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Dragon Warrior IV debuted in North America in '92, as one of, if not the best RPG on the NES. As the final Dragon Warrior on the beloved NES and with the richest game play, compelling story, and memorable characters out of all of them so far, it is highly sought after. The story is broken up into five chapters. The first four each detailing the adventures of the main Hero's (your) future companions; in the fifth the player searches for those in previous chapters to go on a journey that legends are made of. A classic battle of 'good vs. evil', revenge, mystery, hope, and restoration; with a cast of characters you'll not soon forget: from a soldier of a great country, to a merchant father and husband, to a princess, to dancers and fortune tellers. The game play is just like most other RPGs, turn based battles that reward exp, gold, and sometimes items at the end which the player uses to level up or purchase items. However, Dragon Warrior IV brings something to the table that most other RPGs don't have: the "Tactics" option. With this, the player can give the other characters (those met in chapters 1-4) set orders on how to battle. Whether it be strictly "offense", "defense", "save MP" (Magic Points), or just "try out". (This lets the other characters experiment with their attacks.) This innovation would later be used in Dragon Quest V and VI. It's really fun to be able to play around with the "Tactics" and it adds in some cases, to the level of difficulty. Dragon Warrior IV is very well known for even further expounding the world and game play than the previous titles, this game is absolutely huge. Loads of items, spells, towns, areas, and dungeons to use and explore. At the time of the release, not much had improved graphic wise over Dragon Warrior III, but that's okay, because these are still amazing for the time. (Some bosses even have very fluid movement that will give you the willies.) The music is some of the best in the series at the time and still is epic and mood setting. Really, you'll want this pumped up. This game is simply amazing and worth shelving out the cash for. You shouldn't have any regrets purchasing it, highly recommended.Read full review
Easily the greatest RPG for the NES console. Dragon Warrior IV, VII, and VIII are easily on my top 10 RPGs of all time, and I have played hundreds of them! The DS version of this game has really horrible translations in parts of the game, to the point where it is hard to understand what people are saying at time. I don't know why they didn't just copy the English text from the NES version to the DS version, but for some reason, they didn't. This game would be AMAZING if they would upgrade everything and put it on the PS3. Great story overall, and I really like the fact that you get 9 characters by the end of them game that you can switch in and out of battles.
Probably the best RPG for the Nintendo. IV small quests before the huge final quest, in which you must find all the adventures of the previous quests. This game came out in "92" I remember it boasting a pretty hevy price tag back then, about $65 to $75 bucks. I probably should have just bought the game back then because i spent alot of money renting it from the local grocery store. If you were or still are a fan of final fantasy, dont let a copies of this pass you buy. Oh! one more thing you won't find this game on any other console,(well execpt in Japan) not even a reissue with better graphics or anything. Chow! monster70baby!!!
Fans of the series are divided on which is their favourite installment. While most site V or VIII, mine as far as plot development goes is IV. Told as four seperate stories that come together in the end to tell the main story, IV was a new direction and the beginning of a new epic storyline. Gone are the days of Erdrick and the kingdom of Alefgard, now we are dealing with the Zenithian saga which carries into the fan favourite V and the lesser received but equally awesome VI
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I'm SO glad that I purchased this Dragon Warrior collection. When I saw it up for grabs, it was an immediate 'must have.' I'll be on the prowl for more collections like this..., as opposed to other's "collections" that include Barney & Friends, Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers, Barbie's Favorite Horses along titles that I really care about. More power to people who sell GENRES as, once again, opposed to a 'collection' that includes one or two good games. Thanks again, lovely strangers who know who their buyers are!!
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