Dragon Quest XI is a game that Square Enix It was released between 2017 and 2018 on various platforms, such as PS4, Nintendo Switch or PC. This game has become a best seller in the market, just coinciding with the anniversary of this series of games. There are probably many of you who already play this title or are going to do so soon.
Therefore, if you plan to play Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, we leave you with a guide on the game below. Thus, you will be able to know more about the game, move in the best way when you start playing and be able to master certain tricks of interest in it.
Dragon Quest XI story
The game takes place in the world of Erdrea, and begins when the kingdom of Dundrasil is invaded and destroyed by an army of monsters. The protagonist survives and is found floating downstream by an old man named Chalky in the town of Cobblestone. Chalky's daughter Amber adopts the protagonist and grows up in the village. After the coming of age ceremony, Amber reveals the truth about his birth and adoption, and sends him to meet the Carnelian King of Heliodor. However, the king throws him into the dungeons. In jail, he meets a thief named Erik and they manage to escape. Throughout their adventure, new characters will be added to help them, in addition to facing missions and having fights, until they reach the final bosses.
The story of Dragon Quest XI is possibly the most elaborate of the range so far. An interesting plot, but that also maintains the humor of the saga and makes it entertaining at all times, it is not too heavy, but it alternates more serious moments with touches of humor. It is a game that can be played for hours, as it knows how to keep everyone interested and engaged.
When playing there are no changes either, Dragon Quest XI, like previous games in the saga, it's a classic RPG adventure, where we are going to travel a huge world (it is really wide), with turn-based combat, levels to go up and we will be able to obtain weapons that will help us win in said combats and reach the final bosses, which are a great challenge when it comes to winning.
Battles: how to win
The fighting in Dragon Quest XI has introduced a number of changes from previous installments in the series. While it is still possible to select between an attack, an action, a magic, defend or use an object on our turn, there are changes in the way in which these turns occur, for example. Since we are only going to have to choose an action when he is one of our heroes who has to act on it. It will allow us to better adapt to such battles.
In addition, the possibility of change formation during combat. This gives many possibilities, since we can create strategies when having one, to be able to know how to act if we are losing or if the fight is more complicated than we thought. If there is a character that is having problems, we can change it and make it one of the other heroes that we have to fight, in order to win. The options are many, thus allowing us to better adapt to each type of combat. It is one of the great advantages in this installment of the game.
The other great novelty that they leave us in the fighting in Dragon Quest XI is Concentration Mode. Randomly, our heroes can focus on starting their turn, allowing them to gain a series of passive power-ups or develop the ability to unleash certain techniques. This mode can be of great help in many battles, making it possible for us to defeat our enemies, so it is something that should be taken advantage of whenever the occasion arises in the game.
These changes make the strategy takes on a special relevance in the battles of Dragon Quest XI. It is good to have one prepared, to know what to do when we are losing or when a fight is complicated, since knowing how to make changes at the right time, or reading the fight well, can be what makes us win one. In the first fights you probably do not have one yet, this is something that will be discovered as you play and participate in combats. Don't be afraid to experiment a little in those fights, to know what works well and what can help you, so that when the complex moments arrive, you have everything more in tune.
Control your team effectively
This is something closely related to the previous section on fighting in Dragon Quest XI. As we advance in the game, we will form a team, which is the one that will take part in these fights. Usually, you can let it be the machine the one who makes the decisions for us during the fights. This is comfortable in combat with simple enemies, those that are easy to defeat. In addition to allowing this combat to be somewhat faster, there are times when it will interest us.
When facing a more powerful enemy, it is important that we be we who control said equipment. Since we can put our strategy into practice, in addition to being able to use more techniques or actions during said combat. It can be precisely the difference in that fight, that makes us go to win. So we must control it in the key fights.
On the other hand, having a good team is essential to be able to win battles in Dragon Quest XI. A very common mistake that many users make is having heroes dedicated exclusively to attack. Having more members to attack doesn't make your team better. The best is have a varied and balanced team, which means that there are some for attack, others for defense and others for healing. This balance is what makes it possible for us to win many fights. So do not focus only on attack and take care of all aspects when creating the team.
Explore the world of Dragon Quest XI
Like other games of the genre, the world that we find ourselves in Dragon Quest XI is huge. The game map is large, with a large number of sites to explore throughout our adventure. This can be tiresome for some, but exploring is an important part of the game that we should not put aside or think of as being of no value to us. This is a mistake that many make.
Exploring the world allows us to fight battles with those who level up and gain experience, essential for the more complex moments towards the end of the game. In addition, we will be able to create a complete and varied team, to be better than any of the enemies that we face in it.
We can also to earn objects and weapons, which are another important aspect or collecting materials with which to build our own equipment. In addition to getting to know better the history of the game and the main character. So value the world in the game and explore, don't stop exploring it at any time. It will provide you with the necessary weapons to be able to overcome any obstacle that you encounter.
