wow, there's an ad for dragon quest builders 2 at the beginning of this video Every Time i reload the page. it's like an extra bonus fifteen seconds of video! just imagine i made it. also square enix's official E3 2019 trailer for this game is extremely good. th-cam.com/video/fDzU4EnSLeQ/w-d-xo.html oh! also! i guess you could watch my DRAGON QUEST XI REVIEW from last year! i still mean everything i said in it! and that switch version is comin soon . . . th-cam.com/video/4iTbUGItU0s/w-d-xo.html
Oh, I watch your Dragon Quest 11 review every few weeks when I need to get my mood up. It's my favourite 2018 movie by far (ok, the second Bladerunner was cool too)
no joke, I read one of his essays years and years ago and it got me interested in DQ5. I played through that game and absolutely loved it, now I'm a big fan of the series.
I can attest to that. I always knew about DQ through Toriyama, but Rogers' review of DQ 11 made me go out and get it. Now, I can't wait for the new edition on the Switch
@@copyjrcc2mexico257 To be fair, unless you pre-ordered the ps4 version the game has been out for over a year before coming to the switch/pc. It's not like preordering a traditional game were nobody has a clue if its going to be any good. You can just look at the reviews of the pc/ps4 version and get a 90% accurate impression.
This game seriously is a time-killer. Yesterday I thought I'd hop on for an hour or 2. I look up at the clock and its like 1:00 am. I spent all day on the sucker!
I used to work with Tim in 2011. In my 30 years of loving Dragon Quest, he is only the second person I ever knew that loved the series as much as me, which is a damn shame considering how amazing it is.
Tim Rogers is the hottest property in video gaming journalism right now. That is obvious. What is not so obvious but equally true is that Tim's reviews not only have the ability to hype me hard enough to purchase a game I previously little about but also SUSTAIN me though said game to COMPLETION, when surely otherwise I would have pushed it atop my already intimidatingly tall tower of unfinished gaming shame, never to be played again. Only Tim's reviews have that power over me.
After his review of 20XX, I got back into playing video games after 5 years of not touching them, and just sort of following game sites casually. Tim is a special dude for sure
Love how this games story plays with the story of DQ2. It does it infinitely better than the OG DQ builders, malroth is now a top 10 DQ characters for me.
"This game is disgustingly huge". Yes. I was overwhelmed by the time I reached the second island. I finish the game and check my items list: 56% complete. Then they slap the Ultimallet into my hand and at that point I just... I couldn't... I can't... it's gonna take years for me to do and find everything I want in this game holy crap.
I'm more excited for this game than any game from the last few years. I can't wait for my copy to get here. It's my birthday today and I just want it to be over so that tomorrow can come.
I went on day release & picked mine up. Started playing it at about Noon. Well playing it I was like, "what time is it?" *Looks at watch* "Oh, shit it's 6am the next day."
Tim Rogers. How satisfying was it when you realized that dance (which you ultimately showcased in the closing moments of this video) was almost exactly paced in time with that wonderful trumpet and marimba song you always use?
Rob Klassen heh well!!! there was actually no music playing the first time i saw her do that dance (because it was raining in the game) though i took one first-person look at it and immediately FELT the bpm . . . hours later a golden opportunity arose and yeah . . . now forever she is Honkin On Down Clown Alley in my dreams
I am getting major Seto Kaiba vibes from u. Not attitude wise but you just sound like him. And I love it. I am picturing Seto as if he was a gamer TH-camr and I really wish that was a thing
There are 3 things I dislike about DQB2. The fact that the button to select and talk to npcs are the same button. That the heavy attack is basically useless. And Malroth. I don't dislike the character, I dislike how fairly useless he is in any and all combat situations. He attacks so slowly, I end up doing more damage even when I am so much weaker because by the time he gets one hit in, I've gotten 8-10. Plus he's on top of me all the time. Back off please, which would alleviate my first issue with this game. Besides that, some of the most fun I've had playing a game all year.
Love your work Tim, and most of the work others do at Kotaku! But a heads up, I never want to miss a single video essay of yours but almost missed this one because I thought it was a general game preview. Wish these vids had a specific title or visual calling card so I could keep up with them better.
