I'm at 50hours and haven't even finished act 1 of 3. It's amazing and I usually hate JRPG's. Would have never thought I'd love it so much, and the fact that it's not open world is the only reason I'm still playing. Love the semi open/linear world design, it's already big enough.
It is with heavy heart that I am subscribing from you according to !y TH-cam u haven't uploaded a video in 3 years . And I don't actually respond to comments on ur videos. While I actually love ur vids . I'm out.
I've never played Dragon Quest, but your utter enthusiasm is making me want to get into it! 😂 Might be the trigger to the new game I'm addicted to, thanks Wood!
I never played dragon quest before this game...and I will say it’s amazing! The adventure is so long and well thought out. Worth! There’s also a 10 hour demo available if you’re sitting.
@@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725 Also on 3DS and you can mary best girl in that version. Crossing my fingers this does well so we get a Switch port of it and 7
First dragon quest game I've played. One of the best RPGs I have ever played. Enjoying the story, the battle system, characters and the soundtrack. I mean the soundtrack is incredible I cannot even give it justice trying to explain how good the orchestration is. I love the switch so much right now. Thank you for the review dude 🙏😁
@@realyjustarchie4118 I got it on release after finishing octopath traveller and having a bit of a void in my life. Best decision I've made in a long time. Fallen in love with the characters so hard. Last time I felt like this was the ocarina of time.
After tons of debate, I decided it’s time to look at Dragon Quest XI on Switch. It seems to be one of the most impressive ports of the generation and it’s a fantastic game, so let’s do it!
I've not played a single Dragon Quest game all my life, I have always played Final Fantasy. If your buying it, I'm buying it! Let's do this! Happy Halloween
Pro Zach I played the 3DS version and only thing I wish it did have to improve it further would be some voice acting since it's still all text like the original though I could imagine each of the charicters voices in my head Like Kiefer I think should sound like Joseph Joestar, Maribel sounds sounds like Mia from Xenoblade 2 and Ruff is basically Luffy from One Piece if he talked like Tarzan XD
Smash 456 I know but hey that's why I'm hoping it will get ported to the Switch if it does well it will give them an excuse to add something new to the game XD
I'm a big dq fan I put 200 hours into ps4 version of dq xi and double dipped and put in another 150 hours into definitive edition. It's one of my favorite games of all time.
He's really lying when he says you don't lose nothing visually playing on switch, right? I want the game but the demo is such a low resolution...it hurts
Both DQ and Zelda really are similar to eachother in the sense that both franchises really like to sell the adventure in a fairly tale medieval setting. The main difference being that one is an action adventure game while the other is a turn base RPG.
DID I JUST SEE DELTORA'S QUEST?!? Literally one of the only books I actually took the time to pay attention and read as a kid and they were absolutely amazing to me.
The reason Dragon Quest is like all those things is because Dragon Quest came up with these tropes and other series copied them because of its popularity in Japan. Not a bad thing though since Dragon Quest is so good.
Dragon Quest 11 S: Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch) Review Scores: GamingBoulevard- Perfect 10! Forbes- Perfect 10! RPG Site- Perfect 10! Daily Mirror- Perfect 5 Stars! SwitchPlayer- Perfect 5 Stars! VG247- Perfect 5 Stars! Attack of the Fanboy- Perfect 5 Stars - Loves it! GameXplain- Loves it! NintendoLife- 9 out of 10 Just Push Start- 9.8 out of 10 The Electric Playground (TH-cam Channel)- 9.5 out of 10 NintendoWorldReport- 9.5 out of 10 Cubed3- 9 out of 10 Exceptional - Gold Award Vooks- 4.5 Stars out of 5 Hobby Consolas- 95/100 Eurogamer- Recommended! God Is A Geek- 9.5 out of 10 Critical Hit- 9.5 out of 10 GamesRadar- 4.5 Stars out of 5 Vandal- 9.4 out of 10 Areajugones- 9 out of 10 MeriStation- 9.3 out of 10 Nintenderos- 9.0 out of 10 The Games Machine- 9.3 out of 10 Metacritic- 90% Must Play! OpenCritic- 92% GameRankings- 90.70% Gamespot- 9 out of 10 Digitally Downloaded- 4.5 Stars out of 5 Luis Alamilla (TH-cam Channel)- 9 out of 10 Amazing ImpulseGamer- 4.6 Stars out of 5 If anyone is new to the Dragon Quest franchise and DQ11S is your first experience into the series, or you have missed out on a few other mainline DQ entries, check out Nintendo World Report's TH-cam channel and check out their "Dragon Quest Series Retrospective" video.
Today I finished Dragon Quest XI S DEMO on switch, it took me 6 hours, after that I ordered the full game, I never played any Dragon Quest before, and it's one of the best game on switch (after DK) .
