Outside of town, players can explore nine dungeon environments in the surrounding lands each dungeon has two paths, one unlocked after the first run, and hidden areas. There players interact with different establishments populated by friendly non-player characters (NPCs) the Adventurers' Guild where quests are accepted and the player can unlock new Skills Morgan's Magic Shop where equipment can be repaired and upgraded Canaan Temple, where players can pay to resurrect bone piles found in dungeons and receive boons for dungeon runs and Lucain's Tower, which documents rune magic unlocked by the player. The adventurer's base is a town at the kingdom's heart. The game was a commercial success, eventually selling over one million copies worldwide by 2017.Ī boss encounter from Dragon's Crown a four-player party fight against a dragon.ĭragon's Crown is a two-dimensional (2D) side-scrolling action role-playing game in which players take on the role of an adventurer exploring dungeons in the kingdom of Hydeland. It also generated controversy for its exaggerated character designs and sexualized female characters. Upon release, journalists praised its gameplay and art style, while the story and repetitive elements drew criticism. Originally set to be published by UTV Ignition Entertainment, that company's withdrawal from the gaming market led to Atlus taking up the project. Following Vanillaware's successes with Odin Sphere and Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Kamitani restarted the project. The storyline follows adventurers as they journey across Hydeland and become involved in the search for the magical Dragon's Crown.ĭirector and lead artist George Kamitani originally planned Dragon's Crown as a Dreamcast sequel to the 1997 Sega Saturn title Princess Crown. Players navigate environments from a side-scrolling perspective, choosing from six character classes to fight in the style of a beat 'em up and acquiring loot through repeated dungeon exploration. A high-definition port for PlayStation 4, Dragon's Crown Pro, was released by Atlus in 2018. It was published in Japan and North America by Atlus and in PAL regions by NIS America.

Dragon's Crown is a 2013 action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

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