Xbox Game Pass is still widely considered to be one of, if not the, best deals in gaming, offering subscribers hundreds of excellent titles from across the last three generations of console gaming for just one reasonable price. But Xbox has some competition now. Just a few months ago, PlayStation launched its direct competitor, PS Plus Extra and Premium. While the new PS Plus tiers may not have wowed quite like Xbox Game Pass, they do offer some stellar experiences, with new titles being added every month. This month, Dragon Quest fans are going to be particularly happy.
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium's line-up gets refreshed monthly, taking off a handful of games and adding a slew of new ones. The last few months have seen big titles like Deathloop and Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade be added to the service, and while there are no games this month that are quite so big, Dragon Quest fans are going to be extremely pleased with the new line-up, with a total of five different Dragon Quest games being added to the service.
PS Plus Extra's October Line-Up Is Great for Dragon Quest Fans
PS Plus Extra is adding five separate Dragon Quest games in October. All arriving on October 13, these Dragon Quest games run the whole gamut of the video game spectrum, coming from a variety of different genres. From city-builders to gigantic RPGs, to smaller action games, PS Plus Extra's October Dragon Quest offerings are sure to appeal to a broad range of players.
The big flagship Dragon Quest title on offer this month is undoubtedly Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition. Originally released in 2017 for the PS4 and Nintendo 3DS, this definitive edition of the sprawling JRPG was first made available two years later, in 2019. Much like the rest of the mainline Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest 11 S is a turn-based RPG that sees players traverse an overworld, engage in random encounters, battle monsters, and progress through a deep narrative filled with colorful characters. This definitive version of the game expands some story elements, has an improved orchestral score, and gives players the option to switch between 3D graphics and 16-bit graphics on the fly.
This month's PS Plus Extra offerings also add two Dragon Quest Builders games. Originally released in 2016, the first Dragon Quest Builders game is a fairly simplistic Minecraft clone where players are tasked with building camps out of blocks. There's a simple combat and hunger management system as well, but for the most part, players will be building their camps and leveling them up by continuing to add new structures. Dragon Quest Builders 2, originally released in 2019, takes this formula and expands on it ten-fold, providing new traversal options, an optional first-person perspective, a slew of new building options, and adding four-player co-op.
The last two Dragon Quest games available this month on PS Plus Extra are two Dragon Quest Heroes titles, which trade the series' usual RPG elements, for chaotic hack-and-slash gameplay. Developed by Omega Force, the studio behind Dynasty Warriors, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, and its sequel, simply called Dragon Quest Heroes 2, have a plethora of playable characters to choose from, each of which has their own distinct abilities. Though these games are certainly more action-focused than the mainline Dragon Quest series, they do still have some RPG components.