I'm so glad you're getting into the Dragon Quest series. It's such a great franchise, but doesn't get much love outside of Japan. I also imported that Dragon Quest Edition Nintendo Switch and it's so beautiful! So glad it has decals on the actual system and not just a plain system with special Joycons. P.S. Play *Dragon Quest IX: Sentinel of the Starry Skies* for Ninendo DS. It's my favorite by far!
the AI on the automatic combat is actually pretty good and there multiple settings so you can have them act how you want them to it's actually a godsend for grinding.
I absolutely LOVED Dragon Quest XI on PS4! It was just so well done on every level and the game was HUGE! Even if you don't do most of the side-quests you could spend 100 hours+ on the game! There was just so much content! The story was great! So much quality voice acting! Visuals were beautiful! I don't know what the actual sales were in North America but whatever they were, it wasn't nearly enough! Underrated I'm sure! Best JRPG game, Best RPG game in general in a long long while!
in japan it is a zucchini in America it is a cucumber. so i think a pickle is acceptable to call it too. basically any name of a green pointy vegetable works 🥒 i also call it a pickle
It revolted against it's human masters. It took the toothpick that kept it on top of the sandwich and used it too attack us. Thus perverting the way nature intended.
It really is an awesome Zelda sweater and shirt! I had never played dragon quest either but the demo sucked me in and I had to buy the game. The story, especially in the beginning, actually reminded me of Prince of Egypt/ Moses. Thanks for the video Wood!!
Dragon Quest 11 is my number one favourite RPG it has taken the spot this year. The voice acting the music a battle systems the story the graphics especially if you played this on PC in 4K it’s gorgeous and I’m loving it on switch as well.
I played it on PS4 and I’ve played “almost” all of the dragon quest games and it’s genuinely amazing and I love it so much. I recommend checking out the other games as well!
Same for me. This is the first Dragon Quest i ever played. Been wanting to play the Series, just never got round to it. I want to get one of those Slime Controllers.
I got all that stuff too. In fact I got TWO of the DQ Edition Switches (each with a 1TB micro SD, one for digital only of all the best games, the other for physical + digital only games), the Slime controller, and the game digitally and physically.
I grew up with Dragon Quest, back when it was called ‘Dragon Warrior’ on the NES. Dragon Warrior 4 was one of the best games I ever played an the NES. Fantastic and huge. I’m really excited to catch up with the franchise, since that’s the last Dragon Quest game I played.
As i dive 50 hours into this game and still not finishing act2 , the more i regret starting this fantastic game on the PS4, the addition of the functions on the Switch makes this 10/10 game a solid 11/10 plus that extra Syl storyline, the special switch console ANDZ JAPNESE dub? Great video
Such a cool game... Can't believe I make a pause for witcher 3, pokemon shield and ring fit. Falling for the game again. Has lot of text, but Great story
I absolutely loved this game on PS4, I might eventually double dip for the switch version mostly because the 2d version of the game sounds so awesome as another option. Also the fact that you can marry Jade in the defininite
Jai Ko I mean I like Zelda it's my favorite franchise but BOTW has alot of flaws people overlook -_- that makes it less repayable to me than older games. DQ 11 is so dam good I want remakes of every DQ game to be more like it because it's so good its hard to go back and play the others even though I want to. Also it has a sky wale as your air ship so basically you have the wind fish for your ride in this game XD
The composer for dragon quest is one of the greatest of all time, but they always repeat the same melodies when they add it to the games until they get annoying, and even though there are great orchestral recordings of his work, they recreated the same old songs in poor quality synthy-sounding samples. The one that pisses me off is actually the happy main theme that they use for all the trailers and main menus of the games, because Koichi Sugiyama has written so much better stuff than that, but the devs have to stick to the "icons" of dragon quest I guess. They didn't add any new melodies to fit the new game specifically either. Zelda, in contrast, has almost no voice acting budget, but they spend more on the music, even though the new melodies aren't coming from the original composer anymore.
Thats bc in the ps4 version you have to do midis and the music in dq11 isnt as good as prev titles, however on the swich you can change that to orchestral music and also play the dq8 music which is widely known as the best dq music, so im not sure as to your point
Trials of Mana remake when it is released is probably gonna be a good rpg. A remake of a snes game that went under another name in Japan that didn't get released until it came in a secret of mana bundle on switch. It's good. But I'd say wait for the remake. I can't imagine how cool it will be remade.
Damn that’s a beautiful collectors set that would never be coming out of the box for me but more power to you if you opened it and get to show it off to all your friends.
I bought this game on a whim after “meaning to play it” since release (originally assuming I’d get it on ps4 or pc at a discount). So glad I paid full price for the switch version. Possibly the best DQ experience ever.
I really appreciate your bold (lol) reviews of the themed foods you ate in Japan. It makes me a lot less upset that I'll probably never get to try them, haha.
