105-492: Dragon Quest Monsters is a spin-off series of the Dragon Quest games. Primarily developed by Tose and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix ), it sets the player in a medieval/fantasy world filled with magic, monsters and knights. Unlike the original Dragon Quest games, the player's character does not do any of the fighting in battles; instead the player has to rely on capturing, breeding and raising monsters to do
210-479: A role-playing video game that combined elements from the western RPGs Wizardry and Ultima . Horii wanted to introduce the concept of RPGs to the wider Japanese video game audience. He chose the Famicom because, unlike arcade games, players would not have to worry about spending more money if they got a " game over ", and could continue playing from a save point . Horii used the full-screen map of Ultima and
315-548: A SNES game that included Torneko (a.k.a. Torneko Taloon), a character that first appeared in Dragon Quest IV . The roguelike game Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon continues Torneko's story from Dragon Quest IV as he attempts to make his store famous, venturing into mysterious dungeons to retrieve items to stock his store with. The game was successful in Japan. In 2000 the direct sequel Torneko: The Last Hope
420-418: A battle, until the monster decides to join, or takes offense. Success depends on the relative strengths of the monsters making the attempt versus the relative defense of the monster that is being scouted. Breeding monsters has been a large part of the series and is often cited as one of the series' highlights, in part due to being able to create monsters that cannot otherwise be obtained. In the first two games,
525-631: A castle in the Dragon Quest III remakes is also called Zenith, although the layout differs from the castle in the Tenkū series. The series' monsters, characters, and box art were designed by Toriyama. The music for the Dragon Quest series was composed by Koichi Sugiyama . In the past, main Dragon Quest games have been developed by Chunsoft , Heartbeat , ArtePiazza , Level-5 and starting with Dragon Quest X , by Square Enix for
630-673: A character who first appeared in Dragon Quest VIII ; Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon follows Yangus on his adventures before he meets up with Hero in the aforementioned game. The success of Torneko no Daibōken spawned the Mystery Dungeon series that has grown to include franchises beyond Dragon Quest . When Enix took over the Monopoly -inspired video game series Itadaki Street ,
735-412: A downed state and would be displayed as a pillar of light on the screen to notify fellow players. The game ended in one of two ways, if all players were defeated to which they appeared in front of the king admonished them for their failure or congratulated them on their success. Enemies iconic to the series that players faced off against include Slimes , Drackies, Wondering Armors, Chimaera, Dragons, and
840-421: A fantasy series with swords and dungeons, instead of science fiction elements, would become popular in Japan; however, the series has become very popular there. Since then Horii has been the games' scenario director. Dragon Quest was Sugiyama's second video game he had composed for, Wingman 2 being his first. He says it took him five minutes to compose the original opening theme. His musical motifs from
945-405: A five-pointed star in the middle, was introduced; they have nothing to do with winning the game, but they can be traded with a certain character for items. Players collect them throughout the game, primarily by opening chests, breaking pots and barrels, and searching in sacks and drawers. Horii introduced them as he wanted to have something players collected that were similar to the crests and orbs in
1050-406: A fresh start and a new story, so it seems too much of a connection between the games in the series. It could be said that the imagination of players has brought the titles together in a certain fashion." In Dragon Quest IV, Zenithia can be accessed by climbing the tower above the entrance to the world of darkness. In Dragon Quest V Zenithia has fallen into a lake south of Lofty Peak (Elheaven in
1155-450: A large Golem each with their own strengths and weaknesses that players could exploit to win battles efficiently. Each enemy also had their own unique attacks and behaviors. Dragon Quest VR would be discontinued on March 9, 2019, before the closure of VR ZONE SHINJUKI itself on April 1 in the same year, with the experience also ending at VR ZONE OSAKA on October 25, 2020, and MAZARIA on August 31, 2020, on each respective day. Prices for
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#17327728724741260-402: A mage, and a priest stood and moved around in a 65 x 39 foot playing field with each group of players divided into sperate teams. All players were required to wear a set of personal equipment provided by HTC Vive consisting of the headset with headphones and mics all powered by a MSI gaming laptop backpack , and special controllers specially modeled and fitted to represent each class,
1365-410: A mini-series called Emblem of Roto Returns . It takes place between Dragon Quest III and Dragon Quest I . It was adapted into a comic CD in 1994, and an anime movie based on the manga was released in Japan on April 20, 1996. As of 2019, the series has sold 21 million copies, including 400,000 copies sold overseas. Warriors of Eden consists of eleven volumes, with art by Fujiwara. The series
1470-762: A monster with the Personality type Reckless (which is high in Bravery but low in Prudence and Caring) will be more likely to use a Charge attack, whereas a monster with the Personality type Careful (a type high in Caring but low in Bravery and Prudence) will be more likely to use a Cautious attack. Personalities change quicker at lower levels than at higher levels, and monsters with a high wildness stat have harder-to-change personalities. A monster can have one of 27 personalities. Another reason monsters might not obey commands
