Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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…

84 29 July 2017

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Fantasy Open world

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is an adventure developed by Square Enix Business Division 6, released 29 July 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 67.1 hrs to finish.

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What Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Business Division 6 and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A young man who lives in the calm village of Ishi. The protagonist, who began a coming-of-age ceremony when he turned 16, learns an astonishing truth. He is the reincarnation of the “hero” that once saved the world, someone who carries the burden of a major mission… In order to confirm his fate with his own eyes, the protagonist leaves his hometown and steps forward to the vast world.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 58 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Dragon Quest series

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is the 74th of 122 entries we hold in the Dragon Quest series. The next entry was Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki wo Motomete in 2017. Its critic score of 84 is 11 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Quest VII Reimagined at 92.

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How it was received

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 146 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 67.1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 109.2 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2105 / AMD A10-5800K, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 32GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age launched on 29 July 2017, within three weeks of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Sonic Mania and Splatoon 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Sonic Mania, Splatoon 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age gameplay screenshot

Characters

All 26

Amber

Atsuo

Chalky

Don Rodrigo

Dora-in-Grey

Erik

Dlc

Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki wo Motomete

29 July 2017

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

27 September 2019

Quick answers

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age — frequently asked questions

When did Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age come out?

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was released on 29 July 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age?

At minimum, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age needs Intel Core i3-2105 / AMD A10-5800K, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 graphics, 32 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age?

The main story of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age takes around 67.1 hrs, or 109.2 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age?

The PC version needs about 32 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("32 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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