When Sq. Enix revealed Dragon Quest VII Reimagined through the large September Nintendo Direct final month, it acquired me in a Dragon Quest temper. There’s at all times XI, however that is an enormous dedication I frankly do not have the time for for the time being. I began replaying the 3DS remake of VII, however once more, that is an enormous dedication (one thing Sq. Enix is conscious of and addressing with the streamlined Reimagined, it says), so I landed on booting up final yr’s Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake, and wow, am I so glad I did.
It is the third sport within the Erdrick trilogy, however chronologically, the primary, and units the stage for Sq.’s upcoming Dragon Quest I & II: HD-2D Remake launching later this month, which makes up the remainder of the trilogy and comes after the adventures in III. So technically, taking part in the HD-2D Remake of III has introduced me again to the sequence’ beginnings in a means. It has been constructed from the bottom up within the HD-2D visible engine that started with the primary Octopath Traveler, so it is jaw-droppingly attractive, and sensible high quality of life updates and modifications, like the flexibility to vary battle velocity, make it a easy method to play this traditional that first hit the U.S. in 1992 (after the 1988 launch in Japan). As a result of it is a remake of a traditional, it additionally feels nostalgic; it serves as a reminder of a time when RPGs had been a lot less complicated, but it stays simply as satisfying to play in the present day.
If you have not given Dragon Quest a go in any kind, this remake is a superb place to start out, and narratively, the primary place to start out. And in the event you’re taking part in on Change 2, a free patch for the Change model makes the sport even smoother and prettier than it was at its launch final yr.
