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Game entry

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

2017 · JRPG, Strategy, Adventure · PC, PlayStation 4 · Square Enix

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is ranked no. 337 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,756 and 71% of duels won. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Chrono Trigger: 2 wins to 3 across 5 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 18 out of 222 (2017).

World rank

no. 337

ELO score

1,756

Wins

71%

Duels played

179

About Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dragon Quest XI continues the gameplay of previous games in the series, in which players explore worlds and fight against various monsters, including the ability to explore high areas. Before entering battle, players can also toggle between the 3D and 2D graphical styles. The game features the series' traditional turn-based battle system.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,756 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age sits between in the world ranking.

The standing

Where Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 18 out of 222 (2017).

Where Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 337 5,110
JRPG 32 232
2010s 129 2,044
2017 18 222

The community

The debate

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  1. Rudolph_2

    What sets it apart from Chrono Trigger for me is tone, Chrono Trigger moves fast and never lingers, this one wants you to sit with its world and its people. Persona 4 Golden does that too but through school life instead of a road trip, so the comparison only goes so far.

    Pons39

    ça me rappelle mes soirées avec mon frère, lui à la manette moi à commenter les combats

  2. edwardo_schulist

    Am I the only one who thinks 144th feels about right, maybe even generous? Genshin Impact pulls in way more players and somehow sits lower, so what exactly is the ELO measuring here? The combat is charming but it's the same turn-based loop the series has run for ages, so where's the case for it climbing higher?

    Arcade_Maillard

    Replying to Craig_2007

    La transition tu la ressens dans le rythme ou dans l'histoire (curieux, j'ai jamais fini au delà de cette partie) ?

    ArcadeHunter

    ¿Contra qué exactamente debería perder, según tú, para que el puesto 144 te parezca justo?

    Craig_2007

    Oh sure, it's obviously losing to something groundbreaking and not just older favorites everyone already knows.

  3. Waters52

    My daughter picked her own party setup before she could even read the skill names properly, just liked the pictures, and somehow it worked better than Genshin ever did for us as a shared thing.

  4. heller_brain

    I've played maybe 90 hours across two save files and the pacing still gets to me around the midpoint, it drags before it earns the payoff.

    NovaOwl88

    The pacing dip you mention hit me too, right around when the story takes its big turn.

  5. GhostWolf1989

    Fell asleep to it more times than I'd like to admit (in the best way possible).

    QuestPhoenix

    Fair point (still love it though).

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