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Summary

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.

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms

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

Developers

Armor Project, UIEvolution, Spike Chunsoft

Release Date

February 29, 2004 (20 years and 12 months ago)

Publishers

Square Enix

Content Rating

T Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes

Franchises

Dragon Quest

Community

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Dragon Quest is getting a new tactics spin-off in Japan later this year for smartphones. It’ll be a free-to-play game with paid in-game items, but outside of that we don’t know much else about it. Based on the screenshots, though, it will at least have the grid-based combat that tactics nerds crave.

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