Dragon Quest IV
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| Dragon Quest IV | |
| Developer(s) | Chunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Enix (Japan) Nintendo of America (NA) |
| Release date(s) | January 11, 1990 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
| Genre | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Platform(s) | Nintendo Family Computer, Playstation |
Dragon Quest IV is the fourth installment in the Dragon Quest video game series. The game was originally released for the NES but has been remade for the Playstation. It begins the Tenku no Shiro or Castle in the sky trilogy.
The original Famicom Dragon Quest IV game was released on February 11, 1990 in Japan. The North American equivalent, Dragon Warrior IV, was released in December 1992. Dragon Quest IV had a unique (for a video game) way of advancing the story. It was split into five chapters and each chapter was devoted to a main hero or heroine. The first chapter is The Royal Soldiers and the hero, Ragnar must find the Kingdom of Burland's missing children. The second chapter, Princess Alena's Adventure, stars a princess that wants to become independent from her father. The third chapter is Torneko the Arms Merchant, which is about a weapons merchant named Torneko (Taloon in Dragon Warrior IV) who wants to become independent by trying to buy a new store. After "Torneko," you play The Sisters Of Monbaraba, which is about two sisters named Nara and Mara. They want to find out how their world renowned alchemist father mysteriously died. The final chapter is The Chosen Ones and the main hero is you. All the previous characters that you met in the game will help you to defeat the ultimate evil, Necrosaro.
Not only did Dragon Quest IV feature a new chapter-based story telling system, but it was also the first game in the series to have a casino, which is now a staple of the Dragon Quest video games. This was the first Dragon Quest game to introduce the artificial intelligence options, which allow the computer to control the other party members. The wagon, which holds all of the party's items and members who are not going to fight in a dungeon, is also introduced.
On November 22, 2001, Enix and Heartbeat made a PlayStation remake of Dragon Quest IV. The remake added the Dragon Quest VII's 3D graphics engine with Dragon Quest IV's story and some new features. Some of the new Dragon Quest IV PlayStation Remake features were a new chapter, new character, inter-party talk command similar to Dragon Quest VII, and the ability to turn off the artificial intelligence for party members. The Enix of America Corporation originally planned to bring the remake to North America in 2002, but it was later canceled due to Heartbeat closing its video game development operations. Given the age of the game and the PSOne console, it is unlikely that this version of the game will ever be released outside of Japan.ja:ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち