Dragon Quest Treasures

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 63 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 34 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 63
  3. Negative: 20 out of 63
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  1. FuryTornado
    Dec 18, 2022
    9
    Very addicting gameplay and love the exploration, wish the game is bigger and with more monsters.
    Felt like a mini Zelda BOTW, a good warming up before next year’s Tears Of The Kingdom.
  2. Tabdelno
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    The ultimate chill out game for fans of DQ. Cynical punks will find plenty to malign here— that’s your sign to roundly ignore them and enjoy this delightful JRPG. A must for fans of DQ XI, or an excellent entry point into that title— one of the best games of all time.

    Charming story, fun gameplay, and a purple cat and green pig as companions— what more are you looking for. Square Enix has    The ultimate chill out game for fans of DQ. Cynical punks will find plenty to malign here— that’s your sign to roundly ignore them and enjoy this delightful JRPG. A must for fans of DQ XI, or an excellent entry point into that title— one of the best games of all time.

    Charming story, fun gameplay, and a purple cat and green pig as companions— what more are you looking for. Square Enix has done it again.

    Now give us a DQ XII teaser, Yuji Horii. That, or ports of DQ 4-9 for the Switch. Nobody wants to play games on their phones.    … Expand
  3. Skivr
    Jan 25, 2023
    4
    Dragon Quest Treasures feels like it could have done with more time in the oven.

    As others have said, the gameplay loop is quite shallow; simple but not in a rewarding or fun way. It's essentially a chore simulator stapled onto an open-world game. You run, glide and jump around collecting things to increase your capability to...run, jump and glide around collecting things. It gets    Dragon Quest Treasures feels like it could have done with more time in the oven.

    As others have said, the gameplay loop is quite shallow; simple but not in a rewarding or fun way. It's essentially a chore simulator stapled onto an open-world game. You run, glide and jump around collecting things to increase your capability to...run, jump and glide around collecting things. It gets pretty old fast, but there's a monotony to it that you can get absorbed in, and that's where I think most of the positive reviews come from.

    You can collect monsters, but there's not a whole lot of monster variety. In typical Dragon Quest tradition, the game uses recoloured models to flesh out the roster, but it's much, much more noticeable this time around-- seriously the unique monster pool might be the smallest of any DQ game to date-- and that's not a good thing when you have elements of Monster Collecting in your game.

    This lack of monster-variety is brought to the forefront during combat sequences of the game. In short, your main character is all-but useless in combat, meaning you'll be relying on this limited monster pool to do most of the fighting for you. You get a slingshot in which to barrage foes while your AI monsters attack them, but it's clunky and didn't feel fun to use. Ultimately I found myself skipping non-essential fights and that's a pretty bad sign the combat isn't engaging.

    As for preformance, it looks rough and preforms so-so, which I assume is because of the hamfisted psuedo open-world elements of the game. Frequent FPS drops and muddy textures defined my experience. While some parts of the world looked and ran better than others, the inconsistency in FPS and texture quality makes it hard to immerse yourself in the good parts of the game.

    I've played many games in the DQ series, mainline and spin-off, but this one is a weird outlier and the usual charm of the series is really struggling to carry this entry. It'd be a hard sell to recommend this to anyone except the most die-hard DQ fans and even then, they'd be struggling to squeeze more than say... 20 hours of enjoyment out of this.

    Also, a side note. While I love Koichi Sugiyama's work, it might be time to create some new music for these games. The increased usage of asset-recycling paired with the lack of an original score isn't helping Dragon Quest Treasures stand out, a few new tunes to listen to would have helped alleviate traipsing back and forth through its otherwise unremarkable worlds.

    But I will say the voice acting is quite fun and it sounds like the VA's were really into it. Always good to see.

