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Maybe one day I’ll work up the energy to tackle a new Dragon Quest title, but if Dragon Quest Builders 2 remains the only one under my belt, I’ll call it a win. In many ways it’s Minecraft for people like me who get paralyzed by the freedom offered by Minecraft, with just enough direction to move things along while still encouraging the kind of creativity that you see block-builder games inspire in millions the world over. These aren't your run-of-the-mill baddies, either. Dragon Quest Builders 2 has super-strong monsters dotted about all of the islands you can sail out to explore. Would you believe me if I said that Dragon Quest Builders 2 was my first and to date only Dragon Quest game? For someone who claims to like JRPGs, my lifelong obliviousness to perhaps the JRPG franchise is a bit embarrassing. A guide to Dragon Quest Builders 2's super-strong monsters, locations and rewards. Still, Dragon Quest Builders 2 is also excellent. It’s a Zelda-like action-RPG! It’s a tank battle game! Hey, it’s even got a charming localization! The game is criminally underappreciated, and its 3DS sequel didn’t even get a worldwide release. It also lets you ride on creatures like the Chimaera, Golem, and Great Sabrecub! - Jenniīut yeah, Jenni’s right, I love Rocket Slime and I’m happy to take yet another opportunity to talk about it. However, it does more to get you invested in helping the people in different tons you visit and in ensuring your own home island looks pretty darn cool. It plays with the idea of what-if, following the events of Dragon Quest II. It is an extraordinary blend of action-RPG elements, Minecraft-like building and Dragon Quest storytelling and world building. Rather, I am here to tell you that you have to play Dragon Quest Builders 2.

(Plus, he’d be better at explaining why it is incredible.) I wouldn’t dare take that joy away from him. I know Graham is going to want to take Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime. MuddleQuest, Multivoort: The Monster Catching Deck Builder. “Enemies rarely expect it when I crawl into one of their bodily orifices and hack them to pieces from the inside!” Les Petits Pirates, Lesser Evil, Lets Eat, Lets play 2, Lets Quest, Leviathan.

“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. They don’t typically seem all that tame, though. If you succeed, they go to your park and you can talk with them. In combat, you could attempt to tame the last living monster in the fight (which is varying degrees of difficult, getting downright enraging for PlatKings and the like). I didn’t care one bit about finding new places that had gone missing from the world, because I was too busy getting more creatures for my little park. Let’s see yours!ĭragon Quest VII stands out for me, because I just loved collecting monsters for the Monster Park. The original Dragon Quest released on the Famicom in Japan 35 years ago! To celebrate the franchise’s anniversary, we’re posing the question: what’s the best Dragon Quest game? These are our answers.

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