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{{SeriesInfobox | {{SeriesInfobox | ||
|title = Dragon Quest | |title = Dragon Quest | ||
|image = [[Image | |image = [[Image:DQlogo.jpg]] | ||
Dragon Quest | |genre = Role-playing | ||
|publisher = [[Enix]] (prior to April 1, 2003)<br>[[Square Enix]] (since April 1, 2003) | |||
|developer = [[Armor Project]], [[Bird Studio]], [[Chunsoft]], [[Heartbeat]], [[Artepiazza]], [[Level-5]] | |||
|creators = [[Yūji Horii]], [[Akira Toriyama]], [[Koichi Sugiyama]] | |||
|duration = 1986 - present | |||
|sales = [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|Over 53 million]] | |||
|websites = http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest <br> http://www.square-enix.com/zenithia | |||
}} | |||
'''Dragon Quest''' (ドラゴンクエスト ''Doragon Kuesto'') is a series of role-playing games made by [[Yūji Horii]], [[Akira Toriyama]], [[Koichi Sugiyama]] and [[Square Enix]] (originally [[Enix]]) for a variety of video game platforms. It is the all-time best-selling video game series in Japan, and enjoys decent popularity elsewhere as well. | |||
Installments of the series have appeared on MSX | |||
Each game in the main series of games it titled with the name 'Dragon Quest' followed by a roman numeral. Sine 1986, which marked the release of the original ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', ''Dragon Quest'' has so far featured 9 games within the main series, as well as several spin off games. It has also featured two animated productions. | |||
Dragon Quest is often compared with the ''Final Fantasy'' series, created by SquareSoft. Although the ''Dragon Quest'' series started before ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', it continues to lag behind in the number of games within the main series (9 versus 13 total games). The two competed for more or less the same market until the companies' merger in 2003, at which point ''Dragon Quest'' began to take a backseat to the more universally popular ''Final Fantasy''. | |||
Installments of the series have appeared on MSX computers, Famicom/NES, Super Famicom/Super NES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Wii video game consoles, as well as on several models of mobile phone. As of April 2010, the ''Dragon Quest'' series has sold over [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|53 million units worldwide]]. It is Square Enix's second most successful franchise after ''Final Fantasy'' and is one of the most popular video game franchises in Japan.[1][2] | |||
==Common Themes== | |||
Every ''Dragon Quest'' game is told primarily through the eyes a [[Hero]] named by the player, usually a prophesied "Chosen One" or a similar concept that requires him to rise against a new evil. Often, this evil is a [[Dragonlord]] or some kind of demon, but invariably wishes to take over the world and enslave or destroy humanity. Unlike other game in the genre, which have since the turn of the century begun to take on more of a science fiction bent, ''Dragon Quest'' tends to lean more towards traditional fantasy, with medieval technology and trappings. With certain exceptions, most games takes place in a world distinct from every other; there is next to no direct continuity between installments, with each game taking place in a world envisioned from the ground up ''ad hoc''. | |||
However, ''Dragon Quest I-III and IV-VI'' can be considered related through their storytelling. ''II'' is a direct sequel to the original game, while ''III'' is a prequel that effectively makes a trilogy; ''IV, V, and VI'' each feature the [[Zenithia|Zenithia castle]] as an important plot element, and so fans have come to call them the "Zenithia Trilogy." However, [[Yuji Horii]] has stated that this second group was never intended to be related. | |||