    In closing, there's not a whole lot to Dragon Quest Treasures worth experiencing. I'd say probably go watch your favourite youtuber play it instead of buying it.    … Expand
  4. AlexKidd
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    If you love the Dragon Quest series, you will absolutely love this. There's a lot of things to find and it gets addicting. Sound and graphics are great as well. There's some fps drops but it's not gamebreaking.
  5. MalkavianBro
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Love the game. Don't listen to any of the hate it receives and just play it yourself. It's a simple loot gathering and monster taming game. It's fun, has little to no bugs or FPS issues, and looks great. Has far less issues than the new Pokemon games, that's for sure.
  6. GameforGamers
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Great Game I Loved Every Second of My Playthrough, I Would Recommend This Game to Everyone Who Want a Good RPG Experience
  7. PMG-Writer
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    Square Enix created another great spin-off for the Nintendo Switch with Dragon Quest Treasures. The game's story is convincing and brings you pleasantly through the title. It would be hard to put our controller down again. Above all, the features and possibilities are good and the familiar elements have been implemented well. The graphics and sound are excellent and atmospheric. If youSquare Enix created another great spin-off for the Nintendo Switch with Dragon Quest Treasures. The game's story is convincing and brings you pleasantly through the title. It would be hard to put our controller down again. Above all, the features and possibilities are good and the familiar elements have been implemented well. The graphics and sound are excellent and atmospheric. If you like a new role-playing game or are a fan of the series, you should definitely pick up "Dragon Quest Treasures". It's definitely worth it for fans of the genre.… Expand
  8. Dan_e_Van_jogam
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    PRIMEIRAS IMPRESSÕES DRAGON QUEST TREASURES

    Dragon Quest Treasures Exclusivo Nintendo Switch é um game que tem uma proposta interessante. Não é o mesmo jogo que estávamos acostumados de RPG clássico. Ele tem a mesma pegada do Dragon Quest builiders porém focado em caça ao tesouro e aventura. ✅ Existem 5 ilhas para explorar; O mapa é grande; E o objetivo é caçar o maior tesouro da    PRIMEIRAS IMPRESSÕES DRAGON QUEST TREASURES

    Dragon Quest Treasures Exclusivo Nintendo Switch é um game que tem uma proposta interessante. Não é o mesmo jogo que estávamos acostumados de RPG clássico. Ele tem a mesma pegada do Dragon Quest builiders porém focado em caça ao tesouro e aventura.

    ✅ Existem 5 ilhas para explorar; O mapa é grande; E o objetivo é caçar o maior tesouro da ilha e ganhar fama e riqueza.

    ✅Outro ponto muito interessante é que podemos recrutar os monstros para nós ajudar nas batalhas. Cada monstro tem seu golpe especial poderoso, inclusive dependendo do monstro, pode ajudar na questão
    obstáculos de montaria, voar, pular, etc.

    ✅ Ponto positivo

    ➡️ Gráfico: satisfatório
    ➡️ Trilha sonora: Excelente
    ➡️ Jogabilidade: Satisfatório
    ➡️ Exploração do mapa: satisfatório Diversão (Jogabilidade/Campanha): Excelente
    ➡️ Tesouros variados e divertido
    ➡️ varios locais com segredo e criaturas proprias
    ➡️ Mundo carismático

    ✅ Ponto Negativo

    ➡️ Não tem localização Pt-br, somente duas línguas: EUA ou JAP
    ➡️ Combates rasos
    ➡️ Começo do jogo lento

    Dan e Van Jogam    … Expand
  9. Ragnar_san
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Muy buen juego y desde el principio no necesita ni instalacion ni actualizaciones, ni si quiera parche dia 1. El juego es muy divertido y bueno es Dragon Quest, solo con eso ya deberia convencer a muchos.
  10. TsukasaHiiragi
    Dec 14, 2022
    5
    Pro's

    Pseudo open world Lots of items to collect A lot of different options such as cooking and exploring the 'snarl' Can switch between male or female protagonists Con's Rip-off Pokemon game with Dragon Quest skin Buggy to borderline broken at times Awful combat system that bugs out all too often Bad catapult mechanic Laggy and frame rate issues at times Poor multiplayer    Pro's

    Pseudo open world
    Lots of items to collect
    A lot of different options such as cooking and exploring the 'snarl'
    Can switch between male or female protagonists

    Con's

    Rip-off Pokemon game with Dragon Quest skin
    Buggy to borderline broken at times
    Awful combat system that bugs out all too often
    Bad catapult mechanic
    Laggy and frame rate issues at times
    Poor multiplayer mechanics
    Low quality textures

    Dragon Quest Treasures is one of those games that right at the start of the game, you think this is great! But as you play more of the game it quickly shows its true colors, it will not take the player long to discover the rather weak and repetitive gameplay. Dragon Quest Treasures desperately wants to be Dragon Quest Monsters but without any of the charm and a hefty dose of bad AI that controls your monster team.

