DRAGON QUEST OF THE STARS Reviews – Page 5
5/5 rating based on 127 reviews. Read all reviews for DRAGON QUEST OF THE STARS for iPhone.
DRAGON QUEST OF THE STARS is free iOS app published by SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.
Fun game but shady drawing rate
WhatARegret
Game is fun overall but a certain drawing rate for equipment maybe rigged. When I started out, drawing equipments such as Dragon or Metal seem to have decent and fair rate until Erdrick equipment (currently most powerful set); the stated rate for Erdrick equipment is misleading; description stated that Erdrick equipment has .5% chance on the guaranteed slot (10th) while lower chances for other 5 stars pieces; I did 5 consecutive 10 draws (50 total draws) on Erdrick banner and only 5 stars popped up on 5 guaranteed slots and NONE them were Erdrick but junky 5 stars. My point here is that this type of setup is very shady tactic in gacha games; they would make it easy for players to get 2nd rate or near top rare equip (such as Dragon and Metal) and lower but when it comes to the top rate equipment (such as Erdrick), the drawing rate is so horrible that players would have to spend tons of money in order to get them. It’s fine if they want to do it that way but at the least, have the decency to disclose the real drawing rate; otherwise, it’s rigged. If I had known this, I would not have spent money to either support or trying to get equipment that I want; it seems that after spending money, draw rate is worse than when I hadn’t; spending money to get frustration is really not a healthy state for both gamers and creators.
A Good Nostalgia Trip - If You’re Willing to Pay For It
Souji Seta
Anyone who has played the Dragon Quest RPG series will find themselves surrounded by familiar throwbacks in this game, from the iconic slimes you know and love to the special themed events focusing on prior Dragon Quest games and spinoffs. The main story at the time of this article follows the three player characters (controlled and customized by you), their grandfather Gaius who provides exposition, and Cyril, a Squirril mascot who basically speaks for your silent protagonists. Your motley group travels around the tutorial island and one continent, doing good deeds and righting wrongs perpetrated by followers of a cosmic power that wished to envelop the world in darkness. It’s a typical RPG storyline with entertaining banter between Cyril and numerous NPCs, and though very few of the interactions are profoundly memorable, they admittedly brought a smile to my face. Between the main story, side quests, leveling character classes (“vocations”), and special themed events with unique item drops, there is plenty to keep the player busy and entertained. The Skill System is a clever and engaging battle setup that makes you consider the best way to equip your abilities, as some enemies are strong against certain attack types and vulnerable to others. Crafting is also available, along with a treasure map system that gives side missions that can be completed for rewards. The rarer the map, the better the payout. These maps can also be traded locally between players, but this may prove difficult in more rural areas unless you have a group of friends you can rely on for passing maps along. Speaking of friends, the multiplayer in this game is actually quite engaging. You can join with players locally or across the internet, and the global nature of this release means you could receive help even from someone in China, Europe, or even South America. There is also a food system that can provide bonuses depending on the combinations of items submitted by players - which could even lead to a boost to experience or item drop rates. Just be careful, as sometimes people will drop out of multiplayer if the food combo isn’t correct. Or, if the connection is bad, they’ll drop in the middle of battle. And sadly, the NPC party AI falls very short of the mark indeed. While leveling up increases your survivability at the base level, the main method of building strength is by obtaining arms, armor, and skills. Equipment and items can be obtained in numerous ways throughout regular play, though the best of the best can only be obtained from the “Lucky Chest Draw” system. This is, quite bluntly, a gacha reminiscent of so many mobile games in recent memory, which uses a currency known as Gems. These can be obtained for free via numerous means, though the current methods of procurement soon run dry after two to three weeks of regular play. This ends up forcing you to either work with your current loadout, reroll and hope for better luck, or buy more Gems with real money as the developers intended. They even offer a paid service for $8.99 which offers some minor conveniences such as auto-battling, a faster speed setting, and saving multiple equipment loadouts. As a bonus, you get “special” gem purchases available only to “premium” players. All in all, the benefits are somewhat decent, though it won’t break your experience leaving it out. Overall, I would recommend this game for those who enjoy playing Dragon Quest and appreciate a good nostalgia trip. However, you may find yourself in a world of disappointment if your luck runs out by the time the Gem drought occurs. I would rate this game higher if there was a more regular method for obtaining free Gems - or more free Lucky Chest Draws, or a means of guaranteed pulls for specific items. For now, however, the developers have shown that their desire for the players money trumps their generosity. And as anyone experienced with gacha-style mobile games can tell you, “let the buyer beware.” Especially when it comes to nostalgia trips like this one.
Data loss
ChewierBread207
I saved all game in Square Enix. Then DQS app crashed and virus spread other apps that crashed. Now I erased my iPad and reinstalled iOS then now I cannot sign in because I signed up with my email which is no longer associated with SQE account. I'm done and give up!
Fun, but it crashes a lot
JasikValentine
The title says it all, it doesn’t matter what I’m doing, sometimes it just stops working and crashes, and I see my phone background as it exits itself
Insultingly, a JRPG
Roxyuss Chimera
Ok, so it might just be me, but when I download a video game I would like to play a video game, instead I played a two hour long tutorial that practically played itself, and had me pressing the skip button faster than it could give them to me, I swear my phone screen went dark upwards of seven times for how long it went between me having to touch my screen. As far as JRPGs go I’ve played Final fantasy, Pokemon, Dragonquest, and Persona, they all hold a fairly special place in my heart, this feels like an insult to all of those for daring to call itself a JRPG, it is another mobile gotcha game that plays itself and doesn’t challenge you, within the first five minutes I had gear that in a traditional rpg would have taken me hours to get, instead it was handed to me making nothing a problem. Strategy didn’t matter because I one-shot almost everything. Piece of advice, maybe just make a JRPG... you know like the rest of the dragonquest games, instead of a gotcha pon with a dragon haphazardly taped onto it.
Fun but rates are trash for what they say they are
Pikachu 89
Games fun like an old dragon quest game but if you are going to advertise 7-10% then deliver. I went through countless 10 pulls where I only got the guarantee. It’s a joke 0/27 on a 7-10% is completely uncalled for
Needs a few things that are missing
Deadlygrim
The first thing I noticed is there is no thief class , other than that this game is pretty great , but it’s gonna die out if there isn’t a more deeper adventure type of gameplay , just being able to walk on the maps would make it feel better because the game is pretty stale. But I do think this game has allot of potential to be allot better and the good thing is changing certaint things wouldn’t really take that much from how it was , it would just improve it dramatically
Bad
Khane Russell
Decent game falls short as same dungeons seemingly get harder even as you yourself get stronger, which is at a snails pace. Game is not forgiving at all, no gem income after story clear. Not enough content to make up for lackluster brain dead endgame bosses with a high risk no reward system.