2011 · Imageepoch · Role-playing

7th Dragon 2020

PlayStation exclusive

7th Dragon 2020 is a Japanese role-playing game and a spin-off sequel to the original 7th Dragon. It changes the setting from 7th Dragon's generic fantasy world to post-apocalyptic Tokyo, and ditches the 2D sprites for an entirely 3D graphics. Despite the change in setting, the basic story is largely identical - the world has been invaded by dragons, bringing with them a brand of poisonous flowers. As a group of survivors known as Murakamo 13, you must search through the wreckage of the various districts of Tokyo to find other refugees, kill lots of dragons, and contend with a rival group of humans known as SKY.

Released: 23 November 2011
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Genres: Role-playing
Developers: Imageepoch
Publishers: Sega
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Fantasy
Age ratings: CERO B

About

7th Dragon (セブンスドラゴン, Sebunsu Doragon) is a role-playing video game for Nintendo DS developed by imageepoch and published by Sega in Japan on March 5, 2009. The game has not been published in other territories. However, an English fan translation was completed in 2014.

Keywords

post-apocalyptic
jrpg

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

When players start their journey, they can create their own characters from the following classes: Mage, Princess, Rogue, Knight, Samurai, Fighter, or Healer. Outside of battle, the characters will be viewed traveling the overworld from an overhead perspective, while the battles are viewed from a side perspective showing each character as they attack their foes.

Story

7th Dragon takes place in the high fantasy world of Eden. 80% of Eden is ruled by various fantasy reptiles, all led by 7 dragons, and their hostility to humans threatens society. The player takes the role of a huntsman who is tasked with eliminating the 7 dragons and saving humanity.

Development

The game was produced by Rieko Kodama and the design team consists of composer Yuzo Koshiro, character designer Mota, as well as monster designer Akifumi Yamamoto. At the helm of the project is the director of the first entries in the Trauma Center and Etrian Odyssey series, Kazuya Niinou.

Reception

The Japanese magazine Famitsu scored 7th Dragon 9/8/8/8 for a total of 33 out of 40 points. The game was the second best-selling game the week of its release at 80,000 copies. An additional 22,000 units were sold the following week.