7 September 2010

Dragon Quest IX: Putting the game back into RPG

The latest instalment in the popular Dragon Quest series has sold well, and with the advertising campaign still going strong in the UK, it's interesting to see this as being billed as something for the more casual gamer, with kids and mothers getting together for some four way monster bashing action in the adverts. Taking a good look at the game, it starts to make sense, with its bright colours, and character and monster designs as ever by Akira Toriyama, perhaps better known as the artist behind the Dragonball manga and anime series.