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| title = Dragon Quest Builders 2
| title = Dragon Quest Builders 2
| image = Dragonquestb2.jpg
| image = Dragonquestb2.jpg
| caption = Nintendo Switch box art
| caption = North American Nintendo Switch box art
| developer = {{ubl|[[Square Enix]]|[[Omega Force]]}}
| developer = {{ubl|[[Square Enix]]|[[Omega Force]]}}
| publisher = Square Enix{{efn|[[Nintendo]] published the Switch version outside of Japan}}
| publisher = Square Enix{{efn|[[Nintendo]] published the Switch version outside of Japan.}}
| series = ''[[Dragon Quest]]''
| series = ''[[Dragon Quest]]''
| platforms = [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Switch]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Windows]]|[[Xbox One]]}}
| released = '''Switch''', '''PlayStation 4'''{{Vgrelease|JP|December 20, 2018|WW|July 12, 2019}}{{ubl|'''Microsoft Windows'''|December 10, 2019}}
| released = '''Nintendo Switch''', '''PS4'''{{Vgrelease|JP|December 20, 2018|WW|July 12, 2019}}'''Windows'''{{vgrelease|WW|December 10, 2019}}'''Xbox One'''{{vgrelease|WW|May 4, 2021}}
| genre = [[Action role-playing]], [[Sandbox game|sandbox]]
| genre = [[Action role-playing]], [[Sandbox game|sandbox]]
| director = {{ubl|Kazuya Niinou|Takuto Edagawa}}
| director = {{ubl|Kazuya Niinou|Takuto Edagawa}}
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| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
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'''''Dragon Quest Builders 2'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Dragon Quest Builders 2: God of Destruction Shidō and the Empty Island'''''|ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ2 破壊神シドーとからっぽの島|Doragon Kuesuto Birudāzu 2 Hakai-shin Shidō to Karappo no Shima|lead=yes}}}} is an [[action role-playing]] [[sandbox game]] developed by [[Square Enix]] and [[Omega Force]], with Square Enix publishing it. It is the sequel to ''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]'', and was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[PlayStation 4]] in Japan in December 2018 and worldwide in July 2019, and for [[Microsoft Windows]] in December 2019. The game shipped over a million copies by August 2019, and received generally favorable reviews from critics.
'''''Dragon Quest Builders 2'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Dragon Quest Builders 2: God of Destruction Shidō and the Empty Island'''''|ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ2 破壊神シドーとからっぽの島|Doragon Kuesuto Birudāzu 2 Hakai-shin Shidō to Karappo no Shima|lead=yes}}}} is an [[action role-playing]] [[sandbox game]] developed by [[Square Enix]] and [[Omega Force]], with Square Enix publishing it. It is the sequel to ''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]'', and was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[PlayStation 4]] in Japan in December 2018 and worldwide in July 2019, for [[Windows]] in December 2019, and for the [[Xbox One]] in May 2021. The game shipped over a million copies by August 2019 and received generally favorable reviews from critics.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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[[File:Dragon-Quest-Builders-2-2.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Screenshot showing a party of four in the overworld]]
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' is an action role-playing sandbox game as opposed to the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series' typical turn-based style.<ref name="vg247">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/14/dragon-quest-builders-2-europe-usa-release-date/ |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 comes to Nintendo Switch and PS4 on July 12 |work=[[VG247]] |last=McKeand |first=Kirk |date=February 14, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413225146/https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/14/dragon-quest-builders-2-europe-usa-release-date/ |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game features the ability for players to find materials and use them to construct buildings and other equipment. New features not found in the previous game include a fast-travel function based on a retro-style map.<ref name=finally>{{cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-fixes-my-biggest-problem-with-the-first-game|publisher=US Gamer|access-date=April 23, 2020|date=March 31, 2019|author=Oxford, Nadia|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Fixes My Biggest Problem With the First Game}}</ref>
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' is an action role-playing sandbox game as opposed to the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series' typical turn-based style.<ref name="vg247">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/14/dragon-quest-builders-2-europe-usa-release-date/ |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 comes to Nintendo Switch and PS4 on July 12 |work=[[VG247]] |last=McKeand |first=Kirk |date=February 14, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413225146/https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/14/dragon-quest-builders-2-europe-usa-release-date/ |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The games hack-and-slash combat system features two moves; A standard attack, and a "Spinning Slice".<ref name="polygon"/> The game features the ability for players to find materials and use them to construct buildings and other equipment. New features not found in the previous game include a fast-travel function based on a retro-style map, an optional first-person perspective, underwater exploration, and gliding.<ref name=finally>{{cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-fixes-my-biggest-problem-with-the-first-game|publisher=US Gamer|access-date=April 23, 2020|date=March 31, 2019|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Fixes My Biggest Problem With the First Game|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803171757/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-fixes-my-biggest-problem-with-the-first-game|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="gamespot"/>
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[[File:Dragon-Quest-Builders-2-2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Screenshot showing a party of four in the overworld]]

