Dragon Quest Builders 2

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 205 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 169 out of 205
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 205
  3. Negative: 21 out of 205
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  1. Oliver213
    Nov 8, 2022
    7
    recommended by friend to purchase this game. I have to say that it is really fun -- RPG + sandbox is definitely an ace. I fully recommend it to someone enjoying sandbox games like my friend. However for RPG-only persons like me would feel a little boring as long as game finished (although many say the end of story is only the beginning of this game).
  2. Gramscci
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Una obra maestra

    Dragón Quest Builders 2, es un juego versátil, variado y divertido. No te dejes engañar con el parecido estructural que tiene con Minecraft ( y el cual a mí no me agrada por no tener objetivos o un sentido de progresión marcado), este es un juego desde mi perspectiva mejor en muchos sentidos. Si te gustan los RPGs y personajes entrañables te encantará este título.
  3. IhateDragonQues
    Jan 9, 2022
    0
    Terrible game, Like seriously the stupid farmers won't do **** and the stupid worm won't do anything even Though I already put scarecrow on the field. Waste of money. 50$ wasted on that trash. Great.
  4. LunarD3ATH
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I slightly agree that the third island's approach to storytelling was frustratingly poor. They create a wedge between you and your partner for purposes of the plot, but it doesn't feel earned. That being said, this game is a phenomenal gem. Borderline perfect as a mix of campaign solo experience and builder, but I have to knock off a single point for the tiny little annoyances (like the unskippable slow as heck dialogue your partner hears in his head every once in a great while) and for how poorly mismanaged the cooperative system was implemented. As far as I'm aware you can only play coop with a friend on the builder island and the unlockable randomized ones you can build on towards the end of the game. The campaign is entirely solo and you cannot play splitscreen whatsoever (online only for other systems, with Switch offering wireless play, which is nice, but requires two systems and two copies of the game).… Expand
  5. DryBones
    Jun 28, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The problem is that the final boss is on the game jacket ... Too bad ! | Seriously it is a very funny game I'm never boring… Expand
  6. FillyDee
    May 11, 2021
    1
    The start of the game is so painfully slow that even if you rush through everything, you'll still be stuck in tutorial mode over an hour in. The game slowly explains everything and if you rebind the controls it straight up breaks.
  7. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    10
    This is the most underrated game of all time. It's Minecraft with a story, lots of NPC elements, Dragon Quest characters, (obviously,) and much more.

