Dragon Quest XI served as my introduction to the Dragon Quest series and it left me pleasantly surprised by the charm of the classic old style retro JRPG themes and tropes while not exhausting them completely to the point where its obnoxious. This game has one of the most refined turn based combat systems I've played in a JRPG and it was fun to see all the silly special move animations. The story while being a bit basic was still a stand out and had me hooked from start to finish, most of the being because of the characters such as Sylvando which keep you entertained at every turn. The music is a little repetitive at times but it grows on you as you play. The world is awesome and the classic Dragon Quest enemy designs are fantastic, would recommend to anyone new or old interested in playing! Also Jade is best girl..