    A big problem is with your monster allies which bug out frequently, either by getting stuck in scenery or not attacking, this often can lead to a game over situation forcing you to reload your previous save point wasting valuable time.

    Each monster has a 'forte' skill which is basically a way to explore the world, such as super jump or gliding but since you can only have 3 monsters in your party, you are basically required to have a monster that can make you leap and a monster that can glide leaving you just one choice for your final slot.

    The catapult is awful mechanic, you can 'shoot' monsters to either give them buffs, heal or damage them, the sheer amount of pellets though makes it such a chore to go through to find the pellet you want to use, aim and fire...especially difficult against fast moving monsters, the catapult basically annoying to use.

    Collecting treasure is also pointless because it always respawns each time you visit the same area so you end up in a loop of collecting loot, returning to your base...going out collecting loot and so forth even in the same areas you have already just cleared out, effectively making the treasure collecting rather meaningless outside of just increasing your rank. Finding treasures is also a moot point, you have a dragon vision but its useless since the treasure is almost always a few steps away so its just an extra hoop you have to jump through, not to mention near constant attacks from rival gangs which add more to annoy you than anything else.

    Sound and Music isn't especially great, the monster voices are always on loop and quickly getting annoying especially slimes, which start out sounding cute but after hearing them thousands of times, it gets old.

    Multiplayer is pretty stale, and serves just to add an extra way to gain EXP for your monsters really by hiding treasures for your to collect, but since everyone places them outside the stations you can quickly grab a few thousand exp points easily, another stupid aspect of the game is your base can be attacked and your treasures stolen from the platforms, so it really doesn't make sense to have your most valuable treasures on display which could be raided and stolen over something trivial in value.    … Expand
  11. Kakashi45000
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Énorme quel plaisir d'explorer un must à avoir pour tout fan de dragonquest
  12. Maglen
    Jan 14, 2023
    6
    TL:DR Dragon Quest Treasures is the definition of a Bargain Bin game. It's not very deep, the story isn't very good, and there aren't a lot of monsters to collect

    I would love to recommend this game as I have been a Dragon Quest fan for 30 years or so but I can't. Gameplay: The game establishes it's gameplay loop within the first 3 hours or so and it doesn't change at all for the    TL:DR Dragon Quest Treasures is the definition of a Bargain Bin game. It's not very deep, the story isn't very good, and there aren't a lot of monsters to collect

    I would love to recommend this game as I have been a Dragon Quest fan for 30 years or so but I can't.

    Gameplay:
    The game establishes it's gameplay loop within the first 3 hours or so and it doesn't change at all for the rest of the game which can be completed relatively quickly (12-20 hours or so) if you focus only on the story. The side content isn't much better as it's basically the same thing as the main story just off in different directions.

    In a nutshell: It's not very deep, the story isn't very good, and there aren't a lot of monsters to collect.

    Graphics:

    The switch isn't a powerhouse when it comes to graphics and DQT suffers. Textures are flat, colors are dull and blurry and enemies pop-in frequently.

    Story:

    Lackluster.    … Expand
  13. AJCk19
    Jul 15, 2023
    5
    It wasn't terrible and was a decent attempt of making a great game. But it completely ignores what ever competition that it might be facing. The game devs needed to ask themselves, why would a player, play this game over something like Trials of Mana, Ni No Kuni, Skyrim, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon's Dogma, Pokemon, Xenoverse, Breath of the Wild, etc . . .

