Dragon Quest began an RPG empire for Enix in Japan in 1986, which was followed up by a 1989 release in North America. Its sequel, Dragon Quest 2: Luminaries of the Legendary Line, launched only a year ...

There's been a real resurgence of love for turn-based RPGs this year, largely thanks to the success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – something that I've been incredibly happy to see as a certified ...

Anecdotally, it’s been said that in its native Japan, Dragon Quest is more popular than Final Fantasy, which is more popular abroad. This is most obvious for any fans of fantasy anime who will find ...

I'll be the first to admit that I am, essentially, a sucker for Square Enix's HD-2D treatments. The striking mix of pixel art 2D and 3D environments and lighting never fails to spark joy, regardless ...

Remaking a piece of gaming history is always a delicate task, especially when those games played a significant role in establishing what their genre could become. Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD-2D Remake is ...

The Dragon Quest series ended 2024 in grand fashion when Square Enix released Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, a faithful and modern telling of the original 8-bit era classic. Some wondered why the ...

Around this time last year, I was thinking a lot about remakes and their value, especially in the context of Dragon Quest. With the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest 3, I was happy to revisit a classic, ...

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 ...

Christopher is a writer and musician who spends as much time as possible playing video games and watching anime. He is often found repeatedly dying at the hands of random FromSoftware bosses, though ...

It was almost exactly one year ago when I first played Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. At the time, I wasn’t quite sure how players were going to react. I knew that RPG historians would be happy to see ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...