Dragon Warrior (1986)
Rescue the princess and defeat the evil Dragonlord in this landmark RPG from Enix.
First released
May 27, 1986
Aliases
DW, DQ, Dragon Quest, ドラゴンクエスト
Franchises
Dragon Quest
Developed by
Chunsoft
Published by
Enix Corporation, Nintendo
Platforms
MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sharp X68000, iPhone, NEC PC-9801, iPad, Android, Nintendo 3DS eShop, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-Playing
Themes
Fantasy, Anime, Medieval
Rating
CERO: A
Releases
- 3DSE - Dragon Quest Japan
- GBC - ドラゴンクエストI・II Japan
- GBC - Dragon Quest I & II United States
- MSX - Dragon Quest Japan
- NES - Dragon Quest Japan
- NES - Dragon Warrior United States
- NSW - Dragon Quest (Digital) United States
- PC98 - Dragon Quest Japan
- PS4 - Dragon Quest Japan
- SNES - ドラゴンクエストI・II Japan
Community reviews
The very first jRPG to ever be created
Game: Dragon Quest I
Genre: RPG
Developer: Squareenix/Enix
System: Nintendo (NES)
Total Score: 62/100
Value Score: 6.2/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 5/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 6/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 5/10
• Replay Value: 3/10
• Player Value: 7/10
Pros
+First jRPG to be created. Has many fundamental aspects such as exp leveling, multiple equipment, use and learn of magic spells, distinction of HP and MP amongst other stable RPG aspects
+Has a decent story lore
Cons
-Half of the game is grinding
-Not much variety of monsters
-Very short RPG (minimum 6 hours and maximum 8 hours)
-There are no distinctive additional side quests
-There is only one boss in the game and that is the final boss
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Game: Dragon Quest I
Genre: RPG
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
System: Nintendo Switch (NS)
Year of Release: 2019
Length of Playthrough: 8 Hours
Total Score: 69/100
Value Score: 6.9/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 5/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 8/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 5/10
• Replay Value: 4/10
• Player Value: 7/10
Pros
+Remade visuals
+Leveling up experience needed and cost of items reduced to make grinding not much of an issue as the original
+OST and sound effects remade
+Quick save feature
+Items from the GBC version including the ability to see experience needed exist in this version
Cons
-Half of the game is still grinding for gold and experience
-Although the game's lore is told throughout the npcs - not much is shown or told in the main story, interactions
-Very short
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Score wise comparison sake....
Dragon Quest I (NES): 62
Dragon Quest I (NS): 69
Dragon Quest II (NES): 65
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS): 98
Genre: RPG
Developer: Squareenix/Enix
System: Nintendo (NES)
Total Score: 62/100
Value Score: 6.2/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 5/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 6/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 5/10
• Replay Value: 3/10
• Player Value: 7/10
Pros
+First jRPG to be created. Has many fundamental aspects such as exp leveling, multiple equipment, use and learn of magic spells, distinction of HP and MP amongst other stable RPG aspects
+Has a decent story lore
Cons
-Half of the game is grinding
-Not much variety of monsters
-Very short RPG (minimum 6 hours and maximum 8 hours)
-There are no distinctive additional side quests
-There is only one boss in the game and that is the final boss
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Game: Dragon Quest I
Genre: RPG
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
System: Nintendo Switch (NS)
Year of Release: 2019
Length of Playthrough: 8 Hours
Total Score: 69/100
Value Score: 6.9/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 5/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 8/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 5/10
• Replay Value: 4/10
• Player Value: 7/10
Pros
+Remade visuals
+Leveling up experience needed and cost of items reduced to make grinding not much of an issue as the original
+OST and sound effects remade
+Quick save feature
+Items from the GBC version including the ability to see experience needed exist in this version
Cons
-Half of the game is still grinding for gold and experience
-Although the game's lore is told throughout the npcs - not much is shown or told in the main story, interactions
-Very short
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Score wise comparison sake....
Dragon Quest I (NES): 62
Dragon Quest I (NS): 69
Dragon Quest II (NES): 65
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS): 98