If you're looking for a fun and cool JRPG game, try Dragon Quest XI. This game was released in 2018, and is still very fun to play today. This game is very appropriate for veteran JRPG gamers who prefer a turn-based style. Like Dragon Quest games in general, this game comes with characters designed by one of the veteran mangaka, Akira Toriyama. Therefore, gamers who are not too familiar with this series must be wondering why the character design is similar to Dragon Ball. In addition, in this game a game designer from one of the best-selling JRPG titles also participated in the creation of this game, namely Chrono Trigger. On this occasion, we will discuss one of the cool JRPG games that you must play. Follow this article to the end.
Story and Gameplay of Dragon Quest XI – Echoes of an Elusive Age
This game tells the story of a young man who is destined to become a Luminary. This can be seen from the sign on his hand. At the beginning of the story a city is attacked and eventually destroyed. A mother brought her daughter and baby son to avoid the attack. But, unfortunately, the mother could not avoid the attack and ordered the daughter to run with the baby. Fearing that she would not be able to save the baby, the girl washed the bassinet to save herself. And finally the baby survived and was raised by a grandfather.
The baby turns into an adult and the ceremony to adulthood is carried out to determine the baby's life path. The baby is a main character with long, curly hair reminiscent of Trunks from Dragon Ball. Because of his destiny, the main character was asked to go to a city called Heliodor. However, his arrival to Heliodor was not well received by the king. He was also considered a darkspawn which brought him to prison. In prison he meets another prisoner named Erik. This meeting with Erik started his adventure.
In terms of gameplay, this game is perfect for turn-based JRPG fans. Your characters will attack alternately. However, even if you take turns, in the battle arena you can move your character. The difficulty of this game is not too easy and not too difficult, so you can play it very relaxed. The leveling up system is also simple but very effective. You can get new skills by doing character building up through the points you get as long as you face monsters and bosses.
In this game, there is no such thing as a random encounter like you find in other JRPG games. You can avoid monsters if you don't want to fight the monsters around you. The characters in this game are also very interesting in terms of skills and background stories. The weapon upgrade system is also very unique. In addition to upgrading weapons through blacksmiths, you can upgrade your own weapons while camping. Each character also can not only use one type of weapon. Like the main character, we can't only use ordinary swords. You can also equip it by using a broadsword or large sword.
Graphics: Bright and Beautiful Colors
This is what we think is a really cool aspect of this game. The graphics come in a cell shaded style that combines 3D graphics with 2D styles to emphasize the anime style in this game. Along the way, you will discover how bright the colors are in the world of Dragon Quest XI. The city design also looks very consistent and seems not only full of additional cosmetics. The world is very alive. Moreover, in each city the accent of each resident is different. You will find very significant differences in each city. Playable characters also have different accents according to the area where they come from. For example, Sylvando has an Italian accent, Veronica and Serena have a thick British accent and many more.
Conclusion
This game can really be an option for fans of JRPG games. Moreover, the gameplay is exciting and the level of difficulty is also sufficient. You can play this game very casually. Even though it was released 2 years ago, this game is still worth playing.