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| genre = [[Role Playing Game]]
| genre = [[Action role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
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| director = Hiroki Matsuura
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| producer = [[Hideki Konno]]
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'''''Dragalia Lost''''' {{efn|{{Nihongo|''Dragalia Lost''|ドラガリアロスト公式|Doragariarosuto kōshiki|lead=yes}}}} is an upcoming [[role-playing video game]] published by [[Nintendo]] and developed by [[Nintendo EPD]] in collaboration with [[Cygames]] for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. The game is a result between a partnership of Nintendo and Cygames to develop a new mobile game, the first different after Nintendo partnership with [[DeNA]] in 2015 which still continues for other games. Because of this partnership, Nintendo bought 5% of the stock of Cygames.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Nintendo and Cygames announce partnership for new smartphone action RPG Dragalia Lost |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/04/nintendo-and-cygames-announce-partnership-for-new-smartphone-action-rpg-dragalia-lost |website=Gematsu |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
'''''Dragalia Lost'''''{{efn|{{Nihongo|''Dragalia Lost''|ドラガリアロスト|Doragariarosuto|lead=yes}}}} was an [[action role-playing game]] developed by [[Cygames]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It was released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] in September 2018 before being discontinued in November 2022. The game received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over {{USD}}100 million.

''Dragalia Lost'' saw several [[List of crossovers in video games|crossovers]] with other games and franchises, including ''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-30|title=A Dragalia Lost New Crossover Event Fire Emblem Kindred Ties Is Now Live - Nintendo Official Site|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/a-dragalia-lost-new-crossover-event-fire-emblem-kindred-ties-is-now-live/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831114055/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/a-dragalia-lost-new-crossover-event-fire-emblem-kindred-ties-is-now-live/|archive-date=2020-08-31|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Mega Man]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-29|title=Mega Man beams down into the Draglia Lost game!|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2019/mega-man-beams-down-into-the-dragalia-lost-game/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214201141/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2019/mega-man-beams-down-into-the-dragalia-lost-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Monster Hunter]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-29|title=Rathalos terrorizes the world of Dragalia Lost in a special event|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/rathalos-terrorizes-the-world-of-dragalia-lost-in-a-special-event/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831113921/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/rathalos-terrorizes-the-world-of-dragalia-lost-in-a-special-event/|archive-date=2020-08-31|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Persona 5 Strikers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-31|title=Joker and the Phantom Thieves join for the Caged Desire crossover event!|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/joker-and-the-phantom-thieves-join-for-the-caged-desire-crossover-event/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523083439/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/joker-and-the-phantom-thieves-join-for-the-caged-desire-crossover-event/|archive-date=2021-05-23|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Rage of Bahamut]]'', and ''[[Princess Connect! Re:Dive]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The story takes place in Alberia, the kingdom where dragons live. All royal members in Alberia have the Dragon Transformation ability, where they can wield a dragon’s power by forming a pact with a dragon to borrow their form in battle. One day, a strange occurrence begins to happen in this kingdom. The Holy Shard protected by the capital starts to lose its power. In order to save his people, the Seventh Prince, who has not made a pact with a dragon, sets off on his Dragon Selection Trial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistar |title=Dragalia Lost Takes Place In A World Where Royalty Can Transform Into Dragons |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/26/dragalia-lost-takes-place-in-a-world-where-royalty-can-transform-into-dragons/|website=Siliconera |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
The story takes place in Alberia, the kingdom where dragons live. All royal members in Alberia are able to shapeshift, where they can wield a dragon's power by forming a pact with a dragon to borrow their form in battle. One day, a strange occurrence begins to happen in this kingdom. The Sacred Shard protected by the capital starts to lose its power. In order to save his people, Euden, the Seventh Scion, who has not made a pact with a dragon, sets off on his Dragon Selection Trial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistair |title=Dragalia Lost Takes Place In A World Where Royalty Can Transform Into Dragons |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/26/dragalia-lost-takes-place-in-a-world-where-royalty-can-transform-into-dragons/ |website=Siliconera |date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425225837/https://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/26/dragalia-lost-takes-place-in-a-world-where-royalty-can-transform-into-dragons/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Seventh Scion Euden, the youngest prince of the kingdom of Alberia, is told by his father, the king Aurelius, to seek out Midgardsormr, the Windwyrm, to forge a pact after the Sacred Shard of the kingdom darkens. Such a holy object can only be moved by a pactbearer, and to replace the kingdom's Shard, he must forge the pact. He goes to Midgardsormr's home, the Mistholt, with his sister Zethia and their friend, the faerie Notte. He forges the pact, meeting the Paladyn Elisanne and the mercenary Ranzal. When he goes to retrieve the Shard, he finds a woman named Cleo left to guard the Halidom, the former base of Alberius, and the castle's Shard. His father appears and tries to seize it, but Euden inadvertently shapeshifts until the Holywyrm Elysium. Regardless, Zethia is kidnapped by Aurelius.

