During theDragon Quest35thanniversary livestream, Square Enix revealedDragon Quest 3 Remake, using the same graphics engine asOctopath Traveler, and Yuji Horii also teased more remakes to come, here’s what we learned.
Dragon Quest 3 Remakereveal trailer
Dragon Quest 3 Remakeis a pixel art 2D game using the same HD-2D graphics that are used inOctopath TravelerandProject Triangle Strategy. The game is in fact officially titledDragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.
The game is developed by AMATA K.K. & Team Asano. Team Asano refers to projects lead by Tomoya Asano, the producer of both theBravely Defaultseries and theOctopath Travelerseries. Both series have different development teams though, and it’s likelyDragon Quest 3 Remakeis by yet another team. Possibly Spike Chunsoft, as their trademark is included in the trailer. The producer explained that both oldtime fans who played the original game and newcomers will be able to enjoy the game.
Dragon Quest 3 Remakeplatforms, release date
Square Enix did not reveal the platforms for the game yet. In his message, game producer Masaaki Hayasaka said “the release is still ahead”. However, Square Enix also confirmedDragon Quest 3 Remakewill have a worldwide simultaneous release. For now, the game is still in development, and no platforms were specified besides that “Dragon Quest 3 Remakeis coming to consoles”.
Octopath TravelerfeelDragon Quest 1andDragon Quest 2remakes coming too?
Yuji Horii also talked about how he really wants to makeDragon Quest 1andDragon Quest 2HD-2D remakes too, but it’s not set in stone yet.
It’s important to note the three games form a trilogy, withDragon Quest 2taking place after 1, andDragon Quest 3being a prequel to both games.
You can find the producer message alongside the discussion with Yuji Horii mentioning other remakes at the 48:18 timestamp of the live stream linked below. More details will be coming at a later date on theDragon QuestseriesTwitter.
