Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which was ...

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On March 27, 2025, Square Enix made an appearance at the March 2025 Nintendo Direct to show off the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming Xbox JRPG, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake. As the name ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Now, if you’ve played and finished Dragon Quest XI and gotten the ...

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was one of my favorite games of last year. I scored it a 9 in my review, finding it to be a shining example of how to remake a classic RPG. Square Enix took everything that ...

Remaking an old video game is always a dicey proposition — even more so if the game you're remaking is held up as the pinnacle of the genre. That was not enough to dissuade Square Enix from giving the ...

The HD-2D art style is almost like a cheat code for remakes, because it captures the spirit of classic RPGs while modernizing them in a way that remains true to their original forms. That’s certainly ...

Unfortunately, the quality of those remakes hasn’t always been ideal. The most recent versions have their roots in feature phone releases, and it shows. Much of the combat animation found in previous ...

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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 ...

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will continue the classic RPG trilogy’s narrative, offering players two adventures to undertake in Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II. Featuring gorgeous HD-2D ...