Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (ドラゴンクエストヒーローズ 闇竜と世界樹の城, Doragon Kuesuto Hīrōzu Yami Ryū to Sekaiju no Shiro, subtitle translated as "Dragon of Darkness and Castle of the World Tree") is the fifth third party Omega Force collaboration. It is also the first Japanese Dragon Quest title to be named Heroes, the first Dragon Quest to be localized in Taiwan, and the first Dragon Quest to be available on Steam.
It was first revealed to the public at the end of SCEJA Press Conference 2014. Early news announcements for the game were made in Weekly Shonen Jump magazines. It has sold over one million copies in Asia.
Square-Enix is handling direction and production, while Omega Force handles gameplay. The project, led by general director Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama, and music composer Koichi Sugiyama, is an action adaptation of the Dragon Quest series. The goal is to make it an easy game for fans to enjoy without having to read the manual.
Purchase the game new to receive Dragon Quest protagonist costumes for Act and Mar, and various weapon serial codes. The PS4 Metal Slime edition includes an original theme and a Dragon Quest III costume code.
This game has a derivative sequel called Dragon Quest Heroes II.
Plot[]
The setting is the peaceful country Elsaize. People and monsters lived in harmony until the monsters mysteriously went berserk. Humanity is surrounded by the monster armies and use anything they can to survive. The nefarious Helmut schemes to plunge the world into darkness.
Gameplay[]
Players can choose Act or Mar as their main protagonist, with a world map featuring kingdoms beyond Elsaize, and battles accessible by hovering over each location.
The airship Batoshie acts as the player's base in between combat. It has the following facilities for the main party:
- Blacksmith - Run by regular Dragon Quest blacksmith; standard place to purchase and enhance weapons.
- Armor Orb Shop - Boost equipment attributes using Armor Orbs.
- Luida's Bar - Party can accommodate personal events and character switching, with maximum capacity of four members. Defeated monsters can join after coin collection, summoning one monster per type.
- Alchemy Pot - Dragon Quest standard; grants ability to fuse items and weapons for a new creation. Accessories can be gained from it. Known recipes will be saved for later use.
The game follows the rules of Dynasty Warriors 2, with normal attacks called Attack 1 and charge attacks called Attack 2. Characters have unique button combos and health is measured by visual number counters. Players can switch between characters at will, and restorative items can be used instantly. Characters can use special abilities/magic, which deplete Mana Points (MP) and require the player's proper amount of MP. Additional techniques can be learned through leveling up and skill points.
A character builds "Tension" while dealing or suffering damage or picking up a battlefield item for it. Once it peaks into "Super High Tension", the character begins to glow a pinkish hue. Characters temporarily become invincible, gain the ability to double jump, and have altered actions. Press while they are in this state to end their hyper state and perform their Finishing Blow.
Dragon Quest monsters and humans serve as enemies. Giant monsters have unique attributes, stage gimmicks, and weak points to separate them from the mobs. Characters are fully voiced in battle and cutscenes.
Downloadable content so far includes battles with previous Dragon Quest villains and character centric sub stories for the returning Dragon Quest characters.
Characters[]
Absent Dragon Quest protagonists will cameo as alternate costumes for the playable cast.
Main Party[]
Bosses[]
- Dragon
- Golem
- King Leo
- Helmut
- Kandar - DLC
- Mortamor - DLC
- Bjørn the Behemoose - DLC
- Zoma - DLC
- Nokturnus - DLC
Trophies[]
Differences between ports[]
- A packaged port of the game and its sequel will be released for the Switch on March 3, 2017. It is said to feature improved gameplay functions as well as additional characters and enemies.
Related Media[]
The producer is scheduled to present details and demonstrate gameplay for Sony PlayStation's Yuohsen presentations (September 18, 12:00~12:30 JST and September 20, 16:00~16:30 JST) and Square-Enix's Square-Enix Stage Live (September 18, 13:15~13:45 JST) at Tokyo Game Show 2014. Dengeki Online held a follow up interview with Aomi.
The latest information for the game is scheduled to be broadcast on Niconico Live October 10, 21:00 (JST) and October 28, 16:00 (JST). Shoko Nakagawa (Alena) wore a costume of her character and will continuing wearing the same outfit while co-hosting Ametaaaalk's ongoing Dragon Quest Geinin segments.
A play test booth and a fully voiced promotional video will be shown at Jump Festa 2015. Horii, Aomi, Ogasawara, and Eir Aoi presented the game on stage December 21.
PlayStation Japan is hosting a marketing campaign to celebrate the release of Dengeki PlayStation, encouraging consumers to purchase Volumes 580-583 to win the Metal Slime edition, with a special reward for successful participation.
Lawson hosted a lottery campaign typical with the latest Dragon Quest titles for this game January 2015. Character memopads can be received at Lawson stores in February. Buying either the game or any item for the lottery will play the Dragon Quest level up sound effect at the store register. Dragon Quest Heroes Alena and Terry figurines are two of the known prizes. A Homiron push doll is available for purchase.
Rakuten Books is hosting a giveaway for its userbase. Rakuten users can bet on a specific slime and purchase the game from them for a chance to receive 10 Super Coins.
Square-Enix is hosting a movie and screenshot contest for players. Submissions must fit a selected theme to be considered and are being judged by Aomi, Ogsawara, and V Jump's Saito V. Winners receive autographed merchandise. Three winners can receive an additional Homiron Slime memorial figurine.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Luida's Bar is a recurring Dragon Quest location and an actual Square-Enix sponsored bar in Tokyo.
External Links[]
- Official Japanese website, Official Twitter, Official blog
- Official promotional video
- Steam store link
- PlayStation Japan page, PlayStation Japan PS4 Metal Slime edition making promotional video, PS4 Metal Slime commercial, PlayStation 20th Anniversary thank you video, PS4 Takayuki Yamada commercial, PS4 Takayuki Yamada commercial 2
- Gamecity Shopping page
- Men's Non-No protagonist voice actors play session special, JijiPress Takayuki Yamada interview and gameplay footage, Mantan Web coverage of completion conference, Game Spark interview, Nikkei IT Trend Ogasawara interview
- RuliWeb Korean interview
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Dragon Quest
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Dragon Quest Heroes • Dragon Quest Heroes II |
Dragon Quest Builders 2 |
Dragon Quest Champions |
Characters |
Dragon Quest Heroes |
Luceus • Aurora • Doric • Isla • Alena • Kiryl • Maya • Bianca • Nera • Terry • Jessica • Yangus • Psaro |
Dragon Quest Heroes II |
Lazarel • Teresa • Cesar • Desdemona • Torneco • Minea • Carver • Maribel • Gabo • Angelo |
Dragon Quest Heroes I • II |
Ragnar |
Original NPCs |
Healix • King of Zebion |
Bosses |
Dragon Quest Heroes |
Dragon • Golem • King Leo • Helmut • Kandar • Mortamor • Bjørn the Behemoose • Zoma • Nokturnus |
Dragon Quest Heroes II |
Balzack • Fractos |
Dragon Quest Heroes I • II |
Malroth |