Dragon Quest Walk[1]is a geolocation-basedrole-playing video gamedeveloped by COLOPL and published bySquare EnixforAndroidandiOS.It is afree-to-playentry in theDragon Questseries and was released in Japan on 12 September 2019.
| Dragon Quest Walk | |
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| Developer(s) | COLOPL |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Director(s) | Yuji Horii |
| Producer(s) | Takamasa Shiba |
| Artist(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Composer(s) | Koichi Sugiyama |
| Series | Dragon Quest |
| Platform(s) | Android,iOS |
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| Genre(s) | Geolocation-based game,role-playing game |
Gameplay
editThe gameplay ofDragon Quest Walkis centered around interaction with various real-world locations in-game, with various monsters and characters from theDragon Questseries being in the game. Players could battle monsters in order to improve their character and obtain items, or in order to advance quests. The quests system in the game require players to walk towards certain destinations in real life, which would unlock enemies or interactions with in-game characters. Various locations in the game would also restore the player character'shit points.[2]The battles with monsters involve the player character, or their party with other players, engaging with one or more monsters. Once the battle is completed, players may receive items which could be equipped on their characters in order to improve their skills.[3][4]As with other games in theJRPGgenre or in theDragon Questseries, players may opt to automatically resolve the battle without additional input.[5]Occasionally, more powerful monsters may appear in the in-game map, which could be fought by up to 12 players simultaneously.[6]
Within the game, players could also establish "home" locations wherever they would like.[3]These homes could be customized with various decorations, similar to the MMODragon Quest X.[7]
Development
editWalkwas developed by Japanese mobile studio COLOPL, with planning and production being done by Square Enix. Its development was first announced in June 2019, and a beta registration was opened to enroll 20,000 beta testers (10,000 for Android and iOS each).WalkhadYuji Horiias General director,Akira Toriyamaas character and monster designer andKoichi Sugiyamaas composer.[8]Dragon Quest Walkwas released on 12 September 2019 in Japan forAndroidandiOS.
Reception
editWithin the first week of its release, the game had been downloaded over five million times.[9]Analytics company Sensor Tower estimated that the game receivedUS$86 million in revenue during its first month,[10]while throughout 2019,Walkgenerated US$201 million in revenue, making it the second-highest grossing location-based mobile game afterPokémon Goand ahead of the China-exclusiveLet's Hunt Monstersin third place.[11]In January 2020, a partnership withSuntorywas established, where 14,000 of their vending machines across Japan would act as in-game locations to restore health and receive special missions.[12]
References
edit- ^ドラゴンクエスト ウォーク
- ^"“ドラゴンクエストウォーク”, ゲーム yếu tố を giới thiệu する xí họa “おさらい mạo 険 nhớ” がスタート. Đệ 1 hồi は “スマホをもって, ぼうけんにでかけよう biên” ".4gamer.net(in Japanese). 25 July 2019.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^ab"『ドラゴンクエストウォーク』クエスト hình thức で tiến むゲーム の lưu れを giới thiệu. Mục đích địa を quyết めて bộ んでいく の は, tự đánh giá tự thân!".Famitsu(in Japanese). 25 July 2019.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^"『ドラゴンクエストウォーク』 mạo 険 giả の cường hóa には thiếu かせない, モンスターを đảo すとドロップする" モンスター の こころ "とは?".Famitsu(in Japanese). 1 August 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 1 December 2020.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^"Dragon Quest Walk: Square Enix challenges Pokemon Go with new AR".Japan Today.15 June 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 14 June 2019.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^"“ドラゴンクエストウォーク”, “おさらい mạo 険 nhớ” đệ 3 hồi “メガモンスター đánh úp lại! Biên” が công khai. Thật lớn なゴーレムを lớn nhất 12 người の trọng gian と cộng に đảo そう ".4gamer.net(in Japanese). 8 August 2019.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^McWhertor, Michael (3 June 2019)."Dragon Quest Walk is like Pokémon Go, but with slimes".Polygon.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^"“ドラゴンクエストウォーク” を một đủ trước に lặc しめるβ bản thể nghiệm sẽ が quan đông quyển で ngày 11 tháng 6 より khai thúc giục quyết định. Tham gia thân 込みを chịu け phó け trung ".4gamer.net(in Japanese). 3 June 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 10 September 2024.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^"Mobile AR game Dragon Quest Walk passes 5 million downloads in Japan".Gamasutra.19 September 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2019.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^"Sensor Tower: Dragon Quest Walk has second-best AR game launch".VentureBeat.16 October 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 10 September 2024.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^Phillips, Tom (10 January 2020)."Pokémon Go's 2019 haul reveals just how much better it's doing than Harry Potter: Wizards Unite".Eurogamer.Archivedfrom the original on 22 October 2021.Retrieved21 May2020.
- ^Forde, Matthew (28 January 2020)."Square Enix and Suntory partner for Dragon Quest Walk missions via Japanese vending machines".pocketgamer.biz.Retrieved21 May2020.
External links
edit- Official website(in Japanese)