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By September 2008, total worldwide shipments of Dragon Quest VIII surpassed 4.9 million copies, [40] of which over 430,000 were from the North American release. [41] Dragon Quest VIII is the biggest selling game ever for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. [42] It was the first Dragon Quest game to receive a score of 39 out of 40 from Famitsu. [43]
Dragon Quest, [a] previously published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005, [b] is a series of role-playing video games created by Japanese game designer Yuji Horii (Armor Project), character designer Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio), and composer Koichi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Kobo) and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix).
Following the success of Dragon Quest III, the creator of Dragon Quest IV, Yuji Horii, wanted to make a distinct game from III rather than retread it too directly since he expected many people would begin the series with IV. In III, players obtain a full party at the beginning of the game. Horii varied the formula by splitting the game into ...
Dragon Quest VII uses a class system for learning abilities, similar to that of Dragon Quest VI. [12] Some available classes include Warrior, Fighter, Cleric, Mage, Bard, Dancer, Jester, Thief, Idol, Pirate, Ranger, Gladiator, Paladin, Summoner, God Hand ("Champion" in the localized 3DS version), and Hero, some of which are unlocked by mastering other classes. [13]
Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor. Something new to the Dragon Quest series is the ability to tame monsters into the player's party. The monsters can ...
Bianca and Nera first appeared in the 1992 release of Dragon Quest V, while Debora only appears in the Nintendo DS release in 2008. Bianca is a little girl when she meets the Hero, a childhood friend of hers, going on an adventure and finding a Sabrecat they name Saber before the Hero is eventually kidnapped.
DragonQuest is a fantasy role-playing game originally published by Simulations Publications (SPI) in 1980. Where first generation fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) restricted players to particular character classes, DragonQuest was one of the first games to utilize a system that emphasized skills, allowing more individual customization and a wider range of options.
Dragon Quest is a series of role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii, which are published by Square Enix (formerly Enix).The first game of the series was released in Japan in 1986 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Dragon Quest games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America, Europe and Australia, on over a dozen video game consoles.