Dragon Quest Heroes: Yamiryuu to Sekaiju no Shiro
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| Developer(s) | Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Distributor(s) | SCE Asia (Hong Kong and Taiwan) |
| Director(s) | Yuji Horii |
| Producer(s) | Ryuutairou Ichimura Ryouta Oumi Kenichi Ogasawara |
| Artist(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Composer(s) | Koichi Sugiyama |
| Series | Dragon Quest |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3 |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation 3 JP February 26, 2015 HK February 26, 2015 TW February 26, 2015 PlayStation 4 JP February 26, 2015 HK February 26, 2015 TW February 26, 2015 NA TBA 2015 EU TBA 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing, hack and slash |
| Distribution | Blu-ray Disc, download |
Dragon Quest Heroes: Yamiryuu to Sekaiju no Shiro (ドラゴンクエストヒーローズ 闇竜と世界樹の城 , lit. "Dragon Quest Heroes: The Dark Dragon and the World Tree Castle") is a 2015 hack and slash for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles. It was released in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on February 26, 2015.[1][2] It will be released in North America and Europe later in 2015, exclusively for the PS4.[3]
Gameplay
Dragon Quest Heroes mixes the hack-and-slash gameplay of Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series of video games with the characters and monsters from Square Enix's Dragon Quest series, similar to how Hyrule Warriors was to The Legend of Zelda series.[3]
Plot
Story
The game is set in a fiction kingdom named Erusaze, where mankind and monsters live peacefully. One day, monsters began to attack mankind suddenly, leading the Pro-Guards of the kingdom, Act and Meer to recover the hearts of monsters.[4]
Development
Dragon Quest Heroes: Yamiryuu to Sekaiju no Shiro was developed by Omega Force, who are better known for their hack and slash Dynasty Warriors franchise,[5] and published by Square Enix.
On September 1, 2014, at a Sony Computer Entertainment Japan press conference, the game was announced by Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii.[1] As a promotion, a special edition PlayStation 4, featuring the metal slime from Dragon Quest, was released on December 11, 2014, selling 38,000 units in its first week.[6]
According to an interview with the game's producers at Taipei Game Show 2015, the Western version will contain both Japanese and English voices.[7]
Reception
Famitsu awarded Dragon Quest Heroes a 35/40.[8] More than 594,000 copies were sold in its first week, 325,000 on PS3 and 269,000 on PS4. Dragon Quest Heroes is currently the second best selling PS4 game in Japan, and the first not including hardware bundles.[9]
Sequel
As the game received both positive commercial and critical reception, Square Enix announced that they will be developing a sequel for the game via a blog post in April 2015.[10] The game will be released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael McWhertor (2014-09-01). "Dragon Quest Heroes brings the series back to PlayStation in Dynasty Warriors style". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ↑ http://asia.playstation.com/hk/en/regional/gamedetails?id=28335
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dan Seto (2015-02-25). "Dragon Quest Heroes Coming to PS4 in 2015". Sony Playstation Blog. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "［TGS 2014］100万体のモンスター軍が迫る！ 「ドラゴンクエストヒーローズ 闇竜と世界樹の城」デモンストレーションステージをレポート". 4gamer.com. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ Colin Moriarty (2014-09-01). "Dragon Quest Heroes revealed for PlayStation 4". IGN. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ↑ Ishaan (2014-12-23). "The Dragon Quest Metal Slime Edition PS4 Sold 38,000 Units In Japan". Siliconera. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ↑ 【TpGS 15】《勇者鬥惡龍 英雄集結》獨家訪談 系列之父暢談 DQ 人生體驗. 2015-02-02. "有關歐美地區是否會推出，市村表示，目前的計畫是先推出中文版，之後再看市場反應來決定下一步要怎麼走。對於英文版是否會同時收錄英文與日文語音一事，他表示，目前還沒決定，不過會以盡量收錄為前提。小笠原也補充表示，如果玩家對這方面的需求強烈的話，會再討論看看。"
- ↑ ドラゴンクエストヒーローズ 闇竜と世界樹の城. "ファミ通クロスレビュー: プラチナ殿堂 (35点)"
- ↑ 「ドラゴンクエストヒーローズ 闇竜と世界樹の城」が合計59万4000本のヒットとなった「ゲームソフト週間販売ランキング＋」. Aetas, Inc.
- ↑ "新たなる冒険の幕開け！『ドラゴンクエストヒーローズⅡ』制作決定のお知らせ". Square Enix. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (April 1, 2015). "Dragon Quest Heroes 2 coming to PS3, PS4 and PS Vita". Polygon. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
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