Unlike the first ''Dragon Quest Builders'', the game allows for up to four players to play together cooperatively via online play, as well as wireless play on the Switch version.<ref name="vg247"/> Other new features include an optional first-person perspective, underwater exploration, and gliding.<ref name="gamespot"/> Players are also able to transfer their game data between compatible game consoles and will gain a special bonus for doing so.<ref name=back/> The games hack-and-slash combat system features two moves; A standard attack, and a "Spinning Slice".<ref name="polygon"/> Players can visit with other players worlds even on other gaming platforms, though they cannot alter them.<ref name=board/> They can share game photos and building plans by posting on a cross-platform bulletin board.<ref name=board>{{cite web|url= http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/11/dragon_quest_builders_2_has_cross-play_support_on_ps4_and_switch_kind_of|access-date=May 4, 2020|date=November 27, 2018|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Has Cross-Play Support on PS4 and Switch, Kind Of|author=Ramsey, Robert|publisher=Push Square}}</ref><ref name=plans>{{cite web|url= http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/11/dragon_quest_builders_2_will_feature_minor_cross-platform_support|publisher=Nintendo Life|access-date=May 4, 2020|date=November 27, 2018|author=Craddock, Ryan|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Will Feature Minor Cross-Platform Support}}</ref>
Unlike the first ''Dragon Quest Builders'', the game allows for up to four players to play together cooperatively via online play, as well as wireless play on the Switch version.<ref name="vg247"/> Players are also able to transfer their game data between compatible game consoles and will gain a special bonus for doing so.<ref name=back/> Players can visit other players' worlds even on other gaming platforms, though they cannot alter them.<ref name=board/> They can also share photos made with the in-game photo mode and building plans by posting on a cross-platform bulletin board.<ref name=board>{{cite web|url= http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/11/dragon_quest_builders_2_has_cross-play_support_on_ps4_and_switch_kind_of|access-date=May 4, 2020|date=November 27, 2018|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Has Cross-Play Support on PS4 and Switch, Kind Of|last=Ramsey|first=Robert|publisher=Push Square}}</ref><ref name=plans>{{cite web|url= http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/11/dragon_quest_builders_2_will_feature_minor_cross-platform_support|publisher=Nintendo Life|access-date=May 4, 2020|date=November 27, 2018|last=Craddock|first=Ryan|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Will Feature Minor Cross-Platform Support}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' takes place some time after the events of ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', and centers around a group called the Children of Hargon, who seek revenge for the defeat of Hargon and Malroth by the descendants of Erdrick, by ensuring that all builders are eliminated and that no one be allowed to create anything. Players control either a male or female builder, known as the Hero, who is captured by this group along with all other builders in the world on a ship. The player character escapes, washing up on the Isle of Awakening, where they meet a person named Malroth, who has no memory of his past. Malroth aids the player-character in improving their building powers.<ref name="polygon"/>
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' takes place some time after the events of ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', and centers around a group called the Children of Hargon, who seek revenge for the defeat of Hargon and Malroth by the descendants of Erdrick, by ensuring that all builders are eliminated and that no one be allowed to create anything. Players control either a male or female builder, known as the Hero, who is captured by this group along with all other builders in the world on a ship. The player character escapes, washing up on the Isle of Awakening, where they meet a person named Malroth, who has no memory of his past. Malroth aids the player-character in improving their building powers.<ref name="polygon"/>
After visiting a number of different islands and helping the residents there cast off the beliefs that creation and building are wicked, it is discovered that the world they inhabit is an illusion created by Hargon to protect the soul of the defeated Master of Destruction, none other than Malroth. After a falling out, Malroth abandons the others and the Hero must go after him in an apocalyptic world. After confronting Hargon the hero must battle the monstrous true form of Malroth, but the human side of him resists and allows the Hero to defeat and rescue him. Destroying Hargon and the monstrous form of Malroth together, the Hero and human Malroth return to their friends and sustain the world permanently with their combined powers now that Malroth has learned to build as well.