@@I_was_a_Bullfrog i tried the demo and didnt really like the washed out colors compared to pc version. If they skim on the graphics to make it run then at least make the game look more vibrant. Vibrant colors doesnt really affect performance. Mortal combat 11 also looks garbage because of the colors lol
I love how he showed us Hunter X Hunter when talking about story when Togashi is known for his Dragon Quest addiction. Probably there's some inspiration there
@@sLasHeRxXx07 well, some time ago people started a rumor saying that everytime a new game comes out Togashi goes on a hiatus. But his hiatuses actually come from a back pain. And I'd rather wait than having someone not being as good as him
I can't stress this enough, but if you haven't played a DQ game before or if this is your first time playing XI (and you are enjoying it), you have to play through the post-game content! Normally post-game content is, like, an extra cave or a super boss, but in this game, it's literally an entire third act that rounds off the story from the base game. In fact, some of the biggest story revelations occur in the post-game content. Not to mention a ton of gear and costumes that can only be unlocked after you beat the game. The difficulty ramps up significantly too so if you thought the base game was a cakewalk, you're in for a treat. Enjoy!
Your backdrop is amazing. You need to stash a Waldo in there and move it around from video to video. So much cool stuff. Love the videos. I saw you chatting up another fan at so cal retro expo a while back I wanted to say what’s up but your interaction with the fan was too genuine for me to interrupt. Stay awesome!
oh my days! I know this video had been created a long time ago but man! You really make eyes wet because of remembering how the old Dragon Quest look like :') Thank you for creating this review BeatEmUps! THANK YOU! I really wish to have this on my switch as well :")
I honestly think this is the best RPG on the switch, and that's saying something with how many amazing ones are on it. It's become one of my favorite games ever. Both 3D and 2D are a lot of fun, and this is the best looking special edition Switch so far.
i am loving it so far(20+hrs in) , it feels like this one is def one of the best rpg's on the switch maybe for me octopath is just a little bit better but its def up there! cheers
I love how whimsical some JRPGs are. Dragon Quest XI S is up there with one of my favourite JRPGs. Just be aware it's a LONG game. Especially when you factor in endgame. Great value for money seeing as how many hours I spent in game.
I can not recommend playing through the series in release order highly enough. Dragon Quest is the God Father of JRPGs. Before Dragon Quest RPGs were convoluted menuwise. But Dragon Quest came along and gave the world the two button menu. One button to advance a page and one button to descend back. This simple gimmick still echoes through every single game to date. Dragon Quest is single handedly responsible for the options/settings menu found in just about every single game released today. Yes games had this before DQ but none had such a user friendly design. Dragon Quest completely changed the way every game that came after it functioned in a massive way. If you think this is no big deal try emulating the original Wizardry and Ultima(These games were the main inspiration for Dragon Quest) on DOSbox and tell me this simple control scheme didn't completely change the way we play games. This above it's heritage as the first large scale RPG on game consoles is the reason Dragon Quest is so important.
Erik is the most broken character in the game lol Unlock the skill double sword ,divide ,and fatal slash Give Erik double sword Against any boss use divide, use oomphee on erik and lower the boss defenses then use fatal slash with erik and u will basically kill the boss in less than 5-8 turn lol
I thought my love for DQB2 was bad...but then this game was released. The storylines and characters make this game so easy to love. Thanks for introducing me to the Dragon Quest world with the DQB2 review! I'm definitely going to check out the previous ones now.
2 I recomend are 7 and 5 7 is just masive and just keeps going as you are on a masive quest to restore the entire world And 5 is unique as you watch the protagonist grow from a boy, to a young man seeking a special someone(3 difrent romance options), to finaly a father who must save his child from the Dark Lord he's battled his whole life!
Have to admit, I've never played Dragon Quest, never felt drawn to it before, and only came to know the game because of Smash, heresy I know. But I've downloaded the demo and in my first 20 minutes of gameplay I want it. Love the fight mechanics and it is graphically beautiful with so much Dragon Ball- like characters (the King is Dr. Gero), and so on.
well speaking of old DQ mainline games, all under Dragon Quest title can now be played on 3 generations of nintendo handhelds (well if you count switch as a handheld) Dragon Quest 1 - Switch Dragon Quest 2 - Switch Dragon Quest 3 - Switch Dragon Quest 4 - NDS Dragon Quest 5 - NDS Dragon Quest 6 - NDS Dragon Quest 7 - 3DS Dragon Quest 8 - 3DS Dragon Quest 9 - NDS Dragon Quest X - Wii, Wii U, Switch (japan exclusive) Dragon Quest XIs - switch
I just wanted to let you know I am a recently new subscriber and just this video alone and the Japan videos made me buy Dragon Quest on my switch and I love it!!!!!
tbh the only thing i dont really like about the game(i played quite a bit of the demo so far) is the battle system, im not into turn-based fights like that at all T_T but i still kind of want to game so i will probably end up buying it anyways, as far as ive played, it felt like watching a 3d fantasy movie with a great story and i really like it in that aspect
I mean, is it?
BeatEmUps yes king
Is that even a question?
This is a good vid I think you should make a vid on your thoughts on bayonetta 3 you have not talked about it
Of course milord
Reddit With Owen you sent a reply to me were you meant to reply to beatumups
The Hero reminds me way more of Android 17. Hairstyle and Body type
That's because it looks more like android 17👍 except for the sword I dont get the immediate trunks vibe
Akira Toriyama did both, he also did Blue Dragon, which is a pretty good/underrated game too if you like this game..
