Dragon Quest (2004)

Developer

Armor Project, Spike Chunsoft, UIEvolution

Publisher

Square Enix

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo Switch

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Rating

3.5 of 5, 76 player ratings

Main story

about 8.0 hours

Completionist

about 12 hours

Where to get it

Nintendo eShop

How it feels

The origin of JRPGs — explore an open overworld and fight random battles in this timeless, straightforward adventure.

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About

The player takes the role of a namable Hero. The Hero's name has an effect on his statistical growth over the course of the game. Battles are fought in a turn-based format and experience points and gold are awarded after every battle, allowing the Hero to level-up in ability and allows them to buy better weapons, armor, and items. Progression consists of traveling over an overworld map and through dungeons, fighting monsters encountered via random battles along the journey.

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