<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	O
Awakening	O
of	O
the	O
Five	O
Walkers	O
Online	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Astoltia	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
being	O
initially	O
human	O
before	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
Nelgel	O
the	O
Netherlord	O
which	O
he	O
forces	O
their	O
soul	O
into	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
another	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
follows	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
other	O
contemporary	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
real-time	O
combat	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
a	O
job	O
system	O
tied	O
to	O
skills	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepts	O
for	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
within	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
began	O
among	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
during	O
the	O
later	O
development	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
progressed	O
alongside	O
that	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
staff	O
members	O
included	O
producer	O
Yosuke	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Drakengard	B-Application
series	O
and	O
whose	O
company	O
Orca	O
helped	O
with	O
development	O
;	O
and	O
Chikara	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
director	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
was	O
teased	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
full	O
reveal	O
as	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
going	O
to	O
its	O
integrating	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
features	O
into	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
customized	O
player	O
character	O
travels	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Astoltia	O
completing	O
quests	O
and	O
fighting	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
cloud	B-Architecture
storage	O
for	O
save	O
files	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
requires	O
a	O
subscription	O
fee	O
to	O
access	O
,	O
however	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
daily	O
two-hour	O
window	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Kid	O
's	O
Time	O
"	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
form	O
a	O
three-strong	O
party	O
to	O
fight	O
monsters	O
,	O
explore	O
and	O
battle	O
alone	O
,	O
or	O
loan	O
non-active	O
player	O
characters	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
or	O
lower	O
experience	O
level	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
controlled	O
in	O
battle	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jobs	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
launch	O
were	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
,	O
Priest	O
,	O
Mage	O
,	O
Martial	O
Artist	O
,	O
Thief	O
,	O
and	O
Minstrel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
modern	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
as	O
earlier	O
mainline	O
entries	O
had	O
been	O
handled	O
by	O
external	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Jin	O
Fujisawa	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
directed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
chief	O
planners	O
was	O
Naoki	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
earlier	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
spin-offs	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
assigned	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
and	O
its	O
reboot	O
A	B-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newcomer	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
producer	O
Yosuke	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
executive	O
producer	O
on	O
the	O
Drakengard	B-Application
series	O
before	O
producing	O
its	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Nier	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Cavia	O
closed	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Saito	O
formed	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
Orca	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
work	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
scrapped	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Nier	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saito	O
had	O
earlier	O
worked	O
with	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
when	O
he	O
was	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Cross	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
newcomer	O
was	O
Chikara	O
Saito	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
working	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
during	O
its	O
development	O
alongside	O
Cross	O
Treasures	O
,	O
would	O
take	O
over	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
speaking	O
about	O
why	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fujisawa	O
cited	O
the	O
intuitive	O
character	O
AI	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
party	O
member	O
communication	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
ideas	O
for	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
were	O
first	O
suggested	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
development	O
was	O
wrapping	O
up	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
work	O
had	O
finished	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
took	O
full	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
these	O
earlier	O
phases	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
undecided	O
whether	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mainline	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
even	O
doubt	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
just	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Fujisawa	O
was	O
a	O
novice	O
at	O
both	O
developing	O
and	O
playing	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
putting	O
him	O
in	O
stark	O
contrast	O
with	O
other	O
staff	O
members	O
such	O
as	O
Saito	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
and	O
second	O
chief	O
planner	O
Takashi	O
Anzai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
presented	O
multiple	O
challenges	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
:	O
while	O
standard	O
RPGs	O
were	O
designed	O
around	O
a	O
scripted	O
experience	O
,	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
were	O
more	O
reliant	O
on	O
a	O
true	O
sense	O
of	O
unscripted	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
disadvantage	O
was	O
that	O
Fujisawa	O
was	O
inexperienced	O
with	O
working	O
on	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
major	O
developmental	O
issue	O
was	O
the	O
need	O
in	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
to	O
have	O
a	O
full	O
customizable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujisawa	O
rationalized	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
"	O
common	O
sense	O
"	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
interaction	O
between	O
player	O
community	O
and	O
necessary	O
events	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
that	O
worked	O
against	O
accepted	O
principles	O
of	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
multiple	O
staff	O
members	O
raising	O
doubts	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
needed	O
to	O
evaluate	O
what	O
would	O
work	O
for	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
unpredictable	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
unlike	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
major	O
consumer	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
main	O
object	O
for	O
comparison	O
was	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
had	O
12	O
million	O
players	O
worldwide	O
but	O
only	O
had	O
a	O
small	O
holding	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
appeared	O
discouraging	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
many	O
titles	O
of	O
similar	O
scale	O
and	O
success	O
within	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
was	O
both	O
space	O
for	O
and	O
detractions	O
against	O
an	O
