Dragon Fantasy Spins a Yarn on PS3 and Vita This Month

It's getting hot in here

by Sammy Barker Sat 6th Apr 2013

While you may already know that Muteki Corporation’s gorgeous retro role-playing homage Dragon Fantasy: Book II is exploring the PlayStation 3 and Vita sometime this year, you may not know that its predecessor is also making the jump later this month. Series creator Adam Rippon confirmed the news in an interview with Destructoid, and the studio has since followed up with a full trailer of the port.

Apparently, the team decided to remake the original Dragon Fantasy while it was beavering away on the title’s sequel – and added in a few new features along the way. In addition to cross-buy and cross-save support, the re-release will also boast a new 16-bit visual skin, but you’ll be able to switch back to the original graphics if you prefer. The title will set you back around $9.99. Check out the footage embedded below, and let us know if you’re interested in the comments section.

[source destructoid.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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naruball
Sat 6th Apr 2013

Will wait for a price drop. Seems a bit expensive for what it is.

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neumaus
Sat 6th Apr 2013

I might get it, but I'll need to see a review or at least know how long it's gonna be.

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get2sammyb
Sat 6th Apr 2013

@neumaus I'm guessing that you'll get your money's worth considering the genre.

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FullbringIchigo
Sat 6th Apr 2013

looks interesting, i love a good RPG i think i might give this one a go

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Azikira
Sat 6th Apr 2013

Dragon babies!!

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Stuffgamer1
Sat 6th Apr 2013

@naruball: Really? $10 is too much for a JRPG-style game? Having trouble wrapping my head around that one...

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Sanquine
Sat 6th Apr 2013

@Stuffgamer1 Same here, for me JRPG's need to make a comeback! Every day i pray for the downfall of the first person shooters.

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naruball
Sat 6th Apr 2013

@Stuffgamer1

Yup. Not all JRPG style games are the same or should cost the same. For example, Nino Kuni is well worth the $60 price tag (same for Final Fantasy games which cost a ton of money to produce). Based on the trailer, we have yet another indie game which doesn't have much of a budget (to be expected) and goes for jokes to compensate for (or to hide) its lack of graphics and good voice acting. It's very typical of indie games and it's all good, but I'm kinda getting tired of them using silly concepts and I believe it should cost around $5-7 max.
For example the binding of Isaac on steam is appropriately priced.

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rjejr
Sun 7th Apr 2013

As much as I've enjoyed these games in the past I dont think I can do it anymore. Rainbow Moon is about as retro graphically as I can get.

That music is awesome though.

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Slapshot
Sun 7th Apr 2013

@naruball I've played through the entire Dragon Fantasy collection - the original comes with several 'chapters' - and I can tell you that these games are most definitely worth the $10 asking price.

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Squiggle55
Sun 7th Apr 2013

I'll need to find a review of this one too. Very interested. I love the graphics actually. What I need to make sure of is that the mechanics and gameplay are enjoyable. Wonder how many trophies it has.

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Gamer83
Sun 7th Apr 2013

@Sanquine

Come on now, I like FPS and don't care at all for JRPGs but I don't like seeing the latter struggle. The industry does not benefit in any way from any genre sucking.