Settle in and enjoy the game at its own pace. Don’t fight that and don’t rush the experience too much. You don’t have to play like us, jumping every monster you see and trying to find every nook and cranny available, but even trying to mainline the story is still a long process. When you add in exploration and a few too many monster fights, you play for hours before you even add your first party member (and close to 10 before you add a third member). The events of Dragon Quest 11 unfold slowly. Our 11 tips will help you find your way through the sprawling world of Erdrea and through the various mechanics of Dragon Quest 11. With such a long game, though, it can be a struggle to remember everything that’s going on and everything you can do.
It’s a mix of grand scales and micromanagement (in a good way) that is just a whole lot to juggle all at once.Īs our first tip below says, Dragon Quest 11 is a slow burn, so you’re going to have a lot ( a lot) of time to get comfortable with its concepts. Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age is a turn-based Japanese role-playing game through and through, and that means it’s got a lot of conventions and mechanics common to the genre.
