Square Enix has shared more info for Dragon Quest XI during their stage show at this year’s Jump Festa.
Alongside a couple of gameplay videos for the PS4 and 3DS version, they also revealed the opening trailer for the game, which you can view above.
The games starts when the Protagonist, a young man who lives in the village of Ishi, turns 16 year old. The village is described as being “filled with warm-hearted people.”
The first partner you’ll recruit was also revealed – the blue-haired thief named Camus. He’s a bit rough as he talks, he is idealistic and has a warm heart to boot. He’s familiar with the world, and acts as a guide for the protagonist.
Here’s some gameplay of both versions:
Dragon Quest XI is expected to be released in Japan in 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS. No announcement was made for the Nintendo Switch version, which Square Enix previously confirmed.
Shiggy Diggy Doo
December 17, 2016 at 6:10 pmI’M GONNA CUM
Extrange
December 17, 2016 at 6:13 pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bHimOJb-Xw
Minuteworld92
December 17, 2016 at 6:16 pmOi guvna!
sanic
December 17, 2016 at 6:36 pmWhich do I buy it on?!
Steven T.
December 17, 2016 at 6:59 pmIt looks so pretty!
And what they did for the 3DS version with the bottom screen is pretty damn clever!
GameZard
December 17, 2016 at 7:07 pmWait until a west release date is announced. But I would suggest any version but the 3ds one.
GameZard
December 17, 2016 at 7:07 pmLooks beautiful except the 3ds one.
Heresy Hammer
December 17, 2016 at 8:34 pmHere come dat localization.
Shinobu
December 17, 2016 at 8:45 pmWaifu’s looking damn fine!
Extrange
December 17, 2016 at 9:11 pmDAT MIDI will sound lovely, I bet.
Bananalint
December 17, 2016 at 10:28 pmIf we’re lucky we will see this in the west in 2 or 3 years.
Didney Worl
December 17, 2016 at 10:56 pmI’m just curious. If this game gets localized, will they end up calling it Dragon Quest X? I ask because it’s safe to assume the actual Dragon Quest X is never getting released here.
Zombie_Barioth
December 18, 2016 at 12:10 amKnowing Square-Enix, I wouldn’t be surprised.;)
I thought DQX was supposed to actually get localized. Or an I thinking of a port?
ender424
December 18, 2016 at 1:26 amDang was hoping for custom character and displayable armor sets. Oh well, definitely minor gripes considering how awesome it’s looking so far.
No_Good_Names_Ever
December 18, 2016 at 1:50 amAll this want and not even close to 10 years of development.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b897951b1927228f5d47f10d0e9bb9f55b35f41065c735f5452996f99392493b.png
Chocolate ISISCream
December 18, 2016 at 1:50 amWhat the fuck at the 3DS version. That’s fucking amazing.
No_Good_Names_Ever
December 18, 2016 at 1:51 amThey never said there wasn’t any; could just be their standard attire.
No_Good_Names_Ever
December 18, 2016 at 1:53 amThey said if fan demand was high enough which is a bullshit question with how much everyone has been wanting it barring the anti-MMO coalition.
No_Good_Names_Ever
December 18, 2016 at 1:54 amWait until you see who’s on the localization before ruling out the 3DS unless the PS4 or Switch are busted open by the time it comes over.
Nagato
December 18, 2016 at 3:42 amPS4(/Switch/PC) having generic realtime gameplay confirms it’s the inferior version.
Will get the 3DS(/Mobile) one once it hits Western app stores.
Mr0303
December 18, 2016 at 4:28 amThe opening cinematic is really pretty. I really like the idea of the two different versions of the game telling the same story.
catazxy
December 18, 2016 at 5:24 amLook a bit like the new zelda’s gameplay, but a bit better. Dem rocks textures
R.Hoffmann
December 18, 2016 at 5:32 amhttps://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e620a1f3fbf2d08bcbc44a919f6191c06d15c0b125cd4daa6be4a19d8bf7300e.jpg
Etherblaze
December 18, 2016 at 8:24 amBest girl immediately spotted. http://i.imgur.com/0miHAbK.png
Grampy_Bone
December 18, 2016 at 10:10 amGoddamn its about fucking time. Now we wait another 3 years before they announce english version, then 3 more years for the release.
But hey at least there’s an inferior-looking 3DS gimmick version.
Guin
December 18, 2016 at 10:55 amNever thought I’d say this but Toriyama’s art has become easy on the eyes.
