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坂口: RPGを作るならハードの限界に挑戦したいですよね。ひょっとしたら僕たちって、生まれてくるのがちょっと早かったのかもしれませんね。もうちょっと後に生まれたらこんなにすごいハードで遊べたのにって。(笑) | 坂口: RPGを作るならハードの限界に挑戦したいですよね。ひょっとしたら僕たちって、生まれてくるのがちょっと早かったのかもしれませんね。もうちょっと後に生まれたらこんなにすごいハードで遊べたのにって。(笑) | ||
堀井: 中途半端な時代に生まれたのかもしれませんね。 "The Super Talk Battle!", V Jump magazine issue 1</ref>. | 堀井: 中途半端な時代に生まれたのかもしれませんね。 "The Super Talk Battle!", V Jump magazine issue 1</ref>. | ||
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Dragon Quest the Dive Tokyo plaza Harajuku entrance.jpg|Harajuku entrance | Dragon Quest the Dive Tokyo plaza Harajuku entrance.jpg|Harajuku entrance | ||
Dragon Quest the Dive message from Yuji Horii.jpg|Message from Yuji Horii | |||
Dragon Quest the Dive memorial wall.jpg|The memorial wall reflecting on the series | Dragon Quest the Dive memorial wall.jpg|The memorial wall reflecting on the series | ||
Dragon Quest the Dive Mural of Heroes.jpg|Mural of Heroes | |||
Dragon Quest the Dive XII display.jpg|Display for {{DQ12}} | |||
Dragon Quest the Dive Hero XII preview.jpg|The twelfth Hero's concept art | |||
Dragon Quest the Dive VR chair.jpg|VR chairs | Dragon Quest the Dive VR chair.jpg|VR chairs | ||
Dragon Quest the Dive tactile slime.jpg|Tactile slime | Dragon Quest the Dive tactile slime.jpg|Tactile slime | ||
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Dragon Quest the Dive message corner.jpg|Message corner for attendees to leave their mark | Dragon Quest the Dive message corner.jpg|Message corner for attendees to leave their mark | ||
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Dragon Quest the Dive menu.jpg|Cafe and menu | |||
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{{Videos|Promo video 1|{{#ev:youtube|u4WxdUdu_Ow|340}}}} | {{Videos|Promo video 1|{{#ev:youtube|u4WxdUdu_Ow|340}}}} | ||
{{Videos|Promo video 2|{{#ev:youtube|6Bma5SxGmQI|340}}}} | {{Videos|Promo video 2|{{#ev:youtube|6Bma5SxGmQI|340}}}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.dragonquest.jp/dq40th-dive/ Official site] | |||
*[https://x.com/dq40th_dive X.com account] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 18 July 2026
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| Release date(s) | JP June 17 ~ September 6, 2026 |
| Genre(s) | Virtual reality event |
Dragon Quest the DIVE is an upcoming virtual reality immersion event that celebrates the series' 40th anniversary. The name is derived from this immersive experience, allowing attendants to dive into the world of Dragon Quest through the use of state of the art VR headsets and moving chairs.
Details[edit]
The DIVE will be held at the harakado store in Shibuya, Tokyo from June 17th through September 6th. The VR ride utilizes the meta quest 3 headset to provide a 360° viewing experience and guests will be guided by a heroic healslime named Homita; a non-VR version of the ride will be available for children under the age of 10 and those who cannot use VR headsets. Additionally there will be tactile immersion events that include full-scale replicas of Erdrick's Sword, the Zenithian Sword, and the Supreme Sword of Light as well as the bodies of slimes, the fur of a teeny sanguini, and even the mouth of a lips. A replica of Ra's mirror will also be present, revealing what monster the viewer secretly is when gazing into it.
Trivia[edit]
- Series creator Yuji Horii first speculated about applying virtual reality to Dragon Quest in a roundtable interview with Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, conducted in the first issue of V Jump magazine in July of 1993. Spurred on by Sakaguchi remarking that he would love to see hardware advance to the point of displaying enemies via holographic projection so that players could fight in three dimensions, Horii explained that an ideal VR experience would be one where the player is pulled into a world that is totally indistinguishable from reality and cited the events of the 1990 film Total Recall as an example. He praised the masterful legerdemain of a Shinjuku virtual theater for being able to create an immersive experience with nothing but clever visuals and moving chairs, which would be echoed 34 years later through the DIVE's use of rotating chairs and headsets[1].
Gallery[edit]
Promotional images[edit]
Banner art
Key artwork, higher resolution
Homita
Event layout
Available merchandise
Sword trio artwork
Enamel pin set sold with deluxe tickets
Event images[edit]
Harajuku entrance
Message from Yuji Horii
The memorial wall reflecting on the series
Mural of Heroes
Display for Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams
The twelfth Hero's concept art
VR chairs
Tactile slime
Tactile king slime
Message corner for attendees to leave their mark
Cafe and menu
Videos[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Q: RPGの将来について、どうお考えかお聞かせ願いたいんですが。 堀井: いろんな方向性があると思いますがハードの進歩に期待できますよね。 坂口: 例えば、RPGを作るにしても、3Dで立体的に戦えるとかね。敵キャラがこう、ホログラフで浮き出て登場するとか。そんな機械が出たら最高ですけどね。 「CD-ROMでは、解くのに1年位かかる、RPGを作りたいですね。」 堀井: 映画の『トータル・リコール』じゃないけど、バーチャル・リアリティー、仮想現実の中でゲームをプレーできるってことになったら最高だよね。そんなハードが普及したらみんな現実とゲームの区別がつかなくなっちゃうでしょうね。あっちの世界にいっちゃって戻れなくなるとかね。いま、新宿でやっているバーチャルシアターでも、実際はちょっと椅子が動いているだけのからくりなんだけど、巧みな音響や映像であんなに臨場感が出るんだもんね。 坂口: RPGを作るならハードの限界に挑戦したいですよね。ひょっとしたら僕たちって、生まれてくるのがちょっと早かったのかもしれませんね。もうちょっと後に生まれたらこんなにすごいハードで遊べたのにって。(笑) 堀井: 中途半端な時代に生まれたのかもしれませんね。 "The Super Talk Battle!", V Jump magazine issue 1