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PAX West hosted a presentation all about Dragon Quest this morning and answered some unexpected information about the little features of the game. Hosts of the panel included the director, assistant producer, and producer who discussed the history of the franchise, the game’s style and some fun facts.

Introducing the developers of #DragonQuest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition from Square-Enix!

Hokuto Okamoto – Producer
Masato Yagi – Director
Hikari Kubota – Assistant Producer

The #PAXWest panel starts now!https://t.co/4pIjyUzuy1 pic.twitter.com/We45UFHTiD

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 31, 2019

This presentation included a slide with a crucial piece of information. Players can indeed pet the animals in this game.

Pet the Dog? ☑️
Pet the Horse? ☑️
Pet the Cat? ☑️#DragonQuest #PAXWest pic.twitter.com/U7tfKaBFpb

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 31, 2019

And not only that, the iconic slimes from the game are edible as well!

SLIMES CONFIRMED EDIBLE! Did you know they taste like lime? pic.twitter.com/Gu8LODqMkv

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 31, 2019

They covered the process behind creating some of the characters with series artist Akira Toriyama who is known for his work on the Dragon Ball series.

For #DragonQuest XI S, the devs created design documents with rough sketches & character details to send to Akira Toriyama. Mr. Toriyama refines the concept & sends back the updated character art. This example is Rab, who ended with a more charming look than the original vision! pic.twitter.com/b4vJSyMLhu

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 31, 2019

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