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88:D3 Publisher
59:Publisher(s)
43:Developer(s)
1334:Blue Dragon
1232:Blue Dragon
1224:Video games
1215:Blue Dragon
1075:CraveOnline
390:Publication
295:Blue Dragon
275:Nintendo DS
249:multiplayer
167:Nintendo DS
162:Platform(s)
155:Blue Dragon
140:Composer(s)
110:Producer(s)
98:Director(s)
1446:Categories
1390:Party Wave
1319:Mistwalker
928:. Fandom.
795:January 6,
780:Metacritic
746:Ziff Davis
643:References
583:Metacritic
374:Metacritic
365:Aggregator
342:Characters
314:Hideo Baba
267:Mistwalker
134:Kaori Tosa
115:Hideo Baba
48:Mistwalker
1406:Fantasian
1178:MobyGames
1143:DMG Media
1052:Future US
850:Eurogamer
671:G/O Media
412:Eurogamer
356:Reception
351:Reception
290:Microsoft
126:Artist(s)
1275:episodes
1264:Ral Grad
1153:March 8,
1147:Archived
1116:March 8,
1110:Archived
1085:March 8,
1079:Archived
1029:March 8,
1023:Archived
998:March 8,
992:Archived
967:March 8,
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957:GameZone
936:March 8,
930:Archived
925:GameSpot
903:March 8,
865:March 8,
859:Archived
828:March 8,
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789:Archived
756:March 8,
750:Archived
713:Archived
681:March 8,
675:Archived
619:Japanese
581:website
447:GameZone
436:GameSpot
326:Gameplay
273:for the
230:Genre(s)
1417:Related
1071:RPGamer
892:1Up.com
627:Hepburn
599:Famitsu
594:1Up.com
588:Famitsu
544:RPGamer
424:Famitsu
241:Mode(s)
173:Release
1430:Cry On
1409:(2021)
1401:(2014)
1393:(2012)
1385:(2011)
1377:(2009)
1369:(2008)
1361:(2008)
1353:(2007)
1345:(2007)
1337:(2006)
1218:series
1106:RPGFan
785:Fandom
666:Kotaku
554:RPGFan
538:7.5/10
451:5.5/10
378:63/100
261:is an
151:Series
1326:Games
1270:Anime
1256:Other
1138:Metro
606:Notes
565:Metro
429:31/40
393:Score
368:Score
319:Tales
1239:Plus
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721:2009
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