Happy 30th Anniversary – Dragon Quest
Today, thirty years ago, Dragon Quest was released by Enix in Japan and quickly snowballed into a cultural phenomenon. It’s simple design and mechanics would serve to inform later JRPGs on […]
Today, thirty years ago, Dragon Quest was released by Enix in Japan and quickly snowballed into a cultural phenomenon. It’s simple design and mechanics would serve to inform later JRPGs on […]
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