Dragon Quest Treasures Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2022
- Dragon Quest Treasures is available now on Nintendo Switch!
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I've played this game since release and I can say that it's pretty neat! The treasure collecting is fun, the artstyle is nice, the music is very charming as always. The combat is surprisingly cool! The only thing I could complain about is the variety of monsters, there are some cool monsters, but there's way too less. But it doesn't matter too much because the treasure hunting is fun. This review is really accurate and I agree!
So, I got two copies of the game. One for myself and one for my grandma for Christmas. She has played Breath of the Wild and Dragon Quest 11 and loves them to death so hearing it kind of combines the two with Eric being her favorite character from the game just makes me happy. It was just the perfect game to come out around this time of year.
Hope you both have a great time playing it!
You go grandma, good taste
Get her Dragon Quest Builders 2! It’s amazing!!
I’m almost 40 and have been playing DQ for ages, and play this game before bed. I hope gramma loves it and I hope I can be as cool of a gramma as she is! That was so sweet of you to get her into gaming and buy her games. A lot of older people are bored and lonely and gaming is a great way to fill that time and keep their cognitive skills from being left unused. Makes me so happy. The family that games together stays together. ❤
@@SwedePotato314 she loved it! Now she's playing TotK!
Feels like this should have 2-player couch coop. Would be fun to play with one of my kids taking turns, or them together.
Agree , this is one of those games that I wouldn't play alone but might try with a friend just to have some silly fun.
Honestly I'm so happy to hear such wonderful reviews from everyone so far. I haven't purchased the game myself yet but it's at the top of my list with Fire Emblem. I truly hope this game does well because I think if the ideas are expanded upon (Think DQ Builders 2 compared to 1, but for this game) then we could get something truly great and not just something that's more of a "hidden gem" esq experience. Plus with Dragon Warrior Monsters being one of my favorite GBC games I want a new one of those too, so if this game does well then perhaps we'll get more in this vein.
Knowing that this is a shorter adventure has convinced me to buy it even more! There have been so many games recently to sink lots of time into and I would rather had something shorter
its shorter or longer lol, if you want to 100%, pretty sure it can tak a long time
Exactly, nowadays, I appreciate more compact games that I can actually finish. I have too many RPGs in my backlog...
@@ShinSennju yeah those japanese rpgs are so fun and well made but take forever to even come close to finish and i leave them halfway through
Sad its short love dragon quest games longer
Really?
You know, I loved collecting little trinkets and finding the bottles in the Sly Cooper games. Especially finding those treasures that have a bomb on them, so you have a time limit to get it back to base. As I watched this review, it reminded me of that experience. Might actually pick this up.
It's a fun game for what it is, and it is a nice break from the turn-based combat that we're used to seeing in DQ games. I do wish that they would have done a proper DQM game though, if I'm being honest. Hopefully SE has one on their list of planned releases in the coming years.
My hope is that they will allow another DQM to come to the West if this game sells well.
I would be okay with this combat (it takes a while to realise how involved it gets) if they just included more monsters. They made so many high res models for this game, my hope is they reuse them for other games so we see a lot of depth going forward,
And now they do have a new DQM game coming
dqm joker 3 coming later this year
So have you played the new DQ monster game yet? It's actually out now, you made a good call on that one well done 😁
It's fantastic for adult cozy gamers to! I feel like cozy gamers are not talked about as much but this is so fun a perfect for them!
Thanks for the extra info on the similarity between the treasure and trophies in smash bros. This has me much more interested in getting the game.
I enjoyed both of these reviews. Thank you for adding your personal review. I have played many Dragon Quest games and was wondering if this would fun too. You have convinced me to buy it. I especially appreciate knowing it will also be fun for younger players.
Nice to see that Treasures succeeds at what it wants to be, even if people may have hoped it'd be another type of game. Seems like a well-crafted game that anyone who thinks they'll enjoy will be right.
Zenith's review after the review did far more to get me interested in the game than Trent's review.
The game is a 9/10 or even a 10/10 if you are a Dragon Quest fan, it's a love letter to the series with a lot of easter eggs in the game.
For me, I had so much fun playing it and would recommend it.
I had a blast playing it too, I maxed out the title and did everything possible in it. Very fun, charming game.
Where is that Erik and Mia artwork from in the thumbnail?! I loved this game. It really hits the spot for tenured DQ fan like me.
