Seminal Japanese RPG Is Coming Back After 40 Years with New Project

Seminal Japanese RPG is coming back after 40 years with new project

Trails in the Sky developer Falcom is reviving its long-dormant Dragon Slayer franchise more than 40 years after the first game launched in Japan. Falcom announced the project as part of its 45th anniversary celebrations, though it provided no details about when the new Dragon Slayer might be released or what to expect from it.

Trails, Ys Dev Falcom Celebrates 45th Anniversary, Announces New Dragon Slayer Project

Back to the beginning - Falcom — or Nihon Falcom, to give the studio its full name — is officially 45 years old. Forty-five! Not many developers get to ...

PS1 RPG Making a Surprise Return, Expected to Launch on PS5

An early Nihon Falcom PlayStation action RPG is making a surprise return for consoles and is expected to launch on the PS5. The Dragon Slayer series began 40+ years ago and spawned numerous entries, several of which were released on the PS1. Its upcoming release is tentatively titled Dragon Slayer Project. RPG Dragon Slayer will return for console but it’s yet to be confirmed for PS5 Earlier today, Nihon Falcom announced Dragon Slayer Project fo…

Nihon Falcom Announces Dragon Slayer 45th Anniversary Project

The grandfather of action RPGs is making a comeback.Nihon Falcom has announced that a new Dragon Slayer project is in the works to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the company.The game, which is currently going by the working title Dragon Slayer Project, was revealed earlier today on social media and looks set to be the first new game in the series in over the decade to bear the Dragon Slayer name (since the 2012 mobile game, Dragon Slayer: Mic…