Dragon Quest V'' remake.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hirohiko Niizumi |year=2004 |title=Dragon Quest V to Have DQ VIII Trailer |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/dragonwarrior8/news.html?sid=6087010 |access-date=August 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811051320/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/dragonwarrior8/news.html?sid=6087010 |archive-date=August 11, 2007 }}</ref>

=== Nintendo DS remake ===
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The ''Dragon Quest V'' remake for the [[Nintendo DS]] was announced in late [[2007 in video gaming|2007]] by Square Enix, to be developed by ArtePiazza.<ref name="foursix">{{cite web |first=Kurt|last=Kalata | year=2007 | title=Dragon Quest 4 to 6 | url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest/4to6/ | access-date=2007-08-28}}</ref> The game uses the same engine as the DS remake of ''Dragon Quest IV''.<ref name="hg" />

On April 23, 2008, it was reported that [[Square Enix]] had applied for the trademark "Hand of the Heavenly Bride" at the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]].<ref>{{cite web | author=United States Patent and Trademark Office | author-link=United States Patent and Trademark Office | year=2008 | title=Latest Status| url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77449457 | access-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref> It was confirmed to be a reference to ''Dragon Quest V'' by a listing from Nintendo of third-party titles for Nintendo platforms.<ref>{{cite web | author=Nintendo Co., Ltd. | year=2008 | title=Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2008 | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf| access-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref> On May 20, 2008, Square Enix opened up the North American site featuring the three Dragon Quest DS remakes, acknowledging the game would see a release in North America.<ref name="NADS">{{cite web|author=Square Enix |year=2008 |title=DRAGON QUEST |url=http://na.square-enix.com/zenithia/ |access-date=May 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523194537/http://na.square-enix.com/zenithia/ |archive-date=May 23, 2008 }}</ref> On the following day, Square Enix sent out a press release saying that the game would be released in Europe under the name ''Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride''.<ref name="eurorelease" /> It was released on July 17, 2008 in Japan.,<ref name="DSrelease" /> February 17, 2009 in North America, and February 20, 2009 in Europe.

Included with the remake is the PlayStation 2 update of being able to have four members in a party at a time instead of just three.<ref name="NP230">[[Nintendo Power]], volume 230. Future USA, Inc., article "A flight of Dragons" by Casey Loe Pages 50-57. Retrieved 2008-6-21.</ref> Also, there is a new third girl Debora Briscoletti (Deborah in Japan), who is available for the Hero to marry.<ref>{{cite web | author=RMC | year=2008 | title=GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Dragon Quest V - another scan (with a second look at Deborah)- What are you waiting for?| url=http://www.mcvuk.com/features/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT | access-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref> Yuji Horii described her as a character "nobody in their right mind would pick!" and that "it was the perfect way to torment players just a little more."<ref name="np238">{{cite book |editor=Casey Loe |title=Nintendo Power volume 238 |year=2009 |publisher=Future US, Inc. |page=60}}</ref>

The iOS and Android versions replaced the orchestrated music with the [[Synthesizer|synthesized]] [[MIDI]] music in the title screen, which is performed by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra]]. However, the synthesized music is entirely remastered in the iOS and Android versions, other than the synthesized music in the DS version.

== Manga ==
{{nihongo|''Doragon Kuesuto Tenkū Monogatari''|ドラゴンクエスト天空物語|lit. Dragon Quest: Tale of Heaven|Dragon Quest: Tale of Zenithia}} is an eleven volume manga series based on ''Dragon Quest V'' by Chino Yukimiya, which ran in 1997, and again in 2001.<ref>{{cite web| year=2003| title=Dragon Quest Manga| url=http://www.slimeshrine.net/manga/Novels.html| access-date=August 29, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207003055/http://www.slimeshrine.net/manga/Novels.html| archive-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref> The story follows the travels of the Hero's children Sora (空), the daughter, and Ten (天), the son, along with retainer Sancho (サンチョ) to find the Hero, who has been turned to stone. This manga fills in the 10-year gap presented between generations two and three in the game ''Dragon Quest V''.

