Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is a fantastic addition to the 3DS, and easily one of the best games on the system. Everything is well crafted and highly polished, and there is enough new content and variations that even if you played the PS2 version to death, you will still find lots of surprises and nuances. With high presentation values,...
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past2013
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
2013 Square Enix81Great
Playtime
LongTypically 80 hours
Playable on
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Details
- Launch
- February 7, 2013
- Developer
- ArtePiazza
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Themes
Overview
Travel to the past to save the present in this classic Dragon Quest adventure that has been completely remade from the ground up for Nintendo 3DS. The world has been rebuilt, the characters have new 3D models and the story has been completely re-localized. Even customize your party with over 30 classes and rank up in turn-based battles to learn new spells and abilities.
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Reception
Press82
Great- Metacritic81from 58 reviews
- OpenCritic83from 39 reviews
Dragon Quest 7 ties together a bunch of fun mini-adventures into a lengthy, nostalgic package
Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is an engaging remake of a well-liked classic that brings some much needed paint and portability to the overly long game.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past takes a fragment of gaming’s forgotten past and breathes new life into it. Some of the more hardcore Dragon Quest fans may find the reduction in job grinding time and streamlining the intro a negative change that dumbs down the game, but I would argue that it also makes the title more accessible and...
Dragon Quest VII's more archaic elements may not sit well with some players, but it's still an exciting and varied journey through many colorful, memorable worlds.