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and published by

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of the ''

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'' series, the game takes place on the floating continent of Draconia and follows the siblings Erik and Mia from ''

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'' during their childhood days in search of seven legendary Dragonstones. ''Dragon Quest Treasures'' was released for the

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in December 2022 and

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in July 2023. It received a mixed reception from critics.

Gameplay

''Dragon Quest Treasures'' is an

in the ''

'' series. The player travels throughout the open world, which is a set of five islands on the back of a dead dragon. The player collects monsters, finds buried treasures, and builds a base to store the treasure in. The monsters each have one of five special abilities, called Fortes: Sprint, Launch, Glide, Stealth, and Scan. The player uses these abilities to explore the world. While the player can collect many monsters, only three can be taken from the base at a time with the main characters, which limits the player's combination of abilities. In addition to treasure hunting, the player undertakes quests from residents of the islands, generally to deliver items.

Plot

''Dragon Quest Treasures'' is a prequel to ''

''. It follows two characters from that game, the siblings Erik and Mia. The pair of children, looking for adventure, journey to Draconia, a group of islands in the clouds. They search the island for treasure, especially the seven legendary Dragonstones, build a base to store it, and fight pirates looking to steal from them.

Development

The game was first announced on May 27, 2021, as a spinoff title to ''Dragon Quest XI''. It was released for the

on December 9, 2022, and for

on July 14, 2023.

Reception

The game received a mixed reception for the Switch version and a generally favorable reception for the Windows version, according to review aggregator

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. ''RPGFan'' praised the "cute story" and interesting world, but said the combat was weak and the game was overall more insubstantial than the main ''Dragon Quest'' games. ''

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'' summarized the game as a "massive to-do list", though "one filled with personality". They felt that the treasure hunting and gameplay were fun, but that the number and categories of quests became "overwhelming and exhausting".

References

External links

* {{Dragon Quest series 2022 video games Action role-playing video games Dragon Quest video games Nintendo Switch games Single-player video games Square Enix games Tose (company) games Unreal Engine 4 games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Koichi Sugiyama