Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy!

 Switch
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
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  1. IGN Spain
    Mar 31, 2019
    73
    A good taste of nostalgia that still smells a bit old, despite its improvements over the original game.
  2. RPG Fan
    Sep 11, 2019
    72
    A fun game that offers a lot of variety between classes and partners, but difficulty spikes later on require you to miss out on it in favor of specific choices to have a chance at success.
  3. Hobby Consolas
    Mar 25, 2019
    72
    Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! is an excellent proposal for the fans of the Final Fantasy saga that, although it does not revolutionize at all, fulfills sufficiency in the purpose of entertaining.
  5. Pure Nintendo
    Apr 15, 2019
    70
    Overall, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! is a fun game to play, though the story and some of the characters could have been done better.
  6. Nintendo Life
    Apr 8, 2019
    70
    If you’re the type of player who doesn’t mind very much grind in their games, or you’re looking for something rewarding, but relatively mindless that you can dump a lot of hours into, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! is a solid purchase that’s sure to entertain. If you’re not in either of those camps, we’d caution you to think about it a little more before taking the plunge, as this could easily prove to be a disappointing experience if you come into it with the wrong mindset.
  7. Pocket Gamer UK
    Apr 1, 2019
    70
    This feels a bit retro, but still holds up as a solid dungeon crawler.
  8. XGN
    Mar 31, 2019
    70
    Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon has an incredibly cute look to it. But don't be fooled, the game is unforgiving and challenging. The roguelike elements can feel a little off balance at times, but the fighting system and dungeons keep you going.
  9. Jeuxvideo.com
    Mar 27, 2019
    70
    With its numerous propositions, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! is a pretty rich experience, which can seduce both the fans and the dungeon-RPG lovers. Too bad the controls and the graphics haven’t seen much improvement.
  10. GameSpace
    Mar 22, 2019
    70
    In spite of liberal use of random generation, there's something confoundingly enjoyable about Chocobo's Myster Dungeon Every Buddy. It's not a port I expected to come out in this lifetime, but I'm glad it did, wrinkles and all.
  11. Nintenderos
    Mar 28, 2019
    66
    Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! offers a long story for the whole family with a very charismatic design but with a very repetitive gameplay and soundtrack.
  12. NintendoWorldReport
    Mar 25, 2019
    65
    It’s satisfying to gain levels (love that classic Final Fantasy musical flourish!), open up new classes and class abilities, and overcome extremely challenging bosses and dungeons. These hooks are the staples of solid role-playing games, but the overuse of random elements means this game is likely to appeal only to fans of the Mystery Dungeon series or Final Fantasy fanatics—those who enjoy both will probably love this game— but even then, there is just so much trial and error, on top of largely ineffective grinding, that it leaves behind a very bitter taste, and this coming from someone who appreciates a good grind session.
  13. Gameblog.fr
    Mar 26, 2019
    60
    While the reinforcement of (Every) Buddy might appear too light to have legitimately retitled this remastered port, such evolution not only strengthtens the combat system, but also softens the whole experience, which remains harsher than the smooth feathers of Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon suggest though.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 6 out of 30
  1. shofixti
    Mar 27, 2019
    6
    This game is a prime example of what happens when you put an absolutely beautiful coat of paint on a drafty house that smells of mold.

    At    This game is a prime example of what happens when you put an absolutely beautiful coat of paint on a drafty house that smells of mold.

    At its best, you're in love with the adorable bright-eyed birb who's running around trying to help people, joyfully reaching up with his cute little wings to take hold of precious treasure. The world is pretty (though I had some screen refresh updates while moving around), and you get lots of great Final Fantasy music. There's enough raw charm to draw me in and make we want to play the game, even if the story isn't exactly grand dramatic prose.

    At its worst, you're dealing with gameplay that was created in 1980 and other than easier controls and visuals, still has nearly all the warts. Some people think those mechanical challenges are what makes the experience that much more satisfying. Perhaps those people are the same people who will maintain that cumbersome controls are part of what made Silent Hill scary. Me, I'm not a fan of "Oh crap, I'm gonna die because I can't target the monster," any more than I'm a fan of "I just got too close to a monster because of clunky diagonal movement controls and now my nice +12 weapon just got cursed and I can't fix it because I ran out of inventory slots for de-curse items nine floors ago." Or "whoops, looked like I was pointed the right way, but I just kicked the healing potion at the boss instead of my buddy, now the boss is looking fit and my buddy is looking smushed under the boss's foot. And now I'm dead because my buddy can't heal me. So much for that last hour."

    A little bad luck can set you back tens of minutes, or hours. Again, if you are looking for that challenge, to get the satisfaction of being the best prepared for calamity, micro-managing and tuning your limited inventory, each and every movement and ability use, and all of that, then this is the game for you. For me, the only satisfaction in gameplay is the rush of leveling, of seeing new skills from jobs open up. It remains to be seen if that'll get me through the whole game.

    Summary: If you really love Final Fantasy, or you like Rogue, you may like this; to love it, I suspect you will need to be a big fan of both.    … Full Review »
  2. owenw218
    Mar 21, 2019
    8
    So far this game is great. It reminds me of the PS1 era Chocobo's Dungeon games. I am playing it on hard and am not too far in yet. My oneSo far this game is great. It reminds me of the PS1 era Chocobo's Dungeon games. I am playing it on hard and am not too far in yet. My one complaint so far is that as you level up your various jobs, the game does not do a good job of telling you that you have new abilities. These new abilities are pretty much necessary to complete some of the early challenge dungeons which unlock important content early game. This is a minor gripe. The only other thing I dislike is it has a pretty child focused lens for story telling, I'm almost 30, I wouldn't mind them toning that down a bit.

    All things considered, it scratches the dungeon crawler rogue like itch for me, and the music is fantastic. It's definitely pulled from lots of different games in the series and so far I am loving it. It will definitely hit you right in the nostalgia, and I think that fans of the series will appreciate the numerous nods to other games.

    I think that this game will continue to be enjoyable, and the Switch version allows for mobility which is great.    … Full Review »
  3. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.
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