The Nintendo Switch Exclusive Special Edition of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is now coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and if you want to pre-order your digital copy, you can do it right now on Xbox One and Steam for $ 40 USD: the PS4 store page is not yet available. However, if you are an Xbox One user, you may want to consider subscribing to Game Pass: Dragon Quest XI S will hit subscription service on the first day.
Fortunately, Square Enix has kept Dragon Quest XI S pre-orders simple, with just one edition and no pre-order bonuses. However, the Definitive Edition comes with some additional content. Included with this edition is a Trodain set for Luminary, which makes her look like the hero of Dragon Quest VIII, as well as a Baby Boar set for her partner, Veronica. You also get ten consumables: five Pep Pops, which pop up your party and allow you to use special attacks, and five Skill Seeds, which increase a character’s skill points by five.
Dragon Quest XI S features all of the content from the base game, plus an orchestral soundtrack, some new character scenarios, a photography mode, and the ability to speed up battles, among other things. A new 16-bit 2D mode was also introduced. This was originally seen in the Japanese-only 3DS version and allowed players to cycle through the entire game in the classic Dragon Quest style. This also gives you the opportunity to travel to the 2D-only side area, Tickington, and complete side quests while traveling to the past Dragon Quest series worlds.
Dragon Quest XI S: Definite Edition releases for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on December 4. Unfortunately, if you already owned the original game on PS4 or PC, you won’t be able to upgrade to this version at a lower price. There is also some confusion over what this version will look like on more powerful consoles. Square Enix’s frequently asked questions indicate that “it is a port of the Nintendo Switch version, so the graphics are not the same as for the original Dragon Quest XI on PS4.” The same post goes on to say that “resolution and frame rate are at least as good as they were for the original PS4 release.” This may cause some confusion, but it’s important to note that the Xbox One reveal teaser showed Dragon Quest XI S looking quite beautiful.
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