Dragon Quest
Travel Alefgard, question townspeople and build the hero’s strength through command battles, balancing spells, equipment and recovery on the road to the Dragonlord.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Guide the hero across Alefgard, visiting settlements to gather information and using commands to talk, inspect places and handle items. Outside towns, monster encounters switch to battles where you choose attacks, spells, items or an attempt to flee. Victory earns experience and gold. Levels increase the hero’s abilities and can teach spells, while gold buys equipment and supplies. Spells spend MP, and inns restore health and magic, so deciding when to return to safety is part of reaching farther into the world.
Collected in series
Dragon Quest builds fantasy journeys around visiting towns, exploring dungeons and growing stronger through battles. Its mainline adventures are known for turn-based decisions and heroic quests, while spin-offs take the same world of monsters and magic into other kinds of play.
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Famicom / NES
AI review
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A direct link between travel, preparation and character growth.
Each expedition trades remaining health and magic for experience and money that support the next journey.
Strengths
- Equipment purchases give battle rewards a concrete use.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy gradual RPG growth and planning excursions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Returning to an inn creates a recovery point between journeys. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combat commands turn limited resources into immediate choices. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The lone hero’s journey gives towns and monsters a shared purpose. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Explicit commands make talking, searching and fighting separate actions. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 1986
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Equipment-driven ProgressionLevel ProgressionTurn-based CombatTop-downFantasyExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1986
Game gallery
Sources
- setsumei.cloudfree.jpSource revision: 1
- setsumei.cloudfree.jp