I've been slowly playing through the Japanese version of this game (it has furigana so it's pretty good for intermediate learners) very slowly for the past 3 months. It has become one of my favourite games of all time. I'm halfway through the story and the game is still handing out game-changing new mechanics at every corner. I hope it never ends (although once it ends, I'll play Dragon Quest XI S).
just print catalogs for a bunch of medium-sized japanese fashion labels . . . i used to have a whole stack of them in a box, though the box has been lost. locating and then leaking the images is probably the one thing My Haters could do that would backfire most spectacularly tbh because man . . . i looked GOOD which is why i always feel squirmy when someone tells me i "don't look forty." people only say that because they didn't know me when i was 27 lmao
Kotaku ok im kinda freaking out right now ... lol thanks for the reply! your dragon quest xi review is fantastic! hope your haters leak those pics soon lol ✌️😬
@@elatzel You can find some vintage Tim if you look hard enough on the old insertcredit review website archives. Some good reviews there, still worth a visit.
If it's anything like DQB1, it directs you very thoroughly, meaning you only have yo be creative when you feel like it. And you can always get ot physical and sell if you don't dig it.
Either your TV is not big enough or you don't use a monitor for gaming. If you use a monitor you should be able to easily get it as close to your face as the Nintendo Switch
Went immediatley here for Tim's review because i know we will get great insights from this game. Tim was the one who convinced me to buy DQ XI before so i trust his judgment.
DQB was so good that if they ONLY improved the camera for when you're in short buildings (which the demo assured me was the case), I'd be completely content.
I find it a bit strange that in all of the promotional trailers and ads it's never mentioned that this game is on the Switch also. At Square's E3 presentation for ex. at the end of the trailer the PS4 logo was there and not the Switch. I have heard some say that they didn't know this was coming out on the Switch as well. I'm glad it's out on the Switch though as both of my PS4's have been collecting dust for years.
Terranigma hahahahaha sell them then rube. ps4 had been killing it for years. it has the most and best games. if you have a switch as well then you can play the nintendo stuff too. ps4s collecting dust for years comments speaks to your personal failings, not the ps4 game library. cannot even make that trash comment about xbox, as there is plenty to play there as well.
nintendo publishes the switch version and handles the marketing themselves. obviously it behooves square enix to only advertise the playstation version. it's wild and i feel like ultimately Not The Best Strategy, though hey, i am not a Marketing Manager at square enix
ah, we go into it a bit in our livestream. it's good! it is quite useful for collecting materials, because you get a much farther reach (about five blocks!) and the materials beam right in to you after you break the block. i love it
Just beat the game's story, and in respect to DQ 2, I wonder what your thoughts are on malroth, never played DQ 2, but I can't see the orginal malroth being so fleshed out of a person lol
So, is the performance hit on the Switch something that makes playing in handheld mode significantly less enjoyable? I want this game for my commute, but if it's struggling to maintain 30fps when docked, I'm worried the handheld performance is gonna be a bummer...
well, like i said in this video, i DID sink 50+ hours into the switch version, and i am a HUGE baby about framerates. so either 30 is an acceptable sacrifice for the depth of the experience you get, or, uh, the New York City Subway has finally gotten to me
@@108x OK, that assuages my fears a bit. I wouldn't classify myself as a "huge baby" about framerates, so if you enjoyed it, I'll probably be OK. Thanks, Tim!
You need to add the word “review” somewhere on this video because when I search “dragon quest builders 2 review” on TH-cam this video doesn’t come up. Other than that, excellent review as always Tim!
The Tim Rogers Red Bull Raised Eyebrow should be a trademarked move. Cool video, man. The game looks bright and colorful and fun. I bought the Switch version based on this video. Punch it, chewbie.
