Dragon Quest Treasures

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 63
  3. Negative: 20 out of 63
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

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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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