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ICYMI: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Demo Out Now On eShop
Square Enix has released a free playable demo of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on the Nintendo eShop, following its appearance in a sizzle reel during this week's Nintendo Direct. The demo lets players sample the opening portion of the upcoming monster-collecting RPG and, notably, allows progress to carry over into the full game once it launches, giving early adopters a head start.
The demo covers the story from the beginning up to the conclusion of events in Witherwood, letting players try out recruiting, raising and synthesising monsters, though only monsters of rank G and rank F can be recruited at this stage. Players who complete the demo receive a "Wrangler's Bundle" item set for the full game (a Ring of Impulse, a Bonus Ball and five Smoked Sirloins), and those who keep their save data can transfer up to eight monsters from their main party and reserves into the full release; bonus content itself cannot be claimed within the demo.
In short
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World demo is live on eShop now
- Demo covers the story up to Witherwood's conclusion
- Save data lets players transfer up to 8 monsters, plus a bonus item set
Explained simply
Dragon Quest Monsters is a role-playing game series from Square Enix in which players recruit and raise monsters to help them in battles. The Withered World is an upcoming entry in the series, set in a world that includes the area called Witherwood.
The Nintendo eShop is the online shop for Nintendo Switch games and downloadable content. Demos let players try part of a game before deciding whether to buy it, and save-data transfers can let them continue their progress in the full game.