Yuji Horii, the creator of the Dragon Quest series, says he used AI tools to put together a playable game in just 30 minutes — and called the experience "truly astonishing."
Horii didn't go into deep technical detail about which tools he used or what the game contained, but the speed of the process clearly left an impression on him. The quote suggests he came away genuinely surprised by how far AI-assisted game creation has come.
Horii has been the creative force behind Dragon Quest since the original 1986 Famicom release, a series that helped define the JRPG genre alongside Final Fantasy. At 70, he remains active at Square Enix, and his willingness to experiment with AI tools puts him among the veteran Japanese developers who are openly engaging with the technology rather than dismissing it.
No details were shared about whether the AI-made game will ever be shown publicly or if this was purely a personal experiment.
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