Blue Dragon

79 2006-12-07 • RPG, Adventure • Artoon

About the game

Blue Dragon is a classic turn-based role-playing game set in a fantastical open world plagued by ominous purple clouds that herald disaster each year. When a mechanical beast known as the Land Shark rampages through their village, three young friends, Shu, Jiro, and Kluke, set out to stop it and are swept into a far grander adventure. They discover they can wield powerful magical shadows, taking the shape of a dragon and other mighty creatures, and use them to battle the forces of the sinister ruler Nene. Joined by new companions, the party journeys across a vast world to confront Nene and uncover the truth behind the calamities threatening their home.

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Time to beat

53 h 25 minAverage completion time
45 h 37 minMain
54 h 50 minMain + Sides
90 h 38 minCompletionist

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Genres
RPG • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

X360

2007-08-30
Developers
Artoon • Mistwalker • Bird Studio
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Other companies
XAX Entertainment • Microsoft Game Studios Japan
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79
Metacritic56 ratings
80
IGDB4 ratings

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Blue Dragon is a classic turn-based role-playing game set in a fantastical open world plagued by ominous purple clouds that herald disaster each year. When a mechanical beast known as the Land Shark rampages through their village, three young friends, Shu, Jiro, and Kluke, set out to stop it and are swept into a far grander adventure. They discover they can wield powerful magical shadows, taking the shape of a dragon and other mighty creatures, and use them to battle the forces of the sinister ruler Nene. Joined by new companions, the party journeys across a vast world to confront Nene and uncover the truth behind the calamities threatening their home.

"Hironobu Sakaguchi, the Father of the Final Fantasy series, and Artoon present the world of Blue Dragon on Xbox 360. Featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama, the Father of "Dragon Ball Z", and music by Nobuo Uematsu, the composer for Final Fantasy, Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game (RPG) centered on five youngsters who possess miraculous strength and magical power to control shadow creatures that mirror the actions of their masters." Blue Dragon follows the story of five friends (Shu, Jiro, Kluke, Zola, and Marumaro) as they travel across the world to confront Nene, the evil ruler of the Grand Kingdom. The setting inspired separate anime and manga adaptations, although these follow the story to different degrees and feature a different cast of characters. The game follows a traditional role-playing design, based around exploration and turn-based combat. The gameplay of Blue Dragon uses turn-based gameplay elements seen in older Japanese role-playing video games. The game world contains two major types of areas: towns, in which the player can rest and purchase items, and dungeon-like areas, with numerous foes to be defeated.

Details

Genres
RPG • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

X360

2007-08-30
Developers
Artoon • Mistwalker • Bird Studio
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Other companies
XAX Entertainment • Microsoft Game Studios Japan