Some time later, Euden, now leading the Halidom, receives word that Alberia was renamed to Dyrenell, and that it has declared Euden the 'traitorous prince'. He moves to defend a village from the attack of Dyrenell (meeting Luca and his sister Sarisse), and fights a Greatwyrm, Mercury. Mercury formed a pact with the haughty and narcissistic Prince Emile, which she breaks and instead forms a pact with Euden.

Next, they hear that Aurelius is attacking the Greatwyrm Brunhilda, the Flamewyrm. He saves the dragon, and forms a pact at her volcanic home, her joining him as 'Mym'. After that, he decides to form a pact with the Lightwyrm (and Greatwyrm) Jupiter. Emile reappears and tries to as well, but Jupiter chooses Euden over him. A mysterious woman then teleports the party to the Binding Ruins.

At the Binding Ruins, they once again encounter Aurelius and Zethia. Aurelius is revealed to be possessed by an evil entity, the Other. His possessor transfers himself to Zethia, and Aurelius dies. Zodiark, the last surviving Greatwyrm that is not pactbound to Euden, is revealed to be Aurelius's pactwyrm. Zodiark forges a pact with Euden. Euden's older brother Valyx arrives at the Halidom with an army. Euden declares the Halidom New Alberia, and resolves to fight Dyrenell.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Dragalia Lost is an Action-RPG with simple and yet technical controls where the characters can attack enemies with simple and magic attacks of different elements which can be weaker or stronger than other ones. Another method of attack is an special attack where the character transform into a dragon and can do a huge damage to the enemy for a moment when they have sufficient energy that he can collect while playing or destroying statues of dragons. The characters also have their own class with Healer and Attack types being the main ones. While the game can be playable on single player, it can also be played on multiplayer with up to four players.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Dragalia Lost details, gameplay, trailer and screenshots |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/08/dragalia-lost-details-gameplay-trailer-and-screenshots |website=Gematsu |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
''Dragalia Lost'' is an [[action role-playing game]] with [[touchscreen]] controls, where characters attack enemies with attacks of various kinds. The adventurers have different elements which can be weaker or stronger against other ones. Another method of attack is a special attack where the character transforms into a dragon and can greatly damage the enemy. This can be activated for around ten seconds when they have sufficient energy that can be collected while attacking or destroying statues of dragons. The characters also have their own classes, with attack, support, defense, and healing types. Each character has two skills (barring one adventurer), each of which charges up with attacking. Two additional skills can be chosen from a pool in addition to innate ones.