@@callum6224 Dragon ball, Dragon Quest, Blue Dragon, it feels like he is contracted to work on anything that has dragons in it.
@@christianlopez707 Chrono Trigger would like a word with you. It too is an Akira Toriyama work, but without Dragon in the title.
he looks more like trunks, he just used the short haired version of trunks instead of the longed haired version thats why the resemblance is off
I’m assuming your quest for dragon quest was the greatest quest of all dragon quest quests
Its a question we all want to know
a QUESTion
This is the best fkin comment section ever
He said it was his first Dragon Quest, so...
Yes, it was.
I'm at 50hours and haven't even finished act 1 of 3. It's amazing and I usually hate JRPG's. Would have never thought I'd love it so much, and the fact that it's not open world is the only reason I'm still playing. Love the semi open/linear world design, it's already big enough.
It is with heavy heart that I am subscribing from you according to !y TH-cam u haven't uploaded a video in 3 years . And I don't actually respond to comments on ur videos. While I actually love ur vids . I'm out.
I've never played Dragon Quest, but your utter enthusiasm is making me want to get into it! 😂
Might be the trigger to the new game I'm addicted to, thanks Wood!
There is a demo for the switch if you wanna check it out.
If you think wood is enthusiastic about it watch both the Kotaku reviews, both are almost an hour long 😂
It’s such a wonderful series!!!!
I never played dragon quest before this game...and I will say it’s amazing! The adventure is so long and well thought out. Worth! There’s also a 10 hour demo available if you’re sitting.
Mick R its SO GOOD
Wood in Japan: I’m going to buy literally every dragon quest stuff here
Wood in this video: I haven’t played any dragon quest game before this one 🤣
"mainline"
builders and builders 2 made him a fan of the series, same as me really. Those games still had all the adorable monsters
Dude THE CURSE OF THE KING PS2
@@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725 Also on 3DS and you can mary best girl in that version. Crossing my fingers this does well so we get a Switch port of it and 7
This game is just so good, I would do the same
@@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725 love that one most of all
First dragon quest game I've played. One of the best RPGs I have ever played. Enjoying the story, the battle system, characters and the soundtrack. I mean the soundtrack is incredible I cannot even give it justice trying to explain how good the orchestration is. I love the switch so much right now. Thank you for the review dude 🙏😁
Robin Cort I got it the day it released due to it coming out on my birthday and the best thing I got I’m addicted with over 100+ hours great game
@@realyjustarchie4118 I got it on release after finishing octopath traveller and having a bit of a void in my life. Best decision I've made in a long time. Fallen in love with the characters so hard. Last time I felt like this was the ocarina of time.
83 hrs just for story alone. 🤣
A story I know I'll come back to like my favourite books. Going back through this game will never be a hardship. 🤓
If you love the music, you should give OctoPath a try
Why give it a 15 when you could have given it an 11, a Definitive 11!
definite 11 S!
When they said definitive edition they meant it. There's about 80 new features and adjustments over the original release!
After tons of debate, I decided it’s time to look at Dragon Quest XI on Switch. It seems to be one of the most impressive ports of the generation and it’s a fantastic game, so let’s do it!
I've not played a single Dragon Quest game all my life, I have always played Final Fantasy. If your buying it, I'm buying it! Let's do this! Happy Halloween
I love it when someone has never played a Dragon Quest, plays a DQ and falls in love with it. =)
same. you always go yeah if more people played it, it would have the same effect on most of them. truly a great series more people need to simply try
7 sucked me in on 3DS
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 7 on ps1 was my first game and my favorite game of all time for years
Pro Zach I played the 3DS version and only thing I wish it did have to improve it further would be some voice acting since it's still all text like the original though I could imagine each of the charicters voices in my head
Like Kiefer I think should sound like Joseph Joestar, Maribel sounds sounds like Mia from Xenoblade 2 and Ruff is basically Luffy from One Piece if he talked like Tarzan XD
Smash 456 I know but hey that's why I'm hoping it will get ported to the Switch if it does well it will give them an excuse to add something new to the game XD
This man really has 4 different switches
Edit: love you wood
more if you count his and his girlfiend's switches (old and new model) + the switch lite + the "broken" switches he purchased for display purposes
Giving markiplier a run for his 5 ovens
I got 4 as well lol
Whenever theres a blackout he can still game lol
I got 3
1 in Sept 2017
2 in Jan 2018
3 in April 2019
However they're all the original one not v2 or Lite, planning to get the v2 mybe next year
I'm a big dq fan I put 200 hours into ps4 version of dq xi and double dipped and put in another 150 hours into definitive edition.
It's one of my favorite games of all time.
He's really lying when he says you don't lose nothing visually playing on switch, right? I want the game but the demo is such a low resolution...it hurts
Man, I love those joycons. I wish I could buy them separately.
That's a beautiful blue.
Same, it made me feel like buying a whole new Switch system just for them, the dock and the package the game comes in!
