Every time I see a Dragon Quest trailer, I'm reminded how lucky we were that the composer for the series was convinced to let them include actual real-life, modern, symphonic recordings of the music for DQIX instead of the dinky computer shit he insists on using.
Why does the mc have to be male? I'm tired of the old male hero trope, especially when so many mcs don't talk or even have lines. If you're going to give us a silent mc, at least make it customizable!