Square Enix has officially begun a month-long DLC release schedule for Dragon Quest Heroes II, promising to release tons of great new content, and the best part? All of it is free! For fans of the original Dragon Quest Heroes title, this is a great way to help continue the story and expand on the adventure of this hack-and-slash adventure spin-off of Dragon Quest.

Since the announcement of the PC release of Dragon Quest Heroes II, Square Enix has been working on updating new content for the game, and has already launched a batch of the free DLC content for gamers. The first DLC pack included a new side quest episode for Maribel and Ruff of Dragon Quest VII, an episode that centers around Torneko from Dragon Quest IV, and adds exclusive Slime weapons to the game. The remaining DLC schedule can be seen below:

May 11

• Side Quest: Episode Carver & Terry
• Side Quest: Episode Meena & Maya
• Special Boss Map: Estark
• Quest for the ultimate co-op spell: Kazzaple

May 18

• Side Quest: Episode Jessica & Angelo
• Side Quest: Episode Alena & Kiryl
• Additional Characters for Multiplayer mode #1: Luceus, Aurora, Bianca & Nera

May 25

• Additional Characters for Multiplayer mode #2: Dorik, Yangus, Isla & Psaro
• Special Boss Map: Dragon Lord

June 1

• Monster Medal Battle: Play online multiplayer competitively against players from around the world.

Dragon Quest Heroes II is available for PlayStation 4 and PC, via Steam. Right now, players can try out a free demo of the game before buying it, and with the free content available, Square Enix has been hard at work to provide great content for fans everywhere.

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