Hello Tim, You sounds like a boy Alexa with rhythm and a pinch of humor and sarcasm. You are the funny that we can’t quite laugh at but, we find you hilarious regardless. A normal game equal to a glass of wine to a dump truck of addicted to DQB2. A job well done.
i poured about twenty minutes into making sure it looked EXACTLY what my double vision looked like. then i was like, wait, no one else knows exactly what my double vision looks like lol i am glad the trick didn't fool you completely
As a Loyal View Buddy, I watched this once while walking to work in bright sunlight and again AT work while waiting for floor stripper to set in to then scrape the crap out of the wax. Good times!
im so lucky i have the time to take my time through this game. im loving it so far and even though im past the 1st island, i still want to go back and make it look better even after just leaving! its so addicting!
wow, there's an ad for dragon quest builders 2 at the beginning of this video Every Time i reload the page. it's like an extra bonus fifteen seconds of video! just imagine i made it.
also square enix's official E3 2019 trailer for this game is extremely good. th-cam.com/video/fDzU4EnSLeQ/w-d-xo.html
oh! also! i guess you could watch my DRAGON QUEST XI REVIEW from last year! i still mean everything i said in it! and that switch version is comin soon . . . th-cam.com/video/4iTbUGItU0s/w-d-xo.html
Make more DQB2 videos please!
If i was to do a Tim Rodger's cosplay what brand of jacket should i be looking for?
Great review as always Tim! Thank you for the effort you put into these
Oh, I watch your Dragon Quest 11 review every few weeks when I need to get my mood up. It's my favourite 2018 movie by far (ok, the second Bladerunner was cool too)
I feel like the best part about any Dragon Quest game coming out is that we get a Tim Rogers review.
Tim Rogers made Dragon Quest popular in the US
He's the reason I'm gonna get DQ11 when it comes out on Switch
no joke, I read one of his essays years and years ago and it got me interested in DQ5. I played through that game and absolutely loved it, now I'm a big fan of the series.
I can attest to that. I always knew about DQ through Toriyama, but Rogers' review of DQ 11 made me go out and get it. Now, I can't wait for the new edition on the Switch
@@copyjrcc2mexico257 To be fair, unless you pre-ordered the ps4 version the game has been out for over a year before coming to the switch/pc. It's not like preordering a traditional game were nobody has a clue if its going to be any good. You can just look at the reviews of the pc/ps4 version and get a 90% accurate impression.
I wish that impact actually happened because as is I haven't seen big sales lately for DQB2 or DQ11S
This game seriously is a time-killer. Yesterday I thought I'd hop on for an hour or 2. I look up at the clock and its like 1:00 am. I spent all day on the sucker!
I used to work with Tim in 2011. In my 30 years of loving Dragon Quest, he is only the second person I ever knew that loved the series as much as me, which is a damn shame considering how amazing it is.
Tim Rogers is the hottest property in video gaming journalism right now. That is obvious.
What is not so obvious but equally true is that Tim's reviews not only have the ability to hype me hard enough to purchase a game I previously little about but also SUSTAIN me though said game to COMPLETION, when surely otherwise I would have pushed it atop my already intimidatingly tall tower of unfinished gaming shame, never to be played again. Only Tim's reviews have that power over me.
I read this comment in his voice.
Tim Rogers is good and all, but he's no Brian David Gilbert
Tim Rogers is a force to be reckoned with for anyone who has watched or read his reviews and monologues.
After his review of 20XX, I got back into playing video games after 5 years of not touching them, and just sort of following game sites casually. Tim is a special dude for sure
I finished what was likely my 20th viewing of your Dragon Quest XI video right before this popped up in my sub box. I loved it. Thank you Tim
I read "I loved it" in his voice, goddammit
Love how this games story plays with the story of DQ2. It does it infinitely better than the OG DQ builders, malroth is now a top 10 DQ characters for me.
We appreciate everything you do, Tim Rogers.
Immediately ditched IGN when I saw Kotaku did one. I had a feeling I knew who'd be behind anything Dragon Quest related.
Did not disappoint.
Tim is his own caliber of video game enthusiast in the very best ways
"This game is disgustingly huge".
Yes. I was overwhelmed by the time I reached the second island.
I finish the game and check my items list: 56% complete.
Then they slap the Ultimallet into my hand and at that point I just... I couldn't... I can't...
it's gonna take years for me to do and find everything I want in this game holy crap.
