Sq. Enix has teased its HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest 3 for the primary time in three years.
The writer initially confirmed again in Could 2021 that it was engaged on 5 new Dragon Quest video games, together with a remake of Dragon Quest 3 in its HD-2D model.
Nevertheless, nothing has been seen of the sport since then, main some to marvel if it was nonetheless in improvement.
Right this moment, to mark Dragon Quest Day, Sq. Enix posted a teaser video on the official Dragon Quest account on X, suggesting extra info is coming.
The video reveals the image from the Dragon Quest 3 emblem, together with the phrases “the legacy begins”. The tweet additionally reads: “The legend of Erdrick attracts close to.”
This messaging has led some to take a position that the sport will truly be an HD-2D remake of the primary three Dragon Quest video games, provided that the video games are generally to known as the ‘Erdrick trilogy’.
Nevertheless, provided that Dragon Quest 3 is chronologically the primary recreation within the trilogy and marks the primary time the hero is known as Erdrick, it’s seemingly simply referring to this.
The teaser additionally suggests the sport will probably be coming to PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, Swap and PC.
HD-2D is the visible model utilized by Sq. Enix for a lot of its current RPGs, together with the Octopath Traveler video games, Triangle Technique and its remake of Reside A Reside.
Dragon Quest video games have offered over 82 million items worldwide because the first title launched in 1986, in keeping with Sq. Enix.
The final mainline entry within the collection was Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, which initially launched for 3DS and PS4 in Japan in 2017 earlier than making its approach west and to different platforms.
Dragon Quest XII was additionally introduced similtaneously the Dragon Quest 3 remake, however Sq. Enix has been equally quiet about that.
