Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an animated solo player experience

First, Dragon Quest Builders 2 I've hit it as strange. For what I was expecting to be a sandbox type game, it certainly got me to sit in many dialogues. The non-playable characters from the Dragon Quest franchise will make you talk all day. At first, it bothered me but, as I progressed, it was these same characters who made me play.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 place the protagonist, a builder, in an alternative reality of Dragon Quest. In this timeline, the hero of Dragon Quest 2 – the NES game of 1989 – betrays their quest and accepts the offer of the Lord of the Dragons to reign over half of the territory. In the end, a world led by bad guys is not that bad. When evil wins, there are still many nice people. These are the characters with whom we spend time Dragon Quest Builders 2.

Although there is a scenario, Dragon Quest Builders 2 borrows a lot from sandbox games. Among the many ways to play, you have the opportunity to fight, build, operate and cultivate. The game uses a block building style, at the Minecraft.

However, what distinguishes him from Minecraft, and that's what gave me meaning, it's the non-playable characters and their interaction with the world. The characters of Dragon Quest Builders 2 it was easier to play solo because you did not feel as alone as playing Minecraft by myself.

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Playing Minecraft by myself feels isolated. There is no dialogue. You hardly run in the cities. It features a simple contemplative soundtrack. It's relaxing, but you can feel lonely after a while. For this reason, I could never manage for a long time to stay solo. Whenever I have binged Minecraft was with other people, in multiplayer mode.

contrary to Minecraft, the other characters play a central role Dragon Quest Builders 2. The player can only progress in the game by recruiting friends to help build the city.

In Dragon Question Builders 2each character does his own thing and contributes to a wider cause – building a city – in a way that matches his character. Depending on the interests of each character, the other inhabitants of the city will take care of different tasks such as watering, soil preparation or crop protection against monsters. A character named Rosie likes to garden; then she will take care of plowing the soil and watering the plants during your adventure.

When you leave town, Malroth, the god of destruction, comes with it. He runs and helps you collect resources and fight alongside you. He is very responsive to the environment and will undertake battles, mine, and collect resources on his own. When you accomplish something in the game, he will always be there to give you a high five or to applaud you.

I found that this NPC company made this game an outstanding solo player experience. It was especially important because I only played solo, with the Switch. There is online multiplayer, a feature not in the original Dragon Quest Buildersbut I was perfectly happy to play alone. I've had time to do what I want while building an entire city. If I want to do something else like exploring the island, I do not have to worry. Every citizen takes charge of his own role and maintains the rules.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 It was more like playing at home with my family than a solo experience. I was not a divine character, it was another character who planted seeds like another cultivated the soil. And in the end, I felt less alone.