    But WOW, Square, PLEASE, fix your 1 hour long loading screens.
  8. Dazeuniverse
    Apr 2, 2021
    9
    A great game with gameplay aspects similar to several popular games like minecraft, portal knights, animal crossing, stardew valley, and zelda. A very intriguing combination!
  9. Yawffle
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    I loved this game overall. I somehow deleted my file, but that won't affect my opinion.
  10. Vinzkill
    Mar 27, 2021
    9
    I made an account just to make a review for this game. I was not planning to buy this game. I bought it only because It was on sale. I heard about this game but it never interested me but to my surprise the moment I started playing it I cannot avoid the fact that I cant bring the switch down. :) it has elements of stardew valley (the farming the crafting,animal crossing (because of how theI made an account just to make a review for this game. I was not planning to buy this game. I bought it only because It was on sale. I heard about this game but it never interested me but to my surprise the moment I started playing it I cannot avoid the fact that I cant bring the switch down. :) it has elements of stardew valley (the farming the crafting,animal crossing (because of how the NPC interact), minecraft and hack and slash games for kids. The NPC's has their own unique character. I think building the village itself, the progress and the reaction of the NPC is what I love about this game.The graphics is like cute dragonball. The fighting side is only a bonus. The story will not make you cry Its not the best story but its interesting. Overall it has a little bit of every element which I liked on the games I mentioned above. I love how cute this game is. If the fighting mechanics were made a little bit more interesting this would be a 10. This game can be addicting. I never thought a cheesy game will get me hooked. I am used to play xenoblade and FF games.… Expand
  11. ValkyriaDG
    Nov 7, 2020
    9
    Tras 390 horas de juego puedeo decir que el juego es Fantástico de Principio a Fin. Muy completo y entretenido
  12. Zoltar238
    Oct 7, 2020
    7
    Analizando por partes, la parte de construcción es muy buena y es el principal atractivo del juego, el combate es muy simple y solo puedes tirar básicos y 2 habilidades, la historia es muy plana y poco interesante en mi opinión, y es el principal factor que lastra al juego ya que te la cuentan a base de diálogos y es muy tedioso saltártelos. La parte mas divertida del juego es cuando eresAnalizando por partes, la parte de construcción es muy buena y es el principal atractivo del juego, el combate es muy simple y solo puedes tirar básicos y 2 habilidades, la historia es muy plana y poco interesante en mi opinión, y es el principal factor que lastra al juego ya que te la cuentan a base de diálogos y es muy tedioso saltártelos. La parte mas divertida del juego es cuando eres libre de hacer lo que quieras tras pasarte la historia.… Expand
  13. TheCrappyArtist
    Sep 28, 2020
    8
    A wonderful game that was too short. The story mode is so much fun, but it ended a bit too soon. I do feel that gameplay-wise, this is probably the best Dragon Quest game. I guess maybe I've grown tired of turn-based RPGs after marathoning the entire series. But this game is really fun. Just please, I beg of you, don't use the online portion of this game unless you want to rip your eyesA wonderful game that was too short. The story mode is so much fun, but it ended a bit too soon. I do feel that gameplay-wise, this is probably the best Dragon Quest game. I guess maybe I've grown tired of turn-based RPGs after marathoning the entire series. But this game is really fun. Just please, I beg of you, don't use the online portion of this game unless you want to rip your eyes out of their sockets.… Expand
  14. CesarV
    Sep 2, 2020
    0
    Game is kinda fun in the first and second island and feels like the gameplay is building up to something, but the game falls completely flat on itself on the third island where the protagonist is showed as a gutless coward who can't even defend his friend, it's so disgusting you can't do anything and then you're forced to take back the dudes from that island back. I deleted the game atGame is kinda fun in the first and second island and feels like the gameplay is building up to something, but the game falls completely flat on itself on the third island where the protagonist is showed as a gutless coward who can't even defend his friend, it's so disgusting you can't do anything and then you're forced to take back the dudes from that island back. I deleted the game at this point, really bad story telling and lazy gameplay design that builds up to nothing. Did you have fun in dragon quest games getting op rewards from mini medals? Here you get cosmetics and that's it. You can't even use magic and you're limited to 2 specials abilities during the whole game.… Expand
  15. Anonime
    Jul 10, 2020
    9
    If the first game seemed good to me, this one seemed excellent to me. Improving in all those aspects that the previous one suffered.

    Characters with more charisma, much more to build and areas where to do it, predictable story but still manage to make it transmit you, improved graphics, improved gameplay ... If I put a downside to it is that there is a limit to build, which has made    If the first game seemed good to me, this one seemed excellent to me. Improving in all those aspects that the previous one suffered.

    Characters with more charisma, much more to build and areas where to do it, predictable story but still manage to make it transmit you, improved graphics, improved gameplay ...

    If I put a downside to it is that there is a limit to build, which has made me stop playing when I could continue to grow my island to infinity ... But it is understandable by the technical deficiencies, I suppose.

    Little more to add, simply, a game that I highly recommend.    … Expand
  16. RavenWraith
    May 12, 2020
    8
    This game is hard for me to rate. I love playing it but there are issues that keep me from rating it higher. The first being that the never end dialogue is tedious and it takes forever to get through. Also, the side quests seem repetitive at times. I still played 70 hours or more.
  17. AstralCritic
    Feb 20, 2020
    4
    I would like to say that I really enjoyed this game at first, but this game has become one of those... I hated it before I was done playing. The experience for me is just too much on the rails. Exploring the map ahead of time or breaking the very scripted mission process is usually punished because some of them require you to go to a location to complete the mission even if you haveI would like to say that I really enjoyed this game at first, but this game has become one of those... I hated it before I was done playing. The experience for me is just too much on the rails. Exploring the map ahead of time or breaking the very scripted mission process is usually punished because some of them require you to go to a location to complete the mission even if you have already been there. There are few things as disheartening as playing a game that begs you to explore it only to be punished by the developer if you do so. I really hated the fact at each new area is a blank start with all of your items being taken from you. Fun tools that have zero impact on the game are locked up until near end game. Building on the Isle of Awakening early is pointless because you must complete the other Islands first. The story and plot are terrible in the extreme. The moment you sit back and think about the fact that you have to run the hamster wheel for several hours before you get your freedom in the game made me regret buying the game. I bought 2 copies one for myself and one for my wife... Oh, and the multiplayer is a joke, it's not actually multiplayer because if you have a human guest on your map all the NPC's break and stop doing things. I cannot describe how broken this very wonderful in concept game is on multiple levels. It is one of the hardest teases ever... and for the people comparing this to minecraft.... yea I don't think so. Minecraft and this are both voxel games but otherwise the similarities all soon seperate from each other fast.

