Dragon Quest
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The Top 5 Legendary Weapons in RPG History
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Kat and Nadia pick the best legendary weapons from Final Fantasy, World of WarCraft, and more.
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The Day I Finally Met Dragon Quest's Creator
Getting to meet one of my fonts of inspiration was pretty cool. Also: How an Unreal Engine demo of Dragon Quest III helped make Dragon Quest XI.
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Why Dragon Quest Failed to Make it In America 30 Years Ago
Nintendo tried its best to make the West love RPGs, but culture—and more importantly, timing—was against the attempt.
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How Dragon Quest Inspired the First Big Console RPG Boom in Japan, Both For Better and For Worse
HISTORY OF RPGS | A survey of the innovative RPGs to emerge in Loto's wake.
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Yuji Horii Remembers the Difficult Road to Liberating RPGs from Costly Computers With Dragon Quest
HISTORY OF RPGS | The great migration away from just PCs started with Dragon Quest in 1986.
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Square Enix "Committed To Bringing More Dragon Quest Titles" West
Dragon Quest may have gotten the short end before now, but Square Enix isn't leaving the West behind anymore.
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Dragon Quest: Builders PlayStation 4 Review: Fables of the Reconstruction
A brilliant marriage in which two very different types of game — Minecraft and the classical console RPG — come together to find their common ground.
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USgamer's RPG Podcast Reviews Dragon Quest VII
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD: Kat and Nadia tackle an RPG that's been a long time coming while also delving into Halcyon 6 and Trails of Cold Steel 2 feedback.
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5 JRPGs that Deserve a Second Life on Steam
The PC has recently become a wonderland for overlooked or MIA RPGs from Japanese developers. Here are a few that haven't made it yet, but definitely should.
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Containing the Sprawl: An Interview with the Dragon Quest VII Remake Team
Dragon Quest VII is one of the most massive solo role-playing games ever created. Producers Yuu Miyake and Noriyoshi Fujimoto explain the challenge of squeezing it into a portable remake.
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Can Japan's Games Industry Overcome Last Gen's Slump?
This year's Tokyo Game Show was the strongest in years. Is it a sign of better things to come? Anecdotally speaking, yes.
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The History of RPGs: How Dragon Quest Redefined a Genre
COVER STORY: 30 years ago, a small team of Japanese game designers changed the way the world looked at role-playing games.
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I Watched Portable Gaming Evolve Through a Decade of Anime Conventions, and That's Awesome
A convention crowd's portable preferences can tell you a lot about the state of handheld gaming.
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How the Dragon Quest Builders Team is Crafting a New Kind Of RPG
A conversation with the creators of Square Enix's upcoming do-it-yourself take on the role-playing genre.
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USgamer's RPG Podcast Looks at this Fall's Upcoming Releases
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD: On this week's Kat-less episode, we dive into the many RPG releases of the next few months while lamenting our lack of free time.
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USgamer's RPG Podcast Celebrates Dragon Quest's 30th Anniversary
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD: Kat, Nadia, and Bob share the love for Dragon Quest. Plus, Mike drops by to discuss the new Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 DLC.
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USgamer Community Question: What's Your Favorite Dragon Quest Memory?
Close your eyes and think back to your favorite moment from the Dragon Quest series.
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The Long Journey West: 8 Japanese Games that Took Their Time Making it to America
Final Fantasy Type-0 isn't the only game to linger for years in a state of uncertainty. Now with video!
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Nintendo's All-Time Greats: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Best NES Games
A comprehensive video guide to the best games of the NES, from 1985 to 1994, with helpful advice on where to find these classic masterpieces legally!
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Out of the Wild West: Inside the Evolution of Games Writing
INSIDE THE WRITING IN GAMES | From League of Legends to Tomb Raider, we dive into how games writing has evolved in the modern age and the people behind it.
