With a more carefully constructed story system, Dragon Quest IV gives players a variety of stories to learn. Compared to the plot system of the previous 3 versions, this version is built with 5 different chapter chapters. Each chapter will correspond to the different characters of the game.
Chapter 1 deals with the journey to find and protect the hero chosen in the legend of the knight Ragnar. Chapter 2 is the story of Princess Alena and the fact that her father dreamed of world destruction. Besides, she also took part in the mission to investigate the mysterious civilian disappearance in her kingdom. Chapter 3 is the journey of the Torneko trader, who dreams of becoming a famous merchant in the world. After exploring various lands, Torneko found the Silver Statuette in a cave near Endor. From there, he was eligible to open his own weapons store in Endor and bring his wife and children from his home town to live in this land. Later, he started funding the quest to find a legendary or well-known weapon set. Chapter 4 takes place with the revenge journey of the two sisters, Maya and Meena. Their father was killed by the king of Keeleon and the two sisters collaborated with an old friend of their father, Oojam, to find a way to defeat King Keeleon. However, the mission failed, Oojam sacrificed himself to let Maya and Meena flee from Keeleon castle. Afterwards, Meena and Maya travelled to the Endor continent to find new allies and how to defeat the one who had harmed their father. Finally, chapter 5 is the story that takes place around the main character of the game, the one chosen in the legend – Hero. The Hero’s family was killed in an attack by monsters and their commander was known as Psaro the Manslayer. Escaping from the attack, the Hero encountered the main characters of the previous four chapters and they began their journey to destroy Psaro the Manslayer.
Like the previous 3 sections, you will participate in many different journeys and missions to end the game. With the task of controlling multiple characters at the same time, you need to search for equipment and power up your characters. Besides, this version also possesses a new feature, it brings a new time system (day and night cycle), helping players get the true feeling when experiencing the game. In addition, your group can move across many different continents and regions by means of two boats – a boat and a hot air balloon.
