Description
This is a remake of the NES game
Dragon Warrior IV. The game utilizes a chapter system, where each chapter is dedicated to the personal stories of one or several main characters. The first four chapters tell the stories of the soldier Ryan, who sets off to investigate the disappearance of children in a nearby village; Arena, the princess of Saintheim, who dreams to become a martial artist; Klift and Burai, a priest from Saintheim Castle and a magician who watched over the princess when she was younger; the weapon dealer Toruneko, who wants to become the best in business; and the two sisters Minea and Manya, who search for the person who murdered their father. In the fifth chapter, the Hero (or the Heroine) of the game finally appears on the stage to lead the party to the ultimate battle against evil.
The remake features updated graphics (a mixture of hand-painted and 3D graphics, similar in style to
Dragon Warrior VII), some changes in battle system and AI, additional sub-quests and mini-games (building an immigrant tower, monster collecting, etc.), as well as a post-game chapter with more insight into the game's story.
Alternate Titles
- "ドラゴンクエストＩＶ：導かれし者たち" -- Japanese Title
- "勇者斗恶龙IV" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
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Trivia
An official press release was made by Enix on 8/21/2001 that confirmed what many US gamers had hoped: the Dragon Quest IV remake was bound stateside. An advertisement can also be seen on the back of the Dragon Warrior VII manual. As we now know, the game was never delivered.
The reason first given for the cancellation was the Playstation's near-geriatric status at the time. Rumors held a more specific explanation as to why the game was aborted despite its complete translation. Heartbeat, the company who developed the engine that the game ran on, had left the business of game-making, and Enix couldn't complete the project without their programming. This rumor was later confirmed by Enix on their own message board in May of 2002.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Unicorn B. Lynx 
(53162) on Jul 27, 2005.
