11 Tips For Dragon Quest XI
11 Tips For Dragon Quest XI
Dragon Quest XI is available now for PlayStation 4 and PC. Dragon Quest is a three-decade-old series of games that tend to take about 100 hours to complete. There’s a lot of stuff in these games. It’s understandable if Dragon Quest XI is your first one—there hasn’t been a single-player home console entry in the series since Dragon Quest VIII on PlayStation 2 in 2004—and it’s equally understandable if the ocean of stuff crammed into the game daunts or even terrifies you. Well, I’ve played all of these games about a billion times each, and I’ve got some little bits of advice. For example, I’ll explain how you can pretty easily build a party of four dual-wielding physical attackers in order to maximize the odds of defeating Dragon Quest’s notoriously slippery, infamously experience-pointy Metal Slimes super-early in the game.
Maybe this is the only tip you need, though: just chill with it. I played Dragon Quest XI over the course of a year, about a half an hour at a time, after taking a shower and before going to bed. I feel like Dragon Quests are the perfect games to play before bed.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:42 am
I never thought I’d praise anything from Kotaku again. Well done for rising above a truly garbage channel.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:42 am
Here’s a tip for Dragon Quest XI that Tim Rogers missed. When you leave Vector for the second time, don’t immediately head for the port to take you to Thamasa. Instead, you should make the long trek back to the airship. It’s still being repaired, but you get an amazing scene with Setzer that really adds a lot to his character. It makes a later scene even more poignant than it already is. You don’t get any loot for this, it’s only a story beat you’re missing, but you’re playing this game for the story. Hope this helps.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:44 am
The first 15 seconds is why I’m here.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:45 am
why is no one talking about the fact that on pc the tutorials are for xbox?
September 19, 2018 @ 2:48 am
Stop tryna talk like John Wick, you’re gonna do your throat an injury lmao
September 19, 2018 @ 2:50 am
Reviewed by Batman ?
September 19, 2018 @ 2:51 am
Turn your mic up! I can’t hear your voice over the music.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:53 am
I bought it on Steam. took me almost 2 hours (not quite) to figure out the controls. Warning, don’t buy on PC. That’s unacceptable.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:54 am
My friend recommended this game to me. So i decided to inform myself about it online.
I don’t really see the appeal of it. This cutesy, cartoony graphics is ridiculous, like it’s made for toddlers. The game actually looks like a free online game my 4 year old niece plays. I like serious games, grittiness, sex and gore. I am going back to Witcher 3.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:54 am
ROFL the Wait Boxart LOLOL
September 19, 2018 @ 2:54 am
when does this come out for the switch?
September 19, 2018 @ 2:57 am
Might just pick this up so I have something to play during the hurricane. ?
September 19, 2018 @ 2:58 am
I’m kind of surprised you didn’t put up the critical hit method or the importance of falcon slash for metal slime farming. As I always use thunder thrust or I think it’s hatchet man whenever I fight them as with 3 party members your usually bound to kill one of them.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:01 am
I really can’t wait to start this, just finished Spider-Man last night, so I need something to refill my free time
September 19, 2018 @ 3:01 am
Is it bad that i had spent 117,5 hours in the game in the last 8 days?
September 19, 2018 @ 3:02 am
bought it on the first day of release after watching your vid. Thanks bro!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:02 am
The two things I want now from square is to have dq9 redone for PC/switch in the style of dq11. And for dq11 to have character customization show (you equip a certain shield or armor and it changes your character model)
September 19, 2018 @ 3:02 am
Tim Rogers is the best
September 19, 2018 @ 3:08 am
i brought this game because i watched your review video 😀
September 19, 2018 @ 3:09 am
You made me buy the game. Just saying
September 19, 2018 @ 3:10 am
Oh my God it’s my bud!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:12 am
Isn’t it 35 possible parties? Instead of 70?
7!/[4!*(7-4)!]
September 19, 2018 @ 3:13 am
Tip 11. I’ll probably ignore, when I played through DQ VIII 1.5 years ago I’d play for up to 3-10 hours per day, and when I played Spider-Man I’d play up to 6+ hours per day
September 19, 2018 @ 3:14 am
The Hero can fucking duel wield this changes my entire loadout
September 19, 2018 @ 3:16 am
Question. What are Puff Puffs?
September 19, 2018 @ 3:16 am
I like the cut of your jib.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:17 am
I followed your last tip as soon as I got the copy!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:18 am
Pretty much I end up playing the game 1.5-2 hours a day due to work and other stuff… but then I get to binge on weekends. I can’t stop ._.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:18 am
I cannot stress this enough, and this pisses me off every time I see it – DO NOT USE AUTO BATTLE.
