Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is the seventh installment of the popular Dragon Quest series of role playing games, and is the successor to 1995's Dragon Quest VI for the Super Famicom. An immediate success upon release, Dragon Warrior VII's sales totalled 4.06 million by April 6, 2001, making it the best-sellingPlayStation game in Japan, and is an Ultimate Hits title. It was the first main series Dragon Quest title to be released outside Japan since the release of Dragon Quest IVin North America in 1992, and the last Dragon Quest title to be released in North America with the Dragon Warrior name. The game was produced by Yuji Horii, who has presided over the Dragon Quest series since its inception. Artwork and character designs were once again provided by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, the artist responsible for all previous Dragon Quest games. The game follows the Hero and his friends as they discover secrets about the mysterious islands surrounding their home of Estard. Through some ancient ruins, they are transported to the pasts of various islands and must defeat evil in each new location. Game mechanics are largely unchanged from previous games in the series, although an extensive Class system allows players to customize their characters. Developer(s) Heartbeat ArtePiazza (3DS, iOS, Android) Publisher(s) Enix (PlayStation) JP: Square Enix (3DS, iOS, Android) WW: Nintendo (3DS) Director(s) Manabu Yamana Producer(s) Taichi Inuzuka Designer(s) Yuji Horii Artist(s) Akira Toriyama Shintaro Majima Writer(s) Yuji Horii Sachiko Sugimura Fuminori Ishikawa Kazunori Orio Composer(s) Koichi Sugiyama Series Dragon Quest Platform(s) PlayStation, Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS Release PlayStation JP: August 26, 2000 NA: October 31, 2001 Nintendo 3DS JP: February 7, 2013[1] NA: September 16, 2016 EU: September 16, 2016[2] AU: September 17, 2016 iOS, Android JP: September 17, 2015 Genre(s) Role-playing Mode(s) Single-player Japanese import, NTSC-J, No Booklet