1575-519: A number of features to the genre and has had a significant impact on the development of other role-playing games. Installments of the series have appeared on various computers, consoles, handheld devices, and mobile phones. Early in the series, the Dragon Quest games were released under the title Dragon Warrior in North America to avoid trademark conflict with the unrelated tabletop role-playing game DragonQuest . Square Enix did not register
1680-610: A number of smaller spin-off titles. In two of them, players use their special controllers as a sword, swinging it to slash enemies and objects. Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken is a stand-alone game in which the controller is shaped like a sword, and a toy shield contains the game's hardware. Dragon Quest Swords for the Wii uses the motion sensing Wii Remote as a sword. Another spin-off title, Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest , uses
1785-588: A remake of these two games with updated graphics and an interface, was released in 2002 in Japan, for the PlayStation . The game is compatible with the i-Mode adapter for the PlayStation, allowing players to upload monsters to the i-Mode cellular phone version, Dragon Quest Monsters i . The two games were remade on the Japanese Nintendo 3DS on 2012 and 2014, respectively. The first remade game
1890-580: A second-person perspective; the reader determines the next course of action and the stories have multiple endings. Other printed titles released in 1989 include: Dragon Quest Monsters Story ; Dragon Quest Item Story ; the Dragon Quest Perfect Collection series starting with Dragon Quest Perfect Collection 1990 ; and the first two Dragon Quest novels by Takayashiki Hideo. All of these works have had additional titles published for different games by different authors: Hideo wrote
1995-648: A sequel release on July 12, 2019, for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Theatrhythm Dragon Quest is a rhythm game developed for the Nintendo 3DS. Like the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy games before it, the game allows players to play alongside various songs from the Dragon Quest franchise. In September 2019, Dragon Quest Walk , an augmented reality game, was released for Android and iOS mobile phones. Beginning in 1988,
2100-433: A series of then Bandai Namco -owned virtual reality theme park arcades . The brief story that's loosely based on Dragon Quest III began with players receiving a request from a king to embark on a journey along with their assistant Ohealia, a Healslime and character exclusive to this title only, who acted as a guide and narrator throughout the experience with the main goal for each team (to which multiple can play at
2205-437: A small modeled sword and shield for the warriors, and small wands and gloved controllers for the mage and priest. Weapons, armor, skills, and spells were set for each class by default and were determined by each of said class: Each player given their own class could take only a set amount of damage before going down. If the player was at critical health their screen turned black and white, and if damaged further, they would enter
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#17327728724742310-479: Is a floating castle that first appears in Dragon Quest IV ; it is used as a descriptor for several elements in Dragon Quest IV , V and VI . Its appearance in all three games has led to the games being described as the Zenithia or Tenkū trilogy, despite different geographical layouts in each of the three games' worlds. Horii explained that a trilogy was never the intention: "Each Dragon Quest title represents
2415-538: Is a prequel to Dragon Warrior VII , following Keifer who is pulled into Torland and must find the six Orbs of Loto in order to return. The release of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker is the first spin-off title to be released in English using the Dragon Quest name; its sequel Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 was released in North America on September 19, 2011. There is also an Android title, Dragon Quest Monsters: Wanted! . Dragon Quest has also produced
2520-465: Is a recurring character who first appears in Dragon Quest IV . A traveling merchant, Torneko's usual goal is to expand the inventory of his shop by procuring rare items, often by traversing dungeons and fighting monsters on his own or with his family. The character's popularity with players led to further appearances or easter egg references in subsequent mainline sequels, as well as a starring role in 1993's Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon ,
2625-562: Is a retelling of Dragon Quest VII with some minor changes. Maboroshi no Daichi consists of ten volumes. The series is a retelling of Dragon Quest VI with some minor changes. Other shorter manga series have been released including several based on other games, some official 4koma strips, and a manga about the making of the original Dragon Quest game. Dragon Quest: Souten no Soura ( ドラゴンクエスト 蒼天のソウラ , Doragon Kuesuto Sōten no Soura , lit. "Dragon Quest: Blue Sky Soura") , authored by Yuuki Nakashima and supervised by Yūji Horii,
2730-452: Is a series of role-playing 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 ). Since its inception, development of games in the series have been outsourced to a plethora of external companies until the tenth installment , with localized remakes and ports of later installments for
2835-629: Is a sidestory of Dragon Quest X . It was serialized between February 2013 and October 2022, with 19 volumes released through 2022. Hiro Mashima drew the one-shot Dragon Quest XI S Tōzoku-tachi no Banka ( ドラゴンクエストXI S 盗賊たちの挽歌 ) , based on Dragon Quest XI , for the October issue of V Jump , which was released on August 21, 2019. A manga adaptation of Dragon Quest Treasures titled Dragon Quest Treasures: Another Adventure Fadora no Takarajima will begin serialization in V Jump in November 2022. It
