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Blue Dragon (2006)

Artoon, Bird Studio, Mistwalker

Xbox 360

3.24 from 196 ratings

632 members have it in their collection · 24 playing now · 289 backlogged · 135 wish listed

How long? · 100% 119h (from 1 logged playthrough)

"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 … Read more
"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. Read less
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Details

Developers
Artoon, Bird Studio, Mistwalker
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Open world
Series
Blue Dragon
Events
Microsoft E307 Media Briefing, Microsoft E306 Media Briefing

Release dates

  • Dec 07, 2006 (Japan) Xbox 360
  • Dec 07, 2006 (Asia) Xbox 360
  • Aug 24, 2007 (Europe) Xbox 360
  • Aug 28, 2007 (North_America) Xbox 360
  • Aug 30, 2007 (Australia) Xbox 360

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Rating distribution

5 stars
18
4 stars
64
3 stars
73
2 stars
30
1 star
11
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V1CGaming

Review V1CGaming 3/5 · Jul 31, 2023

Blue Dragon is a good RPG; it is just not a great one.

Blue Dragon is not the definitive RPG experience on the 360. Instead, we're presented with a RPG that takes a nostalgic look at past experiences and incorporates many elements from the Golden Age of gaming (Final Fantasy I-III) through its simple storyline and gameplay elements. Sure the characters are about as deep as a frying pan, but it shouldn't stop …

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Blue Dragon is not the definitive RPG experience on the 360. Instead, we're presented with a RPG that takes a nostalgic look at past experiences and incorporates many elements from the Golden Age of gaming (Final Fantasy I-III) through its simple storyline and gameplay elements. Sure the characters are about as deep as a frying pan, but it shouldn't stop any JRPG lover from playing this game for at least a single playthrough. Especially for those looking for a nostalgic kick on a XSX.

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paycheck_stevens

Review paycheck_stevens 4/5 · Aug 11, 2021

Sometimes Tiresome, Sometimes Gimmicky, But Overall Fun

Prior to playing this game I had no exposure to any other of its forms of media. I was given the game as a gift around the time it released, but did not finally commit to making it beyond the admittedly drawn out intro until 2015-2016ish. I am glad I did because the world, the graphics, the story, the characters, …

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Prior to playing this game I had no exposure to any other of its forms of media. I was given the game as a gift around the time it released, but did not finally commit to making it beyond the admittedly drawn out intro until 2015-2016ish. I am glad I did because the world, the graphics, the story, the characters, etc are all just the right bit of quirky. I'm sure you will find better games in the genre, but this one sticks with me for being one of the first behemoths I finished all on my own. I often found it too easy in the early to mid portions of the game to simply spam the fully charged monk attacks with almost all of my characters and have a healer, but eventually the other classes caught up. The game was not very difficult, but the poison swamp area stands out as a memorably frustrating dungeon. The title screen, boss theme featuring Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, and the ancient ruins/hospital area songs all remain great listening for me. Sound tracks are a huge reason I play this genre more than anything else, and this one takes a different approach than many, with some hits and misses. Also the twist at the end is just ridiculous enough to be predictable, and Szabo was a fan favorite during my playthrough.

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Witt997

Review Witt997 4/5 · Jan 5, 2021

Un JRPG solido

un JRPG molto solido che si copre una delle più grandi mancanze nella console Xbox 360, cioè i JRPG. Trama piacevole da seguire, personaggi simpatici, qualche calo di frame-rate di troppo durante le battaglie (per fortuna che erano a turni) e screen tearing eccessivo. La grafica colorata rende il tutto più piacevole. Da non lasciarsi sfuggire. Peccato che ingrani solo …

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un JRPG molto solido che si copre una delle più grandi mancanze nella console Xbox 360, cioè i JRPG. Trama piacevole da seguire, personaggi simpatici, qualche calo di frame-rate di troppo durante le battaglie (per fortuna che erano a turni) e screen tearing eccessivo. La grafica colorata rende il tutto più piacevole. Da non lasciarsi sfuggire. Peccato che ingrani solo dopo un po' (rispetto ad altri del suo genere). Voto: 8.2/10

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