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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dragon Quest XI continues the gameplay of previous games in the series, in which players explore worlds and fight against various monsters, including the ability to explore high areas. Before entering battle, players can also toggle between the 3D and 2D graphical styles. The game features the series' traditional turn-based battle system.
Details
- Released
- July 29, 2017
- Publisher
- Square Enix
How it plays
Time to beat · 4 player times (IGDB)
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Reviews
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Originally released in 2018 on the PlayStation 4 and PC, Dragon Quest XI S is now available for the Nintendo Switch with new features, including the 2D mode that was once exclusive to the Japanese Nintendo 3DS version of the game. Do these new additions greatly enhance the game?
Dragon Quest XI is currently available for PC and PlayStation 4, and will be coming soon for the Nintendo Switch with further enhancements sometime in 2019. I fully intend to pick this game up for the Nintendo Switch so I can have more Dragon Quest in my life.
Already a colossal adventure clocking in at over 100 hours, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age just got even bigger, and, crucially, even better. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition adds to and reshapes the game with new character-driven stories, substantial gameplay features, and more. It's a bit like Persona 5 Royal, in the sense that this expanded re-release makes the original game pretty much redundant.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age continues the gameplay of previous games in the series, in which players explore worlds and fight against various monsters, including the ability to explore high areas.
The question, then, is whether folks who already own Dragon Quest XI on Switch should double dip, especially since there’s no discounted upgrade path or save data carry over. If you’re a sucker for games running at 60fps or 1440p and really want to playthrough this amazing RPG again with either enhancement in mind, the game is good enough to warrant another purchase. I still don’t love that there isn’t a benefit to fans who supported the game on the original Switch, other than still being able to play it via back compat, but the new optimization modes are a nice extra to have. For thos…
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition finally has a native Nintendo Switch 2 port, bringing one of the best versions of an already stellar game to
It may be overly familiar, but Dragon Quest XI is built on strong foundations; newcomers and veterans alike will find a lot to love.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition on Switch 2 is a tough sell for anyone but die-hard fans and newcomers, and even then I still
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition is still an enormous JRPG adventure, and its slow opening and occasional remnants of an older design can sometimes show their age. But once the journey gets going, the memorable characters, beautiful world, satisfying turn-based combat and wonderfully crafted story make those minor frustrations easy to overlook. With excellent performance, a wide array of options, and all the Definitive Edition content packed in, the Nintendo Switch 2 feels like an ideal platform for experiencing this epic adventure. If you’ve somehow missed…
Dragon Quest has been a very reliant JRPG series with each subsequent sequel and Echoes of an Elusive Age is no different. Where many JRPG’s have reinvented themselves and drastically changed their identity with each iteration, Dragon Quest XI feels old and dated in all the right ways, firmly sticki