15:07 Just thought I'd mention, Dog and Cat petting is going to be added to Fire Emblem Three houses via DLC Update.
Another 15/10 game then. I'd accept that score.
Sweeeet I gotta play that game
When?
@@ChiefMedicPururu Some Time before December 31st this year
Both DQ and Zelda really are similar to eachother in the sense that both franchises really like to sell the adventure in a fairly tale medieval setting. The main difference being that one is an action adventure game while the other is a turn base RPG.
DID I JUST SEE DELTORA'S QUEST?!?
Literally one of the only books I actually took the time to pay attention and read as a kid and they were absolutely amazing to me.
The reason Dragon Quest is like all those things is because Dragon Quest came up with these tropes and other series copied them because of its popularity in Japan. Not a bad thing though since Dragon Quest is so good.
Ah I see you are a person with culture
Whenever a friend comes over and challenges me to Smash I make them use the slime controller
Sergio Ruiz I cant tell if your a hero or a villain.
Effing savage.
Lol 💀
That's the evilest thing I can imagine!
Hey, that's cheating! 😆
Dragon Quest 11 S: Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch) Review Scores:
GamingBoulevard- Perfect 10!
Forbes- Perfect 10!
RPG Site- Perfect 10!
Daily Mirror- Perfect 5 Stars!
SwitchPlayer- Perfect 5 Stars!
VG247- Perfect 5 Stars!
Attack of the Fanboy- Perfect 5 Stars - Loves it!
GameXplain- Loves it!
NintendoLife- 9 out of 10
Just Push Start- 9.8 out of 10
The Electric Playground (TH-cam Channel)- 9.5 out of 10
NintendoWorldReport- 9.5 out of 10
Cubed3- 9 out of 10 Exceptional - Gold Award
Vooks- 4.5 Stars out of 5
Hobby Consolas- 95/100
Eurogamer- Recommended!
God Is A Geek- 9.5 out of 10
Critical Hit- 9.5 out of 10
GamesRadar- 4.5 Stars out of 5
Vandal- 9.4 out of 10
Areajugones- 9 out of 10
MeriStation- 9.3 out of 10
Nintenderos- 9.0 out of 10
The Games Machine- 9.3 out of 10
Metacritic- 90% Must Play!
OpenCritic- 92%
GameRankings- 90.70%
Gamespot- 9 out of 10
Digitally Downloaded- 4.5 Stars out of 5
Luis Alamilla (TH-cam Channel)- 9 out of 10 Amazing
ImpulseGamer- 4.6 Stars out of 5
If anyone is new to the Dragon Quest franchise and DQ11S is your first experience into the series, or you have missed out on a few other mainline DQ entries, check out Nintendo World Report's TH-cam channel and check out their "Dragon Quest Series Retrospective" video.
Happyconsolegamer has better dragon quest videos
I was always hoping IGN would review this version even though they already reviewed the original.
"Puff puff on the street" *HUGE PAUSE* 😂
*spoiler alert* puff puff on battleground? lol
@@RikuoNura383 😂👍
@MagicianTrix Arts New yeah thats fax 😅👍
Fun fact: Fire emblem actually includes petting system in upcoming free dlc
SEON’s Entertainment dare I ask...for the cats or the people?
Sees fire emblem in stores comes home, see's this ..... goes back to store to buy game
The dragon quest series is basically the genesis of JRPGs
Today I finished Dragon Quest XI S DEMO on switch, it took me 6 hours, after that I ordered the full game,
I never played any Dragon Quest before, and it's one of the best game on switch (after DK) .
I'm so glad you're getting into the Dragon Quest series. It's such a great franchise, but doesn't get much love outside of Japan. I also imported that Dragon Quest Edition Nintendo Switch and it's so beautiful! So glad it has decals on the actual system and not just a plain system with special Joycons.
P.S. Play *Dragon Quest IX: Sentinel of the Starry Skies* for Ninendo DS. It's my favorite by far!
I haven’t played a dragon quest game since DS(other than builders) but you sold me on this and it instantly became my favorite game on switch
the AI on the automatic combat is actually pretty good and there multiple settings so you can have them act how you want them to it's actually a godsend for grinding.
I absolutely LOVED Dragon Quest XI on PS4! It was just so well done on every level and the game was HUGE! Even if you don't do most of the side-quests you could spend 100 hours+ on the game! There was just so much content! The story was great! So much quality voice acting! Visuals were beautiful! I don't know what the actual sales were in North America but whatever they were, it wasn't nearly enough! Underrated I'm sure! Best JRPG game, Best RPG game in general in a long long while!
Stoke level is 100
@@steaksmash33 Of course now Tales of Arise has come out recently. That's another good JRPG to play ^_^
2:16 you literally just murdered a pickle.
Linko It’s a cucumber
@@Frequentlytryingtostayflying Yes, but no
in japan it is a zucchini in America it is a cucumber. so i think a pickle is acceptable to call it too. basically any name of a green pointy vegetable works 🥒
i also call it a pickle
Cruelcumber
It revolted against it's human masters. It took the toothpick that kept it on top of the sandwich and used it too attack us. Thus perverting the way nature intended.
