Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

 PlayStation 4
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 254 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 39 out of 254
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  1. XxSkye07xX
    May 25, 2018
    4
    I bought this game having loved Dragon Quest VIII as a child. I was very disappointed however as I found out it was nothing like the fun memories I had playing DQ8.

    I went into this game hyped and ready for a fun filled JRPG, but found myself bored and irritated doing the same thing over and over again. The first hour of this game I was holding onto hope that it would pick up, but after    I bought this game having loved Dragon Quest VIII as a child. I was very disappointed however as I found out it was nothing like the fun memories I had playing DQ8.

    I went into this game hyped and ready for a fun filled JRPG, but found myself bored and irritated doing the same thing over and over again. The first hour of this game I was holding onto hope that it would pick up, but after 2 hours I realized the game would be nothing more than "go and fight these monsters", "return to base and get some supplies", "go and fight these monsters", "return to base and get some supplies" etc, etc, etc.

    I held on, hoping the story would at least be decent. Unfortunately I can't really give any good points for the story either. It was extremely basic, clichéd and boring. The characters (obviously being from previous DQ games) gave the game a slight uplift, however again, they didn't contribute to anything else apart from "oh it's them from..." due to the story being so terrible.

    Not being a huge fan of Japanese dubbed games, I usually choose English dub. The English voice acting in this game was noticeably bad. I don't usually pick up on bad voice acting, but I can assure you it's uncomfortable in DQH.

    The frustrating difficulty spikes got pathetic. The game was either far too easy or far too difficult. Trying to defend someone with barely any health against 400+ enemies is just downright silly. There was no variation in missions either, it ranged from defeating monsters/clearing the map, escorting, defending a certain person/object and that's it.

    Being a completionist, I persevered and got the platinum trophy. Far too much grinding (even for a JRPG) BORING grinding made it even worse. The trophies themselves were basic and didn't have a huge variety of play styles, most of it is grinding, grinding, grinding.

    The mechanics themselves worked well, but the repeated hack and slash got (again) boring after the first 15 hours.

    All in all, a very disappointing game and one in which you will not get much enjoyment.

    Pros:

    Graphically, it looked very nice
    A good choice/range of characters to choose from

    Cons:

    Repetitive
    Lacking in a good story
    Voice acting was abysmal
    Too basic
    Frustrating difficulty spikes/unrealistic missions
    Boring platinum    … Expand
  2. makonasaber
    Nov 30, 2015
    1
    Story was boring. Gameplay is repitition. There are no towns or fields which you can roam freely as everywhere is battlefield. The only npc is the one in the airship. If only there are towns without monsters in it which we can explore, enter houses, and interact with the npc, the game will be much better. Soundtrack is repetitive. Worst game I've played since final fantasy 13.
  3. CyrusDeacon
    Oct 13, 2015
    0
    This is one of the worst games I have ever played. There was no thought put into this game. Its extremely easy. Story line could have been written by a 9 year old. Most of the game is not voice acted. The characters feel dead. The battle is just a two button masher. There are little to no choices as in game is completely linear. Not a single complex or complicated thing about the game. IfThis is one of the worst games I have ever played. There was no thought put into this game. Its extremely easy. Story line could have been written by a 9 year old. Most of the game is not voice acted. The characters feel dead. The battle is just a two button masher. There are little to no choices as in game is completely linear. Not a single complex or complicated thing about the game. If you were completely stoned out of your mind this game wouldn't even be bearable. DO NOT be fooled by the positive reviews. This is the simplest and easiest game I have ever played.… Expand
  4. powerpanda312
    Oct 13, 2015
    3
    The sheer absence of multiplayer in a game like this ruins it for me. Even Hyrule warriors at least (although with a lot of struggle) gave the option of local multiplayer. This is fun, but something that without other people has limited entertainment value for me. Completely ignoring not only online but also offline co op is utterly absurd.
  5. Wanderlei
    Oct 13, 2015
    0
    This game is terrible. The frame-rate is below 30 and has constant stutters. The draw distance is awful with enemies and objects warping in. Uninspired and unimaginative missions and objectives. A cheap cash off DQ fans. Save yourself money and pick up any Dynasty Warriors game second hand for a superior experience. Forget this trash.
  6. Viscari
    Oct 26, 2015
    4
    If you know anything about Dynasty Warriors games, the battles are big... lots of enemies, and a surprisingly large number of combo's.

