Still mourning the loss of Akira Toriyama.
Looking back at the rest of his work besides Dragon Ball, I decided to check some gameplays of the original Dragon Quest (Known as "Dragon Warrior" in the West), the game which basically cimented many archetypes commonly found in Japanese role playing games to this very day: Several decades later, its influence can still be seen in the most recent Pokemon games or even in some modern "Isekai" anime.
While the plot might be a little bit too basic, and despite the fact the limited technology of the era didn't allow to fully display the fun, creative artwork by Toriyama, it still retains an intense, wonderful charm.
Several RPG cliches we often taken for granted (Like for example, the fact the main villain had a secret alternate form during the final boss battle) started here; we are so used to see these kind of archetypes we constantly forget how groundbreaking used to be back then. Alas, the pioneers of the arts not always receive the recognition they truly during their lifetime.
At least Toriyama-sensei did receive some proper recognition and tributes while he was still with us. I know his work will continue having a strong influence in the future, due its unique aesthetic developed through the years, and also due the wild, almost child-like sense of wonder his stories had.
A shame great artists like him (And Kazuki Takahashi and Kentaro Miura) are now gone, while miserable scumbags that keep making this world a worse place (like Elon Musk or Charles Koch ) are sadly still among us. Such is Life, quite unfair.
Looking back at the rest of his work besides Dragon Ball, I decided to check some gameplays of the original Dragon Quest (Known as "Dragon Warrior" in the West), the game which basically cimented many archetypes commonly found in Japanese role playing games to this very day: Several decades later, its influence can still be seen in the most recent Pokemon games or even in some modern "Isekai" anime.
While the plot might be a little bit too basic, and despite the fact the limited technology of the era didn't allow to fully display the fun, creative artwork by Toriyama, it still retains an intense, wonderful charm.
Several RPG cliches we often taken for granted (Like for example, the fact the main villain had a secret alternate form during the final boss battle) started here; we are so used to see these kind of archetypes we constantly forget how groundbreaking used to be back then. Alas, the pioneers of the arts not always receive the recognition they truly during their lifetime.
At least Toriyama-sensei did receive some proper recognition and tributes while he was still with us. I know his work will continue having a strong influence in the future, due its unique aesthetic developed through the years, and also due the wild, almost child-like sense of wonder his stories had.
A shame great artists like him (And Kazuki Takahashi and Kentaro Miura) are now gone, while miserable scumbags that keep making this world a worse place (like Elon Musk or Charles Koch ) are sadly still among us. Such is Life, quite unfair.