    I really love games like this, but I really feel like the developer more than missed the mark on this one. This game had far more potential than it was given. I can see why this game has so many likes, because that is what I thought about the game when I first started playing... it was only after running the hamster wheel before it broke my love for the game. And Skelkatraz... that alone almost stopped me from playing but I powered through it. It simply has no place in the game period, in my opinion.    … Expand
  18. DERPCOP
    Nov 19, 2019
    8
    This game is oozing with charm. The story is fairly long and there's a bunch of objectives to complete, along with tools you unlock to make building easier. There's a few quality of life improvements in this game too, like the first person mode which makes building so much easier and combat more immersive. There's lots of end game content too and it's all around a great time. It took meThis game is oozing with charm. The story is fairly long and there's a bunch of objectives to complete, along with tools you unlock to make building easier. There's a few quality of life improvements in this game too, like the first person mode which makes building so much easier and combat more immersive. There's lots of end game content too and it's all around a great time. It took me about 80 hours to finish the story and 100 to get through the end game content so it's well worth the 60 dollars in my opinion. My only complaint is that the season pass is a bit over-priced as it really doesn't add a whole lot except for some builders recipes and fishing content (which is arguably the best DLC). I would highly recommend this game if you're into RPGs or games Like Minercaft and Terraria… Expand
  19. HyperReal
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    After playing 320 hours of this game, I can honestly say that the entire game is fantastic. One reviewer likened it to a Minecraft clone where "you lack the ability to look straight up or straight down or go into first person mode, so it's Minecraft that is distinctly harder to navigate and control." This is patently false. Just press the right stick. It's all there. Furthermore, this isAfter playing 320 hours of this game, I can honestly say that the entire game is fantastic. One reviewer likened it to a Minecraft clone where "you lack the ability to look straight up or straight down or go into first person mode, so it's Minecraft that is distinctly harder to navigate and control." This is patently false. Just press the right stick. It's all there. Furthermore, this is nothing close to a Minecraft clone. Minecraft's emphasis is on survival (which I actually prefer) where DQB's is on building.

    The story is great, the gameplay is great, the characters are great (except Lulu) and the building tools are great. Once the story is over, the world is a bit too safe for my liking but the terraforming and general building is still addictive as heck. Sure, the combat is simple but Dragon Quest games have simplistic combat anyway but the story, characters, and world make them delightful anyway. The same is true here. DQB2 is a game inspired by Minecraft as much as it is by the Dragon Quest series. That's "Dragon Quest" not "Mortal Kombat," not "Doom," not "Vermintide" but "Dragon Quest." It's an incredibly high quality voxel building sandbox RPG and it's oh so good.    … Expand
  20. SlimeKnight33
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    This game expands and improves on the first game in every way. Think Minecraft meets old school Legend of Zelda with a Dragon Quest skin. So many islands to explore and you are always adding something to the adventure or building experience. Only down side (if it’s a downside for you) is that you have to earn all the building supplies for “creative” mode and you don’t start with it. ThisThis game expands and improves on the first game in every way. Think Minecraft meets old school Legend of Zelda with a Dragon Quest skin. So many islands to explore and you are always adding something to the adventure or building experience. Only down side (if it’s a downside for you) is that you have to earn all the building supplies for “creative” mode and you don’t start with it. This is not a negative for me but I think it will be for some people.… Expand
  21. Peter19
    Sep 16, 2019
    10
    I absolutely loved the first game and this game is even better! I love all the characters, and they improved upon things I didn’t even know could be better! Amazing building system with a lot of explore and to do.
  22. Ajite
    Sep 15, 2019
    8
    Great game even though the story is pretty dull and the fighting mechanics need improvements.
    The game shines thanks to its Minecraft inspired building system. It is easy to build what is in your mind and it gives you plenty of tools to do it. The music is great but none of it is memorable.
    In the end I enjoyed building towns and monuments with my friends online but it is a shame we    Great game even though the story is pretty dull and the fighting mechanics need improvements.
    The game shines thanks to its Minecraft inspired building system. It is easy to build what is in your mind and it gives you plenty of tools to do it. The music is great but none of it is memorable.

