The character creation system in 7th Dragon III is exceptional and sets the bar that I hope future JRPGs will follow. Credit must be given to the scriptwriters and localization team for 7th Dragon III, as meticulous effort went into crafting each of the main NPC’s personalities, from the distinct manner in which each of them talk, right down to the way individual characters inject symbols-stars, music notes, tildes, etc.-into their speech. Along the way you’ll meet a passel of offbeat, charming, and thoroughly entertaining characters that make this whole adventure very memorable. According to Nodens’ estimations, humanity is about to face its greatest threat yet: the arrival of 7th and most fearsome “True” dragon, codenamed VFD.įrom there you’ll time travel to the past, present, and future to take samples of dragons to help Nodens complete the “Dragon Chronicle,” a biological code that the company believes holds the key to stopping this catastrophic Dragon invasion. After successfully vanquishing some dragons within the simulation, it’s revealed by Nodens’ quirky top brass that the game is merely a front to see who has the natural ability and courage to slay dragons qualities your character possesses in spades. You, a mostly silent protagonist living in Tokyo, get the chance to test out the latest and greatest VR game in town-7th Encount-developed by a foreign video game company called Nodens. Ironically enough, 7th Dragon III is supposedly the final entry of franchise’s current story arc, making this the first-and perhaps the last- 7th Dragon game we’ll ever get to play.ħth Dragon III is set in the year 2100, approximately 80 years after the events of the last game. There are some references to the 7th Dragon lore covered in the previous games, but by and large it’s a self-contained story and a fine entry point for the franchise as a whole. With this being the fourth game in the series, the obvious initial question I had going into this review was: “can you enjoy this game without having played the prior ones?” From my experience, absolutely you can. Considering how incredible 7th Dragon III is, it’s too bad we never got official, localized versions of the first three games (“unofficial” fan-translations do exist) but at least we are able to enjoy this exceptional latest entry. Following Imageepoch’s bankruptcy last year, SEGA assumed full control as developer and publisher of 7th Dragon III, and through their acquisition of Atlus-which included the Atlus USA localization team-more SEGA games (including this one) are being translated for the North American market.
That brings us to the fourth game in the series, and the first to be localized in English, 7th Dragon III Code: VFD.
Both games built upon the established class system, and continued the main premise of ridding the earth of alien dragons bent on using brute force, and the dissemination of poisonous flowers known as Dragonsbane, to destroy humanity. Next came 7th Dragon 2020 and 7th Dragon 2020-II, two spin-off prequels on PSP set in a near-future Tokyo, featuring a greater emphasis on dungeon crawling and post-modern, polygonal graphics. Many of the core elements introduced in this game, such as creating your own characters from a variety of specialized classes, first-person turn-based battles, taking on optional side quests, and theme of defending the earth from an extraterrestrial dragon invasion, have all carried forward through the franchise over the years.
Originally created by Imageepoch ( Luminous Arc, Stella Glow) and published by SEGA, the first game in the franchise, simply titled 7th Dragon, released on Nintendo DS way back in 2009. The 7th Dragon series has a rather unusual history, and I found its twisty-turny journey to North America particularly fascinating. This is the RPG you’ll want to be playing this summer. Nintendo 3DS is home to some of the best RPGs on the market-franchises like Pokémon, Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, and Bravely come to mind-and 7th Dragon III belongs right up there on that esteemed list. This is the fourth entry in the formerly Japan-only franchise, now available on our shores for the very first time. 7th Dragon flies onto North American shelvesĬlassical role-playing game fans take note: SEGA’s 7th Dragon III Code: VFD for Nintendo 3DS has finally arrived, and it was well worth the wait.
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