During today’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix showed off footage of the upcoming Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, and it looks absolutely stunning in motion. But the company also announced that it will be remaking the first two games in the same style, and they’ll be coming a little bit later.
The DQ3 remake will launch on Switch November 14, all reimagining in the style HD-2D style of games like Octopath Traveler. It’s absolutely beautiful to look at, and I’m sure fans of the original are excited to see the world remade in that style. However, they’ll get more than just the third game, as the first and second will also get the HD-2D remake treatment in 2025. Check out the trailer below:
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii also made an appearance in the Direct to explain the company’s thinking in releasing the games out of order. Dragon Quest 3 is a prequel to the first two games, and Horii said Square Enix believes fans will “have fun seeing how things unfold” if they play the games in chronological order.
Fans theorized that a full trilogy remake would be coming due to some phrasing in Square Enix’s marketing, and it looks like they were right. The original DQ3 remake was originally announced in 2021 and has been fairly quiet in the three years since. But now it seems like we know why, as the team is working to put the entire trilogy out on modern consoles in a beautiful HD-2D style.
While Square Enix is looking back on the series’ original roots, it’s also working on Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate, which was also announced back in 2021 during the series’ 35th anniversary.
