When Sq. Enix revealed Dragon Quest VII Reimagined through the massive September Nintendo Direct final month, it obtained me in a Dragon Quest temper. There’s all the time XI, however that is an enormous dedication I frankly do not have the time for in the mean time. 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 12 months’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, enjoying the HD-2D Remake of III has introduced me again to the sequence’ beginnings in a approach. 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 beautiful, and sensible high quality of life updates and adjustments, like the flexibility to alter battle velocity, make it a easy strategy to play this basic that first hit the U.S. in 1992 (after the 1988 launch in Japan). As a result of it is a remake of a basic, it additionally feels nostalgic; it serves as a reminder of a time when RPGs had been a lot easier, but it stays simply as pleasant to play right now.
If you have not given Dragon Quest a go in any kind, this remake is a superb place to begin, and narratively, the primary place to begin. And in the event you’re enjoying on Swap 2, a free patch for the Swap model makes the sport even smoother and prettier than it was at its launch final 12 months.
