>>737150668
Its not that 6 is bad per say, but rather its underwhelming after the highs of 4 and 5.

>>737150668
This definitely came out during the period when Toriyama's style was heading towards the GT period.

>>737151270
Yeah this was the same year of GT I think

>>737150668
because we didn’t get this one until YEARS later on the ds and it released side by side with ix so everyone bought that one instead

>>737151150
Neither of those games is as good as VI.
V is boring as fuck. Waifu fags only pick it because it has le waifus.

>>737150668
Honestly I loved it, it's my third favorite, only 3 and 4 above it. I imagine it's partially because the translation patch on SNES still has bugs and they did things like removing DQ5 monster recruiting for the DS port of 6. It was also before party chat for the original release, so the characters don't get as much characterization originally as its successor DQ7, which also has a small cast of recruitable characters but you hear from them way more, and while I don't like it as much as 6 to actually play, DQ5 has a fantastic narrative throughout that is probably the biggest reason people over here in the west love it so much when they have played it.

>>737150668
Few reasons
>SFC version never localized, only has an incomplete fan translation with game-breaking bugs
>only the DS version gets localized, but the DS remake lifts the same graphics from 4 and 5 DS diminishing the game's identity and atmosphere, on top of gutting features like monster recruitment
>western JRPGfags are significantly more casual storyfags than Japs, so they tend to disregard a JRPG more if it's not incredibly railroaded and setpiece focused like DQ5

>>737150668
Because the game wasn't released in the USA until 2011. And the 3ds got released in 2012. Games that come out at the ass end of a consoles life cycle often get ignored. 6 is a really good dragon quest game with a great overworld.