Horii Yuji no Dragon Quest no Tsukurikata - How Dragon Quest Was Created

Yuji Horii no Dragon Quest no Tsukurikata (堀井雄二のドラゴンクエストのつくりかた) is a book in which Yuji Horii reveals how he creates Dragon Quest, published by Square Enix.

For the first time, the secrets of «Dragon Quest» —loved and played by generations of fans for 40 years— are revealed. What does Yuji Horii think about, and what has he held important, when creating it? The book holds nothing back in explaining the essence of the thinking behind his game-making and all his practical know-how. Its contents include: the blueprint of an RPG, why the story is built from the villain, the hidden parameters, key points of game creation, and a game talk between Yū-bō and Fami-bō. A true RPG-creation manual, co-written with Kozo Shiozaki.

Recommended level: Upper-intermediate to advanced (JLPT N2–N1). It is a prose book, without furigana, with game-design vocabulary.

Original Japanese version, without furigana.