The Japanese version of today’s Nintendo Direct featured a significant announcement regarding Square Enix’s Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake. After originally receiving a tentative 2025 release window, ...

How do you make old games attractive to modern players? Masaaki Hayasaka, the producer of the remake, explains the magic behind the HD-2D style. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, ...

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With last year’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Square Enix managed to successfully tow the line between recreating that authentic, old-school RPG experience while still offering plenty of modern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The upcoming Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake still continues to ...

Square Enix has been on a path to retell the story of the original Dragon Quest trilogy for a modern audience. Following in the footsteps of 2024's Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 ...

When I reviewed Dragon Quest III HD last year, I talked a fair bit about what an important game it was to JRPGs as a whole and why its reissue was a big deal. One thing I didn’t mention is part of why ...

Square Enix uses its HD-2D technology to breathe new life into the most popular RPG franchise in Japan, but do the first two entries in the series stand the test of time? For Japanese fans there is ...

With the HD remake, Square Enix has done more than upgrade the visuals. New mechanics, gameplay content, accessibility features, and more await in this HD bundle of the series’ first two games. Though ...

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