Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Sorti le 31 décembre 2005 sous l'égide de Square Enix, Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line est un jeu de rôle (RPG) disponible sur Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS et Legacy Mobile Device. Cet opus marque une évolution majeure pour la série en permettant pour la première fois au joueur de contrôler plus d'un personnage. Le joueur dirige ainsi sa troupe à travers le monde du jeu, où il peut fouiller des coffres, discuter et commercer avec les villageois, équiper armes et armures, ainsi que lancer des sorts.
Du côté de l'accueil critique, le titre bénéficie d'une note agrégée de 39,56. La presse a salué l'ampleur de l'aventure : COGconnected note qu'il s'agit d'un « long jeu » qui ne peut être terminé en une seule session, contrairement à son prédécesseur, tandis que Video Chums le considère comme une « énorme avancée pour la franchise et les RPG en général » qui reste « très amusant ». Du côté des joueurs, les avis sur Metacritic soulignent l'équilibre obtenu grâce à une équipe fixe, qualifiée de « délice absolu », et un monde « immense » pensé autour de la navigation. D'autres estiment toutefois que, malgré un monde plus grand, trois membres d'équipe et davantage de variété, le premier opus procurait davantage de plaisir.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Dragon Quest II is a long game. Unlike Dragon Quest, it can’t be beaten in one sitting. The original was one of the few NES games that had a battery save for a reason. The Switch is a great console to experience this adventure because of its portability. You can visit towns and dungeons at home, while grinding your heart out on the go. »
« Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line was a huge step forward for the franchise and RPGs in general and it's still great fun. »
« Dragon Quest I, II and III on the Switch are great picks, especially if you enjoyed the recent eleventh entry and wanted to experience the origins of this great series. However, these are ports of the mobile versions with some audio and visual enhancements. So if you have them on your mobile phone already, there is little point in picking them up on the Switch again, unless you really want to play them on your TV in full glory. »
« Dragon Quest II is still a great improvement over its predecessor, but the game falls short when compared to what the current gaming market has to offer. »
« As a historical relic, it’s wonderful to see this game come out on Switch, but aside from nostalgia and completionism, I can’t recommend Dragon Quest II to most people. In a world where the Switch also contains the modern marvel that is Dragon Quest XI, the stronger sequel Dragon Quest III, and the more compact and straightforward original game, this should be the lowest entry on the totem pole. Also, the story here heavily inspired Dragon Quest Builders 2, which is also a great game. Dragon Quest II isn’t a bad game; it’s just 32 years old and might be the weakest entry in one of the most legendary RPG franchises of all time. »
« Dragon Quest II is a classic RPG and one of the first in this long-running series. It’s fun, despite its simplicity and some grinding, however it suffers from some choppy graphics due to being a port of a port. »
« Upon revisiting the world of Dragon Quest II after a long hiatus, I still found it enjoyable, yet it no longer feels like the epic tale it was long ago. A world that felt so large in its day now feels both short and sweet and somehow also prolonged with unnecessary backtracking and excessive enemy encounters. Nonetheless, the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest II is a fine-tuned port of an old game, with better graphics, music, and solid gameplay. Fans of the series and retro-enthusiasts may find enjoyment with this title, but newcomers to the series may find some of the story and gameplay elements archaic and outdated. »
« There’s a lot to be desired for Dragon Quest II, both as a game and as a port. Considering the final stretch of the game, it’s a difficult one to recommend and spend your time on when Dragon Quest III and Dragon Quest XI are on the same system. While it's great that Switch fans now have access to more Dragon Quest goodness than ever before, this one is a reminder that even the best franchises experience growing pains, and is only suitable for diehard Dragon Quest fans only. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Best RPG on the NES. Balance achieved through playtesting with a fixed party is an absolute delight. World feels huge, and thoughtfully designed around sailing. Monster progression is amazing and rewarding. Dungeons, on the other hand, are not great, and are the one thing FF1 does better than DW2. *Review for OG NES version, which has no entry here. »
« Dragon Quest II definitely improves on the first one — bigger world, three party members, more variety overall. But honestly? I think I had more fun with the first **** graphics and sound are basically the same, and the command system hasn’t changed either. The big difference is that now you’ve got three characters, which adds a bit of strategy… but also slows everything down. Inputting commands outside of combat can be tedious, especially at first, though you get more used to it over **** world is bigger, which is cool, but also super easy to get lost in. The game gives you barely any hints, so you end up wandering around a lot, not knowing where to go. On the upside, you level up naturally just by exploring, so grinding isn’t as painful as in the first one. Still, it’s common to reach a dungeon, get your butt kicked, and have to backtrack to heal before trying again. Later areas also love throwing maze-like layouts at you.Story-wise, it’s still pretty basic. There’s a bit more going on than in the first game, but it’s still very simple — though it keeps that same old-school charm. »
« Easily the worst Dragon Quest game I've played, I don't recommend playing this game because it hates the player till the bitter end. A rough start of nothing but grinding to get to point A to B to a ridiculously ramp of becoming overpowered at the very for no real reason save for the fact just gives it to you. »
« I really enjoyed this game. The world was MASSIVE for its time. There was a story that made sense. This game was revolutionary for RPGs. It got a little tedious eventually. There was also an insane difficulty jump at the end that was just so unnecessary. Still a good game that was extremely rewarding once I beat it. »
« I wasn't as a big fan of this one as I was of the first one. You will probably need a guide to play this game since pretty much nothing is explained. However, the game is not bad, it is a decent RPG that will give you content for a while. »
« I like rpg games and i was very disapointing to discover this bland switch version made with rpgmaker. I wanted the original experience ! »
« My first Dragon Quest game ever was Dragon Quest XI(S) like a lot of other newcomers. I loved it so much, that I decided to play Dragon Quest V. And I absolutely loved Dragon Quest V so much, that I decided to go play Dragon Quest 1. Now Dragon Quest 1 on the Switch, was an experience. For the first time in my life, I played a NES/SNES Era JRPG ''On Switch tho'', and even tho the gameplay felt old, and the story cliché, I absolutely loved how the game felt. Then after finishing Dragon Quest 1, I was very hyped for Dragon Quest 2, so I went and bought it on sale from the eshop. Now I do not regret my purchase, but this game didn't respond to my hype as well as I would've loved it to. The gameplay remained the same ''except for the additional members, and enemies faced'' the story remained very cliché, and I noticed the first flaws of the games, too much encounters, bad map design, but the worst for me had to be the dungeons combined to the encounter rate... This removed all the fun from me, I had to take 3 breaks from the game, in order to continue it. At the end of the game, I had all the best equipment in the game for my 3 characters, My MC was at level 40, Prince was at 37 and Princess was at 33, and yet I would get destroyed by ennemies in front of Hagon Castle. I managed to finish the game, but I can tell you, that I won't be replaying it. DQ1 maybe one day, when I feel like it, but DQ2 shall forever stay on my Switch untouched. »
« Dragon Quest II was kind of a slog-fest. A bit longer than 1, I had to use a guide almost the entire time. Not the best DQ to recommend by any means, but a necessary step in the series’ foundation. You play as the Prince of Midenhall and you need too seek out Prince Sigurd and Princess Peronel of the surrounding towns to take down an evil god manipulating his powers to wreak havoc on the great kingdom. Cool stuff like having 3 party members and facing multiple enemies were added, and the gameplay is smoother than the first, but I heard III is the best out of the first three games Pretty much the same as the first one, but still a good game nonetheless. I want the complete story, so I had to go back to the first ones, but it’s definitely not recommended to start with these since they’re so hard and easy to get lost without a guide. A pretty fun game with a guide though. 7/10 »
