Under this system, certain monsters may elect to join the player's party after being defeated in battle.
The largest gameplay addition was the inclusion of a monster recruitment system. It retains all of the typical elements of a Dragon Quest RPG with respect to enemies, levels, equipment, etc. This divides the game into three separate eras.
Rather than using chapters, the game follows the life of the hero from childhood to adulthood to parenthood. The legend of Zenithia continues Gameplayĭragon Quest V follows in the footsteps of Dragon Quest IV by having unique divisions between segments of the game.