While the game is fully playable as a [[single-player]] experience, it also supports up to four-player co-operative [[multiplayer]], and in Raid Battles, four teams of four. For one event, this mode was modified for each player to control one Adventurer, for a total of 16 characters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Dragalia Lost details, gameplay, trailer and screenshots |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/08/dragalia-lost-details-gameplay-trailer-and-screenshots |website=Gematsu |date=August 30, 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331213156/https://gematsu.com/2018/08/dragalia-lost-details-gameplay-trailer-and-screenshots |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Development==
==Development==
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Dragalia Lost is a collaborative development between Nintendo EPD and Cygames. It was a top secret within Cygames with many of it's employees being surprised that it was a collaboration effort with Nintendo. According to it's director Matsuura, Dragalia Lost have more than 600 thousands words with many main stories, side quests and character stories in it's original japanese version, with more 100 words for every event that the game have.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistar |title=Dragalia Lost Takes Place In A World Where Royalty Can Transform Into Dragons |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/26/dragalia-lost-takes-place-in-a-world-where-royalty-can-transform-into-dragons/|website=Gematsu|accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
''Dragalia Lost'' is a collaborative development between Nintendo and Cygames. It was a secret project within Cygames, with many of its employees being surprised upon learning of the collaboration, with Nintendo even buying 5% of their stock.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Nintendo and Cygames announce partnership for new smartphone action RPG Dragalia Lost |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/04/nintendo-and-cygames-announce-partnership-for-new-smartphone-action-rpg-dragalia-lost |website=Gematsu |date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607013645/https://gematsu.com/2018/04/nintendo-and-cygames-announce-partnership-for-new-smartphone-action-rpg-dragalia-lost |url-status=live }}</ref> The game marks as Nintendo's first [[intellectual property]] released for mobile devices without any prior appearance on Nintendo hardware.<ref name="VB cites IP first">{{cite web |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title=Nintendo reveals original mobile game Dragalia Lost coming September 27 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/29/nintendo-reveals-original-mobile-game-dragalia-lost-coming-september-27/ |website=[[VentureBeat]] |date=29 August 2018 |access-date=1 July 2019 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701215356/https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/29/nintendo-reveals-original-mobile-game-dragalia-lost-coming-september-27/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to director Hiroki Matsuura, the game's main story comprises more than 600,000 words in its original Japanese version due to the inclusion of character stories and sidequests, with around 100 more words for every post-release event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistair |title=Dragalia Lost Takes Place In A World Where Royalty Can Transform Into Dragons |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/26/dragalia-lost-takes-place-in-a-world-where-royalty-can-transform-into-dragons/ |website=Gematsu |date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425225837/https://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/26/dragalia-lost-takes-place-in-a-world-where-royalty-can-transform-into-dragons/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also said that, due to the fact that it is an [[action game]], the development team tends to focus on making characters fun to control.<ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W99BYO9LinE|title=「ドラガリアロスト ラジオキャッスル」第11回 ゲスト：松浦弘樹（Cygames ドラガリアロスト ディレクター）|date=2018-12-20|last=Matsuura|first=Hiroki|type=Video|language=Japanese|publisher=Cygames|trans-title="Dragalia Lost Radio Castle" 11th guest: Hiroki Matsuura (Cygames Dragalia Lost Director)}}</ref> The game was released in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the United States on September 27, 2018, with other regions to follow later.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Dragalia Lost launches September 27 in the U.S. and Japan, Direct broadcast set for August 29 |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/08/dragalia-lost-launches-september-27-in-the-us-and-japan-direct-broadcast-set-for-august-29 |website=Gematsu |date=August 29, 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331220256/https://gematsu.com/2018/08/dragalia-lost-launches-september-27-in-the-us-and-japan-direct-broadcast-set-for-august-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dragalia Lost for iOS/Android - Nintendo Game Details |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/dragalia-lost-mobile |website=Nintendo |access-date=29 September 2018 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081205/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/dragalia-lost-mobile |url-status=live }}</ref> It later launched in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and New Zealand on January 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jenni |title=Dragalia Lost Launches In Five New Countries |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2019/02/26/dragalia-lost-launches-in-five-new-countries/ |website=Siliconera |date=February 26, 2019 |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001083505/https://www.siliconera.com/2019/02/26/dragalia-lost-launches-in-five-new-countries/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[8-4|8-4, Ltd.]] were responsible for the game's English localization, assisting in assuring the title's initial launch in the United States and other English-speaking countries.<ref name="GN cites 8-4 involvement">{{cite web |title=8-4 involved in localizing Dragalia Lost |url=https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/319221-8-4-involved-in-localizing-dragalia-lost |website=GoNintendo |date=27 September 2018 |access-date=7 November 2020 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114214248/https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/319221-8-4-involved-in-localizing-dragalia-lost |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2019, Hiroki Matsuura stepped down from his position as director of the game with the [[CEO]] of Cygames' frequent partner BlazeGames Yuji Okada, who previously assisted with the game's development, taking over the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/dragalia-lost-changes-directors-upcoming-events-features-detailed/|title=Dragalia Lost Changes Directors; Upcoming Events & Features Detailed|first=Alistair|last=Wong|website=Siliconera|date=July 7, 2019|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121011541/https://www.siliconera.com/dragalia-lost-changes-directors-upcoming-events-features-detailed/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2022, it was announced that the game would be discontinued on November 30, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/dragalia-lost-is-shutting-down-after-climactic-july-2022-update/|title=Dragalia Lost Is Shutting Down After Climactic July 2022 Update|last=Kiya|first=Andrew|date=March 22, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322094248/https://www.siliconera.com/dragalia-lost-is-shutting-down-after-climactic-july-2022-update/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-30/dragalia-lost-smartphone-game-ends-service-on-november-30/.189132|title=Dragalia Lost Smartphone Game Ends Service on November 30|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=August 30, 2022|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830134602/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-30/dragalia-lost-smartphone-game-ends-service-on-november-30/.189132|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
