A new instalment in the Match-3 RPG Puzzle & Dragons lineage, one of the most popular mobile franchises of recent years, is coming to Nintendo Switch this month as part of the series' 10th-anniversary celebrations.
Puzzle & Dragons started life on smartphones but would also come to the 3DS as a special Super Mario cross-over. Puzzle & Dragons Gold, meanwhile, hit Switch in 2020.
The game launches on February 19th, and will cost $4.37. It will include in-app purchases.
Here's some PR:
Play on your TV or handheld and with touch controls!
The definitive Puzzle RPG!Embark on an epic quest, harnessing the power of appealing monsters and clever puzzle play! Featuring three modes jam-packed with Orb-matching fun: Quest, PvP, and Custom!
[Quest Mode]
Battle fearsome monsters through a succession of dungeons!You can also join forces against powerful foes with 2-4 other players!
[PvP Mode]
In this mode, up to 8 players compete for the highest score!World Matches pit you against players from around the world, Friend Matches feature lobby-based competition with friends, and Computer Matches let you practice with an AI opponent!
Event Dungeons are also regularly scheduled!
[Custom Mode]
Combine monsters, backgrounds, and background music to create your own original dungeons, then upload them for players across the world to enjoy!You can likewise download and play other players’ creations!
[source pad-switch.com]
Comments 36
I sunk 100+ hours into Puzzle & Dragons Z on the 3DS so I'm fairly keen for the idea of a good game (aka not Puzzle & Dragons Gold which is just terrible) on the Switch. The fact that this has microtransations though is a big turnoff even though the game itself is pretty cheap. I'll wait till the eShop updates with details on that before I make a decision on whether to buy it.
It looks really fun but I’m a bit worried about the in-app purchases will it be a gacha type game? Power ups? Etc.. those sort of games belong on my phone for me while I’m on the bus, not really on my switch 😓 if the micro transactions are non intrusive and don’t affect gameplay I will definitely give it a go, just want it to feel like a complete game
If I understand correctly online play is only available in PvP Mode? Meaning you can only play co-op locally? That's a shame.
Charging for a mobile game that's all about micro transactions? Weird.
Surprised that they didn't also include the Mario cross-over.
@Erigen That one was published by Nintendo, this game is not.
...TV MODE?! Finally!...Will look into this.
Now can they port the Mario one? My copy on 3DS no longer works…
Why does it have an upfront cost when it's going to have microtransactions anyway?
Oh good! It looks acceptable!
…although I’d really just like X localized
Charging for a free game on other platforms? No, thanks.
@PinkPuffball You have the best avatar on the entirety of the internet.
I didn't see anything about microtransactions or in-game purchases. What am I missing?
EDIT: Oh I see now. :/
Also, it is surprising how this didn't make it into the Direct last week.
@C-Olimar Its called money grabbing
Sorry but this is just another micro-transaction monster, wrapped up to pretend its not a mobile game that should just be on mobile phones
Micro-transactions is no for me.
I can play this game all day and twice on Sunday day. I believe I’m going to purchase this. It’s so addicting.
@Nintendude78 I don’t think anyones copy on the 3DS works. I believe there was a system update on the 3DS that broke the game because I have an issue with my copy and others have reported issues as well.
I prefer the 3DS game without microtransactions.
Game looks horrible and I could see why. Micro transaction on an already purchase game? Yeah you won't see me grabbing this.
@PinkPuffball "will it be a gacha type game"
Honestly all PAD games are gacha like in a way. I used to play it on my very old iPad mini until it started crashing. Then I had to delete it.
Also the microtransactions appear to be the egg machine
If the microtransactions are for the "egg" gatcha mechanic shown in the video reveal above, I would say its not TOO bad, as it plainly states that you cannot get duplicates. So at least you know you will always be getting something new IF you choose to put money into it...or you can just grind away and get things that way. I am actually rather interested in this because of the infinite dungeons possibilities. Being able to download dungeons made by others sounds intriguing. And with such a low asking price, I think I'll give it a go.
@BenAV I think the microtransactions might be for the Egg machines that you get that have Monsters in them. But then again, I am not so sure.
This Switch edition has a dungeon creator apparently which seems cool.
This looks interesting. I used to play PAD until my old iPad mini started wheezing and it crashed multiple times. Then I had to delete it.
Looks like I might get into PAD again with this if it reviews well.
@Highlar in the mobile game, the gacha mechanic is the egg machine thing. Which you don't need to put money in. You can just grind away for iirc or you get these email like things in the game that have you claim the eggs.
Also: "No duplicates in the egg machine"?
I guess, that is good?
BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING A LOT OF THE SAME MONSTERS FROM THE EGG MACHINE IN THE MOBILE GAME
@anoyonmus That's what it sounded like to me, from watching the trailer above. It says that "There's no chance of receiving duplicates from the egg machines." That sounds rather definitive to me?
@Highlar it does.
Idk why people are complaining this much to be honest. Graphically the game looks fine.
If only people bothered to actually watch the trailer, it doesn’t sound as bad as you think
I have mixed feelings about this on the pro side
I do love the puzzles and dragons game on the 3DS (RIP) and I have gold wishlisted and the dungeon creator is a genuinely good idea that will hopefully give some replayability along with pvp!
But the downside is that there might be IAP in the game which I WIL defend if it is ONLY a free game (how else are you supposed to make money on a free game with no ads?) but IAP in games that you have to pay in order to even play is really scummy to me.
Hopefully the IAP is very relaxed.
It's cheap enough to tempt me, but the "in-game purchases" is an instant turn-off. Will they add permanent content to the game or bait whales, because in the case of the latter, I would rather not spend my money on such rubbish at all, and in the case of the former, would rather wait for a physical release with all of the DLC included.
@Greatluigi didn’t they say the micro transactions are done through the Eshop.
Also the micro transactions are only for egg machine
Hope this is good, PaD Gold was absolute booty.
After seeing the trailer, this does seem to be different from the games I've played. Pre set teams and stuff, I kinda prefer to set my own teams but, oh well...
Also yeah....@Zimon kinda sucks that co-op is local only. I love co-op modes, but NEVER have anyone around that cares to play these games with me. :c
@BloodNinja thank you! I will wear the badge with pride
@Wilforce What's the deal with the 3DS one? I just tried mine and it seems to work fine. Digital copy of the game on an un-modded n3DS with current firmware.
@nintendolife will you review this?
@BooJoh It may be physical error. I have since discarded my copy, but it was giving me a version error, which seemed like others had the same issue on Reddit with no fix. My 3DS is unmodded and since then I have tested other physical games and they work fine. I may pickup a digital copy because I have been disappointed that I couldn’t finish the Mario game.
Is there an issue downloading the digital version for the 3DS game that includes the Mario iteration? I saw the trailer for this release and saw the 3DS game being mentioned in the Youtube comments section. I decided to jump on that, but canceled my Amazon order after seeing comments here regarding issues with the physical release. I now bought the game digitally on my N3DS XL and have ran into a few errors. Maybe my N3DS XL needs to have more charge to download the software, I don't know, but with the eShop closure imminent I hope I can get that game on my system.
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