Board 8 > Dragon Quest XI: PS4 - 83, Switch - 91

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://opencritic.com/game/8342/dragon-quest-xi-s-echoes-of-an-elusive-age-definitive-edition

Oh ya ready for GotY 2018 to be even better in 2019
---

Is there any word on how much of the music is orchestrated?

---

is it not all of it?
---

It's all of it.

Presumably it will still have the same problem of 'there's not nearly enough tracks for how big the game is' though.

So what's new with this version outside of the 2D map and the orchestral stuff? I heard there were DLC costumes.
---

This video has a comprehensive list of all the changes and improvements between versions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFTQg6Kul8g" data-time="
---

:/

LtM play it again
---

Maybe in 3 or 4 years.

ah just in time for DQXII
---

Sidenote: it sucks if you have drifty joycons since moving the left joystick auto-advances dialogue boxes. So you can be sitting there in an important story scene, not touching anything, and then oops there goes a bunch of text.
---

I'm really excited to get into it for the first time. Glad I waited on the best version.
---

too much DQXI?
---

Not possible

---

2D mode here I come

I've started this game for the first time via the demo and I'm thoroughly impressed so far. I don't care at all about 2D mode, but reading the QoL changes makes me really glad I waited until it came to Switch. The only other Dragon Quest I've played is VIII and I might've only gotten halfway, though I wish I hadn't given up on it and tried to restart for a dumb reason. I think I'll be able to finish this even in the face of the loaded holiday release schedule, assuming the story is as good as I'm lead to believe.
---

Exploring these towns in 3D is a little too much for me, might switch to 2D once in a while just to quickly comb through all the pots and bookshelves that I am missing. Like I just finished Gondolia and Nose for Treasure says I left 10 treasures there. HOW?! I explored all over that place
---

Nose for Treasure tells you all treasures in the area, even ones you can't get to yet, and there's quite a few of those in Gondolia.
---

WazzupGenius00 posted...

Exploring these towns in 3D is a little too much for me, might switch to 2D once in a while just to quickly comb through all the pots and bookshelves that I am missing. Like I just finished Gondolia and Nose for Treasure says I left 10 treasures there. HOW?! I explored all over that place

They're probably all behind the locked red and white doors you can't open yet. The red door has at least 3 chests and 3 pots and 4 treasures behind the white door sounds about right.
---

I figured there were a couple locked up but I didnt expect it to be that many

One other question, do forging recipes eventually start requiring other pieces of equipment as materials? I remember that being a heavy part of the endgame in IX.
---

WazzupGenius00 posted...

I figured there were a couple locked up but I didnt expect it to be that many

One other question, do forging recipes eventually start requiring other pieces of equipment as materials? I remember that being a heavy part of the endgame in IX.

Each character gets a weapon line that needs the previous version of the weapon to keep enhancing but that's basically each character's ultimate weapon. I believe it's the same for armor but I could be wrong.

Basically if the game warns you before selling something, just keep it to be safe but you'll be fine selling 95% of stuff. The only "basic" item I would recommend you keep is the Steel Broadsword if you come across one. You need it for a quest later and it's annoying getting another one.
---

Is there an inventory limit, either in the item bag or on the characters?
---

Characters yes
---

For all the QoL improvements that were added to this version, would it have killed them to let you skip the success/perfection jingle while forging? Sure adds up over time.
---

Should I invest points in Swords or Greatswords?
---

KamikazePotato posted...

Should I invest points in Swords or Greatswords?

Great Swords imo. You can respec later unlike other games.
---

whichever you prefer

Later on you can respec your skill points as often as you want
---

wonder why the PS4 version is so much lower
---

If you reviewed both fairly you have to have the Switch rated higher. So many new features.
---

I don't understand what you could dock DQ11 for unless you're upset that it's too easy. 83 is criminally low even if there was never a port with enhanced features.
---

skullbone posted...

I don't understand what you could dock DQ11 for unless you're upset that it's too easy. 83 is criminally low even if there was never a port with enhanced features.

"It's too similar to past games."

"it's too old school"

or something.
---

Got it!

I skipped out on the PS4 version because it lacked the orchestrated music. That right there is already a .5/10 or so point bump.
---

Good thing the original is an 88 then.

https://opencritic.com/game/6213/dragon-quest-xi-echoes-of-an-elusive-age
---

Also, I'm pretty sure the increased battle speed wasnt in the original and I already have that option at max. And you couldn't dash either?
---

Increased battle speed was not in the original I believe. You could definitely dash unless they added an extra fast sprint or something in the Switch version.
---

mnkboy907 posted...

Good thing the original is an 88 then.

https://opencritic.com/game/6213/dragon-quest-xi-echoes-of-an-elusive-age

shine is canceled
---

It was 83 at time of topic creation
---

Dashing wasn't in the original JP release I believe, but it was added in the vanilla western versions. We actually got quite a few bits of polish and QoL changes, including a total UI overhaul! (Vanilla JP had black/white NES style menus with no icons or anything.)
---

I just got the boat, and so naturally I have to go literally everywhere I'm not supposed to yet. I saw a Slime Knight mount in the area outside Puerta Valor, but there was a rarified version of it in the fight and I almost died. Hardest fight I've had so far.
---

The DQ8 overworld music is still so good. I have it selected most of the time.
---

Oh I guess there was less to explore after getting the boat than I thought. The map is deceiving.
---

Hey wait, is getting the cannon to weaken Tentacular optional?
---