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In Search of Lost Time
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age — Definitive Edition

In Search of Lost Time

Follow our detailed walkthrough for the 'In Search of Lost Time' quest in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Find items, defeat bosses, and make crucial decisions.

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Follow our detailed walkthrough for the 'In Search of Lost Time' quest in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Find items, defeat bosses, and make crucial decisions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From Arboria, head east to Octagonia, then south to find Mysterious Ruins.
  2. 2
    Enter the ruins and find a strange painting. Rab will explain a book about bringing back loved ones.
  3. 3
    Head up the ramp, loot the Sparkly Spot for an Ethereal Stone.
  4. 4
    Continue west to find the Wheel of Time.
  5. 5
    Use Cetacea to fly to the tower north of Yggdrasil: The Tower of Lost Time.
  6. 6
    In The Lost Land, loot the Sparkly Spot for Technicolour Dreamcloth. Find a Flower gathering point for Glimmergrass and two Colourful Cocoons.
  7. 7
    In The Tower of Lost Time, loot the chest in the south for the Recipe Book Good Godly Gear.
  8. 8
    Use the Wheel of Time to enter the tower.
  9. 9
    Follow the path, loot the Sparkly Spot for Chronocrystal.
  10. 10
    Take the next two cogs south, loot the chest for Agate of Evolution.
  11. 11
    Take the northern cog, head south, and loot the chest for the Recipe Book A Hero’s Book of Basic Weapons. This allows upgrading Evolution weapons like the Poker, Stardust Sword, and Bad Axe.
  12. 12
    Proceed north to the Altar of Ages.
  13. 13
    Speak to the spirit and agree to turn back time to when Yggdrasil fell, leaving your friends behind.
  14. 14
    Speak to your companions, then Erik, to agree to turn back time. Step forward and shatter the Time Sphere.
  15. 15
    You will arrive back in Arboria with the Sword of Shadows. Head to the Cathedral.
  16. 16
    Your party will be reverted to their earlier state; equip them with their Act II gear.
  17. 17
    Head back through the Arborian Highlands, looting a chest for a Mini Medal.
  18. 18
    Enter The First Forest and proceed to the altar. Use the Orbs to access Yggdrasil again. Loot the Mini Medal behind the altar.
  19. 19
    Loot Yggdrasil Dew and Superior Medicine on your way to the heart of Yggdrasil.
  20. 20
    Fight Jasper. Use the Hero's Sword Dance (hits for ~550 HP). Heal with Sylvando. If Jasper cloaks himself with the Orb, attack with the Hero to dispel it.
  21. 21
    After defeating Jasper, you will be invited to Heliodor Castle.
Tips
  • The Recipe Book 'Good Godly Gear' allows you to forge powerful armor.
  • The Recipe Book 'A Hero’s Book of Basic Weapons' allows you to upgrade your Evolution weapons to their next stage.
  • When your party reverts to an earlier state, re-equip them with their best gear from the end of Act II.
  • In the fight against Jasper, focus on the Hero's Sword Dance for significant damage.
  • Achievement: A Momentous Decision (10 points)

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