According to former series director Jin Fujisawa, series creator Yuji Horii told him that "Dragon Quest isn't about the scenario", as Fujisawa had believed the scenario was everything for an RPG when he was younger. By comparison, Horii believed that the experience that players went through was more important. One such example given was in regards to Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, which gave players the ability to choose who they would marry. Fujisawa initially rejected this philosophy, but eventually came to not only understand it, but even incorporated it into his own work.