So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.