More Dragon Quest News- Builders and Rumors of DQ11
A friend tipped me off to a new DQ title this morning titled Dragon Quest Builders. The website is completely bare bones with a single picture.
So this is how they get me to finally play goddam minecraft.
Basically, all I can say about it is that it looks like a Dragon Quest version of Minecraft. It is being called a block-make RPG. I get the block make part, but how does RPG fit into that? "Builders" is set in Alefgard. For you who might be new to the series, that is the continent that the original took place on. Forbes, who wrote something up for this already, has an interesting insight:
And that kinda hits the nail on the head for me. I dont think this game has much of a chance outside of japan, so I am hoping there isnt much for dialogue or menus. There isnt much else to say about it. The website shows the PS4, PS3, and Vita logos at the bottom of the site, so I can assume that those are the target platforms for this release. Whether is will come over to the US? Who knows. But at least the Sony platforms are region free (or at least kinda, I'm looking at you, Vita).
EDIT 1: More details
(taken directly from http://gematsu.com/2015/07/dragon-quest-builders-details-protagonist-story-gameplay) :
And that kinda hits the nail on the head for me. I dont think this game has much of a chance outside of japan, so I am hoping there isnt much for dialogue or menus. There isnt much else to say about it. The website shows the PS4, PS3, and Vita logos at the bottom of the site, so I can assume that those are the target platforms for this release. Whether is will come over to the US? Who knows. But at least the Sony platforms are region free (or at least kinda, I'm looking at you, Vita).
EDIT 1: More details
(taken directly from http://gematsu.com/2015/07/dragon-quest-builders-details-protagonist-story-gameplay) :
Story
In the distant past there was a terrible battle between men and monsters. There was a hero, who was a central figure on the human side, who fell into the Dragonlord’s trap and was never heard from again. Having lost their mainstay, the humans were driven from the land in which they lived in this dark world, and their numbers decreased by the day. But time flows forward and our story begins when a young person appears in this ruined world ruled by the Dragonlord.
Characters
In the beginning, the world is empty. Players are tasked with creating items, towns, and castles, which they can do by collecting materials from all around the world. You can also battle monsters.
Yuji Horii Comment
“Dragon Quest Builders is a completely new block-making RPG where players must recapture and restore the land of Alefgard after it’s destroyed by the Dragonlord. The vast world of Alefgard is expressed through blocks, which players can freely create, destroy, and remodel as if they’re in a sandbox or playing with building blocks. Please try to create an innovative Alefgard!”
Read more at http://gematsu.com/2015/07/dragon-q...rotagonist-story-gameplay#7WTGbbT5RpIGzoDy.99
In the distant past there was a terrible battle between men and monsters. There was a hero, who was a central figure on the human side, who fell into the Dragonlord’s trap and was never heard from again. Having lost their mainstay, the humans were driven from the land in which they lived in this dark world, and their numbers decreased by the day. But time flows forward and our story begins when a young person appears in this ruined world ruled by the Dragonlord.
Characters
- Protagonist – A hero (boy or girl) that possesses the special ability to create items from all things. Designed by Akira Toriyama.
- Dragonlord – An evil sovereign who has been ruling the world for the long years since the humans lost their hero.
In the beginning, the world is empty. Players are tasked with creating items, towns, and castles, which they can do by collecting materials from all around the world. You can also battle monsters.
Yuji Horii Comment
“Dragon Quest Builders is a completely new block-making RPG where players must recapture and restore the land of Alefgard after it’s destroyed by the Dragonlord. The vast world of Alefgard is expressed through blocks, which players can freely create, destroy, and remodel as if they’re in a sandbox or playing with building blocks. Please try to create an innovative Alefgard!”
Read more at http://gematsu.com/2015/07/dragon-q...rotagonist-story-gameplay#7WTGbbT5RpIGzoDy.99
Official Dragon Quest Builders WebsiteAnd while im here, Dragon Quest XI will be an offline home console RPG. None of that DQ X MMO BS. Horii says that XI will feature turn based combat, going back to the DQ roots. Whether we as English speakers will get this is anyones guess. What console? I would hazard a guess it might be PS4 at the very least. I am glad to hear that Square is interested in bringing titles over to us in the states. With all this DQ news lately, I have no idea what to do with myself!
The best I have for a source is IGN, and I feel bad about that.
Dragon Quest XI News at IGN