I didn't even realize this console was a thing. Looks gorgeous.
It really is an awesome Zelda sweater and shirt! I had never played dragon quest either but the demo sucked me in and I had to buy the game. The story, especially in the beginning, actually reminded me of Prince of Egypt/ Moses. Thanks for the video Wood!!
Dragon Quest 11 is my number one favourite RPG it has taken the spot this year. The voice acting the music a battle systems the story the graphics especially if you played this on PC in 4K it’s gorgeous and I’m loving it on switch as well.
Amazing gaming.
If you own a Switch this game deserves a spot in your colection.
The switch version is the version to get because it is portable and the definitive edition with the most improvements
@@itsmemnmxd3701 Yes that's true, you can say that this is an exclusive.
But the game is so good regardless the edition.
@@iznax9 i waited for this version actually but it is great never the less
First DQ game literally got it yesterday 👀 time to lose my life again
Holy ... That Peterman Erik connection is amazing. I love you Wood.
I played it on PS4 and I’ve played “almost” all of the dragon quest games and it’s genuinely amazing and I love it so much. I recommend checking out the other games as well!
You and Kim both need to make more videos, watching you guys helps with my depression and anxiety just enough to get me through.
The DQ themed switch it's so cool. Nice vid
Same for me. This is the first Dragon Quest i ever played. Been wanting to play the Series, just never got round to it. I want to get one of those Slime Controllers.
I'm 60 hours in, it has definitely been fun so far!
I got all that stuff too. In fact I got TWO of the DQ Edition Switches (each with a 1TB micro SD, one for digital only of all the best games, the other for physical + digital only games), the Slime controller, and the game digitally and physically.
It's my 1st dragon quest and I love it! And I love you wood and your channel!❤
I grew up with Dragon Quest, back when it was called ‘Dragon Warrior’ on the NES. Dragon Warrior 4 was one of the best games I ever played an the NES. Fantastic and huge. I’m really excited to catch up with the franchise, since that’s the last Dragon Quest game I played.
This is easily now my favorite game on the switch
As i dive 50 hours into this game and still not finishing act2 , the more i regret starting this fantastic game on the PS4, the addition of the functions on the Switch makes this 10/10 game a solid 11/10 plus that extra Syl storyline, the special switch console ANDZ JAPNESE dub? Great video
Such a cool game... Can't believe I make a pause for witcher 3, pokemon shield and ring fit. Falling for the game again. Has lot of text, but Great story
I absolutely loved this game on PS4, I might eventually double dip for the switch version mostly because the 2d version of the game sounds so awesome as another option. Also the fact that you can marry Jade in the defininite
Better than BoTW, I’m not even joking, this game needs more attention.
Agreed if you have a switch you need this game
That's what I've been saying
Jai Ko I mean I like Zelda it's my favorite franchise but BOTW has alot of flaws people overlook -_- that makes it less repayable to me than older games. DQ 11 is so dam good I want remakes of every DQ game to be more like it because it's so good its hard to go back and play the others even though I want to. Also it has a sky wale as your air ship so basically you have the wind fish for your ride in this game XD
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 Even a Gigant Wind Wale cant beat Baul from Tales of Vesperia. Just saying.
@@apukami3643 True but hey this one could be his GF XD
Duuuuude your comedic timing was off the charts in this one. Was a very entertainin watch. Keep it up! Greetz from Switzerland
That themesong goes on and on in the game. I turned it of after playing for a few hours on my ps4.
Lol yeah it drives me crazy
Yupp that's Dragon quest wand i normally don't mind it but the synthesizer version of the overworld song is not good in dq11
The composer for dragon quest is one of the greatest of all time, but they always repeat the same melodies when they add it to the games until they get annoying, and even though there are great orchestral recordings of his work, they recreated the same old songs in poor quality synthy-sounding samples.
The one that pisses me off is actually the happy main theme that they use for all the trailers and main menus of the games, because Koichi Sugiyama has written so much better stuff than that, but the devs have to stick to the "icons" of dragon quest I guess. They didn't add any new melodies to fit the new game specifically either.
Zelda, in contrast, has almost no voice acting budget, but they spend more on the music, even though the new melodies aren't coming from the original composer anymore.
Thats bc in the ps4 version you have to do midis and the music in dq11 isnt as good as prev titles, however on the swich you can change that to orchestral music and also play the dq8 music which is widely known as the best dq music, so im not sure as to your point
Luckily the Switch version has orchestrated music and you can change the over world theme to the one used in DQ8 for a change of pace
Trials of Mana remake when it is released is probably gonna be a good rpg. A remake of a snes game that went under another name in Japan that didn't get released until it came in a secret of mana bundle on switch. It's good. But I'd say wait for the remake. I can't imagine how cool it will be remade.
Currently grinding in DQ11 (switch edition) while watching this..
mii6619 YESSSS I’m still rocking the demo.
