Underplayed Gems

Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono-tachi (2001)

Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono-tachi cover
Developer
Heartbeat, ArtePiazza
Publisher
Enix
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Main story
about 30 hours
Completionist
about 45 hours
Where to get it
Website

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How it feels

A warm, chapter-by-chapter journey through a familiar fantasy world, rebuilt with modest 3D visuals and small quality-of-life touches that make a beloved classic feel freshly approachable.

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About

Dragon Quest IV was remade for the Sony PlayStation in Japan. It was developed by Heartbeat and published by Enix. The remake was developed using Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 's 3D graphics engine. With this remake came new features; among them were a new chapter, a new character, a boom town reminiscent of VII's, an inter-party talk command similar to Dragon Quest VII, and the ability to turn off the artificial intelligence for party members. The Enix of America Corporation originally planned to bring the remake to North America in 2002, but it was later cancelled due to Heartbeat closing its video game development operations.

Screenshots

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