Hey SwitchUp Family, did you play Dragon Quest Monsters back in the day? Mark Contrary to the on screen error our 10% eshop credit discount is live lol - info in description!
You complain about how the demo carried over, but it literally said that only monster without levels would be carried over and you would start over. It's kinda your fault for playing that much
Not part of the Switch family. Been part of the emulation family since Joker got 3 games before Tobi's Journey and Tara's Adventure could even get an HD Remaster.
@@marcusradtke9507If you are planning on getting super deep into synthesizing it would be helpful but if you just want to play casually it shouldn't be necessary.
I grew up on Dragon Warrior Monsters: Tara’s Adventure and kept up with the Joker series. Absolutely adore how DQ handles their own monster taming spin offs
Same, best game out of the franchise. I like how there wasn't any stat caps and the stat curves with monsters allowed for you to make any target monster stronger. I always loved seeing +20 attack + 20 defense for the first 20 levels on a monster to be used to breed with something like a Tropicgel that maintained balanced stats all the way to 99.
I remember playing the Dragon Warrior Monster series as a kid on my gameboy. It's wild that like 20 years later this game still looks and feels so familiar and retains so much of the same core gameplay, just like pokemon has for 20 years. For me this franchise couldn't beat my love for pokemon during the gameboy era but now in the switch era, pokemon's been slipping and this game looks like it's aiming to take the throne.
Core gameplay?!?!?? Where are my portals to hardcore dungeons, this game absolutely babies you and it's disappointing. I wish i had downloaded an emulator and played the original great tree dqm, this feels like a sad sad low effort monster breeding simulator.
My first DragonQuest game was DragonQuest 11 on PS4. I’ve since fell in love with the series and now own DQ 7, DQ 8, DQ 11 on Switch, DQ Builders 1 &2, and DQ Treasures. Can’t wait to play this one!!! I love everything about the series. The characters, the music, the lore, everything 🤣
The thing i like is that Psaro is the main villain of Dragon Quest 4, and this game gives you an insight as to what he was up to while the chosen ones were trying to save the world. Knowing the plot makes watching the bond between Psaro and Rose grow that much more depressing.
Got mine a day late but have been playing a lot of this. The gameplay, especially synthesizing to get stronger monster, is addictive. Definitely a good game and I would end up with more than a hundred hours of gametime with this one
The SMT-esque fusion system is what caught my eye but the first half of 2024 is so loaded with JRPGs I'm gonna wait until I can grab this for like $30-$35.
@@ElvisMarrero Came back down they released a reprint i think amazon had them on sale for 59.99 physical copy sold by amazon and shipped by amazon.. I picked up my copy at the local walmart just a week ago on sale for 30.00 bucks they had two copies
My son loved the demo as he loved Dragon Quest Treasures. I'm not a fan of monster collecting games, but I can understand their appeal, yet I struggle to understand how Pokémon sells so well.
Got it physical day 1 at my local GameStop. Honestly I wasn't expecting much/wasn't very hyped for it. Although as a DQ fan, I absolutely knew it wouldn't disappoint. Now a good couple days in, I can confidently say that it's amazing. It feels very modern. Maybe not exactly DQ11 quality, but still a more than worthy entry in the series. Don't sleep in it! You'll be addicted to the gameplay (and story) immediately.
Very good, and very fair review. The only minor quibble I had was that while I do very much agree with your observations about the graphics, I do feel that the actual character models for the monsters are generally quite good with a decent variety of animations to help keep things fresh when using different movesets in combat. But otherwise, like I said before, very good review. And yes, I’ve played every DQM game that’s come to the west since they first launched over here. It’s part of why I was so excited for this one.
@@koobsmooth The best? No, you’re absolutely right that MHS2 looks much better. It was more an observation, particularly in light of the comparisons to Pokemon, that the models do generally look good and have a decent variety of animations, not a claim of strict or objective superiority.
@@RedGryz I appreciate the response cause I am kinda struggling over here. I loved the first JOKER but havent played the JOKER sequels. I am thinking that maybe I just let this most recent one be for a while and pick up an older much cheaper DQ monster game instead. The Dark Prince is a pretty penny and why shouldnt I think the Dark Prince Professional is right around the corner with all of the DLC already included on the cartridge? Anyway, thanks for the comments.
@@koobsmooth Ah, I misunderstood your question. I thought you were talking about graphical fidelity on the switch. I don’t know which one I would honestly rate as the best (bearing in mind I haven’t played Joker 3 since that never came over here through official means). If there is a Professional edition (other than the digital deluxe edition, I should specify), I would honestly be shocked if we got it just based on the history there. The DLC, while useful, doesn’t add any monsters to the game that aren’t already present, it just gives you convenience features for grinding and scouting/synthing via access to convenient grind dungeons for both purposes (the chest DLC is just semi-useful consumables on a time basis). Anyway, if you’ve played Joker already, then I don’t think you could go wrong with Joker 2, the 3DS remake of Terry’s Wonderland (which you’ll have to get through unofficial means if you don’t speak Japanese), or The Dark Prince (Again, can’t speak to Joker 3). If you want to get in on the ground floor for the competitive scene, though, and enjoy a Monsters game for the public element (which isn’t really possible on the older games anymore), then definitely get this and soon.
This is a Switch Exclusive, so that adds a couple points to the review IMO. For now, it's looking like Dragon Quest Monsters is better than Pokémon. I don't get that feeling of spite out of Tose like I do out of The Pokémon Company. TPC genuinely seems like they hate that their players have been asking them for a full-fledged home-console Pokémon RPG experience, while Dragon Quest Monsters' devs just came out of nowhere to deliver on that, even going the extra distance and tying it into the main-line Dragon Quest 4.
Lol preorder and immediately stop playing all my other games just to play it 😂 I've been waiting for ever to play this ive played everyone on I could in the west so 🎉 the battling and synthesizing are the main bulk of this game thx for the video .