2940-556: Is presented as a plot twist. The Game Boy Color remakes prevent the use of the name "Loto" for the same reason. In Dragon Quest XI , the player character is a warrior chosen by the world tree Yggdrasil to save the world of Erdrea from a being of pure evil known as "Calasmos". After Calasmos is defeated at the end of the game, Yggdrasil bestows him the title of Erdrick. Torneko ( トルネコ , Toruneko ) , known as Torneko Taloon in North American English localizations,
3045-411: Is their wildness (WLD in the game). A monster with a high wildness is less likely to obey commands. Newly caught monsters and monsters kept in the farm for long periods of time will have high wildness. To lower a monster's wildness, the player needs to keep it in the party for a while or feed it meat items. As with other role-playing video games , when the player's party defeats the opposing monsters and
3150-526: Is written by Masaki Hara with illustrations by Yoichi Amano and supervision by Horii. The Road to Dragon Quest is a manga about the creators of Dragon Quest , published by Enix. The single-volume manga was released in 1990 and produced by Ishimori Productions . It focuses on the creation of the series and features series creator Yuji Horii, programmer Koichi Nakamura , composer Koichi Sugiyama, artist Akira Toriyama, and producer Yukinobu Chida. There are three major television series that were adapted from
3255-525: The Wizardry video game series. The contest winners Koichi Nakamura and Yukinobu Chida, together with Horii, released the Enix NES game The Portopia Serial Murder Case . Music composer Sugiyama, known for composing jingles and pop songs, was impressed with the group's work and sent a postcard to Enix praising the game. Enix asked him to compose music for some of its games. The group then decided to make
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3360-601: The Dragon Quest franchise became an integral part of the game in its second version, Itadaki Street 2: Neon Sain wa Bara Iro ni . The first Itadaki Street , released by ASCII , did not contain elements from the Dragon Quest franchise. The fourth game in the series, Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special , included characters from the Final Fantasy franchise, and later versions would include characters from Mario . Like
3465-477: The Dragon Quest trademark for use in the United States until 2002. The basic premise of most Dragon Quest games is to play a hero (actually named "Hero" in spinoff fiction, but in all games, the player is able to name their hero) who is out to save the land from peril at the hands of a powerful evil enemy, with the hero usually accompanied by a group of party members . Common elements persist throughout
3570-556: The Dragon Quest trademark in the United States for use with manuals, video cassette tapes , and other video game software. On October 8, 2003, Square Enix filed for a more comprehensive Dragon Quest trademark, also on August 2, 2016. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King became the first Dragon Quest game released outside Japan, all previous games having used the Dragon Warrior title. Dragon Quest
3675-468: The Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , and Nintendo Switch being published by Nintendo outside of Japan. With its first game published in 1986, there are eleven main-series games, along with numerous spin-off games. In addition, there have been numerous manga , anime and novels published under the franchise, with nearly every game in the main series having a related adaptation. The series introduced
3780-616: The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and full 3D movement and battles. Unlike the other games in the series, this game has no random battles. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 was released in Japan on April 28, 2010, and in the United States on September 19, 2011, as revealed at E3 2011 . Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 was only released in Japan on March 24, 2016. Two cell phone games, Dragon Quest Monsters: Wanted! and Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light were released in Japan. On December 1, 2023, The Dark Prince
3885-603: The Super Famicom : Dragon Quest V in 1992 and Dragon Quest VI in 1995; both have been re-released on newer systems. Dragon Quest V was originally scheduled for release in North America but was canceled amid rumors that Enix had given up on the American market. No official reason was ever given. The Nintendo DS remakes were released in North America with Dragon Quest V also being released in Europe and Australia,
3990-469: The Wii U , with Nintendo 3DS connectivity. It is the first MMORPG in the series, and the only numbered Dragon Quest game not released outside Japan. Dragon Quest XI was released in Japan on July 29, 2017, and worldwide on September 4, 2018. Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate was announced in 2021. According to Horii, the game will have a darker tone, feature more meaningful choices, and overhaul
4095-459: The Xbox 360 ; it was titled the "Xbox 360 E311 Media Briefing" event. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was shown during Microsoft's press conference. Electronic Arts took the stage on June 6 at 12:30pm. Ubisoft held a press conference on June 6 at 2:30pm. Sony's press conference took place on June 6 at 5:00pm. However, the conference was delayed for 16 minutes. The press conference focused on
4200-518: The Dragonlord's Castle and confront him. In Dragon Quest II , the heroes are also descendants of Erdrick; they explore the expanded world of Torland that includes the continent of Alefgard. Erdrick's legend in the Dragon Quest series was completed in Dragon Quest III when the King of Alefgard bestowed the "Order of Erdrick", the country's highest honor, upon the hero at the end of the game. Two of
