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Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition |OT| 2D, or not 2D, that is the question (now available on PS4/XB1/PC)
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I wouldn't worry too much, it's a re-release so there's not much to discuss.
Haven't had a chance to play yet, but I'll probably be posting quite a bit.
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watching the tim rogers video, i didn't know auto-advancing the cutscenes was a feature added in S, i assumed it was in the original as well. it's a great new feature, based on my time with the demo.
i wouldn't be worried, it'll sell fine.
Still early in US and on a work day, I'd imagine it'll pick up quite a bit in, say, 8-10 hours and through the weekend :)
DQXI also has some loose connections with DQIII, so it's worthwhile to play for some minor background lore building.
The Dragon Quest series, some of the earlier games were formed into a loose trilogy. 1,2, and 3 are part of the Erdrick / Loto Trilogy, and Dragon Quest 4,5, and 6 are the Zenithian Trilogy.
Basically DQ9 through 10 are standalone entries with no overall arching connections to the rest of the games. Although DQ9 has some cameos in the forms of old characters and bosses. DQ11 itself is also standalone but has some implied connections with DQIII. So of the original three games. I'd say the 3rd is the best one to pick up mainly on the basis that might enrich the experience of DQ11.
The game JUST came out Today for the Switch. I haven't got my copy yet for example. Also keep in mind the game doesn't exist in a bubble at ERA. Not all discussion or people interested in this game will be discussing it here. Not that a games success or lack thereof has any correlation with the amount of discussion or posts on a forum anyways.
Playing with extra strong enemies. Hopefully I won't regret that.
I normally ignore OT's until I beat the game, but now I will post here a lot so you can sleep well at night. :>
Didn't Japan basically used to shut down when a new DQ game got released? Maybe different series. I know they had a thing where I think DQ was forbidden from being released during the week or something
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Japan LOVES DQ for sure, the forbidden to release on weekdays bit may be an urban myth (I honestly don't know) but that's the story. DQ is not near as popular in the west but XI, as far as I can tell, has the widest appeal of any DQ game in the west (for good reason) and hopefully the Switch release elevates it further still.
I made it a little ways into the demo but I stopped because I wanted to wait for the full game and get that DQ8 field music. That crapass DQ11 field theme is so bad. Cant wait as I skipped the PS4 version. Been looking forward to playing this for awhile!
Does anybody know if they are aware about that annoying "advance text when moving the analog stick" thing? Its one thing that really gets to me while playing.
Does anybody know if they are aware about that annoying "advance text when moving the analog stick" thing? Its one thing that really gets to me while playing.
Thanks, that's what i wanted to know. :) I know that the quests will be in 2D, i just wanted to know if i can access them in the 3D version of the game. So i can experience some of the 16bit glory without playing the 2D mode.
This looks like a great resource, thank you! One question - in the Essential Tips a reference is made to a Character Builder section, but I don't see it in the table of contents. Am I missing something?
Okay so recently my PlayStation wiped all of my save data, including my DQXI that I had 50 hours into. Is this version a significant upgrade? I thought might aswell buy this if it's worth it, and the portability should make it easier to get to where I was before. But if it's only slight I guess I should just restart the PS4 version
please read the thread(especially teh OP) this question came up quite a lot now
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there's A LOT added to this version of the game. beside being graphically inferior, this version is really the definitive edition. there's a summary of the new stuff in the OP.
Can you switch from 3D to 2D on the fly? I'm probably going to pick this up over the next few days once I've got through the demo.
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you can change in save points, but you'll be sent back to the start of the chapter, so you may lose some progress.
I can't overstate how well written the story recaps are. It's been like 3 weeks since I finished the demo and I easily remember exactly where I left off thanks to the recap as I booted the game up. My retention for some details can be kind of weak and the recaps keep everything in order succinctly.
Also, love the new content introduction pretty much right after the demo section ended, lol, kinda nice as a returning PS4 player for me to get to dive into some prominent new gameplay content right away.
Finally, I've adored crafting since last years release but being able to bust out the forge anywhere makes finding new recipes an absolute joy!
Loved this game last year but now it's next level amazing!
Also, love the new content introduction pretty much right after the demo section ended, lol, kinda nice as a returning PS4 player for me to get to dive into some prominent new gameplay content right away.
Finally, I've adored crafting since last years release but being able to bust out the forge anywhere makes finding new recipes an absolute joy!
Loved this game last year but now it's next level amazing!
I'm actually glad you mentioned that, I didn't have a chance to upload everything because I was playing around with different setups and wanted to see if anything changed in the Switch version.
I'd say it depends on where you are in the game. If you're doing Hard enemies + No shops, then you have a ton of money for respecs.
In general, 2H hits harder & has some great heavy damage single-target skills for bosses. 1H gets you more defense & some shields have nice effects. Also, I think 1H is better for crits/multi-hits.
One fun thing is that your assigned skill points don't have to connect to the starting point. So for example, you could travel to the +25 Attack passive that's just above the Greatswords category, then refund the Greatsword skill points & then invest in the Sword category while keeping the +25 Attack.
Ah, that's a good trick. I'm still early in the game, a bit before the part where you get party members 3 and 4, but I haven't specced anything yet! The combat is pretty hairy with stronger monsters so I'm looking for any advantage.
It's such a big contrast. Base game is ludicrously easy, harder monsters mode is -- if anything, perhaps a little too hard. But I'm staying with it.
Ah thank you already completed DQ11 on PC
, I was suprised when the ending showed Edrick and his legacy. Thank you for the input. So I will take my focus on DQ 3 foremost then.
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I had a good time with Greatswords. There are skills for high single-target damage (bosses) and group damage (mobs).
Eventually with 1H swords you get
dual wielding
I still wish this released closer to the hype of the Hero launch and further away from the hype of Links Awakening. I want to purchase it to support it, but I played the hell out of the PS4 version.
From what i can tell DQ seems to really like their long names
DQ IX: Sentinals of the starry sky
DQ II : Luminaries of the legendary line
DQ Heroes : The World Tree's woe and the Blight Below
DQ V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
so them doing that doesnt seem surprising
Just watched the Tim Roger's video about the changes in this version and man, even without new content the QOL updates make it a must. The party following you outside of battles is such a small change that makes a huge difference for me.
Why would you come into an OT aimed at new players and just outright talk about the ending? :\
Greatsword for the first half of the game, sword and shield is somewhat necessary later on as some shields have elemental resists that will save your life, and the sword will have access to some elemental attacks. (Although in my experience, these were kind of underwhelming).
I've got a huge trip ahead of me and I'm excited by it, but I'm also stoked to come back and play this game XD
You might want to sit down for this. But the Switch, right...
So if you delete the demo to save space before installing the full game... will you lose progress?
I don't believe so, I just reinstalled the demo and my save progress was still there.
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...go on
you don't have to keep the demo, just its save file.
I'm still undecided on 2D vs 3D.. Seems like when you switch you can go pretty far back multiple chapters?
I may do 3D act 1, go back to the start in 2D... and repeat the same process for act 2 and 3.
Will make me overpowered (especially in 2D) but I've already platinum'd the game on PS4. I'm just there for the fuzzy feelings.
Edit: Also don't @ me but the midi music in this game is great and I love the field theme. Tim is not alone.
I may do 3D act 1, go back to the start in 2D... and repeat the same process for act 2 and 3.
Will make me overpowered (especially in 2D) but I've already platinum'd the game on PS4. I'm just there for the fuzzy feelings.
Edit: Also don't @ me but the midi music in this game is great and I love the field theme. Tim is not alone.