I will agree on the production quality being tops in DQ8. I usually do not mind grinding, but when the grind involves the load times as stated above it becomes more tedious than fun. It's a solid title but I'm assuming the non existent load times on the DS has spoiled me lately(not comparing the games just stating that…
Thats the problem with kids these days, expecting a quicksave/quickload feature or a save point every 3 inches.. A savepoint every 10-15 minutes is sufficient, any longer and I'm tempted to stop playing if I die before reaching a savepoint. Playing parts you've played before again isn't fun.