Great, now I want to buy ANOTHER dragon quest game, before I’ve even finished dragon quest xi
Petition for Tim to review all JRPGs known to humankind
I love this guys reviews on dragon quest games he's just got the perfect voice and tone for his enthusiasm about it
we (the people) need you (T. Rogers) to stream this game on the KOTAKU Twitch channel
anyone know the name of song at the end of the video?
I seriously love this guy. Say what you want about kotaku this guy is really cool.
I wish Tim would do a huge Dragon Quest retrospective, starting from Dragon Warrior.
Tim is a godly being who decided to play dragon quest and be cool instead of throwing lightning at us
At this point they really should just put *Tim Roger's* name on the title of every video he does for Kotaku *(shrug)*
I'm more excited for this game than any game from the last few years. I can't wait for my copy to get here. It's my birthday today and I just want it to be over so that tomorrow can come.
But now the real question is if there is a DQB3 would it ever be as good?
I watched half of this last night before going to bed, now I'm going to watch the whole thing from the start. Thanks Tim as always
I love this style of review and will definitely pick up the sequel on the PS4 Pro thanks to you!
I went on day release & picked mine up. Started playing it at about Noon. Well playing it I was like, "what time is it?"
*Looks at watch*
"Oh, shit it's 6am the next day."
Tim Rogers. How satisfying was it when you realized that dance (which you ultimately showcased in the closing moments of this video) was almost exactly paced in time with that wonderful trumpet and marimba song you always use?
Rob Klassen heh well!!! there was actually no music playing the first time i saw her do that dance (because it was raining in the game) though i took one first-person look at it and immediately FELT the bpm . . . hours later a golden opportunity arose and yeah . . . now forever she is Honkin On Down Clown Alley in my dreams
I am getting major Seto Kaiba vibes from u. Not attitude wise but you just sound like him. And I love it. I am picturing Seto as if he was a gamer TH-camr and I really wish that was a thing
So ready to grab this on switch tomorrow. Minecraft eat your heart out
The best review ive seen...so funny
Also the only one ive seen ( written or video) that tslks fps.
Thankks kotaku
I just subscribed to Kotaku...not because I love Kotaku...but because Tim is the gold standard for reviews.
The choice of music with game characters dancing at the end of these DQ reviews is delightful.
There are 3 things I dislike about DQB2. The fact that the button to select and talk to npcs are the same button. That the heavy attack is basically useless. And Malroth. I don't dislike the character, I dislike how fairly useless he is in any and all combat situations. He attacks so slowly, I end up doing more damage even when I am so much weaker because by the time he gets one hit in, I've gotten 8-10. Plus he's on top of me all the time. Back off please, which would alleviate my first issue with this game.
Besides that, some of the most fun I've had playing a game all year.
I could watch this review every day for the rest of my life.
Love your work Tim, and most of the work others do at Kotaku! But a heads up, I never want to miss a single video essay of yours but almost missed this one because I thought it was a general game preview. Wish these vids had a specific title or visual calling card so I could keep up with them better.
Tim got me into dragon quest and I have now spent thousands of dollars collecting the games and even more hours loving them!
The addition of the simple first person mode will make building interiors so much easier with low ceilings, can't wait to play this tonight after work
are you saying that CONS = TOO MUCH WATER???
I would read a novel you publish. I wasn't planning on watching this video. It just happened. Thanks to you.
Tim could duplicate a telephone directory, and i'd still read it, but only if it was in audiobook form
Also someone please link me to the song used in these videos. I just wanna listen to it forever.
Dude, I wasn't even interested in the game to begin with and just watched the video to listen to your voice, and now I wanna play it
Thought i was having a stroke during the double vision part
I've been slowly playing through the Japanese version of this game (it has furigana so it's pretty good for intermediate learners) very slowly for the past 3 months. It has become one of my favourite games of all time. I'm halfway through the story and the game is still handing out game-changing new mechanics at every corner. I hope it never ends (although once it ends, I'll play Dragon Quest XI S).