4305-579: The European version came out on July 23, 2010. The tenth installment of the main series was released for the Wii. Nintendo has been a major publisher outside Japan for the main Dragon Quest games, publishing the first Dragon Quest game in North America, and published Dragon Quest IX worldwide outside Japan; the NDS version of Dragon Quest VI is published by Nintendo in North America. E3 2011 The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 ( E3 2011 )
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4410-588: The Famicom and ported that same year to the MSX ; all four games have been remade for newer systems. Dragon Quest was first released in Japan on May 27, 1986, and in North America as Dragon Warrior in August 1989. Dragon Quest II Akuryō no Kamigami was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1990 as Dragon Warrior II . Dragon Quest III Soshite Densetsu e... was released in Japan in 1989 and North America as Dragon Warrior III in 1992. Dragon Quest IV
4515-597: The Japanese Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road , where players compete for real-life cards with monster data that the arcade game issues to the players through a slot on its front. The latter is the only spin-off series to have none of its titles released outside Japan. The Mystery Dungeon and Itadaki Street series use characters and other elements from Dragon Quest games, and the Mystery Dungeon series has gone on to spawn its own franchise. In 1993, Chunsoft developed
4620-518: The Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV , V , and VI for North America and the PAL region , commonly referred to as the "Zenithia" or "Tenku trilogy". With this announcement, all the main Dragon Quest games at the time had been released outside Japan. The ninth installment was released in Japan for Nintendo DS on July 11, 2009. The North American version was released on July 11, 2010, while
4725-514: The US, making the Dragon Warrior name obsolete. Dragon Warrior Monsters , the first game in the series, was released in 1998 in Japan and in North America and the PAL region the next year for the Game Boy Color . The Japanese version was called Dragon Quest Monsters . It was released with Game Boy Color compatibility despite coming to market before the console itself, but the cartridge
4830-533: The battle and statistics-oriented Wizardry screens to create the gameplay of Dragon Quest . Dragon Ball creator and manga artist Akira Toriyama , who knew of Horii through the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump , was commissioned to illustrate the characters and monsters to separate the game from other role-playing games of the time. The primary game designs were conceived by Horii before being handed to Toriyama to re-draw under Horii's supervision. When Horii first created Dragon Quest many people doubted that
4935-401: The battle ends, the party is awarded a certain amount of experience points (EXP) which are used to level up monsters. At the end of the battle, there exists a small chance the opposing monster may join the party. The chance of a monster joining the party is increased by the use of meat items which lowers a monster's wildness. The more the player uses, the lower the monster's wildness will be and
5040-406: The commands; this is because each monster is given a certain personality depending on the player's actions used in combat. Those actions are Charge, Mixed and Cautious, which when used can raise/lower one of three hidden stats, Bravery, Prudence and Caring. Basically this means a monster high in one of the three stats will be better at using an attack of that type and more likely to obey, for example
5145-883: The company's upcoming device, PlayStation Vita , and the PlayStation 3 . Nintendo's press conference took place on June 7 at 9:00am at the Nokia Theatre. Nintendo unveiled the successor to its Wii console, the Wii U , which was released in 2012. A prototype of the console was playable to attendees of the event. This is a list of notable titles that appeared at E3 2011. 2K Games Activision Atlus Bethesda Capcom Crytek Deep Silver Electronic Arts Focus Home Interactive Konami Lionhead Studios LucasArts Microsoft Namco Bandai Natsume Inc. Nintendo Nival Sega Sony Square Enix THQ Tecmo Koei Traveller's Tales Ubisoft Warner Bros. Wargaming This
5250-428: The fighting for them. The concept originated from Dragon Quest V (1992). The character and monster designs are by Dragon Ball creator, Akira Toriyama . The series spans several handheld gaming systems, and each game has received positive reviews from critics. The series' gameplay has been compared to Pokémon . For the first two US releases, the titles used Warrior instead of the original Japanese Quest . This
5355-424: The first four volumes spanning the first three games; Kumi Saori authored ten volumes comprising the next three games; and Hiroyuki Domon wrote three volumes for Dragon Quest VII . Starting with Shinsho Shousetsu Dragon Quest I in 2000, a new series by all three authors began publication. The authors wrote new stories for their respective series, three stories for Hideo, nine for Saori, and three for Domon; with
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#17327728724745460-569: The first game have remained relatively intact. The first six Dragon Quest stories are divided into two trilogies. The first three games of the series tell the story of the legendary hero known as Roto (Erdrick or Loto in some versions). Dragon Quest IV - VI are based around a castle in the sky called Zenithia, referred to as the Tenku in Japan, meaning "heaven". Games in the main series from Dragon Quest VII onwards are stand-alone games. The early Dragon Quest games were released under
5565-640: The first monsters the players encounter. The Slime's popularity has netted it the Slime spin-off series on handheld consoles. Erdrick, known as Loto ( ロト , Roto ) in Japanese and in the North American remakes of the Game Boy Color versions of the first three games, is the title given to a legendary hero in the Dragon Quest series. The first three Dragon Quest games, all connected to
