Akira Toriyama is arguably the most well-known artist out of Japan. His name is synonymous with two of the most popular franchises in the world: Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest. The former is his own creation, one that came to life over 1...

Dragon Quest X launched all the way back in 2012 in Japan, but it still makes its way into the gaming news-sphere every so often. As the first main series MMO it's a rather big deal, especially when you consider that it was never localized....

The Switch port of Dragon Quest XI was hinted at months before the system first hit store shelves. We know it's coming, but since it was announced Square Enix has remained tight-lipped on the highly anticipated port. At Tokyo Game Show...

I've always been more of a Final Fantasy man, but my relationship with Dragon Quest is arguably more special. Dragon Quest, more specifically Dragon Warrior as it was known in the west, was my first ever JRPG. With what would be a fairly in...

While I wasn't able to play Dragon Quest Builders when it released in 2016, the community members of Destructoid seemingly loved it as it was all they could talk about in the community Discord for a few weeks. So of course I know most of th...

There is a very solid chance I would not be the Dragon Quest fan I am today without Electronic Gaming Monthly. Before I really fell for the online scene, that magazine was my gateway to the gaming world. I subscribed for three years an...

Dragon Quest has been one of my favorite RPG series for about a decade. Simple, idealistic fairy tales resonated with me in my childhood the same way colorful, idealistic shonen anime worlds did in my college years, so it’s little won...

The Dragon Quest series is as popular as it is for a variety of reasons. Its dedication to tradition, impeccable artwork by Akira Toriyama, and an amazing soundtrack by Koichi Sugiyama combined for an experience that was unlike anything els...

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is one of my favorite Final Fantasy games. I frankly only really enjoy two or three games in the series, so the best part for me is the music. I can’t think of a single game in the series that doesn’t h...

The first time I picked up the controller to play Minecraft I immediately wanted to set it down again. I was visiting my brother's family and it was my nephew's game du jour. Minecraft had never looked that appealing to me up to t...

After I spent about a week of frustrated time getting Dragon Quest X to run on my PC, I looked at my collection of Dragon Quest games and was a bit dismayed. I own at least one version of every Dragon Quest game in the main series and a cou...

My time in the hospital while my wife was having our new baby was long, dull, and full of Dragon Quest VII. I bought the game at launch for the 3DS and it took a year and a half to beat. I took my time with it, and many breaks in between, b...

If 2017 was the year of the Switch, 2018 no doubt belongs to PlayStation 4. Since January, the system has had one knock-out title after the next. While many are multi-platform releases, the exclusives it’s seen are some of the best ga...

I'll almost always go for an alternate costume if given the choice. Even when a character's default look is inherently cool, I still feel compelled to change. Whether you have a similar habit or you just plain adore Dragon Quest VIII, you'l...

E3 is a rather lousy place to play Dragon Quest XI for the first time. Sessions are limited to just 15 minutes, and with two small maps to explore with a bevy of points of interest, a single session isn't even a proper amount of t...

The whole "kids and salarymen skipped school/work" to buy and play Dragon Quest legend is one of my favorite stories to tell people who aren't familiar with the world of games. It's a fun little story that has grown in popularity in th...

There is something about the Dragon Quest theme song that, no matter what mood I am in, will brighten me up and make the next hour or so of my life truly wonderful. That's the mood I'm in now having seen the new trailer Square Enix re...

Sign me the heck up for a full-on Dragon Quest game in virtual reality. This month in Japan, VR Zone Shinjuku will offer Dragon Quest VR, an experience that assembles two warriors, a mage, and a priest to fight slimes, drackies, and other a...

Not every game needs to be open world. Although open world projects have been around for a long while, in recent years we've seen publishers take things to the extreme (Ubisoft, most notably) -- to the point where nearly every one of their ...

During my weekend at PAX East, I was lucky enough to drop in on Square Enix and get the details on some changes and improvements coming to the western release of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Dragon Quest XI is a big deal ...

In ancient times (at least measured by Internet standards) Destructoid had a community monthly event that was known as Band of Bloggers. This event was meant to bring the community together to play games with similar themes, and to encourag...

Bandai Namco are teaming with Square Enix for a fun Virtual Reality experience based upon the legendary Dragon Quest RPG series.The Dragon Quest VR event will allow players to choose a class from Warrior, Mage or Priest, then, armed with ch...

It looks like Dragon Quest XI isn't the only thing in the franchise we can look forward to owning later this year. During Anime Boston '18, Viz Media announced its plans to release Dragon Quest Illustrations: 30th Anniversary Edition in Eng...

After months of waiting, Western Dragon Quest fans finally have a day to mark on their calendar apps. Square Enix announced this morning that the best-selling RPG, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, will arrive on PS4 and ...

While we wait to see how Dragon Quest Builders 2 fares, Square Enix has shared some new details with Famitsu, and most of it sounds good. Apparently the biggest change is that the build limit will be three times the size of the first game, ...