I'm replaying this game for the first time in 6 years. How does /v/ like Dragon Quest XI?

honestly I fucking love it. exactly what I want in a modern jrpg

>>717755172
I had a total blast the first time I played. Nearly 100%ed, but never got around to the last superboss. I've decided to do even better this time, and also do Draconian Quest.

>>717755067 (OP)
I've never played it and Veronica is amazing, imagine how good the game must be if you actually play it.

>>717755067 (OP)
It feels like a true successor to 8, I enjoyed it.

>>717755067 (OP)
It's one of the weaker DQ games.
I played the japanese version, and the first localized version. Haven't played the 3DS version but I want to at some point since that's apparently the best version.

>>717755067 (OP)
I really loved it when I played it and I have fond memories of going through it, but when compared to other games, I feel like it is simply okay. I'm not a particular fan that so many people praise it as much as they do, but I think it's a situation where people love it so much because it's their first. Having a ton of call backs to music from other games is great, but 11's original music is extremely disappointing since there are hardly any tracks. The silent protagonist schtick just doesn't work here. Not having a cinematic battle camera where party members are moving around like in 9 was extremely disappointing. Walking around in battles is so stupidly useless that I really don't understand why it was included at all. I also really hate when stories don't commit to character deaths. That's literally the only aspect of act 3 that I didn't like. I wish there was more of an explanation to Calasmos. Like many other final bosses in this series, he's a nothing villain that hardly has anything to do with anything until he just shows up. I mean I get that he was the catalyst for everything, but I don't really feel like he was there for any part of the game. I also EXTREMELY hate that this wasn't some sort of true origin story. I'd rather have played as Erdwin and go through his story than the Luminary. Final couple of cutscenes were fun though and I really didn't expect them to connect it to 3, although the sword of light should have been the biggest indicator that they would.

I liked it until act 3 which is an all time blunder, but I plan to replay it and simply stop at the end of act 2 and let that be my definitive experience with the game.

>>717755067 (OP)
Seenya is cute

>>717759290
Seen this sentiment a few times, on /v/ specifically, but there is never a followup explanation. What is it about act 3 that makes it so bad ?

For the record, I don't agree, but I am curious to hear a different perspective.

>>717755067 (OP)
Its fine, but fuck me if I'm doing the same monsters again, this time with green eye recolor, just to get to the final, final boss

>>717761763
It takes away all the gravity from act II. Turning a colder, bittersweet ending into an everything goes perfectly happy ending.
I don't hate it myself aside from not getting a cured Veronica.

>>717755067 (OP)
It's fine. I finished it but I don't remember shit besides Veronica being best girl.

>>717755067 (OP)
I finished Act 2 and was left satisfied with no desire to continue the game

>>717755067 (OP)
It was so good it got me to play every numbered DQ, all of which are good, even the bad ones

>>717755067 (OP)
Erik my beloved.

>>717762083
Act 3 isn't perfectly done or even particularly well done, but there was never a point in time where the Christlike hero of DQ wasn't going to undo all the trauma and defeat the icon of all that is evil

>>717763780
Play DQ V

>>717764087
I prefer the ps2 version, I would recommend 4(with partychat patch) and 6 on DS over their NES/PS1 and SNES counterparts

>Be Rab
>Tfw all your costumes are recolors

>>717764210
>be Ran
>suffer

>>717755067 (OP)
i loved it even if act 3 is shit. its still a great game but it could've been an all time classic if they did things a bit differently

>>717755067 (OP)
This games mid I dropped it. I'm willing to give this mid ass franchise one more shot, what would you choose to win me over and this >>717764087 looks like ass

>>717755067 (OP)
3DS version of it is great. The other versions not so much.
I don't know why they never localized the 3DS version.

>>717764362
Dragon quest builders 2

>>717761281
Except for when she gets the character development haircut

>>717764362
consider suicide instead, zoomiebro

>>717755067 (OP)
I got XI S for $20.

>>717764362
If you hate 11 and think 5 looks like shit, the series probably isn't for you.
4 is peak, you'd think it looks like shit
3 is fantastic, you'd think it's mid and looks like shit
8 is fun, but the 3ds version looks and sounds like shit, ps2 version is a bit slow and the stakes are kinda eh
9 is kino but I'm not convinced you'd like it

>>717764362
DQ3 (SNES), DQ5 (DS) and DQ8 (PS2) are peak. Real sickos like myself love DQ7 (PS1).

>>717764446
games mid I dropped it too
>>717764551
It was really just the presentation of 5 I was referring to. If one of those others are :fire: I'll try.it

XI is pretty mediocre, I wish they would stop remastering old shit and put VIII on a modern system.

>>717764712
DQV DS is beautiful, you should really give it a try. You can even play it in android/ios

>>717764712
>presentation
Yeah 4 looks like that version of 5.
If you hate 11 I'd recommend trying 9
That said 3,4,5,9,11 are my personal great. I'd stay clear of 2,6, and 7.

>>717764809
Man I don't wanna see DQVIII with Unreal Engine visuals. DQXI already looks like ass thanks to that godforsaken engine.

>>717764696
DQ8 is overrated as shit, that game came out years after FFX and it did NOTHING for the genre, it's it bad but IX and XI are miles better, plus, what the fuck was that secret dungeon?
>Play the same boring dungeon like 10 times but the boss is a biiiit different.

>>717764868
>>717764956
imma gonna try 5 it got sum baddies in it

>>717755067 (OP)
>>717755067 (OP)
I've come to resent it. Realizing it has no identity and is incredibly linear compared to the rest of the series. Very unfortunate. Act 3 is terrible and has made me stop playing immediately after Chapter 2 during replays.

>>717755067 (OP)
I played with all the draconian quests ON recently, but I don't recommend it. For the best experience, just use:
>strong monsters
>no EXP from weak monsters

And that's it. Then you avoid using seeds because they break the game.
If you want extra challenge, stay at a low level.