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Believe it or not, Dragon Quest X wasn’t the only Dragon Quest news at the Dragon Quest conference. Did I just say Dragon Quest three times?
Square Enix briefly touched on a couple of other titles surrounding the series: Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3 and Fortune Street. Both games have been dated for Japan.
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3 will be released on November 2 for 6,090 yen. Fortune Street, meanwhile, is due out on December 1 for the same price.
It seems as though you’ll be able to progress through Dragon Quest X on your own, but at its core, the title is an online MMO-like project. These types of games are generally accompanied by fees.
At the moment, Square Enix isn’t confirming that “X” will carry a fee. On the Dragon Quest series portal site, however, a row can be seen for price. This line makes note of “price” and “usage fee” on the same line, which are listed as TBA for Wii and Wii U. The fact that “usage fee” is mentioned at all is probably an indication that Dragon Quest X will be a pay-to-play title.
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
Unsurprisingly, Square Enix has launched the new Dragon Quest X site following the game’s unveiling. It contains the following details:
– Full name: “Dragon Quest X Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online”
– Surname roughly translated to “The Five Awakening Races”
– Wii version: “12 inch disc and USB Memory”
– Wii version: TBA release date
– Wii U version: TBA
– Player count listed as single-player
– Players can make up to three characters
– Controls: Wiimote + Nunchuck, Classic Controller and Classic Controller Pro
– USB keyboard supported
– Internally developed (first for the series)
– Square Enix looking for beta testers soon
– Details on beta soon
– Staff includes:
General Director: Yuji Horii
Character Design: Akira Toriyama
Music: Koichi Sugiyama
Director: Jin Fujisawa
Producer: Yusuke Saito
Dragon Quest X has now been 100% confirmed for Wii. We also just discovered that Square Enix will bring the game to Wii U as well.
Although it won’t be made for the 3DS, it sounds like the developers are considering some connectivity with the handheld. During the Dragon Quest conference, Yuji Horii mentioned that the team may implement a transfer system to move characters for SpotPass data exchanges.
Surprise! Dragon Quest X isn’t a Wii-exclusive. Square Enix has just announced that the title will be brought to Nintendo’s newest console as well. The Wii U version will be “powered-up” and will feature enhanced graphics.
Here’s one piece of interesting information: if you purchase the game on Wii, you’ll be able to resume your progress on Wii U. No further information was shared, though.
Update: Added in trailer.
This information comes from Yuji Horii, who is currently speaking at the Dragon Quest conference…
– Made by Square Enix
– Online RPG
– Wii confirmed
– Takes place in Astortia
– This place has five continents and five races
– Huge story
– Ogre, elf, dwarf, pukuripo, and Wedi classes
– Make your own character
– Can choose to play alone
– Can play alone with NPCs
– Commands are comparable to past games in the series
– Yosuke Saito is leading the project
– Saito is the producer
– Change occupations with a job system
– Alchemist is one job type
– Events tie into different seasons (like holidays)
– More quests after release
– Additional quests will be available at the same time as they were in IX, possibly sooner
– Multiple volumes for some quests
– Can be involved with crafting professions
– Alchemy: add on attributes to current items, not new items
– Can become famous (sort of) as other players equip your crafted items
– Customize inside/outside housing
– Assist fallen players
– Check out other players who are fighting
– Job and race attributes for characters
– Make a party in the pub
– Other parties can choose to use your character
– Players around you will be translucent and will cheer you on
– Sugiyama: handling new music
– Make weapons that others use
– Can apply for beta (requires USB storage)
– Battles: character can attack after a certain amount of time
– Interact with others online through emotes
– Chat bubbles will appear when you speak
– Skill points (gained when you level up) allow you to customize your character
– Sewing system: others can make clothes
