The most popular Japanese game ever finally comes to the UK, with
a role-playing game of incredible size, depth and charm. Lead
your motley crew of heroes and heroines in a quest to restore the
king as you fight the most bizarre line-up of bad guys in video
game history. Although this is actually the eighth game in the
core series, each Dragon Quest game has, like rival Final
Fantasy, a completely different storyline so you don't have to
worry about not understanding the plot. In any case the game is
far more interested in combat than endless cut scenes, with a
turn-based system that is simple to use but allows for a huge
range of different magical and melee attacks. What gives the game
its real charm are the excellent cel-shaded graphics, designed by
Dragon Ball Z artist Akira Toriyama. The animation in particular
is superb and the game world, in which you are given total
freedom to explore, is enormous. Unique visual style (character
design by Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z) Intuitive
game balance makes this title easy to pick up, allowing rapid
engagement with the story and environment Freedom to go anywhere
the eye can see in a huge, seamless and colourful world Battle
against a wide variety of weird and wonderful monsters Party
members deploy spectacular attacks and spells in stunning 3D
Individual party members' behaviour can be customised for optimal
battle performance Time passes from day to night revealing an
entirely different side to towns and dungeons
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In a nutshell:
The most popular Japanese game ever finally comes to the UK, with
a role-playing game of incredible size, depth and charm. Lead
your motley crew of heroes and heroines in a quest to restore the
king as you fight the most bizarre line-up of bad guys in video
game history.
The lowdown:
Although this is actually the eighth game in the core series,
each Dragon Quest game has, like rival Final Fantasy, a
completely different storyline so you dont have to worry about
not understanding the plot. In any case the game is far more
interested in combat than endless cut scenes, with a turn-based
system that is simple to use but allows for a huge range of
different magical and melee attacks. What gives the game its real
charm are the excellent cel-shaded graphics, designed by Dragon
Ball Z artist Akira Toriyama. The animation in particular is
superb and the game world, in which you are given total freedom
to explore, is enormous.
Most exciting moment:
Taking down one of the games string of extravagant bosses with
moves like the Underpants Dance and Jessica the sorceress Sexy
Beam.
Since you ask:
In 1998 the Japanese government demanded that Enix no longer
released Dragon Quest games on a weekeday because too many people
were taking time off work and school to go and buy it.
The bottom line:
A role-playing game thats both fun and accessible no wonder
its Japans favourite franchise.
Harrison Dent
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- Unique visual style (character design by Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z).
- Intuitive game balance makes this title easy to pick up, allowing rapid engagement with the story and environment.
- Freedom to go anywhere the eye can see in a huge, seamless and colourful world.
- Battle against a wide variety of weird and wonderful monsters.
- Party members deploy spectacular attacks and spells in stunning 3D.
- Individual party members' behaviour can be customised for optimal battle performance.
- Time passes from day to night revealing an entirely different side to towns and dungeons.