equivalent	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
hardware	O
related	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
limited	O
lifespan	O
as	O
a	O
viable	O
console	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
was	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
a	O
subscription	O
,	O
a	O
necessity	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
profitable	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
was	O
a	O
natural	O
reticence	O
against	O
playing	O
an	O
online-only	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platform	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
large	O
install	O
base	O
and	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
inevitably	O
be	O
left	O
behind	O
for	O
newer	O
consoles	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
future	O
versions	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
for	O
other	O
viable	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
only	O
Square	O
Enix	O
game	O
outside	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Architecture
saves	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
USB	O
storage	O
as	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
taken	O
up	O
too	O
much	O
space	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
potentially	O
impossible	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
store	O
either	O
saves	O
or	O
other	O
downloaded	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
stay	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
formula	O
within	O
the	O
design	O
necessities	O
and	O
limitations	O
of	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
gameplay	O
challenge	O
was	O
presented	O
by	O
the	O
move	O
from	O
turn-based	O
to	O
real-time	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
against	O
the	O
traditions	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
and	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
,	O
Yoshida	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
title	O
despite	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
not	O
being	O
designed	O
for	O
solo	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
raised	O
some	O
contention	O
among	O
the	O
staff	O
including	O
Fujisawa	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
established	O
convention	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
but	O
Fujisawa	O
and	O
Horii	O
decided	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
be	O
a	O
human	O
first	O
and	O
later	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
tribes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
greater	O
majority	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
solid	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
definitive	O
ending	O
with	O
a	O
final	O
boss	O
as	O
featured	O
in	O
normal	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
at	O
during	O
a	O
Square	O
Enix	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
when	O
Horii	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
status	O
as	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
its	O
eventual	O
release	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
supplementary	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
functions	O
connected	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
functions	O
in	O
in-game	O
messaging	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
ended	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
it	O
replaced	O
the	O
synthesized	O
MIDI	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
the	O
orchestrated	O
soundtrack	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Metropolitan	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ports	O
will	O
both	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
;	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
home	O
console	O
releases	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
portable	O
and	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
cloud	B-Architecture
streaming	O
,	O
needing	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
with	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
and	O
Ubitus	O
:	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
's	O
dGame	O
service	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
release	O
platform	O
,	O
while	O
Ubitus	O
 '	O
cloud	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
streaming	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
suffered	O
from	O
multiple	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
including	O
issues	O
with	O
logging	O
in	O
,	O
frequent	O
maintenance	O
periods	O
,	O
disconnection	O
issues	O
,	O
poor	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
native	O
text	O
font	O
being	O
too	O
small	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
prior	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bundle	O
containing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
All-In-One	O
Package	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
ports	O
are	O
both	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
All-In-One	O
Package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Souten	O
no	O
Soura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
that	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
mainline	O
entry	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
,	O
despite	O
fan	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiple	O
interviews	O
,	O
staff	O
have	O
outlined	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
localizing	O
the	O
title	O
:	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
issues	O
are	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
servers	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
involved	O
in	O
operating	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
over	O
multiple	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
interview	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
revealed	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
was	O
testing	O
the	O
waters	O
for	O
the	O
possible	O
localization	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
with	O
the	O
recent	O
Western	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
releases	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
stated	O
that	O
if	O
enough	O
fans	O
demanded	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
make	O
efforts	O
to	O
bring	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
offline	O
version	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
35th	O
Anniversary	O
Special	O
live	O
stream	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
a	O
score	O
of	O
36	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
who	O
delayed	O
their	O
review	O
until	O
they	O
had	O
sufficient	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
its	O
openness	O
to	O
accept	O
novice	O
players	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
reviewer	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
seemed	O
to	O
take	O
longer	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
a	O
character	O
compared	O
to	O
offline	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
import	O
preview	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
's	O
Richard	O
Eisenbeis	O
shared	O
Famitsus	O
praise	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
welcoming	O
to	O
players	O
without	O
experience	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finished	O
the	O
preview	O
by	O
calling	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
"	O
surprisingly	O
backwards	O
in	O
its	O
execution	O
despite	O
its	O
sometimes	O
inspired	O
ideas	O
and	O
low	O
entry	O
bar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
suffered	O
a	O
slowdown	O
in	O
areas	O
with	O
multiple	O
players	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
textures	O
and	O
environmental	O
effects	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
topped	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
367,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
selling	O
through	O
over	O
95%	O
of	O
its	O
shipment	O
with	O
52,375	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