5670-796: The first three games are fought in first-person and are turn-based . Monsters are able to gain experience points just like humans in the main series would and can learn spells and skills straight from the Dragon Quest games. Up until Joker , battles were fought against randomly encountered monsters in a first-person view. Joker changed this by allowing players to see enemies on the field as well as making battles three-dimensional . The player controls up to three monsters at once, and their HP and MP are displayed onscreen. The player can then choose from several options on what to do. As of Joker 2 , there are certain monsters who do take up two or three spaces on party, to fit their size. As of Terry's Wonderland 3D for Nintendo 3DS , there are four spaces in
5775-485: The first time. Horii's company, Armor Project, is in charge of the script and design of Dragon Quest games that were published by Enix and Square Enix. In 1982, Enix sponsored a video game programming contest in Japan which brought much of the Dragon Quest team together, including creator Yuji Horii. The prize was a trip to the United States and a visit to AppleFest '83 in San Francisco, where Horii discovered
5880-527: The franchise was released in Japan on May 27, 1986, titled with the name "Dragon Quest" followed by a Roman numeral. Since 1986, the franchise has featured eleven games within the main series, as well as several spin-off games, and also two animated productions. The first four Dragon Quest installments were released for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan and North America, respectively. The first two installments were released in Japan on
5985-462: The game's popular slime monster as the protagonist, and its sequel, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime , has been translated into English. There is also a downloadable DSiWare turn-based strategy game, Dragon Quest Wars and other titles have been released in Japan for cellphones. Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below , a PlayStation 3 and 4 game featuring
6090-587: The gameplay of the Dynasty Warriors series by Koei Tecmo , was released in Japan on February 26, 2015, and in North America and Europe in October 2015 as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It later had a sequel that released on May 17, 2016, in Japan, and later came out in North America and Europe in April 2017 to the PlayStation 4 as well as PC. Dragon Quest Builders for the PS4 was released in 2016. It later had
6195-413: The games in the series has sold well, particularly in Japan, where the Dragon Quest series has gained immense popularity. In Japan, Dragon Warrior Monsters sold 2.35 million copies. The North American version sold 60,000 copies by April 2000. Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 has sold 1,592,728 copies in Japan. Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2 was the 38th best-selling game of 2002 with 292,275 copies. Caravan Heart
6300-481: The games. Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel ( ドラゴンクエスト ～勇者アベル伝説～ , Doragon Kuesuto Yūsha Aberu Densetsu ) was produced by Studio Comet and aired from December 2, 1989, to April 5, 1991, 43 episodes were broadcast before the series ended. It was supervised by Horii, with a story loosely based on Dragon Quest III . The first 13 episodes of the series were translated into English by Saban Entertainment under
6405-463: The inaugural entry of the long-running Mystery Dungeon video game series by Spike Chunsoft . The character's other video game appearances include two direct sequels to Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon , the 2016 video game Dragon Quest Heroes II , and the Itadaki Street series. Zenithia, also called Zenith Castle, Zenith, or Tenkū-jō ( 天空城 , "Heaven Castle") in Japanese,
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#17327728724746510-528: The latter without the numbering. One game was released for the PlayStation: Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi in 2000 in Japan and 2001 in North America under the title Dragon Warrior VII . Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004 in Japan, 2005 in North America, and 2006 in Europe and Australia, again without the number in the title for Europe. Dragon Quest VIII
6615-485: The latter's works featuring illustrations by Daisuke Torii. Several standalone titles and audiobook titles have also been released. Dragon Quest manga began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1989. Based on the world of Dragon Quest , Riku Sanjo and Koji Inada 's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai ( ドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険 , Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibōken , lit. Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai)
6720-536: The legend of Erdrick, comprise the Erdrick or Loto trilogy. Also known as Arusu, he is known as the hero who freed the Kingdom of Alefgard from the darkness. The chronological order of the first three Dragon Quest games is: Dragon Quest III , Dragon Quest , and Dragon Quest II . In the first Dragon Quest game, the hero, the player character , is a descendant of Erdrick who follows in his footsteps to reach
6825-518: The main series, Dragon Quest Monsters was originally released under the Dragon Warrior name in the US. The next game, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 , is the only game to be split into two versions, Cobi's Journey ( Ruka's Journey in Japan) and Tara's Adventure ( Iru's Adventure in Japan ), named after the main player characters . Each version has slight differences, such as the monster that appear in them. Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart
6930-427: The media franchise expanded into other media, with a number of anime , manga, and light novel adaptations. Following the success of a Dragon Quest III light novel, Enix began publishing more volumes starting from the first game in sequential order. Enix published titles from every main series game previously released by March 23, 1995, as well as the first Torneko's Mystery Dungeon game. The titles are written from
