I was never really interested in Dragon Quest before, but something about XI caught my attention. The story and characters are great; I didn't expect this game to make me cry, but it managed to get me a few times. The gameplay is a good back-to-basics turn-based system that still feels like it has decent depth. The music is good, and it's nice we got the orchestral versions in this version (mostly); shame the composer is a terrible human being (though that's not really an issue anymore lol).

I'm still not really interested in checking out the previous entries, but I am definitely going to keep an eye out for any news about a DQ XII