Dragon Fantasy

Dragon Fantasy
Dragon Fantasy
Developer(s)	The Muteki Corporation
Publisher(s)	The Muteki Corporation
Platform(s)	PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
Release	Microsoft Windows WW: December 2, 2011; Mac WW: December 14, 2011; iOS WW: August 25, 2011; Android WW: July 16, 2012; Book I; PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita NA: April 16, 2013; PAL: June 18, 2014; The Volumes of Westeria; Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac WW: April 9, 2015; Nintendo 3DS, Wii U NA: July 23, 2015;
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Last updated November 23, 2022

Dragon Fantasy is a retro-style role-playing Video game developed by The Muteki Corporation.^[1] It was originally created for iOS, but was subsequently released for Mac, Microsoft Windows, and Android phones.^[2] On April 9, 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment of America announced on their blog that an enhanced "16-bit" version of the game would be launching on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.^[3] The game was originally created as an homage to series designer Adam Rippon's late father, sculptor and professor Thomas Rippon, who died in December 2010.^[4]

Dragon Fantasy features classic Japanese role-playing game gameplay, including random battles, lengthy treasure-filled dungeons, and a story about a lone hero saving the world. The game features numerous homages to other games in the genre, most notably Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest , but also Lufia and EarthBound , amongst others.^[5]

With the release of Dragon Fantasy Book I and Dragon Fantasy Book II on PlayStation Network, an enhanced mode with updated 16-bit styled graphics and orchestrated audio was added. This enhanced mode may be turned on or off at any time to allow the player to experience the game as either a Nintendo Entertainment System-style or Super Nintendo Entertainment System-style game. The compiled Volumes of Westeria that is available for Nintendo 3DS as of mid-2015, via digital download on the Nintendo eShop, includes this feature as well.

Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice (Book II), was released on March 22, 2016, for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 systems. It was released for the Wii U on May 26, 2016.

Plot

Dragon Fantasy Book I features three canonical chapters, plus one intermission chapter based on Minecraft.^[6]

Chapter One, "Dragon Fantasy", centers around the character Ogden, who is based on the series creator's father Thomas Rippon, who is a washed-up former hero getting back into the business of world-saving. It also sets up many of the characters and themes for the rest of the game.

Chapter Two, "The Heir Unapparent", tells the parallel story of Prince Anders, brother of Prince Marlon, who was kidnapped at the beginning of Chapter One. During his travels, Anders discovers an important artifact that becomes particularly central to the story in the sequel, Dragon Fantasy Book II.

Chapter Three, "Operation Desert Plunder", introduces new characters Jerald and Ramona, a thief and his niece escaping the desert empire of Sandheim. They rob a ship that Anders and Ogden are traveling in, and find the artifact found in Chapter Two, to their great peril.

Finally, Intermission M features a non-canon side-story about the heroes traveling to a Minecraft server and retrieving Notch's magic Swedish hat from an Enderdragon in order to return to the real world. It was created in honor of the game's first appearance at a convention during Minecon in 2011.

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References

↑ "Dragon Fantasy Book 1 Overview – Polygon". Polygon . Vox Media . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ Harrington, Chazz (April 10, 2013). "Dragon Fantasy: Book I Due Out Next Week!". PlayStation Nation. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ Gravereau, Pierre (April 9, 2013). "Spring Fever Hits PSN: Four New Titles, Day-One PS Plus Discounts". PlayStation Blog . Sony Computer Entertainment . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ Lien, Tracey (March 14, 2012). "A Hero Past His Prime Finally Gets His Chance To Shine". Kotaku . Gawker Media . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ Lada, Jenni (April 11, 2013). "Dragon Fantasy Book I Interview: A new kind of JRPG". TechnologyTell. Technology Tell Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ Cunningham, Michael. "Staff Review > Dragon Fantasy". RPGamer. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

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[1] "Dragon Fantasy Book 1 Overview – Polygon". Polygon . Vox Media . Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[2] Harrington, Chazz (April 10, 2013). "Dragon Fantasy: Book I Due Out Next Week!". PlayStation Nation. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[3] Gravereau, Pierre (April 9, 2013). "Spring Fever Hits PSN: Four New Titles, Day-One PS Plus Discounts". PlayStation Blog . Sony Computer Entertainment . Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[4] Lien, Tracey (March 14, 2012). "A Hero Past His Prime Finally Gets His Chance To Shine". Kotaku . Gawker Media . Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[5] Lada, Jenni (April 11, 2013). "Dragon Fantasy Book I Interview: A new kind of JRPG". TechnologyTell. Technology Tell Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[autogenerated1-6] Cunningham, Michael. "Staff Review > Dragon Fantasy". RPGamer. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

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