Editing Dragon Quest Builders 2

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| type=Spinoff games
| title=Dragon Quest Builders 2
| image=[[File:Dragon-quest-builders-2-logo.png|250px]][[File:DQB2 key artwork.png|250px]]
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| developer=[[Koei Tecmo]]
| publisher=[[Square Enix]]
| designer=[[Kazuya Niinou]]
| artist=[[Marina Ayano Kittaka]]<br>[[Yoshikazu Takenouchi]]
| composer=[[Kōichi Sugiyama]]
| released='''Switch, PS4'''<br>{{vgrelease|JP=December 20, 2018|NA=July 12th, 2019|EU=July 12th, 2019}}'''Steam'''<br>{{vgrelease|INT=December 10, 2019}}'''Xbox One, WIndows 10, Gamepass'''<br>{{vgrelease|INT=May 4th, 2021}}
| genre=[[Wikipedia:Console role-playing game|Console role-playing game]]
| modes=[[Wikipedia:Multiplayer Game|Multiplayer]]
| ratings=[[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: Everyone 10+
| platforms={{PlayStation 4}}, [[Nintendo Switch]]
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| series={{Main Series}}
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{{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 Birudaazu Tsuu Hakaishin Shidou to Karappo no Shima|lit. Dragon Quest Builders 2: Destruction God Shidou and the Empty 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 [[Yuji Horii]].

Builders 2 was released for {{PlayStation 4}}, [[Nintendo Switch]], and [[Microsoft Windows games|Microsoft Windows]] via Steam in years 2018 (Japan) 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> In May 2021, the game was released on [[Xbox One]], Windows 10, and Gamepass.

==Setting==
The game 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 promoting the power of destruction, kidnapping or disadvantaging those who engage in the acts of creation. The player takes control of an abducted [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|Builder]] who escapes the cultists in the midst of a torrential storm when their ship sinks and washes up on an [[Isle of Awakening|empty, deserted island]] alongside a mysterious boy named [[Malroth (Character)|Malroth]] and a fellow abductee named [[Lulu]].
{{spoiler|start}}It is later revealed that the world is set in the [[Hall of Hargon|illusory world]] that [[Hargon]] made to trick the [[Prince of Midenhall|three]] [[Prince of Cannock|scions]] [[Princess of Moonbrooke|of]] [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Erdrick]] in {{DQ2}}. Eventually, Malroth and the Builder join forces to make it real, saving everyone and everything inside it.{{spoiler|end}}

It is unknown whether the series takes place in the same timeline of the [[Dragon Quest Builders|first installment]].
==Plot==
The Builder and the Malroth travel to various islands to help revitalize the abandoned [[Isle of Awakening]] that had been entrusted to the Builder by the [[Hairy Hermit]]. Namely, they go to [[Furrowfield]], [[Khrumbul-Dun]] and [[Moonbrooke]]. Along the way, Malroth learns the importance of "dreams", "love" and "conviction" on those islands, respectively.
{{spoiler|start}}However, due to [[Warwick|certain events]] in Moonbrooke, the friendship between Malroth and the Builder is severed. Later on the Isle of Awakening, the player learns that it was [[Hargon]]'s intention all along for this to happen, so Malroth's powers as the [[Malroth|Master of Destruction]] re-awaken. However, after an adventure in [[Malhalla]] to rescue Malroth from becoming a mindless monster, they reconcile and return safely to the Isle of Awakening.{{spoiler|end}}
==Major Characters==
*[[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|The Builder]]
*[[Malroth (Character)|Malroth]]
*[[Lulu]]
*[[Rosie]]
*[[Pastor Al]]
*[[Babs]]
*[[Goldirox]]
*[[Anessa]]
*[[Warwick]]
*[[Hargon]]
*[[N04H]]

For a list of all characters in {{DQB2}}, see [[List of characters in Dragon Quest Builders 2|here]].

