The combat itself feels, at least if compared to games like Bayonetta, a bit clunky. The fighting styles offered are diverse, though there are some characters/classes that are stronger than others. You will gain other characters from other parts of the main series DQ games throughout the story.Įvery character has individual skills and new ones can be learned both through leveling up the characters themselves and spending skill points or by increasing the weapon proficiency in combat. There is no difference between both sexes in this game. English is still acceptable, though.ĭQH2 starts off with the selection of a male or a female character as the main character, however, the other will be playable throughout the game once character switching is learned. The game is not fully voiced, however where it is I prefer the Japanese voice actors. Sound effects for the most part are spot on and give a good aural feedback on what is happening in the game. It flows well and is nice to listen to and lends to the charm of the game. The music by composer Koichi Sugiyama is orchestral in nature and has many of the staple pieces of the series. Intriguingly, the mouse, contrary to many other Omega Force titles, can be used for moving the camera around, which is a plus. You only have the option of one key per keyboard command, however, you can double up on the mouse and at least five mouse buttons are recognized. However, contrary to most games developed by Koei Tecmos Omega Force, keyboard and mouse is also an option in this game.

The game is a port from consoles and plays, as such, best on a controller.

Lavalands) dips in frame rate are a given. The performance itself seems to have similar problems as on the first game, meaning achieving a stable frame rate seems to be nigh on impossible, as in certain scenes with complex lighting (e.g. There is also no way to tweak AA or AF and many other comforts enjoyed in other PC titles are still missing. For one, only 16:9 resolutions seem to be supported. The effects, for the most part, share the colorful scheme, but can get in the way of situational awareness in heavy combat. For DQ series veterans all the monsters will be recognizable in an instant from the lowliest, smiling slime to the largest dragon. The graphics in this game are colorful and capture the unique style of the DQ universe very well. The game is protected by Steam DRM with a layer of Denuvo anti-tamper. This all is presented in the universe of the JRPG franchise Dragon Quest with the graphical style of manga artist Akira Toriyama of Dragonball fame.

Posted: 25 June, 2017 Dragon Quest Heroes™ IIĭragon Quest Heroes™ II, or DQH2 for short, is a so-called Musou game, where you battle hordes of weak enemies with a few stronger enemies mixed in to make matters more interesting, as well as the occaisional boss fight.

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