

Each job has a separate skill point system that allows customization, and jobs can be changed at dedicated temples found in each major town. Later updates added further jobs, such as the Beast Tamer and Dancer. The jobs in the initial launch were Warrior, Priest, Mage, Martial Artist, Thief, and Minstrel. Player characters' combat abilities and skills are dictated by a character class-based job system. Any character can be loaned to three different people, and the loaned character keeps the experience points and gold that they have earned. Players can form a three-strong party to fight monsters, explore and battle alone, or loan non-active player characters of a similar or lower experience level for a fee, which are then controlled in battle by the game's artificial intelligence. At the end of battle, players are granted experience points, which raise their experience level and boost their maximum health and statistics, in addition to in-game currency. Each side can also interrupt an opponent's action, prolonging their waiting time. Battles take place in a themed arena, using a version of the Active Time Battle system: each side is given a turn in which to perform an action such as attacking. Combat in Dragon Quest X, with the player character and current partners fighting an enemy in the battle arenaīattles are triggered when the player encounters an enemy in the overworld.
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As with most MMORPGs, Dragon Quest X requires a subscription fee to access, however there is a daily two-hour window dubbed "Kid's Time" where players can access and play the game free of charge. The game utilizes cloud storage for save files and other game data.

Later versions added an additional Dragon race. Humans populate multiple settlements across Astoltia. While starting out as a human character, the player character is later transferred into the body of one of five available tribes: the powerful Ogre, the inquisitive Puklipo, the aquatic Weddie, the forest-dwelling Elves, and the mining Dwarfs. By 2014, the game had sold over one million copies across all versions.ĭragon Quest X is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), where a customized player character travels the world of Astoltia completing quests and fighting monsters. The game has since received several expansion packs and other updates. Critical reception to the game have been generally positive, with praise going to its integrating of Dragon Quest features into an MMORPG structure.
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New staff members included producer Yosuke Saito, who had previously worked on the Drakengard series and whose company Orca helped with development and Chikara Saito, who took over as director in 2013.ĭragon Quest X was teased in 2008, with its full reveal as an MMORPG in 2011. The development team featured multiple series veterans, including director Jin Fujisawa, series creator and designer Yuji Horii, series artist Akira Toriyama, and series composer Koichi Sugiyama. The aim was to make it accessible to series fans and newcomers alike, along with creating a long-term content plan. Development progressed alongside that of Dragon Quest IX. Gameplay follows a combination of elements from the Dragon Quest and other contemporary MMORPGs, such as real-time combat in an open world environment and a job system tied to skills and abilities.Ĭoncepts for an MMORPG within the Dragon Quest series began among a small team during the later development of Dragon Quest VIII. Following this, they must gather magical gems to seal Nelgel once again, while the player character's sibling is sent back in time to be safe from Nelgel.

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Other than a discontinued Windows version in Chinese, the game was not localized outside of Japan.ĭragon Quest X is set in the world of Astoltia, with the player character being initially human before an attack by Nelgel the Netherlord which he forces their soul into the body of another race. It was originally released for the Wii in 2012, and was later ported to the Wii U, Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, and Nintendo 3DS, all of which support cross-platform play. It is the tenth mainline entry in the Dragon Quest series. Massively multiplayer online role-playingĭragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Walkers Online, also known as Dragon Quest X Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix.
