Whereas it has been no secret that Sq. Enix has been attempting to deliver again traditional RPGs from its again catalogue to new audiences by means of remakes and remasters, a brand new hearsay is now going round that the corporate is engaged on a remake of Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Previous. A report by Mp1st from over the weekend that the remake is slated for launch a while in both the fourth quarter of FY26 or early in FY27.
The remake can also be believed to be an formidable one. Reasonably than simply being a remaster with higher-resolution textures and widescreen assist, the remake will as a substitute be at the very least on the tier of Dragon Quest 1 and a pair of HD-2D Remake, which makes use of visible strategies and expertise that was first seen with Octopath Traveller.
In a ResetEra thread discussing the report, Bloomberg’s Jason Schrier has additionally thrown in his personal ideas, the place he stated that the belief that Sq. Enix needs to deliver again older Dragon Quest video games by means of remakes is a secure one. He additionally, nevertheless, famous that these remakes, together with the rumoured one for Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Previous, won’t be as formidable as the continuing Last Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy.
“I believe it’s secure to say that Sq. needs to remake as many DQ video games as doable for contemporary platforms,” posted Schrier. “Doesn’t imply all or any of them are going to be massive formidable revamps like FFVIIR.”
With regards to the Dragon Quest franchise, Dragon Quest 1 and a pair of HD-2D Remake is the subsequent massive launch in line. The sport, slated for an October 30 launch, is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Nintendo Swap, and the Swap 2, and might be priced at $59.99.
There may be additionally a brand new mainline Dragon Quest sport within the works, dubbed Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Destiny. The sport was initially introduced all the best way again in 2021. Nevertheless, since then, Sq. Enix has been quiet in regards to the RPG. Again in Might, nevertheless, director Yuji Horii apologised for not having extra concrete information in regards to the standing of the title.
“Sure, certainly, I can’t say something, I apologise,” stated Horii when requested about growth progress on Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Destiny. “I’m making it, placing a number of work into it”, he insists within the video beneath. “I can solely say that the subsequent work might be nice too, working actually exhausting. Please sit up for it, is the one factor I can say.”
In the identical interview, Horii additionally spoke about probably bringing Dragon Quest 12 to the Swap 2, saying that “Sure, I consider it may very well be appropriate with Swap 2 as effectively.” Nevertheless, Sq. Enix is but to disclose any concrete particulars about Dragon Quest 12.
Introduced in the course of the Dragon Quest thirty fifth Anniversary particular livestream in 2021, Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Destiny is being developed on Unreal Engine 5. Whereas launch platforms haven’t been confirmed but, Sq. Enix’s latest strategy to multi-platform releases would point out that it’s coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S at minimal.