==Development==
==Development==
Due to the sales success of ''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]'' and players requests for features that were too big to add to the game, Square Enix decided to make a sequel.<ref name=back>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2018/02/dragon-quest-builders-2-developers-discuss-multiplayer-production-status|publisher=Gematsu|access-date=May 4, 2020|title= Dragon Quest Builders 2 developers discuss multiplayer, production status|author=Romano, Sal|date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> For a time, developers were not sure of the direction to take the sequel, or how much to change, but [[Yuji Horii]] reminded them that sequel buyers liked the original game and would be disappointed if it was completely different.<ref name=different>{{cite web|url= https://www.siliconera.com/dragon-quest-builders-2s-has-partial-cross-platform-support-for-ps4-and-switch/|publisher=Siliconera|access-date=May 4, 2020|date=November 27, 2018|author=Sato|title= Dragon Quest Builders 2 Has Partial Cross-Platform Support For PS4 And Switch}}</ref> Another development challenge was training the games characters to perceive what players were doing and respond accordingly.<ref name=different/>
Due to the sales success of ''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]'' and players requests for features that were too big to add to the game, Square Enix decided to make a sequel.<ref name=back>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2018/02/dragon-quest-builders-2-developers-discuss-multiplayer-production-status|publisher=Gematsu|access-date=May 4, 2020|title= Dragon Quest Builders 2 developers discuss multiplayer, production status|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> For a time, developers were not sure of the direction to take the sequel, or how much to change, but [[Yuji Horii]] reminded them that sequel buyers liked the original game and would be disappointed if it was completely different.<ref name=different>{{cite web|url= https://www.siliconera.com/dragon-quest-builders-2s-has-partial-cross-platform-support-for-ps4-and-switch/|publisher=Siliconera|access-date=May 4, 2020|date=November 27, 2018|author=Sato|title= Dragon Quest Builders 2 Has Partial Cross-Platform Support For PS4 And Switch}}</ref> Another development challenge was training the games characters to perceive what players were doing and respond accordingly.<ref name=different/>


Of the many requests, four player multiplayer, the ability to build higher, the circulation of water from higher locations were all requested.<ref name=back/> One result was that developers tripled the height of buildings for ''Dragon Quest Builders 2''.<ref name=back/> Developers also discussed expanded multiplayer where players don’t just play with each other, but create a kind of playground.<ref name=back/>
Of the many requests, four player multiplayer, the ability to build higher, the circulation of water from higher locations were all requested.<ref name=back/> One result was that developers tripled the height of buildings for ''Dragon Quest Builders 2''.<ref name=back/> Developers also discussed expanded multiplayer where players don’t just play with each other, but create a kind of playground.<ref name=back/>