==New features and changes==
Builders 2 introduces and changes many things from the first title. Here are a list of some (but not all):
*The build height (on the Isle of Awakening) has been increased, making the maximum 95 from base to the height limit and 64 from sea level.
*Cooking and forging ingots now takes real time. Each recipe has a different required cooking time.
*[[Explorer's shores]] are special islands that generate procedurally each time the Builder visits them. Each has different types of materials, blocks, enemies and items.
**Unlimited materials (when crafting) can be unlocked by finding every listed material in each Explorer's shore.
*The Builder's Best: A late {{DQB}} contest held in Japan rewarded the top 100 winners with their creations being immortalized in Builders 2. Each Builder's Best can appear in an Explorer's Shore with their respective fitting environment.
*Slopes are now built into the game's physics engine. There are three kinds, all available with the chisel tool.
*The new trowel tool allows players to replace and build blocks really easily.
*Improved water mechanics now allow liquids to be placed (almost) anywhere the builder wants. Underwater exploration is possible, and so is making waterfalls.
**There are 7 liquid types: Water, Sea Water, Mud Water, Hot Water, Poison, Lava, and Plasma.
*A larger amount of cosmetic options, some of which have been improved.
*Weapons and hammers are now assigned to separate buttons and no longer break after repeated use.
**Armor and clothing also no longer break.
*The ability to dash has been added.
*[[Tablet Targets]] have been added, in the Isle of Awakening.
**Finishing these optional sidequests awards the player with [[mini medal|mini medals]] and new tools.
**The main story islands contain optional puzzles that also give mini medals.
**Reaching a certain number of completed targets unlocks new hairstyles.
**Finishing them all unlocks the Buildnoculars, a tool that allows builders to build from afar.
*Soil in [[List of room recipes in Dragon Quest Builders 2|fields]] can be purified with the help of a [[Wrigley|friendly]] [[Wiggly]], who aerates infertile blocks for crop cultivation. Fields can be assigned to any area by placing a scarecrow down.
*Players may now glide from high elevation via the [[windbraker]]. While gliding, it is possible to perform an aerial attack that launches the player upwards and pummels them down for damage.
*Vehicular transportation is possible with the Buggy-buggy, a car designed after an [[Army ant]]. It can also fly.
*The player can warp to certain parts of the islands by unlocking zoom spots. They can either be unlocked by reaching the location (e.g. The Dock, Furrowfield Farm) or by activating a naviglobe (e.g. Fat Rat Rise, The Orc's Tomato Farm) These warp spots are fixed, with two exceptions: the Builder's Best (randomly generated location on the Explorers' shores) and the Buggy-buggy (moveable warp location).
*Multiplayer has been implemented to allow up to four players on the same platform. There is no real crossplay multiplayer.
*Island and photo sharing have been implemented via the [[noticeboard]]. Uploading an island to the noticeboard removes the crossplay limitation, meaning anyone can visit a copy of your island regardless of their platform of choice. However, it is a copy of the island, and changes made by visitors will not register on the actual island,
**Photo contests are held each month, with a different theme each time. Winners recieve a special trophy unobtainable via other means.
*Animals are present for villages. There are 5 types: Dogs, cats, chicken, cows and sheep. The latter three produce materials.
**Animals are also able to breed.
*The new [[List of magnetic blocks in Dragon Quest Builders 2|magnetic blocks]] allow block movement and open up the decoration possibilities with their transformation option.

==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".

==Videos==
{{VideoGallery/Start}}
{{VideoGallery/Item|id=euG4FL3QjpM|description=Gameplay reveal}}
{{VideoGallery/Item|id=chtptNT33wQ|description=Opening (Girl version)}}
{{VideoGallery/Item|id=6oHKmGIJ_t8|description=Opening (Boy version)}}
{{VideoGallery/Item|id=ydKe1Ug8Wus|description=PS4 / Switch Launch trailer}}
{{VideoGallery/Item|id=vDjiOBfxnrQ|description=Steam Launch trailer}}
{{VideoGallery/Item|id=JVtpOJssC44|description=Xbox Launch trailer}}
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==Gallery==
<center><gallery perrow="6">
DQB2_Keyart.png|Key Art without the logo.
DQB2 Hargon's Cult.jpg|Hargon and his followers.
DQB2 High Five.jpg|High five!
DQB2 Buggy Buggy.jpg|The Buggy Buggy.
DQB2 Gameplay 1.jpg|Breaking blocks.
DQB2 Gameplay 2.jpg|Near some waterfalls.
DQB2 Gameplay 3.jpg|Standing in the farms.
DQB2 Gameplay 4.jpg|Underwater exploration.
DQB2 Meeting the Hairy Hermit.png|Meeting the [[Hairy Hermit]].
DQB2 customization.png|Character customization.
DragonQuestBuilders2 magazine scan.jpeg|Promotional material revealing the designs of the new Builders.
Human Malroth scan.jpg|The reveal of the humanoid [[Malroth (Character)|Malroth]].
DQB2 Builder female.png|Female Builders.
DQB2 Builder male.png|Male Builder.
DQB2 Malroth.png|Malroth.
DQB2 Hero.png|Male [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|Builder]].
DQB2 Malroth Human.png|Human Malroth.
Image:DQB2 Slime.png|[[Slime]]s.
DQB2 Wallpaper.jpeg|A wallpaper.
Amelicart FemaleBuilder.png|Female Builder cooking for [[Lulu]], drawn by [[Amelicart]].
Amelicart MaleBuilder.png|Male Builder picking cabbages.
Amelicart_DQB2_Mission_Icons_1.jpg|Mission icons, by Amelicart.
Amelicart_DQB2_Mission_Icons_2.jpg|More mission icons.
Amelicart_DQB2_Mission_Icons_3.jpg|More mission icons, and the map.
</gallery></center>

==References==
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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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