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'''''Dragon Quest Builders 2''''' (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) is the sequel to the 2016 sandbox game ''[[Dragon Quest Builders|DQB]]''. It was announced at the summer 2017 Dragon Quest festival, along with a brief preview video and a few small details addressed by [[Yūji Horii]].
{{Translation|'''''Dragon Quest Builders 2''''' |(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 Buridasu Tsu Hakai Kami Shido tokarappo no Fushigi Shima|lit. Dragon Quest Builders 2: Destruction God Shido and the Mysterious Isle}} is the sequel to the 2016 sandbox game ''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]''. It was announced at the summer 2017 Dragon Quest festival, along with a brief preview video and a few small details addressed by [[Yūji Horii]].


Builders 2 was released for {{PlayStation 4}}, [[Nintendo Switch]], and [[Microsoft Windows games|Microsoft Windows]] in years 2018 and 2019. Among the Windows ports of the {{DQSeries}}, ''Builders 2'' is the fourth release, and the first to fully support Japanese.<ref>[https://en-d9w.hatenablog.com/entry/omakuni-explained Omakuni, a peculiarity of the Japanese PC game market, explained à la Wikipedia]</ref>
Builders 2 was released for {{PlayStation 4}}, [[Nintendo Switch]], and [[Microsoft Windows games|Microsoft Windows]] in years 2018 and 2019. Among the Windows ports of the {{DQSeries}}, ''Builders 2'' is the fourth release, and the first to fully support Japanese.<ref>[https://en-d9w.hatenablog.com/entry/omakuni-explained Omakuni, a peculiarity of the Japanese PC game market, explained à la Wikipedia]</ref>


==Setting==
==Setting==
Unlike the first game, which takes place in an alternate reality of the original {{DQ}}, this installment takes place following the events of {{DQ2}} in which the remnants of [[Hargon]]'s cult are attempting to make a comeback by kidnapping and destroying builders. You play as a [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|Builder]] who escapes the ship of the cult in the midst of a torrential storm, and washes up on a desert island alongside a fellow abductee named [[Lulu]] and a mysterious boy named [[Malroth]].  It is up to the player and Malroth to survive on the island until rescue arrives.
Unlike the first game, which takes place in an alternate timeline of the original {{DQ}}, this installment takes place following the events of {{DQ2}} in which the remnants of the [[Children of Hargon]] are attempting to make a comeback after their [[Hargon|leader's]] death by kidnapping and destroying builders. The player takes control of an abducted [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|Builder]] who escapes the cult's ship in the midst of a torrential storm, and washes up on a desert island alongside a fellow abductee named [[Lulu]] and a mysterious boy named [[Malroth]].  It is up to the player and Malroth to survive on the island until rescue arrives.


==Gameplay Changes==
==Plot==
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==Characters==
*[[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|The Builder]]
*[[Malroth]]
*[[Lulu]]
*[[Captain Brownbeard]]
*[[Hairy Hermit]]
*[[Rosie]]
*[[Wrigley]]
*[[Pastor Al]]
*[[Babs]]
*[[Anessa]]
*[[Warwick]]
*[[N04H]]
*[[Hellen]]
*[[Hargon]]
 
==New features==
*The stack-able block limit has been increased by three, making the maximum 64.
*The stack-able block limit has been increased by three, making the maximum 64.
*Slopes are now built into the game's physics engine.
*Slopes are now built into the game's physics engine.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The sword used for the letter T in quest has been replaced with a wooden mallet, signifying the focus on building rather than combat.
*This is the final DQ game released in the Heisei era of Japanese history.
*In the English localization, the bo'sun of the tutorial ship the player explores in the beginning makes a reference to Lucasarts' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Monkey_Island The Secret of Monkey Island] by stating that the Builder "fights like a cow's cadaver".
*In the English localization, the bo'sun of the tutorial ship the player explores in the beginning makes a reference to Lucasarts' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Monkey_Island The Secret of Monkey Island] by stating that the Builder "fights like a cow's cadaver".


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==External links==
*[http://www.dragonquest.jp/builders2/ Official Japanese site]
*[https://en.dragonquest-builders.com/ Official English site for building contests]
*[https://fr.dragonquest-builders.com/ French contest site]
*[https://de.dragonquest-builders.com/ German contest site]
*[https://it.dragonquest-builders.com/ Italian contest site]
*[https://es.dragonquest-builders.com/ Spanish contest site]
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Revision as of 16:43, 4 October 2020

Dragon Quest Builders 2 ((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 Buridasu Tsu Hakai Kami Shido tokarappo no Fushigi Shima, lit. Dragon Quest Builders 2: Destruction God Shido and the Mysterious Isle) is the sequel to the 2016 sandbox game Dragon Quest Builders. It was announced at the summer 2017 Dragon Quest festival, along with a brief preview video and a few small details addressed by Yūji Horii.

Builders 2 was released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows in years 2018 and 2019. Among the Windows ports of the Dragon Quest series, Builders 2 is the fourth release, and the first to fully support Japanese.[1]

Setting

Unlike the first game, which takes place in an alternate timeline of the original Dragon Quest, this installment takes place following the events of Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line in which the remnants of the Children of Hargon are attempting to make a comeback after their leader's death by kidnapping and destroying builders. The player takes control of an abducted Builder who escapes the cult's ship in the midst of a torrential storm, and washes up on a desert island alongside a fellow abductee named Lulu and a mysterious boy named Malroth. It is up to the player and Malroth to survive on the island until rescue arrives.

Plot

Characters

New features

  • The stack-able block limit has been increased by three, making the maximum 64.
  • Slopes are now built into the game's physics engine.
  • Players can dive into water if jumping from high ground and freely swim.
  • Weapons and hammers are now assigned to separate buttons and no longer break after repeated use.
  • The ability to dash has been added.
  • Farms can be tilled with the help of a friendly Wiggly, who aerates infertile spaces for cultivation.
  • Players may now glide from high elevation via the Windbreaker cape.
  • Vehicular transportation is possible with a car designed after an Army ant.
  • The player can warp anywhere on an island, provided he or she had already been there once.
  • Multiplayer has been implemented to allow up to four players.
  • Animals are present for villages.
  • Waterfalls are now present; this is due to player requests from the first game.

Trivia

  • The sword used for the letter T in quest has been replaced with a wooden mallet, signifying the focus on building rather than combat.
  • This is the final DQ game released in the Heisei era of Japanese history.
  • In the English localization, the bo'sun of the tutorial ship the player explores in the beginning makes a reference to Lucasarts' The Secret of Monkey Island by stating that the Builder "fights like a cow's cadaver".

Preview

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References

External links