== Reception ==
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| 1UP_DS = A+<ref name="1up">{{cite web |author=Parish, Jeremy |date=February 13, 2009 |title=Dragon Quest V Review |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/dragon-quest-review |work=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=2014-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914205837/http://www.1up.com/reviews/dragon-quest-review |archive-date=2016-09-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Edge_DS = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Edge staff | title=Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | magazine=Edge | issue=200 | date=April 2009 | page=123}}</ref><ref name="GR" />
| EuroG_DS = 8/10<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride-review Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride • Eurogamer.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| Fam_SNES = 36/40<ref>{{cite magazine | title=スーパーファミコン SUPER FAMICOM - ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁 |magazine=[[Famitsu|Weekly Famicom Tsūshin]] | volume=225 | date=April 9, 1993 | page=90}}</ref><ref name="geimin">{{cite web|title=Famitsu Hall of Fame|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/|work=Geimin|access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> <br> 93%<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2533 ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁 まとめ [スーパーファミコン&#93; / ファミ通.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| Fam_DS = 36/40<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5316657/how-do-dragon-quests-famitsu-scores-stack-up How Do Dragon Quest's Famitsu Scores Stack Up?], [[Kotaku]]</ref> <br> 90%<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2532 ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁 まとめ [DS&#93; / ファミ通.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| IGN_DS = 8.9/10<ref name="boz">{{cite web | author=Bozon, Mark | date=February 11, 2009 | title=Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/11/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride-review | work=[[IGN]] | access-date=2009-09-30}}</ref>
| NP_DS = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] | volume=238 | date=March 2009 | page=90}}</ref><ref name="GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/942423-dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride/articles.html |title=Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Reviews and Articles for DS |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
| ONM_DS = 90%<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090224193715/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7246 Review: Dragon Quest: The Hand Of The Heavenly Bride - Official Nintendo Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| PG_iOS = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/063532/dragon-quest-v/ |title=Dragon Quest V |last=Rich |first=Rob |date=2015-01-27 |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |publisher=[[Steel Media]] |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
| TA_iOS = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/01/23/dragon-quest-v-review/ |title='Dragon Quest 5' Review – The RPG Of A Lifetime |last=Musgrave |first=Shaun |date=2015-01-23 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
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| MC_DS = 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for DS Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2009-09-30}}</ref>
| MC_iOS = 90/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for iPhone/iPad Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
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| award3 = [[List of video games considered the best|Favorite PlayStation Game of All Time]]<ref name="alltime">{{cite web | author=Hansen, Steven | date=2014-12-03 | title=Poll: Final Fantasy VII most wanted remake, Dragon Quest V favorite PlayStation game | url=http://www.destructoid.com/poll-final-fantasy-vii-most-wanted-remake-dragon-quest-v-favorite-playstation-game-284529.phtml | work=Destructoid | access-date=2016-05-09 | archive-date=2015-07-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723084331/http://www.destructoid.com/poll-final-fantasy-vii-most-wanted-remake-dragon-quest-v-favorite-playstation-game-284529.phtml | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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===Sales===
Like the other games in the series, ''Dragon Quest V'' was very popular in Japan. Prior to release, it reportedly had 300,000 [[pre-orders]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Teppei |title=Sega vs. Nintendō: Multimedia Wars no Yukue |script-title=ja:セガvs.任天堂 : マルチメディア・ウォーズのゆくえ |trans-title=Sega vs Nintendo: The Multimedia Wars' Future |year=1992 |publisher=[[:ja:日本能率協会マネジメントセンター|JMA Management Center]] |isbn=4820709127 |page=10 |url=https://archive.org/details/1992SegaVsNintendo/page/n12}}</ref> Upon release, long queues formed outside stores across Japan, with ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' reporting queues up to {{nowrap|3 miles}} long in certain locations, along with ten reported incidents of theft on release day.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Grab A Game |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=15 December 1992 |issue=134 (January 1993) |page=13 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/92/CVG_UK_134.pdf#page=13}}</ref> The game sold out over {{nowrap|1.3 million}} cartridges within one day of its release in Japan,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Oki |first1=Masaki |last2=Haynes |first2=Rik |title=Big in Japan |magazine=Nintendo Game Zone |date=20 January 1993 |issue=4 (February 1993) |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |pages=7–8 |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-game-zone-04/page/n6 |quote=''Dragon Quest V'', the cart that sold over {{nowrap|1.3 million}} copies on the first day of release}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=12,000 Queue for New Game in Tokyo! (And That's Just at One Shop!) |magazine=[[Super Play]] |date=November 1992 |issue=2 (December 1992) |page=24 |url=https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_02_1992-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n23 |quote=If you imagine this sort of thing all over the country, it's hardly surprising the first production run of {{nowrap|1.3 million}} copies sold out straight away.