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Title: Dragon Quest Builders
Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita (Not PSVTV Compatible)
Release Date: 01-28-2016 (JPN)
Genre: Block Make RPG
Publisher: Square Enix
Player(s): 1 / [ONLINE: Supported] Player(s): 1
CERO: A (All Ages)
Price:
PlayStation 4: Physical / Download 7,800 JPY (w/o tax)
PlayStation 3: Physical / Download 6,800 JPY (w/o tax)
PlayStation Vita: Physical / Download 5,980 JPY (w/o tax)
*Credits to Gematsu
- Selectable Male or Female Protagonist. Hair / Eye / Skin color is customizable.
- Story Mode & Free Build Mode. Details on these in the next section below Features.
- Various materials to build with and items to craft for use and decoration.
- AI controlled NPCs that populate your settlements and perform various tasks dictated by the type of room you have created. Such as cooking, crafting, etc.
- Map based off of Dragon Quest 1.
- Equipment is visually represented on your character in game.
- Different weapons to be used on different materials. Big Hammer Vs. Stone, Stone Axe vs. Tree.
- Large Boss fights.
- MINECARTS!
*Credits to Gematsu
- Story Mode - In Story Mode, you’ll build your own towns in order to revive the world devastated by The Dragonlord as you aim to defeat him. You’ll enjoy a Dragon Quest series story where you’ll meet and help out various unique characters, as well as battle many formidable foes.
- Free Build Mode - After you clear the first continent, an “Unknown Island” will appear, where you can freely build to your heart’s content in Free Build Mode. All the recipes acquire during Story Mode can be used freely here.
Producers Comment Regarding Free Build Mode - “In Free Build mode, since the entire map is like a town, monsters won’t surface. If you want to battle monsters, you can go to the ‘The Island of Cleared Stage Materials’ or the ‘Battle Island,’ which will be a private island where you can fight. On Battle Island, you can get special rewards by using Battle Tickets.”
- Home Area - In this area, in addition to being able to make things using any material, you can also upload or download buildings by connecting to PlayStation Network.
- Clearaed Continents Area - In this area, you can obtain the materials not obtainable in the Home Area. There are also monsters roaming this area, so you should also try to get the materials they’re holding.
- Battle Island Area - In this area, you can use a special ticket to battle against an army of monsters. If you win, you could obtain blueprints and recipes.
In regards to the demo version you do need a Japanese PSN account to download it. If you do not know how to set up one use google or youtube.
*Credits to Gematsu
In regards to the demo version, it basically is the starting portion of the game on the very first continent you wake up on. You will know when you reach the end of the demo when the middle-aged looking bearded guy askes you to make a hammer and set up the portal to the next continent. If you try to use the portal the game will tell you this is the end of the demo then just take you back to the game and continue playing on the starting continent.
Opening Trailer
Short Gameplay - Building using Blueprints.
Gameplay + JP Commentary 1HR+ long
Gameplay + JP Commentary 2HR~ long
Gameplay + JP Commentary 55mins~ long
Gameplay + JP Commentary 1HR+ long
Green Dragon Fight
My first
#-1:
A: No.
#0:
A: "Dragon Quest Builders is coming to PS4 & PS Vita on October 11th (NA) and October 14th (EU), 2016!"
#1:
A: From my time spent with the demo, this apparently is a "building" game first, along the lines of minecraft with the Dragon Quest style painted over it. This game does not have normal "leveling" in the sense where defeating monsters gives exp, though they do drop resources used for various things. Your HP is augmented by special items gained as rewards or found. And the only real level system seems to be for your towns, as with each completed room you build you are awarded points. At the same time though, the points can be taken away if the room is "broken". It might sound confusing but once you get playing it should make sense.
In short though, just do not expect this to be an Action RPG in the normal sense.
#2:
A: Seeing how folks were getting stuck in the demo which is the start of the game, I would say that reading would be suggested, even more so since this game seems to be heavy on completing quests for the villagers to get new features in the game. But on the flip side there have been users who do not understand Japanese that seemed to do ok.
#3:
A: Unfortunately there is no FPV for the camera, let alone camera settings in general. Makes for navigation in any structure with a ceiling or low ceiling location such as a self dug tunnel a bit of a hassle as you need to move the camera around so that it will turn into a semi-behind the character view. Though other situations cause it to appear to be a first person view, but its more the camera has just moved into the characters head, due to the lack of space.
#4:
A: Yep its called "Free Build Mode" Official answer on that is as follows from the games producer Fujimoto-san, “In Free Build mode, since the entire map is like a town, monsters won’t surface. If you want to battle monsters, you can go to the ‘The Island of Cleared Stage Materials’ or the ‘Battle Island,’ which will be a private island where you can fight. On Battle Island, you can get special rewards by using Battle Tickets.”
#5:
A: The games producer said about 50-60 to beat the main game without doing extra stuff, fully exploring and doing as much of the games content would easily take 100 hours.
#6:
A: If the demo was any indication, you learn new recipes by advancing the story and doing quests for the villagers in your town.
#7:
A: Dragon Quest Builders PS4 / PS3 / PSV – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]
*Credits to Gematsu
#8:
A: Thanks to Cmagus below. Although the trophy descriptions are in Japanese.
AmiAmi
Nippon-Yasan
CD Japan
HMV Japan
*Disclaimer: Neither GAF nor myself has any sort of affiliation with the following sites above. These are just the most common ones members frequently speak of when it comes to online import shops and these links are for the
convenience of the members who are still interested in importing the Japanese version of the game. Mods if you feel this is inappropriate let me know and will remove this section.
- Thanks goes out to Square Enix for the resources used to make up the graphics in this OT.
- Thanks goes out to Gematsu for the informational resources found within this OT.
- Thanks goes out to Nicole Bachman for the Arcade Boxes font.
- Thanks goes out to DaFont.com website for having an awesome selection of fonts to download and use.
