Dragon Quest XI announced

Square Enix announced Dragon Quest XI for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS during their livestream event, where we got a first look at the newest title of Dragon Quest’s main series. This video shows footage from the PS4 version of the game.

The video starts with a look at the protagonist of Dragon Quest XI, and they proceed to give us a tour of the town. The footage shows us the inside of an inn. In Dragon Quest XI, you’ll get to break barrels and pots, and also check drawers. You’ll also get to jump in the game.

You’ll get to see quite the distance in the game, including NPCs that appear in faraway backgrounds. Square Enix are aiming to make their world and its people livelier than ever.

Elevation is another big difference, as you can reach the higher areas of town, which will be a first in Dragon Quest. There will be occasions where you’ll want to explore the higher parts of town in order to find hidden treasures.

At the 4:28 mark, we get to see a little bit of the field exploration. The water and lighting effects are some of the parts that Square Enix are placing importance into, as they develop the game. Monsters will show up in symbol encounter-style, meaning you’ll see them out in the field before engaging in battle.

Towards the end of the video, we get to see the entrance of a cave. Dragon Quest XI will have its traditional dungeons such as caves, towers, labyrinths, and mountain paths. These dungeons will have all kinds of new and different gimmicks that are being brainstormed at the moment.



Dragon Quest XI is in development for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS version will let you switch between 3D and 2D mode.

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The fact you can proceed on high narrow passages in the maps, makes more interesting the exploration to me.

Not to dive to hard into an old topic but, this looks alot more fun than the last FF did.

Also, that dual 3D/2D option of the 3ds... that just sounds interesting to see regardless of how the game is.

IM SO EXCITED MY D*** IS VIBRATING

More screenshots: http://www.siliconera.com/2015/08/12/dra...d-3ds-rpg/

The 2D style is pretty cool!

Was that a comparison between PS4 and 3DS, or the double screen will have both 2D and 3D images at the same time?

Do you read the descriptions under the images?

First are PS4 screenshots. Seconds are 3DS screenshots. First dugeon of 3DS version will have dual screen (2D and 3D). Then after you'll have to choose between 2D or 3D. You can always come back to the other option any time in the game.

While still awsome, sucks it won't be 2d/3d full time on the DS. Least they leave it freely switchable.

Wonder how long it'll take someone to hack it so it does run both full game.