![]() In 2018 the game was a little bit lost amidst the noise of heavy hitting Western releases like Marvel’s Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2, but I think the December release of Definitive Edition comes at the perfect time. I cannot recommend Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition enough. I was not able to test the PC version for this review so more on that later maybe. ![]() This release also marks the game’s debut on Xbox platforms and it runs without the hitch there, too. The game already looked gorgeous and ran perfectly on PS4, and that is still true here. In terms of performance, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition doesn’t leave much to be desired. The battle music cannot be changed but honestly I wouldn’t have it any other way. Square Enix has also gone out of their way and included the Dragon Quest VIII soundtrack (arguably the best soundtrack in the franchise) that you can opt to play during the overworld sections. awesome!Įven more awesome is the symphonic soundtrack which finally does justice to Koichi Sugiyama’s compositions. The Japanese voice track has hitherto been exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, but is now available on all platforms and it. The original Japanese release of DQXI had no voice acting at all, while the 2018 worldwide release shipped only with English voices which, while excellent, is just not quite the same. Other than that, what I personally find most valuable about this release is the one-two punch of the Japanese voice acting and symphonic soundtrack. ![]() Switching to 2D mode keeps all of your levels and gear, which makes the decision a bit easier, too. If anything this mode is more of a novelty that you can dabble in after you finish your first playthrough. The 2D mode also doesn't have any voice acting at all, so you'll be missing out on the excellent Japanese VO that comes with Definitive Edition. This is exacerbated by the fact that the game doesn't actually tell you when one chapter ends and another begins, so it's always a bit of a gamble when you want to switch. One for your current 3D mode playthrough and then another for 2D mode which will push you back to the beginning of the most recent chapter you've completed. Instead of seamlessly switching between the two, you have to talk to a particular NPC who will create two save files. One issue with 2D mode is that it's a bit of a pain to use. The team at Square Enix have created a shockingly accurate facsimile of a SNES-era JRPG complete with the haphazard battle screen and wonky font choice for the dialogue text boxes. So what’s new? As mentioned above, the biggest selling point here is the addition of 2D mode, which allows you to play Dragon Quest XI in its entirety as a top-down pixel-art RPG. Let that sink in for a bit if you need to. Definitive Edition then, as the title suggests, is the best version of the best version of everything that makes this series great. Dragon Quest XI is still the best version of everything that makes this series great. “The extremely likeable cast of characters and hilarious dialogue go a long way in giving this niche game an air of mass appeal, however, and if you can wrap your head around its overwhelmingly old-fashioned aspirations, Dragon Quest XI is one of the most charming and magical games you will play in 2018.”Įverything I said in my original review is still true. ![]() When I reviewed Dragon Quest XI in 2018, I said:
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