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Developed by Tose, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Fantasy, Open world
OpenCritic73IGDB74
Journey into a fantastical world on a quest for revenge in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince.
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Raw, plot-driven, unpretentious and epic.
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Screen RantAustin KingDec 20234.5/5 starsAll of this coalesces into a game that is surprisingly chill but also full of surprises. The storytelling, characters, and monsters are all trademark DQ. And with post-game content (no spoilers here), the good times can keep on rolling. The vibrancy on display here, along with Dragon Quest's signature sense of humor, dares anyone to play it without a smile. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is one of the most fun games of the year.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyDec 20234.5/5 starsDragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is an exceptional return for one of Square Enix’s most under-appreciated properties. With Pokémon going through a rare period where it’s not meeting nearly universal acclaim, perhaps this is the big opportunity for this series to finally break through, some 25 years after it first launched on Game Boy Color.
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RPG FanAudra BowlingJan 202485/100Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is a fun traditional, monster-collecting RPG with plenty of homages to the classic Dragon Quest IV.
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Press StartHarry KalogirouDec 20236/10Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is a middling entry into a once legendary spin-off series. For every element or system the game nails, there's a confusing design decision that holds them back. While The Dark Prince is far from terrible, it doesn't reach the heights of recent entries into this storied franchise.
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Cubed3Albert LichiJan 20246/10There are over 500 monsters in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, and over 40 hours of main story to trudge through. Fans will get a lot of bang for their buck, but expect to wince at the presentation which is embarrassingly low for Dragon Quest standards. The battles in the colosseums are a little tense to watch as the AIs smack each other around, but are otherwise tedious. The substance of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is in being the coach to a team of cartoony-looking Toriyama monsters.
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IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 3 ratings.
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