During the Nintendo Direct in June 2024, Square Enix revealed the plans they have for the launch of the HD-2D ‘remakes’ of the first games in the franchise Dragon Quest, which make up the Erdrick trilogy. Along with the new trailer, which revealed the release date of the HD-2D ‘remake’ of Dragon Quest IIISquare Enix confirmed that the first two games will receive the same treatment.
What is the release date of the ‘remake’ of Dragon Quest III?
According to the new trailer, Thursday, November 14, 2024 is the release date of the ‘remake’ in HD-2D of Dragon Quest III. Both the third installment and the future releases of the ‘remake’ in HD-2D of Dragon Quest I y II They will come to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox Series S|X and PC via Steam. Unfortunately, Square Enix did not reveal when the remakes of the first two installments of the franchise will be released. Dragon Quest
Chunsoft developed the third Dragon Quest game, and Enix published the game for the Famicom in 1988. Since then, Enix—now Square Enix—has brought the Erdrick trilogy comprised of the first three games in the series to multiple platforms, such as Super Famicom, Game Boy Color, Wii and cell phones.
The first three games of Dragon Quest were released on Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in Japan in August 2017. Recently, the Erdrick trilogy had a worldwide release for Nintendo Switch last September 2019. A physical version with the three games localized into English was distributed exclusive in some countries on the Asian continent.
What is HD-2D?
The “HD-2D” art style evokes sprite-based art, but with 3D backgrounds and dynamic lighting and effects. This visual style debuted with the Square Enix game, Octopath Traveler.
Fuente: Nintendo Direct June 2024.
