Doesn’t appear so. I was under the incorrect impression they were the same date, so I won’t be in on this for a while.
This game is coming out the same day as Destiny 2 Forsaken. I already pre-ordered this so it will probably win out on which one I play first... Excited to play dragon quest on a real console again!
Switch version doesn't even have a release date for Japan. We'll hear more after launch next week, but the Switch version is likely 2019 at the earliest. Don't expect it in the next 6 months in the US though.
Eurogamer didn't seem to like it all that much either. Reads like it's more of DQ with pretty graphics, but nothing new. I'll probably wait for the Switch version as there is just so much to play right now.
Is this going to become the Catch-All thread when DQ XI drops? I was thinking that DQ deserved a spiffy header image and (especially given its sense of humor) a punny title.
Done!
I suppose this would have been too low brow.
Done!
Awesome image.
Damnit, I am a big DQ fan. Have I beaten any of them? Nope. I do own most of them...
So much to play. I think I will wait for Switch version as well. If everyones waiting, there could be a chance they won't release that to the States??....
farley3k wrote:Done!
Awesome image.
Damnit, I am a big DQ fan. Have I beaten any of them? Nope. I do own most of them...
So much to play. I think I will wait for Switch version as well. If everyones waiting, there could be a chance they won't release that to the States??....
That is a really cool image.
Who all's playing this when it drops?
I pre-ordered for PS4 before the Amazon prime discount went away and it should be release day arrival so I will be playing right away.
Another quality of life element I like a lot is the ability to easily assign and reassign skill points. As I mentioned when I talked about we can 16 comments, I mentioned that every church or goddess statue offers a respec option
This is huge, imho. As much as I loved DQ8, I was always second-guessing my skill picks for characters, didn't want to gimp somebody out of a good skill or spell.
Got a call from eb letting me know my copy was in last night but I cant pick it up until Tuesday. Having this for the long weekend would have been amazing. Damn street dates.
Another quality of life element I like a lot is the ability to easily assign and reassign skill points. As I mentioned when I talked about we can 16 comments, I mentioned that every church or goddess statue offers a respec optionThis is huge, imho. As much as I loved DQ8, I was always second-guessing my skill picks for characters, didn't want to gimp somebody out of a good skill or spell.
Being that skills are on a grid I think it's more intuitive than blindly assigning skill points to things like Humanity, etc.
This one snuck up on me a bit seeing as how I'm still playing VIII on 3DS.
I got a shipping notification... I wonder if it'll show early.
Potentially bad news for the pc crowd, I took the day off next Wednesday to play DQ11 all day so the release will likely be unplayable til after that.
On the off chance it's playable on PC next week, greenmangaming is offering 25% off preorder. Wish I'd seen that.
Apparently Gamestops in the Raleigh, NC area were calling people to come pick up their copies last night.
RELEASE DAY SHIPPING, YOU HAVE FAILED ME (it didn't, really).
Game's live on PC, took about 15 minutes to update afterward.
Picked my copy up before work, cant wait! I've managed to keep almost totally in the dark about this release been to long since we've had a proper dragon quest release.
Knock on wood but I'm about 90 minutes in, playing on a 2015 PC and it's been fine so far. Playing at 1920x1080 via Steam Link, very little stuttering.
So how is everyone liking it so far?
I'm blown away it's been everything I wanted and I've barely scratched the surface. Though it is my favorite series so I'm an easy sell.
I've been playing with the increased monster difficulty on draconian settings and its felt spot on for difficulty compared to old games. I always enjoy grinding and getting all the equipment available to me before moving on to a new area and this seems to force that play style. Some of the other options for draconian settings seem a bit harsh but I'm glad they are there for future replays.
I'm playing on an OG ps4 and its been a really smooth experience. I'm about 4 hours in and just saw the late title card so I'm a little slow playing this but I love to explore.
I'm about 75 minutes in, also on a PS4, and it's been very smooth so far. I especially love some of the quality of life improvements: a dash button, the horse, a map that tells you where you can find resource collection spots, and markers for quest-givers. I like that the game nudges you in the direction of some key bits of content, but that there still seems to be plenty to explore if you want to run around, talk with everyone, and stray from the beaten path. Also, the setting is beautiful.
When I first heard that there were multiple difficulty settings, I figured I would play on Dragovian, as I've played most other games in the series and am pretty familiar with how DQ works. Then I saw some of the challenges, like "no buying things" and "no armor," and laughed. No thanks! "Harder enemies" was tempting, though, and I'm interested to hear that you've found this to be spot on. I'd love to hear how other people have found that setting. I probably won't try it right away, as I don't want to turn the beginning of the game into a grind-fest, but may try it later.
Early on the difficulty seems pretty good. I'm wondering how it will be later once enemies status effect skills or full party hits come into play. Curious as well for anyone that may be further ahead using this difficulty.
I've had things like a stump chump use a herb every time I hit him early on making me just have to wait until he hit me so I could get two hits in a row. Or a bodkin archer summon a buddy out about 9 times in a row. At least the option can be turned off if it gets to hard but it's been pretty fun for now. And with my second party member joining we have a few new verbs in fights that help.
I probably won't try it right away, as I don't want to turn the beginning of the game into a grind-fest, but may try it later.
You can only turn the settings on when you start a game and if/when you turn the setting off it remains off the rest of the game.
So, good luck to those who want to play without armor. That sounds ... painful to me.
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