7035-439: The monsters by winning the battle, each party member gains experience points in order to reach new levels. When a character gains a new level, the statistics (stats) of the character are upgraded. Winning battles also rewards players with gold which can be used to purchase items. In addition to the experience points and gold awarded for successfully defeating monsters, occasionally, items will be dropped as well that are added to
7140-431: The more likely it is to join. Certain types of meat lower a monster's wildness more, thus increasing the chance of catching them. This is true in the first three games. In Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker , the player can actively scout for monsters during battle. Unlike previous games in the series, this is a battle command, and not the result of using items in battle. The player can make any number of scouting attempts during
7245-718: The nearest save location where the hero is revived; players must then pay a priest or nun to revive their party members. Dragon Quest features " Puff Puff " – massage girls that the player can hire with text describing their actions in some of the games; it is a pun on a Japanese onomatopoeia for a girl rubbing her breasts in someone's face, which can also be used for the general term of a girl jiggling her own breasts. in later games gags were used since breasts could not be displayed. The text descriptions were removed from some North American translations. In Dragon Quest III , Dragon Quest VI , Dragon Quest VII , and Dragon Quest IX , several character classes can be chosen for
7350-404: The official mascot of the Dragon Quest series. Series designer Yuji Horii cited the monster as an example of Toriyama's skills, claiming it took "[artistic] power to take something like a pool of slime and use his imagination to make it a great character." A Slime is a small blue blob, shaped like a water droplet, with a face. It has appeared in every Dragon Quest game and it is usually one of
7455-503: The one-time experience fee was 3,200 yen and a separate facility entrance fee was required. The experience took approximately 15 minutes. Yuji Horii in an interview with UploadVR has expressed the possibility of future titles based on the franchise being released in or with VR support commercially at a later time and date. In most Dragon Quest games, players control a character or party of characters that can walk into towns and buy weapons, armor, and items to defeat monsters outside of
7560-584: The original release), until the Golden Orb is returned leaving the castle able to move freely in the sky. In Dragon Quest VI Zenithia is sealed by Demon Lord Dhuran, and a large hole is left in its place in the "Dream World". When the Dream World returns to its natural state in Dragon Quest VI , Zenithia is the only part that remains, floating above the "real" world. In addition to the trilogy,
7665-408: The party encounters monsters the view switches perspective and players are presented with several options on a menu ; these turn-based menu-driven battles have become a staple of the series. Players use the menus to select weapons, magic, and other items used to attack and defeat the monsters, or can attempt to flee the fight; though characters cannot flee during a boss battle. Once the party defeats
7770-506: The party instead of three, allowing the player to control more monsters at a time. Typically, the player does not directly control the monsters and instead gives them suggestions. Charge tells monsters to use their most direct and powerful attacks. Mixed suggests to monsters to use support abilities, such as shields, stat enhancements, or summons and Cautious tells monsters to use defensive abilities, such as healing and reviving spells and abilities that remove harmful stat effects. During battle,
7875-594: The party members. Each game has its particular set of classes with typical options, including the Cleric , Fighter , Jester, Thief , Warrior , and Mage . All the aforementioned games also include advanced classes such as the Sage. In addition, Dragon Quest VI and VII include monster classes. In Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen , a new collectible item known as mini medals, resembling small gold coins with
7980-429: The player can select Plan, which allows the player to change any of the commands. Command gives the player direct control of the party and cannot be used in arena battles. Fight simply makes monsters follow their set commands. The player can also use items during battle, many which are from the Dragon Quest games. The party can also attempt to flee random battles. A message may appear that says "will attempt" for some of
8085-405: The player character's three highest-level armaments are named "Erdrick's Sword" and "Erdrick's Armor" in Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II . Playing Dragon Quest III with the name "Erdrick" is impossible in the original release, as the game prompts the player to choose a different name for the hero. This is because the status of III in the chronological order as a prequel of the first two titles
8190-546: The player must fuse a Plus monster with an Minus monster. However, in the original Japanese version of the game, it remains as normal breeding of genders. Each of the games in the Dragon Quest Monsters series has been met with praise by critics. Each game has sold well in Japan. US releases for the first two games brought on comparisons to the Pokémon franchise, another monster-collecting RPG. However, with
8295-423: The player to recruit monsters to fight alongside them. In Dragon Quest IV , a Healer monster called "Healie" can be recruited for the first chapter. Dragon Quest V and VI monsters can be selected by the player to join the player's party and fight in battles. In Dragon Quest VIII players can defeat and recruit monsters to fight in an arena. The Slime, designed by Toriyama for use in Dragon Quest , has become
