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Dragon Quest XI Battle System Details
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
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TheSpoiler
Member
Seems like both are the same thing though, unless positioning gives you an advantage.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Yeah, in 3 weeks we will know the Japanese release date.
Earthpainting
Member
I really hope that the positioning matters in this free movement system. If there's one thing I absolutely hate about games like Secret of Mana or many MMOs, it is being able to walk out of an enemy's perceivable range, but them still being able to hit me with melee attacks from across the screen somehow. I'd rather not be able to walk around at all if this is going to be the case. I understand this is done to avoid kiting enemies in turn-based systems, but I think it's bad and unfair looking visual feedback.
Positioning is supposed to give an advantage depending on the enemy's size and your attacks.
I'm picturing the PS4 battles being something like the Neptunia Rebirth games then?
what's this based on?
Dark Cloud
Member
Please please please let me control all the characters like the classic DQ games in the PS4 version and I hope just because we can freely move doesn't mean we need to be in certain spots to do attacks. I just want a classic turn based DQ game on the PS4!
Move side to avoid front beam or begirama type magic (AI will do this too, faster than you LOL)
Move to enemies's back to avoid their shout
Move far to avoid area attack
Move far from whom targeted by area attack
Jump to avoid ground attack
Seem some of the sceenshots showing player controls Kamu and that blonde girl.
mickagau33
Member
This game(s) seems like a dream game comme true for me...I suppose the Ninja girl Martina will be quite popular 
Also I love how the DQ series often include more "older casual looking characters" like this new character Rou or Torneko, Sancho and Yangus before him.
Also I love how the DQ series often include more "older casual looking characters" like this new character Rou or Torneko, Sancho and Yangus before him.NipplesAndToes23
Member
Oh so the 2D version of the 3DS won't have the traditional 1st person perspective, but something more like Final Fantasy. That's cool.
Magicpaint
Member
Where did you see that? The 2D version is 1st person. It's been shown already in the early videos.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
In the op.
DQX which a lot of people seem to think it will be based on. I hope it's not
My bad on the wording. I changed it to: "The 3DS version has a "2D Mode" featuring familiar 2D pixel graphics, and "3D Mode" featuring 3D characters and monsters."
These are 2D battles:
And breath attacks too.
I'm wondering how the game will square free movement mode and auto camera mode. Auto camera mode sounds like traditional DQ, but in that case, either positioning won't matter in free movement mode, it it'll offer an absurd advantage rendering auto camera mode useless.
I assume next week's Famitsu will have much more in-depth info as usual.
I assume next week's Famitsu will have much more in-depth info as usual.
I guess it won't matter and it's just there so players can get accustomed with this system so they will open up to trying other similar DQ games, future and old. DQX will be kind of new too when it comes to PS4.
GreenMakoEyes
Member
April can't come soon enough, would like to see a proper trailer.
Skittzo0413
Member
Auto camera mode sounds very relieving. I just hope that means direct control over the entire party.
Did positioning matter in DQX?
Did positioning matter in DQX?
Yes. Enemies have attacks that only affect an area in front of them, or around a certain area. And you can block enemies from reaching other characters with melee attacks by shoving them.
Spiritwalker
Member
Hyped for PS4 version. Hope they localize it.
Yu Narukami
Member
Do you select Attack from a menu to attack or you press a button and the character attacks?
As the article states, it's a command driven system. You use a menu. It's not an action RPG.
Yu Narukami
Member
Ok thanks. I read it but didn't understand.
Skittzo0413
Member
Interesting, that does seem to be at odds with an auto-camera mode. Maybe the auto-camera mode will have more of an AI positioning mechanism which sorta does the positioning for you?
^This
My guess is no need tank job or try to avoiding anything in DQXI, all depend to "SPD" and "DEF" status.
SamuelSupreme
Banned
Is this making it this year?
If they're announcing release date now then i would think so, in Japan at least
It might be kind of like Neptunia (except actually good) where characters take turns but can move around for a limited time in their turn, or it could be a FFXII kind of thing where you only control one person the whole time. They haven't specified yet
Imagine FF12 or DQ10. We don't know if the PS4 version enforces AI for free movement or not yet, but I assume you can at least switch between party members at will if nothing else.
I only mentioned FF12 because a lot of people have played it and it's closer than a lot of things. DQ10 isn't actually like FF12. No doubt about it, this is going to be closer to DQ10 than most other things. It's some of the same devs, even.