‘Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake' Will Be Released This October
Following the amazing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake from the end of last year, the other two parts of the Erdrick Trilogy are being combined into one game.
There is a logic to this, because not only was Dragon Quest III the narrative starting point of the trilogy, it was also a much bigger game than the preceding two.
That's why the first two games are being bundled like this, because otherwise, they would be very short in terms of overall playtime compared to the third game.
For instance, in the first Dragon Quest, you only have one playable character (shown above), and the overall progression is a lot more straightforward.
There's also an Easter Egg at the end of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake about Hargon, and I have a feeling that's also going to be fleshed out more than it was in the original games.
Either way, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake has certainly piqued my curiosity about how the two games will be handled as one package.
The other neat bit of news is that Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is also coming to Switch 2.
Considering the origins of the Dragon Quest series on Nintendo hardware, this Switch 2 support makes a lot of sense, and I'm curious to see how it will play on the new console.
Don't forget to also check out my interviews with Kazuhiko Torishima and Yuji Horii on the origins of the Dragon Quest series.
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will be released on October 30 for Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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