Echoes of an Elusive Age when version S is released • Eurogamer.net

Square Enix has removed Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age from various digital storefronts to coincide with the launch of the new S version.

A review on the Steam page for Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Digital Edition of Light reveals that the game was not listed on the Valve platform “at the request of the publisher” – and no will not appear in the search.

The advisory states that Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, released in September 2018, is no longer available and points to the new Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition, released on December 3, 2020.

A quick peek at PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store show Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age has also been taken off the list. Even Humble notes that the game is not available.

Some fans reacted negatively to this decision. This definitive edition of the JRPG launched for Nintendo Switch in September 2019, and S is a port of the Switch version for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. While S includes some improvements over the original and additional content, it does have a few graphical differences, some of which are considered a downgrade.

No one regrets the existence of the S version, of course, but the existing owners of Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age feel burnt to have to shell out the full price for the new version of the game in order to gain access to the new one. content.

On Steam, a lot of negative reviews hit the page for the original Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, with most focusing on the lack of upgrades, the cost of the new S version, and delisting.

Of course, if you had previously purchased Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, you can still download it, and you can always purchase a physical copy of Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age if you want to play it.