The gameplay in the second one was pretty much an all-around improvement over the first one, but I preferred the original’s story. You won’t get the full effect of DQB1’s story unless you’ve played the original Dragon Quest, though, since they’re closely connected.
I’ve played the second one quite a lot - is the first one still worth playing over, you know, just playing more of the second?
The gameplay in the second one was pretty much an all-around improvement over the first one, but I preferred the original’s story. You won’t get the full effect of DQB1’s story unless you’ve played the original Dragon Quest, though, since they’re closely connected.