DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ Slime Edition

Want a Warrior's style game that's Dragon Quest? Done. Want it to also have a decent story? (surprisingly) done. Exactly what I wanted. :) Most complaints are about it never going on sale and Square Enix customer support, literally nothing to do with the game experience itself...

Score: 8/10 It took me several attempts to get into Dragon Quest Heroes. At first glance, it feels like a straightforward Musou-style spin-off, and I initially assumed it was more of a surface-level crossover built on familiar faces rather than a true Dragon Quest experience. That assumption turned out to be completely wrong. Once the game opens up, it reveals a surprising amount of heart. The tone, humor, and warmth that define the Dragon Quest series are all here. The returning characters don’t feel like simplified cameos or one-note versions of themselves; they’re fully realized, with their original personalities, voice acting, and charm intact. It feels less like a novelty crossover and more like a genuine Dragon Quest world where these characters naturally belong. The game also incorporates more RPG elements than you might expect. Each character has their own skills, much like traditional Dragon Quest party members, along with visually impressive Coup de Grâce attacks that serve as powerful special moves. There’s also a solid equipment system and a tactical layer through monster tokens, which allow you to summon creatures during battles. These mechanics add variety and keep combat from feeling completely mindless. Another highlight is the character interaction outside of combat. Once you establish your base and begin expanding your roster, party members will talk with you between missions, offering small conversations and personality-driven moments. There’s also lively voice dialogue during missions, with characters exchanging banter and reacting to events as you fight. This aspect isn’t fully realized early on, but it becomes one of the game’s most enjoyable features as the cast grows and the relationships between them start to shine. The story and character writing improve significantly after the first major boss. As more party members join, the narrative gains momentum and personality. Several character-focused quests provide small but meaningful insights into their pasts and relationships, which helps them shine beyond their original appearances. It becomes a much more engaging experience once the roster expands. The game is also packed with content, featuring well over a hundred quests along with special missions and trial challenges that add extra variety and replayability. There are also three standout boss encounters, two of which act as challenging cameo battles referencing prior entries in the series. These fights feel like meaningful callbacks rather than simple fan service, and they provide some of the most memorable moments in the game. Combat can be somewhat simple on a per-character basis, with limited move sets, but the large and varied cast keeps things fresh. The enemy density also changes dramatically as the game progresses. Early missions can feel sparse, with fewer enemies on the field, but later stages introduce much larger groups and a wider variety of foes. This shift makes battles more intense, more challenging, and much more in line with what players expect from a Musou-style experience. Overall, Dragon Quest Heroes is an underappreciated spin-off. It’s a slow burn that doesn’t fully come into its own until later in the game, but once it does, it delivers the charm, character, and warmth the series is known for. If you dismissed it as a generic crossover or a shallow Musou title, it’s worth giving it another chance. Score: 8/10

I enjoyed Dragon Quest Heroes while I love the traditional turn-based combat getting to see some of my old favorites from past games and enjoy the story I very much would do it all over again cheers!

Even as dated this game is, I still enjoyed it. All the reviews kept complaining about crashes and bugs, and incompatibility. I crashed not once, yall had me saving like a maniac. Minus getting stun locked by multiple big monsters(which could be a skill dif, or my refusal to equip a CC accessory) my only complaint (from saving constantly) was the slow, unskippable dialogue while trying to save. WELCOME TO THE CHURCH! OH. CHILD OF LIGHT. DO YOU. WISH TO… SAVE YOUR PROGRESS? Yes No. OKAY WHICH SAVE SLOT DO YOU WANT? Guess who’s getting their powers! Are you sure? WE SHALL NOW COMMENCE THE SAVINGNING……. IT IS SAVEDEDED! DO YOU WISH TO GO TO RHE MAIN MENU?? OKAY BE SAVE ON YOUR JOURNEY! Every, dang, time. The games menus, while charming, are agonizingly slow. But, that’s old Dragon Quests for you. The power scaling is miserable, game has a typical RPG leveling system, however if you don’t sit and fight battles to their fullest, you will be under leveled. As I was advised by the quest giver every time I choose a quest. Most levels can be significantly shortened by the in game mechanic of killing the portal keeper. Why fight the unending hoard when the guy summoning them is right there? Thankfully, there are levels where you can endlessly grind, which you will need to do, as some quests require specific monster drops or for you to eliminate a certain number of them, typically AFTER you’ve done the story quests involving them, encouraging you to return to previous levels to grind them out. As well as grinding for levels. As well as grinding for mini medals. As well as grinding for drops to make accessories. But even through all that! It is a fun Musuo game, instead of other warriors you fight big monsters, and that’s just delightfully, they all have their own roles and movesets to consider and you wade through the masses. A majority of the game is defending the objective, versus your typical defeat the enemy commander. As well as the standard musou fighting combos you have access to the Dragon Quest spells and techniques, with every character having their own move set and spells to use. If you like Dynasty Warriors and Dragon Quest. Give it a try!

A very fun hack-and-slash game. Longtime fans would love the characters.

Como todo tipo de Musou. tener paciencia y ganas de jugar el tiempo requiere tiempo no tiene nada de otro mundo

這遊戲擺在眾多無雙遊戲裡是最無聊的那一批。男主角招式特效是火，女主角則是冰，不過具體玩法卻沒有什麼差別，不管操作男角還是女角連招不是「輕輕重」就是「輕輕輕重」，看不出角色切換功能的意義。守城戰也是相當無聊，有誰在玩無雙遊戲時會期待在遊戲裡不停換地點射大砲呢？ 至於劇情方面... 光榮原創的 DQ 劇情想也知道不會多有趣，一樣是無雙蛇魔那套，有個魔王勢力需要作品系列的角色大集結來討伐。由於我也沒玩過 DQ 前幾代，所以對於人物的情懷加分為零。 整體來說是款食之無味，棄之可惜的作品，坦白說我甚至也不知道該不該推薦給 DQ 粉絲，如果你只是個無雙愛好玩家，我個人不推薦你入手這遊戲。

Respetando los dos mundos (musou y rpg) al igual que con la franquicia Dragon Quest y siendo una alternativa más rápida y directa que otros títulos de la saga Recomendado por ello

Fun time consuming game.