Well, the time has finally come: there's once again a Dragon Quest game on a PlayStation home console - and it's actually pretty darn good. Early reviews of the Omega Force developed action role-playing release are now going live around the 'net, and the slime slaying simulator is getting a lot of positive attention. It's also worth remembering that Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below is a PlayStation 4 exclusive here in the West, so we'd imagine that Sony's quite happy to see it getting some good scores, too. As for our own review, we're still hard at work massacring monsters, but worry not - we should be able to bring you our judgement in the near future.
GameSpot - 8/10
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World's Tree Woe and the Blight Below affords every lover of the franchise the rare opportunity to cause genocidal destruction with the kind of efficiency you cannot find in a turn-based RPG. Assuming you're not a stickler for official canon, it wouldn't be unreasonable to consider Dragon Quest Heroes as a companion piece alongside the main series.
Game Informer - 8/10
As far as musou-style action games go, Dragon Quest Heroes represents the most fun I've had with the genre. The added RPG layers, crafting, and tactical monster collection all help alleviate a total focus on repetitive combat. These, plus a fantastic art style, gave me plenty of reasons to be excited about jumping into battle.
Hardcore Gamer - 8/10
Like all games of its ilk, it has a propensity to get repetitive, but there's enough environmental and gameplay variations that it never becomes a slog. Although it could have been a quick cash-in, Heroes is a love letter to Dragon Quest fans that stands as its own charming adventure.
Destructoid - 7/10
Dragon Quest Heroes almost feels like a fully-fledged action RPG, but there are a few things holding it back from greatness. In the end though it still has its charms, alongside of a beautiful art style and a buttery smooth framerate. If you really dig Warriors games and can go at it solo, you'll likely enjoy it.
GamesRadar - 6/10
Just like that handsome stranger, you'll still appreciate Dragon Quest Heroes' company despite its failings. The moments of personality-driven sparkle still shine amongst its more habitual monotony, but maybe it's just best to only indulge it with your time in small doses.
Will you be charging into battle against the monster hordes later this month? Are you glad to see a home console Dragon Quest game getting a decent amount of praise? Smile like a slime in the comments section below.
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I've never played this style of game before, but I certainly am interested. Won't be a day one purchase, but I'll look at it down the road.
Not a Warriors or Dragon Quest fan really, but thought this looked great at EGX.
I was so hyped for this one, but i just discover there is no multiplayer of any sort.... I love Warriors also for the coop fun they give... So I am pretty disappointend now by Omega choice. I will maybe get it on budget in the future...
I enjoyed hyrule Warriors so I'm sure I'll enjoy this one.
More Warriors! YEAH! I have more than 10 warriors' titles!
Looking forward to the day one edition I pre-ordered.
I'm still on the fence. I'm usually all over anything Dragon Quest, butI'm really not interested in Musou style games. Guess I'll give it a go at some point.
CE edition preordered and i'm gonna have a great time playing it.
@ricklongo
Didn't you play Hyrule Warriors? It's a fantastic game. So much better than their usual Warriors games. It just works. All the mechanics are interwoven with the franchise....
I imagine this will be on that same level.
Although no co-op... Even Hyrule Warriors had co-op. And an Aventure Mode.
Hyrule Warriors Legends will take my money despite my fandom of DQ
im sadly not gonna get this any time soon - theres Tales and Disgaea comin out at the same time and Xenoblade on the horizon, so I prob.gonna have 2 wait till next year
I love DQ and the Warriors gameplay, but I admit such games get boring fast, I do hope thats not the case here ^^
@JaxonH I didn't play Hyrule Warriors, as a matter of fact! Zelda is also one of my favorite franchises, so the decision on whether to get DQH or not ia gonna be Hyrule Warriors all over again for me (except this time I have a significantly larger backlog, making the odds I bite somewhat lower... damn you, real life commitments!).
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