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Dragon Warrior VII
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
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Based on 18 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Enix
Developer: Enix
Genre(s): Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Summary
A fantasy adventure RPG, DW7 follows the adventures of the hero, his mischievous friend Prince Kiefer, and the feisty Maribel. The trio learns that the peace and tranquility of their island home is soon to be disrupted. Solving time-traveling puzzles transports them back in time, where they discover lost continents. Once in the past, they must solve the mysteries of the continents in order to save the future. [Enix]
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What The Critics Said
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PSX Nation
The story and writing is so strong that I easily forgot about the archaic graphics and even more primitive battle engine.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
This is truly a 100-hour RPG. [Dec 2001, p.172]
IGN
The fact that all 100+ hours of Dragon Warrior VII are so entertaining is a testament to the quality of the game that lies beneath the dated visuals and clunky presentation.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Appearances can be deceiving, and if you can look pas DWVII’s vintage outer shell, you’ll find one of the deepest, most satisfying RPGs the PS1—or any other console, for that matter—has yet seen. [Dec 2001, p.260]
Hot Games
We only recommend it to fans of the series and RPG players who can't stomach all the fancy-shmancy-ness of RPG's like Final Fantasy and games of their ilk.
Read Full Review >GamePro
A great game in an awful—or is it just nostalgic?—package; a title that would be considered a classic if it had been released, oh, seven years ago today.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
Its overall story...is simply impossible to resist and the dungeon design is marvelous. [Feb 2002, p.60]
GameZone
What it lacks in graphics and sound it more than makes up for in concept, difficulty, and yes, nostalgia factor.
Read Full Review >Next Generation Magazine
The most old-school, hardcore RPG we’ve played in years…the new game’s scale is simply gargantuan. [Jan 2002, p.88]
GameSpot
For serious RPG fans who couldn't care less about the Final Fantasy brand of flash, though, it's hard to envision a more appropriate game.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
If RPG gaming were a diet, Dragon Warrior 7 would be several truckloads of raw meat. It ain't pretty, but there is a lot of it and it sure does satisfy. It'll also give you a heart attack in large doses.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
I'm sorry to say, four million Japanese can be wrong. [Nov 2001, p.122]
Game Revolution
Pays almost too much of a tribute to past Dragon Warrior games, offering sound, graphics, and writing that seem like a step backwards in their simplicity.
Read Full Review >XenGamers
If you really go for the flavor of early-90’s style graphics and gameplay, and if you have the patience of a rock, then by all means enter and be saved. As for us skeptics, it will take a lot more than nostalgia to win our faith.
Read Full Review >GameShark
The first 2 hours are some of the most boring hours you will ever play in a video game.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Alex D. gave it a10:
This was the game that first got me interested in RPGs. Though often confusing to a relatively new gamer, i dedicated myself to it and became addicted. The storyline is amazing and, even with it's dated graphics, the game remains one of my most frequently played.
Slime :) gave it a9:
Dragon Warrior VII is first RPG-game i have played. Story is really good and interesting and game give +100 hours playing...Class system is good and skills and magics are nice, but mastering of classes is SO BORING!!! Fighting system eccentric (like i am here, hehheh...:)) but 3000 of fighting is too much. But i like this game!
Sean D. gave it a10:
This game is one of the best RPGS I have ever played.
Leviton K. gave it a 10:
Even though the game has a somewhat slow start, it is spectacular in every other way. Even though the graphics aren't much better, and the sounds and battle system still lay true to the old days, the game is terrific. Heck, this game comes a close second to Dragon Warrior 4, which was by far the best of the Heaven Series.
Randy N. gave it a 10:
This game is really a masterpiece. although it a tad bit hard, it still deserves a 10.
Cyro Z. gave it a 10:
Dragonwarrior 7 is the best game i ever played. Despite its bad graphics. IT'S REALLY GREAT!!!
Mike K. gave it a 9:
Although the graphics can't compare to other rpg games, and it tends to drag a little in the begining, this game totally kept my attention and interest, for hours on end. the complex puzzles and storyline was fantastic and the class skills were great
