Dragon Quest

Bandai Namco’s Sand Land finally This is a video game adaptation of a That’s the same Akira Toriyama who created Dragon Ball, and also created the character designs for Chrono Trigger and many entries in the Dragon Quest series.Sand Land is a manga dating back to the mystical year of 2000 and it follows the adventures of the literal Devil’s son, Beelzebub, as he explores a desert world accompanied by a human sheriff and a demon thief. Interestingly, the game seems like a beat-for-beat recreation of the anime, only in…

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince MSRP $59.99 “Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is fun enough to give frustrated Pokémon fans a solid alternative.” Pros Fun turn-based combat Charming monster designs Engaging fusion system Varied environments Cons Performance issues,…

Image: Bandai NamcoThroughout the last 30 years, Akira Toriyama has becomebest known as the man behind Dragon Ball Z and artist of acclaimed JRPGs like Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, and Blue Dragon. As a manga creator, his career goes all the way back to the mid 70s, though not all of his pre and post-Dragon Ball work (most of them one-shots) have transitioned over to anime. The last of his non-Dragon Ball works to be adapted for anime was Doctor Slump in the late 90s, but now another one of his works is coming over to…

Image: BioWare/EAThroughout the years, BioWare has become equally known for both the games it makes and the reactions surrounding those games. Most of the time, this relates to itssci-fi RPG Mass Effect, which is due to receive some type of resurgence within the next couple of years. And while you very much wouldn’t say that’s the only thing the Canadian developer is known for, it can be sometimes easy to overlook Dragon Age, the studio’s equally beloved fantasy-RPG series. But this month in particular has felt like a…