From the review I was expecting high 60s-low 70s, so 79% came as a suprise! Will probably pick this up on a sale. Just nabbed DQ treasure for £25 on Amazon sale so have plenty to do!
I miss having the huge boss monsters from all over the dragon quest series in my group, they used to have 3 and 4 slot sized monsters in previous entries on the 3ds. You could become that endgame boss and crush all enemies. Now we will have to do with 2 medium sized monsters I guess :D
@@Mysteryboy0007 I havent played the game for a few months so I am not sure what they added since, but at launch no, the biggest monster you could get was 2 slots.
I like DQM more than pokemon, and i am a big pokemon fan. Sadly i am totally done with DQM:TDP done everything there is to do have 99% of all monsters now and most of them are level 100. Easy way to get monsters to level 100 is to jump amons zone outside and also where you fight doplh the destroyer, you are able to find king metal slime and killing him with physical attacks will net you over 500K exp and if you find a large one its over 1M exp so really good way to farm fast exp, besides you are able to find really rare eggs while hunting king metal slime 😊
I forgot this was coming out. What a treat! My First DQ experience was 8 back in the day, my favourite however was DQ builders 2. Thanks for the Review! Love the show guys.
"Post-apocalyptic arctic tundra" I just love the way you said that. As a non native english speaker some words or sentences sounds so interesting(can't really explain why). I have listened to this part more than I'd like to admit.
I haven't been able to stop playing this over the past few days and I wasn't even planning on buying it at all! I find it more fun than the last few Pokemon games.
@@BarnzTT it's DQM's gimmick, comparable to evolution in pokemon, by sacrificing 2 monsters you get 1 that is more powerful than what you used to fuse it
@@BarnzTT Depends, some monsters can only be made through synthesis, but you can also find many in the wild. Synthesized monsters are far better than those in the wild, even if they're the same species
I think it was a fair review. I really don't like comparing pokemon to this series because it's a totally different type of battle mechanic and catching mechanic. I would compare it to the older games and explain what it was built around in the first place. Comparing it to Shin Megami Tensie is very fair especially SMT5. The colloseum or tournament battle systems have always had it to where you needed no control of your monsters and let their own nature's take over. The synthesis and music will always be a big staple for this series. Adding something a little extra is a great thing but is what fans come to expect from the DQM formula. Awesome review keep up the good work.
Have been playing this even in the older systems, and not a super fan of the size system as the old ones are easier to digest. Agree with the DLCs being a little sketchy but still a very addicting game with or without it :) One tip about the arena / tournament matches where you cannot control your monsters is that you can also change the frequency a monster uses his move, use it a lot, use it sometimes, and never. With this, it will be easier to “predict” how your monsters will act. You also need to always consider the traits of the monster with your moveset to have maximum effect whether damage or status. See you in online battles :)
Played the demo and although it was slow to grip me due to visual and story blandness and a tutorial that dragged I was really getting into it by the end. I will prob wait for a sale but the demo in the end was pretty good. The monsters were great as well. I loved the flying pancake monster
One thing I would like to know is the build variety in monsters you can make. Is there a lot of variety and many options for moves and abilities you can pick from, or are there just a load of variations of damage moves and healing moves, with some general buffs thrown in? For instance in Persona or SMT games, you can fuse support style demons, attackers, healers, ones that focus on crits, debuffing the enemy, etc. Do you get that in this game or do monsters only do like 2 things each?
Each monster has a few skill lists it can go down. They aren't skill trees but lists. You can put points into them as you like. Each monster has a few of these so 2 monsters might not have the same 2. You can fuse monsters and select what skill list you want to carry over. If 2 monsters share the same skill you carry more points over for that skill than you would with 2 different Learnsets
There are multiple elemental skills, physical skills, buffs, heals, and debuff trees that can be transferred to any monster through synthesis. There is a very large variety, and because they evolve and you can put three trees on a mon , it’s basically infinite combinations. Ontop of that, each mon has their own unique set of “talents” which are three passive skills that unlock at certain levels that can be used to synergy with your own build. There is a lot of freedom in the game.
I think about 80% is the best that this game could get critically. Which I think is fair given the performance. Its much higher on my own scale, but then again, my own scale is extremely biased in favor of this game
I kinda like Treasures from last year but I think overall I prefer more traditional DQ.. I’d be far more excited for potential remakes of the earlier titles like they are said to be doing with DQIII
I'm in the same boat. I do love the monster collecting, but every DQM game I've played eventually feels like I'm just running brainless through a number of areas. I played DQM1 remake on 3DS, and by the end of it, despite being a big DQ fan, I entirely regretted playing it.
Man, 4 of my favorite games the past 2 years have been these other monster collectors. Monster sancturary, casette beast, monster hunter stories 2, and now this. You know what they say , You gotta catch em all!
The ugly textures and the horrible framerates really ruined this experience for me. It feels incomplete. I'm a massive fan of the original gameboy titles so when this was announced I was super happy. Really hard for me to purchase this at full price with the demos glaring issues. I'll buy it one day. Not any time soon though... What's 3 more years?
I thought the demo was neat, played it for a bit the other day. The repetitive mission progression sounds disappointing, and I also noticed what you mentioned about the towns/world feeling a bit lifeless at times. That was the first thing that caught my attention in the demo; where is everyone?!
My only Game of this Series was Dragon Quest Monsters Joker. It felt really unique after playing Pokemon before this, especially the Synthesis mechanic.
I've been enjoying this one. My only complaint (graphics aside) is how slow it is to take off. But once it gets going, it's pretty good. A lot of depth for those who want it, to be sure.
