Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Heading to Xbox Consoles This Year

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 23, 2020

News: Square Enix has revealed that Dragon Age is finally arriving on Xbox later this year and Game Pass members can play it for free.

During the Xbox Showcase today Square Enix showed a good amount of support for Microsoft with some new titles announced. The first one is that Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition is being released on December 4th, and it will be available on Game Pass. This is the first time that the Dragon Age series will be making an appearance on an Xbox platform.

This definitive edition for Dragon Quest XI is definitely the one that you want to play, especially if you are a newcomer to the franchise. Here are some of the additions that will be in the definitive edition:

New side stories for companions – Dragon Quest XI has some of the most charming characters of any RPG. This edition of the game includes new side stories and adventures that weren’t in the original release, so you can get to know them better than ever.

2D mode – You can play the game with either beautifully detailed 3D graphics, but if you want to celebrate the series’ roots, you can also play the entire adventure in retro-inspired 2D. You can even switch between the styles mid-adventure.

16-bit World of Tickington – this optional activity lets you visit locations from previous Dragon Quest worlds, full of characters to talk to and quests to complete.

Japanese audio – You can now play the entire game, including the additional content, with a new Japanese voice track.

Photo mode – As you can tell from the screenshots, Dragon Quest XI is a real pretty game. Now you can immortalize your adventures with a comprehensive photo mode. You can rearrange characters, make them pose, change angles and much more.

If you are new to the franchise don’t get the fact that this is Dragon Quest XI stop you from playing the game. The Dragon Quest franchise is similar to the Final Fantasy franchise in that the games tend to be standalone adventures, so you can absolutely jump in right now and be perfectly fine.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition will arrive on December 4, 2020 on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC. You can pre-order it right now if you would like or if you are a Game Pass member you can simply download it for free upon release.