Square Enix reveals the trailer for the spin-off title, Dragon Quest Treasures, at the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partners Showcase, finally showing off some detailed gameplay footage and providing more information about the story. Though not a full-blown Dragon Quest game, Dragon Quest Treasures still looks to be a massive adventure full of fun characters, iconic monsters, interesting traversal, and a plethora of other features.
Fans will immediately recognize the thief and best friend of the Hero, Erik from Dragon Quest XI,making an appearance this time as the main character of the game along with his sister, Mia. Though this was revealed in the information that came out about the game last month, the new trailer expands on the role of these characters in the game and also offers gameplay footage that shows the two characters in action.
Square Enix Releases New Dragon Quest Treasures Teaser, Provides Small Update on DQ12
Erik and Mia dream of collecting «grand treasures from around the world,» and the game sees players venturing to the «legendary realm of Draconia» in order to become legendary treasure hunters. One of the main gameplay gimmicks that is shown off in the trailer is the ability to recruit «well-mannered monsters» to aid the player on the adventure, and the video shows a bunch of monsters following Erik around in the world, each with its own health bar and name. Monsters in Dragon Quest games are iconic, and Dragon Quest Treasures seems to be taking it to the next level by allowing players even more interaction with them. Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to playing the game when it comes to the hybrid console on December 9th, 2022.
Further, the game alludes to an item called the Fortune Finder, which will
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