Yes and no. Right off, you'll notice Dragon Warrior IV looks and sounds like its progenitors, which isn't saying much. The overhead-view graphics and character pix are functional, but blocky, blase, and balloony. The combat scenes are first-person perspective looks at still enemy shots against black, nondescript backgrounds.
All in all, these are average visuals for an RPG. The upbeat, Romper Roomish music during the Walkabout mode, and the slightly scary battle songs are equally underwhelming. Some of the tracks are lifted directly from previous Dragon Warriors! On the game play side of the equation, there's better news.
Like most good RPGs, the game still emphasizes item- gathering, monster-stomping, and level- building. Now, the game also offers more complex character development and a deeper story line. Your four-person party can include yourself, people you meet, and even friendly monsters. You control some of the characters in the party. Other characters have minds of their own! A unique, compelling aspect about DW IV's plot is the five-chapter breakdown. The first four chapters are individual tales of folks in peril.
In each tale, you command a different cast of characters and solve a quest. In the meantime, the villainous Necro-saro boss monster is watching, waiting, and licking his many demonic teeth. PrTip: Ignore the voices you hear at the bottom of the well in Chapter I. Instead, search everywhere to uncover gold pieces. Find and talk to the slime creature and he'll join your team!
The Chapter stories are straightforward, but interesting. You must rescue kidnapped children in Chapter 1, guide a young Princess to freedom from an overbearing father in Chapter 2, bring fame and fortune to an Arms Merchant in Chapter 3, and avenge a loved father's death in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, all of your characters assemble into one massive fighting force to slay the hated demon! Once you reach Chapter 5, you haul this massive ten-person team in a wagon and choose four of the active characters.
Don't expect plot connections to the previous Dragon Warrior games. Newcomers can jump right in without hesitation, but old-timers might be disappointed that there's no continuity of story from one game to the next. The game's challenging and quite long. Fortunately it's also battery backed. Interfacing with the game is less painful than a sword in the gut.
In addition to better graphics and sounds, the game speed has picked up quite a bit, thanks to a more user-friendly interface and much quicker battles. Speaking of battles, the monster Al has been improved significantly to match up with that of the more recent games in the series. There's also a host of minor improvements, including new intro cinemas, more items, vaults for storing excess belongings, and, best of all, a new Field Log save system that allows you to save your place from anywhere in the game.
Sorry, cheaters--the log gets deleted as soon as you resume play. This was done to make the games more true to the Japanese originals Loto instead of Erdrick, Lorasia instead of Midenhall, etc. It takes a little getting used to for fans of the old games, but the translation is otherwise very good, and hopefully a sign of things to come from the newly reformed Enix of America.
I'm 13 years old again, playing the game that would lead to my undying love of RPGs for decades to come. Re-entering the U. It's also interesting to see the progression made between the first and second game.
The results are spectacular. DWI has all-new fight backgrounds and both games have shed the insanely convoluted menu system employed by their NES ancestors you used to have to bring up a menu and choose a command just to take the stairs to another floor.
Monsters floating over a white background don't look overly impressive. While old-timers will revel in this pure RPG experience, gamers weaned on Final Fantasy VII will immediately notice the hours of extraneous level building needed to complete each game, along with the fact that they're pretty damn short overall. Play this now. The story, combat system and pretty much everything else is right out of the RPG cliche handbook--but so what?
It works fine, it's fun to play, and I don't expect stunning originality or a Final Fantasy-caliber experience from the Game Boy. Be warned: The old-school character building methods are in full effect here, so if you don't like repetitive combat to strengthen your party you'll definitely want to pass.
So are these games dated? But, more importantly, are they still worth playing? Both games here have too much dungeon crawling and not enough substance for me. Too much time's spent on building up levels and you don't always feel like you're advancing through the story.
Browse games Game Portals. Install Game. Click the "Install Game" button to initiate the file download and get compact download launcher. Locate the executable file in your local folder and begin the launcher to install your desired game. Game review Downloads Screenshots As the hero's level increases, players can explore further afield with less risk.
Enemies appear in random encounters and the hero fights one opponent at a time. The encounter rate is lowest on fields and increases in forests and hills. Battles are turn-based and fought from a first-person perspective while the hero remains off-screen.
In combat, players must defeat the enemy by reducing its HP to zero. During combat, players have four commands: 'fight', 'run', 'spell', and 'item'. The 'fight' command causes the hero to attack the enemy with a weapon, or with his bare fists if no weapon is available, in an attempt to inflict damage. With the 'run' command, the hero attempts to escape from a battle, which is recommended if his HP is low. The 'spell' command casts magic that can, for example, heal the hero or damage the enemy.
The 'item' command uses herbs that replenish the hero's HP. During combat, the hero loses HP when he takes damage, and the display turns red when his HP is low. If his HP falls to zero, he dies and is taken back to King Lorik to be resurrected, and loses half his gold as punishment. If the hero succeeds in defeating an enemy, he gains experience points and gold; if he gains enough experience points, his experience level increases, giving him greater strength, agility, speed, and the ability to use magic spells.
Every time a spell is used, the hero's MP decreases, with different spells costing different amounts of MP. Both HP and MP can be restored by resting at an inn.
Additionally, a non-player character can replenish the hero's MP in Tantegel Castle. As the hero earns more gold, he can purchase better weapons, armor, and items. However, players have limited inventory space to hold items, so they must manage their item collection conservatively. The caves which the hero explores are dark and require the use of a torch to display a field of vision around the character. In the English version, players can return to King Lorik at any point to save the quest.
Because the Japanese version does not have a battery backup, players receive a password to return to a quest at a later time. The control pad may be used to move the hero in any direction and to move the flashing cursor in menu displays. Additional buttons confirm and cancel commands. In the English version, players use menu commands to talk to people, check their status, search beneath their feet, use items, take treasure chests, open doors, and go up or down stairs. However, in some of the game's later remakes, certain commands were assigned to buttons, navigating stairs became automatic, and the hero's speed was increased.
In the Japanese version, characters always face forward, so players must choose a command and then a direction in which to perform that action. In the North American version, the hero turns to face the direction he is moving, making direction selection unnecessary.
More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia. Find digital download of this game on GOG or Steam. You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC see the table next to the game. However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer.
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