Dragon Warrior VII

August 26, 2000 Heartbeat Enix
Role-playing (RPG) Adventure
PS1
About

Dragon Quest VII is the seventh installment of the popular Dragon Quest series of role playing games and the first in the series to not be a part of a larger trilogy. It was the first main series Dragon Quest title to be released outside of Japan since the release of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen in North America in 1992, and the last DQ title to be released in North America with the Dragon Warrior name.
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The game follows the Hero and his friends as they discover secrets about the mysterious islands surrounding their isolated home of Estard, the only land mass in the entire world. Through some ancient ruins, they are transported to the pasts of various islands that used to exist and must defeat evil in each new location.
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Game Info

Release Date August 26, 2000
Developer Heartbeat
Publisher Enix
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Themes Fantasy, Historical, Open world