Back to 2016Square Enix created a Dragon Quest spin-off combines ads Minecraft-style the element into the formula. Since then, Dragon Quest Builders appeared on multiple platforms and created a sequel. Now in 2022, Dragon Quest Builders is back on mobile. To learn more about the latest version, Siliconera contacted Manufacturer Yuki Furukawa.
Jenni Lada: How difficult was it to prepare Dragon Quest Builders for mobile devices? What was the most challenging part of the transition?
Yuki Furukawa: The most challenging parts of portal creation are the ones related to the controls. Console version of Dragon Quest Builders is played with a controller, so for mobile devices there are various problems such as fingers covering part of the screen and reduced visibility of the screen due to its smaller size. Even so, we must achieve
controllability makes for an experience as good as using a controller, so we’ve made and reworked many prototypes. We were able to reach our present form by receiving many ideas and suggestions for improvement from Manufacturers Takuma Shiraishi and Noriyoshi Fujimoto and Yuji Horii.
How did you prepare? Dragon Quest Builders‘mobile control scheme?
Furukawa: Since we couldn’t perfectly replicate the game’s console controls for mobile devices, we needed to work towards improving the controls by implementing unique features on mobile devices. motion. That’s how we came up with remote locations, which is a feature that allows the protagonist to place blocks in remote locations. UNDO feature was also added, by accident
faucets are an inevitable problem when playing mobile games.
How will you update Dragon Quest Builder controller support of the mobile version to match the player?
Furukawa: We know the player’s requirements and we are evaluating them with the development team. We will look at what we can accomplish and work towards applying updates so that players can have a more comfortable gaming experience.
There is currently no support for iCloud saving on iOS devices. Will this be added via a patch?
Furukawa: We are currently discussing this with the development team.
Things like the Astronomy Set and Magic Carpet are sold separately as DLC for Dragon Quest Builders‘ phone version. What led to this instead of them being included in the base game?
Furukawa: Original Dragon Quest Builders without any additional DLC, however, Dragon Quest Builders 2 There have been several pieces of DLC that have been well received by players. When we started developing this particular title, we decided to include DLC as an additional challenge for the team, but we also knew we had to make the game fun without the content. That DLC.
With that said, since the additional DLC content is aimed at players who want to dig deeper into the game, we also know that content can’t just be an ordinary item. So we’ve provided daring elements not found in the base game to deliver bigger surprises and more satisfaction to the players. After going through a lot of trial and error with the development team, we got the current lineup.
How easily the lessons from this portal can be applied to one of the Dragon Quest Builders 2?
Furukawa: While the development team’s next project has yet to be decided, we certainly believe the lessons of this portal can be applied to future game developments. Stay tuned for our future titles.
We appreciate your continued support.
Dragon Quest Builders available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and mobile devices worldwide. It is also available on PlayStation 3 in Japan.