The bank
Each city that we visit in Dragon Quest XI has a bank, which we must make use of. Many players completely forget about the existence of such a bank, a mistake that can pay dearly. Since when dying in an adventure, 50% of the gold you have is lost at that moment. A useless loss that can be avoided in a really simple way. If we have accumulated a lot of gold we will put our hands on our heads.
Therefore, when we arrive at a city in the game, we go to the bank there, where we are going to deposit that gold. This allows us that the gold is safe, that nothing is going to be lost if the adventure goes wrong. Especially if you just won a lot of gold or have already accumulated a good amount, losing it is a real shame, so it is best to avoid this happening at all costs. It is certainly a good protection to use in the game.
Use gold wisely
There are stores, quite a few in addition, in Dragon Quest XI, every time we reach a new city in the game. This can be a temptation for many, who will spend part of their gold in these stores. There are times when it is necessary, that we can buy something that will be of help to us in some moments of our adventure. Buying in stores is not a negative thing, not necessarily, but you have to use that gold wisely. Big mistakes can be made.
Many times, the weapons that we can buy in the stores of a city can be bought outside of them, or it is even possible that let's create ourselves. Since the materials that we accumulate in the game give this possibility at all times. So it allows us to save gold without having to do anything special for it.
Therefore, you only have to buy in the stores that are in Dragon Quest XI if it is really something necessary or if it is a team that is going to really bring us an improvement, which is going to make a difference in the fighting, for example. You have to think twice before buying something with said gold. Being responsible and having a strategy also when spending will allow us to save gold, which we may need at other times in the game.
Materials
In Dragon Quest XI there are many materials available, that we can collect and accumulate. Accumulating materials is a very interesting and also important part. Thanks to the materials that we find, it will be possible to build any type of equipment in the game. Even the rarest pieces of equipment out there are going to be able to be built with these materials, so they give us a lot of possibilities in this regard.
Also, as we have mentioned before, building equipment using these materials has another advantage. Since we are not going to spend gold in having to buy them in stores, which represents a saving that can be very important. Do not spend gold on something unnecessary, but we can reserve it to use at other times when it is really necessary. To accumulate materials, in order to build said equipment is another part of the game, which should not be neglected.
Revive vs heal
When we get to the most complex moments in Dragon Quest XI, we are going to face complex decisions. When preparing fights with higher level enemies, there are certain aspects that have to be considered. One of the most important is heal and revive, to know which of the two we can or should use in each case.
If the situation is complicated, an important aspect is that the team be at your highest standard of living. If we go into a fight and one of the members has a low level, it is something that puts us in a difficult position. Since it is easy for him to be eliminated by the rival, leaving our team at a disadvantage. In addition, reviving this character is going to be very expensive, and there are many times when it is really not worth it, especially if it is a fight that has already been very difficult for us or if we do not have enough resources.
Reviving one of the team members costs a lot more than a simple healing potion. For this reason, with certain frequency we have to check the standard of living of all the members of our team, to make sure that they are all at their best, especially before a fight. This will allow us to save as well, since we cannot be constantly reviving the characters that we have in Dragon Quest XI.
Measure your progress in Dragon Quest XI
Taking part in battles in Dragon Quest XI is a good way to measure our level and progress. We can see if we are prepared to defeat enemies and thus know if we are advancing correctly. This is good, but it is also something that can alert us to problems that we must fix as soon as possible.
What does this mean? If we start to face enemies and we notice that we have enough trouble to beat Such fighting is usually an indication that we are not at the level we should be. Either the team that we have formed or the level of them is not yet at the height of that moment or enemies. It could bring us long-term trouble.
If this happens to us, it is best to look for simpler enemies, gain some more experience and allow the team to go up in this way a couple of levels, which will be what is necessary to be able to advance then without suffering so much. Being in a rush to move forward in Dragon Quest XI is not a good thing, as it will cause us to make these kinds of mistakes. Take things slowly and thus you will advance in a better way, without suffering too much in the fighting.
Casino
We are going to spend quite a few hours in the casino what's in Dragon Quest XI. This site is a good place to invest the gold that we have accumulated and saved thanks to the many tricks discussed. Inside this casino we find a series of very varied mini games (roulettes, slot machines ...).
Participating in these games can be quite interesting, since there are rewards of interest. Thanks to these rewards we can greatly improve our team and can help us move forward in the future. Spending time in said casino of the game is not so crazy, therefore, since it can bring us benefits.
Don't forget to save
This is something to remember in many situations, such as when we are editing a document. Also when playing Dragon Quest XI we do not have to forget that you have to save every so often, or save. The best thing in these cases is to develop a routine when saving, each one can decide the time that is best in their case, so that they will not later regret not having saved.
For example, save every 30 or 40 minutes It is something that already helps us a lot. But also before participating in a fight that we think is going to be complex or if we have the feeling that we are reaching a time when we are going to have problems, saving the game can give us a lot of security and peace of mind. Creating a routine and getting used to saving regularly will be an important aspect and one that will prevent us from throwing our heads in the future.