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Well Crap, Then This is Heading AwkwardДragon Quest Heroes II comes as an easy recommendation to any musou fan and anyone who liked the first Dragon Quest Heroes. But hey, it wouldnвЂ™t be Dragon Quest without some slow-paced menu jank, would it? *Level-up Fanfare Here.* Alex, Can We Have That Fanfare Autoplay on This Page? No. Five seconds might sound like a long time, but when weвЂ™re talking about your ability to navigate menus being completely locked up because the game has to play a tune, thatвЂ™s an eternity. The downside of this is that the game insists that players do noting else while its little fanfares play out. Sound effects and jingles are as important to Dragon QuestвЂs audio as the music, and longtime fans wonвЂ™t be disappointed in how many of them live on in Heroes II. During stretches of smashing slimes, I generally preferred to turn on a podcast or some music of my own. New, catchy music tracks are present as well, though itвЂ™s not the kind of soundtrack thatвЂ™ll be remembered long after end credits.

Once again, fans will recognize a selection of music from earlier Dragon Quest games, arranged to fit the modern era. While itвЂ™s not leaps and bounds ahead of its 2015 predecessor, Dragon Quest Heroes II is a damn fine looking game.

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Though a cross-gen game with other versions on PS3 and Vita, this PS4 version doesnвЂ™t look out of place on the system at all. Of course the franchiseвЂ™s signature monsters look as good as the characters and environments, making them almost hard to kill sometimes. Rich colors, smooth animation, and pretty spell effects greet the eyes in every shot. This is, naturally, the best that Dragon Quest has ever looked. DQH2, however, simply adds the ability to enjoy scenic landscapes and chase up some treasure in more ways than its predecessor did. This is still very much a musou game first and foremost. Wider areas and the long haul in between missions serve to make the pacing better and add more variety to gameplay, but donвЂ™t go expecting an open-world RPG here. As I have no friends, local multiplayer has can not be considered in this review. For the most part, online seems to go smoothly for those who delve into it, though I canвЂ™t speak much to it myself and itвЂ™s not been considered for this single-player review. Multiplayer is possible online and offline, but youвЂ™ll need multiple versions of the game if you want to do the latter. Furthermore, Omega Force took out a little way that players were once able to cheat the system no longer can one simply stand in one spot and hold a button to power the special bar, then switch characters and do it all again. At least before you spend skill points to improve your special rate, youвЂ™ll notice that the pink bar fills up a bit more slowly. Special moves come up a little less often in II than they did in the original Dragon Quest Heroes. The main characters can now have their weapons and classes switched up, allowing them access to leveling up new ranks with each and learning new skills. In this way, Dragon Quest Heroes II takes another step away from DQвЂs RPG roots and toward the musou makings of other Koei Tecmo/Omega Force вЂњ WarriorsвЂќ titles.ДЄnd yet, in another way, it adds to customization.

But with the introduction of level caps on certain skills and stat boost options, there are now more restrictions in place, giving players fewer possible ways to craft a character. If I want to put all my points into the Big Damn Destructo skill while at level 12, I obviously have to ignore a bunch of other upgrades in order to have enough points to afford it, right? ItвЂ™s a tradeoff - one thatвЂ™s long been essential to the role playing process that gave the вЂњRPGвЂќ its name.

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This feature makes a return from the first DQH, but now, players arenвЂ™t free to spend the points on any skill for which they have enough points one must have the points and a minimum level, which I dislike.

Leveling up comes with token advancements for each character, and a few skill points that players can spend. No doubt, if you liked the original, I see no reason not to love this sequel. Battling hoards of monsters with a mix of new and familiar Dragon Quest characters feels just as satisfying this time as it did last time, on a combat level. ThatвЂ™s not to say whatвЂ™s there is bad - quite the opposite, itвЂ™s great. This time around, the idea of taking an all-star cast of Dragon Quest characters around a new world while we musou the crap out of everything isnвЂ™t new anymore, so my play sessions didnвЂ™t tend to be as long. The original DQ Heroes kept up steam for all of the hours I ended up putting into it, but it was also a brand new experience.