It's from a manga that is coming out! Japan only though 😭
I also wasn't sold on the game from the trailers and gameplay footage. But after you made comparisons to Kingdom Hearts, Sonic Adventure, and how you completely flipped on your opinion after playing it definitely has me sold! I recently finished my second playthrough of Pokemon Scarlet/Violet and after enjoying the exploring and item collecting aspect of the game, I found myself thinking "I wish there was a game where this was the focus." Thanks so much for the stellar review & impressions!
This game makes me think of ni no kuni 2, with more treasure, less combat, and im all for it
Played been enjoying but also feel a little overwhelmed on where to go so much options it feels like =)
Your personal comments after Trents review was what made me want to play this game. thank you!!
Like many DQ game, this one is built on layers. It seems simple at first and they just keep adding, and adding... and adding... just when you think okay, this is it... nope more... and more and.... I have not hit the end of the "hey additional feature, also here are more monsters, bet you thought there weren't any more, hey you know those simple bosses? How about real bosses that make you learn to fight zelda style?" it just keeps adding. I have no idea where the end will be, but it seems like it could eventually end up as in depth as the franchise is known for, even if it is taking it's time getting there... which may actually just be me because all the little features are very distracting from actual forward progress, lol. I do wish they had more monster builds, but the fact that they can have random hats and be made from various materials is a nice touch. And yes, you can recruit gem, metal and hat monsters.
Do u have to be a certain level to use Chimaera wings? I have 4 and I was trying to use one to travel back after finding a dragon stone and it wouldnt let me use one. I tried later on to but they still werent available. Idk...
This review was helpful and enjoyable. I’ve been curious about this franchise for years but am relatively new to jrpgs and I find them intimidating. This seems like a great title to try out for myself.
Note Dragons Quest XI and my favorite, Dragons Quest Builders 2 have very long demos available. Suggest downloading and trying for free.
I'd go with Builders or the last mainline game. They are perfectly good introductions to JRPGs more broadly and very accessible. This looks like a cash-in title.
@@guser7137 thanks for your thoughts! I was looking into builders when it came out but I’ve also been intimidated by Minecraft forever and they seem similar. I’ll look back into it though!
@@grass1077 Builders is fantastic. The second is miles ahead of the first, but both are great. The thing about Minecraft is that it's a very lonely experience. Builders, on the other hand has that great DQ vibe with great characters and a great sense of fun.
@@grass1077 I played the first Builders and loved it so much! Then tried Minecraft because I thought it would be similar, but it's much more stressful and less streamlined and intuitive for me, so I never got into it. But then I tried Builders 2 and liked it a lot too, but it's a lot still. If curious about these types of games and an "easy" entry into them, I would definitely start with Builders 1. I don't know if it has a demo, but if it does, please try it! I purchased DQTreasures based on this video review here, and I'm really enjoying it! It's pure adventuring and exploration. And challenging enough but not crazy hard like in BOTW where they had great adventuring and exploration too, but those Lionels were just too hard to beat, the combat in that game was overwhelming for me, but this game here is great!
I have never played DQ before and i dont have 100 hours to play one single game, this might be my first DQ game and seems a lot less time consuming
For reference DQ11 was my first DQ game and I beat the game in 55 hours. I got to the credits within 40 hours but there’s some end game stuff I wanted to do.
This makes me want a return of the DQ Monsters series.
The Eric in dragon quest X1 sounds way much better then the one in treasure they shouldn’t of changed voice actors they don’t speak the entire sentence in treasure either
We need dragon quest builders 3!
Okay yeah nevermind, i'm sold! I need something on the shorter side anyways. My backlog is horrendous.
Good review. Though, I'm surprised you didn't mention those (annoying) pirate attacks while you are exploring. That's the only major complaint I have about this game.
Until three months ago I'd never played any dragon quest games at all, I'm not a jrpg fan really and only played two upto then (ff7 and octopath traveller) then I decided to buy XII on a sale and I was totally in love with the art style. Soooo I bought builders 1&2 back to back and love them, litterly came across this game today on sale for £20 and decided to catch up on this series properly. Is there any way to play the original games on consoles? Ps4/xbsx /switch?
I didn't knew this game was somehow related storywise to DQ 11 ! i might just pick it up soon !!
