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Dragon Quest X’s Uphill Climb In The West
Dragon Quest X is a game perfectly tailored to bring Japanese players into the world of MMORPGs for the first time. It’s part of a big-named series, it’s very easy to pick up and play, and it’s on a system that 12.5 million Japanese already have sitting in their living rooms. However, it’s the very things that make the game such a good fit for Japan that also make it a near certain failure should it ever be released to the rest of the world.
Dragon Quest X Is Both Forward-Thinking And Backwards At The Same Time
In Japan, Dragon Quest is the unquestioned king of RPGs: Even the Final Fantasy series comes in a distant second. The last game in the series, Dragon Quest IX, sold over 4.3 million copies, making it the 6th best selling game on the Nintendo DS in Japan. Many speculated the next DQ game would surely be on the 3DS or the — then only theoretical — Wii U. Instead Dragon Quest X was announced for the Nintendo Wii — a now six-year-old console on its last legs.
The Playable Races Of Dragon Quest X
One of the staples of MMORPGs is the ability to choose the race of your character in addition to his or her class. In this, Dragon Quest X is no different. There are six playable races in DQX. Some of these are completely new, others are found in thousands of different fantasy works. However, one of the best things about DQX is how it takes these well-known races and makes them different from what you would expect.
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