<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tree	I-Application
's	I-Application
Woe	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blight	I-Application
Below	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
only	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
II	I-Application
being	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
mixes	O
the	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
combat	O
of	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
lore	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
13	O
characters	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
unique	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
are	O
fan	O
favourite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
characters	O
but	O
many	O
other	O
characters	O
show	O
up	O
as	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
either	O
the	O
hero	O
Luceus	O
or	O
the	O
heroine	O
Aurora	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
fan	O
favorites	O
from	O
previous	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Alena	O
,	O
Bianca	O
and	O
Yangus	O
,	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
rampaging	O
hordes	O
of	O
monsters	O
to	O
their	O
senses	O
and	O
restore	O
order	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
promotion	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
metal	O
slime	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
selling	O
38,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
awarded	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
a	O
35/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
594,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
325,000	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
269,000	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	I-Application
currently	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
not	O
including	O
hardware	O
bundles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
release	O
more	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
received	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
(	O
75	O
reviews	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
(	O
9	O
reviews	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
joy	O
of	O
fighting	O
defenseless	O
creatures	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
only	O
lasts	O
a	O
short	O
while.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	O
Quest	O
Heroes	O
I·II	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
featuring	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