I don't think it is. DQ spin offs tend to do "what if" alternative non canon timelines reusing popular characters and world lore up to the point of divergence. If you play DQ Builders 2, they actually kinda explain how that happens too, which is neet... and makes spin offs kinda sort of cannon but like alternate universe canon.
It is related to DQXI as far as Erik is a thief and his Sister Mia are raised by Pirates. Erik can steal the loot from the monsters. Mia wants to go out and find treasures and is totally obsessed with it that she turns into a gold monster. They also discussed going out to find treasures after Erik was done with helping the hero.
I really want to pick this one up. Sounds like a game I would really enjoy
oh you have swayed me with the master emerald hunting comparison..
Enjoying the game. Has the feel of a good mobile game without the gotcha.
What is the end game of this? Is there a final boss or something? Is there a feature of upgrading weapons, armors etc.?
just got it myself but can say want another monster joker game. It was something that I liked a lot I have played a few dragon quest games but the monster joker one's where by far my favorites.
well at least the desert area looks ALOT better than Pokemon
Sounds like a breath of fresh air of Fantasy Life, one of my all-time favorite games on 3DS. I shall look into getting a physical copy!
It's battle system is a bit better than Fantasy Life's tbh.
@darcieclements4880 as long as its sountrack compliments its atmosphere. That's what really won me over on Fantasy Life.
I can't tell if this is more cartoony or cell shaded graphics wise it looks pretty cool nice art style actually
As someone who played taras adventure on Gameboy as a kid, I was pissed when I found out a game called Tara and cobis mysterious key wasn't in english. I tried to find the patch but every site just has a bunch of redirects and no real link. Also the preparched one on hshop isn't recognized bye any emulators. I was always more into the monster games. All the 3ds titles for dragon warrior monsters for the most part are in Japanese, I guess they typically just assume they won't be a hit in America.
I love Dragon Quest, especially 11, but idk. I'm still not sold on this game. I'll probably wait a few years for a price drop
Yeah I’m sure a few years from now you’ll be super hyped to play this old switch game
@@BrainWasherAttendent What's wrong with playing old games lol, am I supposed to just play new releases? The backlog is an evergrowing curse
@@BrainWasherAttendent man i play old games ive never heard of all the time
i was hoping there was more to the game i guess. treasure hunting got old after a few hours for me. finding gear or usable treasures would have been nice
I bought this to play before bed every night and it’s perfect! It’s not overly stressful and it’s not boring, has a fun gameplay loop. It’s fun and it plays well… it plays 100x better than Pokémon S/V.
Perfect. I've been looking for something like that. Might pick it up today tbh
@@BMWe-oz9wk I genuinely think you’ll love it, especially if you’ve played any of the DQ games. It was fairly cheap when I grabbed it on Amazon a while ago. The beginning is a tiny bit slow but just give it a little bit- don’t judge off of the first few hours and if you’re looking for a chill run low stress game after work/before bed I think you’ll love it. It’s pretty wholesome and just fun. I don’t usually seek those qualities out in games but once I played it I realized how refreshing it was to not be frustrated and stressed after play sessions. I’ve now come to embrace more chill games but this game is perfect- not too boring like a farming sim can be but definitely not stressful.
I've played the game for 6 days and it's really fun. But I don't like using the slingshot
Nice cute game for all age! I always like dragon quest happy vibe, it reminds me of my childhood but the game isn't too easy or boring, this going to be my favourite switch game of the year
Yeah, the bonus insights did paint a fuller picture.
I’ve wanted this game, but I’ve wanted it to be multiplayer and it feels like major missed potential that it isnt
Made me want to play DQMJ again, france only had 1 and 2 but the first one was sooooooooo awesome
Remember getting monsters like Ruin Zoma or Malroth by chance 😂
SE pls release DQ9 and DQM on other platefrom
I have played this game.
But it’s really my first time really trying a newer Dragon Quest Game.
But I haven’t really tried any of the newer games of this game.
But except for the others that i did tried.
But still this game is my favourite DQ Game.
But the other DQ Games are jus hard for me , but I jus prefer this game a whole lot more.
I want SMT games like this. Also Pokemon should take notes
Cannot wait for the holidays to get stuck into this one!
