I just can't do it! I give Dragon Quest games so many chances, I really don't want to dislike them but this experience was so dull.
For context, I just added Torneko to the main party and was going to find Alena next. Battles in this game are really nice looking, though besides that it's typical Dragon Quest affair. It's a shame that these games all look identical, with this game in particular really lacking its own identity to me.
I don't like the combat here, there's little customization and despite some characters having spells, they all blend together for the most part. It's real boring, but I'd be willing to trudge through it for a good story... which just isn't there. The main hook is that you play through each character's story before they join the protagonist. This is neat, but the chapters are largely a bit dull. This isn't helped by the fact that the main character of each chapter doesn't speak during said chapter, making them feel like cardboard.
This could be worse if we were missing out on good dialogue but we're not! The writing in this game is so trite and frustratingly quriky. You have a generic plot about the chosen one and the dark lord's reawakening while everyone talks like cariactures of different cultures and personalities. No-one in this world feels like a real person, they're all vessels for jokes that rarely hit the mark. People commend this game for just how much writing there is due to the party chat, but if absolutely none of it moves me, then why should I care?
I want Dragon Quest to be for me; I love IX and Monsters Joker 2 for their customization and deeper battle systems, but I'm yet to find another entry in the series that clicks with me the same way.
For context, I just added Torneko to the main party and was going to find Alena next. Battles in this game are really nice looking, though besides that it's typical Dragon Quest affair. It's a shame that these games all look identical, with this game in particular really lacking its own identity to me.
I don't like the combat here, there's little customization and despite some characters having spells, they all blend together for the most part. It's real boring, but I'd be willing to trudge through it for a good story... which just isn't there. The main hook is that you play through each character's story before they join the protagonist. This is neat, but the chapters are largely a bit dull. This isn't helped by the fact that the main character of each chapter doesn't speak during said chapter, making them feel like cardboard.
This could be worse if we were missing out on good dialogue but we're not! The writing in this game is so trite and frustratingly quriky. You have a generic plot about the chosen one and the dark lord's reawakening while everyone talks like cariactures of different cultures and personalities. No-one in this world feels like a real person, they're all vessels for jokes that rarely hit the mark. People commend this game for just how much writing there is due to the party chat, but if absolutely none of it moves me, then why should I care?
I want Dragon Quest to be for me; I love IX and Monsters Joker 2 for their customization and deeper battle systems, but I'm yet to find another entry in the series that clicks with me the same way.