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That Candyland level is awesome it gave me flashbacks to castle of illusion on the Sega Master System, oh gosh what I'd give to play that again, I'd say halve the reason I want this game is that candy land level, and I love Dragon Quest in general, my first dragon quest game was Dragon Quest 8 and I desperately crave to play that again on modern consoles, I have ALOT of great memories playing DQ8 back in the day
I've tried different Dragon Quest games but so far, nothing has stuck. But I'm glad they often have demos! I played the demo for this one, and I'm gonna be honest, I'm a bit disappointed with the starter selections, and the music grated on my nerves 😅 Thanks for the review, my Dragon Quest-less existence seems to continue. But it's probably good for my backlog that there's not another RPG I'm interested in xD
The starters aren't anything you will keep and evolve like Pokemon. They can be used to fuse with other monsters which allows you to share talents and stats in certain areas. The starters were something I found very quickly outclassed in all battles past the first half hour, so embrace the games 500 monsters, and the in-depth synthesis system.
Thank god for Switchup.... I mean I pre ordered it as it's the first monsters style DQ in years! Not allowed to play yet though as is an Xmas prezzie (booo)
The monsters fighting by themselves in the arena isn’t really strange. That’s how the monster arena worked in DQ8. And we didn’t get to heal between rounds.
When you play tournament you just choose tactics and fight no commands but tactics matter though in later ranks since you need have monster that heals,buffs ect since game get harder later half if your not prepared
Thanks Mark, I’ve eagerly been waiting for your review of this game, as you guys’ reviews are the only ones I trust. I’ll give Dragon Quest Monsters a miss and will rather replay Dragon Quest Builders.
*Pokemon:* This kid you become friends with needs to get special herbs to heal his dying dog, who got injured because the guy went to find his mom/dad in a dangerous section of the region. Only to find out later that his mom/dad was dead all along, and also planned to introduce monsters/machines from another time to the region, destroying its ecosystem. Hes also made to say goodbye to his mom/dad again via an AI clone, which sacrifices itself to save the region. *DQM Dark Prince:* you meet a tribe of Golems who are all sitting around in the desert, waiting to erode away, because they would all rather die than serve an evil wizard that lives in a temple nearby, who has them all cursed into eternal servitude. You beat the guy to free the golems, only to find that they all died anyway, making it all for nothing, unless you consider the thought that maybe this was what counted as freedom for them all along. _AND THIS IS IN ONLY ONE WORLD OUT OF NINETEEN!_
In both the Switch eShop & Nintendo Website; I saw the DLC as separate buys, bought digital Except for the Prince Pack, only available via Digital Deluxe it seems
I’ve only ever played like one half of 2 separate mainline DQ games but their spinoffs are SO GOOD! Monsters, Builders and Treasures are all just so good. Treasures is like one of my most played games of all time. It just hits that sweet spot between chill relaxing game that makes me happy but isn’t boring like a farm game or something. And DQ Monsters is excellent! I compare it to Monster Hunter Stories rather than Pokemon. Honestly the entire franchise is solid entertainment. They’re not really life changing games but will for sure give you 100s of hours of entertainment easily.
It's just testament to how great and Forwards the 'turn-based' combat in Mario RPG really is when you sit it next to games like this where combat looks terribly old fashioned. Like an old and broken chessboard. But then in this games slight defence, Mario RPG could make cement drying fun.
Might seem like a dimb question....not tech savvy...do these switch games load from the cartridge like games of old or do they save all.the data to the switch....meaning i will.have to get an sd card at some point Thank you
Been absolutely loving this game. I played a lot of dqmj and dqmj 2 growing up. Never got around to played the fan translated 3rd one. This game has been an absolute blast don't know if it's in joker 3 but I love having 4 party members instead of three always fun to have more room for monsters.
The original for original Gameboy was one of my favorite games as a kid. I can’t wait to try this out. I didn’t try the demo out yet because I just know I’ll get cut off and want to play more. Hope to pick it up sometime when my wallet allows it.
I haven’t played a dragon quest since professional joker (well now since xi) both joker and rocket slime introduce me to the series. I played the demo of this recently and I’m liking it so far. I may have to try the full game to get a better feel to it.
I wanna see the thing I just appointed me with the game is it feels like they made it very simple. The old dragon, quest monster games even the ones on the DS had proper towns to explore with a small side, quest opportunities. You also had to purchase a lot of items sort of like a item to get out of dungeons. I’ve had fun playing the game, but I just really wish it was a full dragon. Quest monster experience instead of being watered down.
I returned to dq11 on my switch after not playing it for 2 years and I’m now at 95 hours in and enjoying the “post game” which is just act 3. The game is fantastic and so much fun 😭
@@TheRockLobsterMafia i love act 3. It is so good! Best part about it is.... Spoiler! The mermaid is still alive!! I literally cried when she returned to the sea and turned to bubbles at the end of her sidequest. So saaad! 😢 I was really happy to see that she's still alive in act 3. Viva time travel! Ave time travel! 😋
@@Ser-Smiley honestly even though it is locked at 30fps and has slight performance issues sometimes, I would say that being able to bring DQ anywhere you go just to play for a quick session makes it very worth it to get it on the switch. I would prefer to have it on PC for the extra fps, but the switch version is amazing and looks and plays wonderfully.
Seeing games go up against Pokemon is like watching boxers fight Mike Tyson...We've all got hopes for the young pretender, but... I watch it through my fingers
Been playing DQ since it was released as Dragon Warrior. Gameplay-wise I'm pretty hyped....but honestly, I don't love the background visuals. Gonna play the demo this weekend and get a sense of the in motion visual experience. At $79.99 I better like it at the jump and not after patches and whatnot.