God i love your dragon quest reviews. You got me to play 11 and now i nearly platinumed it. I think i may have to pick this up now
Dude, ur an artist, a videogame review artitst?!
What a time to be alive, never thought these words would ever come out of my mouth 😂
excuse me part time fashion model did you walk the runway? were you in vogue? marie claire? w? i wanna see you in that era lol
just print catalogs for a bunch of medium-sized japanese fashion labels . . . i used to have a whole stack of them in a box, though the box has been lost. locating and then leaking the images is probably the one thing My Haters could do that would backfire most spectacularly tbh because man . . . i looked GOOD
which is why i always feel squirmy when someone tells me i "don't look forty." people only say that because they didn't know me when i was 27 lmao
Kotaku ok im kinda freaking out right now ... lol thanks for the reply! your dragon quest xi review is fantastic! hope your haters leak those pics soon lol ✌️😬
@@elatzel You can find some vintage Tim if you look hard enough on the old insertcredit review website archives. Some good reviews there, still worth a visit.
I would never play this game, but dammit do I love your reviews!
This guy is the best reviewer. Hands down.
As someone who can't get into building games to save my life, this looks really tempting..
I wanna get it but I'm afraid I will suck at the building aspect of the game
If it's anything like DQB1, it directs you very thoroughly, meaning you only have yo be creative when you feel like it.
And you can always get ot physical and sell if you don't dig it.
You won't suck at it.
Looks like you enjoyed that series where you play an rpg with the objectives to not only go out to battle monsters, but to also build the city...
"feather-gentlest flick" LOL, I loved this review.
Great review. That ending is hilarious.
I had a dream about Malhala being inside of Tantagel in dragon quest builders 1.
Subscribed. Because why the f not. Old school crack cocaine.
All my friends got it on the Switch. I wish I could have got it on PS4 and still play with them, but Sony.
Isn’t it cross play?
Good question. I’m not sure. Didn’t want to risk it. The slowdown at times is pretty frustrating, though.
Either your TV is not big enough or you don't use a monitor for gaming. If you use a monitor you should be able to easily get it as close to your face as the Nintendo Switch
This game is breaking my life... it’s too good...
Please make more videos like this! They are epic like your voice! Haha
14:01 tfw Tim says "I was born stupid..." but there's still ~30 second of video left
So I bought this game immediately after watching this. Thank you Tim, thank you so much.
Went immediatley here for Tim's review because i know we will get great insights from this game. Tim was the one who convinced me to buy DQ XI before so i trust his judgment.
8:50
this plays in my memory on loop
Arale really wants that water.
DQB was so good that if they ONLY improved the camera for when you're in short buildings (which the demo assured me was the case), I'd be completely content.
you can go into first person mode
It just didn't feel good, somehow. The camera in 2 feels much better, even if I can't decide on a good distance, lol
I'm just hoping that by 'tomorrow' they mean 'in one hour' , because I can't wait more than until midnight for this
You keep getting me to buy these dragon quest games. Now idk what to do with myself.
I find it a bit strange that in all of the promotional trailers and ads it's never mentioned that this game is on the Switch also. At Square's E3 presentation for ex. at the end of the trailer the PS4 logo was there and not the Switch. I have heard some say that they didn't know this was coming out on the Switch as well. I'm glad it's out on the Switch though as both of my PS4's have been collecting dust for years.
Terranigma hahahahaha sell them then rube. ps4 had been killing it for years. it has the most and best games. if you have a switch as well then you can play the nintendo stuff too.
ps4s collecting dust for years comments speaks to your personal failings, not the ps4 game library.
cannot even make that trash comment about xbox, as there is plenty to play there as well.
