Learn about Dragon Quest XI’s Skill Panel and Spell of Restoration

This article was originally posted on Nova Crystallis

Square Enix has gone live with yet another update to Dragon Quest XI’s official Japanese website. This time we’re treated with information and screenshots detailing the game’s “Skill Panel” growth system and “Spell of Restoration” feature.

View it all below:

Skill Panel

The “Skill Panel” consists of each member of the party’s skills arranged as panels. By allocating the Skill Points you obtain by leveling up and other means, you can learn special skills and increase your stats. Do it all in a growth system unique to Dragon Quest XI!

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Select the skill you want to learn and grow your character to your liking!
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Weapons and characters also have their own skills to match their style!
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Players can also learn “Hero” Skills!
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Each party member’s panel is unique like their personality!

How you develop your character changes how you battle!

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Train your characters down different paths and try out different types of actions!
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Focus on one path and learn stronger skills early on!
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Use one-handed swords, daggers and whips in a variety of attacks!
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Brush up on your dance moves and use them in battle!
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Example of Skills

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The Hero’s “Swordmaster” special skill - Giga Slash
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Camus’ “Miracle” special skill - Steal
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Camus’ “Boomerang” special skill - Slime Bow
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Senya’s “Harp” special skill - Melody of Fire
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Veronica’s “Grimoire” special skill - Magical Awakening
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Martina’s “Melee” special skill - Vacuum Kick
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Silvia’s “Acrobatic” special skill - Flute of Fascination
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ow’s “Enlightening” special skill - Caster Sugar

Spell of Restoration

The “Spell of Restoration” is a returning feature that allows you to resume your adventure roughly where you left off in the story when you enter a code in the adventure menu. You can record your story progress as well as your Hero name so you can continue your adventure on different hardware. (Levels, money, items, etc. will be replaced with prepared items relative to how far along you are in the story.)

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By typing in your code, you can begin your adventure roughly where you left off in the story.
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Learn more about the “Spell of Restoration” at the Church
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Oh and look at your money and items!

Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time is set to release for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS on July 29 in Japan. A Nintendo Switch version is also in the works. See all the images below in the galleries.

Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time PS4 screenshots
Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time 3DS screenshots