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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017)

Square Enix Business Division 6

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4

4.25 from 1220 ratings · #176 top rated on Grouvee

3688 members have it in their collection · 413 playing now · 1299 backlogged · 869 wish listed

How long? Main story 61h · with extras 91h · 100% 135h (from 80 logged playthroughs)

Dragon Quest XI continues the gameplay of previous games in the series, in which players explore worlds and fight against various monsters, including the ability to explore high areas. Before entering battle, players can also toggle between the 3D and 2D graphical styles. The game features the series' traditional turn-based battle system.
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Details

Developers
Square Enix Business Division 6
Publishers
Square Enix
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Fantasy, Open world
Franchises
Dragon Quest
Series
Dragon Quest
Event
Square Enix E3 Showcase 2018
Steam
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Release dates

  • Jul 29, 2017 (Japan) PlayStation 4
  • Sep 04, 2018 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 04, 2018 (North_America) PlayStation 4
  • Sep 04, 2018 (Europe) PlayStation 4

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Rating distribution

5 stars
604
4 stars
397
3 stars
157
2 stars
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1 star
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nsfmc

Status nsfmc Jan 1, 2026

throughout the year i've re-started this game a few times because it mostly got sidetracked by other games, but finally just ended up biting the bullet and getting it on the steam deck where i think really shines. the way the game telegraphs (or at least the way i perceive it to) when you do or do not need to …

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throughout the year i've re-started this game a few times because it mostly got sidetracked by other games, but finally just ended up biting the bullet and getting it on the steam deck where i think really shines. the way the game telegraphs (or at least the way i perceive it to) when you do or do not need to 'grind' is incredibly sharp. i've always felt prepared for a battle but i've also felt that slight edge where i play interesting boss fights without tactics or attempt new skills or spells without them. lots of really great mechanics on show but it also just is an extremely chill game, real fun to play on holiday.

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daxid11

Status daxid11 Feb 14, 2025

Thinking about replaying this game for switch. Need a good JRPG game I can play while getting baby asleep (has to be able to be paused or left sitting there).

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Bigdaddyred

Status Bigdaddyred Feb 4, 2025

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It is a very good but very long JRPG. It was not too much of a slog to get all the achievements. I beat the Timewrym to get Dedicated Follower of Fashion, so that was cool.

I think I'm JRPG'd out for a year or two now :)

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Bliceheart

Status Bliceheart Jan 20, 2025

Started a slow replay of this on the switch whist my partner and I fight over who has access to the deck. In all fairness deck hours are likely 300 to 1 towards me, and they bought it, but that's besides the point ;)

Just picked up erik / Kamyu who is an actual bave.

These are one of the …

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Started a slow replay of this on the switch whist my partner and I fight over who has access to the deck. In all fairness deck hours are likely 300 to 1 towards me, and they bought it, but that's besides the point ;)

Just picked up erik / Kamyu who is an actual bave.

These are one of the few games I always play in English because the localisation is beautiful, going for Japanese this time though just to hear how they characterise in Japanese

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nsfmc

Status nsfmc Jan 7, 2025

i am extremely slowly playing through this game and my first takeaway after like four hours is that this is the rpg you make when you are at the height of your game and you realize you'd rather make something that you can show your kids or maybe grandkids to get them excited about dragon quest instead of pandering to …

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i am extremely slowly playing through this game and my first takeaway after like four hours is that this is the rpg you make when you are at the height of your game and you realize you'd rather make something that you can show your kids or maybe grandkids to get them excited about dragon quest instead of pandering to the haters.

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Chawls

Status Chawls Dec 1, 2024

Dragon Quest 3 2D-HD did not go on sale, so for my DQ itch I'm finally jumping back into DQ11. It really does seem to be flowing better for me now that I have a boat. I also thought battles were maybe too tense with the Stronger Monsters setting on, but then I realized I was just building my party …

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Dragon Quest 3 2D-HD did not go on sale, so for my DQ itch I'm finally jumping back into DQ11. It really does seem to be flowing better for me now that I have a boat. I also thought battles were maybe too tense with the Stronger Monsters setting on, but then I realized I was just building my party poorly and have had much smoother sailing since rebuilding my party.

Mechanics-wise the game still feels great, and there's a ton of charm in the enemy monster animations. In terms of characters the party is overall fine, with Sylvando and Veronica being the standouts for me so far. My only real persistent issues are applicable to the DQ series as a whole. It's hard to get engaged when the overall story, setting, and even music are so generic to the genre. I understand DQ is very traditional but in this aspect I think it suffers the most. The towns being just 'Little England,' 'Little China,' 'Little Italy,' etc combined with reused NPC models just bores me a lot more than I had thought it would. Maybe it is a side effect of playing a lot of JRPGs, but I increasingly want some unique world building to pull me in.

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Olink

Status Olink Jan 22, 2024

Ahhh this game looks so frickin' cozy. This might be the relaxing game I've been craving for a while now. I really need a break from all these demanding games I usually play, and I'm not looking for some kind of life sim or whatever. This might hit the spot, but I'm not sure I wanna get into a long …

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Ahhh this game looks so frickin' cozy. This might be the relaxing game I've been craving for a while now. I really need a break from all these demanding games I usually play, and I'm not looking for some kind of life sim or whatever. This might hit the spot, but I'm not sure I wanna get into a long game at the moment. What's the difficulty like? I'd prefer this to have nice balance, not too hard, but also not a cakewalk snoozefest.

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Yaru

Status Yaru May 14, 2023

Greatly enjoying this one so far, combat feels less of a slow chore than it felt in DQ VII

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Alicia

Status Alicia Oct 4, 2021

I just finished this one and this game easily makes it in my top 10 RPGs. As someone so in love with the Super Nintendo era, I don't think I've played a modern RPG, other than this one, that has even come close to some of my favorites from that time.

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WardCove

Status WardCove Jul 3, 2021

What is with the difficulty spike in The Fortress of Fear!?!?! I'm off of this game for now. This is infuriating.

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WardCove

Status WardCove Jul 2, 2021

I'm in the Fortress of Fear and I'm getting burnt out in the game. I'm enjoying it but it's reached that point where length and fun factor have started to eclipse each other. Gonna push through......

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WardCove

Status WardCove Jun 10, 2021

I've decided I'm playing this through in 2D. I absolutely love that they did that and I'm gonna show it by playing through that way.

It looks great so far. Love it.

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Octjillery

Status Octjillery May 30, 2021

[Definitive Edition]

Made it to "Act II" earlier at around 68 hours and have been steadily working my way through the various "separate events" at its start.

I honestly forgot how great this part of the game is. There are always bits and pieces of games that I still remember a few years after playing them, but I'd forgotten a …

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[Definitive Edition]

Made it to "Act II" earlier at around 68 hours and have been steadily working my way through the various "separate events" at its start.

I honestly forgot how great this part of the game is. There are always bits and pieces of games that I still remember a few years after playing them, but I'd forgotten a lot of this stuff and I'm really enjoying it. Rab's memories/what could have been hit you right in the feels. Sylvando's little arc with gathering Soldiers of Smile is good fun. Jade and Erik are my favorites, so their parts are great simply because there's focus on them. I just fought the hoard outside of The Last Bastion with Eight.

I do not, however, enjoy the Tickington shit. I did some last night because I'd been putting them off since the first one and uuuughhhh. The battles take 300 years and there's an encounter every third step. I hate iiiiitttttt.

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