nintendo publishes the switch version and handles the marketing themselves. obviously it behooves square enix to only advertise the playstation version. it's wild and i feel like ultimately Not The Best Strategy, though hey, i am not a Marketing Manager at square enix
I was just really intrigued by first person mode, hardly anyone seems to be talking about it
i find myself switching between both all the time
ah, we go into it a bit in our livestream. it's good! it is quite useful for collecting materials, because you get a much farther reach (about five blocks!) and the materials beam right in to you after you break the block. i love it
@@108x you're the man Tim. No one does dragon quest like you 👍
Just beat the game's story, and in respect to DQ 2, I wonder what your thoughts are on malroth, never played DQ 2, but I can't see the orginal malroth being so fleshed out of a person lol
So, is the performance hit on the Switch something that makes playing in handheld mode significantly less enjoyable? I want this game for my commute, but if it's struggling to maintain 30fps when docked, I'm worried the handheld performance is gonna be a bummer...
well, like i said in this video, i DID sink 50+ hours into the switch version, and i am a HUGE baby about framerates. so either 30 is an acceptable sacrifice for the depth of the experience you get, or, uh, the New York City Subway has finally gotten to me
@@108x OK, that assuages my fears a bit. I wouldn't classify myself as a "huge baby" about framerates, so if you enjoyed it, I'll probably be OK.
Thanks, Tim!
Best video review ever :) You rock - and I just got this game 2 days ago and cant put it down, its absolutely amazing.
You need to add the word “review” somewhere on this video because when I search “dragon quest builders 2 review” on TH-cam this video doesn’t come up.
Other than that, excellent review as always Tim!
Dude, your voice and wordsmithiness can convince me to buy a game every time. You are Tim Rogers and I am buying this game.
The Tim Rogers Red Bull Raised Eyebrow should be a trademarked move. Cool video, man. The game looks bright and colorful and fun. I bought the Switch version based on this video. Punch it, chewbie.
DQB 1&2 reminds me of a mixture of Zelda and Dark Cloud.
They need to keep making Dragon Quest games so we can keep getting Tim Rogers reviews of them.
damn brah,definitely going to by this game after seeing this magically delicious review.
I actually bought this game five seconds in to the video I love this channel
I'm currently in relaxed mode taking long deep breathes viewing this.
I enjoy the character with blue hair and glasses that resembles arale in the early part of the video
Was it Warby Parker that screwed up your script? They messed up mine :(
would you recommend the ps4 or switch?
BRO!! What an excellent review.
I saw this video pop up on my screen and immediately dropped what i was doing to see Tim Rogers speak about Dragon Quest.
Hello Tim, You sounds like a boy Alexa with rhythm and a pinch of humor and sarcasm. You are the funny that we can’t quite laugh at but, we find you hilarious regardless. A normal game equal to a glass of wine to a dump truck of addicted to DQB2. A job well done.
that double vision thing legit freaked me out I thought my contact slipped off lol
i poured about twenty minutes into making sure it looked EXACTLY what my double vision looked like. then i was like, wait, no one else knows exactly what my double vision looks like lol
i am glad the trick didn't fool you completely
I just subscribed to kotaku based on the narration of this video....
As a Loyal View Buddy, I watched this once while walking to work in bright sunlight and again AT work while waiting for floor stripper to set in to then scrape the crap out of the wax. Good times!
This is a nice video. Good work. Thank you for the effort.
I love Dragon Quest 3 the person more than the person named Dragon Quest 4. But Dragon Quest 4 is still a great person. 🤣
I adore this man.
This guy doing the review/commentary is great lol!
thanks
This man has my kind of humor and that is ultimate perfection. Instantly hooked. I was considering this game and this made me just buy it.
Does Tim compose his own music for these videos?
i hope not! because if i DO, then the next time there's a knock on my door, it's DEFINITELY the FBI
Okay, I just bought Videoball.
I was HOPING if anyone would review this game, it would be Tim Rogers. Am I fucking happy right now.
I can't wait to play this game's demo but how long is it compared to Dragon Quest VII? That game took me 300+ hours to finish on the 3DS.
@@cramity_vt4084 I know it's out already but I have a backlog of games to go through first.
Great video, super funny.
Tim I love your talking about dragon questttoooo. Please do more !!!!!! More!!! mOreeeeeeeEEEE!!!
let's hope you get more views than that Twitter account Tim... You absolutely deserve it!!!!
im so lucky i have the time to take my time through this game. im loving it so far and even though im past the 1st island, i still want to go back and make it look better even after just leaving! its so addicting!