Dragon Quest Heroes 2 is a Musou game set in Square Enix's enormously popular RPG universe. The one with the blue slimes and the Dragonball hair, not the one with the Calvin Klein models swinging huge swords at each other.

Delicious Musou combat; Tons of characters with unique abilities; Distinct Dragon Quest flavour

Character growth is so boring; Non-combat quests interrupt momentum; Some combat quests felt padded

"Fanservice is the name of the game in Dragon Quest Heroes II." © 2017 Square Enix, Omega Force. All rights reserved.

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

Going the long rout

Charming looks; More RPG than musou

Being asked to go the long way; Most of the cast is forgettable; Friendly monster AI isn't great

This review is long overdue, and all I can do is apologise. I've been going through a rough patch, especially these past few days, but with the help of fun game, any kind of stress and anxiety can float away. A fun game is what we all need from time to time.

Large roster of Dragon Quest Heroes; Nice balance between free roam and battle sections; Some great boss fights; Lots of collectibles and extras to do

Lock-aim only works for bigger enemies and isn't all that great; Vocations are fairly redundant; Some of the voice acting is off; Skill trees are limited

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.

Probably one of the most unique PS4 games I've ever played. It's a mix of Dynasty warrior with RPG elements, makes this a very refreshing combination. The battle system is great, with classes and unique skill for each. The open world element, although pretty limited, is very nicely designed.

A different take on the hack and slash genre, but let down by sticky controls, dropped inputs and terrible voice acting.

So it's like the original but then again it's totally different. You can no longer charge your tension bar to full at any time by holding o. This is what has ruined this game for me. I gave the first heros a perfect rating and then some. Not being able to do coup de grace ever has ruined it for me.

My husband loved it and he is a long time dragon ball Z fan!

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