===Release===
===Release===
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' was developed by [[Koei Tecmo]]'s studio [[Omega Force]] and [[Square Enix]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[PlayStation 4]], and first released in Japan on December 20, 2018, and in North America and Europe on July 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doolan |first1=Liam |title=Koei Tecmo Worked On The Action Segments In Dragon Quest Builders 2 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/koei_tecmo_worked_on_the_action_segments_in_dragon_quest_builders_2 |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902195728/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/koei_tecmo_worked_on_the_action_segments_in_dragon_quest_builders_2 |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barder |first1=Ollie |title='Dragon Quest Builders 2' Gets Its Japanese Release This December |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/08/30/dragon-quest-builders-2-gets-its-japanese-release-this-december/#2ffd7cff7982 |website=Forbes |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214063221/https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/08/30/dragon-quest-builders-2-gets-its-japanese-release-this-december/#2ffd7cff7982 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="polygon">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/13/18223981/dragon-quest-builders-2-nintendo-switch-ps4-release-date |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 comes to Switch, PS4 this summer |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=February 13, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003445/https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/13/18223981/dragon-quest-builders-2-nintendo-switch-ps4-release-date |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="gamespot">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-finally-gets-switch-ps4-re/1100-6465013/ |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Finally Gets Switch, PS4 Release Date In The West |work=[[GameSpot]] |last=Espineli |first=Matt |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224420/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-finally-gets-switch-ps4-re/1100-6465013/ |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A playable English demo for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[PlayStation 4]] was released on June 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Tyler |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Demo Now Available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/27/dragon-quest-builders-2-demo-ps4-switch/ |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708212226/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/27/dragon-quest-builders-2-demo-ps4-switch/ |archive-date=8 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Microsoft Windows]] version was released on December 10, 2019, and includes all previous [[downloadable content]] for free.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chalk |first1=Andy |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Steam |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-pc/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191124160929/https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-pc/ |archive-date=24 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' was developed by [[Koei Tecmo]]'s studio [[Omega Force]] and [[Square Enix]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[PlayStation 4]], and first released in Japan on December 20, 2018, and in North America and Europe on July 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doolan |first1=Liam |title=Koei Tecmo Worked On The Action Segments In Dragon Quest Builders 2 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/koei_tecmo_worked_on_the_action_segments_in_dragon_quest_builders_2 |website=Nintendo Life |date=30 August 2018 |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902195728/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/koei_tecmo_worked_on_the_action_segments_in_dragon_quest_builders_2 |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barder |first1=Ollie |title='Dragon Quest Builders 2' Gets Its Japanese Release This December |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/08/30/dragon-quest-builders-2-gets-its-japanese-release-this-december/#2ffd7cff7982 |website=Forbes |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214063221/https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/08/30/dragon-quest-builders-2-gets-its-japanese-release-this-december/#2ffd7cff7982 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="polygon">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/13/18223981/dragon-quest-builders-2-nintendo-switch-ps4-release-date |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 comes to Switch, PS4 this summer |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=February 13, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003445/https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/13/18223981/dragon-quest-builders-2-nintendo-switch-ps4-release-date |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="gamespot">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-finally-gets-switch-ps4-re/1100-6465013/ |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Finally Gets Switch, PS4 Release Date In The West |work=[[GameSpot]] |last=Espineli |first=Matt |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224420/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dragon-quest-builders-2-finally-gets-switch-ps4-re/1100-6465013/ |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A playable English demo was released on June 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Tyler |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Demo Now Available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/27/dragon-quest-builders-2-demo-ps4-switch/ |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708212226/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/27/dragon-quest-builders-2-demo-ps4-switch/ |archive-date=8 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Windows]] version was released on December 10, 2019 via [[Steam (service)|Steam]], and includes all previous [[downloadable content]] for free.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chalk |first1=Andy |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Steam |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-pc/ |website=PC Gamer |date=18 November 2019 |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191124160929/https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-pc/ |archive-date=24 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> An [[Xbox One]] and [[Windows 10]] version was released on May 4, 2021. It also includes the previous downloadable content, as well as cross-progression through [[Xbox Play Anywhere]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-xbox-game-pass-may-4|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 makes its way to Xbox Game Pass on May 4|website=Windows Central|last=Dompier|first=Miles|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> It was added to the [[Xbox Game Pass]] service on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 coming to Xbox One on May 4|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/dragon-quest-builders-2-coming-to-xbox-one-on-may-4|website=Gematsu|date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>