Dragon Quest started the monster collecting/trading stuff, when Pokemon man wanted to trade his friend a rare wizard hat from dragon quest 2 or 3. Its amazing how good Dragon Quest is as a series and how slept on it is in 'the west' even by square enix, I strongly believe anyone playing Dragon Quest 1 vs Final Fantasy 1 and moving through both series like that would come out seeing Dragon Quest pushing the genre forward faster and more often than FF ever did, especially with Dragon Quest 1-5 then FF takes over for 6-7 and its a toss up from there
Probably won't get this one because I'm not a fan of cut content sold back as DLC. That includes costumes and other "cosmetics". This is also one of the reasons why i am more picky about the games i buy
My first ever DQ was the last one on PS1, DQ VII I think? All I remember was I accidentally bought it thinking it was some other game. Best accident ever 😅
Thanks for this review - I was heavily unaware that this game had just come out a few days ago and had no idea it was even set to release at any point whatsoever. I'll definitely be buying this soon, but not before I finish Dragon Quest XI, which I've finally had the opportunity to play. Is there a Japanese voice acting option, by the way? I'm not particularly an English-dub-hater nor an original soundtrack/voice acting "simp", but recently, I mean, at least in comparison to Dragon Quest VIII, the English voice acting has become a tad cringe-inducing.
Do monsters stay relevant throughout the game if you like them, or does the game shift more towards ditching old mons in favor of "end game" mons as you progress?
I love this game. I played all the ones that came out in the US. If you play the DS or the 3DS ones you’ll feel right at home the story is lacking a little bit but the gameplay is all there. I can see myself spending at least 50 hours on this game if not 100. It’ll all depend if I choose to go down that rabbit hole or not.
I know I’m massively late on this one but what would people recommend more. DQ treasures or DQ monsters??? I know it’s subjective but is there a clear better game?
Based off this review it seems the game is exactly like the original game with some modern improvements. Which sounds great to me! I loved the originals, and the fact that the systems from the gameboy game still work today is a testament to the series. ❤
My first DQM game was DQW2! I also love this game, put tons of hours into the demo, and pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe... but am very disappointed about the Mole Hole being paid DLC. I agree, it should have been part of the base game - maybe you could unlock it after finishing the main story. That's where it feels it should belong, not behind a $10 price-point on top of the full-price game. But again, I'm loving my time with the game, and want SE to bring more DQM to the west.
I'll probably wait and just get a physical jp copy with english language support as it is a lot of cheaper here. I manage to get jp Treasures copy in less than $20 and even a jp copy Adventures of Dai is around $30 right now.
I keep hearing that you can only guide their actions using general options. It's weird. It's like people don't understand how DQ handles party controls. Past DQM games had that and the ability to choose specific movies ( thin air etc). But also general commands (all out offensive, support, etc) This is how DQ has handled battles almost from the very beginning. Also is monster riding back from Joker 3?
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Hey SwitchUp Family, did you play Dragon Quest Monsters back in the day? Mark
Contrary to the on screen error our 10% eshop credit discount is live lol - info in description!
Heck yeah, been playing Joker 2 for the last decade waiting for this game lol
You complain about how the demo carried over, but it literally said that only monster without levels would be carried over and you would start over. It's kinda your fault for playing that much
Im not playing a DQ Monsters that wont let me creation my character, so I'll stick to the 3DS version
Not part of the Switch family. Been part of the emulation family since Joker got 3 games before Tobi's Journey and Tara's Adventure could even get an HD Remaster.
My first DQ was Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey on Gameboy Color. Now Im about 2-3 hours in on DQM:TDP and I'm loving it!
I'm about 20 hours in and it's still equally fun!!!
Yeah it’s REALLY fun despite a few flaws. Have personally enjoyed more than Pokemon. Mark
Dlc Yay or nay?
@@marcusradtke9507If you are planning on getting super deep into synthesizing it would be helpful but if you just want to play casually it shouldn't be necessary.
@@marcusradtke9507hmmm annoyingly it does add a decent element to the game especially if you’re gonna be competitive online. Mark
I recently picked up the physical version and yes I gotta say it’s so addictive, especially the monster synthesis 👏
I grew up on Dragon Warrior Monsters: Tara’s Adventure and kept up with the Joker series. Absolutely adore how DQ handles their own monster taming spin offs
Same, best game out of the franchise. I like how there wasn't any stat caps and the stat curves with monsters allowed for you to make any target monster stronger. I always loved seeing +20 attack + 20 defense for the first 20 levels on a monster to be used to breed with something like a Tropicgel that maintained balanced stats all the way to 99.
Best game I've played this year. If it wasn't for those performance issues it would be perfect.
I’m happy to hear that. I will be picking up the physical game soon
This game is fire
Love the psaro story and the grind in this game is beautiful
I remember playing the Dragon Warrior Monster series as a kid on my gameboy. It's wild that like 20 years later this game still looks and feels so familiar and retains so much of the same core gameplay, just like pokemon has for 20 years.
For me this franchise couldn't beat my love for pokemon during the gameboy era but now in the switch era, pokemon's been slipping and this game looks like it's aiming to take the throne.
Exactly. We share the same experience and thoughts here.
it’s actually been 30 years
@@MNIMnoob No don't say that, I don't want to be ancient
Core gameplay?!?!?? Where are my portals to hardcore dungeons, this game absolutely babies you and it's disappointing. I wish i had downloaded an emulator and played the original great tree dqm, this feels like a sad sad low effort monster breeding simulator.
My first DragonQuest game was DragonQuest 11 on PS4. I’ve since fell in love with the series and now own DQ 7, DQ 8, DQ 11 on Switch, DQ Builders 1 &2, and DQ Treasures. Can’t wait to play this one!!! I love everything about the series. The characters, the music, the lore, everything 🤣
Get 1,2,&3 on switch!
How did you get 7 and 8 on your Switch?
@@Ludwig1970I was specifying DQ 11 on Switch, because I know it was released on other platforms. The first ones listed, I have on my DS.
@@randallrutherford1384waiting for those remasters lol
The thing i like is that Psaro is the main villain of Dragon Quest 4, and this game gives you an insight as to what he was up to while the chosen ones were trying to save the world. Knowing the plot makes watching the bond between Psaro and Rose grow that much more depressing.
