Posted 3/29/2024, 6:00:00 PM
Xbox Honors Late Akira Toriyama with New Blue Dragon Background
- Xbox released a new dynamic background featuring art from Blue Dragon in tribute to Akira Toriyama after his recent passing
- Blue Dragon was an Xbox 360 exclusive RPG made by Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker studio, featuring character designs by Toriyama
- The background shows the main character Shu and his blue dragon shadow from the Blue Dragon box art
- Toriyama's influence is still being felt, with Sand Land demos at PAX East and the new Dragon Quest XII game possibly being his last contribution
- The author was moved by the various tributes to Toriyama and how his work profoundly impacted games like Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest