Do you like RPGs? Do you like JRPGs? Do you like JRPGs featuring characters designed by Akira Toriyama, with turn-based battles, large scale maps, multiple cities, crafting, and a fair number of side quests? Chances are you?ll be pretty into what Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has to offer. It?s a game that?s pretty much in line with the previous Dragon Quest releases, with a robust 100+ hour campaign, featuring a large cast of heroes and villains, and even some hefty end-game content to explore.
Never played a Dragon Quest game before? Well, Dragon Quest XI is as good of place as any to start. On the surface, it looks like a pretty standard RPG with turn-based combat. As you progress through the story, you?ll start to level up characters and expand their skill options, gain access to a multitude of weapon types, find additional party members, engage in challenging boss fights, and get access to a large enough world map that?s filled with areas to explore. What helps make the Dragon Quest series stand out is the unique, pun-filled enemy designs, the orchestral, bombastic soundtrack, the overall upbeat charm of the world, and a number of consistent features that have been present in every single series entry.
All in all, while this isn?t necessarily a fresh take on the Dragon Quest series, it?s still one of the best entries in a franchise that has been around since the NES days. It has a fresh, enjoyable vibe throughout that just makes it a joy to play, and if you equate gaming value with gaming time, you?ll be hard pressed to find another release this year that offers up as much content as Dragon Quest XI. If you?ve never really enjoyed the series, then I don?t think Dragon Quest XI will do much to win you over, but for the rest of us, I?d definitely suggest checking it out, you won?t be disappointed.
Square Enix provided us with a Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age PS4 code for review purposes.
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