Got mine a day late but have been playing a lot of this. The gameplay, especially synthesizing to get stronger monster, is addictive. Definitely a good game and I would end up with more than a hundred hours of gametime with this one
The SMT-esque fusion system is what caught my eye but the first half of 2024 is so loaded with JRPGs I'm gonna wait until I can grab this for like $30-$35.
Its been going up in price rather than down 💔
@@ElvisMarrero Came back down they released a reprint i think amazon had them on sale for 59.99 physical copy sold by amazon and shipped by amazon.. I picked up my copy at the local walmart just a week ago on sale for 30.00 bucks they had two copies
On sale now!
My son loved the demo as he loved Dragon Quest Treasures. I'm not a fan of monster collecting games, but I can understand their appeal, yet I struggle to understand how Pokémon sells so well.
pokemon sells cause children, nintendo banks on nostalgia, they get you when you are young an they get you addicted.
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Got it physical day 1 at my local GameStop. Honestly I wasn't expecting much/wasn't very hyped for it. Although as a DQ fan, I absolutely knew it wouldn't disappoint. Now a good couple days in, I can confidently say that it's amazing. It feels very modern. Maybe not exactly DQ11 quality, but still a more than worthy entry in the series. Don't sleep in it! You'll be addicted to the gameplay (and story) immediately.
Glad you’ve reviewed this because I’ve had my eye on it looks like a payday treat for me
Very good, and very fair review. The only minor quibble I had was that while I do very much agree with your observations about the graphics, I do feel that the actual character models for the monsters are generally quite good with a decent variety of animations to help keep things fresh when using different movesets in combat. But otherwise, like I said before, very good review.
And yes, I’ve played every DQM game that’s come to the west since they first launched over here. It’s part of why I was so excited for this one.
Is this the best one? Capcom’s MOSTER HUNTER STORIES 2 looks a lot better graphically, doesn’t it?
@@koobsmooth The best? No, you’re absolutely right that MHS2 looks much better. It was more an observation, particularly in light of the comparisons to Pokemon, that the models do generally look good and have a decent variety of animations, not a claim of strict or objective superiority.
@@RedGryz I appreciate the response cause I am kinda struggling over here. I loved the first JOKER but havent played the JOKER sequels. I am thinking that maybe I just let this most recent one be for a while and pick up an older much cheaper DQ monster game instead. The Dark Prince is a pretty penny and why shouldnt I think the Dark Prince Professional is right around the corner with all of the DLC already included on the cartridge? Anyway, thanks for the comments.
@@koobsmooth Ah, I misunderstood your question. I thought you were talking about graphical fidelity on the switch. I don’t know which one I would honestly rate as the best (bearing in mind I haven’t played Joker 3 since that never came over here through official means). If there is a Professional edition (other than the digital deluxe edition, I should specify), I would honestly be shocked if we got it just based on the history there. The DLC, while useful, doesn’t add any monsters to the game that aren’t already present, it just gives you convenience features for grinding and scouting/synthing via access to convenient grind dungeons for both purposes (the chest DLC is just semi-useful consumables on a time basis). Anyway, if you’ve played Joker already, then I don’t think you could go wrong with Joker 2, the 3DS remake of Terry’s Wonderland (which you’ll have to get through unofficial means if you don’t speak Japanese), or The Dark Prince (Again, can’t speak to Joker 3). If you want to get in on the ground floor for the competitive scene, though, and enjoy a Monsters game for the public element (which isn’t really possible on the older games anymore), then definitely get this and soon.
This is a Switch Exclusive, so that adds a couple points to the review IMO.
For now, it's looking like Dragon Quest Monsters is better than Pokémon. I don't get that feeling of spite out of Tose like I do out of The Pokémon Company. TPC genuinely seems like they hate that their players have been asking them for a full-fledged home-console Pokémon RPG experience, while Dragon Quest Monsters' devs just came out of nowhere to deliver on that, even going the extra distance and tying it into the main-line Dragon Quest 4.
Poor whiny boi bubububu 😢
Lol preorder and immediately stop playing all my other games just to play it 😂 I've been waiting for ever to play this ive played everyone on I could in the west so 🎉 the battling and synthesizing are the main bulk of this game thx for the video .
From the review I was expecting high 60s-low 70s, so 79% came as a suprise! Will probably pick this up on a sale. Just nabbed DQ treasure for £25 on Amazon sale so have plenty to do!
My first dqm game was "dqm monsters joker ds"
The orc boss battle was by far the hardest for me
I miss having the huge boss monsters from all over the dragon quest series in my group, they used to have 3 and 4 slot sized monsters in previous entries on the 3ds. You could become that endgame boss and crush all enemies. Now we will have to do with 2 medium sized monsters I guess :D
Ur telling me there's no badasss big monsters in this game?! Wtf
@@Mysteryboy0007 I havent played the game for a few months so I am not sure what they added since, but at launch no, the biggest monster you could get was 2 slots.
I like DQM more than pokemon, and i am a big pokemon fan. Sadly i am totally done with DQM:TDP done everything there is to do have 99% of all monsters now and most of them are level 100.
Easy way to get monsters to level 100 is to jump amons zone outside and also where you fight doplh the destroyer, you are able to find king metal slime and killing him with physical attacks will net you over 500K exp and if you find a large one its over 1M exp so really good way to farm fast exp, besides you are able to find really rare eggs while hunting king metal slime 😊
I forgot this was coming out. What a treat! My First DQ experience was 8 back in the day, my favourite however was DQ builders 2. Thanks for the Review! Love the show guys.
"Post-apocalyptic arctic tundra" I just love the way you said that. As a non native english speaker some words or sentences sounds so interesting(can't really explain why). I have listened to this part more than I'd like to admit.
I haven't been able to stop playing this over the past few days and I wasn't even planning on buying it at all! I find it more fun than the last few Pokemon games.
Feels like everyone is beating Pokemon at their own game now a-days.
