Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake "Progressing Quite Steadily", According To Series Creator

Glad to finally get an update on the HD-2D remake of the Seeds of Salvation. This is one of my favorite RPGs ever and I was so hyped when it was announced. It's like they announced the game and then we've heard absolutely nothing since. Glad the project isn't dead.

Well it's better than nothing.
I just hope it includes the extra content of the previous remake.

Never remotely considered that the project was dead - DQIII is revered like few other games in Japan - but two years is an awful long time to go without hearing anything. I’m guessing the trailer in 2021 was just a proof of concept or something, because it looked like they should be far further advanced by now. How many other RPGs have Squenix bashed out in that time?

I guess they’re taking their time because they don’t dare mess it up. Which is good for fans, even if we have to wait even longer. It’s probably going to be a Switch 2 title at this rate.

@Krull Whlie I don't doubt the developers are being careful since this is one of the fan favorites of the most popular ip in Japan, I'm almost certain that this is another case of Square announcing games way too early.

I think the teams who work on Dragon Quest are just spread pretty thin right now. Since the announcement, Dragon Quest X offline came out and got an expansion or two, along with Treasures last year. Within the next couple of months we’re getting Adventure of Dai(not sure what amount of Square is actually working on this) and Monsters.

Very likely after these projects we’ll start seeing the remake and eventually 12 roll out.

I completely forgot about the release of III remake, guess we'll have a release date for summer of next year.

I am torn. I don't like DQ but I love the HD-2D aesthetic.

We will see.

Looking forward to it

Since our favorite war crime enthusiast is no longer in charge of the music, maybe they will redo it and this game will actually be playable.

(I am of course referring to the horrible music of DQ8, and its MIDI trumpets)

I hope this means they'll do it justice given just how darn popular the game is...

@Princess_Lilly You also forgot Nanjing denier

@Krull Agreed, this feels like it should have come out a long time ago unless that first trailer was a pitch to garner interest in the series in that format.

It's nice to finally have an update on this project even if it isn't much. I didn't think this was dead by any means, though I would've thought we'd have more footage and maybe a release window by now. Dragon Quest XII was clearly a ways off when it was revealed in the same showcase, but the DQ III HD-2D footage seemed to suggest it was a lot closer.

Well, it took them 8 years to release just a third of Final Fantasy 7's reimagining so we are still ahead of the game.

@TheJGG yeah, that guy had his head screwed backwards, I think.

At this point I'm pretty sure he wasn't even denying the atrocities his countrymen committed, he fully knew that it happened.. If you can make a coherent sentence, you wouldn't even try to dismiss such a well documented event as forged. I think he was flaunting these war crimes, telling the world how he loved that they had happened.

I don't see a different rationale for his behavior, and I have never seen a person as small as him

I hope after this they also remake DQ1 & 2 in this style so I could get rid of those awful mobile ports that we currently got.

@Serpenterror I was thinking the exact same and am kinda bummed they didn't start with DQ I. I'm guessing DQ III is not only revered, but sold well, and it is the actual story of Erdrick on top of it so, idk...

Really looking forward to this. I never got to play III, so this would be a great way to enjoy the game. LOVE the visuals of the teaser. Just amazing art direction here. I think I prefer this direction to the FF VII remake treatment where the game is completely different and just the bones of the story remain. This HD-2D treatment feels like it's more earnest and respective to the original. Then again, I haven't played more than the demo to VII remake.

I’m still waiting for those ports of DQ 4-5-6
Would much rather have that than a remake.

@Princess_Lilly The sound design of this entire series is horrible. Does anyone actually like that awful sound you hear every time you win a battle?

It’s such a shame for an otherwise great franchise.

I actually would prefer a remake/remaster of Dragon Quest IV over III, although all the NES DQ games are fantastic.

@Krull Am I the only one who remembers Final Fantasy XV went FIVE YEARS from announcement to showing ANY gameplay? (only some occasional cutscene shots, is what they revealed in that time)
(I am remembering that right. XV was the game that started out with the bizarre title Final Fantasy Versus XIII? It was announced at the same time as the original XIII, and Type-0 (wasn't it called Agito XIII? I think it might have even been planned as a mobile game before making its eventual debut as a PSP game.) )

I just started playing through DQ 1 on GBC and had forgotten the third one was getting the HD-2D treatment

@PinderSchloss In my opinion, the writing quality is also questionable. For example, in DQ7, there was a string of very weird events, and none of the characters so much as questioned them. I am fully aware that tastes in writing are very subjective, though.

Dragon Quest XI and Builders were the games, that made me fall in love with the series. The remake should be alot of fun for me.

Hopefully what I heard about Dragon Quest XII is wrong. That they want to mix it up a little bit and make it darker. It did not really go well for Final Fantasy and I think it would be alot worse with Dragon Quest.

Can't wait. The amount of incredible rpgs on the Switch is pretty impressive.

@Jhena I would normally agree with that take on XII, but XI is classic DQ perfected. I don't see how they can improve on it. So I am hoping for something new.

@LikelySatan
Dragon Quest has more than enough Spin Offs and a new one is on the way. I would love for the main series to stay traditional and more on the lighthearted side, but I can understand why you feel that way, Dragon Quest XI is awesome. Still I am sure, there is always room for improvement.

@Jhena yeah, I thought VIII was nearly perfect too...and IX....lol.
...you might be on to something here.

😍😍😍😍 i need this game now !!

Excited for both! I’m sort of surprised it’s taking this long though for the remake.

I am super eager for the remake, though I will be playing it on PlayStation 5 for sure. Everything about this remake oozes style and nostalgia. And I have actually never played this particular Dragon Quest game. This would be a brand new experience for me.

I really want 4 through 7 on Switch.

One would hope since they skipped Dragon Quest IX for a remake.