    This has none of that.... It has small scale 5 minute battles in tiny area's that would be more fitting on a handheld device... Avoid unless you are more of a Dragon Quest fan than a Dynasty fan. There is basically only one worthwhile combo... for    If you know anything about Dynasty Warriors games, the battles are big... lots of enemies, and a surprisingly large number of combo's.

    This has none of that.... It has small scale 5 minute battles in tiny area's that would be more fitting on a handheld device... Avoid unless you are more of a Dragon Quest fan than a Dynasty fan.

    There is basically only one worthwhile combo... for each character...

    At the games start you choose 1 of 2 heroes... then later in the game you grow the number of party members.... Of which you can use 4 at a time, and switch between them in battle... None can be the main character other than the one you choose at the start.    … Expand
  7. bakamonky
    Oct 26, 2015
    4
    First off let me say that I am a fan of Dynasty Warriors & Samurai Warriors series since it's inception and has pretty much played all of them. After reading how review is saying Dragon Quest is doing things different from DW with merit, I bought the game and much to my disappointment it is nothing comparable to DW or SW.

    I never really played any of these game for stories but the    First off let me say that I am a fan of Dynasty Warriors & Samurai Warriors series since it's inception and has pretty much played all of them. After reading how review is saying Dragon Quest is doing things different from DW with merit, I bought the game and much to my disappointment it is nothing comparable to DW or SW.

    I never really played any of these game for stories but the progression of seeing how each character level up with better combo and clearing abilities is surely one of the satisfaction from playing these game. If story is what you are looking for in DQ then sorry, it's really just boring and nothing imaginative nor anything would make you care for any of those characters in the game.

    Game play wise it is where the huge let down begin, I am almost 4 hours into the game and I cannot bring myself to play anymore of it. The AI is seriously dumb, I get that fodder are dumb but I mean they just stand there and do nothing at all. However there are those "boss" AI which is horribly overpowering at some stages that could kill you in a few swipes. So you are either stuck with annoyingly dumb AI or annoyingly overpowering AI.

    Character choices at the moment I have gone into almost 8 of them and honestly none of their skill set are even enjoyable. Even leveling them up doesn't unlock longer combo or powerful chain like DW which you will probably be stuck with doing the same moves over and over again which is just horrible. I am not sure if you would need to invest even more time but it just gotten to a point of painful to play which I have never experience with DW/SW.

    I know I shouldn't be comparing to DW/SW but seeing how review are all saying it is much better than them is just not true. Sure it does add some feature which DW doesn't have but it really doesn't make the game pay more enjoyable. Collect monster coins to deploy them??Doesn't make any different.

    Overall just avoid this game if you are thinking it is anything like DW. Play One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 instead, now this is ten times more enjoyable!    … Expand
  8. wathan00
    Dec 27, 2015
    4
    First off, this game is not worth the full price, it is at best a 20$ game. It is only "Dragon Quest" by name, the game removes many elements of a traditional RPG game.

    1. Combat: The game is no longer turn-based. The hack and slash action seem fun and refreshing the first 30 minutes; after that it's just mindless button smashing. There is very little depth or strategy. The AI    First off, this game is not worth the full price, it is at best a 20$ game. It is only "Dragon Quest" by name, the game removes many elements of a traditional RPG game.

    1. Combat: The game is no longer turn-based. The hack and slash action seem fun and refreshing the first 30 minutes; after that it's just mindless button smashing. There is very little depth or strategy. The AI is horrible for both your parties and the enemies. Most of the time, your allies and enemies are just standing around doing nothing. Graphic (while charming) and frame are sub-par. The skill system is laughable. Each characters has 4 active skills, leveling up don't give you more powerful skills or combos, just stupid passives like +5 to strength or increase defense when low hp. Frankly, it does not matter what characters you use or what party formation, just spam X or Triangle.

    2. Story: The story is cliche, nonsensical, and down right childish. Maybe that is part of the charm, but the biggest offender is that there is no longer a sense of adventure/exploration. Basically, you have your one and only town (the airship) early on, and for the entire game, you just jump from mini dungeons to mini dungeons either killing stuff on defending something. Calling this game an RPG is borderline criminal.

    3. Quest/Side Quests: Quests are repetitive and uninspiring. Like I said before, the game is just a series of mini-dungeons, and in each, you either have to kill all monsters or defend something by killing all monsters. The side quests are the same but adds in the option to collect some item by killing monsters.

