Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Demo Now Available

Written by Brandon Hofer on November 05, 2020

News: If you have been curious about next month’s Dragon Quest XI release, now you can try a small part of it and your progress will carry over.

A demo for Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. This demo offers up to 10 hours of content from the opening of the game. You will take on the role of the Luminary, a young man who discovers a destiny that will change his life forever.

The demo showcases new features and quality of life improvements specific to the Definitive Edition, including the ability to speed up battles, Japanese and English audio, a symphonic soundtrack and a photo mode to capture the beautiful vistas as you roam the gorgeous landscape. This content merely scratches the surface of the new features that make up the full game which provides new character stories, an improved crafting system, and the option to play the entire game in 2D like a classic Dragon Quest game. Progress from the demo can be carried over to the full game when it releases on December 4, 2020. As an added bonus, players who complete the main scenario of the demo will receive three “Seed of Skill,” which grant players an extra skill point when consumed and can be used either in the demo or upon continuing their save progress in the full game.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition is the perfect first step into the world of Dragon Quest. For the uninitiated, players will follow the perilous journey of the Luminary, a hunted hero who must uncover the mystery of his fate with the aid of a charismatic cast of supporting characters. Embarking on a quest taking them across continents and over vast oceans, they will learn of an ominous threat facing the world. Packed with over 100 hours of content from the critically acclaimed 2017 release of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, this definitive version also brings with it an array of upgrades and enhancements including:

New character side stories – Get to know your fascinating cast of companions more than ever with individual side stories and adventures.

Retro 2D mode - In addition to stunning 3D, you can also choose to play in 2D with retro inspired graphics of classic 16-bit RPGs.

16-bit World of Tickington – Journey to past DRAGON QUEST worlds full of additional side-quests reimagined in the retro style.

Japanese audio – Choice to play the entire game with all-new Japanese voice-over or the original English.

Fully Orchestrated Soundtrack – Ability to switch between the symphonic soundtrack or the original synthesized soundtrack as you travel the world of Erdrea.

Photo mode - Immortalize your adventure with the perfect image. Rearrange characters, set different poses, change angles etc. are just some of the features available in Photo Mode.

Take a look at the video below and then tell us what you think. Will you be downloading the demo to try it out? Will you buy the full version when it is released next month?