Review Drbeatboxnik 4/5 · Jun 4, 2025
Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! is a grind-heavy dungeon-crawler with cute character designs and a satisfying gameplay loop (if you like grinding). I really did enjoy the base dungeons, going through them floor-by-floor and finding new equipment while leveling up each job class. I was less interested in the more puzzle-heavy dungeons, meaning the dungeons that had particular restrictions and …
Read moreChocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! is a grind-heavy dungeon-crawler with cute character designs and a satisfying gameplay loop (if you like grinding). I really did enjoy the base dungeons, going through them floor-by-floor and finding new equipment while leveling up each job class. I was less interested in the more puzzle-heavy dungeons, meaning the dungeons that had particular restrictions and seemed designed to test how well you could navigate the floors with different job classes. I could see why people would find those rewarding when the base dungeons can be brute-forced through basically to the end but I just didn’t want to invest the time into figuring out the best approach for these puzzle dungeons. Altogether this is a cute game that’s pretty perfect for a younger person just getting into dungeon-crawlers or for an older person who appreciates a grindy game with an adorable protagonist.
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