Posing as the son of the great warrior Erdrick (who wasn’t great enough to wipe out the resident Dragonlord threat threatening the land of Alefgard), he is not only handy with a sword, but also with magic. Or, I should say, he will be....eventually. Initially, he is only suited…
Rob Hamilton · November 23, 2005
Step outside the castle and you might make it fifteen or twenty steps. Or you might make it one step. Or two, or three. Suddenly, that village a half-screen away can seem almost out of reach. This is compounded by another problem: the hero is a wimp for the majority of the game.
Jason Venter · January 8, 2005 · 4 comments
Wander, kill, level up, repeat.
JoeTheDestroyer · January 23, 2020 · 6 comments
While Dragon Warrior can at times be a slow grind fest, the game exudes an atmosphere that is charming, yet filled with hidden dangers and secrets at every turn. It may take several sleepless nights and plenty of pots of Eight O' Clock Coffee to make significant progress, but…
randxian · August 4, 2009 · 3 comments
THE RPG REVOLUTION STARTS!!!!1!!1! But is it a good start? The year is 1985. A small company named Enix tries a revolutionary concept and decides to release a game called ''Dragon Quest'' for the Famicom. The first ever console RPG was released, and as they say, the rest is…
psychopenguin · September 14, 2005
''Why am I still playing this game?'' I asked myself as I slowly trudged through enemy after enemy, desperately trying to build my level, and gold so I could cross a bridge and do it all over again. Despite the voices in my head pleading for me to stop I did continue going. That…
icehawk · February 6, 2004
Enix's Dragon Warrior never was a great game, but over the years it has accumulated legendary status. The only legendary aspect of the game was Nintendo Power's promotional giveaway juggernaut. As a result, undue claims have garnered, from the inane (''This is the game which…
whelkman · March 1, 2003
Should Dragon Warrior be graded differently because it's such an old game? It's an interesting argument, but it's not particularily valid. The NES is so antiquated that better RPG's can be acquired for it.
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