The game's soundtrack consists of songs from [[Daoko]]'s discography and its main theme song is "Owaranai Sekai de" (終わらない世界で, ''In a Never-Ending World'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daoko.jp/news/218/ |title=「終わらない世界で」先行配信&MV公開！ |date=25 September 2018 |website=[[Daoko]] |publisher=[[Toy's Factory]] |access-date=6 November 2018 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607005254/http://daoko.jp/news/218/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/dragalialost |title=アクションRPGアプリ「ドラガリアロスト」特集｜DAOKOの曲だけで表現する新しいゲーム音楽の在り方 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー |website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |publisher=Natasha |access-date=6 November 2018 |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106171514/https://natalie.mu/music/pp/dragalialost |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 19, 2019, the album ''DAOKO x Dragalia Lost'' was released to celebrate the first anniversary of the game. A limited edition was released which contained a second disc with 5 bonus songs sung by in-game characters. Limited editions also included a 60-page booklet with in-game art as well as concept art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/247705|title=DAOKO Announces Collaborative Album to Celebrate Dragalia Lost's 1 Year Anniversary|date=2019-08-21|website=MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON {{!}} もしもしにっぽん|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> An EP, ''Overture'' by Lucrezia, and two singles by Siren (sung by the cosplayer Liyuu), ''Polaris'' and ''Singing in the Rain'', were released via Cymusic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-02 |title=Information {{!}} 株式会社Cymusic（サイミュージック） |url=https://cymusic.co.jp/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=cymusic.co.jp |language=ja |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205648/https://cymusic.co.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2-disc album with the majority of the remaining unreleased songs from the game, ''Dragalia Lost Song Collection,'' followed on June 30, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DRAGALIA LOST SONG COLLECTION 特設サイト |url=https://dragalialost-songcollection.com/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=DRAGALIA LOST SONG COLLECTION 特設サイト |language=ja |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927005649/https://dragalialost-songcollection.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
The game surpassed 300,000 registrations in Japan in it's pre-registration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dragalia Lost reaches 300,000 pre-registration |url=https://dragalialost.com/jp/pre_registration/ |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
| MC = 69/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragalia-lost/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Dragalia Lost for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415222945/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/dragalia-lost |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Destruct = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andriessen |first1=CJ |title=Review: Dragalia Lost |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-dragalia-lost-526780.phtml |website=Destructoid |date=October 14, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2019 |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502234503/https://www.destructoid.com/review-dragalia-lost-526780.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
| NLife = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vogel |first1=Mitch |title=Dragalia Lost Review (Mobile) |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/mobile/dragalia_lost |website=Nintendo Life |date=November 5, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2019 |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315094132/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/mobile/dragalia_lost |url-status=live }}</ref>
| PG = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/078839/dragalia-lost-review/ |title=Dragalia Lost review - "A risky move for Nintendo that could pay off" |last=Famularo |first=Jessica |date=February 26, 2019 |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |publisher=[[Steel Media]] |access-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724193730/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/078839/dragalia-lost-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| TA = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2018/10/01/dragalia-lost-review-nintendo/ |title='Dragalia Lost' Review: Nintendo Delivers Another Clean Take on an iOS Subgenre |last=Fretz |first=Andrew |date=October 1, 2018 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001194927/https://toucharcade.com/2018/10/01/dragalia-lost-review-nintendo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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The game surpassed 300,000 registrations in Japan in its pre-registration period a month prior to release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dragalia Lost reaches 300,000 pre-registration |url=https://dragalialost.com/jp/pre_registration/ |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607014651/https://dragalialost.com/jp/pre_registration/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The game grossed {{US$|16 million|long=no}} in its first two weeks, which had raised to over {{US$|50 million|long=no}} by the end of 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-first-two-weeks |title=Nintendo's Dragalia Lost Makes $16 Million in Two Weeks, Eclipsing Animal Crossing in the U.S. and Japan |last=Nelson |first=Randy |date=11 October 2018 |website=Sensor Tower |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607015226/https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-first-two-weeks |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-50-million |title=Nintendo's Dragalia Lost Has Grossed $50 Million Since Launching in September |last=Nelson |first=Randy |date=4 December 2018 |website=Sensor Tower |access-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607005546/https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-50-million |url-status=live }}</ref> It had grossed over {{USD}}100 million as of July, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malafeev|first=Alex|title=Dragalia Lost Has Grossed $100 Million Worldwide, Becoming Nintendo's Second Most Successful Mobile Game|url=https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-100-million|access-date=2020-10-29|website=Sensor Tower Blog|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430151909/https://sensortower.com/blog/dragalia-lost-revenue-100-million|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Dragalia Lost'' received a nomination for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year|Portable Game of the Year]]" during the [[22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-spider-man-lead-dice-awards-heres-all-t/1100-6464345/ |title=God Of War, Spider-Man Lead DICE Awards; Here's All The Nominees |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=10 January 2019 |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111065623/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-spider-man-lead-dice-awards-heres-all-t/1100-6464345/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Dragalia Lost
Developer(s)Cygames
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)
  • Hiroki Matsuura[a]
  • Yuji Okada
Producer(s)Hideki Konno
Composer(s)
  • Daoko
  • Hironao Nagayama
  • Taku Inoue
Platform(s)Android, iOS
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2018
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dragalia Lost[b] was an action role-playing game developed by Cygames and published by Nintendo. It was released for Android and iOS in September 2018 before being discontinued in November 2022. The game received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over US$100 million.

