DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age is one of those games I’ve pretty much only heard good things about. Recently I decided to give it a try, starting with it’s generous demo, which took me 8 hours to complete. I finished that and felt sort of mixed on the game, but since the game is so highly rated and I wasn’t hating it, I decided to purchase the game and play it some more. I’ve now put in another 35 hours and I’m still feeling quite indifferent on it. It’s a perfectly fine game. It doesn’t really do anything particularly memorable or interesting. Nothing stands out as great, and other than some cringe inducing sexism and some slightly annoying music, nothing stands out as bad. I’ve never played a Dragon Quest before, so I didn’t really know what to expect outside of turn based combat. I’m usually not huge on turn based combat, but there have been a few turn based games that I thought were fantastic. This is not one of them. The combat is really easy to the point it often just feels tedious. However, I did find many of the monsters to be visually interesting. The story does have some “twists”, but they are always telegraphed way in advance, so when they are revealed, you’ve already known about them for hours and they never feel like twists. The companions do feel varied, but none stand out as particularly interesting. Structurally, this is not an open world game, which I appreciated. It does have open areas, but it’s still very much linear. There are a few times where you can choose where to go, but it always feels like there’s a correct order. If you choose wrong, you’ll just need to go to the correct one, do some stuff there, and then go back to the other area. Similarity, the game’s story is quite linear. It’s mostly told through dialog without any choice. You do occasionally get a dialog choice, but there’s always a clear correct answer. A few times I tried selecting the obviously wrong one just to see what happens and it basically forces you into the correct answer. There’s nothing super wrong with this, but it always makes me wonder why they bothered to give a choice. Overall, I don’t feel like I have a lot to say about Dragon Quest XIS because I don’t feel like it’s a game that has a lot worth talking about and after over 40 hours of it, I certainly do not get the hype. It’s a fine game, and since I’ve already paid for it and started it, I may eventual go back and finish it, but I don’t really feel like I should recommend you go out and spend your money and time on a game that is just fine when there are so many masterpieces out there.

This is like the Chinese buffet of games. Endless amounts of just fine to kinda good content to stuff your face with.

作为一款以王道剧情著称系列来说，天降与青梅竹马，魔王与勇者，中世纪王国与骑士，各种经典职业“战士、盗贼、法师等设定，以及那种“在广袤的世界和伙伴一起冒险，身边的人都愿意支持你陪你走完这段旅程”剧情在这游戏里体现淋漓尽致 不像FF系列拥有着成人童话那样的深刻与厚重，只是简单而又朴素的剧情从另一种方面来讲也是对每一个传统RPG玩家的极大吸引。我真的好喜欢这种不加点缀，单纯歌颂友谊，爱，勇气的故事，正如那句“对食物最少的加工就是对食材本身最大的信任” 就好像脱离了游戏，心里好像也有一种，我是一位勇者，鼓起勇气克服一切的积极状态 ++剧情在我这一块我给一柏昏（划掉）。其实玩到打倒魔王前无论是那些BOSS不断暗示你找不回逝去的时光还是游戏名都透露了[spoiler]穿越时空的主题[/spoiler]，本作其实也没有什么多大的反转，但是就是很有冒险的感觉。本身目标是为了挽救同伴，结果发现以己之力竟然能做到扭转结局而最终boss更是另有其人。认真的看支线的对话，翻阅书架上每一本书，真的觉得是个温馨的游戏 其实还有点吸引我的就是后面DEEP DARK世界充满绝望的世界观下，DQ的世界反而逗笑我的频率不降反升，他的文本对话等等经常给我一种哭笑不得的愉悦，可以说是轻松的小剧场撑起了这个略显沉重的主线 不过美中不足的是，其实对于吃不惯JRPG这类型来说前面慢节奏的故事线很容易导致人弃坑，他慢节奏甚至长达十几小时以上，得到中后期勇者上天空岛主线开始进入高潮阶段 ++DQ这个美术画面是深得我心的，是高饱满的幻想童话风，无论是人物还是怪都让我感觉圆润得有点萌萌。不过毕竟鸟山明经典的美术风格和过于公式化的设计元素锚点在喜欢这点上确实因人而异，很难想象游戏最出圈的形象竟然是史莱姆 +音乐本身我是想给中评，但就质量而言确实值得赞扬。很可惜一点就是这一部重复性太高以及原创性太差，这点可以稍微解释下这作主要是椙山浩一上年纪了。不过在歌少且照搬前几系列条件下，初听到DQ这类全是汹涌澎湃的交响乐还是给了我极大的震撼，另外我真的特别喜欢游戏里那几首竖琴跟笛子音乐，尤其是雪妮雅雨中弹琴那段给我伤心死了《英雄たちの帰郷》《愛の旋律》《愛のこもれび》 --（集成版缺点）绕不开的地图素材复用怪物套皮，绕不开的反复跑图刷素材造装备，以及策略性低下的回合制水平，战斗局限于部分技能无脑复读而大部分技能全游戏用不到第二次但是好在技能释放简洁明了，所有人都可以很好上手。 主要角色没什么塑造可言，可能基本就流水账水平，而我们的勇者大人甚至是个哑巴，有时候给我急得恨不得上去当嘴替。（但剧情风格我很喜欢而且其实意外对味） 不管怎么样，DQ11S难怪被称作为JRPG的集大成作，真的是完美符合我心目中JRPG缺点应该是什么优点应该是什么的样子。结尾展示了历代游戏画面，即使我第一次接触dq系列也感受到了厚重感。 游戏里曾经我闯进一个npc家里，那个npc告诉我这么光明正大的闯进来以后一定能做一番大事业，于是我感动得把他家所有东西都顺走了XD

