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title: "Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen — Belly Score 9.4 | Belly Score"
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description: "Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen gets a Belly Score of 9.4/10. BELLY APPROVED"
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# Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Belly Score

9.4

Community Score

Platform

NES: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nes,
PlayStation: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation,
Nintendo DS: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nintendo-ds,
Android: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/android,
iOS: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/ios

Genre

RPG: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/rpg

Released

Feb 11, 1990: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/1990

Developer

Chunsoft

Publisher

Enix

About

Forget the standard hero-saves-the-world slog. Dragon Quest IV flips the script by chopping its narrative into distinct, bite-sized vignettes. You spend the early hours playing as a colorful cast of misfits—from a weary soldier to a merchant and twin sisters—each tackling their own personal quests. It is a brilliant structural gamble that forces you to care about the party members before they eventually converge for the grand finale. It is a masterclass in old-school RPG charm that manages to feel surprisingly intimate despite its epic scope.

The Belly's Verdict

BELLY APPROVED

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## Prediction Results

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Vibe Tags

Adventurous: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/adventurous
Discovery-Driven: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/discovery-driven
Epic: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/epic
Charming: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/charming
Nostalgic: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/nostalgic
Single-Player: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/single-player

Themes

Fantasy: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/fantasy
High Fantasy: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/high-fantasy
Folklore: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/folklore

Original Belly Score Video

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