liquidmetal
2021
Total disappointment. The story is 100% nonsense and very badly told. Some maps are bs and more confusing than they need to be, and some are hard to see (Shinagawa).
Some designs (namely Amanozako & Demeter) feel like pedo bait, ngl. One of them even claims to be the player's soul mate 🤢🤢
Out of the few characters, the most interesting one is the first to die... and you cannot do anything to save that npc. That should tell you how good the other characters are.
The gameplay loop itself is enjoyable (barring some annoying boss fights), the 3D models looks awesome and the music is neat. Shame about everything else.
I might go for the other three endings eventually, but im in no rush.
Some designs (namely Amanozako & Demeter) feel like pedo bait, ngl. One of them even claims to be the player's soul mate 🤢🤢
Out of the few characters, the most interesting one is the first to die... and you cannot do anything to save that npc. That should tell you how good the other characters are.
The gameplay loop itself is enjoyable (barring some annoying boss fights), the 3D models looks awesome and the music is neat. Shame about everything else.
I might go for the other three endings eventually, but im in no rush.
2018
This game is among the best games on the 3ds. Amazing production values, great songs, a long and engaging story (i loved having two protagonists), a lot of new and interesting Yokai, and a truckload of things to do. You're in postgame and they keep throwing new minigames and mechanics at you, it's very cool.
2020
Top tier JRPG. Great cast, story, gameplay, graphics, side content, etc. The only bad thing about it are some questionable sidequest design and two songs. The rest is all really good. The new QoL in this rerelease make the original version obsolete.
Due to it's meaty demo, this is 100% the place to start if you want to get into the DQ series.
Due to it's meaty demo, this is 100% the place to start if you want to get into the DQ series.