I just love the new synthesis mechanic! now without polarity to think of, you could fuse anything with anyone!
Are you creating a new monster using this method?
@@BarnzTT it's DQM's gimmick, comparable to evolution in pokemon, by sacrificing 2 monsters you get 1 that is more powerful than what you used to fuse it
@@kaikosolano8172 So the synthesized monsters are not seen in the wild?
@@BarnzTT Depends, some monsters can only be made through synthesis, but you can also find many in the wild. Synthesized monsters are far better than those in the wild, even if they're the same species
@@kaikosolano8172 Thanks.
I think it was a fair review. I really don't like comparing pokemon to this series because it's a totally different type of battle mechanic and catching mechanic. I would compare it to the older games and explain what it was built around in the first place. Comparing it to Shin Megami Tensie is very fair especially SMT5. The colloseum or tournament battle systems have always had it to where you needed no control of your monsters and let their own nature's take over. The synthesis and music will always be a big staple for this series. Adding something a little extra is a great thing but is what fans come to expect from the DQM formula. Awesome review keep up the good work.
My first DQ game eas actually monster joker one on the DS Lite, good times and memories 😁
It’s a shame they took a leaf from SV and sold it with some performance issues. Least this doesn’t crash or delete your saves for no reason.
Have been playing this even in the older systems, and not a super fan of the size system as the old ones are easier to digest.
Agree with the DLCs being a little sketchy but still a very addicting game with or without it :)
One tip about the arena / tournament matches where you cannot control your monsters is that you can also change the frequency a monster uses his move, use it a lot, use it sometimes, and never.
With this, it will be easier to “predict” how your monsters will act.
You also need to always consider the traits of the monster with your moveset to have maximum effect whether damage or status.
See you in online battles :)
Played the demo and although it was slow to grip me due to visual and story blandness and a tutorial that dragged I was really getting into it by the end. I will prob wait for a sale but the demo in the end was pretty good. The monsters were great as well. I loved the flying pancake monster
Gets so much better with the synergies system. Mark
meh not for me but thanks for the review guys!! p.s. hearing the music makes me want to play DQ 11S again, god what a brillant game that one is.
We all have our bad opinions
One thing I would like to know is the build variety in monsters you can make. Is there a lot of variety and many options for moves and abilities you can pick from, or are there just a load of variations of damage moves and healing moves, with some general buffs thrown in?
For instance in Persona or SMT games, you can fuse support style demons, attackers, healers, ones that focus on crits, debuffing the enemy, etc. Do you get that in this game or do monsters only do like 2 things each?
Each monster has a few skill lists it can go down. They aren't skill trees but lists. You can put points into them as you like. Each monster has a few of these so 2 monsters might not have the same 2. You can fuse monsters and select what skill list you want to carry over. If 2 monsters share the same skill you carry more points over for that skill than you would with 2 different Learnsets
There are multiple elemental skills, physical skills, buffs, heals, and debuff trees that can be transferred to any monster through synthesis. There is a very large variety, and because they evolve and you can put three trees on a mon , it’s basically infinite combinations.
Ontop of that, each mon has their own unique set of “talents” which are three passive skills that unlock at certain levels that can be used to synergy with your own build. There is a lot of freedom in the game.
I am really wanting something other than pokemon. But how does this one stack against coromon or nexomon?
I think about 80% is the best that this game could get critically. Which I think is fair given the performance.
Its much higher on my own scale, but then again, my own scale is extremely biased in favor of this game
I kinda like Treasures from last year but I think overall I prefer more traditional DQ.. I’d be far more excited for potential remakes of the earlier titles like they are said to be doing with DQIII
I'm in the same boat. I do love the monster collecting, but every DQM game I've played eventually feels like I'm just running brainless through a number of areas.
I played DQM1 remake on 3DS, and by the end of it, despite being a big DQ fan, I entirely regretted playing it.
@@christaylor86 I’m at the part where you play the DQ11 S 8 bit mini game based on DQ1.. It’s nothing I expected either
Playing this with my wife and little one and absolutely loving it. Elements of SMT, pokemon and that addicting dragon quest charm
Man, 4 of my favorite games the past 2 years have been these other monster collectors. Monster sancturary, casette beast, monster hunter stories 2, and now this. You know what they say , You gotta catch em all!
I like the idea of this being a DQ4 prequel, but damn I feel like this game could look and work so much better considering how good DQ11 was ported
so in the tournament its pretty much like Monster Rancher then?
The ugly textures and the horrible framerates really ruined this experience for me. It feels incomplete. I'm a massive fan of the original gameboy titles so when this was announced I was super happy. Really hard for me to purchase this at full price with the demos glaring issues. I'll buy it one day. Not any time soon though... What's 3 more years?
Well GameFreak has set the bar pretty low for the current gen Pokemon, so won't be surprised if this is better
Hahahahaha😂
Hearing the DQ music in the background just gives me warm fuzzy feelings, lol
I thought the demo was neat, played it for a bit the other day. The repetitive mission progression sounds disappointing, and I also noticed what you mentioned about the towns/world feeling a bit lifeless at times. That was the first thing that caught my attention in the demo; where is everyone?!
My only Game of this Series was Dragon Quest Monsters Joker. It felt really unique after playing Pokemon before this, especially the Synthesis mechanic.
I’ve never played this series and recently started Dragon Quest 3. I love the little history and lore you provided on top of how the game is.
I've been enjoying this one. My only complaint (graphics aside) is how slow it is to take off. But once it gets going, it's pretty good. A lot of depth for those who want it, to be sure.
never played DQ, but this could be the game that gets me in
Sometimes I'm not even thinking about buying the games you review but I just watch the videos for the cool, honest, well written and thoughtful analysis! And don't forget the funny comments and jokes! I love your channel and I'll always support your channel! Greetings! Pura vida 🤘🏼
That Candyland level is awesome it gave me flashbacks to castle of illusion on the Sega Master System, oh gosh what I'd give to play that again, I'd say halve the reason I want this game is that candy land level, and I love Dragon Quest in general, my first dragon quest game was Dragon Quest 8 and I desperately crave to play that again on modern consoles, I have ALOT of great memories playing DQ8 back in the day
I played dragon quest on NES if that counts? I got dragon quest 11 on switch that I've never played if that counts??