    Just having a hardcore fan base,    It wasn't terrible and was a decent attempt of making a great game. But it completely ignores what ever competition that it might be facing. The game devs needed to ask themselves, why would a player, play this game over something like Trials of Mana, Ni No Kuni, Skyrim, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon's Dogma, Pokemon, Xenoverse, Breath of the Wild, etc . . .

    Just having a hardcore fan base, top tier marketing manager, and top tier social media manager—will not be enough to convince the masses to invest in this game.

    Ultimately, the game feels very vanilla, and the user scores and professional scores further proves this. I just hope they are satisfied with the 200k in sales because it could have done so much better by comparing itself to what other games already offer.    … Expand
  14. Steyraus
    Mar 25, 2023
    8
    I realy dig this game but there is to much exposition. The first 3 hours you spend more time reading than playing and it's frustrating. You will find a monster with a quest to pop ballons and instead on a sentence or two saying " pop ballons , you will get a prize" there in pages and pages if mindless gringey waffle and it goes against the games style. That aside is a big buet fun game.
  15. Takechiyo
    Jun 22, 2023
    0
    This is the first dragon quest game that I have to give up without finishing just because it's too boring, too tedious and too dumb. The people who created this game has a ill intention to use stupid rules to consume player's time with endless boring repetition content, and punishing players who doesn't follow those rules by rubbing away players efforts. This game and the game developerThis is the first dragon quest game that I have to give up without finishing just because it's too boring, too tedious and too dumb. The people who created this game has a ill intention to use stupid rules to consume player's time with endless boring repetition content, and punishing players who doesn't follow those rules by rubbing away players efforts. This game and the game developer just make people feel disgusted.… Expand
  16. RedPixel
    Aug 26, 2023
    5
    This game is missing a whole lot of polish, and isn't worth the full price. The music doesn't always play in the background, and it's just kind of weird to be walking around in silence. The use of voices is annoying, with a single word or phrase being voiced out of a blob of text (why bother?). And I've had the game just freeze at times (during battle), which requires a restart and lostThis game is missing a whole lot of polish, and isn't worth the full price. The music doesn't always play in the background, and it's just kind of weird to be walking around in silence. The use of voices is annoying, with a single word or phrase being voiced out of a blob of text (why bother?). And I've had the game just freeze at times (during battle), which requires a restart and lost work. I now save manually when I think of it.

    As for the game itself, it seems to be aimed at kids, which is probably fine and I shouldn't expect more from it. Sometimes games aimed at kids have a subtle line of something else for the adults, but I'm not finding that here. There's a wealth of tasks to be working on and a decent system for keeping track of those things, so you can decide, for example, whether you're going to try to get the next crystal (main quests), or open the next railway station (secondary, but obviously important), or even just collect resources you wish you had. Of course, along the way, you are collecting treasures and increasing your team's rank along those lines, and fighting monsters and increasing your level (gaining HP, MP, etc.) There's a reasonable story behind it all, but the gameplay just ends up feeling like drudgework because you can't stay out on an excursion for too long and need to return to base. The battle mechanic is somewhat annoying in that there seem to be too many different types of pellets to be able to manage them well, though I can imagine some players really enjoying switching pellets all the time.

    Another thing I find kind of weird is that as you get each of the crystals... nothing happens. Of course, they are added to you inventory, but no one seems to notice in game and there's no apparent incremental benefit besides adding to your treasure stash.

    I think I've played all the DQ games available on the Switch at this point, and I did delay getting this one till I was able to get it on sale, but it's just disappointing.    … Expand
  17. A_Yuki
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    I love Dragon Quest games and Dragon Quest Treasures is no exception! I really love the game.
    The progs are Erik and MIa, the same Erik as in DQXI, but when he was younger.
    I can only recommend it.
  18. Mistoltean
    Dec 31, 2022
    7
    I always love dragon quest and dragon quest monster series and this game was developed by the said team. However, I cannot comfortably recommend this game for various reasons.
    First, lets focus on the pros.
    1. graphic is great 2. open world 3. many treasures to be found 4. nostalgia 5. monsters from dragon quest series Now, let's talk about the severe cons. 1. the battle    I always love dragon quest and dragon quest monster series and this game was developed by the said team. However, I cannot comfortably recommend this game for various reasons.
    First, lets focus on the pros.
    1. graphic is great
    2. open world
    3. many treasures to be found
    4. nostalgia
    5. monsters from dragon quest series