}}</ref> higher than the Super Famicom version of ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' earlier the same year.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Oki |first1=Masaki |last2=Haynes |first2=Rik |title=Big in Japan |magazine=Nintendo Game Zone |date=22 November 1992 |issue=2 (December 1992) |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |pages=8–9 |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-game-zone-02/page/8}}</ref> ''Dragon Quest V'' was Japan's top-selling game from October<ref name="Super-Play-2">{{cite magazine |title=Charts Across the World |magazine=[[Super Play]] |date=November 1992 |issue=2 (December 1992) |page=25 |url=https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_02_1992-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n24/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (10月16日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=30 October 1992 |issue=202 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/weekly-famitsu-no.-202-october-30th-1992-600DPI/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20202%20October%2030th%201992/page/14/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (10月23日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=6 November 1992 |issue=203 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/weekly-famitsu-no.-203-november-6th-1992-600dpi/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20203%20November%206th%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref> to November 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (10月30日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=13 November 1992 |issue=204/205 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/weekly-famitsu-no.-205-november-13th-20th-1992-600dpi/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20205%20November%2013th%2020th%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (11月13日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=27 November 1992 |issue=206 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/weekly-famitsu-no.-206-november-27th-1992-600DPI/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20206%20November%2027th%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref><ref name="Famitsu208">{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (11月27日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=11 December 1992 |issue=208 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/weekly-famitsu-no.-208-december-11th-1992-600dpi/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20208%20December%2011th%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref> It became a multi-million seller by December 1992,<ref name="Sega-Force">{{cite magazine |title=Big in Japan! Sega grab Capcom licenses |magazine=[[Sega Force]] |date=10 December 1992 |issue=13 (January 1993) |pages=10–11 (11) |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/ba/SegaForce_UK_13.pdf#page=11}}</ref><ref name="N-Force">{{cite magazine |title=Super Savings! |magazine=N-Force |date=March 1993 |issue=10 (April 1993) |publisher=[[Europress]] |page=12 |url=https://archive.org/details/NForce07Jan93/NForce10-Apr93/page/n11}}</ref> and ended the year as the best-selling [[1992 in video games|home video game of 1992]] in Japan.<ref name=":5">{{cite magazine |title=Famicom Journal Weekly Top 30 and Others: Count Down Hot 100 |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=16 April 1993 |issue=226 |pages=77–92 |lang=ja |url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/77}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dragon Quest V: Inside Japan's Favourite Game |magazine=[[Super Play]] |date=3 December 1992 |issue=3 (January 1993) |pages=60–1 |url=https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_03_1993-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n59}}</ref> The success of ''Dragon Quest V'' led to rising demand for the Super Famicom, which increased in price following the game's release.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Random Access |magazine=The Super Famicom |date=27 November 1992 |volume=3 |issue=22 |pages=6–7 (6) |lang=ja |url=https://archive.org/details/thesuperfamicom1992no.22hq/TheSuperFamicom%201992%20No.22%20HQ/page/n9/mode/2up}}</ref> The game was also a commercial success overseas [[Video games in South Korea|in South Korea]], where it was the third best-selling game of 1992, below ''Street Fighter II'' and ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''.<ref name="Famitsu89">{{cite magazine |title=Count Down Hot 100: Worldwide! |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=16 April 1993 |issue=226 |page=89 |lang=ja |url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/89}}</ref> By 1993, the original Super Famicom version of ''Dragon Quest V'' had sold {{nowrap|2.8 million}} cartridges in Japan,<ref>{{cite news |title=ドラクエ9、シリーズ最高415万本出荷 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/71808/full/ |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=[[Oricon News]] |publisher=[[Oricon]] |date=2009-12-21 |language=ja}}</ref> and nearly {{nowrap|3 million}} copies worldwide,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=International Outlook|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=53|publisher=EGM Media, LLC|date=December 1993|page=100|quote=DQ5 (the only SFC game in the series) sold close to 3 million last year.}}</ref> grossing several hundred million dollars<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sheff |first1=David |title=[[Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World]] |year=1994 |orig-year=1993 |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |isbn=978-0-307-80074-9 |chapter=Inside the Mother Brain |page=81 |chapter-url=https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=81 |quote=The “Dragon Quest” sequels grossed several hundred million dollars apiece. |access-date=2021-02-14 |archive-date=2021-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102104823/https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=81 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (about {{US$|{{Inflation|US|300|1992|r=-1}} million|long=no}} adjusted for inflation).