8400-400: The player was able to breed two monsters together and create a different monster, usually a combination of its two parents. The parent monsters would disappear after breeding. Caravan Heart changed the system, instead using Monster Hearts to create new monsters. Joker returned to the first system, although the name was changed to Synthesizing. Instead of breeding a male with a female monster,
8505-479: The player's inventory. In most Dragon Quest games, players must visit a church (known as a House of Healing in the NES translations) and talk to a priest or nun to save the games' progress; in Dragon Warrior , players had to talk to a king to save their progress, though the first two Dragon Quest titles for Famicom use a password save system . If the party dies in battle the group loses half of its gold and warps to
8610-424: The previous Dragon Quest games, but did not want to repeat the necessity for players having to collect a certain number of them before they could complete the game. The Dragon Quest series features several recurring monsters, including Slimes , Drackies, Skeletons, Shadows, Mummies, Bags o' Laughs, and Dragons. Many monsters in the series were designed by Akira Toriyama . Several Dragon Quest games allow
8715-521: The release of Joker for the Nintendo DS game, these comparisons were not as much of a focus in reviews, but still existed. 1UP.com, when reviewing Joker , noted that "the Monsters series has always felt like it belongs in the Dragon Quest universe first and foremost; it's more than a bunch of bastardized Pokéclones. The latest installment of the subseries – Joker – is a perfect example." Each of
8820-768: The same manga also produced by Toei Animation aired from October 3, 2020, to October 22, 2022. On April 20, 1996, a film titled Dragon Quest Saga – The Crest of Roto was released. It was produced by Nippon Animation . A 3DCG movie based on Dragon Quest V , Dragon Quest: Your Story , was released in Japan in August 2019. Dragon Quest VR (ドラゴンクエストVR) was a virtual reality team-based only arcade-style roleplaying game first released at VR ZONE SHINJUKI in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, then later hosted at VR ZONE OSAKA on September 13, 2018, and finally MAZARIA in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, Tokyo on July 12, 2019,
8925-461: The same time in each of their own sessions, all as a team in one session, or a combination of the between) to fight through a series of battles in increasing difficulty before facing the powerful Zoma , a guest character who is also the main antagonist from the same game and was responsible for terrorizing the land. Gameplay took place in open arenas (such as forests, caves, and, castles) in-game while players working in teams of four as two warriors,
9030-505: The series and its spinoff games: turn-based combat ; recurring monsters, including the Slime , which became the series' mascot; a text-based menu system; and random encounters in most of the main series. All games in the series as of 2024 involve scenario writer and game designer Yuji Horii , and prior to their deaths, character designer Akira Toriyama and music composer Koichi Sugiyama have handled their respective roles on most games in
9135-462: The series. The original concepts, used since the first game, took elements from the Western role-playing games Wizardry and Ultima . A core philosophy of the series is to make the gameplay intuitive so that players can easily start playing the games. The series features a number of religious overtones which were heavily censored in the NES versions outside of Japan. The first installment of
9240-406: The title Dragon Warrior in North America to avoid trademark conflict with the pen-and-paper role-playing game Dragon Quest , which was published by Simulations Publications in the 1980s until the company's 1982 bankruptcy and acquisition by TSR, Inc. TSR continued publishing the line as an alternative to Dungeons & Dragons ( D&D ) until 1987. On July 23, 2002, Square Enix registered
9345-438: The title Dragon Warrior . Due to its early time slot, it was not renewed. The series was released on DVD in Japan in October 2006, with its nine volumes selling about 90,000 units by February 2007. A second anime series, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai , based on the manga of the same name, was produced by Toei Animation . It ran for 46 episodes from October 17, 1991, to September 24, 1992. A second anime adaptation of
9450-426: The towns: on the world map or in a dungeon. However, in the original Dragon Quest , there was only one character walking on the map. In most of the games, battles occur through random monster attacks and improving the characters' levels requires players to grind . The series uses cursed items, difficult dungeons where players need to use their resources wisely to complete them, and difficult boss battles. When
9555-494: The traditional Dragon Quest turn-based combat. Dragon Quest XII will also be the first mainline title released after the deaths of series music composer Koichi Sugiyama and character designer Akira Toriyama who had been involved with the series since its inception. The franchise includes several spin-off games, including the Dragon Quest Monsters RPG. The series has also inspired arcade games such as
9660-433: The unveiling of Microsoft 's Halo 4 . As in previous years, the conference was dominated by announcements from the three main console manufacturers: Microsoft , Sony and Nintendo . Tech analysts considered the unveiling of Nintendo's Wii U and its then-unnamed tablet controller to be E3's biggest event, with Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld console also generating considerable press attention. The Wii U system
9765-412: Was a top-seller during the time of its release, with over 538,000 units sold within three months of its release and 593,000 units sold to date. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker sold 593,994 units in the first four days after release in Japan. To date, it has sold over 1.9 million units worldwide. Dragon Quest Dragon Quest , previously published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005,
