Looove this game so much,a traditional jrpg like Dragon Quest XI is so rare these days.

OP definitely didn't finish the game. There's way, way more sidequests to do, way more revelations, and a big secret boss to fight. You might as well have played Animal Crossing for the first week, gotten your first K.K. concert, and given up on that too.

Credits rolling is not the end of the game in either of those two games. Not by a long shot. Same goes for Nier Automata.

I played the Switch version. I can only imagine what torture it would be to your years if it was the PS4 version.

I think the traditionalism is probably one of the biggest reasons people like it. When i hear people talk about it they say things like "it reminds me of classic jrpgs" or "it reminds me of old Final Fantasy". And i agree it has many elements that i feel Final Fantasy has been missing for some time.

With that said i do agree that some things need to be modernized. the save system, and the music especially. I don't want combat system to change too much to the point it becomes an ARPG. maybe a real time combat system like FF12 at the most. I do think they could do away with the battle transitions at least.

Some changes would be welcome but at the same time I don't want such a drastic change where it barely feels like dragon quest anymore.

This is my first ever Dragon Quest game and I absolutely love it! It is so much oozing with charme and flair like few other games. I think the story is well written, takes its time, develops every character in a very deep and meaningful way and has so many great moments, sometimes thrilling and sometimes very emotional. I also enjoy that the game gives me the option to let the characters battle automatically. That way the battles are much, much faster and my fighters use techniques and skills I don't even know I had in my repertoire. And I also love the beautiful soundtrack, it's fantastic.

I played all of them and in my opinion it is one of the best ones,the complaint about the length of the game is weird cause this surely is not the longest one + it almost needs no grinding in my experience .

Voice acting is very good and the dialect of the characters make them stand out more to be their own person,the main char is a blank slate like he always has been in these games and imo that is a good thing.The game is very polished and has good challenging bossfights.

And the story is great,this is one of the purest Dragon Quest games and if you like the series you have a good chance of liking this one.

That everything needs to be an ARPG to be modernized is a silly thought and what even makes something modern,it is an empty term to reflect personal preference in this case.

Yeah and the battle feature set on default of running around the area like an action RPG even tho turn-based. Does nothing. It's a useless feature so I just set it to classic.

It's one of the best games ever made in my opinion. The best rpg I have played.

I'm not agreeing with those that say Serena has no personality as she is not in the face and loud but is the sweetest and most kind character ever,she speaks softly but there is plenty of emotion in the words she says.