    Now, let's talk about the severe cons.
    1. the battle mechanic is too shallow. limited combos, limited monster command, cannot control monster.
    2. You can control Erik and Mia but they are physically weak and die from 2-3 hits if unlucky. So, you cannot risk doing close combat and just shooting from afar.
    3. The monster roaster is very limited. There are much fewer monsters in the game than even the first dragon quest monster. Then they increase the number by palette swap. I think they were lazy to do animation.
    4. the game forces you to track back very often to take the treasure back.
    5. the very unnecessary and annoying system that your monster can drop and lose treasures both randomly and conditionally.
    6. very limited ability customization. You can only equip monster coins and they just increase stats or status ailment chance

    The game ideas are ok but lack polishing. If you are not a die-hard fans of the series, I would not recommend it    … Expand
  19. Santi2277
    Dec 10, 2022
    8
    *Pros*
    - To be in another Dragon Quest world with monsters, Akira Toriyama design
    - Scenarios, art of them and mobility on them - Some amazing cinematics - Ride and recruit monsters - Action battle like DQ Heroes but simplified, with slingshot & variety of balls to throw - I haven't found bugs, well built - Variety of missions - Nice boss battles *Cons* - Not a Dragon Quest Monsters (not    *Pros*
    - To be in another Dragon Quest world with monsters, Akira Toriyama design
    - Scenarios, art of them and mobility on them
    - Some amazing cinematics
    - Ride and recruit monsters
    - Action battle like DQ Heroes but simplified, with slingshot & variety of balls to throw
    - I haven't found bugs, well built
    - Variety of missions
    - Nice boss battles
    *Cons*
    - Not a Dragon Quest Monsters (not Joker 4)
    - Main story too short (22 hours took me doing also some secondary mission)
    - Only treasure hunting it's not engaging
    - Few available monsters (also limited riding)
    - Annoying to look for some concrete items
    - Few challenge (easy in general)
    - Without turn battles
    - Focused on young but at the same time not for too young
    - Secondary missions not engaging at all    … Expand
  20. lowely
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    드래곤퀘스트 팬으로써 BGM이 너무좋았고
    적은 평점에 비해서 생각했던것보다 재밌게 플레이 했습니다.
    아쉬웠던점은 몬스터의 종류가 적었던점 입니다.
    다음에 후속작이 나온다면 더 보완해서
    좋은 작품으로 만날수있었으면 좋겠습니다.
  21. KuroganeIkki
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    Only what I would say is: Only For the Music and Character Design I give this Game a 10.
    Also the Battle System is funny too.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 60
  3. Negative: 1 out of 60
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Mar 30, 2023
    80
    Dragon Quest Treasures is ultimately a fun and quirky adventure that, while not reaching the dizzying heights of the best of the series, is enough of a gem to warrant a recommendation to Dragon Quest fans in particular. [Issue #64 – March/April 2023, p. 75]
  2. ZTGD
    Feb 23, 2023
    75
    As an entry level experience in the Dragon Quest universe, Treasures does a lot of things right. It nails the treasure hunting mechanic and provides plenty of nostalgia through it’s audio, visuals, and monster collecting action. Some variety in the main gameplay loop and a little more depth throughout would go a long way towards creating a more worthy feeling entry in the series, but there’s still a lot to love here. Hopefully we’ll get a sequel that can build on some of the mechanics. In the interim, fans of Dragon Quest who don’t mind a walk in the park now and then should check this one out.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Feb 17, 2023
    60
    Grab your spade, your flying pig and your pirate hat: it's treasure hunting time in Dragon Quest Treasures. There is some fine loot to claim, though not all that glitters is gold. Our conclusion: Treasures mainly is a good introduction to the series for somewhat younger or less experienced gamers.
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