Wow, seems like a lot of people really don\'t have much interest for DQ here =P
Anyhoo, I dunno, I figure it\'s okay. DQ always was about Gameplay as opposed to graphics, but an upgrade in the graphics department was way overdue, as DQVII looked basically like a SNES game on the PS.
As for the "crappy looking characters" I dunno. It\'s the basic Toriyama Akira design.
I\'m sure it\'ll be one of those games that sell extremely well in Japan, but I doubt it\'ll rack up great numbers here in the states.