Dragon Quest Monsters 4 Survey Asks Players to Choose Bianca or Flora
The survey and the game's premise revive the long-running Bianca vs. Flora debate from Dragon Quest V, and the structure could force a choice similar to the original marriage decision.
Key Facts
- Square Enix announced Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Country on May 27.
- Inside launched a survey on May 29 asking readers to choose between Bianca and Flora as the first protagonist.
- The game stars childhood versions of Bianca and Flora from Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride.
- The game may release as separate Bianca and Flora chapters, similar to Dragon Quest Monsters 2.
- Series creator Yuji Horii confirmed Deborah, the third marriage candidate from Dragon Quest V, will appear in DQM4 but is excluded from the survey.
Reporting from 1 source: Inside.
Square Enix announced Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Country on May 27. The game stars young versions of the Dragon Quest V brides. Inside has opened a survey asking which character players would pick first, with the possibility that the game may split into separate chapters for each protagonist.
Inside launched a survey on May 29 asking readers to choose between Bianca and Flora as the first protagonist in the newly announced Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Country. The game, revealed in a video on May 27, features childhood versions of the two characters from Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. The article speculates that, following the pattern of Dragon Quest Monsters 2, the game could release as separate Bianca and Flora chapters, requiring players to pick one to start. Series creator Yuji Horii confirmed on X that Deborah, the third marriage candidate added in the Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest V, will also appear in DQM4, though she is not depicted as a protagonist and is excluded from the survey.
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