'Dragon Quest Heroes II' is set for release in April 28, 2017.

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Dragon Quest Heroes II

The sequel to the 2015 hit role-playing game will drop next spring and bring more hacking, slashing and slime to fans on PlayStation 4 in Europe.

The action-RPG will feature both single-player and co-op multiplayer parties in the world of Dragon Quest and the second Dragon Quest Heroes will include four new playable characters, as well as some that series fans will recognize.

Developers Square Enix have promised players will be able to form a party of up to four online to conquer swarms of enemies and defeat gigantic monsters.

The title is set after a thousand years of peace following a long and terrible war, which divided the world into seven realms.

But the long-kept peace is broken and the world descends into chaos one day, when the Dunisian army invades the Kingdom of Harba with Prince Cesar at the helm.

Cousins and fellow Dunisian knights-in-training Lazarel and Teresa fight to find a solution and bring back peace to teh world.