I've tried different Dragon Quest games but so far, nothing has stuck. But I'm glad they often have demos! I played the demo for this one, and I'm gonna be honest, I'm a bit disappointed with the starter selections, and the music grated on my nerves 😅 Thanks for the review, my Dragon Quest-less existence seems to continue. But it's probably good for my backlog that there's not another RPG I'm interested in xD
11 will hook you get past the opening.
The starters aren't anything you will keep and evolve like Pokemon. They can be used to fuse with other monsters which allows you to share talents and stats in certain areas.
The starters were something I found very quickly outclassed in all battles past the first half hour, so embrace the games 500 monsters, and the in-depth synthesis system.
Have you tried Dragon Quest Builders 2?
Thank god for Switchup.... I mean I pre ordered it as it's the first monsters style DQ in years! Not allowed to play yet though as is an Xmas prezzie (booo)
You’re welcome mate! Mark
I'm down for Shin Megami Pokémon Quest
Man that be a dream if something like that happens.
The monsters fighting by themselves in the arena isn’t really strange. That’s how the monster arena worked in DQ8. And we didn’t get to heal between rounds.
I've never played the DQ Monsters series before. Is the tournament basically a cut scene then?
When you play tournament you just choose tactics and fight no commands but tactics matter though in later ranks since you need have monster that heals,buffs ect since game get harder later half if your not prepared
@@chavaperez8445 Ah I see, thanks!
this brings back some nostalgia, first DQ is dragon warrior gameboy thr first one and it was really memorable
Thanks Mark, I’ve eagerly been waiting for your review of this game, as you guys’ reviews are the only ones I trust. I’ll give Dragon Quest Monsters a miss and will rather replay Dragon Quest Builders.
*Pokemon:* This kid you become friends with needs to get special herbs to heal his dying dog, who got injured because the guy went to find his mom/dad in a dangerous section of the region. Only to find out later that his mom/dad was dead all along, and also planned to introduce monsters/machines from another time to the region, destroying its ecosystem. Hes also made to say goodbye to his mom/dad again via an AI clone, which sacrifices itself to save the region.
*DQM Dark Prince:* you meet a tribe of Golems who are all sitting around in the desert, waiting to erode away, because they would all rather die than serve an evil wizard that lives in a temple nearby, who has them all cursed into eternal servitude. You beat the guy to free the golems, only to find that they all died anyway, making it all for nothing, unless you consider the thought that maybe this was what counted as freedom for them all along. _AND THIS IS IN ONLY ONE WORLD OUT OF NINETEEN!_
If you purchase a physical copy can you purchase the dlc or is the dlc only available for the digital deluxe edition? 😮
In both the Switch eShop & Nintendo Website; I saw the DLC as separate buys, bought digital
Except for the Prince Pack, only available via Digital Deluxe it seems
Been excited for this one there’s been so little coverage on it once it’s come out though so cheers for the review
Rose is also from dragon quest 4 she is his main motivation for doing what he does in that game
I’ve only ever played like one half of 2 separate mainline DQ games but their spinoffs are SO GOOD! Monsters, Builders and Treasures are all just so good. Treasures is like one of my most played games of all time. It just hits that sweet spot between chill relaxing game that makes me happy but isn’t boring like a farm game or something. And DQ Monsters is excellent! I compare it to Monster Hunter Stories rather than Pokemon. Honestly the entire franchise is solid entertainment. They’re not really life changing games but will for sure give you 100s of hours of entertainment easily.
It's just testament to how great and Forwards the 'turn-based' combat in Mario RPG really is when you sit it next to games like this where combat looks terribly old fashioned. Like an old and broken chessboard.
But then in this games slight defence, Mario RPG could make cement drying fun.
Might seem like a dimb question....not tech savvy...do these switch games load from the cartridge like games of old or do they save all.the data to the switch....meaning i will.have to get an sd card at some point
Thank you
save data stored on the switch storage, you will need to get sd card for games that have huge data download (even if it's physical or not).
@@IzukuLuffyAsta much appreciated thank you
Never played this series so I'm intrigued for sure!
Been absolutely loving this game. I played a lot of dqmj and dqmj 2 growing up. Never got around to played the fan translated 3rd one. This game has been an absolute blast don't know if it's in joker 3 but I love having 4 party members instead of three always fun to have more room for monsters.
You should play the DQM 2 remake, it is a better game overall.
@@hannariel gotta check that out then.
@@BlueTurn I forgot to tell that the remake are in Japanese only, but there are an excellent fan translation available.
Got this a while ago, finally getting around to playing it the past 2 weeks. Really like the game, thanks for the video!
I was on the fence about this one, but your review made me want to order it. This game looks so fun! Just purchased!
The original for original Gameboy was one of my favorite games as a kid. I can’t wait to try this out. I didn’t try the demo out yet because I just know I’ll get cut off and want to play more.
Hope to pick it up sometime when my wallet allows it.
Im interested in getting DQ dark prince.. how long is the battery life on the Switch Lite??
I haven’t played a dragon quest since professional joker (well now since xi) both joker and rocket slime introduce me to the series. I played the demo of this recently and I’m liking it so far. I may have to try the full game to get a better feel to it.
I wanna see the thing I just appointed me with the game is it feels like they made it very simple. The old dragon, quest monster games even the ones on the DS had proper towns to explore with a small side, quest opportunities. You also had to purchase a lot of items sort of like a item to get out of dungeons.
I’ve had fun playing the game, but I just really wish it was a full dragon. Quest monster experience instead of being watered down.
