Years ago Minecraft's original designers felt compelled to add a story to their sandbox hit, in order to impose some kind of formal structure to the playpen. The reward for completing that somewhat tepid storyline was some poetry, written by the Irish novelist Julian Gough.

This is a good game with some annoying controls, but you get used to that quickly. It has a lot of reading which may not be suitable for some kids, but my daughter enjoys and I like that it encourages her to read.

Dragon quest builders tries to do what Minecraft didn't... Tell a story, and it does it well. You've great story telling mixed with Minecraft building, it's done really well.

Dragon Quest Builders serves as the jumping-off point for a new tale in a new period using an old setting--the storied land of Alefgard from the first Dragon Quest. It's an alternate reality that begins where the original game ends, but with a twist: the hero from the first game didn't defeat the...

Engrossing crafting and building systems; Endearing enemies help the hours fly by; Rewarding quests; Invasions introduce superb tower-defense gameplay

Disappointing lack of cross-save given identical content between platforms

Graphics: 60% Sound: 60% Replay/Extras: 100% Gameplay: 95% Family Friendly Factor: 60% System: PS Vita/PS3/PS4(tested) Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix Rating: ‘E10+' - Everyone TEN and OLDER ONLY {Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes}

Though it has some flaws, Dragon Quest Builders shows how a good story mode can really be implemented in this building genre. The boss battles are mostly fun (with a few exceptions, such as the second boss), quests make your buildings have meaning and a plot, although simple, really makes the game...

Dragon Quest Builders' sandbox crafting gameplay mixed with classic JRPG mechanics results in a fun gameplay experience, but the omission of multiplayer is disappointing.

Great game... spent about 40 hours so far and still going strong! I've always been a Dragon Quest fan - this is a good cross between DQ/Legoworld/MineCraft

Dragon Quest is celebrating a major milestone in 2016 for its 30th anniversary, with the series spawning plenty of different games over the years. Outside the mainline games, the series has tackled a number of other genres like last year's Dragon Quest Heroes.

Dragon Quest charm; Easy to use control scheme; Freedom to build

Combat too simple; X button usage

Dragon Quest Builders was a bit of an eye opener when it was unveiled. I mean, it's no surprise that everyone would want a bit of the world-builder pie in gaming, but despite its obvious inspiration

Beautiful to look at; Just enough structure to not leave you to your own devices; Lots to do

Camera makes aiming difficult; No autosave feature; No co-op