MusouTensei
December 18, 2016 at 11:54 amThe 3DS version is more likely to be toned down though.
Lea Pastillaroja
December 18, 2016 at 2:15 pmWait a second
You mean to tell me, this is a single player JRPG?
You mean it’s not some MMO shit?
Is it like, some epic quest to save the world from ancient evil?
With knights, rouges, monks, archers, priests and wizards?
I’m gonna cry! I’m gonna fucking cry!
I waited the entire seventh console generation for something like this
Lea Pastillaroja
December 18, 2016 at 2:16 pmfuck custom character, the best JRPGs had characters allready desgined
I can barelly remember any good single player JRPG with custom characters
Zombie_Barioth
December 18, 2016 at 3:16 pmYeah, I remember that.
I don’t buy it either, mainly because fans have been “showing demand” for every game in the series.
Though honestly, I’d rather have DQM. Its the only 3DS game we haven’t gotten yet.
Joe
December 18, 2016 at 4:04 pmWell at least the hero doesn’t have spiky hair.
No_Good_Names_Ever
December 18, 2016 at 4:52 pmI want DQXI more but I really want DQM to start coming back over since Pokemon has went full Final Fantasy and I’d have to buy a PS4 for Digimon.
Feniks
December 18, 2016 at 4:58 pmSame. DQ8 was a masterpiece and I never understood why they didn’t make more games like that.
NeoTruth
December 18, 2016 at 5:11 pmLooks like Dragon Quest is giving me the fantasy that I wanted from Final Fantasy 15.
Zombie_Barioth
December 18, 2016 at 7:04 pmI do too, but then I though that was a given.
They kinda did go Final Fantasy with the Z-powers and stuff, not really a bad thing though imo.
But yeah, same here for Digimon. On the bright side (sorta) those games don’t use the Pro, so you wouldn’t lose much getting a base model on the cheap.
I can’t really see many Japanese devs using it, besides maybe SE.
Loli de 42 Anos fazendo doces
December 18, 2016 at 8:13 pmI’m just gonna wait until they announce that they’re replacing all the swords with Sticks in the english version.
Loli de 42 Anos fazendo doces
December 18, 2016 at 8:14 pmno arguments there
Loli de 42 Anos fazendo doces
December 18, 2016 at 8:18 pmI agree but I get the feeling they are going with the “Link” type of main character. (a walking piece of cardboard without personality) and when they go with those, it’s much better to have a custom one.
Izzy Lichi
December 18, 2016 at 8:19 pm*HEAVY BREATHING*
Γεώργιος Αρχαιοκαπηλίδης
December 18, 2016 at 9:49 pmHave you played DQ9?
Γεώργιος Αρχαιοκαπηλίδης
December 18, 2016 at 9:50 pmThat’s not a Bandai Namco game.
ender424
December 19, 2016 at 12:49 amExactly.
Lea Pastillaroja
December 19, 2016 at 6:24 amNope
Chrono and the Hero from DQVIII were basically that and i love them just the way they are
Custom characters in something lazy devs do when they do not want to design a character
it’s a feature mostly used on Western RPGs wannabes like Skyrim or other Bethesda shit
Lea Pastillaroja
December 19, 2016 at 6:27 amI remeber DQVIII was hyped because the game came with a playable demo of FFXII
I have sooooo much to thank to that game, Not only was one of, if not, the best JRPG of the 6th gen but it also warned me about how shit FFXII was gonna be
Lea Pastillaroja
December 19, 2016 at 6:32 amI did, on a DS emulator, on a shitty PCm the fcking game lagged all the way to the end
When i started to get the latest equpment wich was very detailed in it’s design the game crashed every now and then so i never finished it, nor felt any desire to do so, the fact that that all characters where nameless faceless protagonist killed my interest
TheOnceAndFutureKing
December 19, 2016 at 9:01 amBecause most JRPG developers just want to win over western audiences
Loli de 42 Anos não leu SnK
December 19, 2016 at 9:46 pmnah. I don’t like when a supposed character is a blank slate. my philosophy is: if you’re gonna make me stare at a character’s ass for hours on end, at least give an interesting one to stare at. if not an interesting character, let me have a cute Ganguro character I can draw art of (that’s why I like how Saints Row, Freedom Wars, and Dragon’s Dogma, among others, have their character creation).
Loli de 42 Anos não leu SnK
December 19, 2016 at 9:47 pmbut It’s coming out on Nintendo consoles. and we all know they gonna think of the children. and by children I mean easily offendable adults.