Behold! BD's random dungeon creator
by Dustin Burg 
{ Apr 19th 2007 at 4:30PM }
Today, Microsoft announced a sparkly new piece of Blue Dragon downloadable content that will be available for Japanese Xbox 360 gamers April 27th. For 300 Microsoft points (444 yen) you too can get your very own Random Dungeon Creator. That is if you live in Japan and have a copy of Blue Dragon. And excuse us if this is common knowledge, but what in the world is a Random Dungeon Creator? Does it create post-modern dungeons in a random fashion to explore and wander about? Seriously, a Random Dungeon Creator ... it just sounds silly to us.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony @ Apr 19th 2007 5:04PM
Oh, man. I am a big fan of dungeon hack type stuff, so that's pretty damn awesome. I hope that's available to people in the US once it hits as well.
Skizmata @ Apr 19th 2007 4:44PM
This sounds great to me. As a long time Diablo 2 (PC) gamer I loved that the dungeons were never exactly the same. However I hated that the dungeons lacked any sign of intelligent design. Sometimes the exit would be so close to the entrance that 90% of the map would be unused. A RPG with expertly designed levels is a good thing, a RPG with randomly generated levels is also a good thing. If Blue Dragon gives me both that sounds awesome.
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Johnny @ Apr 19th 2007 4:52PM
sounds like a good option.
I hate when the replay value of a game gets sacked simply because you already know where everything is.
Pinhead @ Apr 19th 2007 5:18PM
Diablo 1 and 2 pulled this off very well. Soldier of Fortune 2 tried to do it, but came a bit short. If a developer can pull something like this off then it definitely adds to the replayability. How many times did you play through Diablo 1 just to experience all the quests and enemies?
Champloo @ Apr 19th 2007 7:28PM
I think I remember hearing about this in a previous interview, and if I remember correctly it's not what you think. It's not an add-on that allows you to create your own dungeon. It is in actuality a random dungeon GENERATOR. You'll never see the same dungeon twice when you enter.
B Tizo @ Apr 20th 2007 5:01AM
Think Diablo I/II. It's always going to be different. Sounds really refreshing. It will add lots of replay value to the game. I hope it is included when it's released stateside, or at least available shortly after release.
Otis Whitaker @ Apr 20th 2007 5:28AM
This doesn't interest me in the least. I play turn based RPG's for the story, as turn based gameplay is god damned dull, and not good enough to carry itself on itself alone. Substance lacking dungeons = teh no.