3.5/5 ★ – Showmik's review of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

DQ11 was beautiful game, one with large areas and any places to explore. But the part where I found it lacking was it's gameplay, sure there were skills and abilities and different weapons, the fights were pretty straightforward and I only found myself challenged on the last secret boss. The jar breaking was a chore and the mini games left much to be desired. The story was great till Act 2 but just threw everything out the window in Act 3. It put me off and my investment in the characters died a bit in act 3 everytime they instantly gained what they worked hard to achieve in act 2. There's many turn based games better than DQ11 and u don't have to look too far to find some