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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age announced for the West in 2018
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Callibretto
Member
I read the jp version don't have voice acting, I hope they add voice acting for the english version. really love DQ8 voice acting.
jack_package_200
Banned
I am willing to bet the PS4 and Switch versions are the same with a few graphical advantages on PS4.
3DS is an entirely different beast.
Switch will come.
Echoes of an Elusive Age is still close enough to alliteration when spoken.
Novel Mike
Member
I'm honestly not happy about this. DQXI coming to the west should have been a freaking given for a company as big as SE and this makes it seem like they haven't even started localization yet. Frankly I expected this game to release this fall/winter not in 2018 which is already looking packed as hell again.
It seems like they JUST made the decision to bring it to the west and we should be happy were getting it at all but frankly I just find that to be bullshit. It'd be one thing if they were going to pull a DQ8 and do voice acting but its completely unknown at this point what they are actually going to do with this release and waiting a good 5+ months just for the localization just feels so shitty to me.
SE keeps saying they want DQ to be big in the west but their own stupid attitude about the series is why it never gets big in the west to begin with. There seems to be no real reason this couldn't have been a world wide launch and it just boggles my mind that they can pull something like that off for Final Fantasy 15 but can't for Dragon Quest XI
It seems like they JUST made the decision to bring it to the west and we should be happy were getting it at all but frankly I just find that to be bullshit. It'd be one thing if they were going to pull a DQ8 and do voice acting but its completely unknown at this point what they are actually going to do with this release and waiting a good 5+ months just for the localization just feels so shitty to me.
SE keeps saying they want DQ to be big in the west but their own stupid attitude about the series is why it never gets big in the west to begin with. There seems to be no real reason this couldn't have been a world wide launch and it just boggles my mind that they can pull something like that off for Final Fantasy 15 but can't for Dragon Quest XI
Unless the Switch version is the 3DS version though we lose out on a completely different version of the game. The 3DS version with the classic style just looks so cool
manzoman96
Member
Never played a Dragon Quest game, so I'm excited to give this a try!
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Nice, bout time!
Guessing SE are bringing the PS4 and Switch versions themselves, and partnering with Nintendo for the 3DS one if that's coming too. It'd be a nice way to send it off, and I think it makes sense for the Switch version to be ready by the time the localization is.
Guessing SE are bringing the PS4 and Switch versions themselves, and partnering with Nintendo for the 3DS one if that's coming too. It'd be a nice way to send it off, and I think it makes sense for the Switch version to be ready by the time the localization is.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
Switch version better be ported.
decoyplatypus
Member
Yay! Glad it's confirmed.
Devilgunman
Member
Not early 2018 please. Too many games to play already.
It will still be there when you have time for it.
Irishonion
Member
Day fucking 1.
Comon voice acting for west!
Comon voice acting for west!
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if wasn't...or even mentioned.
If we get this Q1, the combo of this, Ni no Kun II, DBZFighters and Yakuza 6 would make this an ever better Q1 for Japanese PS4 games than this year IMO.
The rule of thumb should be to announce it at a major conference like E3 or somewhere that would give it maximum exposure and marketing, i.e, not in a single tweet from the DQ twitter account that posts something once, maybe twice a week.
The rule of thumb should be to announce it at a major conference like E3 or somewhere that would give it maximum exposure and marketing, i.e, not in a single tweet from the DQ twitter account that posts something once, maybe twice a week.
I don't know if it's a lame attempt at trolling, but the game was never planned for Xbox, only PS4/3DS/Switch.
Preorder cancelled.
Cbajd5
Member
With the script for the game being virtually identical between the versions, there's far less of a reason for Squenix to offload the 3DS version to Nintendo for anything other than distribution.
MaximumSpider
Banned
This. Why do people want games to be delayed because THEY don't have the time to play it. Buy it when you get time.
I would love an early 2018 release.
Bringer Of Bacon
Member
Praise be upon him
NinjaCoachZ
Member
I think the thing to note is that if the game was out early next year, they would have said so. Lost Sphear and Dissidia NT, they were upfront about being "early" next year, while this and KHIII are just "2018".
So KHIII for November-December and this in summer-early autumn makes sense to me if they stick to that schedule.
I meant more of a funding/publishing/distribution partnership than a "help us with the localization" partnership, yeah.
KZXcellent
Member
I can finally be excited for this now. Been holding myself back.
2018 is gonna be great.
2018 is gonna be great.
The subtitles for English DQs are all different from the Japanese. In this particular case, they may not have been able to use the Proust reference.
Lightning Lord
Banned
Not a surprise that it's coming but it's great to finally get an official announcement. I wish they gave more details, though.
sotojuan
Member
Beat VIII on Sunday - awesome adventure! I'm doing IV, V, and VI first before VII since I hear that one is a bit too long to say the least.
Eolz
Member
I'd hope they'd confirm other versions first to not have a PS4 exclusive in the west.
I'd really like to not have another Nier Automata situation too...
Napalm_Frank
Member
NNK2, DQ11, KH3
JRPG city next year for PS4.
JRPG city next year for PS4.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
That's awesome. PLEASE PLEASE SWITCH EDITION!!!
If you pronounce it as Ay-lusive rather than Eee-lusive, the effect is there.
I pronounce it that way and didn't even notice it wasn't literary alliteration until this post.
Also: hurray for DQXI! I hope Shloc's is on the localisation. Probably are, since Heroes II only finished up a couple of months ago.