Dragon Quest XI S – new Japanese voice actors, new features announced, voice drama DLC, new footage

As promised, Square Enix held its latest broadcast for Dragon Quest XI S today. Quite a bit of information was shared throughout the hour-long presentation.

First up, here’s a listing of the latest Japanese voice actors as well as brand new features for the Switch version as provided by Gematsu:

Latest Voice Actor Announcements

• Protagonist (Baby) (Cry) – Touma Saito (Ayumi Tsunematsu’s son)
• Kai (voiced by Yuichi Nakamura)
• Booga (voiced by Yuichi Nakamura)
• Masked Martial Arts Tournament Announcer (voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi)
• Indignus (voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi)
• Queen Marina (voiced by Atsuko Tanaka)
• Grand Master Pang (voiced by Ayumi Tsunematsu)
• Don Rodrigo (voiced by Akio Ootsuka)
• The Sultan of Gallopolis (voiced by Shigeru Chiba)
• Avarith (voiced by Ryuusei Nakao)
• Yggdragon (voiced by Keiko Han)
• Tyriant (voiced by Norio Wakamoto)
• Homirin (voiced by Yuka Ozaki)
• The Seer (voiced by Miina Tominaga)

Additional New Features

• Party members will follow you on the field.
• You can talk directly to party members without opening the menu.
• You can change the music from Orchestra to Synthesizer at any point by going to the sound settings in the menu.
• You can dash with the ZR button.
• By using the new “Horse Bell” item, you can call your horse at any time.
• You can now gain experience points when your horse knocks away an enemy on the field.
• You can change the battle speed to “Normal,” “Fast,” or “Really Fast.”
• The quests from the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI in which you visit the worlds of past Dragon Quest titles will be included in the Switch version, but not without changes.

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii didn’t attend today’s stream due to poor health. He did pass along a message, however, which touches on new voice drama DLC:

“Thanks to everyone who made their voice heard, Dragon Quest XI S is being made to dive deeper into the story. And new story is also being added that allows you to experience each character as the protagonist. Through the unexpected sides of these characters and previously untold stories, I hope that you can be able to appreciate each character even more. I wanted everyone to further enjoy the drama of those characters, so I am actually making something as additional downloadable content. That something is a ‘voice drama.’ I would like to share more details now, but I should be able to share new information in June.”

Those who missed today’s presentation can catch up on the full thing below. A bunch of footage is sprinkled throughout the recording.