@@switchunboxing you can max out characters at lv 20... I did that while I was waiting for the game to come out.. Have Fun!
I love this game. Have sunk over 100 hours so far, and still playing!
You might be actually convinced me to get this sometime, nicely done
Didn't know they made a Switch for it. 😭
Right I would love to have that one T.T.
It was exclusive to Japan
It's Japan exclusive, but I got the let's go but I'd rather get the dragon quest one because its more beautiful than anything else
It's region free you can buy it off Amazon JP. Pay more for shipping but it's worth it. It's my main go to Switch right now.
Of course it’s exclusive for Japan otherwise I could’ve bought it in a store already. And it’s clearly to see in the video as well sooo 🤔
You’ve talked me in to buying another game for the switch. Not even halfway through the video! 😂 Thanks! 👍
Just played the demo on Tuesday, brought the game on Wednesday and can't stop playing on Thursday 😆 it's so good omg
Damn that’s a beautiful collectors set that would never be coming out of the box for me but more power to you if you opened it and get to show it off to all your friends.
I bought this game on a whim after “meaning to play it” since release (originally assuming I’d get it on ps4 or pc at a discount). So glad I paid full price for the switch version. Possibly the best DQ experience ever.
Okay Wood, I'll give the video a like because of the Zelda hoodie 👍
When the game is so good you forgot to straighten your flowing locks.
9:57 I can ride a slime?SOLD
a slime knight. even better.
notice the little soldier on the front
Pro Zach ah yes I love riding with the corpse of my recently defeated foe
That seems like the perfect controller to give to your friend when playing smash or mario kart together
I love this game so much. The music is also crazy good.
I really appreciate your bold (lol) reviews of the themed foods you ate in Japan. It makes me a lot less upset that I'll probably never get to try them, haha.
Definitely giving this game a try. Want to see how them black friday deals look like
I'd recommend trying the demo regardless, you get up to 10 hours out of it for free
@@I_was_a_Bullfrog wooow!!! I'll definitely check it out now. Thanks!!! And the demos length only shows how long the game is lol
@@I_was_a_Bullfrog i tried the demo and didnt really like the washed out colors compared to pc version. If they skim on the graphics to make it run then at least make the game look more vibrant. Vibrant colors doesnt really affect performance. Mortal combat 11 also looks garbage because of the colors lol
@@shinjid3705 can't speak on te other version, but it looks pretty vibrant to me, perhspd it's down to TV settings?
@@I_was_a_Bullfrog i have the switch lite so I can only tell from portable mode
From the Japan vlogs I was going nuts because you didn't mention seeing or picking this bundle up...but I'm glad you copped it.
He did in his very last japan vlog.
Best Review of this masterpiece ever made! Much love from Germany ✌🏻
I bought this game last Friday and it's my first entry to the dragon quest series.
I love how he showed us Hunter X Hunter when talking about story when Togashi is known for his Dragon Quest addiction. Probably there's some inspiration there
That explains why the manga stopped development. He might as well sell the rights
@@sLasHeRxXx07 well, some time ago people started a rumor saying that everytime a new game comes out Togashi goes on a hiatus. But his hiatuses actually come from a back pain. And I'd rather wait than having someone not being as good as him
He does not have a Dragon Quest addiction. That was a bullshit rumor based on ONE picture of him playing in his room.
@@OniLordMiki I take it that reading a full comment before crying on the internet is not one of your skills then
It's nice to see that Wood is a fan of The Good Place.
Me: **Hates someone**
**They come over**
Me: Wanna play on my switch? **Smiles as I hand them the slime controller** Enjooyy~
And still best you in the game.
Sylvando is my favorite with Veronica a close 2nd. Erik was a good one too.
Edit: Lets not forget about Sandy this game's best doggo.
I can't stress this enough, but if you haven't played a DQ game before or if this is your first time playing XI (and you are enjoying it), you have to play through the post-game content!
Normally post-game content is, like, an extra cave or a super boss, but in this game, it's literally an entire third act that rounds off the story from the base game. In fact, some of the biggest story revelations occur in the post-game content. Not to mention a ton of gear and costumes that can only be unlocked after you beat the game. The difficulty ramps up significantly too so if you thought the base game was a cakewalk, you're in for a treat. Enjoy!
Your backdrop is amazing. You need to stash a Waldo in there and move it around from video to video. So much cool stuff. Love the videos. I saw you chatting up another fan at so cal retro expo a while back I wanted to say what’s up but your interaction with the fan was too genuine for me to interrupt. Stay awesome!
This calmed me down during a panic attack, also great review/video in general :)
Dankmaster420LivingTheMEME Aw yeah true! Same. He’s good for that huh
oh my days! I know this video had been created a long time ago but man! You really make eyes wet because of remembering how the old Dragon Quest look like :') Thank you for creating this review BeatEmUps! THANK YOU! I really wish to have this on my switch as well :")
I honestly think this is the best RPG on the switch, and that's saying something with how many amazing ones are on it. It's become one of my favorite games ever. Both 3D and 2D are a lot of fun, and this is the best looking special edition Switch so far.
i am loving it so far(20+hrs in) , it feels like this one is def one of the best rpg's on the switch maybe for me octopath is just a little bit better but its def up there! cheers
Dragon Quest Monster: Joker is one of the best games ever
Ah, a true human of culture
I love how whimsical some JRPGs are. Dragon Quest XI S is up there with one of my favourite JRPGs. Just be aware it's a LONG game. Especially when you factor in endgame. Great value for money seeing as how many hours I spent in game.
