I’ve always felt protective — perhaps defensive — of the Dragon Quest games, even as someone who withers at the thought of spending dozens of hours to see a role-playing game’s story to completion.

When publisher Enix took the Dragon Quest role-playing game series from Nintendo platforms to the original PlayStation some 25 years ago, it did so in a big way. Perhaps too big. Dragon Quest 7, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The classic role-playing series has enjoyed massive popularity in ...