'Dragon Quest Builders' Release Date & Update: Gameplay Details Revealed, Involves Rebuilding Alefgard
Square Enix's upcoming video game "Dragon Quest Builders" is still to come very soon in Japan but details about it have been divulged ahead of time.
According to iDigital Times, the developer team has released some new information regarding its gameplay. As revealed, "Dragon Quest Builders" will revolve around the task of rebuilding Alefgard, a place which is known to be the setting of the first "Dragon Quest" game.
"Builders" will pick up hundred years after the events of the first game. But this time, it will have an alternate universe wherein the hero agreed to split the land of Alefgard with the Dragonlord. Things turned sour though when the evil overlord went back on his word and commanded his minions to conquer the world.
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Many years after, a new hero emerged with the goal of restoring Alefgard to its former glory. Players of the game will need to go around the world as the hero to search for building materials, find recipes and save villagers for the town.
Speaking of towns, Gematsu detailed that Square Enix has now given out new details and screenshots to introduce the town which will serve as the protagonist's base. This is where the hero will raise buildings and try to level up. Every time he levels up, he will unlock new recipes for creating new items such as storage chests and sign posts. This will in turn help him further develop the town.
Players can look forward to doing more than just building basic structures because the source cited that players will be able to gain extra experience if they customize the interior of each building. Each experience gained can be utilized to discover new recipes and learning how to make other items for the town.
Villagers that the protagonist will encounter along the journey also help in the progress of building. Other than inhabiting the developed town, they will be giving out requests to the protagonist. Each completed request will grant different rewards. The villagers also help in fighting off monsters that try to invade the town.
"Dragon Quest Builders" will be released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Vita on Jan. 28, 2016. It will hit Japanese stores first. There's no schedule yet on when it will be released in North America.
