It’s fast-moving, easy to understand, and well thought-out. The combat in Dragon Warrior VII is excellent, though. Here they are immediately attacked by slimes and thrust into combat, which is where the game begins proper.Ĭombat in Dragon Warrior VII is similar to previous games, but with extra features that really help, like – for example – an ‘at-a-glace’ comparison system for weapons and armour that make it easy to see who can (and can’t) use what and also whether equipping an item will increase or decrease attack and defence statistics. After which the hero and his friends are transported to a distant world that they don’t recognise and can’t seem to get home from. This is basically a tutorial quest, but it is annoying because it’s lengthy, quite challenging, and also a little convoluted. The party gain access to an underground temple and must solve a number of puzzles before the game starts proper. You can rotate the view using the shoulder buttons and also pick up and throw pots and barrels to find hidden items by pressing the context-sensitive ‘x’ button.ĭragon Warrior VII does have a rather tedious introductory quest that seems to last for a long time – before any combat takes place. The hero, and his party of friends, move around the overword with the d-pad, and pressing the action button brings up a small menu that allows him to talk to other people, bring up an inventory, and also search for things. You play a young boy, raised in a coastal fishing village, who becomes involved in a secret quest with the King’s son which transports him (and his friends) to another time/other worlds, inhabited (and ravaged) by monsters. It was developed by Heartbeat and was the last Dragon Quest game to be published by Enix, before merging with Squaresoft in 2003 to form Square Enix.ĭragon Warrior VII features 2D sprites overlaid over 3D backgrounds, but it otherwise follows the Dragon Quest template of adventuring, exploration, and turn-based combat. Game mechanics are largely unchanged from previous games in the series, although an extensive Class system allows players to customize their characters.Released in Japan in 2000 as Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, this PlayStation exclusive JRPG was re-titled as Dragon Warrior VII for its North American English language release in 2001. Through some ancient ruins, they are transported to the pasts of various islands and must defeat evil in each new location.
The game follows the Hero and his friends as they discover secrets about the mysterious islands surrounding their home of Estard. Artwork and character designs were once again provided by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, the artist responsible for all previous Dragon Quest games.
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The game was produced by Yuji Horii, who has presided over the Dragon Quest series since its inception. It was the first main series Dragon Quest title to be released outside Japan since the release of Dragon Quest IV in North America in 1992, the last Dragon Quest title to be released in North America with the Dragon Warrior name, and the last Dragon Quest game outside of Japan to be published by Enix, before merging with Squaresoft in 2003 to form Square Enix. An immediate success upon release, Dragon Warrior VII's sales totalled 4.06 million by April 6, 2001, making it the best-selling PlayStation game in Japan, and is an Ultimate Hits title. Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is the seventh installment of the popular Dragon Quest series of role playing games, and is the successor to 1995's Dragon Quest VI for the Super Famicom.
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