정통 JRPG의 완성형 스토리는 전형적인 용사물로 왕도를 걷는 내용이지만 뭔가 뻔하지만 희안하게 몰입력이 있어서 재밌었음 각 캐릭터마다 개성이 뚜렷하고 매력적이였음 JRPG 특유의 중2병이나 오글거리는 대사가 없었다는게 큰 몫한거 같음 살짝 아쉬운 부분이라면 궁극적인 목표 마왕을 잡고 나면 살짝 번아웃이 옴 전투는 초중반까지 큰 어려움 없이 쉽게 진행이 된다 적강함으로 난이도를 올릴수도 있지만 극후반 말고는 그게 그거라는점 장비와 육성이 세분화가 잘 되어서 성장하는 재미가 있음 RPG에서 또다른 재미가 도감목록인데 수집요소가 있어서 좋았음 왜 일본에서 국민게임이라고 불리는지 이해가 가는 부분

A fabulous, lengthy, comfy JRPG with fun characters and a good story (after the first act). JRPG comfort food. Can't go wrong.

I can't stomach this one anymore - I've been trying to beat this game ever since it came out. The story writing goes from really great main story beats to complete intern-level drivel. I got whiplash going from story beat to story beat. Once I realized that it wasn't going to change no matter how many hours I sunk into it waiting for it to 'get better', I decided to move on. I watched the million cutscenes on YT and....except for the final 2 mins of the true ending, I honestly didn't miss much. I wont spoil anything, but the story mechanic of Act 2 and 3 is so lame, and how act 3 impacts act 2, sigh. Other quick thoughts - the music is fine but forgettable (they reuse so many songs, it honestly feels like there are 12 songs in the game), the combat is what we have come to expect from DQ after 8. I wish they would have put in a FF button or something or allow text to be sped up - it just drags from a time perspective. I also have to mention how much Dragon Ball is ripped off throughout this game. I cant recommend this game, everyone's backlog is massive at this point, go play something else.

I don't think this game is bad. I may come back and complete it some day. I ABSOLUTELY recommend it to anyone looking for a lighthearted experience. That is actually why I am NOT recommending the game because it isn't to my taste. I just like darker and more serious games. None of the characters here are that interesting to me because the game is kind of childish. I don't think there's anything wrong with that but if anyone is like me they should know it doesn't get mature in any way. This is a classic hero's journey that's cartoony and silly. I love cartoony and silly, too, but make it edgy lol So in the end here's the verdict: game too happy waaah I no like lol 7/10 (but it's probably a 10/10 if you like happy stuff!)

making the attractive female character the main character's step-sister is highly questionable and, depending on where you live, possibly borderline illegal game design. i mean...cmon just look at it this way - the game introduces an attractive girl nice the game says she is your step-sister windows xp error.wav less nice who approved this questline who wrote this who signed off on this who looked at the previous guy and said "excellent work" everything was going great then the writers remembered they had free will i wish they hadnt ive seen this trope in a handful of other japanese games like uhhhh is everything all right over there or what like bro, someone need to give japan a snickers bar and a bottle of mountain dew baja blast, and tell japan to sit down and chill out cause like, bruh i aint trying to clap the cheeks of my stepsister bro, whats being suggested isnt morally correct by any modern standards whatsoever lil bro. if you think im over exaggerating just do yourself a favor and look at the community hub, then have regret afterwards

怀念那些强闯民宅砸罐子，翻箱倒柜，去赌场彻夜不归，在野外屠杀小动物，找小姐啪敷的日子了

classic DQ series greatness -- playing with a smile on my face