Dragalia Lost saw several crossovers with other games and franchises, including Fire Emblem Heroes,[1] Mega Man,[2] Monster Hunter,[3] Persona 5 Strikers,[4] Rage of Bahamut, and Princess Connect! Re:Dive.

Plot

The story takes place in Alberia, the kingdom where dragons live. All royal members in Alberia are able to shapeshift, where they can wield a dragon's power by forming a pact with a dragon to borrow their form in battle. One day, a strange occurrence begins to happen in this kingdom. The Sacred Shard protected by the capital starts to lose its power. In order to save his people, Euden, the Seventh Scion, who has not made a pact with a dragon, sets off on his Dragon Selection Trial.[5]

The Seventh Scion Euden, the youngest prince of the kingdom of Alberia, is told by his father, the king Aurelius, to seek out Midgardsormr, the Windwyrm, to forge a pact after the Sacred Shard of the kingdom darkens. Such a holy object can only be moved by a pactbearer, and to replace the kingdom's Shard, he must forge the pact. He goes to Midgardsormr's home, the Mistholt, with his sister Zethia and their friend, the faerie Notte. He forges the pact, meeting the Paladyn Elisanne and the mercenary Ranzal. When he goes to retrieve the Shard, he finds a woman named Cleo left to guard the Halidom, the former base of Alberius, and the castle's Shard. His father appears and tries to seize it, but Euden inadvertently shapeshifts until the Holywyrm Elysium. Regardless, Zethia is kidnapped by Aurelius.

Some time later, Euden, now leading the Halidom, receives word that Alberia was renamed to Dyrenell, and that it has declared Euden the 'traitorous prince'. He moves to defend a village from the attack of Dyrenell (meeting Luca and his sister Sarisse), and fights a Greatwyrm, Mercury. Mercury formed a pact with the haughty and narcissistic Prince Emile, which she breaks and instead forms a pact with Euden.

