Dragon Quest Builders

Dragon Quest Builders
Developer(s) Square Enix Business Division 5
Publisher(s) Square Enix
Director(s) Kazuya Niinou[1]
Producer(s) Noriyoshi Fujimoto[2]
Artist(s) Akira Toriyama
Composer(s) Koichi Sugiyama
Series Dragon Quest
Engine PhyreEngine[3]
Platform(s) PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Release date(s)

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Genre(s) Action role-playing, sandbox

Dragon Quest Builders[note 2] is a sandbox action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita consoles. The game is set in Alefgard, the world of the original Dragon Quest video game, with players controlling the savior who is tasked with rebuilding the world after it was destroyed. The game features a voxel aesthetic style, with gathering and building elements similar to games such as Minecraft and Terraria. The game was released in Japan in January 2016, and worldwide in October 2016.[4]

Gameplay

Media speculation from when the game was first announced was that Dragon Quest Builders would be a Dragon Quest version of Minecraft.[5][6] Early screenshots show the player building a camp out of blocks; the camp gains levels based on how much it has been built up.[7] Monsters such as Slime and Dragon from the original Dragon Quest appear in the game. The player has a health bar, and must eat food over time, similar to Minecraft.[7]

Plot

The game is set in Alefgard, the world of the original Dragon Quest. The game is based on a parallel ending of Dragon Quest: before the final battle, the hero accepted the evil Dragonlord's suggestion - each rules a half of the world. But that's indeed a trap, and the hero was eliminated, then the world was dominated by monsters.[8] With time passing by, a new hero (the player character) appears to revive the desolate world. Players gather "material" all over the world in order to rebuild the land of Alefgard from scratch.[9]

Development

Protagonists were designed by Akira Toriyama, with Etrian Odyssey creator Kazuya Niinou serving as the game's director.[9][1] The game was initially announced in July 2015 to be under development for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.[10] It was released in Japan on January 28, 2016, and in North America, Europe, and Australia in October 2016.[11][4] An "Ultimate Hit" version was released in Japan on December 1, 2016.[12]

Reception

Famitsu's panel of four reviewers all rated it a 9, giving the game an overall rating of 36 out of 40.[13] IGN awarded it 8.9 out of 10, saying "Dragon Quest Builders admirably mixes the series' RPG traditions with Minecraft."[14] GameSpot awarded it 8.0 out of 10, saying "The excellence of Dragon Quest Builders illustrates the versatility of this 30-year-old franchise as much as it speaks to the engrossing appeal of Minecraft-inspired creation."[15]

It sold 700,000 copies in Japan across all three platforms.[16] In November 2016, worldwide sales surpassed over 1.1 million copies.[17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding PlayStation 3
  2. ↑ Dragon Quest Builders (ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ アレフガルドを復活せよ Doragon Kuesuto Birudāzu Arefugarudo o Fukkatsu Seyo, lit. "Dragon Quest Builders: Revive Alefgard!)

References

  1. 1 2 "Dragon Quest Builders Directed By Etrian Odyssey Creator". Siliconera. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  2. ↑ Takahiro Sugihara (2015-07-29). 30周年のアニバーサリーイヤーに向け、期待が高まる作品ばかり！. famitsu.com (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-31. 続いてプレゼンテーションされたのは、『ドラゴンクエストVIII』同様、藤本氏がプロデューサーを務める『ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ　アレフガルドを復活せよ』。
  3. ↑ "Noriyoshi Fujimoto On 'Dragon Quest Builders' And How It Came About". Forbes. June 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Seto, Dan. "Dragon Quest Builders Confirmed for North America on PS4, PS Vita". PlayStation.Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment America. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ ドラクエ版マイクラ？『ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ』PS3/PS4/PSVitaで発売決定 - 週刊アスキー・2015年7月8日
  6. ↑ アレフガルドをブロックで作るRPG「ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ」　PS向けに今冬発売 - ITmedia・2015年7月8日
  7. 1 2 McWhertor, Michael (2015-07-22). "First Dragon Quest Builders screenshots show off Square Enix's Minecraft-like RPG". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  8. ↑ Tairiku Shinchitsujo (2015-07-29). 「ドラゴンクエスト新作発表会」詳報。「ドラゴンクエストXI 過ぎ去りし時を求めて」をはじめとする新作の数々を堀井雄二氏が解説. 4gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  9. 1 2 Dragon Quest Builders Is Set In The First Dragon Quest Game With Blocks
  10. ↑ 『ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ アレフガルドを復活せよ』今冬発売決定！ ブロックで世界を創る“ブロックメイクRPG”（ファミ通.com）
  11. ↑ Krupa, Daniel (2015-09-15). "TGS 2015: Dragon Quest Builders Coming in January for Japan". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  12. ↑ Square Enix, "ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ　アレフガルドを復活せよ" (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/uh/title/pljm-80209.html). Square Enix. Accessed 30 November 2016.
  13. ↑ http://gematsu.com/2016/01/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1416
  14. ↑ Smith, Rob, 7 October 2016, "DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS REVIEW" (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/10/08/dragon-quest-builders-review). IGN. Accessed 30 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Concepcion, Miguel, November 16, 2016, "Dragon Quest Builders Review" (http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dragon-quest-builders-review/1900-6416573/). GameSpot. Accessed 30 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Sato, May 30, 2016, "Dragon Quest Builders Surpasses 700,000 Units In Total Sales" (http://www.siliconera.com/2016/05/30/dragon-quest-builders-surpasses-700000-units-total-sales/). Siliconera. Accessed 30 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Gamer editorial, November 30, 2016, "PS4/PS3/PS Vita「ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ　アレフガルドを復活せよ」が世界販売本数110万本を達成！一部特典アイテムが無料配信" (http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201612010014/). Gamer. Accessed 30 November 2016.

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