== '''Story mode''' ==
'''The game starts you out on a ship. You were taken by the children of Hargon, who are Evil. Pure EVIL! You are a builder, but the children of Hargon hate builders, so they use you as their "slave" for the time being. The ship sinks, and that crew of monsters who held you are gone. You wake up on an island call the "Isle of Awakening", which you eventually have as your own island. You wake up, and start walking around, and find a guy named Malroth. He becomes your buddy, as you find another girl named Lulu. Even later on, you meet a ghost named Hairy Hermit, and your sailor guy, Mr. Brownbeard. You sail off with your buddy Malroth to another island call Furrowfeild. You then free Furrowfeild from the children of Hargon, and go back to the Isle of Awakening to complete some tasks. The next island you free is Krhumble-Dun, and then Moonbrooke. Last but not least you have to defeat Hargon himself, which takes a long time in the story mode, but definitely worth it. After all of that stuff, you play on free mode, and can build or do whatever you want!'''



==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PS4: 86/100<ref name="mc_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/dragon-quest-builders-2 |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125125146/https://www.metacritic.com/g00/game/playstation-4/dragon-quest-builders-2?i10c.ua=1&i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.dv=22 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />NS: 85/100<ref name="mc_switch_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/dragon-quest-builders-2 |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 for Switch Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125125409/https://www.metacritic.com/g00/game/switch/dragon-quest-builders-2?i10c.ua=1&i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.dv=22 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC = PS4: 86/100<ref name="mc_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-quest-builders-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125125146/https://www.metacritic.com/g00/game/playstation-4/dragon-quest-builders-2?i10c.ua=1&i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.dv=22 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />NS: 85/100<ref name="mc_switch_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-quest-builders-2/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 for Switch Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125125409/https://www.metacritic.com/g00/game/switch/dragon-quest-builders-2?i10c.ua=1&i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.dv=22 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />PC: 85/100<ref name="mc_pc_review">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-quest-builders-2/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 for PC Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
| Destruct = 7.5/10<ref name="destruct_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-dragon-quest-builders-2-560354.phtml |title=Review: Dragon Quest Builders 2 |website=[[Destructoid]] |first=CJ |last=Andriessen |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125132832/https://www.destructoid.com/review-dragon-quest-builders-2-560354.phtml |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Destruct = 7.5/10<ref name="destruct_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-dragon-quest-builders-2-560354.phtml |title=Review: Dragon Quest Builders 2 |website=[[Destructoid]] |first=CJ |last=Andriessen |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125132832/https://www.destructoid.com/review-dragon-quest-builders-2-560354.phtml |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Fam = 37/40<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/12/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1568 |title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1568 |website=Gematsu |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219042800/https://gematsu.com/2018/12/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1568 |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Fam = 37/40<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/12/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1568 |title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1568 |website=Gematsu |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219042800/https://gematsu.com/2018/12/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1568 |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = 9/10<ref name="gi_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/dragon-quest-builders-2/rebuilding-hope-one-block-at-a-time |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 |website=[[Game Informer]] |first=Jeff |last=Cork |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125164505/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/dragon-quest-builders-2/rebuilding-hope-one-block-at-a-time |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = 9/10<ref name="gi_ps4_review">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/dragon-quest-builders-2/rebuilding-hope-one-block-at-a-time |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |first=Jeff |last=Cork |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125164505/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/dragon-quest-builders-2/rebuilding-hope-one-block-at-a-time |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GameRev = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="gamerev_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/565385-dragon-quest-builders-2-review-ps4 |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Review {{!