<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
of	I-Application
an	I-Application
Elusive	I-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eleventh	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2017	O
and	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
of	I-Application
an	I-Application
Elusive	I-Application
Age	I-Application
-	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
;	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2020	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
increase	O
the	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
voiced	O
English	O
dialogue	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
were	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
the	O
Luminary	O
,	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
crossover	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
explore	O
worlds	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
various	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
explore	O
high	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
showcasing	O
3D	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
and	O
16-bit	O
styled	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
on	O
land	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
system	O
features	O
no	O
random	O
encounters	O
and	O
shows	O
all	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
free-form	O
camera	O
option	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
enclosed	O
battlefield	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
purely	O
visual	O
and	O
provides	O
no	O
other	O
benefits	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-credits	O
,	O
Serenica	O
reunites	O
with	O
Erdwin	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
while	O
after	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
mother	O
,	O
after	O
reading	O
the	O
Luminary	O
's	O
story	O
in	O
a	O
book	O
,	O
wakes	O
up	O
her	O
child	O
from	O
bed	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
started	O
development	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
announced	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
NX	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
fully	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
use	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
had	O
developmental	O
assistance	O
from	O
ORCA	O
Inc	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
assistance	O
from	O
Toylogic	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
ArtePiazza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
held	O
a	O
special	O
presentation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
unveiled	O
special	O
editions	O
of	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Slim	I-Device
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
hardware	O
for	O
Japan	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exact	O
date	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
voiced	O
English	O
dialogue	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
camera	O
option	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
"	O
Draconian	O
Quest	O
"	O
hard	O
mode	O
difficulty	O
feature	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
stated	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
brand	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
believed	O
that	O
these	O
features	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
having	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
would	O
assist	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
also	O
saw	O
a	O
special	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
titled	O
Edition	O
of	O
Lost	O
Time	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
bonus	O
in-game	O
items	O
,	O
a	O
128-page	O
hardback	O
art	O
book	O
featuring	O
original	O
character	O
design	O
concepts	O
from	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
a	O
two-disc	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
orchestrated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
,	O
a	O
cloth	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
steelbook	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
not	O
localized	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
while	O
the	O
team	O
updated	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
supports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
of	I-Application
an	I-Application
Elusive	I-Application
Age	I-Application
-	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
voice	O
acting	O
being	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Switch	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
16-bit	O
graphical	O
mode	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
orchestral	O
music	O
(	O
with	O
"	O
Overture	O
XI	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
movie	O
,	O
being	O
re-orchestrated	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
orchestrated	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
plot	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
S	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
publications	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
contemporary	O
JRPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
natural	O
followup	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
main-series	O
console	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ideal	O
entry	O
point	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
physical	O
copies	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
1.13million	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
0.95million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
best	O
launch	O
month	O
in	O
series	O
history	O
,	O
doubling	O
the	O
dollar	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
best	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
S	I-Application
sold	O
303,204	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
its	O
Switch	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
5,000,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Luminary	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
Luminary	O
Amiibo	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
starring	O
Erik	O
and	O
Mia	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
