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Dragon Quest Monsters - Caravan Heart (Polla) (J) is a GBA monster-taming RPG with a caravan twist. You start by recruiting monsters not just for battles, but to pull your wagon across the map, which gives the usual grind a different feel.

Early on, you realize some monsters are better at hauling gear than fighting, and managing your caravan's weight becomes its own little puzzle. The battles are classic turn-based stuff, but watching your team of oddball creatures drag your supplies through rough terrain sticks with you.

It's got that Dragon Quest charm, though the caravan mechanic either clicks with you or feels like extra busywork. I remember getting stuck in a desert stretch because I didn't balance my team right—had to backtrack to swap out a fighter for a packmule monster.