The PS2 remake sold an additional 1.64 million copies.<ref name="platinum_jp">{{cite web|title=Japan Platinum Game Chart|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml|publisher=The Magic Box|access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref> The Nintendo DS remake of ''Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride'' was the seventh best-selling game of Japan in 2008, selling 1,176,082 copies that year.<ref name="famitsu2008">{{cite magazine |title=JAPANESE 2008 MARKET REPORT |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/features/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT |magazine=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]] |access-date=2009-01-09}}</ref> The game went on to sell 1.35 million copies worldwide by 2009, including 1.22 million in Japan, 70,000 in Europe, and 60,000 in North America.<ref>{{cite web | title=Results Briefing: Fiscal Year ended May 31, 2009 | date=May 19, 2009 | url=http://www.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/news/20090525_01en.pdf | work=Square-Enix.com | access-date=2009-07-21}}</ref> To date, it has sold 1.36 million in Japan,<ref name="platinum_jp"/> adding up to 1.49 million worldwide for the DS version. All three versions of the game have combined sales of 5.8 million units in Japan,<ref name="platinum_jp"/> and at least 5.93 million units worldwide.

===Critical response===
''Dragon Quest V'' was met with critical acclaim. ''Famitsu''{{'}}s panel of four reviewers gave the original Super Famicom version ratings of 9, 10, 9 and 8 out of 10, adding up to 36 out of 40 overall. This made it one of their three highest-rated games of 1992, along with ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' and ''[[World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck]]''. ''Dragon Quest V'' was also one of only eleven games to have received a ''Famitsu'' score of 36/40 or above up until 1992.<ref name="geimin"/> The PS2 remake received a score of 34 out of 40 from ''Famitsu'',<ref name="fam_ps2"/> while they gave the DS remake a score of 36 out of 40, with all four reviewers giving it 9 out of 10.<ref name="geimin"/>

