dragon quest monsters: joker is a welcome addition to the series

dragon quest monsters: joker may not be the best dragon quest game around but it's still a welcome addition to the dragon quest franchise. even though the dragon quest monsters series is a pokemon wannabe, it's the only series that is actually a good pokemon wannabe, and dragon quest monsters: joker is no exception. i found this game to be very fun. i liked the battle system which reminded me a lot of the monster arena side quest battle system from dragon quest 8. even though the storyline isn't the greatest, it's still pretty good. in my opinion that's what sets dragon quest monsters away from other pokemon wannabes is that it has a more complex storyline than the rest of them. it may even have a better storyline than the pokemon games themselves. like i said, it's not as good as the pokemon games and it's certainly not the best dragon quest game in the series but it's still very fun and is a welcome addition to not just the dragon quest franchise, but to the nintendo ds library of games.