Quest Corporation
Native name | 株式会社クエスト |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Kuesuto |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | July 1988 |
| Defunct | April 1, 2003 |
| Fate | Merged into Square Enix |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | |
| Products | Ogre Battle franchise |
| Parent | Square (from 2002) |
| Subsidiaries | Bothtec Inc. (1990–1997) |
was a Japanese developer established in 1988, primarily recognized for its celebrated tactical RPG series Ogre Battle.
In 1990, Quest combined operations with Bothtec, a company specializing in PC software development, noted for the 1986 action-adventure title Relics and officially licensed games inspired by Legend of the Galactic Heroes. The two entities parted ways in 1997; however, Bothtec remained a development collaborator until it ceased operations in 2009.
Prominent creators Yasumi Matsuno, Hiroshi Minagawa, and Akihiko Yoshida exited Quest in 1995 to join Square, where they played key roles on titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, and subsequently Final Fantasy XII under the Square Enix banner. Square acquired Quest in 2002, bringing back some of these developers who contributed to follow-up projects including Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy Tactics A2. Matsuno left again in 2005 but later provided freelance work on the 2010 remake of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together.
List of games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Daisenryaku | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1989 | Maharaja | |
| 1990 | Conquest of the Crystal Palace | |
| Dungeon Kid | ||
| Musashi no Bouken | ||
| Battle Ping Pong | Game Boy | |
| Musashi no Bōken | ||
| 1991 | Legend: Ashita e no Tsubasa | |
| Magical Chase | TurboGrafx-16 | |
| 1993 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1994 | 'Philip & Marlowe in Bloomland'[lower-alpha 1] | Game Boy |
| 1995 | 'Tactics Ogre' | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1998 | 'Puyo Puyo 2' | Classic Mac OS |
| 1999 | 'Ogre Battle 64' | Nintendo 64 |
| 2002 | 'Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis' | Game Boy Advance |
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