I just love dragon quest that’s why I bought it plus it’s a prequel to dragon quest 11 that’s why erik and his sister are so young I have played all recent dragon quest games I just have to get builders 2 and the hd-2d remake of 3 when it comes out
Not going to lie, the music in the video is annoying.
You should also have Ur own reviews instead, the writer of the reviews keeps summing up points over and over.
You did a good job explaining the game without the first part.
Love the look of this game it sounds relaxing for young at heart grandma too !!!!
I love gaming grandmas. 🥰👍❤
I’m a couple hours in. I got to the second time you switch characters. It was at that point I was curious if choosing Erik or Mia was significant at all. From watching this video, I learned there is no benefit to playing as either. It’s more of a cosmetic thing. Like choosing to be a boy or girl in Pokémon. Now I know how to expect the rest of my play through. I like light-hearted games like this.
This is the real Pokemon Scarlet/violet experience
Im 37 year old and i did enjoy this game so much 🙈
Its not great as the DQ11s or DQ monster but its a great game that i enjoyed so much, nice and chillaxing 🙂👌
Thanks for the review 🙂
Hoping for eshop cards for Christmas so i can get this boxing day!
It’s so worth it to play this!
Is the full game on cartridge I play alot of switch offline due to travelling alot ?
There’s an update ofc, aside from that I don’t believe so.
I play games on the go all the time, if a game is too big for the cart just get on Wi-Fi and download the rest quick
Not bad at all. A great pace to enjoy a light hearted Dragon Quest game!
damn you can hear exactly when the rewrite review came in, dude goes on a loop repeating the same thing over and over again
This actually looks like a pretty fun game, and as someone who enjoyed the dragon quest heroes game I'm all for another unique take on the DQ series.
This just feels like it was a mobile game, and they figured they could make more cash putting it on the console. The only thing missing is the chance to buy 'treasure' with real money.
If you think about it, this is technically one of if not the first game chronologically in the entire Dragon Quest timeline.
You just sold this game to me! 😄🥰
It’s good if you’re a DQ fan
I’ll be picking this up! Yet making my backlog eternal at this point.
So we’re not getting Dragon Quest Builders 3?
Why not make another Dragon Quest Monsters ? Really miss it >,
And there it is.
Dragon Quest: Kids with Knives
I'm super bummed that this game isn't on PC.
In my 30s now, I've gotten tired of the constant stream of KILL SHOOT STAB (repeat) and I've been having a lot of fun playing toned down games that take me back to the N64 days which were peak single player for me.
it came out on pc today, not joking
10:47 "run on serperior hardware" Zion you must have pokemon on the brain:p
Love this game!!
I was so excite i though it was going to be dqmonster then it is not 😭
I stop playing after i know there is only 74 monster to capture
So it's the way I thought it was and that's too simple. Maybe I'll buy it one day when it's $10
Not really worth playing, it’s not a bad game, not a good one either. Loading times are atrocious the graphics are bad, the story is non existent. It’s a good time waster but there is bare minimum to do and there is so much back track and repetition and could have used more monsters. I played the game start to finish and I was disappointed, I had medium expectations for the game but they wasn’t met for me. It’s not worth 60$. The game has only 70 monsters and most of them are reskins of the same monster for example 5 slimes 5 golems 4 great saber cats etc. Was this the best they could do? For a series that has hundreds of monsters. They spent more time on treasure sprites which look great the best part of the game is seeing what neat piece of old dragon quest history you would collect next
I really don't like the basic visuals that are a clear downgrade on the full DQ11 , I mean come on Nintendo, is it 2003 or 2023 already?!! But it still seems _very_ addictive. The modernised ARPG style combat is _light years ahead of DQ11's that's stuck in the dinosaur ages!_
Honestly, if it wasn't for Tears upcoming I'd have given this so much more time but it's definitely the _Best DQ game_ ever. 🥳
ill just wait for steam release
This game is NOT about collecting treasure, it's nostalgic vendor trash, and the reason to get you moving throughout the world. the real gameplay IS combat and exploration, as well as scouting and building your monster team. While combat itself is very simple, not bad, just simple, it has some real depth in terms of the enemy weaknesses and the monsters that accompany you. This game isn't hard, but it is great FUN
Collecting treasure is literally obligatory to progress the story and what most mechanics revolve around. Having treasure reference other games is a simple bonus. The reason you explore is for treasure, literally, as you need it to progress the story either through money or dragonstones.
