Dragon Quest X
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| Main series games | |
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| Dragon Quest X | |
| File:Logo DQX WII.jpg Japanese logo of Dragon Quest X | |
| Developer(s) | Square Enix |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Designer(s) | Yūji Horii |
| Artist(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Composer(s) | Kōichi Sugiyama |
| Series | Dragon Quest |
| Platform(s) | Wii, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, Android |
| Release date(s) | Wii JPAugust 2, 2012
Wii U JP March 2013 Microsoft Windows JP September 26, 2013 Android JP December 16, 2013 |
| Genre(s) | Console role-playing game |
| Rating(s) | OERO: A |
Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes (ドラゴンクエストX 目覚めし五つの種族 オンライン Doragon Kuesuto Ten: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Onrain, literally meaning; Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online) is the tenth game in the Dragon Quest series. It was announced at a press conference in January 2009, on September 5 2011, it was announced to be a online multiplayer game for the Wii, and was dated to come out on 2012. There will be an enhanced version for the Wii U released in March 2013. Dragon Quest X can also be playable without the online feature.
Offline Plot
Tutorial
The story begins on Eteene Village, the home of the hero and his/her sibling. The hero awakens from a nightmare, only to learn that his/her sibling accidentally destroyed the village's supply of Perky Beans, Lady Abba's favorite food, in an attempt to multiply them via alchemy. Lady Abba's grandson, Singh, instructs the hero to gather various items from the local villagers, so that he can fashion a pillow to serve as a compensation for the lost Perky Beans. Lady Abba then asks the hero to look for his/her sibling, and despite being upset at Singh for disturbing her, she still uses the pillow he made, falling into a deep sleep. After locating his/her sibling, the hero returns to the village, where Lady Abba announces that Etene Village will surely be destroyed, with no survivors. However, hope remains in the form of the Flower of Tensu, which blooms in the clearwater cave to the north. The hero, his/her sibling, and Singh are chosen to retrieve it. Arriving at the cave, the party fights a sorcerer named Bedora, who attempts to destroy the Flowers of Tensu to prevent their use. Ultimately, he fails, as one flower survives his rampage. The party is seemingly too late however, as the village is under attack by the time they return. In an attempt to protect his/her sibling from an oncoming fireball, the hero unknowingly casts a spell long thought to have been lost to history; the ability to surpass time. The hero's sibling is safe, but a nearby monster witnessed the event, and is quick to notify his master, Lord Hades Nergel, who was supervising the attack. Nergel quickly disposes of the hero, and places a seal over the central continent, Rendaashia.
Extended Campaign
Version 1.0: Awakening of the Five Tribes
Plot
The Online Mode begins with the hero's soul being transported to a shrine where you ultimately decide which of the 5 tribes (Ogre, Weddie, Dwarf, Puklipo, and Elf) you would like to play as. As soon as your character design is finished, the hero's soul enters the body of the character you designed, which was originally just a corpse. After collecting 6 out of 10 Key Emblems, a sage attempts to create a bridge leading to Nerugeru's lair. When it fails, he decides to separate the hero's soul from the body he/she was inhabiting in a desperate attempt to try another method. This proves to be successful, as the protagonist then meets the body's original owner. The hero's mission is made clear when he/she realizes that a sacred vessel called the Ark of the Heavens is the only thing that can penetrate Nerugeru's defenses. The hero then travels 500 years into the past, where the Ark of the Heavens was last used in recorded history. After fighting Razban, a demon bent on bringing Nerugeru to life, the hero forges a friendship bond with a young boy who knew the secret to using the Ark of the Heavens. Returning to the present, the hero entered Nergel's lair, and after a long battle, emerged successful. After the ending credits roll by, the hero is greeted by the sage from before, who informs him/her that despite Nergel's defeat, the seal he had on Rendashia was still active.