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Dragon Quest Heroes II's cinematic looks like a mobile game ad

Ooops, I guess they don't get those grim mobile King of Thrones*, Game of Kings, Toilet of Princess game adverts on TV in Japan. Which is exactly what this Dragon Quest Heroes II opening cinematic looks like to me.

*In-game graphics look nothing like these cheesy renders!



I guess the demographic for Japan is slightly younger too, but it really does feel like a poor and deeply generic effort. The game is out in a couple of weeks and will still sell truckloads across all three PlayStation formats, but I reckon the Vita will lead the way. Now all we need to know is will this and Builders come west!

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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