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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince comes to Steam®! Recruit monsters from the DQ series, synthesize new creatures and compose your ideal team.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is a rpg, jrpg and creature collector game
developed and published by Square Enix.
Released on September 11th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
It has received 677 reviews of which 529 were positive and 148 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 11
- Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3220
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
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I've only played the original DQM on Gameboy, and the first Joker on DS, but this one was still a really good romp, in my opinion. Some people complain that it's not as good as previous titles etc., and I agree with some of those points, but I'm really just happy to see more DQM in general. This game DOES need some more post game content, it lacks heavily in that department. So far it's not a whole lot, and I remember Joker having a good amount of content when the main story was over, and this game doesn't have much outside of the DLC dungeons (DLC was included in the base Steam version). There's already a good chunk of monsters to choose from, the Roster is like 526 or something like that, so fusing monsters is also a fun little time-sink. It's pretty easy to make some powerful monsters, too, so you can take some personal favorite monsters all the way through (Within reason, of course lol), but there's definitely a certain few monsters that are just basically "Fuse this party to win the game". Some people are upset there's no PvP, but I'm in the minority, because I'm just here to collect lil goobers and doofuses, and gawk at Akira Toriyama's art, so I only did the auto-battler like 2 or 3 times. Battling or doing something co-op with friends would be fun, though. Took me 60hrs to do most of the content aside from farming eggs and finishing the Monsterpedia, and I had a good time during it. The story should've had more choice, and had a LOT of, "But thou must!" moments, but still a good time!
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Cleared the game with 100% Trophy completion. Plot: Nothing special or memorable about the story but still decent to good. Music: Yep, Dragon Quest BGMs and Themes are always top tier. Characters: I'll probably forgot about all the cast and even the plot after a week or 2. GAMEPLAY The Ws - Monster collection is fun. You dont really train your monsters but your grind them to level then combine them with your other monsters to create a much stronger one. I cleared the game with a Tier D monster as main DPS and Tier B supports. - Classic Turn Based Battle system. - Over-world roaming is fun and the graphics and BGM are perfect. - Overall difficulty? I'm sure its not in the "Hard" mode and there's no option to adjust the game difficulty. - Appearances of casts and bosses from other Dragon Quest games. The Ls - There is no CASINO! - No over-world flying and mounting feature. - No item synthesis, the thing you synthesis are the monsters themselves. - Stats are super simple, no stats rabbit hole. Just a short and quick review. Game is good, fun and worth the price overall. I recommend. 6.5 / 10
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Dragon Quest Pokemon is another super neat spin off title. There are 20 different areas to explore, and gather new monsters, and hundreds of different monsters to collect. You then take a bunch of these monsters and use monster synthesis to create new ones you can't find on the maps. There are also a number of accessories to equip to your monsters for extra abilities and stats. There are two different arenas to battle other monster trainers as well as an online arena though not sure any one still frequents that. The story is fairly long and fun to play through but not exactly a riveting tale. Overall this has been a fun experience!
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I discovered Dragon quest with monsters joker 1, so of course I love this one despite it's flaws, it's a pretty good game. Please Square Enix bring all Dragon Quest games to steam, including the spin offs (the other DQM games), and also it would be nice to be able to buy the OST
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Let me start this by saying I love the gameplay. That is why this is getting a positive rating. The story however is... rather weak. For all you Dragon Quest Monster players, you know what you're in for if you've played Joker or Joker 2. You capture monsters and synthesize them to make new ones. Your monsters have skills that carry over between synthesis, but they also have talents unique to their type. Stats increase the higher you go and you can scout new ones as you go along. What is new is that they've gotten rid of genders. You no long have a male and female monster making an egg and running off. Instead, you are pretty much fusing two monsters together to create a new one. The Steam version runs a lot better then the Switch, or so I hear. It also comes with a few dlc preinstalled that you had to purchase on the Switch, and which makes the game a little easier and adds some interesting mechanics. Now for the story. This games rehashes the story of Dragon Quest 4's Antagonist, Psaro the Manslayer. Though, you are allowed to rename them if you like. You are a half human, half monster, cursed by your father with never being able to hurt a monster. So, in order to fight back, you become a monster tamer. Training monsters to fight for you. of course, due to how you were treated by humans, you hate them too. And wish to end them. You meet Rose, an elf who cries ruby tears. And is probably one of the weakest parts of the story. Now for the bad... the game doesn't know if it wants to be happy go lucky or sad. Rose is your moral compass. begging you to give up your hunt for humans... At times. Then you enter a new area and she's happy go lucky and wanting to explore everything, refusing to leave your side. Also, the game is very much 'but thou must'. it gives an illusion of choice, at times asking you a yes or no question. But no matter what you pick, the game proceeds the same, and you are sometimes even criticized for choosing the 'wrong' choice.
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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince received 529 positive votes out of a total of 677 achieving a rating of 7.42.
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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince was developed and published by Square Enix.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is playable and fully supported on Windows.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is not playable on MacOS.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is not playable on Linux.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is a single-player game.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince does not currently offer any DLC.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince does not support Steam Remote Play.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Square Enix
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Square Enix
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11 Sep 2024
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