<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Alefgard	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
controlling	O
the	O
builder	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
rebuilding	O
the	O
world	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
blocky	O
aesthetic	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
gathering	O
and	O
building	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsters	O
such	O
as	O
Slime	O
and	O
Dragon	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
eat	O
food	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Alefgard	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
parallel	O
ending	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
accepted	O
the	O
evil	O
Dragonlord	O
's	O
suggestion	O
-	O
each	O
rules	O
a	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
its	O
relatively	O
simplicity	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
accessible	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
chosen	O
so	O
that	O
whether	O
players	O
had	O
busy	O
lives	O
or	O
had	O
time	O
to	O
dedicate	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
enjoy	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Noriyoshi	O
Fujimoto	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
multiplatform	O
PhyreEngine	B-General_Concept
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
development	O
across	O
multiple	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protagonists	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
with	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
creator	O
Kazuya	O
Niinou	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
to	O
“	O
test	O
the	O
waters	O
”	O
for	O
a	O
big	O
game	O
release	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
‘’	O
Builders’’	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
speculation	O
from	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
was	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
8.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
admirably	O
mixes	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
RPG	O
traditions	O
with	O
Minecraft.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
it	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
excellence	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
illustrates	O
the	O
versatility	O
of	O
this	O
30-year-old	O
franchise	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
it	O
speaks	O
to	O
the	O
engrossing	O
appeal	O
of	O
Minecraft-inspired	O
creation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
2016	O
's	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
incredible	O
RPG	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
Actraiser	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
way	O
better	O
than	O
Minecraft	B-Application
could	O
ever	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