    In the end I enjoyed building towns and monuments with my friends online but it is a shame we can’t play it on the same station with a split screen.    … Expand
  23. Foxazoxi
    Sep 6, 2019
    8
    This might be one of the most addicting games I have ever played. I prefer this one rather than Minecraft.
  24. Globex
    Sep 6, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a well polished game, but is not without flaws. The campaign is very detailed with an interesting story, however by the end of the journey I was starting to feel that it has overstayed its welcome. I spent 70+ hours on the campaign, which isn't an issue by itself, but at times I wished I could just step aside from the story and simply build to my heart's content (much line creative in Minecraft). Even once the story is complete, there still still much to unlock through gameplay before the player has access to all of the building elements.

    Pros:
    Fairly stable framerate in the campaign
    Interesting, yet still simple, storyline
    Co-op supported
    Abundance of game content

    Cons:
    Can be laggy with more complex builds
    Unable to jump in at time zero and play with friends
    Story overstays its welcome

    Overall the pros far outweigh the cons with this title, making it a definite recommend from me. Even once the lengthy story is complete there is plenty of reason to keep playing.    … Expand
  25. jaceheron
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    This is a perfect sequel. I enjoyed the game and would recommend it to my friends
  26. LuGaMi
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Entertaining, worthy successor of Dragon Quest build, I recommend it. Music 10, Graphics 9, mechanics 10 hours and hours of play.
  27. GeorgeGamer77
    Sep 2, 2019
    9
    This game is so good, so addictive that you wont believe the amount of hours youre going to give this game. 100% Recommended. Say goodbye to your social life. Every thing the first game did, this one did it bigger and better. (also so cute and charming)
  28. TsukasaHiiragi
    Aug 30, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros

    Addictive
    Base Building
    Interesting Story
    co-op

    Cons
    Literally everything else

    *warning spoilers*

    DQB2 is a poor sequel in my honest opinion, the gameplay is almost identical to the original just with extra building components and even more vague quest/missions which range from being extremely simplistic in nature, through to mind-numbing aggravation.

    The gameplay structure is near identical on each of the islands, with build then defend and find new resources then repeat until you reach the end of chapter boss then move to a different biome set, with the exact same mission structure. The final two islands being more annoying than fun, Moonbooke being quite annoying with constant attacks and fairly useless base building thats almost constantly destroyed as the waves get more annoying, the final island building the escape ship serves really no purpose but to get buggy buggy and kill the final end of game boss in a Shmup style shooter in which you really can't lose the boss battle and the ending is so....lame is almost lazy in design.

    DQB2 also suffers from frequent frame rate drops, which is very noticeable later in game where you have constructed a more larger base on the Island of Awakening, which is really unfortunate because this part of the base building is very much piecemeal in its access, quite often you'll be away from this island for days in real time as you progress through the story.

    The explorer islands also serve no purpose except to pad out the gameplay further with islands that change each time you visit, as you explore to tick off checklist items which make or may not be even present on the island at all resorting in having to leave the island and return in the hopes that one or two items actually have spawned.

    Suffers from numerous issues, including camera issues which often forces the play to have to swop between first and third or vice versa to fix, sometimes cut scenes have camera stuck behind walls or blocking view entirely of whats going on.

    Many building combinations are vague, new elements like building several buildings together to form a single large building are completely trial and error, so much trial and error actually that most of the time, you'll just hit up guides for combinations instead of getting frustrated.

    Overall, its not a horrible game but its not great either. Far too many issues really hold the switch version back, the gameplay mechanics are dodgy in places and the extremely linear nature of the missions and side quests gets repetitive. The ending is very unsatisfying too, which doesn't really help and you'll question why you pumped many hours into the game just to really unlock the full potential of building your utopia on the island.    … Expand
  29. Neatqt
    Aug 28, 2019
    8
    Cast: 9/10
    Story: 7/10
    Fun: 9/10
    Gameplay: 10/10

    Recommended
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  30. Grumppi
    Aug 24, 2019
    9
    Awesome game! Over 100 hours sunk into it so far and still going. Nostalgia scores a few points, but the game is incredibly strong on its own. One of my more recent favorites. 9/10 based on the technical limitations of the Nintendo Switch slowing the game down and having a few issues with draw distance and other things. Still ... a must play.
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#21 Best Switch Game of 2019
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Jun 23, 2020
    80
    Despite my issues with overbearing objectives and combat, Dragon Quest Builders 2’s charm and sense of adventure shines above all else and even with some framerate issues is a great fit for the Nintendo Switch.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    90
    If you're an adventure game enthusiast, this series will be a breath of fresh air for you. [Issue #41 – September 2019, p. 66]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Aug 15, 2019
    80
    The essence of the classic JRPG distilled into an unlikely form. [Issue#336, p.114]
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