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. COGconnected
    Oct 7, 2019
    82
    Dragon Quest II is a long game. Unlike Dragon Quest, it can’t be beaten in one sitting. The original was one of the few NES games that had a battery save for a reason. The Switch is a great console to experience this adventure because of its portability. You can visit towns and dungeons at home, while grinding your heart out on the go.
  2. Video Chums
    Sep 26, 2019
    80
    Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line was a huge step forward for the franchise and RPGs in general and it's still great fun.

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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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