Next, they hear that Aurelius is attacking the Greatwyrm Brunhilda, the Flamewyrm. He saves the dragon, and forms a pact at her volcanic home, her joining him as 'Mym'. After that, he decides to form a pact with the Lightwyrm (and Greatwyrm) Jupiter. Emile reappears and tries to as well, but Jupiter chooses Euden over him. A mysterious woman then teleports the party to the Binding Ruins.

At the Binding Ruins, they once again encounter Aurelius and Zethia. Aurelius is revealed to be possessed by an evil entity, the Other. His possessor transfers himself to Zethia, and Aurelius dies. Zodiark, the last surviving Greatwyrm that is not pactbound to Euden, is revealed to be Aurelius's pactwyrm. Zodiark forges a pact with Euden. Euden's older brother Valyx arrives at the Halidom with an army. Euden declares the Halidom New Alberia, and resolves to fight Dyrenell.

Gameplay

Dragalia Lost is an action role-playing game with touchscreen controls, where characters attack enemies with attacks of various kinds. The adventurers have different elements which can be weaker or stronger against other ones. Another method of attack is a special attack where the character transforms into a dragon and can greatly damage the enemy. This can be activated for around ten seconds when they have sufficient energy that can be collected while attacking or destroying statues of dragons. The characters also have their own classes, with attack, support, defense, and healing types. Each character has two skills (barring one adventurer), each of which charges up with attacking. Two additional skills can be chosen from a pool in addition to innate ones.

While the game is fully playable as a single-player experience, it also supports up to four-player co-operative multiplayer, and in Raid Battles, four teams of four. For one event, this mode was modified for each player to control one Adventurer, for a total of 16 characters.[6]

Development

Dragalia Lost is a collaborative development between Nintendo and Cygames. It was a secret project within Cygames, with many of its employees being surprised upon learning of the collaboration, with Nintendo even buying 5% of their stock.[7] The game marks as Nintendo's first intellectual property released for mobile devices without any prior appearance on Nintendo hardware.[8] According to director Hiroki Matsuura, the game's main story comprises more than 600,000 words in its original Japanese version due to the inclusion of character stories and sidequests, with around 100 more words for every post-release event.[9] He has also said that, due to the fact that it is an action game, the development team tends to focus on making characters fun to control.[10] The game was released in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the United States on September 27, 2018, with other regions to follow later.[11][12] It later launched in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and New Zealand on January 26, 2019.[13] 8-4, Ltd. were responsible for the game's English localization, assisting in assuring the title's initial launch in the United States and other English-speaking countries.[14] In July 2019, Hiroki Matsuura stepped down from his position as director of the game with the CEO of Cygames' frequent partner BlazeGames Yuji Okada, who previously assisted with the game's development, taking over the role.[15] In August 2022, it was announced that the game would be discontinued on November 30, 2022.[16][17]

Music

The game's soundtrack consists of songs from Daoko's discography and its main theme song is "Owaranai Sekai de" (終わらない世界で, In a Never-Ending World).[18][19] On October 19, 2019, the album DAOKO x Dragalia Lost was released to celebrate the first anniversary of the game. A limited edition was released which contained a second disc with 5 bonus songs sung by in-game characters. Limited editions also included a 60-page booklet with in-game art as well as concept art.[20] An EP, Overture by Lucrezia, and two singles by Siren (sung by the cosplayer Liyuu), Polaris and Singing in the Rain, were released via Cymusic.[21] A 2-disc album with the majority of the remaining unreleased songs from the game, Dragalia Lost Song Collection, followed on June 30, 2021.[22]

Reception

The game surpassed 300,000 registrations in Japan in its pre-registration period a month prior to release.[28] The game grossed $16 million in its first two weeks, which had raised to over $50 million by the end of 2018.[29][30] It had grossed over US$100 million as of July, 2019.[31]

Dragalia Lost received a nomination for "Portable Game of the Year" during the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[32]

Notes

  1. ^ Until July 2019
  2. ^ Dragalia Lost (Japanese: ドラガリアロスト, Hepburn: Doragariarosuto)

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