Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Reviews
It is the latest in a long history of Dragon Quest games, but sadly doesn't do enough with that long lineage. It should have been better, but doesn't reach that level of quality.
Overall, Dragon Quest XI is a mediocre JRPG. It looks fantastic, but the gameplay is “meh” at best. Although it can capture your interest here and there, there isn’t really anything too special about the game. It’s still worth getting if you enjoy grinding, leveling up, and seeing your characters get stronger. So if you want, pick up a copy and see how much fun you can get from the 11th installment in the series.
Given the Dragon Quest series’ long and storied history, it almost feels sacrilegious to say that the latest entry is the best of that whole lot. But that’s exactly what Dragon Quest XI feels to me. As a fan of classic turn-based JRPGs, DQXI is a full-throated, unapologetic rendition of the genre I know and love so well. Yes, it’s not perfect, but it’s about as close to perfection that a Dragon Quest game can get.
I would suggest picking this game up and having it being the side game to the blockbuster titles coming out right now to bridge the gap between the big releases, because it moves fast enough with the plot to always feel like something is being accomplished but not as fast as say Spider-Man that came out the same week. Don't let Dragon Quest XI be lost in the Fall game rush.
Dragon Quest 11 falters in the pacing of its story and features an unimpressive OST but at the end of the day, this game is like getting together with an old friend and hanging out on a cool summer's day; it's familiar and oh so comforting.
'Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age' represents the peak of what the franchise can deliver.
The game isn’t flawless, but the vast majority of its flaws are drops in a bucket of glory.
The more you play, the more you become charmed and enchanted by the world in which you play. As the story develops, and you get pulled into more and more grand escapades
If you're a fan of JRPGs then you must play Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age whether you've played the earlier games or not.
An excellent entry into anyone's JRPG collection, Dragon Quest XI will have you wondering why more of the series hasn't made its way to consoles. It manages to capture the spirit of genre classics with memorable locations, engaging explorative elements, and fun combat.
Dragon Quest XI has a lot of offer for fans of the Dragon Quest games series. The game is extremely entertaining and its journey across towns and cities is what makes it more fun and exciting.
Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age is a classic-style, turn-based JRPG that makes some smart changes to the formula while still being firmly rooted in tradition.
Dragon Quest XI offers an exciting storyline, attractive characters, and a subtle gameplay that gives the player full control over his companions and implements different strategies, while retaining the series with a classic spirit with a more beautiful, versatile and graphical level that fits the atmosphere of the title, not the exaggeration described One of the best versions of the series.
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Whether you’re a newcomer to the Dragon Quest series or a series veteran, as long as you like classic JRPG’s there is a lot to love about Dragon Quest XI. You can’t deny the amount of gameplay value on offer here, taking over 100 hours to see everything the game has in store. And after spending time in it’s world and colourful characters, you’ll feel like you want to willingly complete all of the side quests.
As my first foray into the Dragon Quest series, I’m absolutely ecstatic at what I’ve found here. A gorgeous world and exciting story made even better by a top-tier cast of characters in design, usefulness and general likeability. From what I’ve researched, this seems to be the standard for the series, so I can happily report that this will just be the first in my journey into Dragon Quest. If you’re a fan of the JRPG genre and you, like me, have never played a Dragon Quest game before, I’d highly recommend giving it a chance to impress you.
Embark on an Epic Quest to bring light to the shadows. And let the Echoes of your justice ring through an Elusive Age. For you are the Luminary, chosen by faith and destined to defeat the Lord of Shadows.
The perfect JRPG game combination is not easy but the company and many fans of the game around the world believe that Dragon Quest is the closest series to it.
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of a Lost Era is a must-have for all fans of role-playing games of Japanese extraction, characterized by numerous strengths: a classic plot but not without twists and turns, a well-tested game system with small changes that bring freshness and modernity, a cast full of varied characters and a huge world to explore and live as in the most epic chivalric tales.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Excellent, classic jRPG in baroque form. Dragon Quest XI is the great successor to the iconic "eight" from PS2.
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