Yeah it can get rough in the late game, I visited some levels from Japanese players who've flooded their islands with objects and it's not always pretty
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Anyone excited about Dragon Quest Builders 2?
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If portability isn't a priority I'm guessing PS4 is the way to go? Are there any Pro enhancements at all?
Yeah I know, I just don't understand it. The first game ran fine, and to be honest I don't really care about the 30 fps drop in a game like this, as long as it's solid. But it isn't even solid in the early parts of the game. I really want to play this in handheld mode, but the performance might be a dealbreaker and push me towards the PS4 version.
Thanks! That's what I was afraid of. Is it still serviceable for someone who mostly wants to play story mode?
It's really weird that they opted for 1080p docked unlike the first game. Should have at least given players the option.
Considering SE didn't bother to fix the frame pacing issues that were added only in the western localization of Builders 1 on PS4, I doubt SE will care in patching like...anything in this game.
I wouldn't say it ever got in the way but you'll notice random dips every now and then
Unlocks in 13 hours. 😢
Downloading now. It says 2.5gbish. I'm guessing there might be another download after the first
Downloading now. It says 2.5gbish. I'm guessing there might be another download after the first
This being a battery hog might kill the idea of me getting it on Switch. Hopefully down the line some optimizations can be implemented.
Looked at some reviews and threads and I still haven't found my questions answered: EDIT- regarding the story mode, not free build.***
-Can you ditch Malroth and just play by yourself?
-Can you craft and equip all of the weapons to your character or are some of them locked to only Malroth?
These are deal breakers to me because I hate forced NPC tag-alongs and I want to be able to use any of the things that I can craft. DQ1 was great because it was just me, so if the sequel makes me have to have a buddy and I'm a nerfed builder that can't combat enemies without them, then it's a hard pass, sadly.
-Can you ditch Malroth and just play by yourself?
-Can you craft and equip all of the weapons to your character or are some of them locked to only Malroth?
These are deal breakers to me because I hate forced NPC tag-alongs and I want to be able to use any of the things that I can craft. DQ1 was great because it was just me, so if the sequel makes me have to have a buddy and I'm a nerfed builder that can't combat enemies without them, then it's a hard pass, sadly.
Clubs and Axes are Malroth exclusive weapons and you can't ditch him in story mode
Nice! I wanted to buy this with vouchers but CDKeys is even cheaper. Did you get your code immediately so you could pre-load?
Boom here it is!
The back is a bit confusing.
The top line says: "Build a new world - together!" Which isn't the focus of the game? :D
Then the right screenshot says: "Play Online or with help of the local mode with your friends" but I thought it doesn't have local multiplayer? That's nice.
The bottom left boxes also say it has multiplayer on one switch with 1 joycon per player.
Also comes with a download code and changeable cover art.
The back is a bit confusing.
The top line says: "Build a new world - together!" Which isn't the focus of the game? :D
Then the right screenshot says: "Play Online or with help of the local mode with your friends" but I thought it doesn't have local multiplayer? That's nice.
The bottom left boxes also say it has multiplayer on one switch with 1 joycon per player.
Also comes with a download code and changeable cover art.
Is it a power thing or an optimization thing? Can they patch in performance improvements??
I need to finally buy a larger card so I can buy this game. My memory card is perpetually full...
Can you create your own blueprints, or are they only preset? Would be nice to download others' structures to have the npcs build.
yes, but this time you don't lose all your progress when going to the next island.
The demo was super charming and I dug what I played, so I have been giving the game serious consideration. I just wonder how much mileage I would actually get out of it once I finished the story. I rarely get particularly into the building aspect when games have it.
I'm assuming the cover art is incorrect. All the leadup to this game's release has indicated that there is no single-console multiplayer option and that the local multiplayer mentioned on Switch is in reference to the local wireless option. The game page on the Nintendo site also confirms this:
Preordered it and I know I'll love it, but damn, what a disappointment. I really want to play with my son, but was hoping co-op would be implemented a bit better than this.
There is still enemies and other things to do on the main island.
From everything I've seen on the subreddit for this game, not at all.
Doing post-game with friends. There's still objectives to do there.
My feeling as well. I was stoked for the game until I found out you can only play together in a sandbox Island.
I don't know anything about the plot of the second game but I can assure you that the plot of the first is paper thin so even if it did follow that you'd be fine.
Really want this game but can't pick between PS4 and Switch, the slowdown talk is giving me doubt. Seems like the perfect game to play while chilling in bed and stuff, is the performance significantly better on the PS4?
I apologize if this has been posted already, but here's a little video on some of the changes to this title from the first. I played the demo just the other day, and I really want it... but I know I shouldn't buy it right now.
Gonna be playing this game a ton, trying to get through it before Fire Emblem drops on the 26th. Can't wait!
General performance is the same as in the demo, but the second island runs significantly better.
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