this was probably added due to an increase in map size I imagine though. it was nice when you just explore it all on your own. could work, but its different and not really what i was hoping for.ĭont like the quest pathing system. just lead your party through the landscape to fight for you. now fighting seems a bit more hands off as well. Would have liked magic and deeper fighting mechanics. Sounds like the crafting/building aspect is now simplified/hands off, which I wanted it to be a bit more detailed and meaningful than just build randomly to earn points to level up. I'd rather do the fighting than have an AI team. Now they venture out with you, and you're weaker because of it. They helped when your town was getting attacked iirc. 'One definite improvement is that the final boss fight is a lot more fun than the first game and the addition of a flying car, that also shoots lasers, is rather lovely.' balance between combat/building/quests feels like a muddied backstep to DQB 1 lots of side mini-bosses chock full of XP and recipes. aside from leveling up, you gain new weapon/armor recipes from combat and exploring. lots of varied puzzles around maps, you get rewarded with medals for special unlocks. game is less about building and more about fulfilling quests advanced buildings get put together more by the villagers. quests now use an identifying path system Quests are split into types: standard objectives and then large overarching missions requiring many sub-quests to be fulfilled

Also, with the added party members it becomes a bit hectic and a hassle keeping track of everything onscreen during the later 'tower defense' style fights satisfaction is diminished from fighting as your attacks have little effect. you are weaker than the first game and cpu party members help battle. Villagers and 'special' party member help you fight. Switch version needs optimizing for framerate, bugs, drains battery in handheld mode faster than any other game Overall the dude is disappointed with sequel's gameplay changes and structure compared to the first game. Reviewer played full main game mostly on Switch

Kinda goes to show you what kind of content is on gaf nowadays.Īnyways, here are some media and impressions I found:įamitsu - Dragon Quest Builders 2 (PS4, Switch) – 9/10/9/9

Dragon quest builders 2 couch co op