Combat is there, but it's not an objective or one of the main selling points for sure. This game isn't about battling and was never advertised as such.
Wow, so I just finished listening to the original part of the review in this video... and wow, that is a bad review. I don't mean they reviewed the game as being bad. I mean the review itself is bad, good thing the video guy added a bit. I understand reviewers are under a lot of pressure, but the first reviewer made a HUGE mistake. He mis-genred it. This is NOT a jrpg in any shape or form what so ever and if you review it like it is, no duh the review is going to end up low quality. I am completely flabbergasted that he suggested it as a beginner jrpg when it isn't even a jrpg. Weird. This is an action exploration collectathon game and is no more a jrpg than The Legend of Zelda series is. The depth gets layered in as you play and complete quests and experiment with the battle system that thankfully the second reviewer touched a little more on that, though there is even more to it if you get into the pellets. Another thing that stands out is that the first author seems to have completely missed the metal system, and talked about how much having 2 characters didn't matter, except it does once you learn to customize them. DQ games are really hard on reviewers because DQ games have pacing to introduce people who have never played a game in their life to complex mechanics and that means they feed in the systems as you play which means it can take a lot of time to see everything a game has to offer, so I feel it is important that reviewers be given enough time to do it properly and if they are not DQ literate, probably shouldn't be pressured into making a review for the games because this kind of a review is just embarrassing. That said, I have yet to encounter any "wow that is super not kid friendly" moments in my play through so it might be kid safe, DQ games are notorious for slipping in surprises though so I wouldn't hold my breath. I think kids could probably enjoy the start of the game, but unless it is using some AI to taylor difficulty to player skill, it might get a bit rough around level 40 without very strong reading comprehension. Overall, I find it to be a bit too collectathon not enough adventure to make the top of my list, DQ Builders 2 currently holds that place, but the game is a solid homage to the series with its thousandish trophies celebrating every nook and cranny of the franchises history. Slime shaped frying pan from the "other worldly" collection included. I am also rather fond of the Zelda style bosses and other alternative game loops that open up while you play.
Looks like a pure fun game. Will pickup after a deep sale, I think it's priced a bit high for what it is. I also think this will get ported to other consoles and look a bit nicer but will lose that pick up and play appeal
"games of varying quality?"... sounds like we have a hater
I hope this is spoiler free, but I suppose I'll find out soon
Only one way to find out right 😂
@@Supertendo64 it was for the most part.
Dragonquest games of varying quality? Dude, this isn't final fantasy. Dragon Quest is CONSISTENT quality. Period.
I want dragon quest builders three because I got dragon quest builders two for the Nintendo switch, and my world crashed, and no longer can be open
man i need a new dragon quest monster on switch and this shows up, too bad it's not the right one
And there it is.
Bet this game is still harder then Pokemon, lol 😂
Seems like this game was made in 2000s . When will the hardware get upgraded! When?!
🤣🤣🤣
Thank you!
Writes review of game to be read aloud, but adds point in the script that he can't remember the name of the abilities.
So another monster taming game where you cant control the monsters directly and the whole taming aspect is just something tacked on to keep combat simple.
Seems like a fun and good game, but not for the price tag that Dragon Quest games come with.
Snack World : Dragon Quest Edition
meh I just want Dragon warrior monsters remake :\ Those were the best.
I regret spending triple A money on this child's story. . I feel weak through the entire game, never doing as much damage as my monsters, never finding better weapons, every treasure item i find that seems like a cool piece of armor? Na. Just a visual treasure to collect FOR NO REASON. I've made a mistake.
Being weaker than your team is on purpose, and you can unleash the dragon for stat boosts that make you very strong. This has a lot of DQMonsters, so your monsters will tend to do most battle. Besides, this game was never advertised to be about battling, it was about collecting treasure??
Treasure is visual but literally required to progress the story and the main selling point. Ya sure you played the game...?
@@penitente3337 yee. I played it for a few hours before abandoning it because it was so excruciatingly boring and simple and should have costed half the price. :3
What the hey? Graphics are bland? Maybe im the only one that thinks the graphics are dense with geometry and vast vitas with really neat, big landmarks in the far off distance.
Idk why but I feel this review tells me very little
Did the definition of JRPG change?
Damn
Open world ??
YEs
80 for a game that looks worse than genshin impact which is free.
Awesome video