Hearing the Dragon Quest music in the background makes me want to play DQ11 again... b-but my DQ11 is on my ps4 and my ps4 is broken! Uuunghhh! 😣
I returned to dq11 on my switch after not playing it for 2 years and I’m now at 95 hours in and enjoying the “post game” which is just act 3. The game is fantastic and so much fun 😭
@@TheRockLobsterMafia i love act 3. It is so good! Best part about it is....
Spoiler!
The mermaid is still alive!! I literally cried when she returned to the sea and turned to bubbles at the end of her sidequest. So saaad! 😢
I was really happy to see that she's still alive in act 3. Viva time travel! Ave time travel! 😋
@@Ser-Smiley I know that was an amazing thing to see! And such a great quest line in general!
@@TheRockLobsterMafia one day im gonna double dip and buy DQ11 for my switch for sure. It's too good. Playing it once is not enough! 😋😤
@@Ser-Smiley honestly even though it is locked at 30fps and has slight performance issues sometimes, I would say that being able to bring DQ anywhere you go just to play for a quick session makes it very worth it to get it on the switch. I would prefer to have it on PC for the extra fps, but the switch version is amazing and looks and plays wonderfully.
Sad to see this game lacking on a tech level when Treasures was good looking
I might try the demo.. Look interesting..
Seeing games go up against Pokemon is like watching boxers fight Mike Tyson...We've all got hopes for the young pretender, but... I watch it through my fingers
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Even tho this series did the monster collecting thing first
Dragon quest is pokemons father. Check out dragon quest 5 to see where all your monster collecting games came from 😊
Hilarious
This didn’t age well. Lol jk
Been playing DQ since it was released as Dragon Warrior.
Gameplay-wise I'm pretty hyped....but honestly, I don't love the background visuals.
Gonna play the demo this weekend and get a sense of the in motion visual experience.
At $79.99 I better like it at the jump and not after patches and whatnot.
It’s probably my goty. Great game
DQM has always been my Pokémon. All my friends are talking about their childhood, filled with Pokémon and here I am. The only one who played DQM 😂
Dragon Quest started the monster collecting/trading stuff, when Pokemon man wanted to trade his friend a rare wizard hat from dragon quest 2 or 3.
Its amazing how good Dragon Quest is as a series and how slept on it is in 'the west' even by square enix, I strongly believe anyone playing Dragon Quest 1 vs Final Fantasy 1 and moving through both series like that would come out seeing Dragon Quest pushing the genre forward faster and more often than FF ever did, especially with Dragon Quest 1-5 then FF takes over for 6-7 and its a toss up from there
SMT started it. Then DQV took inspiration from it in 1992 and Pokémon took DQV as a role model. :)
Probably won't get this one because I'm not a fan of cut content sold back as DLC. That includes costumes and other "cosmetics". This is also one of the reasons why i am more picky about the games i buy
My first ever DQ was the last one on PS1, DQ VII I think? All I remember was I accidentally bought it thinking it was some other game. Best accident ever 😅
The dopamine become so high when switch up uploads❤
So basically anohter Monster joker i love it 😊
Thanks for this review - I was heavily unaware that this game had just come out a few days ago and had no idea it was even set to release at any point whatsoever.
I'll definitely be buying this soon, but not before I finish Dragon Quest XI, which I've finally had the opportunity to play.
Is there a Japanese voice acting option, by the way? I'm not particularly an English-dub-hater nor an original soundtrack/voice acting "simp", but recently, I mean, at least in comparison to Dragon Quest VIII, the English voice acting has become a tad cringe-inducing.
Do monsters stay relevant throughout the game if you like them, or does the game shift more towards ditching old mons in favor of "end game" mons as you progress?
Basically just like shin megami tensei.
@@1trevor30 Thanks, but what if I told you I've never played Shin Megami Tensei? 🤔
@@ramon860 There is a progression of monsters getting stronger, but you can definitely make any monster viable with the right setup endgame.
I love this game. I played all the ones that came out in the US. If you play the DS or the 3DS ones you’ll feel right at home the story is lacking a little bit but the gameplay is all there. I can see myself spending at least 50 hours on this game if not 100. It’ll all depend if I choose to go down that rabbit hole or not.
Technically, DQM predates shin magami. Technically
I don't like the current model of buy the game and then buy the other half of the game later. Other than that this one looks promising.
16 HOURS IN I love it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I’m massively late on this one but what would people recommend more. DQ treasures or DQ monsters???
I know it’s subjective but is there a clear better game?
Based off this review it seems the game is exactly like the original game with some modern improvements. Which sounds great to me! I loved the originals, and the fact that the systems from the gameboy game still work today is a testament to the series. ❤
Feels just like Dqm Joker for ds
My first DQM game was DQW2!
I also love this game, put tons of hours into the demo, and pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe... but am very disappointed about the Mole Hole being paid DLC. I agree, it should have been part of the base game - maybe you could unlock it after finishing the main story. That's where it feels it should belong, not behind a $10 price-point on top of the full-price game.
But again, I'm loving my time with the game, and want SE to bring more DQM to the west.
Thanks so much for the review! This one seems to be divisive lol. Just got my copy today and can't wait
You'd love it
Bought this the other day. Never play a dragon quest game before. This might be my way into the series
dq 11 is god tier
I'll probably wait and just get a physical jp copy with english language support as it is a lot of cheaper here. I manage to get jp Treasures copy in less than $20 and even a jp copy Adventures of Dai is around $30 right now.
I keep hearing that you can only guide their actions using general options. It's weird. It's like people don't understand how DQ handles party controls.
Past DQM games had that and the ability to choose specific movies ( thin air etc). But also general commands (all out offensive, support, etc) This is how DQ has handled battles almost from the very beginning.
Also is monster riding back from Joker 3?
I noticed that Ebgames in Australia no longer have it for sale.