Japanese developer Omega Force, the creators of the Dynasty Warriors series, has been churning out hack and slash games for over 20 years. It has taken the tried and true formula of its main series and applied it to various established franchises with games like Hyrule Warriors , Attack on Titan ,...

Honors the Dragon Quest brand; Great variety of vocations/skills; Combat is fast; fluid; and fun; Good presentation

Uneven difficulty spikes; Tags

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Beautiful visuals; complementary new gameplay systems; expanded scale; lots of fan-favorite characters; plenty of customization options; great localization

Too much padding; later battles are too long; some difficulty spikes; story is bog-standard; fundamentally not too different from the first Dragon Quest Heroes

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feels like a step forward in some ways, but a step back in others. The new additions to combat are nice, but the attempts to bring more RPG elements to the story missions don't always work out for the best – at worst, they wind up transforming an enjoyable action game into a boring slog.

Buy Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest Heroes II follows the story of two cousins, Lazarel and Teresa, who live in the land of Dunisia. The world lives in peace and harmony and fear bringing about another terrible war.

Over the last few years Omega Force has done an excellent job of adjusting its reputation to be more than just "the Dynasty Warriors studio." It has been taking on high-profile franchises like Zelda and Attack on Titan, and delivering novel experiences within its self-established action boundaries.

The Dragon Quest series is arguably one of the biggest and most popular franchises to ever come out of Japan. There are eleven numbered entries in the series at current count, plus a massive number of spin-off titles, too...

Fans of Dynasty Warriors or the Dragon Quest series will enjoy this second-edition genre mashup. Dragon Quest Heroes 2 strikes a great balance between complexity and action and weaves an entertaining story through and around its fast and furious battles.

The PlayStation 4 has been on an absolute tear lately with quality titles from Japanese developers. After NieR: Automata and Persona 5 came out, I figured it was time for a drought of games that would last well into the summer.

After the success of the first Dragon Quest Heroes, a followup was a foregone conclusion and now it has arrived with Dragon Quest Heroes 2.