Sometimes the encounter rate feels excessive, but the good thing is battles are so short it doesn’t ever get too annoying. Casting fizzle to prevent a foe from putting you to sleep is about the extent of tactical combat. The descendant of Erdrick is a lone wolf so fights are just exchanging blows. Combat doesn’t really have much to it as far as strategy is concerned. Inventory space is extremely limited so it’s a good idea to see if there is any space before opening a treasure box. Fast traveling to previously visited towns isn’t an option, though returning to Tantegel Castle is possible. Modern perks that are almost mandatory in modern games aren’t anywhere in this title. Being familiar with the title from the NES and GBC versions I remembered how the game is and made it to the Dragonlord at level 18 (level cap is 30) with all of the best equipment in about five hours. With the grind time reduced illustrates how short this title actually is.
Even so, grinding is reduced but not eliminated. Beating a Goldman originally netted a random amount between 70-100 gold, now they drop 650. Some of the more drastic changes were Metal Slimes originally gave 115 experience, in this version they give 775. Dragon Quest on Switch is patterned after the Game Boy Color re-release and part of the quality of life improvements were that enemies gave more experience and gold to help reduce this.
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In fact the majority of that game was just grinding to level up and upgrade equipment and that greatly extended the time needed to complete it. A sense of exploring the world and figuring out where the next objective is and what is needed to complete it is part of the charm of this title.ĭragon Warrior on the NES was a huge grindfest. A necessary quest item, for example, is located in a town that’s in close proximity to Tantegel Castle, but the player won’t be able to access it until they are leveled up and acquire magic keys from a different location on the other side of the world map. Even though there isn’t a great deal in the way of guidance the quests aren’t too challenging to figure out and are structured in a way where they make sense and have a level of satisfaction upon completion. There’s the standard rescue the princess from the dragon quest and everything else is finding the legendary items to unlock the path to the Dragonlord’s castle. There aren’t too many quests in Dragon Quest to worry about. If the first random encounter after crossing bridge is fatal or almost fatal that is a good sign to go do some experience grinding and save up for better equipment. The strength of monsters in a given area are a good measure for whether or not the player should be exploring that area.
The objective is for the player to freely explore the world with little hand holding and guidance though there is a recommended order of quest completion. The Dragonlord’s castle is visible but inaccessible from the moment our hero steps out of Tantegel Castle, which is meant to encourage the player by showing them where their goal is located. The player assumes the role of the descendant of the legendary hero Erdrick who must stop the evil Dragonlord from plunging the world into eternal darkness. The modernization streamlines the gameplay but even the most cosmetic surgeons can’t completely remove all trace’s of their subject’s age.ĭragon Quest, or Dragon Warrior as us Americans who played it on the NES were introduced to this title, takes place in the fantasy world of Alefgard.
The 1986 classic has received a facelift to go along with some quality of life improvements for its debut on the Switch. Compared to last year’s Dragon Quest XI, the original Dragon Quest is short and simple, but it not only launched one of the biggest JRPG franchises but was also a huge influence on JRPGs in general. Dragon Quest has come a long way in the 33 years since the franchise made its debut.
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