9870-569: Was backward-compatible with the original Game Boy as well. Its sequel, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 was also a cross-system Game Boy Color title. It released in Japan and North America in 2001. There are two versions of the game: Cobi's Journey and Tara's Adventure , titled after the playable character of each version. In Japan, these were named Ruka’s Journey and Iru's Adventure , respectively. Each version features slight differences, such as monster appearances. Both games were developed by TOSE and published by Enix . Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2 ,
9975-738: Was created as a two-chapter short-story entitled Derupa! Iruiru! . Its success led to the three-chapter sequel, Dai Bakuhatsu!!! , which set the framework for a later serialization spanning 37 volumes. Several manga based on the games have been published. The longest-running of these, Dragon Quest Biography: Emblem of Roto ( ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章 , Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō ) , Warriors of Eden , and Maboroshi no Daichi , were published in Monthly Shōnen Gangan . Emblem of Roto , by Chiaki Kawamata and Junji Koyanagi, with art by Kamui Fujiwara , consists of twenty-one volumes published between 1991 and 1997. In 2004 Young Gangan ran
10080-512: Was credited by several media outlets as a " next-generation " console. Microsoft did not announce any major hardware releases, but did showcase a number of games for its Kinect controller-free gaming system. Konami held its own pre-E3 event on June 2 to showcase its upcoming games. The showcase featured live events in a number of cities, including Los Angeles , San Francisco , Toronto , São Paulo , and Mexico City . Microsoft's press conference took place on June 6 at 9:00am. It focused on
10185-423: Was due to Dragon Quest ' s North American name being changed due to a trademark conflict with the role-playing game DragonQuest , which was published by Simulation Publications in the 1980s until the company's bankruptcy in 1982 and purchase by TSR, Inc. , which then published it as an alternate line to Dungeons & Dragons until 1987. In 2003, Square Enix registered the Dragon Quest trademark in
10290-490: Was not as successful outside Japan, as it was eclipsed by another RPG series, Final Fantasy . Because of Enix's closure of its North American branch in the mid-1990s, Dragon Quest V and Dragon Quest VI were not officially released in North America. No games were released in Europe prior to the spin-off Dragon Quest Monsters . With the merger of Square and Enix in 2003, Dragon Quest games were released in numerous markets. In May 2008 Square Enix announced localizations of
10395-473: Was ported to smartphones in 2018 for Japanese market. Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart is the third game in the series, released in Japan in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance . Developed by TOSE, the game was the last Dragon Quest game Enix published before merging with Square . It features Keifer, a prince from Dragon Warrior VII . Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker , for the Nintendo DS ,
10500-553: Was released for the Nintendo Switch . Tose returned to develop the game. Although each of the games have distinct differences, they all have similar gameplay to the main Dragon Quest series. Players control the main character, but, unlike in Dragon Quest , the main character does not fight. Caught or bred monsters participate in battles instead of humans, although this changes slightly in Caravan Heart . Battles for
10605-486: Was released in Japan and the United States. The gameplay is similar to the first game, though Torneko: The Last Hope is considered easier to play. The game sold enough copies in Japan to allow development of the second direct sequel on the PlayStation 2, Fushigi no Dungeon 3 Torneko no Daibouken . The second and third Torneko games have had remakes for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). A later game featured Yangus,
10710-425: Was released in Japan in 1990 and in North America in 1992 as Dragon Warrior IV . A 2001 Japanese PlayStation remake of Dragon Warrior IV scheduled for the North American market was never released. The Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest IV was released in North America, Europe, and Australia under its original translated title; the European release removed the number from the title. Two games were released for
10815-507: Was released in Japan in 2006 and was the first in the series to feature 3D graphics. It was brought to North America the next year, and in 2008, was released in the PAL region, making it the second game in the series to do so. Initially revealed through the publication Shonen Jump , the game is set around a tournament referred to as the Joker GP. It also features Wi-Fi multiplayer play through
10920-703: Was the 17th E3 held. The event took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles , California . It began on June 7, 2011, and ended on June 9, 2011, with 46,800 total attendees. E3 2011 was broadcast on the G4 channel. The main highlights of the 2011 show included a demonstration of Sony 's next-generation handheld game console, the PlayStation Vita ; the official introduction of Nintendo 's Wii U home console; and
11025-552: Was the first game in the series to be released in North America under the title of Dragon Quest , and the first European release of a main series game. Dragon Quest IX , the only game in the series initially released on the Nintendo DS, was originally released in 2009 in Japan, and in 2010 in North America, Europe, and Australia. Dragon Quest X was announced for the Wii in December 2008. In September 2011, Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest X would also be released on
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