Those who are fans, though, will likely still find this quite a treat. If you’re interested, definitely check out a plot summary or the game’s Wiki page before watching.
#DRAGON QUEST YOUR STORY FULL#
Those who don’t know the plot will likely be slightly confused over the casual mentions of important lore (glossing over of facts like Luca’s royal heritage) and generally feel like they’re not quite getting the full story. If you haven’t guessed already, this all means Dragon Quest: Your Story is mostly aimed at fans of the original game. That’s good, because it then speeds into the final segments where you need to actually care about the people involved for it to work well. It’s true characters and locations don’t get nearly as much attention as they do in the game, but the film captures the tale’s essence and the heart of the core cast. The film slows down a bit here, and it’s where the viewer more easily appreciates the Dragon Quest -ness of Your Story. It speeds past the slavery years and Harry’s return to Coburg, and pulls some later elements from the game, namely Bjorn the Behemoose, as a way to introduce the topic of Luca’s marriage.
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This unique approach to the opening segments is important for the later plot, but I can’t deny that taking some extra time to introduce Luca, Nera, and Bianca would have helped strengthen the film’s core even more later on. Your Story cuts out a big chunk of the plot’s beginning, opting to tell it in snippets taken from the game’s original release, switching to Luca’s later childhood afterwards, right before disaster strikes.
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DQ5 is widely regarded as one of the best games in the long-running franchise, so Your Story has a lot to live up to.ĭespite some shortcomings, though, including the pacing, Dragon Quest: Your Story still captures the essence of Dragon Quest and throws in some food for thought besides.ĭragon Quest: Your Story Review - A Fresh Take on a Beloved Classic While a lot of Dragon Quest 5's game time is spent fighting enemies - something that naturally doesn’t make for interesting film fare - it still means a good deal of the story gets pared down for the sake of pacing.