}} Building on a firm foundation |website=[[Game Revolution]] |first=Jason |last=Faulkner |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125164047/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/565385-dragon-quest-builders-2-review-ps4 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GameRev = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="gamerev_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/565385-dragon-quest-builders-2-review-ps4 |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 Review {{!}} Building on a firm foundation |website=[[Game Revolution]] |first=Jason |last=Faulkner |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125164047/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/565385-dragon-quest-builders-2-review-ps4 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="gradar_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-review/ |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2: "A beautiful mashup of iconic games with a quirky sense of humour" |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |first=Rachel |last=Weber |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125163747/https://www.gamesradar.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-review/ |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="gradar_ps4_review">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-review/ |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2: "A beautiful mashup of iconic games with a quirky sense of humour" |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |first=Rachel |last=Weber |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125163747/https://www.gamesradar.com/dragon-quest-builders-2-review/ |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' received "generally favorable reviews" according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc_ps4_review"/><ref name="mc_switch_review"/> By August 2019, the game had shipped 1.1 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/08/dragon-quest-builders-2-final-update-launches-august-20-in-japan-shipments-top-1-1-million |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 final update launches August 20 in Japan, shipments top 1.1 million |website=Gematsu |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=August 8, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808191031/https://gematsu.com/2019/08/dragon-quest-builders-2-final-update-launches-august-20-in-japan-shipments-top-1-1-million |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Dragon Quest Builders 2'' received "generally favorable reviews" according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc_ps4_review"/><ref name="mc_switch_review"/> By August 2019, the game had shipped 1.1 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/08/dragon-quest-builders-2-final-update-launches-august-20-in-japan-shipments-top-1-1-million |title=Dragon Quest Builders 2 final update launches August 20 in Japan, shipments top 1.1 million |website=Gematsu |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=August 8, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808191031/https://gematsu.com/2019/08/dragon-quest-builders-2-final-update-launches-august-20-in-japan-shipments-top-1-1-million |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/#nintendo-game-of-the-year |title=Golden Joystick Awards 2019 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928103127/https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/#nintendo-game-of-the-year |archive-date=September 28, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/control-and-death-stranding-get-eight-nominations-each-for-the-2020-dice-awards/ |title=Control and Death Stranding get 8 nominations each for the 2020 DICE Awards |website=[[PC Gamer]] |first=Andy |last=Chalk |date=January 13, 2020 |access-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200127070030/https://www.pcgamer.com/control-and-death-stranding-get-eight-nominations-each-for-the-2020-dice-awards/ |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/control-and-death-stranding-get-eight-nominations-each-for-the-2020-dice-awards/ |title=Control and Death Stranding get 8 nominations each for the 2020 DICE Awards |website=[[PC Gamer]] |first=Andy |last=Chalk |date=January 13, 2020 |access-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200127070030/https://www.pcgamer.com/control-and-death-stranding-get-eight-nominations-each-for-the-2020-dice-awards/ |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Dragon Quest Builders 2
North American Nintendo Switch box art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Square Enix[a]
Director(s)
  • Kazuya Niinou
  • Takuto Edagawa
Producer(s)
  • Noriyoshi Fujimoto
  • Takuma Shiraishi
  • Tomohiko Sho
Designer(s)Mari Takahashi
Programmer(s)Yoshinao Yamagishi
Artist(s)
Writer(s)Koya Tsukada
Composer(s)Koichi Sugiyama
SeriesDragon Quest
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo Switch, PS4
  • JP: December 20, 2018
  • WW: July 12, 2019
Windows
  • WW: December 10, 2019
Xbox One
  • WW: May 4, 2021
Genre(s)Action role-playing, sandbox
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dragon Quest Builders 2[b] is an action role-playing sandbox game developed by Square Enix and Omega Force, with Square Enix publishing it. It is the sequel to Dragon Quest Builders, and was released for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in Japan in December 2018 and worldwide in July 2019, for Windows in December 2019, and for the Xbox One in May 2021. The game shipped over a million copies by August 2019 and received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Gameplay

