Cover Reveal – Dragon Quest VII Reimagined


We’re so stoked to disclose that Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will grace the quilt of the December difficulty of Sport Informer journal! Subscribe immediately to obtain this difficulty when it launches digitally on November 4, with bodily points hitting mailboxes within the weeks following. Like all subscribers, you may additionally obtain full entry to all our digital archive of previous Sport Informer points to discover at your leisure. 

At this time is a really special occasion for Sport Informer, too, as a result of that is the primary time ever (someway) that we have had a Dragon Quest recreation on the quilt in our greater than 30 years of historical past. This difficulty highlights each Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and, in a characteristic accompanying the quilt story, the historical past of the Dragon Quest franchise, going all the best way again to 1986.

This difficulty’s cowl picture showcases the brand new and, dare we are saying, reimagined look of Dragon Quest VII on this new remake from Sq. Enix. Sq. Enix labored with an area premium doll maker to create real-life dolls of the protagonist Hero and their accompanying social gathering, after which scanned them into the sport. This method, alongside the group’s work to recreate Estard and the encompassing locales to resemble handcrafted dioramas, provides the whole package deal a comfortable and distinctive look. That is mirrored within the cowl picture under, which options Prince Kiefer, Hero, and Maribel attempting to keep away from the gaze of a harmful golem. 

For the story itself, video editor Alex Van Aken and I traveled to Tokyo, Japan, to go to Sq. Enix’s new Shibuya workplace, play the sport for a couple of hours, and interview the group behind it. We additionally interviewed a key determine of this long-running franchise for greater than 90 minutes, however you may have to attend a bit longer to listen to extra about that! Now we have a lot extra to say when the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined difficulty launches digitally subsequent month, as we’ll be posting unique articles and movies all month lengthy, nevertheless it’s protected to say we had a good time and are trying ahead to sharing extra about this remake. 

Make sure you go to Sport Informer on November 4 for the complete difficulty launch, the place we’ll reveal the opposite options, previews, and critiques showing within the journal. Go to us right here to subscribe to Sport Informer and obtain 10 journal points annually, bodily and digital, delivered to your door. 


Is there something specific about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined you hope to be taught extra about? Tell us within the feedback under and we’ll take that under consideration as we proceed to plan out our protection of the sport for the month of November. 

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