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Dragon Warrior

GameFAQs Detailed Reviews

No wonder Nintendo had to give this game away...Virulent2/10
A simple game that changed the world.BevinvanLiempt7/10
Simplicity rules, Dragonlord drools!Black_Crusher9/10
Not the best Dragon Warrior game, but a great start to this terrific franchise.Centurion7/10
Bringing PC Level RPG-work to the NES with tact.....creepingnet8/10
Wilt thou read this review....? But thou must...Dastari8/10
Whilst thou read my review? No? But thou must.Hermit_Crab9/10
Yuji Horii revolutionizes a genre like a BOSS!JimmyMimpson8/10
Tedious gameplay and stale story hamper Dragon Warrior from ever gaining tractionKFHEWUI5/10
Thou hast done well Enixkiriyama28/10
For a game with so many flaws, it's amazing it still stands the test of time.Psycho Penguin7/10
Squashing slimes is fun!Terii Senshi7/10
Take 1 step. Fight! Take 1000 steps. Fight!the ultimate689/10
Even as the first console RPG it remains a text-based adventure at heartThe Vic Viper7/10
A Simple Classic that Requires Paitence to EnjoyxConArtist6/10

GameFAQs Full Reviews

"Pioneering".... Still, there's a lot of things that make this game not worth playing, primarily gameplayBehreandto5/10
An RPG that redefined the genre...DJellybean8/10
Doot DOOT doot DOOT doot DOOT doot DOOT......Emptyeye7/10
The game that shackled me to Nintendo Power...but I didn't mind.fduboo8/10
The start of something good.FFMrebirth8/10
Fortune smiles upon thee. Thou hast found the first-ever console RPG.Halron26/10
Trailing the thin line...Leetdude4/10
The first true console RPG. A great game, but to be truthful...it's flawed.Moridin1716/10
The first (and for a long time only) RPG I ever played... what fun!mrbort8/10
It's over 20 years old, but hey, that doesn't mean it's bad.Omnipotentllama7/10
Dragon Warrior hast put PCGamer77 to sleep.PCGamer774/10
Oh noes! A wolf dressed in pink booties! What shall thou do?Simply Dave6/10
A crude but enjoyable start to a genre.Sir Chris6/10
Prepare for adventureterrisus10/10
Grandpa Gohan of 3rd Gen role-playingUnderratedGamer7/10
A laundry list of flaws partially ruins an addictive gameWesten Shelton6/10
The reason I play RPGs todayZenithian Legend9/10
Real heroes saves the kingdom alone, wins the princess heart, and beats blue slimes with a club!Zylo the wolf6/10

GameFAQs Quick Reviews

The One that started it allArek10/10
The First Real RPG Game For The NESBobo The Clown7/10
Get back here you metal slime!bruplex8/10
I know a lot of people have problems with this game, but it was a great game.Calamity7/10
Thou so simple, thou so old, thou so ADDICTING.Da VideoGuy9/10
Save the Princess, then Save the Worlddsaddict8/10
Really simple, yet has sort of an old world charm. And yet it's pretty bad.electricbugs24/10
The game that set the standard... for boredomFalsiloquos7/10
Revolutionary? Yes. Bland? Yes. Hard? Hoo-wee!Indy19886/10
Who could expect more?JAndonuts9/10
Back to the roots.JonthePenguin7/10
The addiction that started with the free game that came with Nintendo Power..Lone7/10
All in all, it's a bit boringLunarSonata4/10
Possibly the earliest Nintendo RPGMI4 REAL10/10
Fortune smiles upon thee, thou hast received anohter mediocre reviewMikester6/10
The one that started it all... and it ain't half bad!PUhler7/10
The catalyst that kindled the US's interest in RPGs.Saikyo Ki8/10
A classic not to be forgotten.Scot7/10
The ORIGINAL RPG- to say the least.Spektre8/10
I really wanted to like this game...TBranford5/10
Actually fun after all these years...TuxedoAlex8/10
Little man with a stickVan Veen4/10
The highlight of the game was finding the flute. Really.Vegita5/10

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Dragon Warrior

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