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Screenshot showing a party of four in the overworld

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an action role-playing sandbox game as opposed to the Dragon Quest series' typical turn-based style.[1] The games hack-and-slash combat system features two moves; A standard attack, and a "Spinning Slice".[2] The game features the ability for players to find materials and use them to construct buildings and other equipment. New features not found in the previous game include a fast-travel function based on a retro-style map, an optional first-person perspective, underwater exploration, and gliding.[3][4]

Unlike the first Dragon Quest Builders, the game allows for up to four players to play together cooperatively via online play, as well as wireless play on the Switch version.[1] Players are also able to transfer their game data between compatible game consoles and will gain a special bonus for doing so.[5] Players can visit other players' worlds even on other gaming platforms, though they cannot alter them.[6] They can also share photos made with the in-game photo mode and building plans by posting on a cross-platform bulletin board.[6][7]

Plot

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Dragon Quest Builders 2 takes place some time after the events of Dragon Quest II, and centers around a group called the Children of Hargon, who seek revenge for the defeat of Hargon and Malroth by the descendants of Erdrick, by ensuring that all builders are eliminated and that no one be allowed to create anything. Players control either a male or female builder, known as the Hero, who is captured by this group along with all other builders in the world on a ship. The player character escapes, washing up on the Isle of Awakening, where they meet a person named Malroth, who has no memory of his past. Malroth aids the player-character in improving their building powers.[2] After visiting a number of different islands and helping the residents there cast off the beliefs that creation and building are wicked, it is discovered that the world they inhabit is an illusion created by Hargon to protect the soul of the defeated Master of Destruction, none other than Malroth. After a falling out, Malroth abandons the others and the Hero must go after him in an apocalyptic world. After confronting Hargon the hero must battle the monstrous true form of Malroth, but the human side of him resists and allows the Hero to defeat and rescue him. Destroying Hargon and the monstrous form of Malroth together, the Hero and human Malroth return to their friends and sustain the world permanently with their combined powers now that Malroth has learned to build as well.

Development

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Due to the sales success of Dragon Quest Builders and players requests for features that were too big to add to the game, Square Enix decided to make a sequel.[5] For a time, developers were not sure of the direction to take the sequel, or how much to change, but Yuji Horii reminded them that sequel buyers liked the original game and would be disappointed if it was completely different.[8] Another development challenge was training the games characters to perceive what players were doing and respond accordingly.[8]

Of the many requests, four player multiplayer, the ability to build higher, the circulation of water from higher locations were all requested.[5] One result was that developers tripled the height of buildings for Dragon Quest Builders 2.[5] Developers also discussed expanded multiplayer where players don’t just play with each other, but create a kind of playground.[5]

Release

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Dragon Quest Builders 2 was developed by Koei Tecmo's studio Omega Force and Square Enix for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and first released in Japan on December 20, 2018, and in North America and Europe on July 12, 2019.[9][10][2][4] A playable English demo was released on June 27, 2019.[11] A Windows version was released on December 10, 2019 via Steam, and includes all previous downloadable content for free.[12] An Xbox One and Windows 10 version was released on May 4, 2021. It also includes the previous downloadable content, as well as cross-progression through Xbox Play Anywhere.[13] It was added to the Xbox Game Pass service on the same day.[14]

Reception

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Dragon Quest Builders 2 received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[15][16] By August 2019, the game had shipped 1.1 million copies worldwide.[29]

Awards

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Japan Game Awards Award for Excellence Won [30]
2019 Golden Joystick Awards Nintendo Game of the Year Nominated [31]
2020 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Family Game of the Year Nominated [32]

Notes

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  1. ^ Nintendo published the Switch version outside of Japan.
  2. ^ Known in Japan as Dragon Quest Builders 2: God of Destruction Shidō and the Empty Island (Japanese: ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ2 破壊神シドーとからっぽの島, Hepburn: Doragon Kuesuto Birudāzu 2 Hakai-shin Shidō to Karappo no Shima)

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