I can not recommend playing through the series in release order highly enough. Dragon Quest is the God Father of JRPGs. Before Dragon Quest RPGs were convoluted menuwise. But Dragon Quest came along and gave the world the two button menu. One button to advance a page and one button to descend back. This simple gimmick still echoes through every single game to date. Dragon Quest is single handedly responsible for the options/settings menu found in just about every single game released today. Yes games had this before DQ but none had such a user friendly design. Dragon Quest completely changed the way every game that came after it functioned in a massive way. If you think this is no big deal try emulating the original Wizardry and Ultima(These games were the main inspiration for Dragon Quest) on DOSbox and tell me this simple control scheme didn't completely change the way we play games. This above it's heritage as the first large scale RPG on game consoles is the reason Dragon Quest is so important.
just picked this game up on sale for $40 its such a great rpg and world to explore
same here, 40$ is def a great price that u cant pass up
Erik is the most broken character in the game lol
Unlock the skill double sword ,divide ,and fatal slash
Give Erik double sword
Against any boss use divide, use oomphee on erik and lower the boss defenses then use fatal slash with erik and u will basically kill the boss in less than 5-8 turn lol
critical claim for hunting metal king slime is really useful
He's Super Saiyan Blue. What do you expect?
I thought my love for DQB2 was bad...but then this game was released. The storylines and characters make this game so easy to love.
Thanks for introducing me to the Dragon Quest world with the DQB2 review! I'm definitely going to check out the previous ones now.
2 I recomend are 7 and 5
7 is just masive and just keeps going as you are on a masive quest to restore the entire world
And
5 is unique as you watch the protagonist grow from a boy, to a young man seeking a special someone(3 difrent romance options), to finaly a father who must save his child from the Dark Lord he's battled his whole life!
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 thanks for the recommendations! I appreciate it and look forward to checking them out
belaralia Be warned these games love playing with your emotions more than a Pixar movie
Have to admit, I've never played Dragon Quest, never felt drawn to it before, and only came to know the game because of Smash, heresy I know.
But I've downloaded the demo and in my first 20 minutes of gameplay I want it. Love the fight mechanics and it is graphically beautiful with so much Dragon Ball- like characters (the King is Dr. Gero), and so on.
Last time I played a DQ game was on Nintendo DS. DQ IX was awesome! I like the customizable character feature!
Hey Wood.
You’re awesome. Just wanted to tell you that.
Bye Wood.
Thanks I was waiting for your review. I 100% the Switch version yesterday and filled out everything. Definetly waiting patiently for DQ12.
The slime controller looks like he desperately wants to be played with all of the time
OMG Tahani does sound like Serena!! I love the good place and dragon quest, I'm so happy to watch a video that mentions them both!
Wait akira toriama made this art
GASP
Ever since DQ1 he has been the artist for the games. Keep in mind that the series is older than FF.
yup, sticks out like a sore thumb
When you finish the game don't forget to get back to your save file. Check it out it will surprise you
Dude I love this game
well speaking of old DQ mainline games, all under Dragon Quest title can now be played on 3 generations of nintendo handhelds (well if you count switch as a handheld)
Dragon Quest 1 - Switch
Dragon Quest 2 - Switch
Dragon Quest 3 - Switch
Dragon Quest 4 - NDS
Dragon Quest 5 - NDS
Dragon Quest 6 - NDS
Dragon Quest 7 - 3DS
Dragon Quest 8 - 3DS
Dragon Quest 9 - NDS
Dragon Quest X - Wii, Wii U, Switch (japan exclusive)
Dragon Quest XIs - switch
Puff puff anyone?
I just wanted to let you know I am a recently new subscriber and just this video alone and the Japan videos made me buy Dragon Quest on my switch and I love it!!!!!
Best RPG I played in years.
Martin Rezab play octopath traveler.
it is currently my favorite video game of all time
Pro Zach definitely the best game on the switch for me. One of the best RPGs in my opinion.
tbh the only thing i dont really like about the game(i played quite a bit of the demo so far) is the battle system, im not into turn-based fights like that at all T_T but i still kind of want to game so i will probably end up buying it anyways, as far as ive played, it felt like watching a 3d fantasy movie with a great story and i really like it in that aspect
Sorry I wasn’t listening to your review.. was too busy admiring your lush hair
I knew those lil slimes looked familiar, thoroughly enjoyed dragon quest heroes: rocket slime for the ds
Best game on Switch imo.
Definitely one of the best, amazing game.
But no game comes even close to botw imo.
@@iznax9 but does it have puff puff? 😆
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