The way the story is divided by different periods of time has been praised, something that has appeared in very few video games.<ref name="hg">{{cite web | author=Kurt Kalata | year=2007 |title=Dragon Quest V | url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/dragonquest/dragonquest.htm | access-date=January 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name="boz" /><ref name="kurt">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/the-history-of-dragon-quest|title=The History of Dragon Quest|first=Kurt|last=Kalata|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|work=Features|page=1|access-date=2009-09-20}}</ref> The game's execution of its [[Bildungsroman|coming of age]] theme has also been praised, with [[Gamasutra]] stating that "never has it been executed so magnificently as ''Dragon Quest V''."<ref>Kurt Kalata, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324031502/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3581/a_japanese_rpg_primer_the_.php?page=13 A Japanese RPG Primer: The Essential 20 - Dragon Quest V], [[Gamasutra]]</ref> ''Dragon Quest V'' has also been acknowledged as Yuji Horii's favourite in the series.<ref name="hg" />

The Nintendo DS remake has been called one of the best RPGs on the DS and has been said to have "some of the best story telling on the system".<ref name="boz" /><ref name="edey">{{cite web | author=Edey, Brian | title=Review: Dragon Quest V | date=March 16, 2009 | url=http://www.gamefocus.ca/?nav=reviewCard&fid=8590 | work=Gamefocus.com.com | access-date=2009-10-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723012506/http://www.gamefocus.ca/?nav=reviewCard&fid=8590 | archive-date=July 23, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Although critics agreed that the game's interface feels archaic and overly simple at times, many cite that the emotional plot more than makes up for the game's flaws, stated that it is one of the "greatest classic RPGs".<ref name="boz" /><ref name="1up" /> [[1UP.com|1UP]] praised it for its mature storytelling that "gets better with age" and resonates with players with a "more mature and experienced" perspective going through similar phases in their own life.<ref>Jeremy Parish, [http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8983724&publicUserId=5379721 Dragon Quest V and the Maturation of Perspective] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033808/http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8983724&publicUserId=5379721 |date=2011-06-29 }}, [[1UP.com|1UP]], March 16, 2009</ref> The updated 3D environments with rotable camera have also received praise.<ref name="edey" />

In 2006, the Japanese gaming magazine ''[[Famitsu]]'' had readers vote on the [[List of video games considered the best|top one hundred games of all time]], ''Dragon Quest V'' coming in at number 11 and the PS2 remake at number 40.<ref name="fam100">{{cite magazine | author=Colin Campbell | title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 | url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100/ | magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | date=3 March 2006 | access-date=2014-11-15}}</ref> In 2014, [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] conducted a poll with over 10,000 Japanese fans, where ''Dragon Quest V'' was voted the favorite PlayStation game of all time, the fourth best game that impressed "more than a movie or a novel", and the sixth most wanted remake.<ref name="alltime"/> In a 2021 poll conducted by [[TV Asahi]], polling over 50,000 Japanese users, ''Dragon Quest V'' was voted the second best console game of all time, just below ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Over 50,000 Japanese users vote for their favorite console games in TV Asahi poll - Top 100 announced |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/12/over-50000-japanese-users-vote-for-their-favorite-console-games-in-tv-asahi-poll-top-100-announced |access-date=27 December 2021 |work=Gematsu |date=27 December 2021}}</ref>

== Film adaptation ==
{{Main|Dragon Quest: Your Story}}

''[[Dragon Quest: Your Story]]'', a [[3DCG]] [[animated movie]] based on ''Dragon Quest V'', was released on 2 August 2019 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistair |title=Dragon Quest: Your Story, Based On Dragon Quest V, Gets First Trailer And August 2 Release Date |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2019/04/03/dragon-quest-your-story-based-on-dragon-quest-v-gets-first-trailer-and-august-2-release-date/ |website=Siliconera |publisher=Wikia, Inc. |access-date=6 May 2019 |date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

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* [http://www.jp.square-enix.com/dqsp/dq5/en/ Official website for smartphones]

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[[Category:ArtePiazza games]]
[[Category:Chunsoft games]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest video games]]
[[Category:IOS games]]
[[Category:Japanese role-playing video games]]
[[Category:Matrix Software games]]
[[Category:Nintendo DS games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 2 games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
[[Category:Turn-based role-playing video games]]
[[Category:Video game remakes]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
[[Category:Video games scored by Koichi Sugiyama]]