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daredevil.shark on 07 September 2014

Dragon Quest Heroes for PS4/PS3 Gets First Screenshots, Chara Design by Akira Toriyama and a Surprise

by Giuseppe Nelva (4 hours ago) 6

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Square Enix and Sony Computer Entertainment shocked Japan with the announcement of the return of the Dragon Quest franchise to PlayStation Platforms with the action JRPG Dragon Quest Heroes, and the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump included a special page with some goodies.

First of all, it includes the first screenshots of the game, and the revelation that character design and part of the art will still be handled by Dragon Quest veteran and Dragonball creator Akira Toriyama.

Secondly, we get the first information about the game’s four main characters, Act, Meer, Julieta and Dirk. Apparently Act and Meer are playable characters, providing both a male and a female hero option.

We also get a surprise, as Terry from Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest Monsters will also make an appearance in a yet unspecified role.

Finally, we learn that the story revolves about an army of demons suddenly attacking a peaceful kingdom.

Below you can check out a scan of the page translated by our Griffin Tatum. Since the screenshots are fairly small (the one on the top right is actually an illustration/render, while the others are screenshots), you can click on it to see the full resolution version.

Source: Weekly Shonen Jump

 

Source: http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/09/07/dragon-quest-heroes-for-ps4ps3-gets-first-screenshots-chara-design-by-akira-toriyama-and-a-surprise/



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ktay95 on 07 September 2014

I want to be hyped but I really dont think we will get this here in the west



vivster on 07 September 2014
ktay95 said:

I want to be hyped but I really dont think we will get this here in the west

Good Guy Sony makes PS4 region free.



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kupomogli on 07 September 2014
ktay95 said:

I want to be hyped but I really dont think we will get this here in the west

There's almost no localizationi required and Dragon Quest is popular enough for something like this.  It's going to suck so it doesn't matter if we got it or not though.



Xxain on 07 September 2014
ktay95 said:

I want to be hyped but I really dont think we will get this here in the west


100% guaranteed to arrive here.



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Acevil on 07 September 2014
vivster said:
ktay95 said:

I want to be hyped but I really dont think we will get this here in the west

Good Guy Sony makes PS4 region free.


Still doesn't mean one would fully understand the game. 



 

vivster on 07 September 2014
Acevil said:
vivster said:
ktay95 said:

I want to be hyped but I really dont think we will get this here in the west

Good Guy Sony makes PS4 region free.


Still doesn't mean one would fully understand the game.

The japanese don't seem to mind.



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Josiah on 07 September 2014

I love JRPG'S. basically you have a male and female version of the swordsman you would play. That should make people happy. I just hope it's good and at least has English subtitles.



Lyrikalstylez on 07 September 2014

It's ridiculous how Dragon quest characters look like countless of other anime's >_>



DerNebel on 07 September 2014
Lyrikalstylez said:
It's ridiculous how Dragon quest characters look like countless of other anime's >_>

Well they are designed by Akira Toriyama who made Dragonball and a ton of Manga/Anime draw inspiration from that series until now, since a lot of current manga artists grew up with it.