    4. Characters: They are cliche with very little character development. I personally don't care for any of them. As matter of fact, you could remove them entirely from the game and it would not affect the story line at all. They are just there to fill spaces and give you the illusion of a party.

    5. Miscellaneous : The user interface is horrible. You can't sell buy/multiple items at once. You have to listen to the merchants repeating the same freaking lines every time you try to do something. Everything is just slow and cumbersome designed to artificially inflate play time. Not everything is voiced, you have to listen to NPC grunt and make weird noises every time you try to talk to them. And there is no option for fast dialog box or the option to disable sounds from the Controller (what a way to drain the battery).    … Expand
  9. ppm1300
    Apr 2, 2016
    0
    Lo compre esperando un buen RPG, pero es repetitivo, aburrido y muy infantil, los monstruos dan risa y no hay nada de dificultad......no recomendable.
  10. Maxreviews420
    May 13, 2016
    2
    This game does run smoothly but honestly the dialogue is terrible and your more likely to cringe away from this game than actually complete it and the combat is WAY to easy they could have made this harder but no seriously the difficulty is for like a 6 year old and that was on Normal All in all this is a terrible game so don't buy it
  11. pypes
    Jun 4, 2017
    2
    10 minutes worth of game-play stretched out to 20+ hours. Reflects so badly on both dragon quest and dynasty warriors that I can;t honestly decide which group of fans this was intended for.
  12. Broyax
    Feb 17, 2023
    0
    Mouais, c’est le paquet de merde très habituel de chez Koei Tecmo mais ici arrangé à la sauce Dragon Quest… à savoir donc du « Dynasty Warriors » avec les **** personnages très enfantins et très ‘dessin animé’ des Dragon Quest contemporains de l’étron ci-présent.

    Il s’agit soit dit en passant d’une exclu plaiestassionkat’ (à part le pécé bien sûr) et franchement, ils auraient pu se la    Mouais, c’est le paquet de merde très habituel de chez Koei Tecmo mais ici arrangé à la sauce Dragon Quest… à savoir donc du « Dynasty Warriors » avec les **** personnages très enfantins et très ‘dessin animé’ des Dragon Quest contemporains de l’étron ci-présent.

    Il s’agit soit dit en passant d’une exclu plaiestassionkat’ (à part le pécé bien sûr) et franchement, ils auraient pu se la garder ou la refiler à Nintendaube… ou se la mettre au cul. Comme d’habitude, c’est très bête, sans doute cependant encore plus bête que d’habitude (en raison de la niaiserie inhérente au monde Dragon Quest, bien évidemment) mais c’est également vite rasoir et répétitif.

    Notons qu’un mode ‘simplifié’ évite de devoir faire des combos (très cons de toute façon) et que ça se joue très facilement… En outre, le jeu reste assez joli et très coloré malgré tous ces monstres idiots et/ou grotesques… mais tout cela est gâché (au cas où l’on consentirait à débrancher sa cervelle pour décimer des armées entières de monstres plus ou moins ridicules…), oui tout cela est gâché par des ralentissements et des saccades très désagréables…!

    En effet, le jeu est incapable de tenir la cadence des 60 im/s sur la PS4 de base et même en baissant la résolution jusqu’au 720p, ça continue de ramer… et aucun mode 30 im/s n’est disponible pour palier à ce grave problème d’affichage. Dans ces conditions particulièrement regrettables, impossible de poursuivre cette aventure de pacotille : il faut désinstaller et découper le cd en **** morceaux. Notez qu’il est très résistant : ça peut prendre du temps. Même là, il continue de nous faire chier, ce jeu de merde ! je l’ai abandonné à la poubelle, elle se débrouillera avec !    … Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 75
  3. Negative: 2 out of 75
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    80
    Dragon Quest meets Dynasty Warriors and provides dozens of hours of fun (one dozen less would have been beneficial though), tons of side quests, all Japanese DLCs and plenty of special attacks to discover. If you’re looking for a Japanese action RPG and you’re not allergic to Warriors, you should give Dragon Quest Heroes a chance. [13/2015, p.54]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    84
    Simple and fast-paced tactical combat game, with heavy influences from the Dynasty Warriors series. Dragon Quest fans should feel right at home here. [Dec 2015]
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 22, 2015
    80
    Dragon Quest Heroes isn't the best game of the holiday season, but it sure manages to carve out a nice niche for itself.
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