Dragon Quest XI S reviews: Meta 90, OC 91

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Hiku said:

Wyrdness said:

FFXV didn't have QOL and gameplay adjustments over the other versions DQXI does which makes the game better to play through you're ignoring every other factor here it's not just more content it's QOL changes and gameplay fixes on top of more content and a classic 2d mode. I have the game on PC and the changes are welcomed ones.

People concerned about inconsistent scores should look into if it's the same reviewer for both versions. Different reviewers can have different opinions even if they work for the same publication.

But there were quality of life and gameplay adjustments in FFXV Royal Edition that were not in the game that was reviewed at launch.

A few examples:
- Letting you take control of your other party members during combat.
- Fully controlling the car.
- Control a boat. Fishing from the boat
- Options to change font sizes to enhance readability.
- Aranea as a playable character.
- New difficulty modes.
- New story sequences, quests, dungeons, skills, etc

This goes without saying, but content added to the game through DLC/updates months/years after release is not reflected in the scores it got months/years ago.

It should go without saying, that if the main example you're trying to use is a game that to this day is still such a large, flawed and unfinished mess, to the point the director of the game couldn't handle it anymore and decided to leave the company, then your argument is on shaky ground to begin with.

Fact is, you're not really comparing apples to apples here; as you've said, all of the content from the Royal Edition has been added to the game after release over time, and all of it was/is available separately for original owners of the game.
As of now everything in the definitive edition of DQXI is exclusive to that version, and it's a tightly knit package of substantial improvements, adding more polish on an already well-rounded and high-quality game.