As a turn based RPG, Dragon Quest (just like Final Fantasy, Octopath Traveler, and practically every other JRPG with a turn based battle system) is SIGNIFICANTLY more fun if you choose what each of your 4 characters will do.
This only takes 1-2 seconds per character, and will allow you to experiment with that character’s abilities and feel his/her growth over the course of the game, as well as give you a much more strategic and meaningful experience playing the game.
Only choosing what the protagonist would do is meant for begginers to JRPGs, and seriously undermines the experience of the game. You can’t even choose when or how to use your special abilities (called "pep powers") this way, as some of them are only available to specific characters when specific other characters are pepped, and it is unlikely the AI will choose to use them for you.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:20 am
So me and wife was @ our Target store, cuz I needed a new vid=Bruce Willis type, and as she went about on her electric go cart, I decide to venture down the PS4 Aisle, I did know DQ11 was arriving, but I thought it would be later- like ACombat 7 wait! anyway, I says to myself, a heck’ns I can’t just do model airplanes all the time! I did know that it was turn based, and for this old dog, would be perfect- I just don’t have the reflexes for some final bosses in the last release- forget it’s name now! 😀 = old fart memory hassles! 😀 So now, I’m checking reviews etc before I open this package!
GG & Thank You Kotaku! great vid= I subbed!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:21 am
I’m going deaf just trying to hear you
September 19, 2018 @ 3:23 am
I 51hrs in, I’m level 46ish. I think I have all the story progression needed for the final final boss. But now it seems I’m faced with grinding 30 to 40 levels, and I don’t want to. Leveling with the story was fun, but suddenly I’m stuck. If someone knows, what’s the best way to grind these levels and how long will it take?
If it’s the metal slimes…
September 19, 2018 @ 3:24 am
How many party members are in the game?
September 19, 2018 @ 3:24 am
Why are kotakus author bios & videos full how much their authors definitely definitely love games so very much. Just review the games and maybe give me your credentials in your bio. You promote too much and it’s suspect af.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:25 am
Im struggling to get at least 3 party members pepped up at the same time
September 19, 2018 @ 3:25 am
Mighy be game of the year… next to Octopath Traveler.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:25 am
This is the 1st video i see from you and i instantly subcribe
September 19, 2018 @ 3:25 am
Just beat the game if your having a hard time with the final boss use your sword as an item it helped tremendously also if your metal slime hunting use Jade lightning Thrust and Erik critical claim to instantly kill them if u don’t have metal slash
September 19, 2018 @ 3:27 am
This guy needs more reviews.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:30 am
I feel like I just listened to tips for DQ11 voiced by T.J. Miller from Deadpool…. it was fucking awesome. Keep doing what you do
September 19, 2018 @ 3:31 am
I’m at level 20 but still haven’t used any skill points. This because I wanna do it in the most optimal way for each character, but still have no idea what to have the characters focus on. Any advice?
September 19, 2018 @ 3:33 am
I truly love this man and his reviews/tip videos. Thank you so much for sharing ♥️???
September 19, 2018 @ 3:34 am
Two questions:
What stats improves Erik steal skill? I keep stealing nothing most of the time, despite an armor set who improves it a bit
-we get trodain clothes at the beggining and a Forge recipe have them used for a better version of it. Haven’t seen any other recipe using an item (weapon or clothe) yet, only recipes made completely of craft materials.
Can i blindly sell my old stuff or is it like dq8 where you should keep it as craft materials
September 19, 2018 @ 3:36 am
You should have just listed the tips so I don’t have to hear you talk
September 19, 2018 @ 3:36 am
All the volumes all the way up and its still like you are whispering for most of this vid.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:36 am
Super helpful and looking forward to playing this game both off of your review and this. Thanks fellah!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:36 am
I like how many people complain about the voice being too low to hear, proving that the culture of Youtube gamers screaming their lungs off has truly destroyed the audio perception of a lot of folks, who unfortunately don’t understand words unless they’re being shouted loud enough to shatter their cochlea.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:36 am
not tips straight up hard spoilers.
although i appreciate your half assed Wil Arnett affectation.
Puter, Puter…
September 19, 2018 @ 3:38 am
I’m neck deep in Spider-Man right now, but all I want to do after watching this video and his review earlier, all I want to do is play this.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:41 am
Here is the biggest tip don’t bother fighting Calasmos cos u cannot save the game after u defeat him