Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

 Switch
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. SpazioGames
    Oct 18, 2019
    70
    Dragon Quest II is still a great improvement over its predecessor, but the game falls short when compared to what the current gaming market has to offer.
  2. DarkStation
    Oct 9, 2019
    70
    Dragon Quest I, II and III on the Switch are great picks, especially if you enjoyed the recent eleventh entry and wanted to experience the origins of this great series. However, these are ports of the mobile versions with some audio and visual enhancements. So if you have them on your mobile phone already, there is little point in picking them up on the Switch again, unless you really want to play them on your TV in full glory.
  3. RPGamer
    Oct 15, 2019
    60
    Upon revisiting the world of Dragon Quest II after a long hiatus, I still found it enjoyable, yet it no longer feels like the epic tale it was long ago. A world that felt so large in its day now feels both short and sweet and somehow also prolonged with unnecessary backtracking and excessive enemy encounters. Nonetheless, the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest II is a fine-tuned port of an old game, with better graphics, music, and solid gameplay. Fans of the series and retro-enthusiasts may find enjoyment with this title, but newcomers to the series may find some of the story and gameplay elements archaic and outdated.
  5. Pure Nintendo
    Oct 11, 2019
    60
    Dragon Quest II is a classic RPG and one of the first in this long-running series. It’s fun, despite its simplicity and some grinding, however it suffers from some choppy graphics due to being a port of a port.
  6. NintendoWorldReport
    Oct 7, 2019
    60
    As a historical relic, it’s wonderful to see this game come out on Switch, but aside from nostalgia and completionism, I can’t recommend Dragon Quest II to most people. In a world where the Switch also contains the modern marvel that is Dragon Quest XI, the stronger sequel Dragon Quest III, and the more compact and straightforward original game, this should be the lowest entry on the totem pole. Also, the story here heavily inspired Dragon Quest Builders 2, which is also a great game. Dragon Quest II isn’t a bad game; it’s just 32 years old and might be the weakest entry in one of the most legendary RPG franchises of all time.

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. Satsoku
    Jan 6, 2023
    6
    I wasn't as a big fan of this one as I was of the first one. You will probably need a guide to play this game since pretty much nothing isI wasn't as a big fan of this one as I was of the first one. You will probably need a guide to play this game since pretty much nothing is explained. However, the game is not bad, it is a decent RPG that will give you content for a while.… Full Review »
  2. anonymous1112
    Mar 26, 2022
    5
    I like rpg games and i was very disapointing to discover this bland switch version made with rpgmaker.
    I wanted the original experience !
  3. Stinsav
    Aug 14, 2021
    6
    My first Dragon Quest game ever was Dragon Quest XI(S) like a lot of other newcomers. I loved it so much, that I decided to play Dragon QuestMy first Dragon Quest game ever was Dragon Quest XI(S) like a lot of other newcomers. I loved it so much, that I decided to play Dragon Quest V. And I absolutely loved Dragon Quest V so much, that I decided to go play Dragon Quest 1. Now Dragon Quest 1 on the Switch, was an experience. For the first time in my life, I played a NES/SNES Era JRPG ''On Switch tho'', and even tho the gameplay felt old, and the story cliché, I absolutely loved how the game felt.

    Then after finishing Dragon Quest 1, I was very hyped for Dragon Quest 2, so I went and bought it on sale from the eshop. Now I do not regret my purchase, but this game didn't respond to my hype as well as I would've loved it to. The gameplay remained the same ''except for the additional members, and enemies faced'' the story remained very cliché, and I noticed the first flaws of the games, too much encounters, bad map design, but the worst for me had to be the dungeons combined to the encounter rate... This removed all the fun from me, I had to take 3 breaks from the game, in order to continue it. At the end of the game, I had all the best equipment in the game for my 3 characters, My MC was at level 40, Prince was at 37 and Princess was at 33, and yet I would get destroyed by ennemies in front of Hagon Castle.

    I managed to finish the game, but I can tell you, that I won't be replaying it. DQ1 maybe one day, when I feel like it, but DQ2 shall forever stay on my Switch untouched.    … Full Review »
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