Dragon Quest VI/YMMV


 * Alternate Character Interpretation - Terry. Is he a selfish asshole who only comes around, or is he Also, was
 * Complete Monster - If it weren't for Ladja and Rhapthorne, Mortamor would most definitely be the single most vile villain in the series.
 * Moral Event Horizon - Mortamor proves just how depraved he is by
 * Player Punch -
 * Ruined FOREVER - Some people were/are crying about the option to recruit monsters having been taken out and replaced with "Slime Buddies" in the DS version. Nevermind that there were only 20 monsters to recruit, the best ones were kept (Slime family and Lizzie, the Battle Rex/Hackasaurus), you could learn all of their skills through Dharma, the good few had abysmal recruitment rates, a majority of mons sucked anyways (both their stats and some of the monster choices were just lame), your party was too big (compared to Dragon Quest V) to make extensive use of them, and the Beastmaster is pretty much the worst class in the game, which "made up" for its abysmal stats and skills by recruiting.
 * The worst part? Said people DON'T like the fact that it is now easier to recruit the best slimes in the game by removing the chance factor.
 * Strangled By the Red String - Because it's only alluded to a few times, you can actually get pretty far into the game without realizing that.
 * That One Boss:
 * Jamirus. He's lightning fast, he has devastating attack power, and he can attack twice per round. Your two caster characters can both be minced at the same time in a single round.
 * The "hard" version of Demon at arms. Attacks twice per turn, has devastating spell power and can easily deplete your defenses. The way to get the easy version of this boss (attacks once per turn, has less spell power and the hero has a hard hitting spell at his disposal) requires you to, which the game doesn't tell you.
 * Woolseyism: A lot of names have been changed, but compared to the English translation of Dragon Quest V or Dragon Quest IX, the punny names and silly accents aren't as heavy. There are a few head-scratchers, though, such as Barbara (a perfectly acceptable English name) becoming Ashlynn.
 * It may be because Barbara is a "perfectly acceptable English name"; see Tina/Terra. The keeping of "Terry" might've been because of Dragon Quest Monsters.
 * It may be because Barbara is a "perfectly acceptable English name"; see Tina/Terra. The keeping of "Terry" might've been because of Dragon Quest Monsters.