DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince
Recruit monsters to fight for Psaro, then combine companions through synthesis to create stronger offspring. Changing seasons and weather alter both the creatures you encounter and the places you can reach.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
Psaro's curse prevents him from harming monsters, so his journey through Nadiria depends on the companions he recruits. You assemble a monster party and direct its battles, choosing between individual orders and tactics that let the creatures act for themselves. Synthesis turns two monsters into a stronger offspring, which can inherit parental skills. Your search for companions takes you through environments ranging from lava rivers to towers made of cake. Seasons and weather change the monsters that appear, while some locations become accessible only under particular conditions. Building your party therefore involves both choosing what to combine and exploring the fields under different conditions.
Collected in series
Dragon Quest builds fantasy journeys around visiting towns, exploring dungeons and growing stronger through battles. Its mainline adventures are known for turn-based decisions and heroic quests, while spin-offs take the same world of monsters and magic into other kinds of play.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy building a monster lineage and adapting their collection plans to the world.
Synthesis can make each recruited monster part of a longer team-building project. Seasonal encounters and routes may encourage revisiting familiar fields with a different objective.
Strengths
- Combining monsters gives recruitment a purpose beyond simply expanding a collection.
Weaknesses
- Condition-dependent encounters may frustrate players who want to pursue any chosen monster immediately.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy experimenting with monster combinations and searching environments under changing conditions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Season-dependent routes can give return visits a purpose, with access tied to environmental conditions. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Inherited skills can make synthesis a decision about a future party role as well as a new creature. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cake towers and lava rivers may make the search for companions appealing to players who like playful fantasy settings. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Choosing between individual orders and tactics can accommodate different preferences for managing battles. | Reviewed | 5.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Armor ProjectSquare Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Story-drivenThird PersonFantasyTurn-based CombatSolo-friendly3D GraphicsWarExplorationReal-time CombatMain Story 20–50 HoursLong-term ProgressionLevel Progression
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideDec 1, 2023
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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