... it's fine
I think I would put this game on the same level as Final Fantasy 7 as in I don't really like it that much but can still appreciate it (except DQXI has the advantage of being a polished game that DOESNT have random encounters so it automatically will have 1 more point)
It has charm with great graphics and a really fun combat system, but the biggest issue is that the story is really unremarkable. There were moments I liked and can remember pretty fondly but the majority of the game failed to make much of an impression on me. It's a very character-first game but that becomes a problem when the only characters I had much interest in were Veronica and Erik. The rest were just kinda there and again... fine. Plus the main objective and story is incredible generic, it doesn't really go much further than go defeat the big bad thing which again... is fine. Also the music was surprisingly mediocre, it was generic, repetitive, and the composer wasn't really a good person.
Overall this game just wasn't really for me. I still have a huge amount of respect for the series for basically creating the JRPG genre (which I would honestly consider to be my favorite), and I did enjoy the game enough to complete it and look forward to future projects (DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D BABYYYYYYY), but I would still consider it flawed. It's something I don't regret playing, but felt disappointed by at the same time.
(Also TBH I think I enjoyed Dragon Quest Builders 2 more than this game but I think if I elaborate further I will be put on some kind of list.)
I think I would put this game on the same level as Final Fantasy 7 as in I don't really like it that much but can still appreciate it (except DQXI has the advantage of being a polished game that DOESNT have random encounters so it automatically will have 1 more point)
It has charm with great graphics and a really fun combat system, but the biggest issue is that the story is really unremarkable. There were moments I liked and can remember pretty fondly but the majority of the game failed to make much of an impression on me. It's a very character-first game but that becomes a problem when the only characters I had much interest in were Veronica and Erik. The rest were just kinda there and again... fine. Plus the main objective and story is incredible generic, it doesn't really go much further than go defeat the big bad thing which again... is fine. Also the music was surprisingly mediocre, it was generic, repetitive, and the composer wasn't really a good person.
Overall this game just wasn't really for me. I still have a huge amount of respect for the series for basically creating the JRPG genre (which I would honestly consider to be my favorite), and I did enjoy the game enough to complete it and look forward to future projects (DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D BABYYYYYYY), but I would still consider it flawed. It's something I don't regret playing, but felt disappointed by at the same time.
(Also TBH I think I enjoyed Dragon Quest Builders 2 more than this game but I think if I elaborate further I will be put on some kind of list.)
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DQB2 is probably not as good of a game in all honesty but I just enjoyed it more. It had all the charm of Dragon Quest but I liked the emphasis on the building over the combat and I enjoyed the characters more. I do admit it has framerate issues and the story isn't anything too insane, but the experience was overall more enjoyable, definitely just a personal thing tho
Snigglegros
2 years ago