Dragon Quest Creator Has a New Game, but It's AI-Generated

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has released a new text-based police interrogation game developed using the AI tool Claude. According to GamesIndustry, the game took approximately 30 minutes to produce, while Polygon reports the development and release took less than an hour. In the game, players question a 72-year-old former locksmith named Komiya regarding a pawnshop safe break-in, attempting to draw statements before a lawyer arrives at 11pm.

Horii shared the project on X/Twitter, noting that AI allows individuals to create decent games by providing instructions even if they cannot program or draw. He compared this ease of development to his experience creating The Portopia Serial Murder Case in 1983, which he handled entirely on his own. While the new project faced some backlash, Horii expressed being impressed by the technology and its ability to increase efficiency.

Horii has previous experience with AI integration, including a partnership between Square Enix and Google to add a Gemini-powered chatbot named Chatty Slimey to Dragon Quest X. In a Famitsu interview earlier this year, Horii defended the use of the chatbot as a way to make it easier for people to begin interacting with AI.

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