Dragon Quest: Your Story

Found this on netflix after me and my kid (6) have been playing dragon quest builders 2 for a few weeks. It was cool to hear the same music and reactions in the movie as in the game. We both really enjoyed this movie. I thought the animation was really high quality even though some reviewers said it was bad. I'm not sure about the ending and the message it sends (same in the game) but it didn't stop us from wanting to watch it again!

I have not my self played Dragon Quest V, but as an avid gamer for over three decades, this movie still gave me a lot of good vibes and took me back to some old memories! The visuals are stunning and only based on that, I would recommend this! It does however fall short in some areas. It feels a little "forced" at times, and the potential is more than what the end product shows. All in all it was a pleasure to watch, and even though it is nothing revolutionary, it is a good-feel story with stunning graphics!

Dragon Quest: Your Story is a great movie. Having played and loved Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, I went in with high expectations and was not disappointed. Despite not playing Dragon Quest V, I felt really connected to the story and characters in this film. The only nagging aspect of this movie are the weird plot jumps. Throughout the movie, there are several jumps that feel to me as though they are skipping huge plot scenes that should have been incorporated into the film. The ending however, despite popular opinion, really hit home for me. I loved the message that the ending scene portrayed and this scene alone made my opinion jump from a 5 to an 8. Had it been roughly 2 and a half hours, with more character development and more action sequences,this would have likely been a 10 for me. In short, Dragon Quest: Your Story, is exactly as the title says, "Your Story" and I would recommend this to anyone, especially anyone who likes or has played any of the Dragon Quest games.

The computer animated Dragon Quest: You're Story is based on the plot of the video game Dragon Quest V from the 90's. It's alright.

The biggest issue with this is that it's trying to cover the plot of a game that spans the main character's life over thirty years and takes several hours to complete within the span of an hour and forty-three minutes. This really feels like a highlight reel. A lot of tonal switches, too. The lead Luca's first third of his story is really glossed over quickly. The intro starts with using images from the original game, but it's really confusing to those new to the story. Too many characters are introduced too quickly through tiny pixel images and it's hard to tell who is who and what's going on.

That having been said, this film is a nice ride. It's got a sense of fun to it and definitely captures the feel to the games. The computer animation is bright and colorful. The trademark DQ series character design from Akira Toriyama (also the creator of Dragonball Z) is adapted pretty well into 3D animation.

Also, this may be worth sticking through to the finale. I don't think everyone's going to like it, but it's definitely something.

Overall, this is something I probably won't revisit, but glad I did. I think DQ fans will probably like this. I think this may go over well with children, too.

The ending destroys it. It was unnecessary.

Character building was nonexistent.