Dragon Quest 7 was going to be an open-world game, series creator Yuji Horii says, but "the story fell apart" so the team had to "add some degree of order to it"

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Dragon Quest VII was originally open-world, but the "story fell apart," says series creator

GoNintendo · Aug 26, 18:18 UTC

Dragon Quest VII was originally open-world, but the "story fell apart," says series creator

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Dragon Quest 7 was going to be an open-world game, series creator Yuji Horii says, but "the story fell apart" so the team had to "add some degree of order to it"

GamesRadar+ · Aug 26, 11:50 UTC

Dragon Quest 7 was going to be an open-world game, series creator Yuji Horii says, but "the story fell apart" so the team had to "add some degree of order to it"

The JRPG's story was prioritized over the open world