Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Review: 27 Ratings, Pros and Cons

The design of the maps encourages exploration.

Addictive gameplay combining strategy and monster synthesis.
A well-developed story and characters
Diversified areas with seasonal changes.
Humor and charm in monster design
A game accessible to beginners and veterans.

Wide variety of monsters to collect.
Good story, full of nostalgia.
Online functions and merging.

Very comfortable fast travel system.
Good search function for monster breeding
Integrated database
Varied and surprising history.
Wide selection of monster types
Sparkling- and Spezialmonster translates to "sparkling and special monsters" in English.
Many levels of monsters
Many talents and skills
No random battles
Very comprehensive development system
Many places that change depending on the seasons.
Extended post-game content
Colorful and diverse places
Very good music.
Automatic acceleration and jump features for sequences.
Excellent monster design
Excellent animations
Good German translation

Big focus on story with an intriguing premise
Monster Wrangling is soundly structured, streamlined, grinds like a dopamine dream
Dragon Quest's localization teams continue to be lovable degenerates

Excellent level design
Wonderful connections to Dragon Quest IV
Psaro is an iconic protagonist choice
Party building through monster synthesis is satisfyingly fun

Fun combat and monster collecting
Classic Dragon Quest design

Addictive monster fusion system
Character and monster design
Well executed and classic soundtrack
Diverse exploration with the station system

The loop of raising and combining monsters is so compelling
Turn based combat is a blast, and has nice mod cons
Monster designs are goofy and endearing
The worlds are really varied and the seasons change them up more

Monster synthesis has a ton of depth
Simple but satisfying combat system
Interesting story of Psaro's origins

Huge bestiary
Monster Fusion

Rewarding Monster Battling Gameplay
In-Depth Monster Synthesis Progression

A formula that works well.
Rich gaming systems
Many team possibilities
Exploration and its seasonal system
A lot of content

Wonderfully weird variety of monsters to collect, train, and fuse
Varied environments that take advantage of a creative weather system
Cosy and nostalgic Dragon Quest RPG gameplay

A story that will delight Dragon Quest IV fans...
The training and fusion of monsters of great depth.
A combat system that is a bit rough but very satisfying.
More than 500 monsters to collect

+ de 550 monstres
Pas si pire en portable?
Addictif
Les fusions
L?optimisation au centre de tout
On vous a dit que c?était addictif ?

Interesting story
Originally designed world
Huge amount of samples to collect
Synthesis system

Engaging narrative premise that takes some genuinely interesting turns
Densely packed with monsters to scout and power-up
Synthesis is a brilliant new addition that encourages experimentation
The seasons system is a neat idea that adds depth to exploration

Fun turn-based combat
Charming monster designs
Engaging fusion system
Varied environments