Despite the merging of Square and Enix, there have been almost no development team crossovers between Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

Conversely, elements from Final Fantasy have also been incorporated into Dragon Quest, though the processes of integration differ between series. Common elements persist throughout the series and its spinoff titles: turn-based combat recurring monsters, including the Slime, which has become the series mascot until recently, a text-based menu system and, until recently, random encounters.Įlements from Dragon Quest have made several cameo appearances in the Final Fantasy series. The basic premise of most Dragon Quest titles is to play a Hero who, usually with a group of party members, is out to save the land from peril at the hands of an evil enemy. The series has had a significant impact on the development of console RPGs, and introduced a number of features to the genre. The first title was published in 1986 there are currently eleven main-series titles and numerous spin-off games. Multiple spoilers for the series are present here.ĭragon Quest, published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005, is a series of internationally best-selling console roleplaying video game titles originally published by Enix, now Square Enix. SeptemFor a more comprehensive take on the Dragon Quest game series, please visit the Dragon Quest Wiki! Certain links present here automatically take to the corresponding Dragon Quest Wiki page for that term.

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