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An unofficial PC port of Blue Dragon, a JRPG from the creators of Final Fantasy and Dragon Ball, is now available
Video Games Chronicle • • technology
Key Points:
- An unofficial PC port of the classic Xbox 360 RPG Blue Dragon, titled re:Blue, has been released, allowing the game to run natively on Windows, Linux, and MacOS, with Steam Deck compatibility.
- Blue Dragon was developed by Mistwalker, founded by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, with music by Nobuo Uematsu and character designs by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.
- The re:Blue port enables higher frame rates, custom resolutions, and mod support, enhancing the original gameplay experience beyond the Xbox backwards compatibility version.
- The port was developed by crack (Tomcl7) and Rc0ld using the ReXGlue SDK, which recompiles Xbox 360 PowerPC code into C++ for modern platforms.
- The re:Blue code is free to download, but installation requires possession of the original Blue Dragon retail discs or their images; the announcement trailer includes a dedication to the late Akira Toriyama.
