Dragon Quest XI

Dragon Quest XI:
Echoes of an Elusive Age
Western 3D cover art
Developer(s)Square Enix[a]
Publisher(s)Square Enix[b]
Director(s)Takeshi Uchikawa
Producer(s)
  • Yosuke Saito
  • Hokuto Okamoto
Designer(s)Yuji Horii
Programmer(s)Toshihide Kitamura
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
  • Yuji Horii
  • Kenjirou Mori
  • Jun Ito
Composer(s)Koichi Sugiyama
SeriesDragon Quest
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
July 29, 2017
  • Nintendo 3DS
    • JP: July 29, 2017
    PlayStation 4
    • JP: July 29, 2017
    • WW: September 4, 2018
    Windows
    • WW: September 4, 2018
    Definitive Edition
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: September 27, 2019
    PS4, Windows, Xbox One
    • WW: December 4, 2020
    Stadia
    • WW: March 16, 2021
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[c] is a role-playing video game by Square Enix. The eleventh entry in the long-running Dragon Quest video game series, it was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in July 2017 and worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Windows in September 2018. An enhanced version, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition,[d] was released for the Nintendo Switch in September 2019; for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in December 2020; and for Stadia in March 2021. Taking place in a world called Erdrea, the game follows the hero's quest to save the world from an impending darkness. Throughout the game, he explores challenges related to his prophesied Luminary identity as he endures persecution from those who demonize him.

One of the first games announced for the Switch, the game was originally conceived to be fully open world, but the idea was discarded when it conflicted with the story the developers wanted to tell. To increase the awareness of the Dragon Quest franchise in the West, support for Windows and features such as voiced English dialogue and 4K resolution were included. Elements added later included an expanded plot and an option to listen to an orchestral version of the score.

Upon release, the game received critical acclaim for its story, characters, narrative, and localization, though its design was criticized for being overly traditional. The game shipped over six million copies by September 2020. The protagonist, the Luminary, has also been featured in crossover media such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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